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Malex Minute 023
The Malex Minute
Submitted by Alex on Fri, 08/11/2006 - 12:21am
Malex returns from his trip to SIGGRAPH to find everything in its usual state of disarray. (This is the first episode we’ve produced in over two weeks. Did we remember how it’s done? Did we retain the knack? Find out by listening, and don’t forget to let us know what you think!)
Transcript
~~ Introduction
Malex: Hey, everybody! Malex here, and I’ve just gotten back from my long trip!
Snufflefungus: I got my monkey plushy!
Linus: Good grief…
Snufflefungus: My monkey plushy says hi.
Malex: I went to SIGGRAPH in Boston, and to visit Quentin in New York…
Linus: Why do you think anybody cares?
Malex: Because it was a big thing!
Linus: That never means that people care.
Snufflefungus: The monkey plushy cares.
Malex: Anyway, it was awesome. I learned some amazing new things at SIGGRAPH, and met a lot of very influential people.
Snufflefungus: My monkey plushy is very influential. He was president of the monkey plushies four terms in a row!
Malex: In New York, I got about an hour and a half of footage for the Structures music video that I’m planning on putting together.
Linus: Oh that’s rich.
Malex: It was. It was very nice.
Snufflefungus: My monkey plushy is rich too.
Linus: I mean, your previous attempt at a music video almost bored me to death.
Malex: Okay, I’ll admit that it was a bit repetitive, but…
Linus: It actually hurt to watch.
Malex: (Sighs.)
Snufflefungus: My monkey plushy is watching you…
Linus: Why did you have to give him that thing?
Malex: I don’t know. I really don’t know.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy’s opinion of you two is slipping.
Malex: I think the plushy is nice. I’m glad you’re enjoying it, Snufflefungus.
Snufflefungus: I don’t just enjoy it, I need it!
Linus: You need that thing like Malex needs a hole in the head.
Snufflefungus: Really? Malex needs a hole in the head?
Linus: I didn’t think so, but now that you mention it…
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy seems to like the idea.
Malex: Uh, guys, don’t I get a say in the matter?
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy says no.
Malex: I’m going to desperately try to drag the conversation back to the agenda.
Linus: Go ahead and try. I’ll watch.
Malex: My favorite part of SIGGRAPH was the academic aspect. Specifically, the presentation of new ideas and technologies in the form of papers.
Linus: You humans are so funny.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy thinks it sounds boring and stuffy.
Malex: No no! Not at all! It was quite intriguing!
Linus: I would chuckle to myself, but it wouldn’t sound at all convincing.
Malex: These people were sharing ideas and contributing to the cutting edge of technology! Computer graphics and interactivity as a whole were being advanced before my very eyes!
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy remains unimpressed.
Linus: Yeah, seriously.
Malex: No, seriously. I think we ought to contribute something for next year!
Linus: Like what?
Malex: Well… I’m not sure. I thought you guys might have some ideas.
Linus: Most of my ideas would be simply incomprehensible to humans.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy shares no ideas.
Malex: Oh good. That’s great. I was thinking we could share some simple little thing. Perhaps even just embellish on something that was presented last week.
Linus: Well, we could try and outline my knowledge of telepathic computer interfaces, but I really don’t think English has the right words. Even the grammar is a little restrictive.
Malex: Perhaps if we could figure out how Jeffrey makes his imaginary worlds, that might be a good thing to present.
Snufflefungus: We could present monkey plushy!
Linus: What about open-air holography? How is human progress in that area?
Malex: Well, I saw somebody using a laser to ionize dots in open air, but it was… Well, not terribly practical.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy has good graphics.
Linus: I just don’t know. I think you guys are a lost cause.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy has a high degree of interactivity, too.
Malex: What? I thought it was just a stuffed toy.
Snufflefungus: Oh. Monkey plushy informs me that I should not have revealed that information.
Linus: Okay, that’s more than a little creepy.
Malex: Let me see this monkey plushy.
Snufflefungus: I don’t know if I want you to.
Malex: I won’t hurt him, come on.
