Comments on: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost swede Star Wars http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: politeruin http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1057032 politeruin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1057032 Twas amusing f'sure but it's a shame the stuff you sub that you think important goes by the wayside. Oh well, i guess we all need light relief in these trying days! Twas amusing f’sure but it’s a shame the stuff you sub that you think important goes by the wayside. Oh well, i guess we all need light relief in these trying days!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1058064 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1058064 brilliant!! brilliant!!

]]> By: Jesse M. http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056786 Jesse M. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056786 Apparently the term "swede" was made up in the movie <i>Be Kind Rewind</i>, where they <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Kind_Rewind#.22Sweded.22">tried to pass off their homemade movie recreations as being from Sweden</a>. Apparently the term “swede” was made up in the movie Be Kind Rewind, where they tried to pass off their homemade movie recreations as being from Sweden.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056791 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056791 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Kind_Rewind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Kind_Rewind

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1057070 Felton / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1057070 Yes! I still need to finish watching those. Yes! I still need to finish watching those.

]]> By: RedShirt77 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056588 RedShirt77 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056588 Christ the prequels were awful. This is brilliant. Christ the prequels were awful. This is brilliant.

]]> By: cholten99 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056606 cholten99 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056606 Worth it entirely for the noise Nick Frost makes at the end :-) Worth it entirely for the noise Nick Frost makes at the end :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056608 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056608 I'm pretty sure we're not using the P-word any more. I’m pretty sure we’re not using the P-word any more.

]]> By: whizse http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056620 whizse Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056620 Kinda reminds me of the ESB tribute in Spaced, with Nick Frost making Chewbacca noises... Kinda reminds me of the ESB tribute in Spaced, with Nick Frost making Chewbacca noises…

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056627 Felton / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056627 I don't think I'll ever get tired of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQfHRfX2o8">this rant</a>. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this rant.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056633 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056633 That was officially funnier than 'Paul' That was officially funnier than ‘Paul’

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056634 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056634 wow, that was funny. funny film also... Pegg & Frost are legends, even if they have sold out a bit, and more than likely sold there souls wow, that was funny. funny film also… Pegg & Frost are legends, even if they have sold out a bit, and more than likely sold there souls

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056645 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056645 I'm unfamiliar with this particular use of the word "swede." Where did it come from? What exactly does it mean? I’m unfamiliar with this particular use of the word “swede.” Where did it come from? What exactly does it mean?

]]> By: RedShirt77 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056697 RedShirt77 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056697 The best rants are the redletter media reviews of star trek and star wars. http://redlettermedia.com/ the prequel reviews have me laughing until I cry. The best rants are the redletter media reviews of star trek and star wars.

http://redlettermedia.com/

the prequel reviews have me laughing until I cry.

]]> By: AirPillo http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1057225 AirPillo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1057225 It's hard not to love those guys. It’s hard not to love those guys.

]]> By: jon_anon http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056720 jon_anon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056720 Ok, I get the meaning of the verb "to swede" from context and a quick google search, but I'll bite: why is it called that? Ok, I get the meaning of the verb “to swede” from context and a quick google search, but I’ll bite: why is it called that?

]]> By: billstewart http://boingboing.net/2011/03/16/simon-pegg-and-nick.html#comment-1056744 billstewart Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1056744 On my first reading of the title, I'd taken "frost" to be the verb, and "swede" to be an inadequately capitalized adjective... On my first reading of the title, I’d taken “frost” to be the verb, and “swede” to be an inadequately capitalized adjective…

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