Sheep Puns

> Alan E Brain wrote:

> I thought about putting these puns on this thread, but I didn't want to

> hogget.

Now THAT'S obscure punning. Touche, mate.

> May I recommend a New Zealand film called IIRC "Meet the Feebles". It

Why am I not surprised that it's from NZ?

3B^2

> Alan E Brain wrote:

> >May I recommend a New Zealand film called IIRC "Meet the Feebles".
It is,
> >AFAIK

Tell them to get those puns the flock out of here!

> From: Popeyesays@aol.com

Not just the flock, get them the whole darned Christmas Tree out of there!

But Comb on, you have to admit that sheep puns let me show what a card I am,
who else could spin such yarns?

3B^2

> From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>

Not sure which would be more amusing....

3B^2

> Alan E Brain wrote:

> >>RPG as in Role Playing Game, or Rocket Propelled Grenade?

I heard it got 3 bags in the reviews.

3B^2

In message <F19cvlwPTqUOeSf8axD0000bbca@hotmail.com>
> "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Alan E Brain wrote:
Well, if by RPGing you mean "blowing up with a rocket-propelled
grenade", then there is such a scene in the Australian (incredibly
low-budget) SF/Horror/Comedy? film "Bad Taste"

... and yes, it is :-)

(the sheep exploding scene is quite tasteful, relatively :-)

> Tomb wrote:

> out of my system before I understand all the RAMifications.) Sorry,

> I'd suggest Basques too, but they're good Sheep HERDERS, not HURTERS.

I thought about putting these puns on this thread, but I didn't want to
hogget.

May I recommend a New Zealand film called IIRC "Meet the Feebles". It is,
AFAIK the only film showing someone RPGing a sheep.

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> David Brewer <davidbrewer@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Alan E Brain wrote:
It is, AFAIK
> > the only film showing someone RPGing a sheep.

IIRC there were several scenes like that - some of them rather clever
:-)

> "Meet the Feebles" is a different Peter Jackson film, something

Well, IIRC 'Bad Taste' was shown on BBC 2
> --

> Alan E Brain wrote:

> I can just imagine it now, sheep saying "all your base are belong to

Now your appealing to our Baser instincts...

> Could see that one looming, but couldn't avoid it. Still at least it's

That tears it, you've raised the woof on this. All bats are off. Too late to
bolt now,

> > >May I recommend a New Zealand film called IIRC "Meet the Feebles".

As was kindly pointed out to me (Thanks!) I'd gotten confused with the film
"Bad Taste", by the same mob. I wasn't sure which one was which, hence the
IIRC.

> RPG as in Role Playing Game, or Rocket Propelled Grenade?

RPG-7 as in "Black Sheep Down".

I'm amazed they're on DVD. We may not be able to see them though, as we're in

> Tell them to get those puns the flock out of here!

I can just imagine it now, sheep saying "all your base are belong to us". At
least, the bases that are flocked...

> But Comb on, you have to admit that sheep puns let me show what a card

> who else could spin such yarns?

Could see that one looming, but couldn't avoid it. Still at least it's on
topic,

> May I recommend a New Zealand film called IIRC "Meet the Feebles". It

The other movie that I know from Peter Jackson is "Dead Alive". It arguably
has the most blood in any horror movie, one scene involving a
lawn-mower cutting through a room full of zombies.

Randy Wolfmeyer Dept. of Physics Washington University

> On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, David Brewer wrote:

[quoted original message omitted]

> Does he produce Xena and Hercules, too ?

Someone else does those. Don't know who.

> > Does he produce Xena and Hercules, too ?

Rennaissance Pictures, run by Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert - the guys
(with Bruce Campbell) behind the Evil Dead movies.

So they were US productions based in New Zealand.

(Bruce Campbell is a legend)

> Alan E Brain wrote:

That's "Bad Taste" where the Kiwi rockets a sheep, which is a bit of a
spoiler. Written, directed, filmed (special effects, etc.) by Peter Jackson of
Lord of the Rings fame. Great scene where one character hammers a bayonet into
the bottom of a captive alien's foot... both are played by Peter Jackson.
Glorious, and I've never seen so many people walk out of a film before.

