6/9/2006: Mahout drive-in movie

Undertoad · 06-09-2006, 12:26 PM

Thanks xoB, via WaPo. This is Thailand, where a Thai animated movie called "Kan Kluay" has been released, and these Mahouts - elephant drivers - have gathered to watch it. It's a scene remincent of the old drive-in movies we used to have (where the audience sat in their cars).

Ibby · 06-09-2006, 12:28 PM

Elephants scare me.

Well, only when they're on trucks going like, 50 miles an hour.

Otherwise, they're cute.

barefoot serpent · 06-09-2006, 12:31 PM

just try sneaking in by hiding in the trunk.

glatt · 06-09-2006, 12:33 PM

Shawnee123 · 06-09-2006, 12:36 PM

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It's a scene remincent of the old drive-in movies we used to have (where the audience sat in their cars).

Except I never had to worry about the car in front of me taking a dump!

wolf · 06-09-2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Except I never had to worry about the car in front of me taking a dump!

You mean you never parked behind one of the rolling oil spills? The EPA kept trying to set up oil booms around my friend's 68 LeBaron. Talk about trunk space, by the way ...

As far as the elephants go: Where do you hang the speaker? They don't have windows.

Pancake Man · 06-09-2006, 12:47 PM

If you have ever observed first-graders watching a movie, lying down is the prefered viewing method. Elephants are no different, I guess.

Ibby · 06-09-2006, 12:51 PM

First-graders? It goes up to eleven, buddy.

Well, twelve. But it's not a Spinal Tap reference to say that.

Pancake Man · 06-09-2006, 03:00 PM

It is hard to lay down and maintain a state of apathy, so high-schoolers tend to avoid the whole situation.

I should've known! All Cellarites are walking quote generators! (Nice reference)

milkfish · 06-09-2006, 03:59 PM

None of the drivers seem to have brought a date to the drive-in. What fun is that?

(Though I suppose that some of their rides might be feeling frisky with one another.)

Spexxvet · 06-10-2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by milkfish

None of the drivers seem to have brought a date to the drive-in. What fun is that?

(Though I suppose that some of their rides might be feeling frisky with one another.)

Maybe they rode in on their dates?

milkfish · 06-10-2006, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Maybe they rode in on their dates?

That's gross. But at least nobody's making comments on how those elephants look like they'd be tasty rolled in bread crumbs and deep-fried.

Oops.

Griff · 06-10-2006, 08:46 AM

Elephant on a stick deep fried Elephant Elephant in a blanket Elephant stew Elephant gumbo Elephant bbq sweet n sour Elephant...

BigV · 06-12-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Elephant on a stick deep fried Elephant Elephant in a blanket Elephant stew Elephant gumbo Elephant bbq sweet n sour Elephant...

You forgot elephant ears. f'real.

Shawnee123 · 06-12-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Elephant on a stick deep fried Elephant Elephant in a blanket Elephant stew Elephant gumbo Elephant bbq sweet n sour Elephant...

Probably intentional, but it reminded me of one of my favorite parts of Forrest Gump:

Bubba Blue (Mykelti Williamson): Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There's, um, shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... That's, that's about it.

06-09-2006, 12:26 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/9/2006: Mahout drive-in movie Thanks xoB, via WaPo. This is Thailand, where a Thai animated movie called "Kan Kluay" has been released, and these Mahouts - elephant drivers - have gathered to watch it. It's a scene remincent of the old drive-in movies we used to have (where the audience sat in their cars).

06-09-2006, 12:28 PM	#2
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Elephants scare me. Well, only when they're on trucks going like, 50 miles an hour. Otherwise, they're cute. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

06-09-2006, 12:31 PM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	just try sneaking in by hiding in the trunk. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-09-2006, 12:47 PM	#7
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	If you have ever observed first-graders watching a movie, lying down is the prefered viewing method. Elephants are no different, I guess. __________________ Abandon all hope, o ye who read my posts

06-09-2006, 12:51 PM	#8
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	First-graders? It goes up to eleven, buddy. Well, twelve. But it's not a Spinal Tap reference to say that. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

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06-09-2006, 03:00 PM	#9
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	It is hard to lay down and maintain a state of apathy, so high-schoolers tend to avoid the whole situation. I should've known! All Cellarites are walking quote generators! (Nice reference) __________________ Abandon all hope, o ye who read my posts

06-09-2006, 03:59 PM	#10
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	None of the drivers seem to have brought a date to the drive-in. What fun is that? (Though I suppose that some of their rides might be feeling frisky with one another.)

06-10-2006, 08:46 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Elephant on a stick deep fried Elephant Elephant in a blanket Elephant stew Elephant gumbo Elephant bbq sweet n sour Elephant... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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