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Mr. Beaks Interviews THE EXPLODING GIRL's Zoe Kazan!
Let's get this straight: the title of Bradley Rust Gray's THE EXPLODING GIRL is purely metaphorical; there are no full-scale detonations of actual people in this movie. If that's what you seek, there's always John Cassavetes - from ten different angles - in THE FURY.
No, Gray's film is something else entirely. It's an intimate character study starring Zoe Kazan as Ivy, a young woman who's returned home to New York City after finishing her freshman year at college. Though Ivy seems happy enough at the beginning (she pals around with her best friend from childhood, and talks on the phone with her boyfriend from school), there's a tentativeness to her that's rare for a girl her age; she's not at all comfortable in her own skin. Turns out Ivy has a right not to trust her body: she's epileptic. And while she's on medication that's supposed to least control the frequency and severity of her seizures, she's still limited by her affliction.
Though quick to note that she is quite different from her character, Kazan was determined to depict with complete verisimilitude the life of an epileptic girl - and this respectful commitment has yielded a performance that is revelatory for what it doesn't show. She communicates Ivy's inner turmoil by refusing to register any kind of emotional response to the frustrations (both great and small) that plague her every day. It's an extreme reaction to the fact that, at any given moment, her body could betray her weaknesses without her permission. In other words, Ivy cherishes control.
It's difficult to play a character who holds back so much, but Kazan pulls it off beautifully. After impressing over the last couple of years with supporting turns in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, ME AND ORSON WELLES and THE ADVENTURES OF PIPPA LEE, Kazan has proven that she can carry a film just by being - something very few actors can do. And while she may come by some of her talent genetically (her parents are screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, her grandfather Elia), the kind of skill she evinces in THE EXPLODING GIRL requires dedication. Kazan is in this because she loves the craft, not because it's expected of her.
Aside from THE EXPLODING GIRL, you can also catch Ms. Kazan on Broadway in Martin McDonagh's new play, A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE (currently set to run until June 6th). Both are discussed in the below interview, which took place early Monday morning (Pacific time) following the Oscars. I note this because I can't believe I was conscious (though that didn't stop me from bungling the title of McDonagh's play). Fortunately, Kazan was wide awake in New York City and heroically eloquent.
Mr. Beaks: You had a hand in developing this character. How involved were you in the writing of the script?
Zoe Kazan: Oh, not at all. Brad is a complete control freak. (Laughs) I don't mean it in a bad way. He's just passionate, and his movies are his movies: he's the writer, I'm not. So I wouldn't say I had input into the writing of character as much as I had influence. Basically, Brad decided he wanted to write a movie for me before he really knew me, and we spent a lot of time taking these massive, epic walks through the cold in New York in January - and I got really sick, and it was all his fault. I went away to London to shoot ME AND ORSON WELLES, and when I came back, he had written the script. I read it, and it was so different from what I thought. I assumed because he was writing something for me that it would be based on me, but Ivy and her story have very little in common with who I am or what I've been through. I was really excited about that, actually. Brad had mostly worked with non-actors before me, so I was excited to see him take a leap of faith with something more fictional. It was really fun to see what he came up with. Then he and I worked together on figuring out who [Ivy] was, and how she talks, and the way she walks. A lot of that stuff is pretty unconscious; Brad left a lot of that up to me. So it was definitely a collaboration.
Beaks: Where did the idea of making Ivy an epileptic come from?
Kazan: That was Brad. He'll probably correct me at some point when he reads this, but I'm pretty sure that's the first idea that he had. He didn't tell me about it for a long time, and then he said, "You might want to start reading about epilepsy." (Laughs) So I did.
I think in some ways it's a nice metaphor for how Ivy is careful with herself. Epileptics, like diabetics, have to be very careful with what they eat and what they drink and how much sleep they get and how much stress they're under. I think because of that, Ivy is a lot more mature than other people her age have to be - and I think there are other ways in which she's careful with herself or on guard. So it's a good way of expressing her character.
Beaks: It's a perpetual disadvantage for her. She's constantly aware of her limitations. How much research did you do into the way people live with epilepsy?
Kazan: Look, I don't have a chronic illness, but I have friends who do. In particular, I have a friend who has Lupus, and I thought about her a lot. If anyone ever made a film about someone who has lupus, and she felt it was inaccurate or exploitative, I would hate that person. So I wanted to be very careful that we weren't committing a similar crime on this, that someone who has epilepsy wouldn't look at it and felt it was [inaccurate].
I also enjoy doing research, and I tried to do a lot of it for this. The thing that was most useful to me was reading books for parents who have children with epilepsy; that helped me understand how my mom would've raised me, and the kinds of things she would've said to me. I also read a bunch of first-hand accounts, and looked at videos of people having seizures. That was one thing I was very concerned about, was the seizure itself. I think a lot of movie seizures look really fake; if you watch a person actually having a seizure, you realize how fake they often look in movies. We did a bunch of research, and I was really nervous about it, but I finally took the plunge and did the seizure. I rehearsed it once in bed - my poor boyfriend had to watch and make sure it looked right. When we finally did it... you only get a smash of it in the movie, but we did two takes of the seizure, and each take was, like, twenty minutes long. That was really physically exhausting. I was glad to finish that day.
Beaks: It's interesting that he films it not only from a distance, but from around a corner. It's such an intimate moment, it's as if the camera is afraid to capture it.
Kazan: Exactly. One thing that Brad talked about with that scene - and another scene where she cries - was the idea of giving the character her privacy. That seemed really important to him. I think Brad, as a person, has a real sense of decorum, and I think you can see that in the movie; he treats the characters with respect. I think he was also, like me, concerned that it didn't seem manipulative or exploitative; he didn't want to use the seizure as a way to gain sympathy for Ivy, or force it in your face as an audience member.
Beaks: How was it to do those street scenes Brad shot with a 300mm lens? He really gave you distance to encounter the world and not have a camera right on you.
Kazan: I loved that! Anything that helps you make believe is a good thing. And it really does help you make believe when you're not aware of walking towards or away from the camera, but when you know it's somewhere... over there, and you're just not going to worry about it. It's also really helpful to have people all around you who don't know they're in a movie; if no one around me knows I'm acting... that's the level of reality you need to have when you're trying to blend into a crowd.
Beaks: And you're not thinking about having to hit your mark or something.
Kazan: Exactly.
Beaks: Do you find that a preferable way of working?
Kazan: I don't want to say "preferable". It's an extraordinary way of working, and I feel very lucky to have been able to work in that way. It allows you to go very deep. You couldn't do that on a big budget movie; there are thousands of extras, and it's just not the same. I don't want to put down that bigger-budget way of working because there are lots of stories you can only tell in a big-budget way, but as an actor I think the ability to go that deep... of course, every actor wants to do that.
Beaks: As your career is progressing - and I hate to say things like this, but there seems to be a real "buzz" out there about where your career is headed. If it all takes off for you, are you worried that you might not be able to make as many "small" movies as you'd like?
Kazan: Well, I don't think it's a matter of quantity as much as it's quality. Yes, I think it might be hard to do as many independent films, but maybe I'd be able to get some financed. That would be a great thing, and that's kind of the goal. I'm always going to want to tell intimate stories; that's what drew me to acting in the first place. And I think the best way to tell intimate stories is on an intimate budget and an intimate scale. So I'm not worried that I'll be taken away from this world.
Beaks: Given your family history, do you have any inclination to write and direct?
Kazan: I do write. I wrote a play that was produced at the Humana Festival down in Louisville, Kentucky. I've written a couple of screenplays that I'm starting to work with producers on and get made. I'm not so ambitious about my writing as I am my acting. I don't have any desire to conquer that side of the camera. (Laughs) But I've loved movies my whole life; I guess I look at myself as a cinephile in a lot of ways. I would love to be able to be involved with filmmaking in other capacities.
Beaks: Have you ever thought about what kind of aesthetic you'd employ as a director, or which directors might influence that style?
Kazan: I think when you really love movies it's hard not to think about that kind of thing - especially when I'm writing my own screenplays. You think in images when you're writing for film, and it's hard to imagine myself turning my scripts over to someone else to direct. That said, directing is such a massive job, and I have such unbelievable respect for people who do it that I wouldn't really want to do it unless I felt I could do a great job, and I don't feel like that yet.
Beaks: Do you feel like you need to gain more life experiences?
Kazan: I think I would want to make a short film before I made a feature. If I was really going to direct, I would want to shadow someone for a while just to see how they work. I don't know enough about how the camera works. If I were to do something like that, I wouldn't want to do it in a half-assed way.
Beaks: So A BEHEADING IN SPOKANE...
Kazan: BEHANDING.
Beaks: Ugh. I'm know. It's early.
Kazan: Don't worry. Let's just be specific. It's a hand.
Beaks: He's searching for his hand, I know. The whole concept of the play strikes me as sort of Sam Shepard-esque. Do you think Martin's writing has changed, or is this quintessential Martin McDonagh?
Kazan: It's hard to say "quintessential". Looking at THE PILLOWMAN and then CRIPPLE OF INISHMAN, I don't know if you'd think those were from the same writer. He's definitely got a wide range of styles in him, and this is another one. This is much more farcical than THE PILLOWMAN or THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE. But most of his plays are wildly funny, and this one is no exception. It's also very dark. There are parts of it that are terrifying. But there's something childlike and young in Martin; his imagination is very open in the way that a child's is. I think you see that more clearly in this play than in the others.
THE EXPLODING GIRL opens in limited release Friday, March 12th.
Faithfully submitted,
Mr. Beaks
Faithfully submitted,
Mr. Beaks
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...sit on the edges of rooftops(first picture). I know it might help in your soul searching what with the sun setting and a flock of birds flying overhead to inspire you but seriously...you could have a seizure and fall off.
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I'd touch her...
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that came up with this one?
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it appears to be a movie review site created by a mentally retarded Russian guy with minimal English, and a love for horrible wallpaper backgrounds.
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"I like the red room"
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It would be a blast if the site you're suggesting people to look at actually had something funny, offensive, thought provoking or just bottom line made some DAMN since on it.
You're providing a link to a site that has Bullock dangling a Black-man from wires, recreating the poster art for a really bad Richard Pryor movie called The Toy which for the life of me I cant understand why the hell I saw at the theater...twice? WTF? I think it was because of Jackie Gleason.
Are you or whoever made that page insinuating she's pulling the black-man's strings? Really?
You do realize The Blind Side was based on a true story right? The story of Michael Oher, a homeless black -man who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. When have anyone you known done that one for a black or white man?
You are aware of the countless lynchings of black-men during the early 1900's up to current times? Or do you get a kick out of stupid shit you see online. I'm not calling you racist cause if you were It probably would've been funny as hell, I would've gave you props but instead you come off like a straight idiot.
Here I'll give you a REAL joke....
Dick Gregory walks into a diner in rural Mississippi back in 1965.
The room was filled with white patrons.
When they get a look at him everyone froze, I mean people dropped plates, a couple of Oh my God's could be heard from the crowd and a fat chick passed out.
So Dick grabbed a chair and casually waited to be served. A waitress then walks up to him and says with a huge country ass accent...
"EXXXCUSE ME BUT WE DONT SERVE NIGGAS IN THIS FACILITY!
At this point Dick politely places the menu down on the table and politely response back to the waitress.
"That's fine Ma'm ,..cause I don't eat em!
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I wonder if anybody else is ever going to get out of bed this morning?Speaking of, have you even BEEN to bed?
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haven't eaten in a while either...I also wondered where everybody was this morning...Figured Flick at least would have gotten up with toddlerpoo...
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HHHHAAAA!!!!
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maybe I opened up a time paradox, and you and I are alone in an alternate universe.Let's start re-designing it to our liking. You go first, or you want me to?
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you're gonna end up in a Cameron 3D-less universe. You think you can handle that?
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and have cold beer pour on demand from every faucet on Earth...I'd be happy with that...
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Is it OK if I get rid of Republicans? I'll let you keep Cameron, if I can get rid of Republicans.
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and even if you erased Cameron from the timeline, you know he'd just find a way around it and recreate himself...
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From now on, there are only Pre-Tuesdays and Post-Sundays...
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Let's put this sucker on a loop. From now on, it's 7:00 P.M. Friday, 24/7. Except for those people who have to work at 7:00 P.M. on Fridays. For those people it's 11 A.M. Sunday morning.People who work at 11 A.M. on Sunday morning can find their own alternative universe.
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"Hey, buddy. You know the date and time?" "Same as it ever was, dude...Same as it ever was..."
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An alternative universe full of David Bryne's.
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No thanks. If we could make it 4pm on a Saturday, 24/7, that would be great. Preferrably in mid-June, and the temperature should be about 82º.
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Good night, sweet prince...
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fresh coffee... a happy 2.5yo in front of Ratatouille (for the 100th time) and MORE CRAPPY RAINING THUNDERSTORMY WEATHER outside. The good thing about that, however, is that today I don't need to go anywhere.
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Saturday afternoon at 4, 24/7. Except I'm going for a sunshiny May day because 82º is about 7º too degree-y for me.
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...my mood a little though...
"...you must like the Beatles then!" HA!...hugs and I love yous from Cobra...Subs and Cheeses remaking the universe in their own image...it's been a good day already. -
...by some outside event, but now I realize it just creeps up like the common cold...you can see it in my posts from the day before...they progressively get less and less funny...I'm going to have to start keeping track, if this is happening on a 28 day cycle I'm in bad fucking trouble.
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...that'll make us both happy.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 ...It's not a comic book conversation until somebody takes a swipe at Rob Liefeld. ...Cheeses is glad to have some company on the night shift. ...James Brown's illegitimate (I hate that term!) children can't agree where they left his body. ...James Cameron thinks there's 100 million more bucks or so to squeeze from the giant lemon, so he's gonna try and reserve all the IMAX theaters for a Fall re-release. He's even going to insert a walking Jabba, or something. ...Dick Cheney's Spawn is compared to Sen. Joseph McCarthy. ...Jaka is another Peeber convert to cable TV's SPARTACUS. ...EssDub confirms whole, fresh cucumbers as a cure for hang-over. ...Cobra wonders what was so kingdomly about The Crystal Skull's neighborhood. ...Yackbacker oozes Subbaryworthiness™. ...SXSW Musicfest Guide and Anti-Guide (http://tinyurl.com/yhfu389) ...Rather than list all the things James Cameron invented, improved
or is otherwise responsible for, it'd be easier to list the two things he has nothing to do with: Puppies and Oprah. ...Why Your Loved Ones Hate Video Games (http://tinyurl.com/yjkgsal) ...To properly post a Tinyurl, you must use your s and "Q"s. ...How do they come up with those flavors for Harry Potter®-based Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Jelly Beans™ ? ...Col. and the future Mrs.Col. register for some cookware and are advised not to compromise. ...Coffee made from Indonesian animal crap (http://tinyurl.com/8l875) ...Cooking, kids, the weird diets of weight-lifters, and Cobra's lactation fetish ...Texas wants to remove some Thomas Jefferson from their student's textbooks. (http://tinyurl.com/ygscw9h) ...A few stories about toddler head-bangers ...RAWK ON! Metal, pretentious and less-so, Industrial, mosh-pit douches and uncontrolled violence, Megadeth, Maiden, Ministry, Marilyn Manson, surviving the stampede, the gypsy-punk of Gogol Bordello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYg4o3hZ4-I), NIN's high-def concert film (http://tinyurl.com/yfqxjxt) and the video for "Wish" (http://tinyurl.com/ykj46yw), live Ween (http://tinyurl.com/ykw46d7), our favorite concerts, Martin Sexton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RFWBBMQPsY), Roger Waters vs. False Floyd, LSD at a Stones stadium show in Dallas, and Crowded House in Australia ..."Episode IV, Pennsylvania," or, A Town Called New Hope ...Sixies flexxes his snake-killing muscles to save home and hearth. ...Cobra loved MOON, too - ★★★★☆ ½. ...WTF? The Great National Park Sperm Race (http://tinyurl.com/yg3ebdp) ...An alternative to FOX's Tea? The Coffee Party (http://tinyurl.com/y895xfd) ...Cheeses frays an electrical cord and prepares to keep the riff-raff away from his daughter. ...Health Care in this country will never be fully reformed until all U.S. kiddies get doctors like the ones the kids in Italy get that look kind of like this, according to Flick's experience. (http://tinyurl.com/3odgxy) ...Cobra learns to Tinyurl. (http://tinyurl.com/yzw5svx) ...Flick hears a sex-during-pregnancy joke for the first time and laughs himself unconscious. ...EssDub mentions spontaneous lactation when Cobra's not around. ...vanilla enthusiastically rates the original THE LADYKILLERS ★★★★★ ...Fucking AmEx commercial where the bitch spends all their points on some dress pisses all the male Peebers off. ...look at Grace Park, dammit! (http://tinyurl.com/yfpbn35) No, really LOOK at her! (http://tinyurl.com/yf42jqg) ...Compliments for Flick's illustration at The Shelter should increase exponentially, now that its resolution has been resolved. Check it out. In The Files section as "jungle.gif" ...'moose returns to the "Mommy.com." (http://tinyurl.com/yg99f4t), (http://tinyurl.com/yz832b8) ...Easter Eggs and Santa Clause have been re-appropriated by the Wing-nuts. ... -
So, for now, to post images in the Shelter, we have to e-mail you jpegs? Is this the final consensus?
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Nice Subbary Subs.
Waitress, if you or I never posted again we'd always have Mar 13th, 2010
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WhiteV, after enjoying THE LADYKILLERS so much - and fuck me, what a brilliant movie eh - I do hope you'll go on and check out another Ealing comedy or two.
May I humbly suggest KIND HEARTS & CORONETS? If LADYKILLERS is a 10 our of 10 movie, then this one rates an 11! -
I haven't talked to 'moose this morning yet. I am hoping we'll get it worked out for the accessible, secure, and groovy participation of all.
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...what made the difference?
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Exploding bitches you can clear off too, but pls wipe down the walls before you go cos that's gross.
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...that's right holyman, blame Satan for your permanent case of stinkfinger...
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He's got a really bad cough and it keeps waking him up every 30 minutes..just when he and I are about to doze off..COUGH!then I lose a fookin hour on top of that!!thank god for my wife to take turns otherwise I'd be a crankier crank
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1951. Black-n-white.Directed by Billy Wilder (SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE APARTMENT)Kirk Douglas portrays "Chuck Tate," an unethical, down-on-his-luck newspaper journalist who tries to make his comeback by manipulating events surrounding the rescue of a man from a cave-in. This highly unlikely allegory means to critique journalistic sensationalism and mob morbidity - subject matter that is still timely, 60 years on. Yet, it becomes far-too heavy-handed, as it tries to cajole and preach, giving the Douglas character a third-act conversion to self-righteous indignation that's an affront to common sense. Beautifully filmed, hopelessly dated, heart-sleeved major failure. ★★☆☆☆ ½
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Sleep deprivation + sick kid = not fun. The good part, of course if that this is Sunday... hopefully you don't need to work?
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I formatted your file to Gif in Photoshop ("Save for web" option in my version of the software) and uploaded it.
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Give him lots of tea with honey and lemon. I dunno if it has any medicinal powers, but it always made me feel better as a young'un. Of course, my mother always gobbed my chest with Vick's®, too, so I'd smell bad and all the other kids would steer clear of me.
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...Toddlerapoo has been sleeping weird lately too, nothing that bad, but bad enough for me.
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You might have some snakes to machete, and you'll need your strength.
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...why do computermachines have to be so obtuse?Thanks again, Subs.
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In my alternate universe, the computers all act like televisions and radios of old. You want them to do something, there's a knob for it. You get exactly what you want, and you don't have to have any skills beyond that of a well-kept monkey.
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between a well-kept monkey and an unkempt monkey?
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extend their pinkies when they're drinking tea.
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...and pulleys. I'm OK with springs too. Fly wheels are a bit much, but I can make them work if I have to.
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Polishing your wood with tung oil cracks me up like I'm thirteen. Such a juvenile sense of humor, sometimes.
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...animation major. I was good at it too, top of my class. My prof. nearly wept when I changed my major.One day I was doing animations and 3-D cad renderings...and the next day I could barely turn the fucking box on. I unlearned everything overnight...like un-magic.
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It's really easy to be literate one day and feel like a fool the next.
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Will Smiff could slaughter aliens wiff.
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Top 'o the fookin' Irish Day to yas. I must catch up later, though. Back to the gardening.
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...that's what I love about Pedalback...you can have a three part joke referencing obscure Kurosawa movies or Frederick Nietzsche (probably both) right next to a joke about how monkeys are funny because they make you think of your penis...sometimes all in one post.
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...but why not started early? .... ehhhh.... actually... I hit a website that had St Patty's Day decorations up and got confuzzled.
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Coffee! Garden! Hmph.
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...obscene threatening gestures at his own shadow...I know the feeling...
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monkey penis.It's not among his most beloved albums, or anything. He had that "Superman" thing in his early years and his audience became intractable.I saw him when he opened for Hall & Oates and he did the whole Monkey Penis lp, start-to-finish. Great show!
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...he lives on an island off the coast of San Francisco, keeps cats, and gardens.I'm guessing he spends the balance of his time developing exotic wheat-free neurotoxins....
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You would've thought evolution might've cleared that kind of thing up by now.
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...him from monkey penis.
You know you're running a risk of course, but who among us can resist? -
of Jaka chasing sea-lions out of his garden with a rake!"Damn slimy things! keep your blubber asses out of my herbs!"ARF ARF ARF ARF ARF
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Nietzsche with a handful of primate!"For philosophy!"
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...you better just step the fuck off, Sea-lions...Don't think Jaka won't wheat-free neurotoxin your fucking fish, 'cause he will.
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...there is no god".
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CBS and Fox news pretty-boy priests.Not to mention it Mark-Maguire's Pope John Paul's sainthood chances.http://tinyurl.com/yeyoen6
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I did 'moose's space after the thing and my tinyurl still cracked in half!
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"Ook, ook, ookook, ook." His faithful companion could offer little comfort.
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...there might still be no god, but you'll feel approximately 85% better about it...
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to their resigning Speaker after he confesses to hot-tubbing nude with a minor when he was 30. http://tinyurl.com/ye2ylby
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...that the whole pedophilia bit is a. a conspiracy and b. a sign that the Devil is camped out in the Holy See. Not for nothing, but this is one of many straws that broke the camel's back where my own Christianity is concerned... or, I should say, WAS concerned, since I'm not one anymore... FIRST OF ALL, a-hole, IT'S NOT A CONSPIRACY. Priests in YOUR CHURCH have been molesting children for centuries. The only conspiracy is the ONE YOU A-HOLES INVENTED TO COVER UP that nasty little fact. Secondly, you COULD say that the pedophilia issue is sign that the Devil needs to be exorcised from the Church... or, you could dispense with the whole "war between Heaven and Earth" bit (which ONLY serves to elevate these child-groping jack-offs to a cosmic status they do not deserve) and just speak the truth: there are a lot of bad people in the Church, who use their status to get away with the destruction of countless lives. Oh, and the new Pope is creepy.
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Meaning, God's Miracle Quarterback is only about as dumb as your average NFL Quarterback (24).
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http://tinyurl.com/yeflg4c
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...Uncle Fester was always a gentle soul.
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The new pope IS creepy.
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Aside from my frustrating, breaking tinyurls.
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You broke the whole monkey-fucking German philosopher thing wide open!
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What? [holds his hands out to his sides and makes that "bad-ass" motion like a tough guy]
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Was just chatting to a good guy in the Star Wars tb... pls make him feel welcome if he comes on over to the Pedalback!
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We're kinda stand-offish with new people. He's gotta say something nice about my sneakers.
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What is it I keep hearing about the awesome sneakers on Subtitles_Off?
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Hehehe. Lotharius is a fellow fan of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and Sarlaacs that look like Audrey 2, I couldn't leave him out in the cold with all them other suckas...
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I've been wishing someone would notice.
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...because his initiation was going to be shooting a puppy with a bb-gun.
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...blowing primates (see above), sometimes we talk about other things.
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But you're welcome to join in.Topics so far have included The Catholic Church Scandal and Friedrich Nietzsche's legendary monkey fetish.
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Lotharius, how come you're the '3rd' dude? Did the first two incarnations come to a sticky end?
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Actually, I'm a fan of all things Frank Oz. I'm kinda disgusted that they've already remade his funny as hell "Death at a Funeral."
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Does that count?
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in Pedalback, do we Flick?
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...and was told that "Unable to connect to database server".I think AICN is harassing me.
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I'm the youngest of three brothers and we all have somehow developed a Lothar nickname for ourselves in response to an awesome SNL skit with Mike Myers. I just try to differentiate from them. So what's this about Nietzche's monkey fetish?
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Do you mind if we make that your Pedalback nickname?
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...and Bert is my favorite resident of SESAME STREET.
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Flick. I hate those things. Has anybody else figured out what is causing them?
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Fozzy Bear, the best Muppet. "Ah, a bear in his natural habitat. A Studebaker."
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...the Lothario of the nipple latch...the Don Juan of weening...the Casanova of casein.
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Lotharius, ahh. I too am spawned from a 3 brother clan. I take middle duties tho... ashamed to admit that I used to hone my fighting skills by beating up your opposite number.
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the sibling sandwich. Middle Kids Unite.
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Lotharius, nice to see you quoting from the classics! We mentioned Little Shop but in terms of music actually MUPPET MOVIE was a pretty class act...
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...this great game where we would fight, and he was allowed to use any weapon he could get his hands on...rocks, chains, bricks, knives, chairs...anything.Great fun.His skills at using his environment to his advantage weren't appreciated so much once he started school though...we had to take our training underground.
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Flicka, it does mean something. Counselling.
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I passed my time by engineering fights between my eldest siblings. I was untouchable. They, however, were my puppets! Dance, puppets! Dance! Sorry about that middle child think, Cobra. From experience, you were the one that got all the shit caused by the younger one.
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You can't hide that shit.
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Has anybody heard any word on that whole Jason Segel/Nicholas Stoller Muppet movie that AICN was reporting a while back.
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Lotharius, that is also true.. and part of the reason for the regular ass-kicking!
I should introduce the Pedalback properly tho dude, for you are now posting in aicn's longest-running thread. We used to take the thread's up to 10,000 posts but found that caused a lot of headaches and extreme slowdown so now we hop the Pedalback from tb to tb...
So although TheExplodingGirl-back only says 106 posts on the bar, that actual Pedalback is up to something insane like 50k.
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Flicka, 11 years is a long gap. Diff parents or did they just need a real long rest after having you?
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50,000, eh? Who says knowledgable geeks have nothing to say to each other?
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I do genuinely think the original MUPPET MOVIE is a classic. Both for kids and adults. But they've done so many more MUPPET films since that i've honestly lost track. The Scrooge one with Michael Caine was ok, but others i've just sent bits and bobs of when they've been on tv and haven't been overly impressed.
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+/- 7 posts.
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was the last truly decent Muppet movie. I saw the Muppet Treasure Island and Muppets from Space and they were both only ok. But, let's face it, all classic family cinema involving puppets died with the great Jim Henson. The Dark Crystal is still the ultimate in imaginative world-building.
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sounds like something Lois Lane needs to be concerned with. What up PB.lotharius3rd1118 allow me to introduce myself....Secretary of Keeping it Real. Welcome.
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I'm Lothar, a.k.a. Guppy, the Ambassador of Flatulance and Inanity.
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...two girls in between, and he was an accident.He claims Love Child status, and that his genes were powerful and wily enough to break through any birth control obstacles in his way...but that's just wishful thinking...
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Mar 14, 2010 3:13:37 PM CDT
...I'd pit the original I Don't Want to Live on the Moon...
by flickapoo
...against Rainbow Connection any day.ANY DAY.
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'Cause I'm not sure that song bears the ease with swamp acoustics that Rainbow Connection possesses.
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...so 'moose quickly set up a google group where survivors and stragglers could regroup.Now we use it as a place for people to post stuff they might not want visible in regular Talkback for all eternity.
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Lois Lane making her back explode. Thats why that joke was funny.Now everyone courteously laugh at the desperate to please man child.
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Mar 14, 2010 3:20:44 PM CDT
Man, wonders what a four hour power nap will do...
by cheeses_of_nazareth
after a hard night of amphetamines and hallucenigens. I feel FANTASTIC!!!
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...master the acoustical challenges of zero-G, the depths of the ocean, and the deepest jungle in one melodic, tear-jerking package.I agree that a swamp in an unforgiving environment, but...
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...in the middle of the night and I still feel like excrement.Maybe all the penicillin on the rind makes you impervious.
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Now quit pouring scotch on the motherboard of our station's only computer, for God's sake man!
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saw it in the theater. I was going to see something else and as I walked up I saw Muppets on the marquee and immediately changed my mind. It was my first Pepe expierience and to this day I still quote Miss Piggy when she is in the fist fight,"Is that all ya got?"*in a punch drunk slur*
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I wouldn't waste good J&B otherwise.
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I missed it.
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Then I can sleep the slumber of kings. And get up bright and busy tailed to sit through twn hours straight of pointless meetings at my workplace. Yeah!
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That was pretty funny. And I liked the prawn, but Jeffrey Tambor and that damn bear (not Fozzie) kinda killed the fun for me.
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I'm Cheeses, Vice-president in charge of Weed, Beer and Frayed Electrical Cords... its a lot like the Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco and Firearms only better...
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http://tinyurl.com/yj4rfmr
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tale. I guess flashing a Vidal Sassoon bottle was enough to keep the horde at bay.Cheeses the "Beatles story" bothered me. Stupid kid:1. Has no idea what she is talking about.2. Thinks candy raves are current, as opposed to no less than 15 years old.These kids think wearing tight pants and hanging a sweatshirt with no neck off your shoulder is original. Kids today i tells ya.
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Cheeses, the guy in that vid mucking with the electricals is how I picture you... i'm close arent I?
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Where do I apply?
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Guppy, where you from?
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Those kids last night amazed me with their absolute ignorance of all things. I know the repeated rolling makes them e-tarded, but, hey, MY daughter does the same shit and has for years and SHE isn't stupid...I made sure of that by TEACHING her important stuff, so yeah, ultimately, I blame the parents...
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Arkansas, that is.
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otherwise you would have had no reason to hold back. I wonder if the electrical charge would have made her panties drop?
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I do believe the PB needs representation in that neck of the woods.
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Yeah, I was a bit like that guy by the end of last night...Not as big a fan of amphedamines as I used be in the 80's...
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What are you guys talking about?
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could end badly
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Mar 14, 2010 3:48:33 PM CDT
...Arkansas! Where fellatio and cigar fucking aren't sex...
by flickapoo
...as commanded in the book of Leviticus.
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You're freaking the noob.
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Draw your hands into a fine cramp, sir!
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Mar 14, 2010 3:51:34 PM CDT
Anybody remember when the over the counter diet medication..
by cheeses_of_nazareth
Dexatrim used to have strong doses of ephedrine as an active ingredient? In the Early 80's whe would break open the capsules and crushed the little beads to powder and snorted them...Damn, that shit would make your hair crawl all over your head...
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Well then…What a night…
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth Mar 14th, 2010
05:52:06 AM
My daughter just dropped me off at home and she has gone back to the after party. I was rollin’ balls ‘til just a little while ago, need to sleep but probably couldn‘t if I tried. Not a fan of the Xtacy, but it did what I had hoped tonight…kept me awake with minimal jaw-chewing…
My stages all held up, we kept the riff raff off of them and I only had to whip out the frayed extension cord once when this great big dude jumped up on the stage with my daughter and nearly tipped it over. Fortunately his buddies had the good sense to pull him outside and away from me.
The pictures I took are not very good, but daughter is friends with the official photographer, and she always gathers pics off everyone of her friend’s Myspace pages, so I am hoping to have a few to go in the shelter soon…that is if Subs hasn’t broken it…
Y’know, I like a lot of the techno drum and bass music but, FUCK….7 hours of it blaring from the different rooms and warehouses was about 5 hours too long…
I know I had all the kids scared that I was a cop or a molester when I first got there, but after enough introductions were made people sort of relaxed, plus they got me a Security t-shirt, which helped me blend in. And WTF was with everybody wanting to sip out of my water bottle…??? They gave them away for free and no way was I swapping spit on the rim with any of these diseased kids…
The following is a true conversation I had with a cute little girl in her early 20’s wearing only panties a bra and candy necklaces…”So you must think our generation is just too wild…”she asked me. Gesturing to the dance floor and the lights.
I looked around the giant room full of smoke and lasers and told her, “My generation had disco…not much different…”
“Oh, you like disco…You must be a fan of the Beatles.”
As cute and nearly naked as she was, I just had to walk away and put down the extension cord before I used it on a naïve, stupid, but ultimately innocent, person.
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I speak in a slow Southern accent and while Fox News is not the opinionated cable channel I choose to watch, it's the only channel I get. I also live in a "dry county." Which means no liquor. 'Cept over the border in that den of heathens known to all as Missouri.
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draw somethin' purddy...
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weed shrooms beer. lsd is the closest. mostly just liquor and beer now though. got act respectable like.
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I'm now desperate to hear the lost Beatles disco album. Damn you, Yoko! Ah, the younger generation. They never cease to amaze.
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Words of wisdom from Harold Ramis.
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You do not need to work!
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http://tinyurl.com/ylqvlrk
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I had always heard how great x was and all that but never tried it until about 4 years ago when my dughter would hold their 'after party' at the house on Sundays. I never liked it, even the purer MDA concentrated ones just left me chewing up the inside of my mouth.You ever tried Salvia?
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However, I think I'm more like a younger version of the Wilford Brimley character from "Hard Target."
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I smoked some fake weed shit one time and it did nothing for me. After that I just stuck with what I knew.
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Bought it at the gas station down the street. Fun stuff.
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i didn't want to lock you up and have you turn into some alien monster though.Besides..everyone gets the Hollywood treatment in my head. Cheeses is Sam Elliot and Subs is Peter Weller (more Buckaroo than Robo).
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hey moose
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Mar 14, 2010 4:11:47 PM CDT
Salvia blows your fuckin' mind for like 40 seconds to a minute..
by cheeses_of_nazareth
Seems a lot longer, but then you are right back to normal. But during those few seconds you become omnicient, understanding the secrets of the cosmos.It like doing whippits or locker room...only WAAAAY better with zero agter effects...
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Or Thank You For Smoking Sam Elliot?
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From exile on main street
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although I'm sure holding a bong load is doing something similar.
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Mar 14, 2010 4:14:23 PM CDT
After effect...what a difference a letter makes...
by cheeses_of_nazareth
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Perfectly legal too. That surprised me after I tried it. "Wow," I said to myself, "How has the Christian right not jumped onto this?!"
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Coolest bouncer ever.
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I point them to Genesis 1:11...God created all form of plants that reproduced by seed and he called them good. Marijuana reproduces itself by seeds...Case closed...
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when you re looking for a half hour or more buzz it just isn't cutting it.
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"If God created plants and buds, that I find and abuse...then who the fuck are you to judge me."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_divinorum
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...we used to knock each other out, and I used to think it was funny to hold the tie of my bathrobe up against my neck until my vision danced with red squigglies, narrowed down to a little pinpoint of light, and I stumbled around the room bouncing off the furniture...I have to say though, that not once did it occur to me to combine it with masturbation.I guess I wasn't as clever and creative a little guy I like to think I was.
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this says it allhttp://tinyurl.com/yfmt6es
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That almost never works. However, the Christian right can be good for a laugh. There's no where else in the country that I've seen that you might find a giant cross in front of a porno store. Although, AR is also the only place I know of where it's easier to buy meth than alcohol.
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They played 6 songs in 2 minutes
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ppl r gonna get fucked up one way or another. there is no stopping it.
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I can't remember a time when I was watching late night Showtime and thinking, "You know what would make this better? DEATH! A little strangulation. Now that's the final frontier of the orgasm."
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...his silent disapproval is worse than any ass kicking.
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They just played them reeeeeelly fast..thrash metal style
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that at some point when you were a younun you were choking yuourself while watching Kung Fu.Is that irony? I think it is.
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"Choking yourself...while you're watching Kung Fu."
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see what i did there?
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Sometimes you look back and just wonder why you didn't think of putting chocolate with peanut butter in a little cup before Reese's Corp figured it out...
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So, speaking of simultaneously climaxing and asphyxiating ourselves...um...I don't have a way to finish that sentence.
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..anyone see that belt Christina Hendrix was wearing.Thats how I would finish that sentence.
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Tis a fine barn but tis no pool
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my punctuation is way off today. my computer flailings are way off in general today.
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I was thinking to end it with "Family Guy" is on.
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So, speaking of simultaneously climaxing and asphyxiating ourselves...you ever been shot out of an airlock into space without a suit on and with a hand full of Vasoline®?
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Ooh...Mr. Anderson you can't do that on network television.
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ya know how at the end of Total Recall Arnolds eyes are bugging out of his head? What do you think it did to his weiner?
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Harrison Ford milks a cow and is drinking straight from the bucket when someone exclaims, "We don't have a cow. We have a bull." Harrison's got to brush his teeth. Wait...that wasn't Witness. Oh well, it should have been.
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did MacGyver choke himself and his chicken at the same time? what am i missing?
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when the topic approaches the effects of zero atmosphere on the penis.
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I like when Ford teaches Randy Quaid how to bowl.
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With Vaseline. Like Cheeses said. LAUGH WITH ME!
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shot of an Amish man taking a dump in a urinal.
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ahahahhahahah..i still don't see where macgyver fits in..hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahhaahah..how long do i have to keep this up?.....ahahhahahahahahahah
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Randy Quaid in KingpinandDoug Quaid in Toal Recallthe stars are aligning
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color me confused as heck.
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That was trophy-worthy! HA!
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You may stop laughing now.
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its to hard though and not really worth it.
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I got hooked up on this blind date. I decided that it should be a simple dinner and a movie type deal and I'd pick the restaurant. When it came time for her to pick the movie, she chose "Exorcist: The Beginning." I bought the tickets and watched the movie and discovered that awkward silence that always accompanies talking to someone you don't really know after watching a truly shitty movie. There was silence as we walked to the car as I tried to find a way to break the ice. "So, that was some movie, eh?", I said nonchalantly. And...true story...she replied, "Yeah, it was great. It reminded me of the time I was raped by a demon." It took me a whole thirty seconds to process what she just said.
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Mac met Guppy, and they made each other laugh a lot?
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That David Carradine was a pussy for not buying a seat on the Russian Space Shuttle so he could axphixiate himself while masterbating his wildly engorged penis that happens when he is shot out of an airlock....Carradine had the money...he could have afforded it...
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I'd like Rupert Murdoch try that one.
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"Yeah, and then the demon kept calling me and I would call the police and they would tell me to call a priest who would refere me to county mental agencies...it was a dark time..."
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No means no!
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or was she trying to make a joke?I need more details.
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Guess it is useful to drive up harry's hit count though....without you all, the talkback numbers would look pretty dismal lately!
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Is that anything like conversation on a computer? That's a great idea! ☺
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we help them pay the bills...
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Seriously, her eyes all glazed over and she talked about demon rape for a full thirty minutes and how she visited an exorcist in Mexico and how she hoped this doesn't freak me out. That was an extremely uncomfortable ride back to my apartment.
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Were you on the Bachlorette? Like two years ago?
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She figured it out though and the show was a total disaster.
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Lotharius III: "So, do you still talk to this demon?"Girl:"No, of course not, why?"L III:"Cause I'm a little concerned about this motorcycle coming up on us like a bat out of hell..."Girl: "Why?"L III: :"His head and wheels are FUCKIN'ON FIRE!!!!"
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That was some funny shit.
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Nice meeting everybody.
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...but I'm leaving. This will be the last you see of me. Goodbye.
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Mar 14, 2010 5:57:46 PM CDT
The motorcycle with the flaming wheels carrying the rider who’s
by cheeses_of_nazareth
pulled up along side Lotharius III’s cherry red Mustang convertible and pointed a flaming finger toward the shoulder of the road in an unmistakable order to pull over…Seeing no other option, Lotharius pulled over and the flaming bike pulled in front of them to block any exit attempt.Lotharius turned to the girl. “He looks just like Nicholas Cage…Why didn’t you tell me he looked JUST like Nicholas Cage?”
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don't be a stranger...
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I'll be back in a bit.
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Scrambled eggs and toast sound great..
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left-over from Thursday night...Damn they are STILL good...
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I tried to make sure he knew he was appreciated. This must be what kids whose parents get divorced feel like. "Daddy don't go! I'll be better. I promise." Outta left field I tell ya. Subs..is this cause you broke the shelter? What is the status of the shelter then? Moose was admin?
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not in the shelter anymore not nothin. guess it was the pressure of trying to figure out everyones tifs and gifs and everything. admin is serious shit.
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he was to young to die.
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I am quite certain I should not be the one speaking for him. He will be missed by all if he doesn't reconsider and come back.
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Moose did what? Is he up to his old tricks again? He DOES like to mess with threads...just check out the havok he causes on thet Mommybacks...He'll be back....they always come back...
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How was dinner? Fajitas for me...MMMMmmmmm...
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minus the admin responsibilities. I always admired his shouldering of the burden(yours as well Subs).
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Moose ain't goin' nowhere...there's no other place like this to go TO...
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I leave for ONE afternoon, and *poof* 'moose is gone, in a huff???? I don't see any reason... except some talk about the Shelter. WHAT'S GOING ON?!?!?!?!?!? And, we have someone from ARKANSAS now? Good. Maybe he can 'splain why it's spelled "Arkansas" but not pronounced ar-can-sis.
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Hillbillies are lazy even when it comes to finishing a single word. In this case the name of the actual state they live in. They end it on the "a" to drive us Yankees insane. It is psychological warfare dating back to the Civil War.
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Ar kan saw.
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just for the lulz...boost that fucker right up over ten thousand posts.....
