The baxter: Defined


Okay, does anyone else find it presumptuous that this Michael Showboat guy is just trying to add a new word to the English language? If you look up the word "Baxter" in the merriam webster dictionary, there's no entry! And there's never going to be, because- unless this movie turns out to be some mamoth cultural event- the dudes at m-w.com aren't going to take notice of this new and interesting "word".

Hey Michael Showboat, I have some advice for you: Normally, if you want to add a new word or catchphrase to the english language, you take a character who is obviously cool- someone with sixpack abs, drinks beer, hard liquor, and wears sunglasses everywhere and anywhere - and then you make him say words that don't make sense, like "Hippobumpkin" or "tumtumtickyboo" and then the words will catch on because the guy who says them knows a thing or two about being cool.

But now, this is a movie about losers, who use buzzwords that cool people like myself have no interest in using. Since cool people like myself won't be using this word, it will never catch on, and michael showboat is going to look silly because - not only did his movie not get great reviews - but the word he created failed to catch on.

Hey Showboat: Stop showboating for the crowd. Stop trying to impress us with your non-existent linguistic skills. You want us to use this word? I don't think so. I don't even call this movie by it's name, I just call it: "showboat sh**" I think that has a much better ring to it.

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This is a joke, right?

I can barely keep my pee hole open-Michael Showalter

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So does this mean I have to stop using "baxter" now?

And do showboats really sh*t?

"It's funny watching you talk from this angle, Michael, because your chin looks like a nose."

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Haha.. this thread is so funny. I swear you really do need an idiot in any given forum. I think the original poster is a bit of a "baxter" in denial.

On another note. I really liked this movie. It's not perfected, but pushed more of my buttons that i expected. oh.. and Michelle is so hot! I wish there were baxters like her everywhere :)

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Well tumtumtickyboo! There's no point in getting all hippobumpkined here.

"When we felt the heat, couldn't turn it into fire"

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That's one of the funniest replies I've ever read on IMDB.
You're hilarious!!!!!!!

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I concur.

"Rory, you're special."
"Like 'stop eating the paste' special?"

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That reply reminds me of the Progressive Commercial with Flo and the old guy, who in his dialogue uses the phrase "mumbo jumbo".

Stop stealing! The government hates competition!

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The thing that confuses me about the original post is that the person knows how to use spelling and grammar, yet is apparently THAT dumb... It must be a joke.

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And here I just thought it was a reference to CC Baxter of The Apartment. The nice genuine guy who isn't enough of a slickster to get the girl. But what do I know?

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gasoline70 wrote:

And here I just thought it was a reference to CC Baxter of The Apartment. The nice genuine guy who isn't enough of a slickster to get the girl. But what do I know?

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You know everything. Ashamed I didn't notice that "steal" myself. Well, if you're going to steal, Billy Wilder is not a bad choice. Too bad we couldn't have Jack Lemmon as the lead in this movie.

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