"Nothing. Still lesbian, I guess."

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Talking to her about her beach is one thousand percent a euphemism. #Monsterdon

Oh hey so THIS is how Gidget got started

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Someone realizes that they're in a movie with a sea monster, so the sheriff goes to close off the beach. The beach owner complains because it's hot and he owns a beach and so he wants people to swim, but they close the beach anyway.

#monsterdon

"lady, I want to talk to you about your sandy beach"

"how dare you!!""

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@diazona they took doses of rad-x beforehand its fine #monsterdon

And that's when she got on that Harley an rode until dawn. 😎

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"You get home early."

No, Mom, I'm gonna FUCK ALL NIGHT LONG. #Monsterdon

I'll have some radiation tenders and a uranum shake. To go. #monsterdon

#TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld #Monsterdon Oh, it must be Godzilla sperm...

oh ya a check test, that's when you gotta check something by running a test

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"Doctor, the geiger counter is going hot!"

She's doomed. #Monsterdon

Hey let's all stand closer to the radioactive water

for science

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Explaining simple marine secretions...

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Wow, some of the Italian audio was re-recorded. Just went through some big patch of audio that was re-done with way worse quality. Wonder what the story is there, minor production drama.

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A check test

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"need to talk to you about your beach. it's kinda shit"

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Run a chex mix test for all I care. #Monsterdon

"I don't want to hurt you - well, no, I'm lying, I do. But I'm better than that."

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Loving the science approach to radioactivity: quite true to reality #monsterdon

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Is there romantic tension between these two?

"Jodie? I've just learned you're about to be killed. It's part of the horror movie morality."

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What about Rick? Is she allowed to date Rick?

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"Hmmm... we need further testing to determine radioactivity. You better drink it George."

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"Our young friend in Naval Intelligence …"

…

Young?

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Is a character reference a euphemism for something? #Monsterdon

better take some radaway #monsterdon

The scientist looks very Christopher Lloyd-like #Monsterdon

mmm, radioactive ovaltine

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I mean I don't work with radioactive stuff (I.....think...??) but I thought when the Geiger counter went off you should, like, get away from the thing making it happy?

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"Ink Cola"!? EWWWWWW

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Surprise radioactivity finding feels realistic

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"Who're you goin' out with?" "Ghostbusters"

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"I'd like to talk to you about your beach."

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Closing the beaches? Panic on the fourth of July!

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no gloves, no ppe of any kind, just pick up that phone mid-experiment #monsterdon

"We've been over Area 1 _and_ Area 2 over and over again, Commander - there's no radiation!"

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…

Okay, I know this is hardly the point, but why are they consulting the local sheriff? The Navy has coroners, there are Marine MPs… and the military isn't exactly known for sharing info with townies.

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Commander John Dillinger, did you say? #Monsterdon

Oooh radioactive spooge #Monsterdon

Perhaps that explains why your hand glows in the dark now.

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Ah back when the Salton Sea was a resort location instead of  a toxic salt sea
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Quarantine / No Swimming.

Because fun is dangerously contagious. #Monsterdon

"Don't let him bug you, I'll give you a character reference"

That sounded menacing

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Who knew the coroner was gonna be the comedic relief?

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Ah yes, extreme emotions can certainly cause a young healthy sailor to stroke a lobe.

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Sandwiches: rejected! #Monsterdon

That other scientists was Grandpa Fred in Sixteen Candles. #Monsterdon #TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld

Ducks be like "You can't tell us where to not swim"

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Where are the science pipes? What's going on here.. ??

Seeing all that slime makes me hungry!

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"You boys care for a sammich?"
Omg the mortician with food next to dead bodies gag is this old?
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BEACHES OPEN #monsterdon

@apLundell That's basically 50% of coroner exam
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By all means continue holding the vial that is clearly very radioactive. #monsterdon

okay, the prevalence of morgue jokes is surprising but welcome in these old movies.

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"Standing orders: If you see something terrifying, try to be brave enough not to develop neurological blood clots. At least until we get some anticoagulents issued."

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"Well, we can hand it over now if you don't mind it screwed up and useless."

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"Phone, doctor"

Now!? But I'm working on the new Ovaltine formula! #Monsterdon

Jaws: The Early Years

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This is to show how nonchalant he is about death. & organ meat. #Monsterdon

you can't close the beaches!!! #monsterdon

You know, the popularization of rock ballads and hair metal really benefited morticians as a field.

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"Read the riot act" is a britishism. This is an american movie set in california. #monsterdon

Ahhh yes, the eating-in-the-morgue trope, see also chemists-who-make-coffee-over-a-flame-in-the-lab

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hardy har har - morgue sandwiches

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Scared to death? Is this The Tingler again?

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plently of other things can cause a stroke that young #monsterdon

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so clearly Spielberg saw this and was inspired

That microscope isn’t magnifying so much. But coroner is serviceable in plot stuff and he knows what refrigeration is for. #monsterdon

"Stroke."
"Stroke?"
...you know, I'm not going to finish this joke. I'll leave Johnson and his friend with some dignity.

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Ham sandwiches being served in the morgue!

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Scared to death? well what is it? vampires or fear demons? pick a lane movie!

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In your experience, is it normal for the corner to hand out sandwiches in the morgue?

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@rdm Yeah maybe don't let the child play with the lab animals

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Good place to store your lunch.

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Quarantine? Did anyone have "sensible precautions" on their bingo card?
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mmmm morgue sandwiches
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Body in the lake, drained of water. Now that's a feat!

“It’s nice and cold.”

Okay that was funny.

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How did the bodies recovered from the sea have zero water in them? Is a sea made of something else here? #Monsterdon

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Are you boys here for a sandwich?

WUT?

"No human in it this time, promise!"

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The blood was drained from the body through a puncture wound.

And, "scared to death" is the cause of death for the second one.

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Does that corpse have a priapism?!?

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vampires #monsterdon

Research Blog No.4. #TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld #Monsterdon

She has a thing for Bob Dobbs there looks like

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The Coward of the County Morgue. #Monsterdon

@jivens 😂 among other things

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"Take a look at the microscope."

Yes, it's a lovely model. Now look INTO it. #Monsterdon

Ah yes, the 1950s. When we all drove down the road with five tons of car around us, and no power steering.

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So, if you can't afford to go to college for an MRS degree, get a job as a secretary at a navel laboratory?

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After returning from their relaxing boat trip, the lead army guy talks to a scientist, who explains that of course our atomic experiments had nothing to do with anything that happened in this movie.

Then another girl appears in this movie, bringing a little girl who talks about rabbits, becoming my favorite character so far. She offers the lead army guy a ladybug, which is a nice thing to offer people if you are the little girl.

#monsterdon

Can't believe I got distracted and missed the lab stuff to critique!

Though I did spot a lattice/monkey bar set-up, which is always neat!

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SEA VAMPIRE

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"Yeah, those guys say a lot of things"

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Gaslighting

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Ah a world where a woman can aspire to be a piece of furniture if she wants

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