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Gene Barry, famous for pushy and shoving his way through fights on The Adventurer
An email from the Commodore(TM) Damage Limitation Department that starts "They just slapped the Commodore logo on it and called it a day" and goes on to try and justify the existence of the Commodore(TM) Callback(TM).
Commodore International's CEO and president, Peri Fractic, commented about the public's reception, stating, "The worldwide response to the Commodore Callback has been an incredible endorsement of our vision. Alongside that excitement, many of you told us you wanted a more accessible entry point. We listened."
A selection of Braun calculators, watches and an alarm clock.
An actual dumb phone, not priced at $500.
Wall of design classics at the Design Museum in that there London. Has a number of highly influential objects, raining from the Mackintosh coat, sit up and beg bicycle, the Underground Logo to items such as the Nokia 5110 mobile phone and the Nintendo Gameboy.
A cringeworthy thumbnail for the release of the Commodore mobile phone.
The cover of the album “The Dead Texan”, with a picture of a woman and man holding hands.
Look Grade, it’s got a flying Dalek *and* a heavy weapons Dalek blowing everything up. What more do you want, a sodding unicorn?
Dante Hicks from Clerks slumped with his head on the counter of the shop, at work on his day off. He’s surrounded by “I’m not even supposed to be here today” which he tells anyone who’ll listen.
Exeter, one of the characters from This Island Earth. He may look humanoid, but his high forehead and white hair give him away as a Metalunian.
Cover for the CD of the Sneaker Pimps single “Six Underground” featuring a Lego Space moon surface baseplate.
The cover of Return of the Jedi : Death Star Battle
Mr Fernández said the McCormick deal was "another decisive step in sharpening our portfolio and accelerating our strategy towards high-growth categories". He explained: "We are unlocking trapped value through a growth-led separation of foods, creating a scaled, global flavour powerhouse.
Sean Lock playing “Carrot in a Box” from the game show 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Sean is pointing at the box in front of him, saying “It’s got a carrot in it!”
Title card from “The Adventurer” starring Gene Barry. Picture of the man himself looking like he’d rather be anywhere but filming the show.
The cover of the ZX81 game “Espionage Island” showing. Man hiding in some rocks, holding a gun, while helicopters search for him.
Del Boy from the sitcom “Only Fools and Horses”.
The original, textured case of “Very” by the Pet Shop Boys.
Poster promoting the film Predator 2 with the tagline “He’s in town with a few days to kill.”
Cover of the album Out Loud by Boom Boom Satellites. The two bandmates are stood next to an Alpine sports car wearing old style headsets that race engineers used to wear in the Formula One pits.
Michael Bates as Cyril Blamire during the pathos era of Last of the Summer Wine.
Jack Karlson being arrested by Queensland Police at a Chinese restaurant. As the police forcibly detain him, he remarks in a stentorian[ tone, "Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!", "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?", "Get your hand off my penis!", and, after an aborted attempt by a police officer to headlock him, "I see that you know your judo well."
"When you really zoom out and think about what a senior engineer does, they don't write code all day," he explained. "So if there's ways that people can test autonomously or move really quickly to get a prototype out that kind of hits, that visceral, fun dopamine hit that made coding so fun in the beginning. That's why we're seeing the pattern from that research."
Movie poster for the Stanley Donen musical “Singing in the Rain”
A plethora of Irn Bru bottles, containing the sweet Scottish amber nectar.
Gene Barry, eating breakfast in a flowery dressing gown
Poster for the film “Beyond the Black Rainbow”
Lt. Col. William "Bill" Kilgore from the film Apocalypse Now, giving his “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” monologue.
Title card for The Adventurer starring Gene Barry.
Text of the back of the “Don’t drink the water” DVD, stating that it’s a hilarious sequel to “On The Buses”
A DVD of “Don’t drink the water” starring Stephen Lewis and Pat Coombes.
Movie poster for the 1951 film “The Thing from Another World” showing the cast, promising “Your blood will turn ice-cold!”