"Meet the Feebles" is a different Peter Jackson film, something like the
Muppet Show on bad heroin, worth seeing for the junkie frog knifethrower's
Vietnam flashbacks, spoofing "Deerhunter".

Both out on DVD, I'm surprised to find.

> Charles Taylor wrote:
It is, AFAIK
> > > the only film showing someone RPGing a sheep.

He *is* New Zealand's film industry.

> > character hammers a bayonet into the bottom of a captive alien's

If you check the credits there were basically four people on the crew and they
were all the lead actors as well. One of them drove the purple Mk. 1 Ford
Capri that blew up. My parents knew some Kiwis that had worked on the same
newspaper as all of the Bad Taste crew.

> > "Meet the Feebles" is a different Peter Jackson film, something

...I'll wager they never show "...Feebles".

From: "Charles Taylor" <nerik@monkslode.fsnet.co.uk>

> Well, if by RPGing you mean "blowing up with a rocket-propelled

...actually NZ, but close enough from a European perspective...

> (incredibly

From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>

> That tears it, you've raised the woof on this. All bats are off. Too

> Alan and Carmel Brain Wrote:

PLEASE! PLEASE!

Ewe folks need to stop these baaaaa-d sheep puns!!

They're killin' me!!

<ducks, leaps, dodges, zigzags for cover>

> On Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 03:57 AM, Alan and Carmel Brain wrote:

> That tears it, you've raised the woof on this. All bats are off.
Too
> late

These are probably close to shearing off more members of the list. Wooling our
collective fears over another pun war wool be best. And if I can't thing of
another pun I'll just continue milling about until one is sheparded to me.

> Kevin Walker wrote:

> These are probably close to shearing off more members of the list.

These are starting to make me feel like a real Dip for starting any sheep
puns. I'm afraid we're pushing people's muttons.

3B^2

> On Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Brian Bilderback wrote:

> These are probably close to shearing off more members of the list.

If we're not careful those Narns might be looking to bust us in the
Chops as they're getting quite Bhaaaddd.   Well...before they get here I

guess I'd better be going on the Lamb to make sure I escape PUNishment.

In message <015301c1cb3e$83be9240$3ff2fea9@webone.com.au>
> "Alan and Carmel Brain" <aebrain@webone.com.au> wrote:

> From: "Charles Taylor" <nerik@monkslode.fsnet.co.uk>
err.. yes, I remembered that _after_ I sent the e-mail.
And I think I should have known better :-(

(On of my aunts lived for many years in Australia, and one of my cousins is
emigrating to New Zealand later this year).

> >(incredibly
[snip spoiler]

:-)

In message <3C906A17.9652BE27@blueyonder.co.uk>
> David Brewer <davidbrewer@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]
> ...I'll wager they never show "...Feebles".
You're probably right, Channel 5'l show it [1] :-)

> ...and one of my cousins is emigrating to New Zealand later this

Ah, New Zealand! Where women are women, men are real men, and sheep are
afraid.

In a message dated 3/13/02 5:50:31 PM Central Standard Time,
> bbilderback@hotmail.com writes:

> But Comb on, you have to admit that sheep puns let me show what a card

They are tru purls that knit up my sleeve of care. But some may find them
needling, if we don't provide a hook for them. Others may wish we took it on
the lamb and wishe we would just quit kidding around. We should stop before
someone gets our goat.

[quoted original message omitted]

In a message dated 3/15/02 6:51:08 AM Central Standard Time,
> aebrain@webone.com.au writes:

> [quoted text omitted]

Oh GROIN!!!! We're not going to get off on "crotch" jokes are we? That would
be a low blow to expose ourselves to that. We should keep a tight zip on it
before it gets out of hand. We might get our knickers in a twist.

I'm a bit sheepish about starting this whole thread.

You got that right!

Hail to the King!

> On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 10:48 PM, Jeremy Sadler wrote: