Blog # 12: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASbyDr Seuss
Every WhoDown in Who-villeLiked Christmas a lot...
But the Grinch,Who lived just North of Who-ville,Did NOT!
The Grinch hated Christmas!The whole Christmas season!Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right.It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were to tight.But I think that the most likely reason of allMay have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
But,Whatever the reason,His heart or his shoes,He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos,Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frownAt the warm lighted windows below in their town.For he knew every Who down in Who-ville beneathWas busy now, hanging a mistleoe wreath.
"And they're hanging their stockings!" he snarled with a sneer."Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!"Then he growled, with his grinch fingers nervously drumming,"I MUST find a way to keep Christmas from coming!"For, tomorrow, he knew...
...All the Who girls and boysWould wake up bright and early. They'd rush for their toys!And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!That's one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!
Then the Whos, young and old, would sit down to a feast.And they'd feast! And they'd feast!And they'd FEAST! FEAST! FEAST! FEAST!They would start on Who-pudding, and rare Who-roast-beastWhich was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the least!
And THENThey'd do something he liked least of all!Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,Would stand close together, with Christmas bells ringing.They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the Whos would start singing!
They'd sing! And they'd sing!AND they'd SING! SING! SING! SING!And the more the Grinch thought of the Who-Christmas-SingThe more the Grinch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!"Why for fifty-three years I've put up with it now!I MUST stop Christmas from coming!...But HOW?"
Then he got an idea!An awful idea!THE GRINCHGOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
"I know just what to do!" The Grinch Laughed in his throat.And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat.And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a great Grinchy trick!"With this coat and this hat, I'll look just like Saint Nick!"
"All I need is a reindeer..."The Grinch looked around.But since reindeer are scarce, there was none to be found.Did that stop the old Grinch...?No! The Grinch simply said,"If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead!"So he called his dog Max. Then he took some red threadAnd he tied a big horn on top of his head.
THENHe loaded some bagsAnd some old empty sacksOn a ramshakle sleighAnd he hitched up old Max.
Then the Grinch said, "Giddyap!"And the sleigh started downToward the homes where the WhosLay a-snooze in their town.
All their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the air.All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without careWhen he came to the first house in the square."This is stop number one," The old Grinchy Claus hissedAnd he climbed to the roof, empty bags in his fist.
Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch.But if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch.He got stuck only once, for a moment or two.Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flueWhere the little Who stockings all hung in a row."These stockings," he grinned, "are the first things to go!"
Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unpleasant,Around the whole room, and he took every present!Pop guns! And bicycles! Roller skates! Drums!Checkerboards! Tricycles! Popcorn! And plums!And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, very nimbly,Stuffed all the bags, one by one, up the chimney!
Then he slunk to the icebox. He took the Whos' feast!He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast!He cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash.Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash!
Then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee."And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will stuff up the tree!"
And the Grinch grabbed the tree, and he started to shoveWhen he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who!Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was not more than two.
The Grinch had been caught by this little Who daughterWho'd got out of bed for a cup of cold water.She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why,"Why are you taking our Christmas tree? WHY?"
But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slickHe thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick!"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied,"There's a light on this tree that won't light on one side."So I'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear."I'll fix it up there. Then I'll bring it back here."
And his fib fooled the child. Then he patted her headAnd he got her a drink and he sent he to bed.And when Cindy-Lou Who went to bed with her cup,HE went to the chimney and stuffed the tree up!
Then the last thing he tookWas the log for their fire.Then he went up the chimney himself, the old liar.On their walls he left nothing but hooks, and some wire.
And the one speck of foodThe he left in the houseWas a crumb that was even too small for a mouse.
ThenHe did the same thingTo the other Whos' houses
Leaving crumbsMuch too smallFor the other Whos' mouses!
It was quarter past dawn...All the Whos, still a-bedAll the Whos, still a-snoozeWhen he packed up his sled,Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappings!The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!
Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mount Crumpit,He rode to the tiptop to dump it!"Pooh-pooh to the Whos!" he was grinch-ish-ly humming."They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming!"They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!"Their mouths will hang open a minute or two"The all the Whos down in Who-ville will all cry BOO-HOO!"
"That's a noise," grinned the Grinch,"That I simply must hear!"So he paused. And the Grinch put a hand to his ear.And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.It started in low. Then it started to grow...
But the sound wasn't sad!Why, this sound sounded merry!It couldn't be so!But it WAS merry! VERY!
He stared down at Who-ville!The Grinch popped his eyes!Then he shook!What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,Was singing! Without any presents at all!He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming!IT CAME!Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?It came without ribbons! It came without tags!"It came without packages, boxes or bags!"And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore.Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store."Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
And what happened then...?Well...in Who-ville they sayThat the Grinch's small heartGrew three sizes that day!And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight,He whizzed with his load through the bright morning lightAnd he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast!And he...
...HE HIMSELF...!The Grinch carved the roast beast!

