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   derek from the internet to All   
   Re: Roxy the Movie - *twinkle*   
   18 Nov 15 12:39:34   
   
   From: milhousewpfr@gmail.communique   
      
   On 11/2/2015 8:27 PM, Frunobulax_also wrote:   
   > Hello there -   
   >   
   > So i'm watching my little Roxy dvd and there, at the beginning of   
   > "Cheepnis," while Frank's delivering the classic intro, the zoom in a   
   > bit on his profile as he lubricates the mic with his story and  -   
   > -snat! - there is an animated twinkle that "emanates" from the   
   > shadowed crevice of the microphone's black foam. (56:44 approx)   
      
   I'm glad other people noticed that! I saw it the first time I watched   
   the film and was just so delighted.   
      
   > So, just a twinkle, eh?   
   >   
   > Suuuuuure, buddy.   
      
   "Just a twinkle." A fake glint. Like you'd get off a hundred dollar   
   zircon ring. Or an encrusted set of tweezers. True Cheepnis. Whoever   
   made that tiny little CGI decision, whether for the sake of conceptual   
   continuity or not (YOU NEVER KNOW), bravo.   
      
   --derek.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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