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snapping at me and Flick because we could't get our pics up on the roster, but, I just ignored it...Then he seemed really upset last night for no apparent reason...like Subs could POSSIBLY crash a Google website... I don't know what's goin' on, but I just hope everybody involved finds peace and contentment at it's inevitable resolution...Come home 'Mooseman...
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I mean, A DRY COUNTY?!?! Jesus. How dumb is THAT?
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Hehehehehehehe. He's gonna be bummed whne he finds out Carmilla's a boy.
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Threads start to disentigrate after 1500 posts...
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in the Harry day 2 tb. Wonder what happened?
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why do you have to ruin our love? Now I know why moose left.
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Carmilla + VonDoom = 2 of my favorite fictional characters. No other significance to the handle. But I've had it for over 12 years or so.....
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He's trying to get banned. You have to see it. Words fail me.
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...that's fucking dramatic.I respect that.I want him to come home, but damn...blaze of glory.
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to disappear.
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Carmilla is a VT* *virtual tranny: noun. Refers to one who chooses a handle of the opposite sex. See also, "she-he TB-er" and "Butch Cassidy," which refers specifically to a woman posting as a man.
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It'll probably work as well for him now as it did for me when I tried back in August.
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legal in all 50 states and most of China..
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movie Harry says is shit and won't even mention? I'm guessing there are far more racist and hateful ways to get banned than repeating fuck you over and over.
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Oldman Chronicles? That is a whole lotta "FUCK YOU"
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I even e-mailed all the moderators asking them to Banhammer me, and they didn't.
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I hope 'moose is back in an hour.
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from potential banning last night. I wanted to take the Kellerman thread right from go and he said it would result in a banning. Don't know why it would but he still tried to talk me out of it. BTW how cool would it be if we just took a thread right off the bat. AWESOME.
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'Cause it sounded to me, for just a minute, like you didn't like hearing me calling anybody else 'babe'...
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[tosses her head] Don't be ridiculous. I just don't appreciate falsies, is all.
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This is my mind and body...w0-35;sl;d -we0;lsdfk fks;dljkdfhncmnx irrsw;kd mfkldkf wf kw[kdlkf kzzzzt! I'll try and catch up, but it may be tomorrow morning.... when all the pain has fully set in... ughzzzzt!
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there's only one spot on the back of the Triumph.
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only within the last 2 hours or so.
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...my super secret island fortress is on the Oakland side of the Bay. Shhhh!
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And all Pedalbackers minus one. That's odd about moose, no? Does he have a history of such things? Internet freak outs never lead to a positive place. Because people always make fun of you when you come back... in a good natured "whoa dude you really lost your shit" kinda way, of course.
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I mean the ones in your recent t-shirt modeling photos...which by the way, real or false, that photo would have been much better if you had been hosed down with cold water before the photo was taken...Just one admirer's observation and recommendation for future photo shoots...
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To bed. NOW. 'moose better be here when I get back.
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They cohabitate at Pier 39 in SF for some strange reason. Mean ass things, too. Otherwise they mostly chill on the beaches outside of the bay and to the South. Big breeding grounds there. Ain't no sea lions on the Oakland side. They think they're too good for us. Pshh!
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would it really be that hard to kneel down under it and pump a few gallons onto your chest? Huh? Would it?
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It looked really hot outside that day, too, didn't it...
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I shall keep it there from now on. S'all good.
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....for boobs!
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...my joints and tendons calm the hell down a little bit. Peace.
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Watch out for angry sea-lions.
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of respect. How can you not respect those?
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...here too.
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Like the belches.
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They should hire me to fix it.
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...banhammered en mass, relaxing...
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You just have to keep refreshing until you can get back on. You can always post from the header, though, as long as you're not on the "display" page.
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are trying to access that thread at one time?
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Check ze mail..
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any Computer genius could easily figure out AICN's ancient codes and bypass their firewalls...especially a SUPER computer genius...
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...earlier today.
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this morning at another thread while we were fine. I don't know what it is. You'd think they've had enough time to figure it out. It's been going on for over a month now.
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but not mooses suicide thread.
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nothing worse than a failed suicide attempt. No judgment. I just want him to get what he wants. If what he wants is a banning then I wish his dream fulfilled.
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These guys are all yours! ☺
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...a failed suicide attempt by auto-erotic asphyxiation...
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One more time
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such a fine line.
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I know quite a bit aboutthe personal lives and likes and dislikes of Subs, Flick, The Vaders, Colonel, Sixes, Cobra Kia and all the rest...but, I don't rmember anything at all about Moose except that he hated christianity, which I totally can get behind, but other than that...Does anybody else know who he even really was?
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What was his favorite movie...? Anybody?
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...'moosy way.
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...it's Spring you know.
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I watched this HBO doc about this 15 yr old boy who jumped to his death. I had some issues with it. 1. It was called Boy Interrupted. Could that be more unoriginal of a title. This was the least of my problems.2. The family was wealthy and while I can appreciate the fact that this kind of depression can affect all walks of life it made it really difficult to sympathize with the family. In one scene the kid is apathetic about the whale watching trip they are on. If you can't appreciate teh huge whale jumping out of the water in front of you then ...yeah you have a problem. The dad was twice the age of the mother(trophy wife) and along with whale watching they vacationed at many a lush island getaway.#. My real problem with this doc is that both the parents were film makers. I guess rather successful since, it was obvious they came from money but, they had money as well. So they DOCUMENT their sons suicide and sell it to HBO?I guess this could be a way to cope but I didn't get it. Plus the dad's brother had killed himself as well so this shouldn't have been a surprise. Very strange film.
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had film of vacations and stuff. It's not like anybody filmed him jumping, did they?!!?
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showing his mom how he would hang himself. she took them cause she thought no one would believe her when she said her son was trying to kill himself. Really I mean THEY took their home movies and photos and interviewed the doctors involved to show how depressed and dark he was. It was almost a, "Hey..look..we have proof. There is NOTHING we could have done to help him."I just felt very strange after watching it. You have to figure that these parents were wrought with guilt over his death but also relieved on some level. The kid literally was obsessed with death from age 7 til he died at 15. Thats 8 years of his parent constantly worrying about him doing himself in.The way I am now worried about moose doing himself in.
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He contributed through management of the shelter and would pop in with random links of politics and photos of gaping man ass. never anything really personal though.
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Mar 14, 2010 9:37:01 PM CDT
Now that you all mention it, is IS odd he was SO opaque...
by scarywaitress
I mean, the whole point of anonymous boards like this is, if you have social difficulties irl (as I do) you cn let that shit go and actually be part of a community here... although, as others hve pointed out, he DID hella contribute in sheer workload. And, he always posted cool random shit. I hope he comes back when he cools off.
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No harm no foul. Let's just say I'll take your recommendations for WET t-shirt photos under advisement, shall we? ☺
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I'm gonna sleep it off.Be nice to 'moose when he sneaks back in later.
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we are only a few "artistic" photos away from making this an internet hippie commune.Now I'm gonna need the rest of you guys to help me re-enact the Allman Bros pic where they are all sitting in the creek naked and you can see Dickey Betts pubes.
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And I'll see you tomorrow on the beach
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this day just got a lot better
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First premature Bamfing, then Moose freaks out.
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What is "The Shelter"? I feel like a scooby right now....but can I handle the truth?
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Did you see yesterday's post where I did some Sherlock shit and tracked you down? Lovely work dude! You must be talented, because you're an artist that shares my name, heh.
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...a while ago AICN started locking people out...like banning, but your posts didn't disappear.
Nobody knew what was going on, so 'moose and Subs quickly set up a Google group as a safehouse...just in case...Turned out that is was some sort of malfunction affecting all of AICN, so now we use The Shelter as a place to archive particularly creative shit, and as a place to post things you might not want all the world to see.Most who request access in a friendly or flirtatious tone are welcome. -
...if by "other site" you meant my agent's site, you should know that I'm deeply ambivalent about most of that stuff...in fact I hate about 85% of it.She has a good instinct for what gets us work though, and some of the stuff I hate the most has led to some of the best jobs...so I let her do her thing.It hurts me to look at it though...lots of textbook work...it pays well, but it's the most demeaning sort of work for hire.
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Regrettably, I must depart 'Tis bedtime. Thus, with all my heart I bid thee all good night. Three hard days' work ahead of me I shall be gone; it saddens me Alas, this is my plight. I hope that when I do return I will log back in here to learn That we are once more 'moosed Dear Subs, please calm thy heavy heart Have a drink dear. There, there, don't start He'll soon come back to roost. G'nite all. See you in a few. ☺
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...Subs managed to get a better version of that jungle image up at the shelter...
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quiet here tonight. Flick is here being strong for everyone. Cheeses must have passed out from a long night of water/chording yesterday.
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you'll have my review tomorrow.
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...and I've never seen that database failure before. Crazy.
And I'm slacking tonight because 2 Aleve didn't make me feel any better. I might have overdone it in the garden just a bit. But dang, I was so excited for no cold and no rain I just kept going. Ugh. Paaaain and soreness. -
...AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Don't give Dick Cheney any ideas, Mac! -
Flick, nope, not your agent, but some site related to books. I hear it's pretty popular... Now I'll hafta track down your crappy stuff too! Yeah, I've done a bit of textbook stuff maaany moons ago. But if you want to talk about bread-and-butter stuff, pharmaceuticals! Booooring. At least textbooks are a bit more noble in their intent.
I saw the newer one at the shelter, but gotta say I liked the old one too - maybe too harsh on the main guy, but great rich colours and good for textures. It's funny. When it's your own work and it's badly reproduced you freak out a bit, but other people don't seem to mind so much. As soon as DTP and digital appeared on the scene at the end of the eighties, I jumped into it (photshop version 1 baby) with both feet, mainly so I could have ownership over as much of the pre-press as possible. Those printer still love to play with the plates and flood the baths though... -
Real sleep this time?!
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Oh boy. This was the reason I picked up HBO a few months back and it is living up to every expectation. If you were a fan of Band of Brothers (and I know you were or I don't want to talk to you anymore)then this will bring you right back. It starts with the same real life testimonials that BoB had and doesn't waste any time getting right to the "history". Just so fucking good. From Saving Private Ryan to (more to the point) The Thin Red Line this mini series puts you right in the thick of it. No boot camp. No getting to know the characters (a little, not enough to slow things down). I was worried about the extra quiche I was forking over to HBO but they are living up to their end of the bargain.Look for this asap.
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I didn't know it was on yet - it's been so damn long since they made it I'd half given up. I really would've liked to work on it but it went down south and way up north of Oz so they went with other crews (we are about the size of the States so it's sorta like filming up in Canada and down in Mexico).
Love Band so can't wait for this. How many of the old cast are there? I heard only one or two. -
Early shift for me today.
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A chili-covered omelette made with ham, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheese over a bed of home fries, all served in a tortilla bowl.
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If I buy a movie through iTunes, would I be able to burn it to a DVD?
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Pacific was so good last night..tensed up a few times (damn! Already..) think this us gonna be good
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Great night-battle scene. Reminded me of APOCALYPSE NOW. Not as hallucinatory, but nightmarish and suspenseful.
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...Colonel, you're dry, warm, and on high ground I hope...
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Where's 'moose???
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Flick, my area isn't flooded, but I've been inconvenienced by the weather as parts of my commuting route were flooded.
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...there was a disagreement about the purpose and future of the shelter, individuals being able to upload, modify etc...culminating in one very upset 'moose.He attempted 'moosicide by banhammer over in Harry's Day 2 @ SXSW 2010 thread...
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I still see some of his old posts, but was he banhammered? Was this over the posting of some files? What upset him about it? I'm looking back at stuff, but man ... I hope he comes back.
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...his bannicide attempt has failed so far.I believe a file loading dispute was the trigger...Subs put up a message over at the shelter...
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results in some sort of resurrection or apotheosis.
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They are probably updating their database software or migrating to a completely new system. If you've seen the drupal/myqsl errors, it seems maybe they're switching to freebie database management software. I switched a few databases here at work from MS Access to Mysql and had some headaches for awhile.
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I'm not to familiar with that, but I'm sure there is a way to do it. I know you can strip the DRM from Itunes music.
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watch out for snakes
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...Pedalback has remarkably little conflict...it's amazing if you think about it, but it makes this sort of thing all the more distressing.
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has gone off the deep end!
Hope he feels better someday and returns.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 ...Cheeses returns, safe and more or less sound, after his adventure in Raveland, protecting his belly-dancing daughter from the hordes of Frantic Ecstatic. ...Cobra believes milk, it does a body good. ...The Vatican exorcist spits some pea-green soup and blames pedophilia on The Devil. (http://tinyurl.com/yccntbb) ...Cheeses chooses to BAMF!, and alan_poon closes Node #44182 with some advise for Fuqua regarding freeze-frames. ...Node #44260 smells fresh. ...Cheeses and I try to reinvent the universe, but we only get as far as abolishing Wing-nut Republicans and Monday mornings. ...Lazy mornings are best spent with pancakes, Pixar and, if you're grumpy and need a lift, "Samurai Jack." ...Cobes recommends KIND HEARTS & CORONETS, a classic Ealing (London) Studios comedy (THE LADYKILLERS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB). ...Sixies tells 'em to leave, and Cobes says especially the exploding ones should go. ...☆☆RIGHT-BRAIN CINEMA☆☆™: ACE IN THE HOLE - ★★☆☆☆ ½ ...Computers should work more like old-fashioned appliances - you turn 'em on and fiddle with a knob or two and they do exactly what you expect them to. I want a computer like that. ...Did Friedrich Nietzsche have a thing for monkeys? Enquiring minds want to know. ...Meanwhile, Jaka gardens. ...Just in time for St. Patty's: 10 good stouts besides Guinness (http://tinyurl.com/yeflg4c) ...lotharius, 3rd descent of The Hill People clan, pokes his head in Pedalback, to be speaking of many things such as walking with women. (http://tinyurl.com/da7s2v) ...Also, lothar - nicknamed Guppy due to his childhood experiences with aquacide - is fond of all things Frank Oz and Subtitles' sneakers, but mostly Frank Oz. ...Grown men singing Muppet songs ...66,654th ...Mac thinks The ExplodingGirlback sounds like a job for Superman! ...Cobes shares "three minutes of top-class Muppetry." (http://tinyurl.com/yj4rfmr) ...Guppy needs to get out of Arkansas. Not so much because of the "dry" county he lives in but especially because FOX News is the only news channel on his cable system. ...Guppy as imagined by Mac (http://tinyurl.com/ylqvlrk) ...Sixies has a nagging fear of newly-released Rolling Stones Exiles-era tracks. ...Talking about smoking leads to talking about auto-erotic asphyxiation leads to finishing other peoples' sentences leads to jokes about Harrison Ford brushing his teeth leads to the effects of zero atmosphere on MacGuyver's penis (because MacGuyver's gotten sucked out of his spaceship for some reason) leads to remembrances of dates with girls who had just been dumped by The Devil leads to a joke about that movie Nicholas Cage was in about that Marvel comics character with the flaming motorcycle. And that's how it works at Pedalback. ...'moose quits. 'moose'll be greatly missed until he returns. ...AICN gets glitchy again, briefly. ...EssDub doesn't mind a few good boob jokes and types a lovely poem. (http://tinyurl.com/ycsv6t8) ...Watercording™ ... -
blind date story before, in another talkback. It might have been a previous pedalback, but his story has been told before, somewhere on here!
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new gorillaz, broken bells, and aziz yesterday...bwahahahahahahaha
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I'm 3/4 way through STAR TREK, so that will be reviewed soon. Right now, it's a movie the wife wanted to see, so we sat down Sunday afternoon and watched THE PROPOSAL.
Fairly decent romantic comedy. I laughed a bit. She loved it. I thought the acting was done well and it's a standard romantic comedy plot, with the twist of the business marriage gone haywire.
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Subs, I posted a question for you (#501) in the main thread at The Shelter.
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undermines their "credibility." http://tinyurl.com/yzjssvm
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And if there ever are any journalists who apply for a position with FOX News, they lose their credibility the minute they agree to an interview.
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I appreciate the answer.
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Good on ya. I can never do that. if I sit down to a three-hour movie, I can't walk away from it unless it's really bad. I guess it's an attention-span thing. If I go away from something, I just can't pick back up.I've been known to re-read entire chapters of books. And I always listen to a CD from first song to last.I'm sequencing's slave.
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...last night Toddlerapoo said "...no! I can't fall asleep yet! I don't think so...I, I'm falling awake!".
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I heard there's a collaboration with the surviving members of The Clash on it.I'm probably the only one, but I'm just not that taken yet with "Stylo."
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Toddlerapoo's gonna be a star.
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havent really gotten into the gorillaz yet...listened to it once..might need a few more times..not as poppy as the first two albums...its more like THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN..i cant stop listening to BROKEN BELLS though..and vampire weekend..literally have been listening to VW on repeat in my car for a week now..BB might usurp it.
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I downloaded "The Ghost Inside" and "The High Road," and I've been listening to those a lot lately.
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the whole albums good..one that you can put on in the background and chill..
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I've listened to it twice already, but it hasn't settled into my head yet. I really can't get much of a read on it.
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I couldn't quite get into at first end up being my all time faves. Personal examples of that for me: Townshend's "Empty Glass," U2's "Achtung Baby," most REM, "Madcap Laughs," and, yeah, even, rock's all-time greatest album "London Calling," which just seemed all over the place to a dumb kid who was into Van Halen at the time.You know who I never, ever listen to anymore? Van Halen.
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I really have. But, I am falling in the other direction. Catch me, catch me! I am up!"
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Artists and songs have, leading me to pick up albums I never would have. Dylan and The Who, for instance. For a time in my misguided youth, both were anathema when they came on the radio. Then I had "click" moments with them, and I ran out and got a bunch of their albums while asking myself, "What the fuck was I thinking???"
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and so have fungi.
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It happens a lot to me with music. Almost never for movies, though.
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or the powders when it comes to fungi, Col.?
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And itching.
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They paid for two spots instead of springing for one whole banner?
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I've got Kurosawa's RED BEARD to watch. Back later with a review.Good afternoon, guys.
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...if I watch a movie and don't care for it, I never see it again...not because I put a jihad on it or anything...it just never finds its way into my player.
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never mind..i thought you meant RED CLIFF...then i earlier misread (also) PROPOSAL..everyones equlibrium is off..TIME TO GUN KATA!!!
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...has to grow on me, probably because I'm emotional about music and not very sophisticated.And a new album by a favorite band is always a disappointment...until it becomes my favorite. I was depressed for days after first listening to NEON BIBLE...I listened to it maybe three times over the course of the first year...then one day I got an itch for it, and loved it.Weird.
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...a slight lingering sense of malaise and disappointment.I'm not a crazy person.
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about a movie for it to be able to grow on me. The way it works is like this: I'm either disappointed with it or I'm just meh about it, but then I find myself talking about it days later, usually expressing my disappointment, only to mention one or two things that I really, REALLY liked about it. Then, even later, I find myself thinking about the movie's atmosphere or tone. This coaxes me to seek out writing/criticism about the movie. Eventually I rewatch. The movie grows in my estimation but still doesn't hit the mark. But again, there's SOMETHING there. More time goes by. I read some more about it, pro and con. It simmers. Now I'm familiar with the movie. We're on a first-name basis. This usually leads to yet another viewing. ... And then, "CLICK."
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All of my friends, for the most part, LOVE Rush. These people are pretty snobbish about their music, too. But I can't do it. I just can't embrace them. It's Geddy Lee and his fucking voice. I can't get around it.
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...I'll still turn up Working Man though.I somehow get the impression that it's cool to like Rush again...some of the other opera/concept rock bands too...True?
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...I don't think we need a YES renaissance.
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You can blame/thank the Mars Volta, I think.
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...youthful infatuation with KANSAS. I'm a sucker for a concept album, and I got sucked in by all the cryptic/alchemical imagery. I guess in that sense it was a natural progression from the metal I liked as a kid.
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...I listen tho THE DECEMBERISTS, so apparently I still have the disease...Help. Me.
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Now that's prog I can get behind.
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...I picture you as some sort of Editorial EMT, waiting around...and then rushing to the scene with apostrophe drip-bags and your adverb scalpel...
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I love childspeak. My wife and I always get a chuckle out of some of the dialog that comes from my daughter's mouth. Also, how things that adults take for granted, kids will take seriously and be totally sincere about.
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...French toast.With extra cinnamon.
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watch movies in parts, but this time Star Trek was running into SNL, and I wanted to watch Pearl Jam perform. I might finish Star Trek tonight after Chuck.
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...yeah, that's the best.
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just looked up THE PROPOSITION. Hehehe, I'd be shocked if she loved something like that.
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The eventual loss of innocence. Breaks my heart.
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can someone explain THAT to me...
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in my mind about a children's story character/protagonist who's about six or seven and is so sincere about ninjas (as kids tend to be at that age) that she lives by "the code of the ninja" (is that even a real thing?), dresses like one, speaks in hushed yet stern tones about "the code" and Eastern philosophy, and takes the insults to her honor very, very seriously.
