βSo you can report the facts accurately to your newspapersβ Those were the days. #Monsterdon
No contact with northern units and you're just gonna shrug?
Seems like bad operations, sir.
bughunt!
#monsterdon
I love how the government is more responsive to the threat of giant ants than they are to some disease.
@steggy OK, you win tonight's #monsterdon .
#Monsterdon no one would believe thisβ¦βgive me a break, orson Welles, you already done tried this oneβ
also points for the "groups of people watching the broadcast then turning their heads to watch the cops" shots, those were kinda cool. #monsterdon
Oh, I get it, these are RED ants. Hence the military response
@Taweret They probably arrived while somebody was filming a movie about giant ants and just blended in
In the Southeast, we have water in our rivers.
Sometimes a whole lot.
Are these ants powerful enough to beat the Dodgers, though? #monsterdon
"The most serious crisis this city has ever faced!"
They're closing down Romanoff's! #Monsterdon
those elvis/skull head mics are dynamics; the pill-shaped mics are ribbons, I'm pretty sure, but I'm not identifying the specific models from memory
I kinda feel like if the giant ants have moved into Los Angeles, they really ought to be putting more resources into this problem.
@SarraceniaWilds absolutely boiled #monsterdon
you can't order me to keep my radio on
@TerryHancock Neither would oxygenation, their hemolymph system, etc. #monsterdon #them
Pathetic
#monsterdon
Do we actually need them to be introduced?
#Monsterdon
that room must be on fire. all those lights in there? those guys are gonna be puddles on the floor by the time this press conference is over. #monsterdon
It only the ants had gone to the NYC sewers, we could count on Q to take care of Them.
#Monsterdon #Them
you would think the ants would have a hard time going unnoticed in LA
"The most critical crisis LA has ever faced." We have ants. #Monsterdon #THEM
MP hats. More Moist People. #monsterdon
An invasion of Commie Ants! #monsterdon
@TerryHancock Yeah, I can't suspend my disbelief #monsterdon
mi'ta graham!
#Monsterdon its THEM alright π²
#Monsterdon π !π !π ! π₯ π±
Crying lady also gets a teensy cup of water for her grief
@Taweret I saw it and immediately had Guns N' Roses stuck in my head.
"It's them all right" That's the name of the show, etc. #Monsterdon
I feel like Greased Lightning should be making an appearance about now #Monsterdon
Now the end credit song of Buckaroo Banzai is in my head.
Happens whenever I see the LA river.
#Monsterdon (ah this makes me nostalgic for when i took the train up to uni, there's some portions where it parallels the river and you get a 'nice' view)
Isnβt Danny racing for pinks there later today? #Monsterdon
@Taweret and when i see it IRL it pulls me into a movie #monsterdon
@paco how can this be?!
#Monsterdon "Did you ever hear of a black market for sugar?" Point to the dock worker. π
missing #monsterdon because my parents called to chat but anyway mom says hi!
lol how many movies have been shot in this location
rip sixth street bridge
"...it's ant town, Jake"
LA River AND 6th street bridge. Movie royalty. #Monsterdon #THEM
That guy singing in the hospital bed was later, as another character, absorbed by The Blob.
I'm glad that guy's portion of the movie is over
Come with me if you want to live
"please, my nerves"
me.
#monsterdon
That's a lot of water in the Los Angeles river!
Agent Graham needs to learn how to tie a tie. #Monsterdon
"Big enough for who to get into?" "The ants." alkjdflkadjsf
yeah let's get away from this guy please
"The river! The river. I seen it once and it had water in it." Yep, that's a river alright. #monsterdon
"Make me a Sargent in charge of the booze!" Preach it brother. #Monsterdon #THEM
This is all what RFK Jr thinks the government is hiding.
I want to be that kind of a drunk when I get a little older. #Monsterdon
Oh great, y'got ants in the sewer. #Monsterdon
lol what the hell where are the ants #Monsterdon
is Jensen, Victor Borge?
@SnoopJ for real
ahh yes, the Los Angeles River.
another "i see them mostly at night" β
#monsterdon
Skittles and starburst too. the ants would swarming Waco irl
ah, the ol' Hauling Drunks Out To Question Them. good to know our cops are still cops. #monsterdon
la Karen was crying because her husband had a dirty obsession with a cholANT.
all am saying is that we are one Speedy GonzΓ‘lez appearance away from a cholofuturism movie.
I think everyone wants to be a sargeant in charge of the booze!
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The large sugar theft left a several-giant-ant-sized hole in the train car!
This movie tries to be Dragnet, but falls short
#monsterdon In this movie's universe every person is issued a silly accent upon birth, everyone gets one, everyone gets a different one.
The ants are coming for you, homewrecker! #monsterdon
oh, the usual - giant ants
Two more smart ppl who know better than to talk to the cops #monsterdon #them1954
This dialogue-heavy film is doing a number on my attention #monsterdon
A drunkard's walk through Los Angeles
#monsterdon
Mcarthur Park? Left a sugary cake out in the rain? #Monsterdon
Bring back short ties! #Monsterdon
"Show me on the map where the ants touched you" #monsterdon #them1954
3,000 tons of maple syrup? It has to be THEM!
@wohali I feel disappointed that there is a thing you don't know.
#monsterdon "Where's Macarthur Park? (I have this idea on how to trap the ants with a cake)"
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Dr. Medford, come quick! Watch this soldier type like the wind!
You've lost your husband and children to giant ants. Here. Have a shot of vodka. #monsterdon
Mostly at night I see βem. Mostly
Put the Oscar back in the box
#monsterdon
Kids? When did goats enter the storyline #monsterdon #them1954
#Monsterdon "and here's the joke -- his kids are missing" "that's not a good joke dude"
Oh ho, so the ants are kidnapping our larvae? #Monsterdon
look. las cholas needed the sugar for their churros. they're really good churros.
Oh c'mon, let us see the dead man!
#monsterdon
I couldn't tell if she was giggling or crying identifying the body. Maybe it was a bad marriage. We need a sequel on just her story.
Ants are apparently superb at smash and grab. #Monsterdon
A sugar theft! The great honey hunt! #Monsterdon
The widow's tale of work/life balance and giant ant tragedy is one we can all relate to.
"Did you ever hear of a fence for hot sugar!?"
You should see my peanut brittle recipe. #Monsterdon