tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post7098279285411732186..comments2024-03-08T17:48:05.678-05:00Comments on Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: SHORT AND SWEETRodger the Real King of Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-72529287216252900212015-04-15T14:45:58.585-04:002015-04-15T14:45:58.585-04:00GOL Stu!GOL Stu!Rodger the Real King of Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-87218843369649589082015-04-15T14:21:51.956-04:002015-04-15T14:21:51.956-04:00On a stage or movie set a gaffer works mostly with...On a stage or movie set a gaffer works mostly with lights, but in general a gaffer cobbles together, Okie-rigs, jury-rigs or ni***er-rigs stuff together, often using gaffers' tape or other field expedients.<br /><br />In the Pitch Biz, to gaff up something is to make it appear or perform far better as demonstrated than it ever would once purchased and taken home. There are any number of products that were designed to be demonstrated and sold but never actually <b>used</b>.<br /><br />There are also products that do exactly what they claim to do, e.g. the Ginsu Knife and the Sham-Wow.<br /><br />It's a point of pride for a Pitchman to say "There's no <i>geuzaff</i> in my <i>peuzitch</i>!"<br /><br />The Pitch Biz usage comes from the Carny usage in which a game is gaffed or rigged to let the <i>mark</i> win or make him lose. Most games are gaffed. A <i>gaff joint</i> is any place (on or off the lot) where business is not <i>K</i> (for Kosher) or on the up-and-up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505066066594153737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-64913404912116130672015-04-15T14:00:26.081-04:002015-04-15T14:00:26.081-04:00OK, I give up. What was the Costner remake titled?...OK, I give up. What was the Costner remake titled?<br /><br />jimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-58896763676113055872015-04-15T12:20:48.946-04:002015-04-15T12:20:48.946-04:00Gaffers get lights and such positioned around the ...Gaffers get lights and such positioned around the set. For years, I called it "gaffers' tape", until I learned the civilian term is duct (duck) tape.leeluhttp://leelusplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-622071014203333662015-04-14T21:41:35.965-04:002015-04-14T21:41:35.965-04:00I don't know (nor want to) what a gaffer does ...I don't know (nor want to) what a gaffer does but my mental image is always some guy with a big hook.Rodger the Real King of Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-58175790013543207552015-04-14T18:32:22.645-04:002015-04-14T18:32:22.645-04:00Back when the Asst Gaffer was a nobody.Back when the Asst Gaffer was a nobody.Tom Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-71688763932199776142015-04-14T14:43:04.048-04:002015-04-14T14:43:04.048-04:00They re-made it with Kevin Costner. It sucked.
T...They re-made it with Kevin Costner. It sucked.<br /><br />The original was awesome!Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-63371520848702363062015-04-14T13:57:57.311-04:002015-04-14T13:57:57.311-04:00If you can find it, there is a Barrymore film call...If you can find it, there is a Barrymore film called "Sweepings" that you might enjoy and it strikes me as relevant to today.<br /><br />jimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-72509749749592664212015-04-14T12:47:27.737-04:002015-04-14T12:47:27.737-04:00AND their second and third assistants as well.
My...AND their second and third assistants as well.<br /><br />Mythology 101 tells us it was the first Star Wars IV that started the trend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-77817080842021983512015-04-14T11:25:13.955-04:002015-04-14T11:25:13.955-04:00Unions. Gotta recognize everyone down to the guy d...Unions. Gotta recognize everyone down to the guy delivering extra creamer to the canteen truck.<br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com