The Princess Bride (live!)

[karath]

Well, this is a rather strange story that I simply HAD to tell you all. For those of you who haven't seen the classic movie "The Princess Bride" (and if you haven't, go out and rent it!), there is a scene in the movie wherin the dashing hero and his love are being pursued and run into a lethal area known only as The Fire Swamp.

One of the primary threats of The Fire Swamp is known as a flame spurt; there's a popping noise that comes out of nowhere, and within seconds a spurt of flame easily 10 feet high shoots out of the earth. When our heroes first discover this phenomenon, it comes at the expense of the edge of the princess' dress, i.e. right by her feet.

While out with a friend on a walk earlier tonight, we came across an old elementary school playground (the school has since been closed). Wandering across the field, we were startled to hear a strange gurgling, popping type noise. We glance around, trying to figure out what the hell that is and where it's coming from...
And the next second, RIGHT by my foot, a sprinkler shoots up and blasts my leg at point-blank range.

After my heart returned to normal speed, my friend and I got a good laugh out of the whole thing...but the whole thing could have been cut right out of the movie, just substituting water for fire and a 6'5" male for the lovely princess. :lol:

Just wanted to share that with you all; now, I rest!

[Rahmota]

What no ROUS?

[flybye023]

Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist... :p

[Igorina]

Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist... :p

*leaps from undergrowth, mauls*

[karath]

What no ROUS?

hmmm...the friends we visited later WERE unusually hairy...

[Lil Bunny]

Oh goodness my stomach hurts from laughing.

Have you seen the 6 fingered man yet? I have the sudden urge to run the hallways and shout "PREPARE TO DIE!" It just sounds fun. :)

[flybye023]

Well, Karath may have the fire spurts but I have definitely seen ROUSs. They're a nuisance animal 'round these parts. Nutria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu) About as big as a pomeranian.

[Plaidman]

great movie. greater book, but lousy ending.

[Andara Bledin]

Heh. I've watched sprinkler systems start up, so that "popping sound" would have been a big clue for me to get out of any field.

*snicker*

I can totally see how someone who'd never watched one start up would be confused at the noise, though.

^-.-^

[draftermatt]

"you seem a good man I hate to kill you"

[draggar]

"you seem a good man I hate to kill you"

But since I can't have you following me..

**thump**

Funny story, BTW. :)

[RecoveringKinkoid]

My dad was crawling around on my sister's new lawn right after she's moving into a new house, looking for the irrigation system. There was no sign of it.

Meanwhile, my sister's inside, looking for the controls for same.

My dad is on all fours. A small turret suddenly rises out of the lawn about 4 inches from his face. He stares at it, suprised.

Then my sister found the "turn water on" switch.

Good times.

[Rahmota]

My dad was crawling around on my sister's new lawn right after she's moving into a new house, looking for the irrigation system. There was no sign of it.

Ah using the marine mine detector method I see. Thats always a recipie for hillarity if youre not the one doing it.

Yeah Princess Bride is a very quotable movie. Try walking into a room and declaring "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts!" Especially if no one else in the room has seen the movie. Confusion runs rampant.

[Trayol]

Try walking into a room and declaring "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts!"
As you wish. :D

[Primer]

Well, Karath may have the fire spurts but I have definitely seen ROUSs. They're a nuisance animal 'round these parts. Nutria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu) About as big as a pomeranian.
What's really fun is watching one wander onto a university field during a P.E. class... Most of the kids run screaming, while the biology majors all pull out their pocket knives and start chasing that sucker! Yeah, I was in on that chase, even though I was only a biology minor.

Heh. I've watched sprinkler systems start up, so that "popping sound" would have been a big clue for me to get out of any field.

*snicker*

I can totally see how someone who'd never watched one start up would be confused at the noise, though.

Living out in the boonies, I'm on a septic system. The first time I was awake when the sprinkler system started up, I swear I thought I was hearing rattle snakes!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, you know, I fence and the LAST thing you want to hear while barely getting the upper hand on a left-handed opponent is "I have something to tell you..."

You know they lay in bed at night and just pray for a chance to use that line.

Me, Alwyn, and Kaz were camping in our respective tents at a picnic site the night before this huge annual party my group used to host. We'd gone early to set up. I wake up in the night and hear the guys screaming, and my tent is shaking violently and water is being jetted against the wall so hard it's spraying through the tent wall. I'm half asleep, I bolt out of bed, open the door and see the guys screaming and running thought a minefield of high-pressure, ice cold water spray. I wait till a jet of water rotates away, then run after it, figuring I'd stay reasonably dry if I ran behind the jet. No such luck. I didn't see the one coming up on my left (hey, it was dark) and got full-on hosed. I started screaming and running after the guys.

Fricking sprinkler system. Fortunately, I found the controls and turned it OFF before the following night when the party was going on.

[Andara Bledin]

"you seem a good man I hate to kill you"

"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."

I love that movie.

One of the companies that we buy from actually named their business based on the whole Dread Pirate Roberts, thing.

^-.-^

[draftermatt]

I love that movie.


Me too, it's probably my favorite movie. My wife groans when it's on TV cause I normally put it on. (She likes it too, but I watch it all the time, like her and Dirty Dancing)