Snufflefungus: I really don’t know…
Malex: Seriously.
Snufflefungus: Okay, here you go.
Monkey: Get your paws off me, oaf!
Malex: (Screams.) It bit me! It bit my hand!
Linus: Way to go, Malex. You’ve managed to bring another inhabitant of some hoary netherworld into our studio. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
Malex: Well that’s encouraging. My hand is bleeding profusely, and Snufflefungus’s stuffed toy has just scurried up the stairs toward the kitchen.
Snufflefungus: Monkey plushy doesn’t mean any harm! He has come in peace!
Malex: Ladies and gentlemen, I think that’s all we have time for today. Thanks for joining us, and we hope to see you next week on the Malex Minute!
~~ End
Credits
Producer and Director: Alex Markley
Writer: Alex Markley
Voices: Markley Brothers, with a guest appearance by Leela as the Monkey Plushy.
Post-processing director: Alex Markley
Release manager: Alex Markley
Thanks to everyone for their help and support. 
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Comments
Hmm...
Well, here it is... And even mostly on-time, too!
This episode was based on one of those ideas that sounded a lot funnier in my head than it did on paper. Perhaps that's because I was rushing it so much...
Hopefully "the swing of things" will have returned by next episode.
Speaking of "the swing of things", I'm planning on going over all of the recent web posts and posting a new blog entry or two of my own very shortly. (I have almost three pages of "new" stuff in my recent posts area. You guys rock.)
Unless the world is horrible, I'll even have some pretty super announcement in the next few weeks, too.
ttyl
--Alex Markley
And with that, the chubby one became illiterate with excitement.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Hey...
The plushie's voice sounds very familiar...
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"Then God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride." Isaiah 62:5
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest- Owl City
Monkey!
This episode is funnier than the last one, I think. I think Snuffy's becoming obsessed.
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Bad Monkey!
The monkey is like the One Ring. Poor Snuffy is like a little hobbit, ensared by the Monkey Plushie's evil plushiness. He can't help himself! Snuffy is innocent!
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
Hurry! To Mordor Snuffy!
We must destroy the plushie, the one plushie, to rule them all!
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"Then God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride." Isaiah 62:5
I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest- Owl City
lol
'nuff said.
--Alex Markley
And with that, the chubby one became illiterate with excitement.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
*monkey plush talking here*
I'm not evil.....Everyone just snuggle me and forget ALL about what happened in the minute.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Come now children what's wrong? You should be panting with delight!
#HowManyLicksDoesItTake to change a lightbulb?
NAY!!!
back, possessed monkey plushie, BACK! yes, we have no bananas, now get BACK!!
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
lol!
"yes, we have no bananas"?!
That's so funny, I want to use that for the next episode.
--Alex Markley
And with that, the chubby one became illiterate with excitement.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
....
why thank you...do I get credit for that smidgen of genius???
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Leela's take on it
Leela walks around singing it as: "Yes, we have no pajamas."
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
*gasp*
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
eek
bananas, Leela, bananas. but that's still really cute
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Like her Mama
I think she knew that, Ais. She was just carrying on the time honored family tradition of singing nonsense "to the tune of..."
For instance, "There's always tomorrow, for seams to pop loose..."
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
It has come to my notice that...
Text was not designed to ever convey tunes.
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"A white sun rises; milk has been spilled this night."
“Timby, I know you’re awake! Don’t lie!” –Nixy, Contradictionary - Party
Mi mi mi mi
I'll sing it for you sometime.
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
nonsense
my little sister once heard a song where the charcter sang "Whenever I get the sniffles, my mom puts lots of tissues inside my pocket." However, the character singing really had a cold, so she thought it was "my mom puts lots of tissues inside my Bobcat" and so all I could think about was a piece of heavy machinery with tissues overflowing from it...
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Whew!
Good thing she was acquainted with the heavy machinery. Otherwise...
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Bobcat
See, I read this and machinary wasn't what first came to my mind. Imagine trying to stuff tissues into a real bobcat.