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This childerens story has been made and remade into cartoons and finally in to a movie staring Jim Carey. As the holidays approach more and more Christmas movies are being aired on television and the Grinch is one of the classics. I remember when i was Child growing up reading all of the Dr. Suess book including "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which I have always loved. The Movie remake Staring Jim Carey was GREAT! Jim Carey did a Fabulous job portraying the Grinch. I accutally liked it better than the cartoons that I had grown up with.

Happy Holidays

Blog #11: American Dad

From the creators of "Family Guy" comes "American Dad"!

"Stan Smith, who works for the CIA and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity. Stan will go to extremes to protect his beloved America from harm; as evidenced by the terror-alert color code on his fridge, and his frequent knee-jerk reaction of shooting holes in the toaster whenever the toast pops up. In addition to Stan's wife and teenage children, the Smith household has two rather unconventional members. There's Roger, the sarcastic space alien who rescued Stan from Area 51 who deeply resents the fact that he's not allowed to leave the house, and therefore, has been reduced to drinking wine and smoking cigarettes, and Klaus, a lascivious, German-speaking goldfish; the result of a CIA experiment gone seriously wrong where the CIA tried to give a fish a German man's brain. Stan's son is a dorky teenager who tries to be cool. His wife has had a past life of sex and drugs. (imdb)

Ok so I was totally excited when I found out that the Creators of Family Guy were begining a new show, American Dad. So like most I sat down set my TIVO and was good to go. Well, I can't really decide whether or not I like the show. I mean its good enough to keep my attention but not enough to make look forward to it every week. I think the reason for this is that I am not a big fan of polotics ( which is the whole basis of the show) and it is very political. Also, it's overly republican at times and I'm really not certain whether or not it is ment to be republican as a political stand or if it is to poke fun at republicans. Maybe that it's just that I don't the the idea of the show. There were a few episodes that were entertaining, like when the family got sent to the middle east and the families struggles the the culture was quite entertaining.

blog # 10 My Little Dirty Secret

That got your attention, didn't it. Well here it goes. The other day in class we watched Toy Story 2 and well I have to admit it was my FIRST time ever watching it and I also have still to watch the first one. I know what you all must be thinking, you must think that I'm sort of freak who's been living under some rock, well, I'm not. I don't really know why I've never watched them other than when ever they have been on television I've always caught them in the middle or near the end and so I've never watched them.

So, the other day in class I really enjoyed myself. It was quite a treat for me to sit down a finally watch this film that I've wanted to see for such a long time but have just never had the chance. I really and truly enjoyed the movie and am planning to add both TS1 &2 to my DVD collection.

Blog 9: Futurama

Philip J. Fry is a 25 year old delivery boy living in New York City who is cryogenically frozen on New Year's 1999 for 1000 years, where he wakes up in New New York City on December 31, 2999. There, he meets Turanga Leela, a tough but loving, beautiful one-eyed alien with purple hair who turns out to be a mutant human; and Bender, an alcohol-powered bending robot who is addicted to liquor, cigars, stealing, amongst other things. Eventually, they all meet up with Fry's Great, Great, Great, etc... Nephew, Hubert J. Farnsworth. Farnsworth is a very old man who is a genius but is very senile and forgetful. Fry, Leela, and Bender wind up working for Farnsworth's Planet Express Delivery Service. They then meet their co-workers; Amy Wong, who is a Martian intern who comes from a rich family, but is still a human who is very hip. Also, there is Hermes Conrad, who manages the delivery service and is pretty strict. Hermes seems Jamaican in voice and look. And finally, there's Dr. John Zoidberg, a lobster-like alien who is the crew's doctor. Unfortunately, he knows nothing about humans. Fry, Leela, Bender, and sometimes Amy and Dr. Zoidberg travel around the universe risking life and limb delivering packages and performing charitable tasks for tax deductions. (imdb.com)

This cartoon is not one of my favorites, I will watch it if it is on but I really don't enjoy it. ( I apologize to those who are fans) but it just doesn't do it for me. It's not a "bad" show but I guess it's just the "stupid" humor that is good for those days that you just don't want to think and need something silly to occupy your time.

Matt Groening (the creator of The Simpsons) is also the creator of Futurama and as funny as it is I just dont think that it lives up to the name that Matt has made for himself.

Blog 8: The Lion King

Controversy, controversy, controversy!!!

As a HUGH fan of The Lion King, it upsets me that people are trying to make trouble.

When Simba, Pumbaa and Timon are lying on their backs looking up at the satrs a gust of dust forms and the supposedly the lettes S-E-X in the dust. But for those of us who are not disney expert you would think so. But what most of us don't know is that the special effects people for the film place their signature in the all their films S-F-X. This same signature is used in many Disney films.

