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The TV Whore Discusses the Worst Blockbusters of All Time

Miscellaneous | May 25, 2006 | Comments (23)

For those of you who read our 10 Worst Blockbusters of All Time and still have unanswered questions about the The Clooney Nipplegate Scandal of 1997, the double-headed Gila monster that is Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, or the reasoning behind putting the Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll into one movie, our very own Seth Freilich touches upon those issues and more in a radio interview he did this week for The Daedalus Howell Show. If you are so inclined while you are waiting for Jeremy to post his review of X-Men: The Last Stand, or if you’re just bored and want to hear what a real-life TV Whore sounds like, take a few minutes out of your Memorial Day weekend to listen to Seth’s segment. After all, it’s not every day that you get to hear a Pajiba staff member spar with the director of What to Do with Your Dead Hooker and Hold Me with Your Robot Hand. If nothing else, you can hear someone actually pronounce the name of the site correctly.

To listen to the mp3, click here.


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Comments

-- Wait?.. Memorial Day?? Oh, crap.. The irony is the word is based off of "memory"... Why does no one ever tell me this shit?

Thanks, though, I'm listening to the mp3 right now. You guys rock my world. I can now die happy whilst listening to the sexy voice coming out of my barely audible speakers.. Note to self, common sense says don't listen to Pajiba being mentioned while mother is in the other room. Dang.

Posted by: Gina at May 25, 2006 10:11 PM

That was very enjoyable. It's nice to know I wasn't the only one who had to sit through Big Mamma's (..Momma's? Yeah. Momma's.) House in the theatre. Stupid babysitting gig.

And thanks to Pajiba, I have a reason to say "Rhymes with 'vagina'.".

Posted by: Mara at May 26, 2006 5:22 AM

As in: "Please add 'Pajiba' to the list of words that don't rhyme with 'vagina'"?

Posted by: sansho1 at May 26, 2006 7:19 AM

I always thought it was pronounced "pah-hee-bah". According to this it's "pah-jibe-ah". Uh.....

Posted by: Sharla at May 26, 2006 10:21 AM

I am shocked - I thought it was pronounced "Pa-jee-ba." You learn something new every day!

Posted by: Samantha T at May 26, 2006 11:35 AM

what does Pajiba mean, anyway? Nonsense word or clever reference to something? Do tell.

Publisher's Note: Other than the fact that the word "Pajiba" shares a similar etymology with the word "Jalabada," I'm afraid we can't really divulge any further information without suffering the same fate as characters in Koji Suzuki novels. We appreciate your understanding.

Posted by: aratweth at May 26, 2006 12:28 PM

I have yet to listen to the broadcast (WORK!! *pumps fist skyward*) but I am shocked to learn it isn't "Pah-JEE-bah."

Posted by: TheIdleReceptionist at May 26, 2006 12:42 PM

Check out the top left corner of the homepage.
It tells you how to pronounce it properly.

Posted by: rafael at May 26, 2006 1:08 PM

I too thought it was Pa-Gee-Ba and since I'm stubborn, I'll continue to pronounce it that way; in my head.

Posted by: Candy at May 26, 2006 3:53 PM

"pah-jibe-ah" does rhyme with "vah-jine-ah,"even without a sinus infection. I hope this clears up any confusion and that your future endeavors in poetry will benefit from this understanding.

Respectfully, I beg to differ:

Rhyme n. -- Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse.

The terminal sound of "vagina" is not "ah", but "nah" -- it's very difficult to say "va-jine-ah" without it sounding like a two-word phrase. I would submit that it's similarly awkward to attempt "pa-jibe-ah", when "pa-ji-bah" would conform more closely to our linguistic traditions. Since "nah" and "bah" are differing terminal sounds, the words don't rhyme. Not to say they can't be used in the same verse -- in fact, I would welcome such a poem!

Posted by: sansho1 at May 26, 2006 4:10 PM

I agree--"sounds similar to" but definitely does not "rhyme." And to add to sansho1's comment, a rhyme for "pajiba" would have to end with "ibe-ah," not just "bah."

Posted by: Ann at May 26, 2006 5:31 PM

How about we all just agree that it's a slant rhyme, stop being pedantic, and practice saying it "out loud, in our cubicles." That oughtta speed up the workday.

Posted by: Tim at May 26, 2006 9:09 PM

A rhyming schism. Crap.

Posted by: frederik bronski at May 26, 2006 10:01 PM

Oh, come on. Now we're just gibbering about semantics.

Whatever happened to poetic licence?

(Saying "pajiba" out loud is decidedly less fun when you work in a sex store. I wish I had a cubicle.)

Posted by: Mara at May 26, 2006 10:15 PM

Behold...

There once was a site named Pajiba,
Whose fans stretched from 'Frisco to China
The comments prepared
were film critiques shared
on the lyrical use of "vagina"

See. It can be done. Just not very well.

Posted by: aratweth at May 26, 2006 10:59 PM

Well my friends and I always pronounced it "pah-jibe-ah". Makes more sense to Australians, I guess.

Posted by: Tina at May 26, 2006 11:48 PM

Uhhh, Tina I always thought it was Spanish and called it paheeba and sometimes alternated with pah-jibe-ah. I'm just glad that one of life's little mysteries is now solved.

Posted by: Miss H at May 28, 2006 6:14 AM

Um, it sort of disturbs me that you guys are picking apart the word "vagina". I've never seen it mentioned so many times since watching Sue Johanson's sex talk show on Oxygen.

No offense though, but wasn't there another point to this post? Hahaha. I feel bad for the poor guys in Pajiba now, what with all this hectic vagina talk. I mean, it's a vagina. Woohoo. Sort of rhymes if you say it really fast..

Aratweth, I love the poem. Truly, you rival Shakespeare with your eloquence.

Damn skippy, I love this site so much. You guys just made my afternoon that much better. I'm still grinning. Not that that's weird, or anything...

Posted by: Gina at May 28, 2006 7:11 PM

Gina:

Thank you, I certainly think so. I keep sending these poetic gems to Shel Silverstein, and he never seems to return my calls.....

Publisher's Note: After careful study and consideration, and upon clear semantic evidence provided by sansho1 and the inspirational poem penned by Aratweth, I am convinced. Pajiba's relationship with a vagina will be heretofore downgraded to "sounds like" status, a change that will be reflected on our About Pajiba page. I apologize for the confusion that has engulfed our beloved readers for the last two years.

Posted by: aratweth at May 29, 2006 2:32 AM

I still can't believe the mysterious, enlightening "Publisher" (Mind if I call you Pub?) debated with everyone about this. It doesn't matter, anyway. In my heart, Pub, I'll always think of vagina when I hear Pajiba. ;) Sweet, sweet vagina.. -- er, I mean, Pajiba. This can get awkward, you know...

Er, anyway, yeah, about the post again. (Right?) It's still sexy, so you know. So listen to it, guys. Really. Enough of this madness!

Posted by: Gina at June 1, 2006 2:54 AM

Umm, I thought Shel Silverstein was dead...

Posted by: laura at June 2, 2006 12:24 AM

Acutually, Shel unfornutately is dead ( I just looked it up) he passed away in 1999, so that really could be why he isn't answering...(sorry for that...)

Posted by: laura at June 2, 2006 12:32 AM

This explains sooo much. Damnit. Between Shel and Dr. Seuss, all my good pontential mentors are dead. Well, that's ok. A verse of such obvious craftsmanship and utter brilliance should do well anywhere. I'll just have Madonna include it on her next kids book. I'm sure it'll fit in perfectly.

Posted by: aratweth at June 2, 2006 10:54 AM





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