Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert

Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by jonathanoliver on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:03AM (#25199612)

UHF! I caught that reference.

It took me years to understand that reference fully. When I saw UHF originally it bugged me that I knew it was a reference to something but I didn't know what. Finally, a decade later I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind and I finally put two and two together.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by vlunkr on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:16AM (#25199782)

I saw close encounters as a kid. I don't know how much I enjoyed it, but it at least gave me a deeper appreciation of UHF and the Simpsons.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by wyldfire on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:44AM (#25200122)

It was meant to be a direct reference.

I've only seen one part of UHF - Michael Richards' scene w/"The FIREHOSE!!"

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:25PM (#25200623)

You're missing out. UHF is packed with hilarity.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by TeMPOraL on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @03:57PM (#25202925)

For those of us who don't know: what does "UHF" stand for here?

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by coldpie on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @04:25PM (#25203169)

The Weird Al movie from the 80s.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f9/f7/bd/f9f7bd6cd80f1db36a07...

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by LgWoodenBadger on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @04:24PM (#25203153)

it's a comedy movie starring Weird Al Yankovic

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098546/

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by fred_is_fred on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:39AM (#25200054)

Due to my age when I watched UHF I had not seen many of the movies that it referenced: Conan the Barbarian, Rambo, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Close Encounters - only over time did I come to appreciate it.

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by gfodor on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:11AM (#25199715)

probably the weirdest comment on HN to which I've ever thought "me too!"

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