http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/giro05/?id=giro050/FS022
I guess it was worth it as he did win the 1st stage.
I don’t know though…
Gort: Glatu Vrada Nikto…
Ok, I did a quick search and didn’t see any of those words listed with helmets.
I might buy one of those aero helmets. does anyone think it will save me 30 seconds on the IMoo course? especially since i’m feeling a bit sick this weekend and might skip the 2nd half of my 3 hour ride - i don’t want to loose too much fitness (and time) by taking a half day off…
You had to see the movie I guess:
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The story continues with Klaatu escaping from the hospital, hiding out in a boarding house, befriending a young boy, and contacting a scientist in the attempt to meet with the best scientific minds of Earth. Even they require prodding, so Klaatu arranges to shut down Earth’s power for half an hour (hence the title). He is hunted down by the military, is killed, brought back to life by Gort, and introduces the world to the phrase, “Gort, Klaatu barada nikto”.
is that a bed pan on his head?
“Klaatu verada nikto”
Were the words Ash was supposed to speak when removing the Necronomicon in Army of Darkness.
I never realized that it was a tribute…and thus a search on Wikipedia reveals:
* The words are seen in the 1982 film Tron, posted on a sign hanging in the hero's cubicle.
* In the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, three of Jabba the Hutt's skiff guards are named Klaatu, Barada, and Nikto.
* In an episode of the 1987–1996 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series, three aliens encountered by Donatello and Rocksteady are named Klaatu, Barada and Nikto.
* In the 1992 film Toys, the character Leland Zevo speaks the phrase to stop a rampaging sea creature.
* In the 1993 film Army of Darkness, the third installment of the Evil Dead trilogy, Ash has to speak similar words in order to retrieve the Necronomicon. He fails to remember it properly ("Klaatu... verada... necktie?") and thus awakens a horde of malicious Deadites.
* In the SNES video game Lost Vikings 2, variants of the phrase were used (such as "Klatu, Veratu... Howriyucan!") as teleport spells at the end of a series of levels; like the misspoken version in Army of Darkness, they do not work quite as desired, though the correct version is eventually remembered.
You just made my day. Which also means I probably need to get out more.
Dave