My suggestions never fly

shadesong: What should I change my name to?

yendi: I though you were just going to use your first name and my last name?

shadesong: Yeah, but I don't like my first name.

yendi: Well, how about Gojira? You could be Gojira Lipkin.

shadesong: No.

yendi: How about Mothra?

shadesong: No. And don't say Gamera, either.

yendi: I wasn't. I was going to suggest Rodan

shadesong: Nah. Everyone will confuse me for the painter, Rodin.

yendi: Then you could make your middle name "Not-the-painter."

shadesong: "Rodan Not-the-painter Lipkin?"

yendi: It could work

Alas, it looks like my suggestions aren't going to be accepted today. But she still hasn't turned down "Megalon Lipkin." So there's hope.

Bumper sticker of the year

Ganked from the brilliant estimatdprophet.

Über-Squee!

The Last of Sheila is coming out on DVD this April!

For those who aren't familiar with it, this is the perfect puzzle movie. Yes, it's better than Sleuth, which is high praise, indeed. Better than any ten other whodunit movies put together.

The less said about the plot (other than that it involves mysteries on a yacht), the better, but suffice to say, it was written by Tony Perkins and Steven Sondheim (remember, Sondheim is also a damned talented cruciverbalist), and directed by Herbert Ross. The cast is great, too.

Anyone who enjoys witty puzzles -- and I know there are a ton of you on my friends list -- needs this movie.