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10 Greatest Funny Christmas Movies Ever

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

These are the 10 Greatest Funny Christmas Movies Ever. They’ll put you in the Christmas spirit while making you laugh… hard to beat.

#10 – Deck The Halls

Starring: Matthew Broderick & Danny Devito

From: 2006

All and all an entertaining movie, but the part the always brings the most laughs is when Matthew Broderick’s character Steve asks the Santa Dancers “Who’s your daddy?” and finds that his own daughter is one of the dancers… priceless.

Memorable Quote:

Buddy Hall: I want my house to be seen from space!

#9 – Jingle All The Way

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sinbad

From: 1996

One of the few movies that Arnold is not trying to shoot or destroy something, full of funny bits, with the best being his parts with Comedian Sinbad.

Memorable Quote:

Myron Larabee: I work for the post office so you know I’m not stable! Tell ‘em!
Howard Langston: This man is totally insane.
Myron Larabee: Thank you!

#8 – Eight Crazy Nights

Starring: Adam Sandler

From: 2002

A funny animated film from Adam Sandler about a guy that just doesn’t like Christmas much, plenty of funny bits, most of which involve Whitey.

Memorable Quote:

Davey: Hey jelly jugs, next time you come to my gym you better wear a bra.

Whitey: He’s was just kidding son, you’ve got very nice breasts.

#7 – How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Starring: Jim Carrey

From: 2000

The live action version of the original animated classic, starring Carrey as the Grinch himself. The best part by far, is any time that the Grinch belittles Cindy Lou Who.

Memorable Quote:

Cindy Lou Who: Thanks for saving me.
The Grinch: [ stops in his tracks] Saving you, is that what you think I was doing? Wrongo. I just noticed that you were improperly packaged, my dear.
[grabs wrapping paper and starts wrapping Cindy up]
The Grinch: Hold still.
[ to Max]
The Grinch: Max, pick out a bow.
[ to Cindy]
The Grinch: Can I use your finger for a sec?

#6 – Four Christmases

Starring: Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon

From: 2008

A story about what all of us dread, the many houses we have to attend around the holidays. Hilarious because each family visited has a little something in common with our own. Except for maybe our mom’s dating our old best friends.

Memorable Quote:

Jim: I’m not trying to be your father, I’m hoping for a chance to be your friend.

Brad: You were my friend, you were my best friend, but now you’re sleeping with my mom and it’s a little bit weird for me.

#5 – Bad Santa

Starring: Billy Bob Thorton

From: 2003

The worst side of Christmas rears it’s ugly head in the form of Billy Bob Thorton as a mall Santa in this hilarious “Christmas” movie. Best part, Willie waking up to Christmas music on his alarm clock radio and dropping about 15 F-bombs.

Memorable Quote:

Sue: I’ve always had a thing for Santa Claus. In case you didn’t notice. It’s like some deep-seeded childhood thing.
Willie: So is my thing for tits.

#4 – Fred Claus

Starring: Vince Vaughn & Paul Giamatti

From: 2007

A great movie about how the other half of the Claus family lives. Vaughn plays Fred, the brother to Santa Claus who doesn’t have it quite as Holly Jolly as is brother, as seen when his brother Santa, parents, and his girlfriend attempt to stage an intervention.

Memorable Quote:

Fred: Santa’s having some trouble getting the sled off the ground?
[his mother plugs her ears]
Mother Claus: [ singing] Jingle bells, jingle bells…

#3 – A Christmas Story

Starring: Peter Billingsley & Darren McGavin

From: 1983

Where do you begin with this classic that covers every nuance of the holiday season from an evil mall Santa, to school bullies. You could list a hundred best parts of the movie, but the Leg Lamp easily outshines them all.

Memorable Quote:

Santa Claus: How about a nice football?
Ralphie as Adult:[narrating] Football? Football? What’s a football? With unconscious will my voice squeaked out ‘football’.
Santa Claus: Okay, get him out of here.
Ralphie as Adult:[narrating] A football? Oh no, what was I doing? Wake up, Stupid! Wake up!
Ralphie: [Ralphie is shoved down the slide, but he stops himself and climbs back up] No! No! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!
Santa Claus: You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.

#2 – Elf

Starring: Will Ferrell & James Caan

From: 2003

By far the most hilarious part of this movie is Buddy trying to hug a raccoon, but the entire movie will make you laugh.

Memorable Quote:

Gimbel’s Santa: Now what can I get you for Christmas?
Buddy: Don’t tell him what you want, he’s a liar.
Gimbel’s Santa: Let the kid talk.
Buddy: You disgust me! How can you live with yourself?
Gimbel’s Santa: Just cool it, Zippy.
Buddy: You sit on a throne of lies.
Gimbel’s Santa: Look, I’m not kiddin’.
Buddy: You’re a fake.
Gimbel’s Santa: I’m a fake?
Buddy: Yes!
Gimbel’s Santa: How’d you like to be dead, huh? Ho, ho, just kidding.
Buddy: You stink.
Gimbel’s Santa: I think you’re gonna have a good Christmas, all righ t.
Buddy: You smell like beef and cheese, you don’t smell like Santa.

#1 – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Starring: Chevy Chase & Randy Quaid

From: 1989

Funniest Moment: Though the entire movie is worth a thousand laughs, the shining moment has to be when Cousin Eddie arrives and Clark does a double take. From there, it’s all gut busting laughs.

Memorable Quote:

Clark: Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?
Eddie: Naw, I’m doing just fine, Clark.

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THE COLORS OF LIFE

Monday, December 29th, 2008
Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms?

Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. And even in Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. But today in the U.S., researchers have generally found the following to be accurate.

