THE HYPE.QUOTABLE quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot ``It's about some beautiful girls who play rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. songs and have a ball spending someone else's money.'' - Rocker Elvis Costello  The of this article or section may be compromised by "peacock terms".You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. on a new series he is co-writing for the WB NIFTY GIFTY BE THE BIG WHEEL ON YOUR BLOCK: Razor schmazor. How about a genuine replica of a penny farthing bicycle, that fad gadget Fad Gadget is the stage name of Francis John (Frank) Tovey (September 8, 1956 – April 3, 2002). An influential British avant-garde electronic musician, he was an exponent of both New Wave and early industrial music. of the '80s? (That's the 1880s.) It's available in limited quantities from catalog house Hammacher Schlemmer in 48- and 50-inch wheel sizes for $4,995.95 plus shipping. Hard to picture a 12-year-old boy astride a·stride adv. 1. With a leg on each side: riding astride. 2. With the legs wide apart. prep. 1. On or over and with a leg on each side of. 2. one of these, popping a wheelie wheel·ie n. A stunt in which the front wheel or wheels of a vehicle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle, are raised so that the vehicle is balanced momentarily on its rear wheel or wheels. in the school parking lot to wow the girls. And the catalog cautions that it should be ridden only on ``smooth paved streets,'' a rare commodity in the Valley. But it does have its advantages. For one thing, it assembles in just 15 minutes (try doing that with a common mountain bike). And because of that giant front wheel, it travels an impressive 12 1/2 feet with just one revolution of the pedals. A dream of energy efficiency in this day of $1.75 unleaded regular. (Order by Friday for Christmas delivery.) For more information, call (800) 543-3366 or log onto www.hammacher.com. - Valerie Kuklenski ON THE TUBE HEAD OF THE CRASS: Yes, the boys are back in town - older, not wiser but still wise-acres. ``South Park'' returns tonight, with Kyle, Cartman and company promoted - somehow - to the fourth grade, where their new teacher, Miss Choksondik (no, it's not very subtle), is a fearsome creature with really, really pendulous pendulous /pen·du·lous/ (-lus) hanging loosely; dependent. pendulous hanging loosely; dependent. pendulous crop see pendulous crop. breasts and a floating right pupil. It's bad enough for the guys to get nostalgic about third grade, and before long, they're building a time machine, which unsurprisingly creates chaos, and not much after that, right after the rather belated and lame ``Speed'' parody, Kenny dies "Kenny Dies" is episode 78 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 5, 2001. Notably, the gag of Kenny dying in almost every episode was dropped after this episode, and he did not reappear until Red Sleigh Down (96). , and a brand-new catch phrase is born. Elsewhere, the kids' third-grade teacher is in the wilderness, high on a mountain top with a scruffly beard (his puppet, Mr. Hat, has grown one, too), coming to terms with his sundry secrets and neuroses. In all, some laughs, but not one of the series' more anarchic - or more funny - episodes. ``South Park'' is on Comedy Central on at 10 p.m. Wednesdays and 12:30 a.m. early Thursdays; also Saturdays and Sundays. - David Kronke CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Rocker Elvis Costello) (2) no caption (bicycle) (3) no caption (South Park) |
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