A women’s lib speaker was addressing a large group and said, “Where would man be today if it were not for woman?”
She paused a moment and looked around the room. “I repeat, where would man be today if it were not for woman?”
From the back of the room came a voice, “He’d be in the Garden of Eden eating strawberries.”
Paperman, an Oscar-nominated film in the Best Animated Short category, merges Computer Graphics and hand-drawn animation in telling the story of lonely man in New York City who meets a beautiful woman on his way to work.
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Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with the Oscar®-nominated short, “Paperman.” Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him. Created by a small, innovative team working at Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Paperman” pushes the animation medium in an exciting new direction.
A Russian, an Italian and an Irishman got out of work and were deciding where to go for a drink.
The Irishman said “Let’s all go to O’Learys. With every third round, the bartender will give each of us a free Guinness.”
The Italian said “That sounds good, but if we go to Baldini’s with every third round they bring a free bottle of wine to the table.”
The Russian said “That sounds fine but if we go to Gouvstof’s we drink for free all night and then go out into the parking lot and get laid.”
“That sounds to good to be true!” the Irishman exclaimed. “Have you actually been there?”
“No,” the Russian replied, “but my wife goes there all the time.”