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"What's the deal?"

With the sudden explosion of stories?
It wouldn't have anything to do with the recent GAD win would it?
I mean, you had 1 or 2 a month before, and all of a sudden
"Story!"
"Short story!"

And they suck.

It should be noted that there are now too many of these stories, and I refuse to read them..

Goatboy wrote:
> Bob Ross was hypnosis in human form.
> I wouldn't have bought his paintings personally, but 30 mins of the
> most relaxing, laid back voice ever and watching this guy in the
> space of the programme just make these landscapes and keep saying
> "Anywhere you like, it doesn't matter...let's put a bush right
> here...there you go"
>

Aye, my father had (might still have actually, I'll have to check) about 3 - 4 VHS tapes of his programme. Had a bad day? Sling one on and chill till the world is a-ok again. I don't know how many agruments / smashed things Sir Ross has helped me avoid.

http://www.dick-blick.com/images/people/bobross.jpg

That's a happy, serene painter.

"In a voice so so soothing that its effect was once compared to Demerol, Mr. Ross encouraged viewers to paint "happy little clouds" and "pretty little mountains." He contended that given half an hour (the length of his show), anyone could paint a landscape by following his insturctions. Most of his audience, however, watched just to hear him speak. Mr. Ross's folksy demeanor eventually came to be interpreted as a kind of reverse chic. MTV hired him to star in a series of promotional spots"


Bob Ross was hypnosis in human form.
I wouldn't have bought his paintings personally, but 30 mins of the most relaxing, laid back voice ever and watching this guy in the space of the programme just make these landscapes and keep saying "Anywhere you like, it doesn't matter...let's put a bush right here...there you go"

Spoke like a hippy, mashed-up version of Agent Smith dosed up to the sunglasses with sedative and filled with happy joy-joy.

Bob Ross was awesome. I used to watch his programme on the Discovery Channel years ago, didn't realise he was dead though.

"We don't make mistakes, we make happy accidents."

http://danspage.virtualave.net/bobross/index.html

This guy looks like a complete legend, I'll try and watch the show if it's on tonight.

He's dead????
Man, that actually makes me feel a bit miserable.
He had the most soothing, relaxing voice in the world. I bet he was the cool Uncle the kids loved to visit.

"It's your painting, any little mistake isn't a problem, just do what you want with it."
"We'll put a tree right here, just like this...there you go, isn't he just the happiest tree ever?"

Bob Ross is dead?
:(

Goatboy wrote:
> But they're *all* bad programmes.
> Rubbish designed towards housewives and the mentally relaxed.
> DIY/Screaming problems-on-air
>
> The only good show is on Discovery at 9am, it's "The Joy of
> Painting" with Bob Ross.
> He has the mad lulling voice and furious afro/goatee combination.

"Lets just paint a happy tree over here"
"Phwsssshhhhhhhh, phwssshhhhhhhhh"

"That's where the crows will sit. But we'll have to put an elevator to put them up there because they can't fly, but they don't know that, so they still try."

"Decide where your little footy hills live."

"Oh, green water... oh that's pretty. Boy, I like that, just alive with algae."

"when i was a kid i had a pet aligator. I don't know if you ever make a pet our of an aligator, but i had one that lived with me, let's put it that way. I fed him everyday, and anverday he bit me. one thing about aligators, i don't know if you could ever make a pet out of 'em. i finally turned him loose and he still wated to bite me."

"When I was a kid, I had a pet aligator. I had all kinds of weird pets. Even, even had an armadillo one time. Put it in my dad's carport... or uh, in his little workshop house. It tore up everything in there."

"Little racoons and old possums 'n' stuff all live up in here. They've got to have a little place to sit."

"Happy little tree limb."

"We tell people sometimes: we're like drug dealers, come into town and get everybody absolutely addicted to painting. It doesn't take much to get you addicted."

"There, look at all the little rascals."

"Happy little bush."

"You know me... like those big trees."

"Super."

Genuis. I didn't realise he died on air.

He is actually God, coming down from heaven daily to bestow love and serenity to all. If you've got cable that is.

But they're *all* bad programmes.
Rubbish designed towards housewives and the mentally relaxed.
DIY/Screaming problems-on-air

The only good show is on Discovery at 9am, it's "The Joy of Painting" with Bob Ross.
He has the mad lulling voice and furious afro/goatee combination.