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joey, have you ever seen a dying man's death rattle?
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about that, though.
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i thought i knew him.
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Dios mio, man.
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Someone is forcing him? Huh?
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...something similar might have been done in manga or comic book, but I love it when a genre idea is transplanted into an unexpected form...in this case picture book or short story, I assume.One of my favorite things in life.Ever read Werewolves in Their Youth?The children's book world is dominated by female librarians, and I'm determined to make stuff I would have actually enjoyed reading as a kid. I'm currently working on a picture book idea that grew out of reading Robert E. Howard's CONAN stories.
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so yeah not really by choice..
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...the eventual loss of innocence.
I have hope though...my brother is eleven years younger than I am. He was my little buddy, and I dreaded him growing up and turning into an asshole. There was a little rough patch in his teens, but now he's twenty five, and far smarter and cooler than I am. The innocent little guy was great, but grownup friend and equal is the best...going back would be unthinkable.I assume/hope the same will be true with our kids. -
I'm intrigued by your Conan-ish idea. I hope you follow through on it. You should write it yourself. If you like the mini-ninja idea, feel free to take that, too.
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She and Mendes have split, according to AFP.
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...I grew up on a diet of solid anime, I believe that Japan made a lot of shows for export in the 70s and 80s...there was a show for everything...soccer, volleyball, fencing, tennis, fishing (?!)...
The great thing was that they all still had that Samurai ethic, so the aspiring young tennis star would lash a racket to her hand and drive balls in the rain until the blood flew and trickled down her arm in slow motion...the young soccer prodigy would lose a match and spend a freezing night kicking a rock in the rain...I was marinated in that stuff, and a lot of it rubbed off...and yes, I spent many an hour abusing my bare feet in a quest for superhuman soccer supremacy.Turns out that bruised feet do absolutely nothing for your game. -
...I don't eat butter.
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I got a head cold that's hitting like this past weekend's monsoon. Adios.
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We'll have our kids' youth in our hearts and minds, and when they are adults, we'll enjoy a whole new side to their lives. I look forward to that, but always nostalgic about the early years.
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Grrrrr!! Good morning. : )
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you guys are talking about above, work really well in the drawn and written medium. When you get to the movies, most of it falls apart, I feel. I'll preface by noting I've never read KICKASS, but it sounds like the young HITGIRL works better in the comic than on screen. In the trailers it looks really ..um.."fakey" and stupid.
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...up at dawn on a Sunday morning...Someday, I will miss this.
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Speaking of Ninjas & Samurai Jack as you were, have you seen that one in the final season of Jack as the white ninja fighting the black ninja? Where Jack hides in the light and the black one hides in the dark - but the sun is setting fast...
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So far, Pedalback is everything I've been looking for on teh internets for about a year. I used to belong to a very tight group who became friends on a certain artists pay site. When he decided quite unexpectedly to close said site, we created out bbs and chat room so we could continue "hanging out" (a free public space, even). Unfortunately, human nature eventually took over. Such is life. Pedalback reminds me of all the good times at those two place, though. Just friendly people shootin' the shit about whatever comes to mind.
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As it goes hand in hand with the over-the-top tone of the thing. And considering that her dad/Nic Cage does a full-on version of Adam West, not out of place at all.
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this site nowadays. I've been coming to AICN since it first started, in 1995 or 1996 at the computer lab in college. The scoops don't come as often as they used to.
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Oooo! I have that on the DVR. Excited.
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...of the new Star Trek. Seeing as how we may be able to discuss it without peoples heads exploding.
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to watch...but so far I have been pleased. I'm no where near a trekkie, and I've seen all of the original cast movies.
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...they don't make enough stars for that one.I love everything about SAMURAI JACK, but that episode is shockingly good.
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what happened to him? I just saw a little bit of the 1st season.
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...result of the scoops coming to begin with. Security in the "industry" has grown tighter. Secrecy has become so important that all parties involved sign contracts saying they'll keep it under penalty of death. Drives me buggy when people complain about how little "cool" their is at AICN now (not you ST, you were very polite about it - I'm more talking about the constant "read that someplace else three days ago" comments). AICN was a reader as contributor driven site for years. The best stuff on the site came from "the man in the street". That's just not the case anymore. They clearly tried (or are trying) to become a more professional site via all the recognition they received within the industry. Unfortunately it feels like they've ended up uncomfortably in the middle of user driven and professional (with a little bit of sellingthingitis tossed in for good measure) and don't know where to go from here. My two cents, of course.
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the film, that is..come to me katie come to six demon bag!
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...before Pedalbacking. And my cups are 16 oz, so I guess that's more like 4. *sip*
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Much better than I was expecting. Now back off Kate! ....please.
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but if im really rumors from somewhere else..they can put that up..its ok to have busted rumours up..definitely considering what theyve been putting up lately..and if theyre a late ona scoop..thats fine..JUST PUT IT UP GUYS..so people can talk about it and know whats up..
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...persistent talk of a movie under way...please let it be so.
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said about the site now. Times have changed, and they are adapting. It would be naive of us to assume we can have the glory days of the mid to late nineties regarding movie scoops. Studios are getting smarter.
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...watch out for bad guys.
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no reader..but i did sludge thru JUDE and HOLY SMOKE..and dont ask how many times i saw titanic in the theater
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really are the studios scared of scoops?they should be happy that they are getting coverage in this day and age..any publicity is good..and if so and so is being considered for a part..a little fan feeding frenzy can always be encouraging..unless youre fucking up totally..
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Only caught a few episodes then. But Ive been DVRing it the past few months thanks to repeats on Boomerang. I'm down to the last few episodes of the series now, I think. Episodes 40-the end. That Black Ninja vs White Ninja is pretty amazing, with Blackie disappearing into shadows and Whitey disappearing in the light. It's great artwork in that one.
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sounds really interesting. Might have to find that one.
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Dude. I seriously love me some Kate Winslett. I had actually seen Jude before Titanic because I caught her in Heavenly Creatures (jailbait Kate). I cannot lie, I really dig Jude. It's one of those "omg that's so depressing, yet, strangely, I'm still interested" roles that she does so well. Heavenly Creatures is, in my opinion, complete genius. I do love me some Peter Jackson movies, tough. Sense & Sensibility and Hamlet are not two of my favorite films regardless of the fact that Kate is in them. They're both boring and uninteresting in every aspect of film making. I saw Titanic in the theater twice, with two different girlfriends. That's how long Titanic was in the theater. heh. I plan on going again if they do a re-release. I like that movie quite a bit and feel no shame is saying so. The "post-Titanic I'm a serious actress indie period": Hideous Kinky, Holy Smoke, Quills, Enigma, Iris, The Life of David Gale. (pause) I really like Hideous Kinky, it's got a very loose and breezy feel to it. Fairly original story, nice sets, good acting. Holy Smoke, ugh. Very much near or at the bottom of my Winslettography. I know it's sacrilege, but I'm not a huge fan of Harvey Keitel. And he just annoyed the crap out of me in Holy Smoke. Plus, the pee scene was a prop rigged on her back with a tube running "down there" and it just distracts me to no end every time I see it. Quills, interesting... but.... really.... slooooow. I'd heard good things about Quills and expected it to be better. It wasn't as titillating, twisted or interesting as I was expecting. Great period costumes and sets, though. Good acting all around, too. Interesting role for Joaquin Phoenix. Much to my surprise, I still haven't seen Iris, Enigma or The Life of David Gale. Iris and David Gale have both been on cable in the last couple weeks and I STILL didn't watch them. I'll have to see if they're available on demand. The good stuff! Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland, Little Children, The Reader, Revolutionary Road. Eternal Sunshine is an all-time favorite for me, and it probably would be even if she wasn't in it. The fact that she IS in it, and I love her in it, is just a bonus. I don't dig Jim Carey, either. But that movie, it just worked for me. It touches the right places and pulls the right strings. There was a period where I watched it at least once a week for several months.Finding Neverland. Considering that we've established how much I don't dig the chillens, there is no reason I should love this movie as much as I do. But, I love it. At the risk of sounding cheesy, it's magical. Johnny and Kate are both great, as is Julie Christie. All the kids more than pull their weight as well. But it's the deconstructing of the Peter Pan story and the way the "playing" scenes are filmed in the movie that makes it so special for me. Plus, I love movies that don't pander to their audiences with happy endings. Highly recommend this one because it seems a lot of people haven't checked it out yet.The Reader. Maaan, talk about not what I was expecting. Again, very recommended. Not as highly as Finding Neverland, but close. The first half is Kate having a love affair with a much younger man. The second half is Kate on trial for Nazi war crimes. Weird, right? But really good. I'll leave finding out how the title relates to the movie for when you watch it. It works well, though.Oh, I skipped Little Children. But I think most people have seen this one by now. I liked it, and it is really good. But it's not my favorite of her recent string of great roles. I guess I prefer my kids in movies more on the Finding Neverland side of the road. Jackie Earle Haley was definitely creepy. Glad it brought him some other good parts, though. Not nearly enough Jeniffer Connely in her underwear, however.Revolutionary Road. I really love this movie, I think I'm one of the few people who does. But damn this movie is uncomfortable and depressing. I mean, damn! Not a happy little movie. I found the acting to be stellar, though. And I was very happy to see Kate and Leo on screen together again. Haven't seen All The King's Men or The Holiday yet, either. Sheeew, apologies for the Kate rant. I lervs Kate.
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i blame it on the kubrick curse...when two married actors have to film a scene together involving anything resembling EYES WIDE SHUT, they will eventually get divorced..sam mendes directed kate in revolutionary road..
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...because they aren't in control of them. They're spending tens, or hundreds, of millions of dollars and understandably want to be in control of who sees what and when they see it. I can't argue with that because I can remember MANY threads here at AICN where we would sit around and discuss every minute detail of a leaked picture. Costumes, sets, locations, anything that a "spy" got a pic of was discussed at length. I'm quite certain that this had an eventual negative affect on a movies box office. More than once, actually. The written reports didn't seem to be quite as inflammatory, but we obviously still have less of those these days, too. Unless they come from the official "AICN set visits", but those just aren't the same thing. And half the time they're asked to hold those stories until the studio gives approval anyway. Whatever, I still dig this site because I don't really go anywhere else for this kind of "news". But it is different these days.
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I wish they would have worked together sooner!
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btw..is your handle lifted from Ceberus?
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Didn't it used to be a music festival? I had no idea there was so much movie industry crap going on there.
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I am Cerebus several places online as well as in the "real world". "Who's on the phone?" "It's Cerebus" In a record store from three rows over, "hey Cerebus". I used to talk about the comic book so much that one of my friends started calling me Cerebus, and it stuck. It's very fitting as I'm generally kind of grumpy and completely done with the "woman game". lol Anyway, when I signed up to AICN way, way back, Cerebus was already taken, so I went with Jaka.
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i couldnt have said it better..though i DID like HAMLET for its able to hold my atttention for 4 hours..i give credit to billy shakespeare..thats a kickass play.i totally forgot about SPOTLESS MIND..that film tore me the fuck up when i saw it in the theater..i had just broken up with my girlfriend and it was a pretty abusive relationship (give and take) and i had the wise idea to bring jack daniels with me..literally wept and wept..havent seen it since..the holiday is oddly watchable for a couple reasons..eli wallach and jack black and ms. winslet.--a light affair.finding neverland is one of my wifes faves..i find it hard to watch though cause its sooo fricking sad..as is rev road..
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i should listen to conan score while i do it..hmm..
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It's about half of her movies, at least. I mean, shit, even Titanic, when you think about it, is not such a happy movie. I love Will Shakespeare. I mean really, really love. But for whatever reason I CAN'T stay paying attention to that movie (and just this version of it). I always get distracted and go off to do something else. So, props to you for sticking with it.
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How far in are you? Planning on reading the entire run? I just did a re-read a couple months ago and then finally read both volumes of Dave's collected letters. ... that's all I'm saying so far...
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Now THAT'S a good old fashioned AICN talkback. Complete insanity.
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Jaka, I salute you for that Winslettography. Respect where respect is due.
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Sixies, you did a good job subtituting for me while I was away with all the "Fuck these"s. Prog rock used to be my favorite genre, as a kid, but I grew to dismiss it as a bunch of drum and guitar solos. They're proficient musicians, I suppose, but music has to hint at something of my own experience to be valuable, and lots of fast notes and lyrics about wizards don't. There are examples, however, of "prog" bands who apply that "elevated" (for lack of a better word right now) musicianship to song craft instead of just showing off. Bands like early-to-mid period Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, early Roxy Music still appeal to me. Zeppelin, for all intents and purposes, is a prog band that likes the blues. The noodling has have a purpose, though.Grammar is a funny thing, Vades. I need a good editor.Black ninja vs. white ninja is all well and good, but no one settles a score like Vermillion Ninja!I don't blame Kate Winslet for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, but if somebody can be faulted, I'd like to know so I can go kick him or her is the soft parts.
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Have you seen any other Robert Hamer films? He did another funny comedy (not as good as KIND HEARTS) called SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS. And he did two really interesting Alec Guinness movies: THE SCAPEGOAT and FATHER BROWN.
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yeah im trying to go thru the whole run...halfway thru the first book..pretty good stuff.
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One of my favorite Noirs. Especially the fact that...
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... the guy dies in the cave. And I love the entire exploitation of a tragedy aspect.
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Cobra I think you asked about Coronets when I was raving about the original Ealing Ladykillers - nope, haven't seen it. Or Man in the White Coat.
But Conti just reminded me about Dead of Night. Watched that about a month ago. Really great. Especially the Ventriloquist story. I like horror because not a lot relaly scares me and it's fun to see what will. Ventriloquist dummy and scary doll movies have a fucking head start though, that's for sure. And evil clowns. I know I know, that's a tautology!
I have seen School for Scoundrels though- was that an Ealing film?
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Akahige1965. Japanese. Sub-titled. Black and white.Directed by Akira Kurosawa.In the 1800s, a childish and arrogant doctor is appointed to a slum hospital and interned to a gruff but compassionate mentor. After an encounter with an insane female patient and witnessing the death rattles of two patients, the young doctor slowly develops a new understanding of his responsibilities. This, the most sentimentally obvious Kurosawa film I've seen, is slow, direct and deliberate, maybe a bit too much so, but the elegiac melodrama is leavened with moments of humor and genuine grace. This was the last collaboration between the director and actor Toshirô Mifune, who plays the noble mentor nicknamed "Red Beard." ★★★☆☆ ½
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I love ACE too. Subtlety there is entirely beside the point. Satire, Caricature and lack of subtlety IS. Billy Wilder knew what he was doing. No disrespect to you Subs - if it rubs you the wrong way I understand. I just think the circus stuff worked on more than one level.
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Aaaadaaaamn! You ain't seen nothin' yet. Other than the introduction of a few characters, the first book is mostly skipable. The story really gets going with High Society and then continues on an upward trajectory for a good couple hundred issues. I love the entire series, save just a few slow spots within certain story arcs. But I strongly believe anybody who can make it through reading the full 300 issue run will be a better person for doing so. If for no other reason than knowing two people were able to pull off such a feat. Makes me feel lazy on the regular. Happy to discuss Cerebus anytime you like.
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I think I just need to bight the bullet and order it.
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I think it was his last black & white too, although I can't remember how long to Dodeskaden...
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I don't think School for Scoundrels, or How to Win Without Actually Cheating, wasn't an Ealing comedy. I thin Ealing was out of business by the time that movie was made.
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Wanted to see that but I never did. Added it to the list.
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I have a book on the making of 2001 full of interviews and in one he's discussing the idea of having a real-life husband and wife acting together as same, and I'm pretty sure it was in reference to Traumnovelle the book.
This was in 1968.
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...on the White Stripes thread and then had to correct myself before somebody called me an asstard. ...I'm still laughing.
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A famous celebrity, scandalized by the press, happens upon a poor foreign village to find a woman trapped at the bottom of the well, and brandishes his-or-her fame with publicists to garner attention to the woman's plight. The world becomes so entranced by the celebrity's assumed saintliness that they buy up a lot of magazines, CDs, movie tickets - whatever - while the woman dies of starvation. At the end, fearing a return to the oblivion of un-fame, the celebrity takes a cocktail of prescription drugs and dies of an "accidental" overdose, cursing an uncaring world with dying breaths.Bono does the theme song over the closing montage of international candle-lit vigils.
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"Sending Our Love Down The Well"
http://tinyurl.com/yeyrvlk
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Anybody seen that doc? I have it on my DVR but haven't finished it yet. Really interesting little documentary about the massive amount of boxes full of EVERYTHING that Kubrick kept relating to his latter films. I guess in the early years, when he was making films more often, he didn't save as much. But as time went on and there were longer periods of time in between each film he kept EVERYTHING. Amazingly huge amounts of research materials that went into making his films, a lot of which was never actually used. Truly a ridiculous amount of boxes of stuff. Just started replaying it. Evidently it's a 1000 boxes. Screen tests for Lolita. But mostly 2001 forward.
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I was digging ACE all along, right up to the carnival and Kirk Douglas' unbelievable, self-righteous conversion. Then, it just all caved in, for me.
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Yeah, gotta get to the White Coat. I also want to see Lavender Hill Mob. Dr. Zhivago is coming to HD! Hooray!
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down the well!
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Gotcha. Kirk doesn't exactly tread lightly, does he? The other title for Ace is "The Big Carnival', btw.
One of my fave anecdotes is when he happened past Kubrick editing away one time and with his usual arrogance said, "Stanley, you can't polish a turd, you know". And without missing a beat Stanley replied, "You can if you freeze it". Heh. -
you talking about A LIFE IN PICTURES? thats a pretty good doc. i found that sep from the doc in a used bin at a grocery store for 5 bucks..sold.
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And speaking of which I which I'd had the dough to get that big Taschen box/book of Kubrick's Napoleon. It sold out straight away and now they want squillions for it.
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...yesterday.I think I mostly agree with Subs on the story, but I disagree on the style.
Subs, you complained of "flat" backgrounds...if anything, the land based backgrounds had more texture than ever. What was different was a looser, dry media style...a lot of sketchy pastel and colored pencil. Loved it.All the water elements were completely flat...the contrast threw me at first, but the end result is a remarkably limpid feeling of transparency in the water, especially contrasted with the dry and crumbly pastel texture. Combine that with the luminous colors, and the effect was dazzling. -
the only thing holding me back from that is that there are no extras of ANY kind..and thats really unacceptable with criterion.i know they were just pulling a massive film only box set but they have truly spoiled me..
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The nation was having the current truth vs. sensationalism debate 60 years ago, even before TVs became prevalent, rendering the whole thing moot. It can't be denied, as dated as ACE is in a lot of ways it is also prescient.
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Somebody else called me on "flat backgrounds," too, but I meant flat character designs. Everything above the waterline EXCEPT the water-color village-scapes seemed flat to me.
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The "d" key isn't even close to the "n" key. I have no excuse!
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"But, there's also a flatness to the character design and story, a slight re-imagining of THE LITTLE MERMAID."
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how many stars does Toddlerapoo give PONYO?
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Six, no, there is a Kubrick box called "Stanley Kubrick's Boxes". It's quite good - so much so that I think I'm going to go and finish watching it. Ponyo, I love it. I thought it was beautiful. But it didn't come close to making me FEEL the way Howl's Moving Castle or, in particular, Spirited Away did. Both of those films fill the room with the Myazaki magic. For whatever reason I just didn't get that with Ponyo. I don't have all of his movies, though. And I probably haven't studied up on his as much as I should have. I'm not really interested in the Kurosawa extras, just the movies. There's enough research material out there on Kurosawa that I could get all that someplace else for a reasonable price. I've just been holding off on the box set because it ain't cheap.
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...I loved every minute of everything else.I think that if they had eliminated the mom and dad, and most of the explanations it would have been much stronger.I loved the kid, Ponyo herself, the kid's mom...everything.It's rare that something has too much fantasy for me, but I could have done without all of Ponyo's back story.
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has issued a few more casting notes for the upcoming Green Lantern flick! Temuera Morrison (better known as Jango Fett from the Star Wars prequels) has been cast as Abin Sur, Hal Jordan's ill-fated predecessor. Meanwhile, Taika Waititi will be playing "the best friend of Hal Jordan," which we're taking to mean as Tom Kalmaku.From Newsarama.com
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see it with a woman.....a totally "get lucky" movie! Worked for me!
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...called 'War Time Lies'. They had done over two years of deep research on it. During that time Spielberg directed and released Schindler's List, so they abandoned the project. Interesting. I didn't know that.
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...more coffee time. Going to watch the rest of this doc. Be back in a bit. ST, as soon as I find another woman I want to spend more than 10 minutes talking to, I'll give that a try.