White
Brides wear white to symbolize innocence and purity. White reflects light and is considered a summer color. White is popular in decorating and in fashion because it is light, neutral, and goes with everything. However, white shows dirt and is therefore more difficult to keep clean than other colors. Doctors and nurses wear white to imply sterility.








Black

Black is the color of authority and power. It is popular in fashion because it makes people appear thinner. It is also stylish and timeless. Black also implies submission. Priests wear black to signify submission to God. Some fashion experts say a woman wearing black implies submission to men. Black outfits can also be overpowering, or make the wearer seem aloof or evil. Villains, such as Dracula, often wear black.








Red
The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. It is also the color of love. Red clothing gets noticed and makes the wearer appear heavier. Since it is an extreme color, red clothing might not help people in negotiations or confrontations. Red cars are popular targets for thieves. In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention.
The most romantic color, pink, is more tranquilizing. Sports teams sometimes paint the locker rooms used by opposing teams bright pink so their opponents will lose energy.








Blue
The color of the sky and the ocean, blue is one of the most popular colors. It causes the opposite reaction as red. Peaceful, tranquil blue causes the body to produce calming chemicals, so it is often used in bedrooms. Blue can also be cold and depressing. Fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty. People are more productive in blue rooms. Studies show weightlifters are able to handle heavier weights in blue gyms.






Green
Currently the most popular decorating color, green symbolizes nature. It is the easiest color on the eye and can improve vision. It is a calming, refreshing color. People waiting to appear on TV sit in “green rooms” to relax. Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients. Brides in the Middle Ages wore green to symbolize fertility. Dark green is masculine, conservative, and implies wealth. However, seamstresses often refuse to use green thread on the eve of a fashion show for fear it will bring bad luck.








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Yellow
Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic color, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. It is the most difficult color for the eye to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused. Yellow enhances concentration, hence its use for legal pads. It also speeds metabolism.








Purple
The color of royalty, purple connotes luxury, wealth, and sophistication. It is also feminine and romantic. However, because it is rare in nature, purple can appear artificial.





Brown
Solid, reliable brown is the color of earth and is abundant in nature. Light brown implies genuineness while dark brown is similar to wood or leather. Brown can also be sad and wistful. Men are more apt to say brown is one of their favorite colors.







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Field of Light by Bruce Munro

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Lighting designer Bruce Munro will present his Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, this winter.

The installation, consisting of 6,000 acrylic tubes containing optical fibres, is inspired by the way the desert flowers after a rainstorm.

The following is by Bruce Munro:

Press Release 18th September 2008

Bruce Munro’s Field of Light at the Eden Project

Visitors to the Eden Project in Cornwall this winter will have a chance to see one of Bruce Munro’s most iconic illuminated sculptures.

Munro’s ‘Field of Light’ will be installed on the grass roof of the visitors centre, between the famous Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes from November 1st through to Spring 2009. The sculpture first came to widespread public attention when a scaled-down version was exhibited in the Pirelli Garden at the V&A in 2004.

“I’m really delighted to be working with the Eden Project” said Munro “ its a place with a unique vision, and I’m happy that my sculpture will be shown at a place which celebrates nature.”

Munro was inspired to make this piece during a trip through the Australian red desert 15 years ago. Driving along the Stewart Highway he would stop every night at roadside campsites, which are often in stark contrast to the barren desert that surrounds them: sprinkler-fed oases of green, each one displaying a larger than life sculpture of surreal design and proportions – perhaps a giant banana, pineapple or Merino sheep.

Munro was transfixed by the way the red desert was barren until it rained and then, as if from nowhere, dormant seeds would burst into bloom. He made a series of sketches in the notebook carried in his pocket since art college days, and the idea refused to dislodge from his mind.

Field of Light, like a giant surreal camp-side banana, is an alien installation in the midst of nature. And like dry desert seeds lying in wait for the rain, the sculpture’s fibre optic stems lie dormant until darkness falls, and then under a blazing blanket of stars they flower with gentle rhythms of light. ‘Field of Light’ is about the desert as much as the roadside campsites – and like much of Munro’s work is characterised by an almost mystical passion for nature teamed with a robust sense of humour.

Light has always played a major part in Munro’s life and work, “for me, it is a natural medium to use” he says. Over the years, the design format and technology of Field of Light have evolved and it has been shown in many places. It is made of acrylic tubes, through which fibre optic cables run, each topped by an acrylic ball. There is an external projector, and so the stems themselves hold no electric power at all. At the Eden Project, the installation will have 6,000 tubes and cover an area of 60 x 20 meters, using 24, 000 meters of fibre.

The Eden Project, co-founded by its chief executive Tim Smit in the mid 1990s, welcomes over a million visitors a year, using exhibits, events, workshops and educational programmes to remind people of what nature gives to us, and to help people learn how to look after it in a time of radical change.

The Eden Project also mounts regular exhibitions by internationally renowned artists. Field of Light will be installed at the end of their autumn season (which includes a concert by Oasis). Best viewed in hours of darkness, Field of Light will be in place through the Winter Season when Eden transforms into a winter wonderland- with a Christmas market and ice-skating, curling, roasted chestnuts, mulled wine, hot chocolate and choirs.

In the Pipeline from Bruce Munro
A prototype of Bruce Munro’s newest installation, a massive illuminated maze synchronised with choral music called Water Towers, will be exhibited at Rook Lane Arts in Frome in March 2009. Plans are afoot for a full scale Water Tower to be shown at the Sustainable Institute in South Africa. The towers are made from recycled materials lit by innovative hydrogen-cell technology, which power seven-watt LEDs and fibre optics. Munro is building this piece with the help of local communities and schools and hopes it will bring a smile to visitor’s faces.

source : dezeen.com

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