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The origins of Bootlegga...
by bootlegga on Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:28 pm
Why is it that Monday comes so fast?
Now I really enjoy my job, but it seems like the weekend flies by and before I know it, it's time to go back to work. I think the answer is more long weekends. We don'tget nearly enough stat holidays in this country. We need at least one a month, and having two in July & August would sure increase worker morale...
Oh, and I realized this weekend that even though I promised to tell people where my nickname came from, I never have, so here it is...
Back when Seinfeld was still making new episodes for NBC, there was an awesome episode called the Little Kicks, where Elaine's dancing skill is showcased for the first time. Of course, something crazy happens to everyone in Seinfeld episodes, and Jerry is forced into 'bootlegging' the movie 'Death Blow'. Meanwhile, George is desperately trying to maintain a bad boy persona to win the attention of one of Elaine's co-workers. After trying several things, he agrees to bootleg a movie for Kramer's tough guy friend Brody.
George tells Anna that "I'm bootleggin' a movie, baby! I can do hard time for this one. And community service!"
Back then, before the advent of cheap DVD burners, I was also copying videos for friends (because I had two VCRs) and so my friends started calling me "Bootlegga". I liked the name so much I even got the Hotmail address as well. Nowadays, I given up the bootleggin, but not the nickname...
Now I really enjoy my job, but it seems like the weekend flies by and before I know it, it's time to go back to work. I think the answer is more long weekends. We don'tget nearly enough stat holidays in this country. We need at least one a month, and having two in July & August would sure increase worker morale...
Oh, and I realized this weekend that even though I promised to tell people where my nickname came from, I never have, so here it is...
Back when Seinfeld was still making new episodes for NBC, there was an awesome episode called the Little Kicks, where Elaine's dancing skill is showcased for the first time. Of course, something crazy happens to everyone in Seinfeld episodes, and Jerry is forced into 'bootlegging' the movie 'Death Blow'. Meanwhile, George is desperately trying to maintain a bad boy persona to win the attention of one of Elaine's co-workers. After trying several things, he agrees to bootleg a movie for Kramer's tough guy friend Brody.
George tells Anna that "I'm bootleggin' a movie, baby! I can do hard time for this one. And community service!"
Back then, before the advent of cheap DVD burners, I was also copying videos for friends (because I had two VCRs) and so my friends started calling me "Bootlegga". I liked the name so much I even got the Hotmail address as well. Nowadays, I given up the bootleggin, but not the nickname...
Just another happy Canuckistanian living under the so-called US security umbrella...yes, Im being a sarcastic bastard.
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"But the Liberals did too!"
New Conservative Party slogan
"A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy." Benjamin Disraeli

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