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Green Zone is a liberal wet dream with emphasis on the “dream”. It starts off with a very realistic tone set during the first days of the U.S. sweep of Iraq for WMD’s. It is a “Titanic” plot. Did we find WMD’s in Iraq? The tone is “realistic”, so you already know where this is going. That is not the point of the movie though.Matt Damon plays Chief Roy Miller. After coming up empty handed on 3 missions Miller is set on finding out where the WMD’s are and why his intel is consistently wrong. From here the movie turns into a fast paced detective story. “Magellan” is responsible for this intel, so who is he and why is he always wrong.Green Zone over simplifies the problem drawing clear lines between the bad guys, Greg Kinnear as a politician and Jason Isascs as his ax man, complete with black mustache so you know he is bad, and good guys, Damon and Brendon Gleeson as a CIA man who knows things aren’t on the up and up.Some things are just to unrealistic. Miller tears through Baghdad completely un checked. After the first ten minutes of the film Miller takes his team any and everywhere with no responsibility to report in or account for his actions. The end is such a breach of security I had to shake my head.Green Zone wants us to know that there are good soldiers out there fighting for what’s right even if Government, politics, and security clearance get in the way. It does a good job of delivering its message and Greengrass is as good as he ever was but the ideology it strives for rings a little false. 3/5
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about Subs & Ponyo.
I'm gonna show my kids this weekend.
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Is that the same as his Aryan Papers project? When you return I guess...
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...I watched it with my daughter, so we watched the English version...can you fill me in?The dubbing was fine in the acting department (except for Ponyo's dad, but I wasn't crazy about him anyway), I loved Tina Fey as the boy's mom. I expected her to be distracting, but she seemed perfect for the character.
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...by the end of that movie you feel as though you know that little town...the windy house on the hill, the road snaking down...the school next to the retirement center...I swear you can smell the air...
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...of red...Aaaahhhhh...
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i see no problem..
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shes driving too fast and oh my god shes so reckless.
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...but you can't blame Tina!
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getting caught up. I did just put all the Samurai Jack seasons on my que though. I haven't seen it since it was airing regular on CN and I never saw them all or in order. Looking forward to that run. What an amazing show.
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...language of LUPIN III, GOLDRAKE, MAZZINGER, CAPTAIN HARLOCK, FUTURE BOY CONAN...If the dubbing doesn't piss me off, I'll watch it...but I'm easily pissed.
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I would think that if he wanted to get banned then he would have to keep trying. or is it a waiting game? wait for harry to check back in?
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I could have gone for another hour of that material at least. They don't mention that title in the doc, Subs. But I would say it's possibly the same project. Other than the narration I commented on above his daughter mentions that she doesn't like reading the contents of those boxes because they're very sad. And his assistant mentions that they stopped the project because, "Kubrick thought Schindler's List would be very hard to top". I didn't find out much that I didn't already know. Kubrick was an intensely private man and meticulous in his filmmaking, which earned him the "crazy" label. In reality, he was just one of those eccentric genius types who decided to stay out of site and let the public think whatever they wanted. Whenever you see him talking or directing he seems perfectly normal. A lot of Full Metal Jacket stuff. Kubrick directing the guys how to march and hold their balls at the same time. Going over dialogue with R Lee Emery, making sure he gets another "fucking" in the dialogue. I think my favorite part (as a fan of Clockwork) was still photos of the droogs in their wardrobe trying on various sinister hats so Kubrick could decide which would be used in the film. Should have been longer, though. And I wonder why it wasn't.
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to cloister myself for two years of intense software-assisted language study to learn Italian, Japanese, Chinese, French and German, so I can live up to my handle and still understand my movies.
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Surely I could do it.
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I mentioned this before, and I don't feel it makes me a bad person or anything, but I have a really hard time watching a movie and reading subtitles at the same time. I don't mean that I don't like it, I just have a very hard time doing both simultaneously. Particularly depending on the color, size and placement of the subtitles. I think Disney has done a great job with the dubbing of Myazaki's films. But I've watched Spirited Away (a favorite of mine) a couple times with the subtitles instead and the dialogue varies quite a bit. That got me to wondering if Disney isn't sometimes just altering the dialogue to best fit the actors animated mouth movements. Because that synch being badly off can sometimes be too distracting, leading to the kung-fu overdub jokes.
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start with Chinese cause they will probably own this country soon.
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In fact, I don't even want to know that such a thing exists. Sacrilege!
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He got all hard core and said that the Chinese will be running the planet and be a bigger power than the US in ten years if we don't take drastic steps. Pretty levelheaded and powerful stuff for Trump. But then he tried to say that people regret wind power because windmills make a whooshing noise, so we should all be switching over to coal because it's clean now and can power us for 300 years. Letterman, thankfully, completely called him on the bullshit of both statements and told him flat out that there is no such thing as 100% clean coal that's being strip mined in the Dakotas. It was wonderful, really.
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http://tinyurl.com/yl2cbgk
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...I think she agrees with me.Her attention would wander during the more abstract scenes with Ponyo's dad, but every second involving Ponyo herself, and every scene above land she was riveted...I mean like frozen with her hands in front of her mouth riveted.And after the movie she was bouncing off the walls...running laps around the house. Reminded me of the adrenaline high I would get after every good theater experience as a kid.
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are you near the water on that island Jaka? Does the "whooshing" of the water bother you much or did you get used to it? I'l put up with some whooshing for the sake of the planet and my wallet.
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I think we are getting an inferior understanding of the dialogue either way, more than likely, but I want to hear the intonations of the voices of the actual actors. There is so much about communication that is "sound" as opposed to "word."I completely agree that reading while you're watching can be a distraction. As I get older, it gets even more distractinger (sic). It's just a less bothersome distraction, for me, than hearing Michael Keaton's English voice coming from an Italian cartoon character that is speaking Japanese.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqqNZ7t_3c
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y5ZJaXPyvQ
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...never, ever, in live action.Two completely different things...for me.
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The idea that ancient people spoke in grammar and words that we would understand usually cracks me up, anyway.But, for some reason, it never bothered me that future apes spoke perfect English.
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I don't know why it's funny, either. But I was laughing before the dialogue started. I had to give a thumbs up to all the people who had a -1 from uptight Italians being pissed off they were laughing. Oh, and babelfish can't translate the title, either.
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Is part of why I live on an island. I also used to live very near the Altamont pass; where the Stones played and there's a huge windmill farm. They're almost silent. Silly Trump.
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No dubbed Conans! Yaaaargh!
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...you may remember him from MEDITERANEO.He has, and plays up, a very thick southern accent...it's funny sort of the way OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU is funny...fancy and hick at the same time.
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Really good read. Fortunately for me I don't read, watch, listen to or follow idiots like Beck. But it's still good to know where those idiots are and what they're thinking. The guy is not only a clear fanatic, greatly separated from the left or the right, but he's just not very smart. He said several things, as Ebert correctly points out, that were just factually incorrect.
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But I'm not sure I've seen MEDITERANEO.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDnWfqg97-Q
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...because they had done a Back To The Future to Earth after originally leaving from a future past Earth that historians have yet to discover, thereby creating a never ending ape/human time paradox... or something...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDvuQHjnzlU
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Now this is the movie I wanted to see when they told me Raimi was directing! http://tinyurl.com/ye2qm7b
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He's got a future, that one.
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...I wonder who made it?
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Meow, meow, meow... http://tinyurl.com/yfgnxuu
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http://tinyurl.com/nfte2q lol
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...distracting.
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If you subscribe to his and his followers' ideas and theories on what the Anti-Christ does to get pple to follow him, that is.
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...supposedly, Italy has one of the best dubbing studios in the world. Usually one voice actor gets assigned to a certain star and sticks with him...that FIRST BLOOD scene works just fine in Italian. Amazing.
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Interesting Flick, I didn't know that about Italian dubbing. Great idea, actually.D.Vader, I subscribe to the religion of knowledge. Read, watch, learn, watch, know. I think they're all nuckin' futs.
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Unless you don't get it the first time. Then it's good to watch it again. But generally, I don't. It was just a typo.
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when talking about liberals but I always associate the imagery with him. Backfire. Just turn the gun on yourself dude.
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I'm watching all the videos and trying to find Italian Batman at the same time.
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Unfortunate like, I must away! For a bit, anyway. Need to check on the gardening work, wash the dishes. Ya know, tend to general responsibilities and such. Back later. Peace.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2dN8DzbYUI
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http://tinyurl.com/ybwsu76
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6OuRU0nVs
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...a name like Batman doesn't change, so putting "Italiano" after it will go a long way. "Sigla" means theme song, that's always useful. "Cavaliere" mean knight.
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As a bilingual, which do you consider your "native" language?
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I wanna hear this...
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♪♫ BAAATMAAAAAAN...BAAATMAAAAAAN ♪♫
♪♫ running, running, Batman goes ♪♫
♪♫ and with agility, in a moment he's here, right here! ♪♫
♪♫ (we like Batman the way he is) ♪♫
♪♫ running, running, batman goes ♪♫
♪♫ around the city, to defend freedom ♪♫
♪♫ criminality will take to it's heels ♪♫
♪♫ with him there is justice, he has strength enough for three! ♪♫
♪♫ he never says "no", he always does all he can ♪♫
♪♫ at night he runs and goes, he camouflages himself in the darkness! ♪♫
♪♫ He's the (in Italian) bat man, hes the BAAATMAAAN! ♪♫
♪♫ he wraps himself in his cloak, it's really Baaatmaaaaaan ♪♫
♪♫ he's the fastest, the strongest, the most just ♪♫
♪♫ he fights with [garbled], with [garbled], the most just ♪♫
keyboard/guitar solo
♪♫ he's the fastest, the strongest, the most just ♪♫
♪♫ he fights with [garbled], with [garbled], the most just ♪♫
♪♫ and he runs! RUNS! BATMAN!! ♪♫
♪♫ BAAATMAAAAAAN...BAAAAAATMAAAAAAAAAN♪♫ -
♪♫ He's the fucking bat man, hes the BAAATMAAAN! ♪♫
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Mar 15, 2010 6:12:32 PM CDT
...they like their heroes to run a lot. "going" is big too.
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I want to download that song!When you get somewhere around computer speakers, Teddy check out Flick's @ 05:23:45.
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He goes running.
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The riff-raff are good for business, I suppose, but that's about the extent of their usefulness.
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and I am, I'd fight crime in Italy, because they like me there, just the way I am.
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And I'd bring my agility.
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...and we spoke English at home.
But I was tossed directly into Italian public school, from kindergarten to the 8th grade. I switched to an American correspondence course for high school, mostly as an attempt to learn to spell in fucking English...and also because in the Italian system you have to pick a track after the 8th grade.
In short, English is my first spoken language, Italian was my first language for reading and writing.
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...all the pasta.
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but I gotta make dinner.06:51:18Types @ yas later.
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with [garbled]. Keeps a bunch of it in his utility belt for emergencies! HA!
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6:51:18 like a MAW FUCKA!
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What the fuck happened with anonymoose? I didn't even have a chance to talk with him. Gotta admit, that was a hell of a way to go out though.
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...running down a cobbled street in the bright Mediterranean light like little Forrest Gump. A group of old Italian guys sitting in front of a bar...
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...little girl, catch up with you later...
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Hope she's not as insanely picky as my neice.
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I was kinda hoping that somebody would say, "Hi, Dr. Nick!"
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What's the topic of the day, ladies and germs? I'm trying to picture an Italian Batman flick. It looks a little like the midnight show of "The Dark Knight" here in my neck of the woods. Only with less emo.
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It's like the earthy tones of "Batman Begins" with the high camp of "Diabolic" thrown in for good measure.
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...of all the chewing.
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I just got off work a little while ago, so I'm used to waiting around and being stared at while nothing happens.
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I read back a few posts and, I really hope that this soothes Scary's confusion, Ar-kan-sin is the word that applies to people from Ar-kan-saw. Arkansas is pronounced Ar-kan-saw due to a bizarre mix-up between the Cherokee language and Russian fur trappers in the 1700's. Ah fuck it, there's no reason it's pronounced that way. It's like 'bologna' being called 'bolonie.' Or 'colonel' being 'kernal.' And 'kernal' being...well, 'kernal.' What I'm saying is try not to hold a strange pronuncination against us. The Arkansans are an interesting people, with intriguing habits and fashions. Don't believe me? Check out peopleofwal-mart.com. Or look up the town Eureka Springs and find the existence of a hick Europe. Just saying that we're not all that bad.
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...to make fun of there, too.
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That looks terrific! Like "The Brave One" without the silly coincidence-laden plot. I mean, come on, Jodie Foster begins to stand up for herself against a slew of lowlives and they all lead to the scumbag that brought about her epiphany in the first place. And the cop just goes for it!
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Luckily, I didn't get hit by a car. But I didn't get enough information from the extent of that trip that gain a significant impression about the states of the northeast except that I'm not sure how anyone could live in Vermont, the Pennsylvania was pretty in a miserable sort of way, and that Delaware has more toll booths than any state in the union. I liked New York though and North Carolina suffers from an obscene wealth of beauty.
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He might be a more local celebrity, but was an exceptional dude. He also made a few terrific movies, however, "Boggy Creek 2" brings him down one serious notch.
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It's like a geek sickness. People are physically unable to not argue about Star Wars.
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But I LOVED Maine. I mean LOVED it. Probably the only place over there where I would consider relocating. NY was fine as a state, but NYC freaks me out. Just way, way, WAAAAY too many people. I don't like people that much.
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You an Arkansan too?
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Was on a trip one time. We were supposed to just pass thru Maine, just to say we'd been there. We stayed for three days. The hotel was cheap and the ocean was right behind it. And there were, like, three arcades right there. Perfect for a 14-year-old me.
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I don't have any specific reasons, though.
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Enjoy really, REALLY cold winters perhaps?
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Where in the woods you from? BTW, Jaka, I never really noticed the mass of people in NYC. Maybe it's because everybody just kinda was in their own world and I avoided the obvious tourist traps like the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. Then again, I get a huge kick out of riding the subway. If you keep standing you can pretend you're surfing the labyrinthine subway system. Central Park rocked cock too.
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because I like scenery, but its proximity to South Carolina is a deal-breaker.
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NW Arkansas. But I pulled up stakes and moved to Austin about four years ago.
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I've never lived more than three hours from where I was born.
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that gets tongues wagging for geeks? You say 'George Lucas' and the people come a runnin'. And it's always in the categories of insane defense or hyperactive hate.
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Life in the big city can be awfully rough at times.
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I hate those fuckers. I do love cold winters and snow, yes. And I am a HUGE King fan. But it was actually just the overall beauty of the place. Trees, friendly people (but not a lot of them), snow right down to the ocean (which is a must for me, the ocean that is). I just got a generally great vibe from every place I went in Maine. Oh, I dig the fishing they do out of there as well. Maaan, I super noticed the people in NYC. I've stayed in a flat on 96th and Broadway in Manhattan and at a friends place out in the Bronx. Everyplace I went there was too many people. The flat was two blocks from Central Park, and I'll admit I liked it there (in the park). But just walking around the neighborhood drove me crazy. Way, way too many people. Go to the deli - too many people. Go to the bank - too many people. Get on the subway to go anyplace else - panic attacks of too many people. The only thing I liked about it was that nobody had the same accent in Manhattan. I expected that hard NY accent to be happening all over the city, but it wasn't. I definitely get it in the Bronx. But in Manhattan it seemed like every person was from someplace else. And it was colorless, which tripped me out. Black guy with a British accent. White guy who sounded like he was from the Caribbean. So, I guess I just admire the melting pot aspect of it from afar. But once I was there, gah! Too many people for me.
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I just roll my eyes. Been that way for over 30 years, now.
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...with a header that says nothing but STAR WARS. No story. No news. Just give the people a place to unload all those, evidently, still wound up emotions.
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Nor do I worship any aspect of Star Wars. I guess that's why those threads always surprise me.
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I can take it or leave it. I'm more of a trekkie, anyway (But not the Asimov_Lives kinda trekkie).
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...IN BERRIES!I BET GEORGE LUCAS EATS CRANBERRIES BY THE BARREL FULL...I BET HE STORES MORE FOR LATER IN HIS THROAT-SACK!!
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Yeah, me too. Huge, gigantic trekkie, but not in an Asimov NOR a convention attending kind of way. I actually agree with Asi about the ridiculousness of Star Trek 2009. But only because I feel it was an unnecessary way to take the property. Hollywood is stuck in a reboot, remake, prequel/sequel state of mind and I believe they missed an opportunity to do some really special things with that franchise. Oh well, no going back now. It made too much money.
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Going to be busy here the next few weeks so I'm going to be extremely scarce. I'll see you guys later when the work (professional and personal) dies down. Cheerio!
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At least you have passion.IF YOU DON'T LIKE CRANBERRIES, THEN YOU AREN'T REALLY A FAN OF BERRIES BECAUSE CRANBERRIES ARE THE MOST FAITHFUL VERSION OF THE BERRY THERE HAS EVER BEEN!
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...watch out for cranberries.
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The only town I've ever seen that had a drive-in burger joint that served beer and that has a former whorehouse as the community center. I'm a Bentonville kid, myself.
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Is a great user name. Yes it is. Duuuude. Whatever. I made a fruit salad earlier this evening with a fresh pineapple, strawberries, black berries and blue berries. I loves me some berries! But effa cranberry. Even the name is distasteful to me. Cran. I don't want to eat anything with the word cran in it.
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Hope the work is über-successful.
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MAY THEIR SOUR TARTNESS NEVER INVADE MY PALATE AGAIN!!
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...HE SPREADS HIS SHIT ON TURKEY SANDWICHES!...AND PREQUEL FANS EAT THE SANDWICHES AND LIKE IT!!
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Mar 15, 2010 8:44:13 PM CDT
Well, at least cranberries aren't named after their color.
by subtitles_off
Lazy berries are BINO.
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Genuine laugh out loud. I got nothin' to follow that with.
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OK, but if they can only VIRTUALLY park themselves, anyone with a brain would assume that they don't completely park themselves. So how is that helpful, exactly?
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Also a trekkie. Grew up on a healthy balance between SW and ST, and noticed only in the '90's that those two paragons of SF diverged wildly. Personally, "Star Trek III: The Search For Spock" is still one of my favorite movies of all time. Up there with "Empire Strikes Back" IMO.
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Shit Spread® Also available in Lowak-Scat Flavor™
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The animal isn't a "lowak." The animal is a "civet."
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Only curbside beer service in Arkansas. Of course, there's always a cop lingering nearby, but it's fun for a one-off beer for a laugh.
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I just want to be able to say "Home" and the car takes me where I wanna go. I mean, you could take a nap or watch a movie or get drunk with your buds rather than concentrate on driving.
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Will yak more from the house.
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Definitely good for a laugh. So is the Turkey Drop Festival in Yellville. For anyone who is wondering what that is, it is an annual carnival in central AR where there are rides and booths for food and selling T-Shirts. Nothing special...UNTIL...a Cesna flies over the town's main street and starts kicking live turkeys out! Toothless kids run to catch the flailing, squaking fowl with much ado. A pure experience of Arkansas hillbilly culture if there ever was one.
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...MADE FROM REAL CRANBERRIES...PREQUEL FANS EAT GELATINOUS LUCASHIT IN A CAN!!!
WHAT'S PATHETIC IS THEY CAN'T EVEN TELL THE DIFFERENCE, THEY JUST WHIP OUT THEIR HERO-SCALE JAR JAR BINKS CAN-OPENER AND SUCK IT DOWN AT ROOM TEMP.
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I have some love for every Trek film, but very little of it for Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, Insurrection and Nemesis. But, ya know, I'm a Trekkie, so I still have SOME love for all of them. Definitely very fond of I-III, Generations and First Contact. I think I have more love than a lot of people for Generations because I read so many Star Trek books, though. In Shatner's own books, Kirk isn't dead. He lives long past Generations. In the realm of ST TOS books in general there's another few hundred stories to read with Kirk in them.Yeah, Civet, not Lowak. But does it really matter at that point? Cracked me up with that.What's up with cranberries? They're Satan's fruit... which is probably why George Lucas loves them so much. George sold his soul a long time ago. I would love a Timecop car, or any car that could actually drive itself. Truth be told, they've been invented and they work. They've been tested with a blind driver on a closed course. The problem would be a) the entire world's system of roads would have to be converted to the technology that controls them, b) people would have to give up the feeling of freedom they get from driving, c) a will never happen because of b.
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Dude! lol This shit needs to be documented for future generations.
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I thought that was an old sit-com joke.
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...so I bet that's an interesting event. I'm surprised PETA hasn't shut 'em down, but interesting.
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gobbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbSPLAT!
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OF CRANBERRIES
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I love Undiscovered Country... I don't love The Final Frontier. I needed to clarify that for my own mental well being.
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Predators is a great big lion sorta thing. Does this mean that Predators were always into kinky bestiality?
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...FAN?DARK RED CRANBERRY STAINS ON THE PALM AND PENIS.I WANT YOU TO CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A MOMENT...AND PICTURE JUST HOW MUCH THEY LOVE OLD GEORGE'S OUTPUT.JUST THINK ON THAT FOR A MINUTE.
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...Jar Jar Binks can openers. They could make an electric one out of his head, in anatomically correct colors. To put the can in you would grab his ears and pull back, thereby opening his mouth so you could insert the can. Shit... I might have to work out a license on that one.
