Comments on: Steampunk Ghostbusters tribute: "Whom Shall You Telegram?" http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Astragali http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-823819 Astragali Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-823819 "I beg of you, good sirs, kindly refrain from allowing the beams to intersect..." “I beg of you, good sirs, kindly refrain from allowing the beams to intersect…”

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822563 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822563 By the Edwardian Era Einstein had laid most of the foundation for the Warp Drive. By the Edwardian Era Einstein had laid most of the foundation for the Warp Drive.

]]> By: Taro 3Yen http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822565 Taro 3Yen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822565 As Anon wrote, "The verb is 'to telegraph'." Shouldn't the title read, "To Whom You Shall Telegram?" I am soooo Who/Whom confused. As Anon wrote, “The verb is ‘to telegraph’.”

Shouldn’t the title read, “To Whom You Shall Telegram?” I am soooo Who/Whom confused.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-831124 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831124 tel·e·gram v. tel·e·grammed , tel·e·gram·ming , tel·e·grams To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. tel·e·graph  –verb (used with object) 4. to transmit or send (a message) by telegraph. 5. to send a message to (a person) by telegraph. 6. Informal . to divulge or indicate unwittingly (one's intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience; broadcast: The fighter telegraphed his punch and his opponent was able to parry it. If you act nervous too early in the scene, you'll telegraph the character's guilt. –verb (used without object) 7. to send a message by telegraph. Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010. tel·e·gram
v. tel·e·grammed , tel·e·gram·ming , tel·e·grams
To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

tel·e·graph 
–verb (used with object)
4. to transmit or send (a message) by telegraph.
5. to send a message to (a person) by telegraph.
6. Informal . to divulge or indicate unwittingly (one’s intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience; broadcast: The fighter telegraphed his punch and his opponent was able to parry it. If you act nervous too early in the scene, you’ll telegraph the character’s guilt.
–verb (used without object)
7. to send a message by telegraph.

Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.

]]> By: skeletoncityrepeater http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822678 skeletoncityrepeater Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822678 I read about the use of 'whom' just for that reason, but I found that there has been significant usage, mostly British, which uses 'whom' as a subject and such. So it's.. ok? I read about the use of ‘whom’ just for that reason, but I found that there has been significant usage, mostly British, which uses ‘whom’ as a subject and such. So it’s.. ok?

]]> By: highlyverbal http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822688 highlyverbal Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822688 Wait, so they managed to get as far as "who you gonna call" in 1:04? And then, that's the end? This is like the basil or oregano of a good idea... the raw ingredients, sure, but a little more substance before it is actually edible. Wait, so they managed to get as far as “who you gonna call” in 1:04? And then, that’s the end?

This is like the basil or oregano of a good idea… the raw ingredients, sure, but a little more substance before it is actually edible.

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822450 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822450 Did they have ghosts back then? Did they have ghosts back then?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822975 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822975 Yeah, and the guy in the middle kinda looks like Eric Wareheim. Yeah, and the guy in the middle kinda looks like Eric Wareheim.

]]> By: Arsnof http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822470 Arsnof Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822470 Okay, the way 'Egon' checked for his marks just like in the original just made this for me. Good work, fellas. Okay, the way ‘Egon’ checked for his marks just like in the original just made this for me. Good work, fellas.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822471 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822471 Back then, they knew that "telegram" is a noun. The verb is "to telegraph". Back then, they knew that “telegram” is a noun. The verb is “to telegraph”.

]]> By: W. James Au http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822484 W. James Au Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822484 I ain't trepidatious of no specter. I ain’t trepidatious of no specter.

]]> By: skeletoncityrepeater http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822490 skeletoncityrepeater Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822490 I must remind readers that there is a mighty cool and old fashioned precursor to Ghostbusters (not including Scooby Doo) Ghost Breakers (1940) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032520/quotes I must remind readers that there is a mighty cool and old fashioned precursor to Ghostbusters (not including Scooby Doo)

Ghost Breakers (1940)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032520/quotes

]]> By: skeletoncityrepeater http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822496 skeletoncityrepeater Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822496 Also, this isn't so much Victorian as it is say, 1910? The Ragtime and Silent Movie style place it distinctly in that era. Also, this isn’t so much Victorian as it is say, 1910? The Ragtime and Silent Movie style place it distinctly in that era.

]]> By: CliffStoll http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822504 CliffStoll Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822504 Outstanding! Style, costumes, makeup, music ... everything works, right down to the sepia. Outstanding!

Style, costumes, makeup, music … everything works, right down to the sepia.

]]> By: oxrs http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822765 oxrs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822765 I didn't really enjoy it. Can't say much else. I got a real chuckle out of the preview frame they chose, though. The guy on the left looks like he's eating a bare hotdog. I didn’t really enjoy it. Can’t say much else.

I got a real chuckle out of the preview frame they chose, though. The guy on the left looks like he’s eating a bare hotdog.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/06/30/steampunk-ghostbuste.html#comment-822514 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822514 @Skeletoncity: Yep, it's Edwardian at best. Lanval @Skeletoncity:

Yep, it’s Edwardian at best.

Lanval

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