BBC NEWS: 2003/06/05
Promise of ultra-fast downloads
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/2965184.stmSoon you could be downloading an entire movie off the net far faster than you do now. US researchers are working on ways to improve the way that net protocols decide how quickly data travels around the net. Early tests of the new system show that it can triple data transmission speeds. By linking lots of the faster systems together the researchers have produced data transfer speeds many times higher than is possible today.
Speed demon
When data is sent across the net, it is first broken up into packets before being despatched to its destination. Before a new packet of data is sent, the sending computer waits to hear that the first one has arrived safely. If it has not, then the first packet is sent again, but at a lower speed. While this helps ensure that data arrives, it means that small problems en route can cause huge slowdowns in transfer rates.The Fast TCP system being developed by Steven Low and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology avoids these problems by constantly monitoring how long it takes data to travel across a particular link. This means that it always knows the fastest speed that a cable will tolerate and improves the rate at which data can be transmitted. Fast TCP was tested in November 2002 when data was swapped between locations in California and Cern near Geneva in Switzerland. Existing net protocols managed an average speed of 266 megabits per second over this 10,000 kilometre link. By contrast the Fast TCP system managed an average speed of 925 megabits per second over the same route.
The team told New Scientist magazine that by linking together 10 Fast TCP systems they have managed a data throughput rate of 8.6 gigabits per second, thousands of times faster than usual. The CalTech team say the Fast TCP technology can be bolted on to the existing net infrastructure, which might mean that it comes into use quickly.
Telemarketers are a major annoyance. Here are some proven ways to rid your life of these clowns for good...
How To Get Rid Of Telemarketers1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems. My arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died . . . "
3. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located, how long it has been in business, how many people work there, how they got into this line of work if they are married, how many kids they have etc. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
4. (This works great if you are male) Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with XYZ Company. " You: Wait for a second and with a real husky voice ask, "What are you wearing?"
5. Cry out in surprise, "Judy? Is that you? Oh my God! Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where she could know you.
6. Say "No" over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is most fun if you can do it until they hang up.
7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan reply, in as sinister a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends, would you be my friend?"
8. If the company cleans rugs, respond: "Can you get out blood? Can you get out goat blood? How about human blood?"
9. After the Telemarketer gives his or her spiel, ask him or her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you can't just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
10. If the Telemarketer is selling raffle tickets, tell him or her that you work for the same company, and that employees cannot participate.
11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a Telemarketer, set the receiver down, scream, "OH MY GOD!" and then hang up.
12. Tell the Telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask if he/she will give you their home phone number so you can call him/her back. When the Telemarketer explains that telemarketers cannot give out their home numbers say, "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?" The Telemarketer will agree and you say, "Me either!" and proceed to hang up.
13. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
14. Tell them it is dinnertime, but ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speakerphone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation. For added effect, clanging of cutlery and dishes is recommended.
15. Tell the Telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you some beer.
16. Ask them to fax the information to you, and make up a number.
17. Tell the Telemarketer, "Okay, I'll listen to you. But I should probably tell you, I'm not wearing any clothes."
18. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on, Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon how's your momma?"
19. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up... louder... louder!
20. Tell them to talk very slowly, because you want to write every word down.
Things To Try At Wal-Mart When You Are Bored!
1. Get boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they don't realize it.
2. Set all the alarm clocks to go off at ten minute intervals throughout the day.
3. Make a trail of orange juice on the floor, leading to the rest rooms.
4. Walk up to an employee and tell him in an official tone, "I think we've got a Code 3 in house wares," and see what happens.
5. Tune all the radios to a polka station; then turn them all off and turn the volumes to "10."
6. Challenge other customers to duels with tubes of gift wrap.
7. Put M&M's on layaway.
8. Move "Caution: Wet Floor" signs to carpeted areas.
9. Set up a tent in the camping department; tell others you'll only invite them in if they bring pillows from Bed and Bath.