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But the town takes no responsibility for the guy with the Cesna. Subs last comment is surprisingly accurate for most of the fates of the airborn turkeys. Some glide, while some hit cars parked along Main Street and cause a good deal of ruckus. According to the town's mayor, they once bowed to PETA demands and tried frozen turkeys. Needless to say that the mayhem was a little too much to handle.
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...penis. That's just wrong. *shakes head in disbelief*
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I'm going to make some to go with the guacamole I made earlier. I'll be back in a bit. Effa [deleted]berry.
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What happens on the intergalactic Predator spaceship stays on the intergalactic Predator spaceship.
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We should have had that discussion in the Star Wars thread. With complete disregard to any responses. Just go on a rant about George Lucas' Throat Sack and his cranberry filled excrement.
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1. THE STICKY MIX OF CRANBERRY JUICE AND SEMEN OFTEN FOUND STAINING THE SHORTS OF PREQUEL FANS.
2. WHAT GEORGE LUCAS CALLS MONEY.
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Well, this is a typical conversation on the street:"Hello, Martha. It's been awhile. Doing some shopping?""Why, yes, Nancy. I thought I'd get out while...""TURKEY!""Oh, dear. That one was close.""You were saying, dear?""Yes, well, just a quick run to the store for some cranberries. It sure is nice to r...""TURKEY!""Oh. Watch your step, now. Nice to see you, too, dear.""TURKEY!"
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Prequels fans like dried CRANAKINS.
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And I kinda like cranberry bread. Does this mean that...oh my God...oh my God...OH MY GOD!! My dick has berry stains on it! Oh well, where do I go to get my Jar Jar Can Opener?
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...the cranberry business would make even less sense there than it does here.
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But I'm a little cracked in the funny department.
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George Lucas stores cranberries in his throat sack it would make a LITTLE sense. Heh.
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...best part of Thanksgiving. I like both kinds...real and jelly in a can.
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Mar 15, 2010 9:25:47 PM CDT
Star Trek III: The Search For spock is still the best!
by lotharius3rd1118
And Star Trek V: The Final frontier is...well it's...you know! It had that great scene where...um...FAN DANCING! No, that was a bad scene. I mean, it had the...the effects were...um...fuck it! Star Trek V: The Final Frontier RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!
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Cranberries are ours, exclusively.
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My strawberries in my pie.And my cranberries in my throat sack.
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stay in Boysen.TURKEY!
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...this happens from time to time. It'll pass...eventually.
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It's like one of those, you know, what do you call them things, on the neck of a TURKEY!!!!
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Tart, yet sweet! Maybe I'll try these Ocean Spray Craisins! Yeah! That'll do it!
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Mar 15, 2010 9:37:54 PM CDT
Yeah, I don't know why Trump would complain about "WHOOSH."
by subtitles_off
That's the closest sound in nature to the sound cranberry jelly makes when it plops out of the can onto the plate.
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Damn sailor turkeys rolling the lushes in the ghettos!
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in one piece without having to dig in there with a spoon? That's the great TURKEY!!!
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...THE BETTER TO KISS GEORGE LUCAS' BERRYHOLE.
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I think the most accurate sound would be a SCHHHWLOKPT. I'd like to see that paster over a Penguin henchman's face in the Adam West Batman.
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not paster. Oh well. SCHHHWLOKPT. TURKEY!!!
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Hehehehehehehehe.
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No. TURKEY!!!
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Like a snake... I think it does...it creates sub par directors. and one day the throat sac will fight cams throat pouch for film domination.....THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!
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[shakes head] berry-hole.
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How you doin'?
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I forgot to ask, how's LilDemonBag?
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...if that's what we see up top, WHAT THE FUCK is down below?!?!?!?!
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How YOU doin'?
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Cameron's berry-hol
TURKEY!!! -
TTTTUUUUURRRRRKKKKKKEEEEYYYY!!!!
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Step into my office.. Yer fuckin fired
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...AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
All at once, or just constant peeling like a sunburn blister? -
Your took my job!!!! TURKEY! SCHHHLOKPT.
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Like on a period.
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Breathing treatments with meds that make him climb the walls and throttle daddy demon!!!! Yay?
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George Lucas' Scrotal Throat Sack
vs. Opie's Receding Hairline -
...that Scary is a witch.I thought she just made it up to sound all Na'Vi.
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Poor LilDemonBag.
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...I really am.
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...Opie's Receding Hairline...
Nearly identical amounts of hair and liver spots.
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...that the studio denied Shatner a Director's Cut Special Edition when they did all those two disc sets a few years back. I mean come on! This is Star Trek, second only to Star Wars in doing anything to make another buck. And they said, "Yeah, thanks Will, but no. We think we'll leave that one alone."
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Round 1: GL's STS moves in fast for the kill. ORH is literally choking under the barrage. Round 2: Oh my God! In a surprise turn of events ORH sucks the wind from the sails of GL's STS! There are many jabs, but ORH takes it all with ease. Round 3: ORH comes back with a serious number of blows. GL's STS seems to have nothing left. ORH announces in his winning speech that he's gonna make "Willow." GL's STS sulks in a corner sucking his thumb. The geek world will never be the same folks!
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Like, muffins. Those are good.
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Either way, my condolensces.
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andGuillermo Del Toro's back hairvs.Peter Jackson's excess former fat guy saggy skin
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...Mini Poo was for a while...she loved it, but had a runny nose every day and a serious cold at least every two weeks.
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....aaahahahahahaa. aaah, poor George. He brought it on himself, though. I mean, he could at least upbutton the top button and let the pre-molt beard grow over the relaxed sack. But no! He buttons that button and shaves so the throat sack is as prominent as possible!
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Jus' sayin'.
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...his skin de-sagged. Win.
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...fully erect black foreskin-like turtlenecks now?When he's on a dark background, his face just hovers there...disembodied like the Cheshire Cat.
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Out of shape Wookie gut.
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But PJ could use the removed skin as a sort of flabby nunchuks
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Not exactly worried about being fashionable. Clearly.
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...TMOTC said, and giggled.
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its douchebag chic
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It was a quick KO! First round started promising for GDTBH, with one sweaty throat gag to the next. But then, schhhwlokpt! PJ's NV engulfed his opponent with a series of slaps that would make anybody go down. PJ's NV yoddles into the air in victory. I think that they both have Don King as their agent.
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...just ruined my nachos.
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what are AVATAR-berries?
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Martin Scorsese's Bulbous Nose vs. Spielberg's Non-Existent Chin
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Now with the new taste of Jaka's nachos!
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Round One: SNEC tries to go for a one-two punch. MCBN makes a quick counter-attack up the middle. But...wait...what's this? Is that...no!...Yes, it is. It's TURKEY ftw!
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It can be serious in real little ones. I don't know how old Li'lDemonBag is.
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TURKEY!!
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Nothing worse than a sick kid, man. I feel for you. Hope everything is ok.
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...get well vibes in Lil'DemonBag's direction.
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...because it keeps growing. The lack of chin will never change. A win by the nose!
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doesn't stand a chance against the biggest snot rocket you've ever seen. no tissues available.
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That's pretty funny. I can see GAP doing that line tomorrow.
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...I have herb roasted chicken on my nachos.
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Jaka, I've consulted the pun police and they've said you're going to Hell.
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Lucas would distract opie with some Oscar bait and then smother him with the pouchyes lil demon in daycare... RSV is a virus that makes toddlers cough really bad...it goes away when they're older
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Nolan's Tuft of Hair vs
Zack Snyder's Latent Homosexuality -
Abercrombie & Fitch
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Now with the new flavor of rosemary and poultry. What kind of poultry, you might ask? How about...TURKEY!
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...just because it made me laugh with a mouthful of nachos.
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But the other just sounded funnier.
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P'tooie! on them. (say it with a french accent and it's funny)
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Should Opie look to be losing the battle, in comes his tag team partner BRIAN GRAZER'S SPIKY HAIR! Nothing can defeat that.
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Aaahahahahahhaa. I just got what are AVATAR-berries?! lol It was me trying to avoid saying cran.
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Grazer's hair. It's true.
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Throw some Cajun in there for added awesomness.
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Snyder chokes on a single strand of Nolans hair....but only for a moment.He has hacked up plenty of man pubes and he easily dislodges the Nolan hair.
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Quentin Tarantino's Forehead can't get booked because all the other appendages are scared of him.
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When Cheeses gets in, tell him sai TURKEY!!!!
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TURKEY!!!!
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...that have been surgically attached to his arms. They clearly have minds of their own. Also moving this way and that, trying to escape his giant forehead and oddly misshapen face.
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[breathy voice] The new style at Aeropostale. [French techno playing] MALE MODEL: I'm king of the universe! [breathy voice] Douchebag. SMURFETTE: I love that turtleneck! [breathy voice] Douchebag. Douchebag, the new style only at Aeropostale. In stores now.
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...his immune system will be so strong, he'll just flex and germs will bounce right off him.
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But he's a tough bugger..he's still very active..he just coughs like he's Kathleen turner
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Especially when a raging Zack Snyder begins a frightful chase of him across the span of time and space. Nolan's Tuft of Hair, having been defeated simply retires saying, and I quote, "Fuck you, Homo!"
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[hate myself for saying this] If it's easy, take it twice.
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Douccchhheebag
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...watch out for directors.
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http://tinyurl.com/yk59xks
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haha
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...watch out for stray berries.
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You can't keep a good kid down. They can be coughing their lungs out and still exerting more energy than you and I do in a day put together. Hope he gets to feeling better soon though, as someone who used to swim in raw sewage, I bet this is gonna be great for his immune system.
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Steve Buscemi's eyes
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That had better be one of the best movies I've ever seen once I get around to doing so. And I'm not saying that because it beat [deleted]. I'm saying it because it holds ZERO interest for me. I'm tired of military movies. I'm tired of military movies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Explosive experts don't really add any interest for me. It doesn't look all that visually appealing. I barely know any of the actors, certainly none of them are "favorites". I really just don't get all the love. I'm open to all of that changing when I see it. But I can't help think a lot of it is the usual Academy/industry politics. "Hey, no woman has one. This movie is pretty good.. and it would mean Cameron couldn't give another douchebag speech! Yeah! Let's give it to her!"
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Both would loose to a sneak attack from Steve Buscemi's angry receding hairline.
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I'm kinda dumb.
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[orgasmic female voice] Look at that douchebag! DOS EQUIS GUY: I smell fantastic. And I do not need cologne. But when I do, I use Douchebag by Calvin Klein. [super orgasm woman] DOUCHE-BBBAAAAAAGGGGGG! [Micro Machines guy] Douchebag by Calvin Klein only sold at Dillards. May make you show false joy when your ex-wife beats you for an award. Turtlenecks sold separately.
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http://tinyurl.com/ygdtvl4
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If the concept doesn't do anything for you I don't see the movie winning you over. Honestly, I heard a lot of hype and I expected way more from it. It's good but not unbelievable.
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a subplot about two-thirds of the way through seems to stop the movie dead in its tracks. It recovers with a pretty terrific finale, but that subplot (you'll know it when you see it) kills the overall effect of the movie for me.
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..of the Micro Machines guy. For some reason I can't talk that fast anymore. Burned out those cells or something.
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Micro Machines GuyDos Equis guy is stupid too. "I don't always drink beer...."What! You should always be drinking beer, idiot.
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...your opinions helped quite a bit. Just hearing anything levelheaded and less than stellar about it will temper my expectations. I've just been expecting, like, the best thing since sliced bread, toasted, with peanut butter because of the way everybody is going on and on about it.
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shirtless rough housing
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No Country for Old MenNow that movie lives up to all kinds of hype
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Mac, it's good shootin' the shit with you again. Six, I hope the kid gets to feelin' better. Jaka, good talkin' with ya. Subs, TURKEY! Flicka, have a good night. And Scary, [blushing] night.
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I was only being a brat about Arkansas... but thanks for the history lesson, that was actually quite interesting.
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that movie loses it. The next twenty minutes are nearly pointless. Still, talk to y'all later.
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Watch out for those whispering DOOOOUUUCHEBAAAGSSSS....
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Uh, no. I prefer my grains baked and my fruits fermented, thank you. Namely, GRAPES. Beer IS wonderful for keeping your hair shiny though... WONDERFUL hair rinse.
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...is one of my favorite movies of the last decade. Nearly perfect, right up until Tommy Lee Jones rambles incoherently about some dream nonsense and it cuts to black. I just hate that very last scene. Otherwise, near perfect.
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...THINGS ARE.
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Mar 15, 2010 11:17:11 PM CDT
Actually, I need to have a glass of wine to go to sleep...
by scarywaitress
I'm wound up from a tasting event I just did, and I have a MAJOR tasting event tomorrow. SHIT. I need to go to sleep. Like NOW. It is fucking quarter past midnight.
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I need to go pick up that DVD. In fact, I may go do it in a few minutes. I can hit the Wal-Mart until 11:00. I have no reason whatsoever for having no seen or purchased that movie yet. I love Spike and I love the source material. Basically, epic fail.
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how dare you Scary
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Besmirch beer's good name? Just because I don't drink those empty carbs, and waste time drinking an alcoholic beverage of less than 12% alc by vol? PUHLEEZE. I am a PROFESSIONAL wino, friend. I get the job DONE. Beer takes too long. Plus, I think most of it tastes icky.
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and still haven't seen it. I heard it has a dark tone and I am just not in a hurry to alter the way I feel about the source material. The Sendak doc I saw kind of held me over. Phillips and Scott on at the movies loved the hell out of it and Flick raves about it. I'm ok with waiting though.
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...because then they see it and you get to talk about it again.
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We are all busy people. For example, I am a HUGE Tarantino fan, and have not yet seen Inglorious Basterds. WHY? Because I have a full-time job, a toddler, and a husband who expects fine cuising, a clean house, AND sex. Doesn't leave a whole lotta room for seeing every movie I want to see. Oh, and also, Netflix SUCKS DONKEY COCK AND WON'T FUCKING SEND IT. FUCKTARDS.
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Apparently, the wine is working quite well...
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What it is????
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...that's good stuff.When you see it, just remember that it's really a movie for adults who loved the book as kids. It's a grownup movie.
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your drinking the wrong beer ma'am.Ommegang, Magic Hat, Dog FishHead. They will give any wine a run for its money % by vol.
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I still think you're a dick, from our previous encounter. But you're a PB'er now, so I promise to play nice.
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...I have absolutely NONE of those excuses... other than keeping my house clean and cooking for myself. However, I agree about the Netflix part. Looking forward to talking about it, Flick. It'll have to wait until after the Warriors/Lakers game is over (two favorite teams). If not tonight I'll pick it up tomorrow. ...actually, I WILL pick it up tomorrow, because I want to get Saturday Night Live and The Pacific off the DVR tonight.
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...I still think you're a dick, too. But I was doing exactly the same thing. : )
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It will be one of those that you really wanted to see but didn't get to it so when it comes out on dvd you scoop it up and run home with the treasure.
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before my present job, I was a sales rep for the distributor of those "fine" beers in NJ. No shit. Of course, I was the wine-and-spirits rep for said company... and when I left, they dissolved their wine division. They said if I couldn't make it happen, it was doomed. :( Their beer portfolio is SICK, though... if you like beer, anyway. Which I don't. Oh well.
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...but I have to hit the sack...and soon...but I like knowing Mac is on the night shift now too...
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...IT'S TURKEY!!
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...ahhh, we'll have to talk beer sometime.
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what is this history between the 2 of you Scary and Jaka? I love drama. I'm like a 15 yr old girl that way...and the budding breasts.
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Allagash Tröegs Rogue (PS, the BEST fucking gin out there. Made by these guys.) Cricket Hill River Horse Flying Dog
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...revolves completely around [deleted], which is somehow fitting, no?
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I gotta be up at 6:00 AM, but, I only need like 4-5 hours sleep a night these days...
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..but they're jacking up microbrew prices across the board and it's pissing me off.
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..in the fridge. I think I shall crack that sucker right about now.
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There is a store not far from here called beers of the world. I can find pretty much whatever there. I don't get there as often as I like. My local microbrew is Rohrbachs. Great stuff.
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...it's a miracle of biblical proportions. Been that way since I was 13.
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I revel in my pedestianism...
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Long story short: I had VAST reservations about [deleted] which were only PARTIALLY overcome by two separate viewings. Jaka felt that I was an idiot. Let the records show- and I will not address this again after this- IMO, Jaka is a bit of an Asi. But, like I said... I scrape my shoes off at the door.
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Actually, you're not. In point of fact, you're starting shit, completely unprovoked. You've now called me a dick and compared me to AsimovLives, which I assure you these people would not agree with. So how about you do what you actually do what you said and knock it off. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to, which was the problem to begin with.
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...I've got a little feisty Asi in me too...if I get riled.
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only talking preference and high alcohol to compete with Scary's precious wine.
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Its like water with beer-flavered coo-aid in it....and also alcohol...
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That shit makes me laugh... EVERY. FUCKING. TIME.
By the way, good evening, Cheeses! How's it hangin'?
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...but I'm sure you get the point. I mean, did you notice that I DIDN'T actually explain any of the details or say anything disparaging about you? Or did you just skip over those facts?
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Forgettabout the past and remember you are on hallowed ground....like in Highlander...I'm getting audited at my job by two District managers tommorrow...fell pretty confident, but you never know...Little nervous...
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its cool. The PB can be a little to lovey dovey sometimes. A difference of opinion is welcome. Asi isn't a dirty word. More of a state of mind.
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maybe unravel that frayed extension cord and keep the Vidal Sassoon bottle handy. If the get all up in yo buisnass....ZZZZZAP!
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They do this 2-3 times a year as 'practice audits' in preparation for corporate auditors who hit every store once a year...at random....un-announced.
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just kidding. Y'all play nice. [deleted] is no kinda movie to get upset over.
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Mar 15, 2010 11:54:11 PM CDT
...I liked [deleted], but fuck if that movie isn't the devil's..
by flickapoo
...handiwork.
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that is what i dig about my job. it's all live. it is either gonna air, or it isn't. you can't go back and put the stuff in. we have an understanding that shit WILL go wrong. it's just a matter of time.
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amount of awesome posts. I hate skipping some just to get to the current stuff. I usually have to read everything, so bear with me while catching up.
Italian Rambo...sounds like a constant string of cuss words. How come loud, angry sounding Italian sounds like cussing?
Library review...STAR TREK. Wow, um, this goes against every Star Wars geek grain in my body, but I actually enjoyed this Star Trek movie more than TPM. It just seemed to flow and had great acting and set pieces. Very well executed. 3/5 it loses 1.5 for weird scenes with Old Spock. -
...out of sight.
Most people don't understand art when they see it. -
Knock Knock
Who's There?
Adolph
Adolph Who?
A dolph ball hit me in the mouph!
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Your first review of [deleted] was fabulous though....I agreed with you then, I agree with you now...a true sign of powerful magic....
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And I still won't say anymore, because I can play by the rules with no effort at all. I will simply say this, she was here first. Out of respect for the Pedalbackers, if there is any more of what took place above I will simply call it a day, thank you for the pleasant conversations and take my leave. I'm off to watch The Pacific. Peace.
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And ADMITTED IT! Wow. Nice cojones, amigo. Oh, and... duck.
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...with Flick's first review of [deleted].
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How's Austin tonight?
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And I started watching Star trek on re-runs in 1975...
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...[deleted] anymore.It'll just be [] to keep the peace.
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I will not denigrate the PB further with talk of the past. I apologize to Jaka... I took a potshot. The water, clearly, is NOT under the bridge- and, just as clearly, that goes for both of us, so there THAT is. Nice to at least know that... it's been bugging me. I hate 500 lb gorillas. So, moving on. I also apologize to all present PB'ers. This will not happen again.
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Trek does nothing for me. Khan scared the shit out of me as a kid and for the most part it is the only one I hold in any esteem. All else is average to me on pretty much every level. No judgments though. Hell I'm loving some CB4 right now...what the fuck do I know.
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...of course, I had steak that night and got a little drunk. I think I had sex after too......so great movie!
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It effects even we lowly talkbackers and distills deviciveness....Evil Mojo if you ask me....Only Asi thinks Star Trek is the Anti-Christ's toilet paper...
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So, he's good people. You just can't disagree with him re: Star Trek, is all. It's really pretty simple.
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That why i just said I don't like Trek;) I also use a lot of emoticons to piss Flick off:p8===========DO:
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And I am getting lit.
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expectations and no previous history with liking or disliking the characters allowed me to just enjoy it.
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...The Clint Eastwood Golden Finger Pistol (see GRAN TORINO) is awarded to any Pedalbacker who takes a bullet for the common good.
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Mar 16, 2010 12:12:54 AM CDT
Flick, You ever watch 'Moral Orel' on Adult swim>
by cheeses_of_nazareth
You would SOOOO get it ...Christian parody at it's finest broadcasting....
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but the damn dvd from the library is skipping. I've only seen about 20 minutes of it. I like what I see so far.
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Chris Rock's first movie rollin' and controlin'.
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I gotta go to bed.