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
The Gahanna Lion!
Here kitty, kitty, kitty!
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Gahanna
Gahanna reminds me of the word Gehenna (sp) meaning 'burning rubbish dump outside Jerusalm'
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"Going down, going down... going around, going around, type, type, type"
"Did Jeremy get any sleep last night?"
"No"
"Oh dang."
"Going down, going down... going around, going around, type, type, type"
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Gone
O_O
Doesn't sound like the sort of joke someone from Gahanna would be partial to.
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"A white sun rises; milk has been spilled this night."
“Timby, I know you’re awake! Don’t lie!” –Nixy, Contradictionary - Party
*note*
*notes she isn't from Gahanna*
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"Going down, going down... going around, going around, type, type, type"
"Did Jeremy get any sleep last night?"
"No"
"Oh dang."
"Going down, going down... going around, going around, type, type, type"
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Gone
We've made the joke before...
Fo real, yo.
--Alex Markley
And with that, the chubby one became illiterate with excitement.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
*musing*
would you still stuff tissues into a cat that large or would you move up to paper towels?...
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
X-D
This conversation is getting groady!
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"A white sun rises; milk has been spilled this night."
“Timby, I know you’re awake! Don’t lie!” –Nixy, Contradictionary - Party
Brawny
I think it'd have to be paper towels. You know, just to save time.
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No more compromise, no more room for lies.
No more giving in to a world of sin.
-"No More Compromise" by Rubicon 7
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
yeah, but
would you just use paper towels by themselves or would you include the tube and the wrapping?
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Ask An Expert
Tube. No wrapping.
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
HEY!!!
I'm from Gahanna
(jk 'bout the
) I don't mind much, but I know a LOT of people from Virginia that pronouced it that way on accident. Fortunately, I was there to correct them, before they were lynched!!!
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Insanity only brings people closer
SCI-EENNNNCE!!!! @_@ - Dr. Insano
how come?
it seems like if we're going to stuff him with paper towels, we might as well poison him with the wrapper... thoughts?
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
I think you have me wrong.
No wrapping. Not because it'll poison him but because, with the wrapper on, the paper towels won't absorb all the internal liquids and swell to an incredible size.
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
Gahanna/Gehenna Lion
"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." - 1 Peter 5:8
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
oh, that's good...
cruel, but good... props and w00t to you, Aisling!
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
*doffs hat*
Why, thank you.
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
hysterical, Ais
This is so weird
!!!!!!
But, seriously ... how do you know about this stuff
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Insanity only brings people closer
SCI-EENNNNCE!!!! @_@ - Dr. Insano
well
it makes sense
like a sponge absorbing liquid, only paper towels in a lion...
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Weeeeellll...
"how do you know about this stuff"?
I would say experience but somehow I don't think PETA would like that.
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.
huh...
no wonder they never found the lion...
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
And even if they did,
would they recognize it?
--Alex Markley
And with that, the chubby one became illiterate with excitement.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
well looky there...
"Base, I've found an unidentifiable specimen of wildlife here; it's tawny brown and at one time may have been the size of a lion...yeah, a lion. Well, it seems to have been... exploded by somethin'. Yeah. Well, it looks like paper towels... uh-huh. Yeah, paper towels and... looks like the tubes of the rolls too. Huh. Never seen nothin' like this. Yeah, dead as a doornail. Exploded, Vern, I told ya it's exploded! Huh? Whaddya mean you know who it was? Well yeehaw, give me an address... how'd ya know? Posted on a blog? Don't that beat all. Okay. Okay, 10-4. Bye bye."
*Fish & Wildlife knocks on Aisling's door*
"...Though I may be forced to faint if my imagination gets the better of me."
-- Anne Shirley
I hope and pray that none may kill me,
Nor I kill any, with woundings grim,
But if ever any should think to kill me,
I pray Thee, God, let me kill him.
Lol
It was self-defense! I swear!
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"And tell Graham - tell him: see. ... Tell him to see. And tell Merrill to swing away." - Signs
Everything looks perfect from far away.