Regaurdless of controversy The Lion King is still one of my favorite anamated films. the story was just so beautiful and touching. I've seen this movie countless times and was so excited when Lion King II came out and even Lion King 1 ½, but ofcourse none were better than the first one.

The story is simple: A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the "Circle of Life". (imdb.com)

Blog # 7: Cinderella

Every little girl dreams of becoming a princess, Waking up one day a having Prince Charming standing over your bed with flowers and a bright shiny ring. But what we do not want is to be treated like Cinderella. "Cinderella do this, Cinderella do that, Cinderella get me this, Cinderella get me that."

The Story of Cinderella is so sweet, and only child who's mother had passed and was raised by her father. Her father met a woman fell in love married her and shortly their after passed also. Now poor Cinderella is stuck with her Wicked Step-mother and her two step sisters. Forced to be their maid, she cooked for them she cleaned for them she did everything there was to do for them. She was treated like she was less than human and it was her duty to serve them. Then one day, one the courts men came and announced that the Prince was throwing a ball and all the single ladies in the town were invited.

Cinderella step mother had told her that she could go to the ball but only if she had finished all her chores and proceeded to give her lots and lots of chores to do. Cinderella had made a beautiful dress that she was planning to wear. Her evil step-sisters destroyed it. So, as Cinderella sit crying her fairy-g0d-mother appeared and gave her a dress, a horse drawn carriage and of course glass slippers made just for her, the only catch was she had to be home by midnight. Cinderella arrived at the ball, met the prince and fell in love. When the clock struck 12 she ran away losing one of her glass slippers in to process. The prince set out to find her and finally did and they lived happily ever after.

Blog # 6: Al Shamshoon

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Well Folks rude crude Homer J. Simpson is coming to Egypt. During Ramadan an Arabic satellite television network will be airing the first season of The Simpson. They will be dubbing it into Arabic and reformatting the script to follow the Islamic beliefts, Homer well loved beer will be changed to soda, bacon will become barbecued beef rolls, and donuts will become "kahk" a traditional Arabic cookie.

From the reviews so far though they are not getting many laughs at all. The company says right now they are in a trial period and have still to perfect the Arabic series. The characters have changed their names, Homers name now is Omar and Bart is now Badr. The company says that Disney co. has been doing this for years and they just want to bring it in to the mainstream.

Personally, this idea scares me. The Simpsons is a very crude show some american families refuse to watch it. I do not think that with how conservitive arab nations are (comparitivly) and I do not think that the arab people will be excepting of how the children interact with their parents. I guess we will see in a few months how things will go.

Blog 5: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Family Guy: Well to be honest at first I really didn't like the show but I've had a few male roommates over the last few years, so I've gotten at "little" exposure to the show. And NOW I think it's hilarious. So this weekend my roommate had me watch Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a movie totally uncensored and hysterically funny.
What's better than a big headed genius baby who doesn't like his mother. NOTHING!!! For those who like the show Family Guy you will LOVE Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.
This movie makes fun of everything : politics, celebrities, other TV shows, they fairly make fun for everyone even Walt Disney. This movie was just plain funny.
Talking Dog, Talking baby, It's awesome.

synopses: Stewie and the family are at the community pool and Stewie is afraid to go in the movie. He sees a man on TV who resembles him and thinks he is his father so he travels to San Francisco to find him only to find that the man is him from the future and realizes that he has grown up TV be a looser. From this he figures out how to change his future along the way.

The movie also makes many funny jokes and innuendos along the way.


Editorial Reviews
Amazon.comFor Family Guy fans, there are no freakin' sweeter words than "Never Before Seen." A triumphant homecoming for the Griffins, Stewie Griffin is not so much a movie as it is a not-yet-aired three-episode story arc enhanced with a home-video-exclusive "red carpet premiere" prologue and an epilogue (capped, of course, with a fart joke). Family Guy's resurrection is a television miracle, and its creators have rewarded the faithful by picking up right where they left off, offending any and all sensibilities (recasting Jesus as comic magician Art Metrano), dissing the celebrity disenfranchised (Ellen Cleghorne references, anyone?), and generally taking potshots at anyone on their enemies list (Stewie breaks the neck of a reporter for Entertainment Weekly, the magazine that once called Family Guy "the Awful Show They Just Keep Putting on the Air"). The Untold Story! is a star vehicle for Family Guy 's breakout character, in which the mega maniacal and matricidal infant has a Grinch-like change of heart after a near-death experience (and a disturbing encounter with Steve Allen in Hell) and, more life-altering, discovers a football-pated man who could be his father (the truth is more shocking!). As go the gags, so goes Family Guy, and there are enough good ones here to compensate for the many misfires. The Miller-esque (as in Dennis) penchant for channeling arcane pop culture can grow tiresome. But for those who do remember the words to the Who's the Boss theme song, know (or still care) who Steve Bartman is, and are always up for "a sexy party," this will be the greatest story ever untold. --Donald Liebenson

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