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...and I hafta be in bed, an hour ago. I am so screwed tomorrow morning. Cheers, all...
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As an Original Series fan, the new movie managed to put enough of a buffer between TOS and itself that I could sit back and enjoy it for what it was.
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...please don't cry. I'm really sorry.
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Way to squash that shit too Jaka and Scary. See how she fucks with me Jaka. First beer...now CB4? Its just cause she has an interweb crush on me cause I ride a virtual motorcycle.
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...but I'm going to investigate.
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By calling me a dick, speaking about me disparagingly and then apologizing with a caveat? Nah. I'm done. Peace y'all. Was good times while it lasted. But I can't stay hear anymore without speaking my mind, and that's not what y'all are about. So I exit, thata way ----->
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...night Mac & Cheeses, night Ted, night Scary, night STL, night Jaka...Watch out for bad guys.
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It had plot problems…it had logic problems and ends with a dues ex machina…ala red matter…that is never explained…Like any SINGLE episode, series or movie didn’t have several instances of all of those ailments? And usually multiple incidences of said fallacies in each installment….It’s fuckin’ STAR TREK. New stories with the original ‘big-balled’ space explorers that I grew up trying to emulate… And Syler makes a perfect Spock….
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times is hard, but we hard too. Some more than others.
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When DEFUCK did this happen?
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...a bigger and more comprehensive apology, that's all...it's all in good fun.
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Nothing is True. All is permitted. You didn't hear?
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Jaka...Talk to me, buddy...I have suspicions...hang tight...all will be resolved...All opinions are welcomed...and appreciated...
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I didn't bring up the past. I don't have a 500lb gorilla. I was going to just proceed along as if there was no problem, no past to speak of, because that's what I thought the point of this whole thing was. I had no need to announce that I still thought somebody was a dick. I had no need to make a public display of scraping off my shoes as a subtle way to make further insult. Get it? And by speaking my mind I mean going off on a rant explaining what my real problems with Scary are. I won't do that here, because I THINK that's the point. Right? I see y'all when I see ya. Keep it pedalbacked. Peace.
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That's why it gets three stars. But at the same time, if I'm going to the movies, I want to be entertained. And my mind demands a certain level of coherence from any movie. But you do have a good point. Maybe an extra half-star's worth.
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drinking wine since whenever earlier tonight… she is drunk, and women can’t help but bring up shit when they are drunk….if she is not who she seems to be…that brings up other concerns…
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...a tempest in a shot glass.
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As much as anyone else. It's the internet, man. Ya gotta let it slide. Have you ever heard any Joe Satriani? Go find 'Engines of Creation'. It's good stuff.
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We're Supportive!
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Mar 16, 2010 12:40:16 AM CDT
Flick...You and I just had the Fourth Simultaneos post...
by cheeses_of_nazareth
12:35:49.....Scary drinking wine from shot glasses regretting past disputes....
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...12:35:49 brother!
All things work together for good to them that love . -
Powerful Mojo at work here...This my THIRD verifiable simultaneous post. One with Water-shit...one with Sixes....now one with Flick....12:35:49
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...you told me I was special...
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to rep Scary. As the only female PB'er she has to "bring it" with a thick skin. She tolerates my juvenile comments about her boobies so I know she has a sense of humor. Jaka, I have had good exchanges with you even before you got to the PB and you expressed an affection for the group. i hope you can see your way around the past and take the digs with a grain of salt. We all get them now and then.
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The celestial Pudenda...
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remember everyone else here is posting from their own individual universe…take it as a compliment that she even remembers you…If she’s really chick…
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Statistically that seems very improbable.
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If he's late one more time, he's FIRED...
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hahaha..I really used to take that as a compliment. Being an interweb attention whore.
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and I'm Black Ya'll, and I'm Blacker than Black and I'm Black Ya'll!"-Dead Mike-
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It is archived at the Shelter...history channel...
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Is this a divisive thig? Because if it is, I'm with you pally.
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But, I date hotter chicks…
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...I've heard your voice, and vice versa. So there's that. Ok, gonna finish this mission. Doom needs his hood.
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Nice Cheeses. I really did laugh out loud. I typed the whole thing even. Heavens to Murgatroid.
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But infiltrators with off the scale skills are often on my radar… But, then again, I am most comfortable when I am paranoid...
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lets try not to chase anyone off til I get back. It's my job to keep punk rock elite...not this place.
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Anybody else still up?
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There are no factions in the PB. Just the PB.
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Do you think this thing is gonna work out?
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You talkin’ ‘bout that thing? Or, that other thing?
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With the thing and other stuff.
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Still trying to get ahold of my friend in A town...It is the 15th, 16th, 17th...right?...for Kick -Ass?
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I think so. But I'm pretty krunked. We gotta do this, tho. I fucked it up the first time, I gotta make amends.
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I'm getting audited in the morning...Wish me luck...
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Went from the Ying Yang Twins to the 'Army of Darkness' soundtrack. I love technology. I'm gonna miss it, but I love it for now.
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'Cause i won't have my license back until the end of April...
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May your dreams be filled with large women.
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But Subb'y wouldn't notice,so...
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You GOT a friend in A town. At least one. Just saying.
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Normal aicn flame war = http://tinyurl.com/yh5ow5v
Jaka vs Waitress flame war = http://tinyurl.com/yg2durq
After being called a cocksucker and various other things over in the Star Wars tb it was quite charming to come over here and read that supposedly 'heated' exchange. Now say sorry to each other and back out to playtime! Haha! -
After reading that rather good Winslettography, I thought I would try and put a smile on your faces with an ode to one of my faves... Salma Hayek. Please enjoy the Salmaography...
There are a lot of sexy, beautiful women in the world and thanks to the internet and magazine, guys get to ogle them. In fact we get to see so many images of top class totty that it can be hard for any one girl to truly make an impression. But even so occasionally you do see a babe that blows your brain. For whatever reason this girl does make an impression on you and stands out from the pack. Salma Hayek is one that did it for me.
Salma Hayek came onto the scene courtesy of Robert Rodriguez, in his 1994 flick ROAD RACERS. I'm betting none of you guys have seen it, but I have. And it aint all that - so let's move on. Because Salma's real 'entrance' came in DESPERADO. We're introduced to her crossing the road and causing a car crash as the driver behind double takes. http://tinyurl.com/yk6mb3k
Great introduction to a character, but this scene right here is a great introduction to a BABE http://tinyurl.com/yjlnlka
Salma then showed up in a couple of shitsville action flicks FLED and FAIR GAME, before reuniting with Rodriguez for her most sizzling role. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN - her snake dance still rates imho as perhaps the finest 4 minutes ever commited to cellulolid... http://tinyurl.com/yk2df6q
Salma followed this by disappointingly remaining full clothed for THE FACULTY, 54, and FOOLS RUSH IN - as a result none of those films registered. You think maybe you've seen them but clearly your brain doesn't care enough to devote any kind of data space to their memory.
DOGMA was next, and shit tho it is, it is worth owning this baby on blu ray just so you can enjoy these babies http://tinyurl.com/ygp576n
However as much as I enjoyed seeing Salma doing a sexy pole dance with secretary glasses on I was worried.. her boobs looked smaller than they had in DUSK TILL DAWN. What the fuck was going on?
Thank god, she would reveal them again in FRIDA. However this was a movie made by a woman. What a bitch this director is. She convinces Salma to show her puppies but then sticks a monobrow on her to torture all men. WILD WILD WEST was also around this time, the only good thing to come out of this movie was this publicity still.. http://tinyurl.com/yh3rx5u
However, FRIDA would prove to be a tragic turning point in Salma's career. It gave her delusions of grandeur as she searched vainly for more meaty roles. The only meaty rolls I was after were in her barely contained bra.
She's aged but thank god this woman has matured so well tho. The early panic I had about boobie shrinkage has been replaced by a new found awe. Yes, as Salma's grown into womanhood so have her boobs.. and I will leave them to have the final word http://tinyurl.com/c5sbjg
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Tough times for the Pedalback. We will persevere, though. Because that's what Pedalbackers do.
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did anyone mention during the director fights the notorious killer John Landis and is chinese throwing stars that have little mini propellers on them?no?no? too soon.
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...most professional.
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...I like a smart girl, and if she paints I'm...♫♪ heeeaded to the chapel ♫♪...
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Flicka, you can live with *those* eyebrows?!
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a lot yesterday and took a bunch of medicine, so I'm feeling a little better.
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...but I've mentally reconciled myself to the fact that in an age before modern hair removal products, she probably would have looked like this...
http://www.frightenstein.com/goodies/hhof-wolfman.jpg
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Now Ryan Phillippe is in the running for Cap? Channing Tatum? This has become fun to watch, particularly since I have no real personal attachment to the character. Maybe if Marvel hired a director with at least a modicum of "vision," this would be solved by now.
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Because all he had to do was run and die. The guy is seriously awful. STOP-LOSS was painful to watch, and not for the reasons the filmmakers wanted.
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Future Mrs. Fatheart waited on me hand and foot, and she let me watch whatever I wanted last night. So I revisited THE FISHER KING, which I hadn't seen in a while and really couldn't appreciate fully when I did see it. I was impressed with Gilliam's patience with the actors, how he really let the scenes and characters develop.
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...I can't think of a more successful blend of fantasy and reality...and my favorite characters in a Gilliam film.
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over in the ThroatSackBack, preacing AVATAR as the True Path to Geek Redemption following the Fall that was the Prequel Trilogy. I want to see if anyone bites.
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almost novelistic in its use of supporting characters and subplots. It's also a rare big studio picture that earns its happy ending.
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...from last night, but Subs requested exclusivity...
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...Williams' mental breakdown/freak out is truly terrifying.Bracing after his delightful eccentric homeless guy performance.
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can be very, very good.
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I must be doing something right. Praise ! I can't wait for the flak to start flying in there yet again!
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...Quentin Tarantino movie.It would probably be a miserable failure, but I still want to see it.
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It should happen. It must.
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were better than the movie. Ugh. Everything was terrible, especially the comic relief. And then Marlon Wayans character, Ripcord (?) and the girl he liked (hell, don't even remember who she played) are sitting there with Ipod earbuds listening to music? Double ugh.
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Subbary® will be a little late.
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we need Subbary® and we need it now! Damn your citrus-injected keyboard.
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...super-hero origin story?
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You work on the storyboards, Colonel will write the script. I will supervise and make most of the money.
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concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...
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I hope scary had her cucumber this morning...guys I think she was being cute with the DICK thing...that or verrry blunt..stoopid Internet not showing us sarcasm
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OHHH!!!!!
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http://tinyurl.com/yafwvsh
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...high five!I didn't think that was nearly as bad as it could have been...Scary and Jaka went 'round and 'round in [deleted] talkbacks, and Jaka is a self proclaimed woman hater.Everybody should just eat a cucumber and walk it off.
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HULK SMASH.
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I've learned not to take stuff so seriously in talkbacks and chat rooms. You just have to go with the flow.
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...STL, that's good shit.
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...I'd watch that.
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...cape and boots, on?...off?
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with his lady friend....buck naked except for his boots.
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Me and her are like this**thrusting hips back and forth in a spastic Ian Curtis motion**
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Portmanography sounds nsfw. I like it!
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Vee have vays of making you type....
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He's seen avatar
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Just watched it last night and it really got me pissed. I can't believe that people are willing to accept that 1% of the population owns more wealth than 90% of Americans. It's quite obvious that our representative form of government is not working for 90% of Americans, but instead only represents the interests of the banking industry and big corporations. The only power we do have is our equal vote, but the activist judges on the Supreme Court are doing away with that with their recent ruling treating corporations as civilians with free speech rights allowing them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. The bank bailouts were just covering the asses of the criminals who raped our economy for short term profits. If Bush, Obama and the Congress didn't bailout Wall Street people would be going to jail right now instead of continuing to collect multimillion dollar bonuses. We need a revolution right now and we need to stop playing the partisan divide and conquer game our rich masters want to keep us in so we don't organize against our real enemy.
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Mar 16, 2010 11:40:39 AM CDT
Channing Tatum is rumored to be in the running to play Cap Ameri
by stabby
Star of "Dear John" and "G.I. Joe." From CNN. Good job on keeping on top of the scoops, AICN!
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GODDAMMIT!! March 15, 2010 ...vanilla puts his Batman on and susses something out. ...Mac, Sixies and Col. all enjoy Spielberg-Hank's WW II series "The Pacific" on HBO. ...Col. asks a question that never gets answered about burning movies from iTunes onto a DVD. TURKEY!!! I don't know, exactly, Col. I know that you can burn music purchased from iTunes, but you gotta re-rip it first if you don't want all the iTunes strings attached. ...STLost figures the recent AICN glitches are the result of an update or migration. ...He drops his trademarked ★★★ on semi-naked Sandra Bullock in THE PROPOSAL. ...Even FOX News is getting tired of Glenn Beck's schtick. Good, maybe they'll TURKEY!!! destroy each other. (http://tinyurl.com/yzjssvm) ..."I can't fall asleep yet! I don't think so...I, I'm falling awake!" said Toddlerapoo. ...TURKEY!!! Sixies jams to Broken Bells. ...I've had music grow on me but can't think of any movies. Col. has had movies grow on him but can't think of any music. We've both had fungus grow on us but we don't confess where. ...Geddy Lee's voice is only one of the problems with RUSH. ...Why is prog-rock cool again? Blame Mars Volta. ...Col. has an idea for a children's story, but he thinks it's already been done in manga or anime. You're never gonna be the next James Cameron, Col., if you let a little thing like originality stop you. TURKEY!!! ...James Arness and Peter Graves were the TURKEY!!! Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez of their day. ...Jaka wants some Winslett. ...white ninja vs. black ninja ...Jaka compliments The Pedalback for its tone of genial warmth and comraderie. I hope he still feels that way when and can let it slide if someone pushes his button. TURKEY!!! ...Jaka and STLost share a good point about AICN adapting to the times, trying to become less of a rumor mill. Others might see that as a sign of selling out a rebel, "geek against The Man" image to get in good with Hollywood. ...Sixies and Jaka, who have scraped their shoes off at the door, according to The First Rule of Pedalback, bond over Winslett and Cerebus. ...☆☆RIGHT-BRAIN CINEMA☆☆™: RED BEARD - Kurosawa's last collabo with Toshirô Mifune is a testamonial to human compassion that slightly over-plays it. ★★★☆☆ ½ ...'Lop liked ACE IN THE HOLE more than I did, and vanilla liked RED BEARD more, too. ...Studying Stanley Kubrick from books and documentaries ...Toddlerapoo gives PONYO four out of five running around the rooms and bouncing off the walls. ...TURKEY!!! Mac faults GREEN ZONE's ideology and rates it ★★★☆☆. ...Dubbing or sub-titles? ...Whooshing is the constant sound inside Donald Trump's skull. ...Roger Ebert is tired of Glenn Beck's schtick, too. (http://tinyurl.com/yl2cbgk) ..."Attila The Hun" (http://tinyurl.com/ya57ehl), "Conan" (http://tinyurl.com/yamj2yk), "Rambo" (http://tinyurl.com/ydvu9tq), "Clint Eastwood" (http://tinyurl.com/y97xwus), TURKEY!!! and a couple of cats (http://tinyurl.com/yfgnxuu) speak Italian. ...Italian superheroes: Spider-man (http://tinyurl.com/ye2qm7b) and THE DARK KNIGHT (http://tinyurl.com/yceo36f) ...vades and Mac are tired of Glenn Beck's schtick, too. ...Not Italian, but dubbed - Drunken Fratboy Batman (http://tinyurl.com/ybwsu76) ..."Batman: The Animated Series" Italian-version theme song (http://tinyurl.com/y8kk3e9) and Flick's translation (http://tinyurl.com/yelkxzy) ...TURKEY!!! Teddy'll take the riff-raff's money as long as they hurry up and get their SXSW-festivaling asses out of his town, with all their trash and swag bags and hipper-than-you haircuts. ...Guppy covers dinner breaks and defends Arkansas. ...Love for Maine and The Carolina On Top ...Several Peebers prefer TREK to WARS, STAR-variety. ...Maine makes me think of cranberries, Jaka hates cranberries, Flick imagines a flame-war over cranberries, cranberries flame-wars lead to a TURKEY!!! consideration of George Lucas' Throat Sack, George Lucas' Throat Sack enters The Octagon® against Opie's Receding Hairline. ...In defense of Arkansas, drive-up beer service and turkeys dropped from a Cessna onto the town of Yellville ...TURKEY!!! ...Jaka wants to license The Jar-Jar Binks Can-Opener. ...Perhaps George Lucas could've beaten Opie if he'd molted his scrotal neck and fought with his berry-hole. TURKEY!!! ...SCHHHWLOKPT! is Guppy's onomotopeia for the sound of cranberry jelly plopping out of its can in perfect can-shape. The "K" is silent. ...Li'lDemonBag's got a bad case of the coughs, but he's a toughie. He's gonna kick that virus' berry-hole. ...Other contenders for The UFC Director's Battle of The Body Parts include Guillermo Del Toro's Back Hair, Peter Jackson's Saggy Skin, Martin Scorsese's Bulbous Nose, TURKEY!!! and, standing in for his Air-Brushed Abs, Zack Snyder's Latent Homosexuality ...Advertising Douchebag Chic® ...TURKEY!!! ...Mac and Guppy tell Jaka to lower his expectations RE: THE HURT LOCKER. ...EssDub prefers wine to beer. ...♪♫ "Cuising (sic), on a Sunday afternoon" ♪♫ ...GODDAMMIT!! EssDub breaks The First Rule of Pedalback. Jaka reacts with a : ). By way of explaining, Jaka takes the high road with a [deleted] reference, and Ess goes for the jugular by wielding AsimovLives, breaking The First Rule of Pedalback a second time in one night. Jaka takes being called Asi an insult, unaware that Asi is an Original Peeber, so he could've walked away thinking he'd been complimented. At this point I wish a turkey would fall from above. Feeling attacked, Jaka won't let it go. Been there, done that, stood in those shoes. Meanwhile, STLost enjoyed the rebooted STAR TREK, ★★★ -worth, docking it 1.5 for the clunky, old Spock stuff, and Teddy tells a mush-mouth joke. Back to GODDAMMIT!! Jaka says he can play by the rules with no effort, but the poor guy is putting a whole lot of effort into it. EssDub apologizes for taking a "pot shot" at Jaka. Good on her! THIS IS WHERE THE GODDAMMIT COMES IN LIKE A FUCKING TURKEY OUT OF A CESSNA. Jaka leaves The Pedalback and resigns membership at The Shelter. This bullshit is starting to piss me way DEƒUCK® off. I'm losing my sense of humor. There are gonna be some New Pedalback Rules up in this merfer. It's past midnight...gobble, gobble, gobblegobble, gobbbbbbbbbbbbbblSPLAT. -
Sources tell EW that "Captain America," which is set to begin filming in June for a release next summer, will be shot on location in London as the Joe Johnston-helmed movie will feature a stylized 1940's WWII backdrop. And while Cap won't be fighting Hitler as he did in the very first Captain America comic book, he will battle Red Skull, Hitler's right-hand man.
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Stabbers, Col., ST, Flick, Sixies, if you're around, and anybody else I'm missing.
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I don't plan to, either. While I agree, in essence, with Moore's politics, I find his methods and his movies to be more about him than the subjects themselves. Do we need a revolution? Sadly, it may come to that, but the people with the guns are the loons who don't want Thomas Jefferson or enlightenment ideas to be taught in school. What we need is a more engaged and informed populace willing to sustain aggressive political action. The bailouts were just that: Bailing these fuckers out of jail. But the situation was created over years, and those fat cat fucks and the banks, whether we like it or not, became so entangled in our economy that to let their system collapse completely would have meant some severe fucking turmoil and an eventual turn to fascism, which seems to be the preferred "choice" in times of great upheaval.
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to Toddlerapoo, twice. I'll fix it before I Shelter it.
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man,i miss a lot when i sleep. so since we can have official titles, i wanna be Czar of All Things That Go PLONK When You Hit Them With A Stick
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I thought ge meant he was going to bed...balloo with the fishes my friend
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Is probably one of the least Moore-esque, Moore-centric doc he's ever made. His usual schtick doesn't kick in until the last 15 minutes of the over 2 hour movie. If anything my criticism is that the film is not as funny as his others.
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I bring bear meat, local mushrooms and tales of adventure!
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Scrape your fucking shoes! That shit can't be Dysoned out of my 70s-retro shag! No matter what your personal history with some other Talkbacker, you leave that childish crap at the door. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you and the other guy probably think there's a Right and a Wrong. So find yourselves a fucking STAR TREK or AVATAR thread and go to it over DEƒUCK® there!That's how we can seperate The Noobs from The Peebs.
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Peebs are human. Humans make mistakes. It's the INTENTION that's important, not the word.
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Pop culture is TRIVIA. Discussing it is fun. Passion about it is good. Typing "Lady GaGa sucks" is NOT the same thing as typing "You suck because you like Lady GaGa." With The Second Rule as the only caveat, Peebers will remember that at all times. We have thicker skins, and with thicker skins comes the responsibility of looking out for and protecting the thinner skinned ones, when we can.