10. When someone asks if you need help, begin to cry and ask, "Why won't you people just leave me alone?"
11. Look right into the security camera, and use it as a mirror while you pick your nose.
12. Take up an entire aisle in Toys by setting up a full scale battlefield with G.I. Joes vs. the X-Men.
13. Ask other customers if they have any Grey Poupon.
14. While handling guns in the hunting department, suddenly ask the clerk if he knows where the anti-depressants are.
15. Switch the men's and women's signs on the doors of the rest rooms.
16. Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from "Mission Impossible."
17. Set up a "Valet Parking" sign in front of the store.
18. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna" look with various funnels.
19. Hide in the clothing racks and when people browse through, say things like "pick me! pick me!!"
20. When an announcement comes over the loudspeaker, assume the fetal position and scream, "No, no! It's those voices again!"
21. If the store has a food court, buy a soft drink; explain that you don't get out much, and ask if they can put a little umbrella in it.And last, but not least... 22. Go into the dressing room and yell real loud..."Hey, we're out of toilet paper in here!"Thanks, AmarHow To Stay Young 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
By George Carlin
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. 1. Never take a beer to a job interview.
Martha Stewart Tips for Rednecks
GENERAL
2. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
3. It's considered tacky to take a cooler to church.
4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.
5. Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still rude to drive the U-Haul to the funeral home.1. When decanting wine from the box, make sure that you tilt the paper cup and pour slowly so as not to "bruise" the fruit of the vine. DINING OUT
2. If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your hands.1. A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist. ENTERTAINING IN YOUR HOME
2. Do not allow the dog to eat at the table, no matter how good his manners are.1. While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be done in private using one's OWN truck keys. PERSONAL HYGIENE
2. Even if you live alone, deodorant is not a waste of good money.
3. Use of proper toiletries can only delay bathing for a few days.
4. Dirt and grease under the fingernails is a social no-no, as they tend to detract from a woman's jewelry and alter the taste of finger foods.1. Always offer to bait your date's hook, especially on the first date. DATING (Outside the Family)
2. Be assertive. Let her know you're interested: "I've been wanting to go out with you since I read that stuff on the bathroom wall two years ago."
3. Establish with her parents what time she is expected back. Some will say 10:00 PM. Others might say "Monday," If the latter is the answer, it is the man's responsibility to get her to school on time.1. Crying babies should be taken to the lobby and picked up immediately after the movie has ended. THEATER ETIQUETTE
2. Refrain from talking to characters on the screen. Tests have proven they can't hear you.1. Livestock, usually, is a poor choice for a wedding gift. WEDDINGS
2. Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. For the groom, at least, rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cumberbund and a clean bowling shirt can create a tacky appearance.
4. Though uncomfortable, say "yes" to socks and shoes for this special occasion.1. Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is loaded and the deer is in sight. DRIVING ETIQUETTE
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires does not always have the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your wife down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer too.
5. Do not lay rubber while traveling in a funeral procession.
Human Resource Lingo
"COMPETITIVE SALARY"
We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors."JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY"
We have no time to train you."CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE"
We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up."MUST BE DEADLINE-ORIENTED"
You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day."SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED"
Some time each night and some time each weekend."DUTIES WILL VARY"
Anyone in the office can boss you around."MUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL"
We have no quality control."CAREER-MINDED"
Female Applicants must be childless (and remain that way)."APPLY IN PERSON"
If you're old, fat or ugly you'll be told the position has been filled."NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE"
We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality."SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE"
You'll need it to replace three people who just left."PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST"
You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos."REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS"
You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect."GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS"
Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.The Wisdom of Will Rogers
1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.
2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman ... neither works.
4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
5. Always drink upstream from the herd.
6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.
8. There are three kinds of men:
(a.) The ones that learn by reading.
(b.) The few who learn by observation.
(c.) The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence.
9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.
12. AND FINALLY ... After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him ...
The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
15 PIECES OF ADVICE TO BE PASSED ON TO YOUR DAUGHTERS, GRANDDAUGHTERS, FEMALE RELATIVES, FRIENDS, ETC.
1. Don't imagine you can change a man - unless he's in diapers.
2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.
3. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to put them all up there.
4. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.
5. Go for the younger man. You might as well - they never mature anyway.
6. Men are all the same - they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.
7. Definition of a bachelor: a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.
8. Women don't make fools of men - most of them are the do-it-yourself types.
9. Best way to get a man to do something is to suggest he is too old for it.
10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.
12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in Biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.
13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him checkbooks.
14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.
15. Sadly, all men are created equal.
Top 100 US Screen Romances
King Kong, starring Fay Wray made it to number 24.
The classic black-and-white love story Casablanca has topped a poll for the American Film Institute of the top 100 US screen romances.
Here is the list in full:Top 10
1. Casablanca, 1942
2. Gone With the Wind, 1939
3. West Side Story, 1961
4. Roman Holiday, 1953
5. An Affair to Remember, 1957
6. The Way We Were, 1973
7. Doctor Zhivago, 1965
8. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946
9. Love Story, 1970
10. City Lights, 1931Numbers 11 to 20
11. Annie Hall, 1977
12. My Fair Lady, 1964
13. Out of Africa, 1985
14. The African Queen, 1951
15. Wuthering Heights, 1939
16. Singin' in the Rain, 1952
17. Moonstruck, 1987
18. Vertigo, 1958
19. Ghost, 1990Numbers 21 to 30
20. From Here to Eternity, 1953
21. Pretty Woman, 1990
22. On Golden Pond, 1981
23. Now, Voyager, 1942
24. King Kong, 1933
25. When Harry Met Sally..., 1989
26. The Lady Eve, 1941
27. The Sound of Music, 1965
28. The Shop Around the Corner, 1940
29. An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982
30. Swing Time, 1936Numbers 31 to 40
31. The King and I, 1956
32. Dark Victory, 1939
33. Camille, 1937
34. Beauty and the Beast, 1991
35. Gigi, 1958
36. Random Harvest, 1942
37. Titanic, 1997
38. It Happened One Night, 1934
39. An American in Paris, 1951
40. Ninotchka, 1939Numbers 41 to 50
41. Funny Girl, 1968
42. Anna Karenina, 1935
43. A Star Is Born, 1954
44. The Philadelphia Story, 1940
45. Sleepless in Seattle, 1993
46. To Catch a Thief, 1955
47. Splendor in the Grass, 1961
48. Last Tango in Paris, 1972
49. The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946
50. Shakespeare in Love, 1998Numbers 51 to 60
51. Bringing Up Baby, 1938
52. The Graduate, 1967
53. A Place in the Sun, 1951
54. Sabrina, 1954
55. Reds, 1981
56. The English Patient, 1996
57. Two for the Road, 1967
58. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967
59. Picnic, 1955
60. To Have and Have Not, 1944Numbers 61 to 70
61. Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961
62. The Apartment, 1960
63. Sunrise, 1927
64. Marty, 1955
65. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967
66. Manhattan, 1979
67. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
68. What's Up, Doc?, 1972
69. Harold and Maude, 1971
70. Sense and Sensibility, 1995Numbers 71 to 80
71. Way Down East, 1920
72. Roxanne, 1987
73. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947
74. Woman of the Year, 1942
75. The American President, 1995
76. The Quiet Man, 1952
77. The Awful Truth, 1937
78. Coming Home, 1978
79. Jezebel, 1939
80. The Sheik, 1921Numbers 81 to 90
81. The Goodbye Girl, 1977
82. Witness, 1985
83. Morocco, 1930
84. Double Indemnity, 1944
85. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, 1955
86. Notorious, 1946
87. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988
88. The Princess Bride, 1987
89. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966
90. The Bridges of Madison County, 1995Numbers 91 to 100
91. Working Girl, 1988
92. Porgy and Bess, 1959
93. Dirty Dancing, 1987
94. Body Heat, 1981
95. Lady and the Tramp, 1955
96. Barefoot in the Park, 1967
97. Grease, 1978
98. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1939
99. Pillow Talk, 1959
100. Jerry Maguire, 1996
AFI LIST: The Top 100 Heroes & Villains
Heroes
1. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), To Kill a Mockingbird.
2. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3. James Bond (Sean Connery), Dr. No.
4. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Casablanca.
5. Will Kane (Gary Cooper), High Noon.
6. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), The Silence of the Lambs.
7. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), Rocky.
8. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Aliens.
9. George Bailey (James Stewart), ItUs a Wonderful Life.
10. T.E. Lawrence (Peter OUToole), Lawrence of Arabia.
11. Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
12. Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), The Grapes of Wrath.
13. Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), SchindlerUs List.
14. Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Star Wars.
15. Norma Rae Webster (Sally Field), Norma Rae.
16. Shane (Alan Ladd), Shane.
17. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), Dirty Harry.
18. Robin Hood (Errol Flynn), The Adventures of Robin Hood.
19. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), In the Heat of the Night.
20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, (Paul Newman and Robert Redford), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
21. Mahatma Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), Gandhi.
22. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), Spartacus.
23. Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), On the Waterfront.
24. Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon), Thelma and Louise.
25. Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper), The Pride of the Yankees.
26. Superman (Christopher Reeve), Superman.
27. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman), All the President's Men.
28. Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda), 12 Angry Men.
29. Gen. George Patton (George C. Scott), Patton.
30. Luke Jackson (Paul Newman), Cool Hand Luke.
31. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts), Erin Brockovich.
32. Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart), The Big Sleep.
33. Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand), Fargo.
34. Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Tarzan the Ape Man.
35. Alvin York (Gary Cooper), Sergeant York.
36. Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne), True Grit.
37. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Star Wars.
38. The Tramp (Charles Chaplin), City Lights.
39. Lassie (Pal the dog), Lassie Come Home.
40. Frank Serpico (Al Pacino), Serpico.
41. Arthur Chipping (Robert Donat), Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
42. Father Edward Flanagan (Spencer Tracy), Boys Town.
43. Moses (Charlton Heston), The Ten Commandments.
44. Jimmy Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman), The French Connection.
45. Zorro (Tyrone Power), The Mark of Zorro.
46. Batman (Michael Keaton), Batman.
47. Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), Silkwood.
48. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
49. Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), Philadelphia.
50. Maximus (Russell Crowe), Gladiator.
Villains
1. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), The Silence of the Lambs.
2. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), Psycho.
3. Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones), The Empire Strikes Back.
4. The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton), The Wizard of Oz.
5. Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
6. Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore), It's a Wonderful Life.
7. Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), Fatal Attraction.
8. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), Double Indemnity.
9. Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), The Exorcist.
10. The Queen (voiced by Lucille LaVerne), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
11. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), The Godfather Part II.
12. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell), A Clockwork Orange.
13. HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), 2001: A Space Odyssey.
14. The Alien (Bolaji Badejo), Alien. 15. Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes), Schindler's List.
16. Noah Cross (John Huston), Chinatown.
17. Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), Misery.
18. The Shark, Jaws.
19. Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton), Mutiny on the Bounty.
20. Man, Bambi.
21. Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury), The Manchurian Candidate.
22. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), The Terminator.
23. Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), All About Eve.
24. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), Wall Street.
25. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), The Shining.
26. Cody Jarrett (James Cagney), White Heat.
27. The Martians, War of the Worlds.
28. Max Cady (Robert Mitchum), Cape Fear.
29. Rev. Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), The Night of the Hunter.
30. Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), Taxi Driver.
31. Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson), Rebecca.
32. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway), Bonnie and Clyde.
33. Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), Dracula.
34. Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier), Marathon Man.
35. J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster), Sweet Smell of Success.
36. Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper), Blue Velvet.
37. Harry Lime (Orson Welles), The Third Man.
38. Rico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson), Little Caesar.
39. Cruella De Vil (voiced by Betty Lou Gerson), One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
40. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), A Nightmare on Elm Street.
41. Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), Mommie Dearest.
42. Tom Powers (James Cagney), The Public Enemy.
43. Regina Giddens (Bette Davis), The Little Foxes.
44. Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
45. The Joker (Jack Nicholson), Batman.
46. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), Die Hard.
47. Tony Camonte (Paul Muni), Scarface.
48. Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey), The Usual Suspects.
49. Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe), Goldfinger.
50. Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), Training Day.
Comedy's Top 100 Films
Some Like It Hot has again topped the AFI critics poll
The top 100 "funniest films ever made" - according to a survey of more than 1,500 film experts by the American Film Institute.1. Some Like It Hot, 1959
2. Tootsie, 1982
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb, 1964
4. Annie Hall, 1977
5. Duck Soup, 1933
6. Blazing Saddles, 1974
7. M*A*S*H, 1970
8. It Happened One Night, 1934
9. The Graduate, 1967
10. Airplane!, 1980
11. The Producers, 1968
12. A Night At The Opera, 1935
13. Young Frankenstein, 1974
14. Bringing Up Baby, 1938
15. The Philadelphia Story, 1940
16. Singin' In The Rain, 1952
17. The Odd Couple, 1968
18. The General, 1927
19. His Girl Friday, 1940
20. The Apartment, 1960
21. A Fish Called Wanda, 1988
22. Adam's Rib, 1949
23. When Harry Met Sally , 1989
24. Born Yesterday, 1950
25. The Gold Rush, 1925
26. Being There, 1979
27. There's Something About Mary, 1998
28. Ghostbusters, 1984
29. This Is Spinal Tap, 1984
30. Arsenic And Old Lace, 1944
31. Raising Arizona, 1987
32. The Thin Man, 1934
33. Modern Times, 1936
34. Groundhog Day, 1993
35. Harvey, 1950
36. National Lampoon's Animal House, 1978
37. The Great Dictator, 1940
38. City Lights, 1931
39. Sullivan's Travels, 1941
40. It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, 1963
41. Moonstruck, 1987
42. Big, 1988
43. American Graffiti, 1973
44. My Man Godfrey, 1936
45. Harold And Maude, 1972
46. Manhattan, 1979
47. Shampoo, 1975
48. A Shot In The Dark, 1964
49. To Be Or Not To Be, 1942
50. Cat Ballou, 1965
51. The Seven Year Itch, 1955
52. Ninotchka, 1939
53. Arthur, 1981
54. The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek, 1944
55. The Lady Eve, 1941
56. Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein, 1948
57. Diner, 1982
58. It's A Gift, 1934
59. A Day At The Races, 1937
60. Topper, 1937
61. What's Up, Doc?, 1972
62. Sherlock Jr, 1924
63. Beverly Hills Cop, 1984
64. Broadcast News, 1987
65. Horse Feathers, 1932
66. Take The Money And Run, 1969
67. Mrs Doubtfire, 1993
68. The Awful Truth, 1937
69. Bananas, 1971
70. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, 1936
71. Caddyshack, 1980
72. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, 1948
73. Monkey Business, 1931
74. 9 To 5, 1980
75. She Done Him Wrong, 1933
76. Victor/Victoria, 1982
77. The Palm Beach Story, 1942
78. Road To Morocco, 1942
79. The Freshman, 1925
80. Sleeper, 1973
81. The Navigator, 1924
82. Private Benjamin, 1980
83. Father Of The Bride, 1950
84. Lost In America, 1985
85. Dinner At Eight, 1933
86. City Slickers, 1991
87. Fast Times At Ridgemont High, 1982
88. Beetlejuice, 1988
89. The Jerk, 1979
90. Woman Of The Year, 1942
91. The Heartbreak Kid, 1972
92. Ball Of Fire, 1941
93. Fargo, 1996
94. Auntie Mame, 1958
95. Silver Streak, 1976
96. Sons Of The Desert, 1933
97. Bull Durham, 1988
98. The Court Jester, 1956
99. The Nutty Professor, 1963
100. Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987