JohnCocktoastin 0 Posted June 15, 2018 ...coming in your mail, who ya gonna thank? McGilli! I know, Bill. That was bad. Sorry. I was just trying to keep with the the movie reference theme for McGilli bc I know he's a film buff, but my brain is fried from a hard day at work. I wanted to do a musical sequence-cum-parody, but as soon as my computer started playing the Ghostbusters melody, I got a cease and desist e-mail from Huey Lewis' lawyers claiming double-copyright infringement on "I Want a New Drug." Alright, shut up, Huey. That's enough lame movie references for on post already. Anyway, I was dreaming when I wrote this, so sue me if I go too fast... Just wanted to say I/we all owe a big round of applause and a debt of gratitude to McG for the fun and inspired contest. I mean 3 winners for the price of 1???? What a bargain! Of course, I chose the least-famous watch of the bunch, but I am still very excited to see it arrive in the flesh and to research its origins on 4chan. And, while I don't have a watch or something fun to give to my new Canuck friend in return, I do have maybe a special piece of friendly advice for Van City Tat Hands. Which is: My maple-leaf loving friend, maybe one day you will find yourself in the foothills of the Swiss Alps (well, maybe shin-hills is closer to the truth--no. Kneehills! Wait. Maybe foothills. Sorry. 'Mericans suck at geography), When that happens, make sure you take a little detour to the charming medieval village of Gruyeres. It has ancient castles, quaint, picturesque squares, and, while I don't think there is any poutine or all-dressed-up potato crisps, there IS enough cheese fondue and raclette to help you slip into a methane-filled coma while you sit on the toilet for several days after your meal. The wife and I visited years ago (back when I wasn't such a fat old fuck), and we enjoyed it thoroughly. You can't quite tell how much we enjoyed it from this pic though. It was taken right after our raclette and fondue feast. It was also at the exact moment my small intestines sent my brain the message that by the time we got to the bottom of that hill, organically-reprocessed gruyere cheese would be trailing from my pant legs. Anyway, I digress. The highlight for us, as I'm sure it would be for you, was this frigging place: That's right. The HR Giger Museum and Bar, complete with all the exhibits and funky-ass furniture to fill an entire instagram album (is that even a thing?) for even a casual Alien fan. I couldn't find the packet of the original photos we had, but here' s some that were in a photo album. There's a lot of cool artwork and a bunch of the original concept stuff from the films. It's pretty badass, and the bar is worth it just for the experience of sitting in one of the xenomorph-skeleton style seats while getting buzzed. Way cool. So, it's not a funky watch, but I hope I get to see some wristies posted from you at the museum or bar some day. Thanks again for the fun contest, brother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McGilli 1 Posted June 15, 2018 @JohnCocktoastin I read it all through... And my first thought was: If I could have one night of sex with her - even if it meant I'd die some horrible Black Widowesque death right after - I'd do it! Or even if she was fine with having my baby, I imagine in that case her dad: Would bust in to the room right while she's bending over to pull up her pants: And still... I'd be happy.... So happy... Hey thanks I appreciate you taking the time to post this. I spend a lot of time researching, looking for, drooling over and almost purchasing all of the Xenomorph busts you can buy. I just don't have room for them since most are like 3 feet long etc... But yeah I'm fascinated with Giger's visions. I've mentioned before somewhere that in a few years, I'm going to sell some property and just travel the world with my daughter. I'll be visiting this museum for sure. There's another contest coming up soon. It's going to be a lot more fun I think since practically anyone can enter (I hope). Not only am I actually giving away a nice (I think) watch ( I ordered it specifically for the contest), but - creative types will do very well. Very well On top of that - seems like every few days there is a new giveaway or contest by people for watches here. Good time to be a RWG member! Thanks again, appreciate it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnCocktoastin 0 Posted June 15, 2018 Yup. My wife was more than a little concerned with the amount of time I spend staring at this. Not a bad way to die, esp. if she looks like Eve until you finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnCocktoastin 0 Posted June 18, 2018 More alien porn for you, McG. [Thought I posted this last week from my laptop but I guess I did it wrong somehow.] Here's one for your bucket list. I'm sure you could convince some Canadian tinder date that if she tries it on, it will eventually come off... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Stubbs 0 Posted June 18, 2018 You pretty much win the internet John. You live in Florida, you've been to Switzerland & the Giger Museum, you're smart, funny... and your wife puts Melania to shame. I think I'll just crawl back into my cardboard box Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnCocktoastin 0 Posted June 19, 2018 lol. Thank you, Mr. Stubbs. Hopefully I can learn to build up some smarts with watches, bc it seems like most of you guys have forgotten more about watches then I will ever learn. As for the wife, thank you--I definitely overachieved there. She looks the same now as she did then. Me not so much. And I'd maybe agree with you on Florida for 6 months of the year, but this is the time of year that I envy you. Although maybe I'm just being a whiner, bc your hero with the lust for life who lives a few miles south of me doesn't seem to mind the humidity. Of course that might be due to the leftover heroin still coursing through his veins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
