Dan Aykroyd and the Crystal Skull

[Mr. Scott]

I looked for evidence this had been discussed here before and didn't find any, so here goes.



I had a friend who'd heard and may have believed that if you built a skull of crystal, duplicating every detail of human anatomy, it would come to life.

Good debunking of the Crystal Skull^WP legend at Bad Archaeology here. Apparently, most of them are modern forgeries.

 

[NewtonTrino]

What do you mean debunk? This is totally true, I saw it on the history channel.

 

[JohnG]

From what I hear, drinking Crystal Skull vodka melts your face, so the last Indiana Jones movie wasn't totally implausible.

 

[mikeyx]

From what I hear, drinking Crystal Skull vodka melts your face, so the last Indiana Jones movie wasn't totally implausible.

the bottles still look cool around halloween though.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

I looked for evidence this had been discussed here before and didn't find any, so here goes.



I had a friend who'd heard and may have believed that if you built a skull of crystal, duplicating every detail of human anatomy, it would come to life.

Good debunking of the Crystal Skull^WP legend at Bad Archaeology here. Apparently, most of them are modern forgeries.

Any chance of a summary? Youtube videos make it hard to pretend I'm working

 

[Horatius]

the bottles still look cool around halloween though.

And once you're done with the vodka, it'll make a kick-ass candle holder!

 

[marplots]

Cheap at $90 a bottle.

Wait, what? Stolichnaya Gold is only $32.

 

[Psiload]

10 bucks worth of vodka in an $80 bottle.

 

[alfaniner]

But it's filtered through diamonds!!!

 

[P.J. Denyer]

I like Dan Aykroyd's work, but is is a shame he thought Ghostbusters was a documentary.

 

[Moon-Spinner]

10 bucks worth of vodka in an $80 bottle.

But... but... but... It's been TRIPLE filtered! This must count for something, right??

 

[Steve]

But... but... but... It's been TRIPLE filtered! This must count for something, right??

More alcohol removed in the filtering process???

 

[ravdin]

Dan Aykroyd has done some fine work in his day, but unfortunately he's a walking PSA for why drugs are bad for you.

 

[franklinveaux]

I had a friend who'd heard and may have believed that if you built a skull of crystal, duplicating every detail of human anatomy, it would come to life.

Wait, what? People believe that?

 

[Dick Karp]

Dan Aykroyd has done some fine work in his day, but unfortunately he's a walking PSA for why drugs are bad for you.

I dunno about that, he's motivating me to consider one of those new diet drugs!

Actually I think he struck just the right tone, I kept waiting for it to get funny. Result: it successfully suckered me into watching an entire 8 minute infomercial.

 

[LibraryLady]

If you can catch the Smithsonian Channel's The Real Story: Legend of the Crystal Skull, it is definitely worth watching. They come to the conclusion that, gasp, Anna Mitchell-Hedges lied.

 

[dudalb]

I guess Dan is REALLY desperate since Ghostbuster 3 fell through because of Bill Murray's lack of interest.
Sad to see Elwood Blues have to stoop to this, though....

 

[Vortigern99]

I guess Dan is REALLY desperate since Ghostbuster 3 fell through because of Bill Murray's lack of interest.
Sad to see Elwood Blues have to stoop to this, though....

Dan has believed in paranormal phenomena for decades. It's part of who he is and what inspired the Ghostbusters films in the first place. He's not "stooping" to anything that he didn't "stoop" to in the 1970s. Also, he started making/backing this vodka years ago, before GB3 fell through, so it certainly isn't out of "desperation" related to that failed project.

 

[MattusMaximus]

Dan Aykroyd has done some fine work in his day, but unfortunately he's a walking PSA for why drugs are bad for you.

 

[Polaris]

Wait, what? People believe that?

People believe that reptiles from outer space were behind 9/11 and that walking around with a frikkin' stick(!) can lead you to gold.

If you can come up with it, someone somewhere will believe it.