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We don't pile on. Yeah, drama can be funny. But, you poke too many grizzlies, and eventually Flick's art-school professor is gonna have to get his dick out. When a Peeber sees two others reaching for matches, a Peeber MEDIATES. A Peeber doesn't instigate.
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That's a little extreme. I don't go to the shelter often, but I don't think I'd get so mad I'd remove my account. Now, 'moose may kick me out sometime. That's quite possible. Like if I posted Captain Alcoholic Anonymoose there.
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Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, leaves Pedalback for good without a two-day notice from now on.
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What's this about 'moose?
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do you second these rules and have any others you'd like to share?
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get in this and help me codify some merfering rules!
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"Stabby and Yack" sounds like a PS1 game.
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Mar 16, 2010 12:23:08 PM CDT
I like the rules- I would say that we should all stop and ask
by yackbacker
What would Steve McQueen do if he were a peeber. I generally apply that filter to most things I do. McQueen would never tell a guy he was wrong. That's not classy, it's not collegial. McQueen would, however, throw Ann Margaret onto a bed and have his way with her. That's the kind of life we should all aspire to live.
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its all about the fun...after the benjamins of course
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Also, you are still "Bouncing." That usually means The Google Gods can't reach your e-mail address, maybe because you set up a ghost addy. it don't matter to me if you want to keep bouncing, I just wanted you to know.
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Yeah, Colon- instead of brass rings, you collect brass balls in our game!
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We take Steve McQueen as our guide, not Christian Bale. Steve McQueen didn't give a shit about Professionalism. Steve McQueen cared about class. Steve McQueen looked out for the little guy. Steve McQueen had a good relationship with all of his D.P.s. Steve McQueen knew how to treat a lady. Steve McQueen wasn't ever a pussy, either. it ain't about the size of your dick. It's about the fit and the gentle way you use it until you get permission to use it rough.
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Although I move that for the official posting of the rules, you should punctuate each one with "THAT IS THE LAW!" a la The Island of Dr. Moreau.
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do we hold a trial or excommunicate someone? Or just ignore them? We can remove them from the shelter but we can't keep them from posting here on the pedalback. Ultimately I think that people need to work out there issues amongst themselves like 'moose and I did. i really was just joshing him and did not mean him great insult. I just didn't agree that Jim would make a great Cap.
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Anybody who leaves can backpedal anytime. It's our fucking name! No questions asked. No grudges held. No laying in wait for a good opportunity to pounce and get revenge. You scraped your shoes when you came in. If you were hiding some shit in a pocket, hoping to fling it later, you're a poser.
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Hell yeah, Subs. McQueen was professional without talking about it- which is precisely my kind of guy.
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and then crack it over a noobs head..end of fucking story. the guy brought his son (DUTCH from KK, fer crissakes!)to fuck parties!
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I think if two PBers have a beef, there should be a mediation, as rule four posits. If, however, a grave offense is perceived, the aggrieved party can they press his/her charge. The remaining PBers must then agree to hear both sides of the story and be permitted to ask questions of the plaintiff and defendant. Then PBers can vote on a verdict. We cannot, however, expect rock-solid conclusions every time, so each PBer should act in good faith to move forward. If, however, an alleged offense is deemed to be too grievous by the rest of the Pedalback, the PBer jury may then vote to remove said PBer. What do you guys think?
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an O.P. reminds them of the rule. If they continue to break the rule, they lose Peeber status, and probably have to suffer a little ostracizing, until they acknowledge they broke a rule, at which time they're given immediate amnesty as required by Laws 2 and 7.Remember, Stab, these rules only apply to Peebers and only once we all agree to them. People who aren't Peebers and come in here trying to stir shit are Trolls. We stand, as one, against the Trolls. They haven't earned any rights of Peeberdom.
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Mar 16, 2010 12:42:06 PM CDT
Stabs- not specifically, but yeah I'm not the first to say so
by yackbacker
I actually gave the "What Would Steve McQueen Do?" speech to a friend of mine 4 years ago when he started seeing this girl while they were both in relationships. I saw true love being barricaded by poor timing and circumstances. Three years later, they got married and I performed their wedding service as their honorary priest. Steve McQueen is a way of life.
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I don't think we want to become like the Wielders of the Banhammers. One of the nice things about AICN is how loose and deregulated it is. Of course if someone is spamming, being overtly abusive or committing hate crimes they deserve to be dispatched with.
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Mar 16, 2010 12:44:05 PM CDT
All this talk of McQueen makes me want to watch GREAT ESCAPE
by yackbacker
And then review it for my blog. Alright, it's teed up for a Friday post. In the meantime, I'm gonne be breaking more ground on my new writing project- a fucking novel people. I just started it yesterday!
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spend some time posting here in good humor. Or, an O.P. can nominate anybody. We don't Black ball other Talkbackers because of past issues because that would be a violation of Law #1.
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If they don't pan out, I think that will work itself out on its own (no need to hold an O.P. meeting unless it's an especially touchy situation).
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You got an advance or are you just throwing caution to the wind and damning the torpedoes?
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"if you act like a dumb shit, they'll treat you like an equal". were truer words ever said?
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makes me all tingly!
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He's got a deal with Random House writing crime novels. We are good friends and I told him my idea and he got very excited. He said "go write it" and he'd pass it to his agent. It's fucking time I did this- my life needs something concrete like this to show for it. The story has been percolating in my brain for 2 or 3 years now.
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Have a good day, all.
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will be rare, I hope, Col. They always have been, at least. Look at The Balebackers and me (although, that's really never been resolved), EssDub and Cheeses, Stabby and 'moose. That's the way things'll work as long as O.P.s follow Law #4.We've got guys who think it's fun to stir shit. They don't mean any harm, really. It's their sense of humor. They need to spend a little more time, though, working with Law #4.
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And come back soon.
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Mcqueen - Robert Vaughn (Magnificent Seven) - Ernest Borgnine (Basketball) - Uma Thurman (Gattaca) - Oldman (State of Grace)
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Get him hooked on a Chapter or Two and name your price. (You experience any writer's block, you let me know. I'm not a professional editor, but I'm quick with the brainstorming and the plumbing of blocked idea pipes.)
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They're actually sending me recent releases! I'm shocked!
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yippee!
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Rules and laws and commandments always come in Tens.
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My goal is to do 5 pages a day. So far, it's rolling out good (so far!).
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It's streaming on netflix. I kind of hate von Trier's pretentious a$$.
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uma wasnt in state of grace..
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about the power of Steve McQueen in action. Love knows no boundaries.
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You may want to seek him out.
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as i had said in an earlier tb/pb... i just wanna play like the cool kids
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awesome about the novel....what kind of story are you going to tell?
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mcqueen-->OJ simpson (towering inferno)-->anna nicole smith (naked gun 33 1/3)-->tim robbins (hudsucker proxy)-->morgan freeman (shawshank)-->gary oldman (batman begins)
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Anybody help me out?
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's pudenda.
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she MET Oldman on the set. dammit! i thought i had this locked lol
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I tried to just be civil and let the past stay there. The first few time Scary popped in I just said nothing to her. Then, last night, I responded to a couple thing's she said in a light, joking matter. When she responded to my WTWTA post I was like, "cool, bygones are bygones and all that". But then, well, you know what then. I do not believe that Scary will be able to stop. At the very least I will be waiting to see what happens on that point. I really dig chattin' with you guys. I think that's pretty evident, actually. This is what teh internets should be all about. Unfortunately, it's usually not. Since I dig what you're doing I just think the simplest way to not spoil it is to remove myself so as to not create any further problems. Dramatic? Maybe. Affective? Absolutely. Peace.
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mcqueen and newman were in towering inferno together--->tim robbins (hudsucker)-->morgan (shawshank)--->gary in batman
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"No" on ANTICHRIST. Graphic sex scenes and CGI forest animals? Sounds like a fork in the eye.
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I want you to stay. I volunteer to mediate privately. E-me @ malackow@netscape.net.
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you, yourself, can't hold to Rule 8.
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so what was the argument about..you liked avatar more than she did...i mean if you cant make fun of avatar, whats the fucking point?!
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There is a choice, when confronted with another Peeber who is drunk, fiesty, temporarily ill-tempered or otherwise breaking the rules. The choice to engage or to walk away. Peebers always choose wisely.
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No need to ask. Asking, at a sensitive juncture during mediation is like poking the bear.
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Borgnine credited as Caesar. imdb sez so baby!
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Is SonnyBono really JettL?
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...that I meant no disrespect to Asi. I've had no issues with the man and have actually had more than a few good conversations with him. I had no idea he was an original Peeber.
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list for GATTACA, and Borgnine wasn't there. Then, I look again, and there he is.
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if I were you, I would stay and enjoy the camaraderie that we all share here, and just ignore anything that deals with that situation again, whether it comes from the person you had the scuffle with, or another fellow PBer.
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But I was never going to document and/or rehash the problem in a public forum. It would only have made things worse.
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we can work this out..dont worry there big fella
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Stay. And e-me with this privately. You're good Peebs material. Trust me, this can work out.
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mcqueen to oldman is a done deal
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Find me a film McQueen did with Michael Caine, darn it. There has to be one.
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but according to uma's wiki entry, it says she met him on the set. just going by what i had read there, sir.
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It's a story similar in approach to CHILDREN OF MEN in that examines where society ends up in the nest 30 or 40 years. Specifically, it's about professional sports and how technology changes it with one specific icon. I'm being vague here because I don't want to give away a free idea. I can elaborate further at the Shelter.
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I will seek him out- awesome idea.
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i tried, man...i tried.
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i'll check it out at the shelter...I had an idea for a story and then children of men came out and it was similar to what I was going to do, so I axed it.
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Keep a lid on it until you've got your outline squared and notarized.
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http://tinyurl.com/ydntrsz He demands of peebers only what he would demand of himself.
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fuck parties!dutch was his wingman!!!!
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It's amazing what can transpire in the length of a couple of days. It's just like showbiz; you're in it one day, you're not in the next. Luckily for me, I've had my ups and downs, but I've always come out on top.
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And War Machine too, if you must include him in this discussion: what happens if you get an itch with the armor on? I get itchy all of the time! Don't go and tell me Stark has some little scratchy levers inside the suit- that's the sort of retconning I deplore. Let's just keep it simple- being a man in suit requires that you bathe yourself in buttermilk daily and moisturize like a champ. If you itch, the bad guys have the upperhand.
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You'll always have a job as long as I'm alive.
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what did medieval knights do? And they didn't even have modern hygiene.
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The lights are shining bright.
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And hence, what may be behind Tony Stark's alcoholism is nothing more than his need to suppress is constant itching!
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That suit has to reek worse than Bale's rubber muscles.
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so that Stark doesn't have to stop to take a poo. So, is it that much of a stretch that he wouldn't have an anti-itching system?
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That's why they got all those ripply glutes.
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If Iron Man is being chased by Whiplash and he evacuates the suit's waste system on him. I know a lot of fanboys would hate it as Michael Bay type crap, but it could be funny.
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your image for an upcoming issue of The Boys comic book, Stabs.
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...that I haven't read yet. Thanks for the reminder. I'll watch for Stabby's appearance.
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Where's 'Lop? He could've done it in the blink of an eye.
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Good to have you home.
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My sense of humor is like a 4th grader.
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Thanks man, good to Pedalback.
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In the future I'll let just let it go. Apologies for the interruption. We now return you to your regularly scheduled Pedalback....
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...pulled up a box set with both their names. But it was actually two separate movies. http://tinyurl.com/ycx8l2v Short of going to IMDb and checking the cast on every McQueen movie, I didn't find anything.
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"He nevah wanted to ride Britt Ekland. I got the gig, and he got the cancer. End of story." Michael Caine on not working with Steve T. McQueen.
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Welcome home.
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THE GREAT ESCAPE with James Coburn. Coburn was in HUDSON HAWK with Bruce Willis. Willis was in THE FIFTH ELEMENT with Gary Oldman. Oldman was in BATMAN BEGINS with Michael Caine
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HA! Giant vaginas everywhere!
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Either that or my coffee reached it's expiration date. Not likely. So I guess I'll just go and ingest more of it. FRESH POTS!!! The birds are returning to the garden since I weeded, planted and hung the feeders... well, really, it's probably just the feeders. But it's nice to hear them singing over the top of each other at length. All random bursts of chirps, screeches and whistles.
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Just when we thought it wasn't to be...BAM! ST saves the day!
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Or are we gonna try to keep LOSTback at bay?
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Exaggerated size of body parts, lots of dripping body fluids, bad plots, if they have any at all.... oh, wait. That's porn. Never mind.
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What with all the death, murder, politics, and sex.I wonder what's left for little kids to have fun with.
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Slim Pickens was in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure with Michael Caine. 2 Degrees.
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Down to 2 degrees.
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All Hail McQueen!
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But couldn't act werf a dawn!
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nice.
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This pisses me off.http://tinyurl.com/yeqvtpdRonald Reagan is one of the major reasons the U.S. is in the state it is today: Rampant macho posturing instead of honest diplomacy and corporate greed run amok without regulatory boundaries. Not to mention puppet figureheads smiling at the rubes with a good ol "awshucks" while the villains fuck with progress.
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do concurrent timestamps with themselves? I'm going to go for it.
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And to "preach" some more in the ThroatSackBack. I hope no one takes me too seriously in there!
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McQueen worked with Robert Duvall on BULLITT and Duvall worked with Michael Caine on SECONDHAND LIONS.
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and The End of The Tonight Show Brand.http://tinyurl.com/yc57tykDumbass had Sarah Palin on his return show and let her pretend she was a stand-up comedian.
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The benevolent light to Oldman's malicious dark?
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MERGE!
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MERGE!
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And it was entertaining. Bad ass mother fucker (I do not love Dane Cook). "super deformed versions of Nightcrawler" A long debate on whether or not Dane Cook's BAMF is different enough from another authors intent to create a separate Wiki article on Bamf. Sparse references to Robert Aspirin's use of BAMF! to denote dimensional travel. Sine those books are sitting approximately 18 inches to my left on a bookshelf, I hope that's where it comes from. An Answer.com post explaining Bamf as used in X-men when a person or object teleports, as well as referring "to the act by which a MUD server sends a special notification to the MUD client to switch its connection to another server". http://www.bamf.de/ Born Again Means Freedom, Big And Muscular Females, Being A Meaningful Family : ) Found those here at the BAMF Nation http://www.bamf-inc.com/ And of course, Bamf Boats http://bamfboats.com/ Actually, it's all kind of making my head hurt. FRESH POTS!!
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In good conscience though, doesn't that sort of diminish the thrill of simultaneous posting?
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McQueen worked with Karl Malden in THE CINCINNATI KID and Malden made BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE with Michael Caine.
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Bale. Oldman can't be replaced. Oldman isn't malicious. He's just occasionally misunderstood.
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disaster movie sequel!
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scientific research. I'm pushing the boundaries of the sciences, man!
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Then we have to find a replacement for BAMF, too.
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The beginning of modern politics, but nobody knew what was happening then. It's only when you look back and really dig that it becomes clear just how many problems were started during that administration that are still ongoing. The generations of politicians molded in his likeness may never cease to exist. It makes the Clinton years seem like they were a figment of a collected imagination. I'm not getting on a soapbox for the Democratic party, either. I've been registered Green since 1991, but always vote for whomever I feel will do the best job once past the primaries. And don't get me started on primaries, either. You should always be allowed to vote for whomever you like, not just candidates from the party you're registered with. I'll say again, as I will in the future, read the Constitution. We have the right to take this system down. We're just too lazy to do it.
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worm-holes, ST. Your computer keyboard may now be some sort of whacky portal!
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Mar 16, 2010 3:03:33 PM CDT
only a real man can take a hot ass woman from ROBERT EVANS
by six demon bag
and live to tell about it..
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Soarry aboot dat. <---- Canadian accent
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...we thought was extremely funny," Oh, right. They didn't expect any reaction from it at all. Just, "haha, oh that's funny". Pshh.
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no one starts out with the intention of becoming a super-villain. They all think they're just testing the boundaries of science. Look what happens!
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but it's oozing a citrus-like liquid and smells oddly of orange juice.
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I need to stop posting political News of The Day.
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i knew it..i think dane stole it from quentins wallet.
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You usually never see the effects of a President in their OWN term...it's usually the next guy in line where you see the previous guy's pros and cons take shape.
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...connection to BAMF, too. Didn't really think this was a pro-Cook crowd.
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That's true ST, very much so. Usually even longer down the road than the next guy because so much of what they do is kept sealed for however many years. Subs, nah, I dig that we occasionally touch on politics. It's good to be edumacated. I'll never forget what GI Joe taught us.
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It Wasn't Going To Be Sampras, Dept.Agassi apologizes first for the big-name charity tennis debacle.http://tinyurl.com/y8fpuk8
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Because I'll just imagine it's from a Robert Aspirin "Myth" book. : )
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about capitalism as MM points out in C:ALS. Yet, the right wingers love to use the constitution to defend their right to be greedy.
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Is one of my vices. Mine would be a desperate, lonely life if I were left to indulge in politics all the time.
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...to this interview this afternoon. "WTF?!?!"
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...Sampras started it and should probably have just rolled with it, but pouted about it instead. I saw a replay of the interaction and it didn't really seem that bad. I'm thinking the crowds "oooooo's" and laughing probably made it worse than it actually was.
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were just trying to stir up old boo-boos. I think the rest of the world read about it (because no one was paying any real attention when it was going on) and thought "whatever."Neither Agassi nor Sampras deserve any regard for much they ever do off the tennis court, as far as I know.
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44124--goonies score
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They've accelerated the decline of modern professional sports by a factor of 1,000. I've completely stopped watching that network.
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Mar 16, 2010 3:23:31 PM CDT
I taught the world everything it knows about being cool.
by stevemcqueen
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"He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12 public charter school for at-risk children." I know, I'm lame, but I actually follow tennis. Andre's book is suspect, I really don't know what his intentions were with that mess. But he's done a great deal for at-risk youth with his school (soon to be schools, from what I understand). I can't really hate on him for that. Sampras, I know nothing of what he's done off the court. Be perfect and smile a lot, I suppose.
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"Andre Agassi's charities help in assisting children reach their athletic potential. His Boys & Girls Club sees 2,000 children throughout the year and boasts a world class junior tennis team. It also has a basketball program (the Agassi Stars) and a rigorous system that encourages a mix of academics and athletics." lol, I'm not trying to be all on Agassi's jock or anything. But the guy actually does a lot of charity work worth noting, imo.
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steve mcqueen is back from the dead!!!!
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...by the ESPN hate. If they broadcast NBA basketball, they can't be all that bad. : )
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and it's already been flagged.We do, though, have a really nice cushion going against this week's Lostback, though. As usual, I'm torn.
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C-SPAN's entire archives to be made available online! http://tinyurl.com/ykf5qc4
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I can't hold his old 80s hair against him, either, because he's bald now.Sampras, though, ick. Wouldn't matter to me if he cured RSV. I'd be grateful, because that'd take care of Li'lDemon's coughing, but I'd still think Sampras is a pretty-boy, Republican douchebag.
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Mar 16, 2010 3:30:41 PM CDT
Jaka, my beef with ESPN is that they've become a marketing tool
by yackbacker
It's not enough to report on sports- they rev up the branding efforts of the professional leagues to a degree where they're no longer remotely a news organization. They're an entertainment company. That's fine, but fire all your "reporters" and leave journalism to the professionals.
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So, maybe we can BAMF there tomorrow.
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Actually excited about that.
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back then..the whole time a fucking sham!
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MTV is to music, as CNN is to news, and as E! is to celebrity.You take anything and put it on TV for 24 hours straight, you're going to ruin it because you have to fill too much time with junk.
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It's so uncool to like the NBA these days. I'm feel so embarrassed when I go to a bar to watch a game, only to find that none of the five TVs are tuned in to it. I'm then forced to ask the bartender to flip at least one of the TVs to the game.
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...used to be newspaper journalists who no longer have jobs. Also, I thought sports was entertainment. It's cool, we can agree to disagree. But I love ESPN. I can get scores and highlights quickly. And shows like Rome Is Burning and PTI actually discuss the hard questions.
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There's a ton of quality programming on ESPN and ESPN2. Including televising many sporting events on a national level that were previously ignored.
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Really tiny dude, at least in comparison to me. Now, for a stark contrast, I also met David Robinson in my office. 7'1" is really, really tall. You can't really appreciate that kind of height until you see it in person, five feet away, waving and smiling at you.
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Lemme just link you to something I wrote before the start of the last NFL season- it pretty much explains my frustrations with professional sports in general (to which ESPN is a secondary player): http://tinyurl.com/yzemlyu
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I'm myself again when I'm at the wheel or on a bike. Acting is an uncomfortable afterthought.
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to an appreciation of PTI.
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it's not really a discussion as much as three blowhard benchwarmers getting off on the sound of their own voices. I actually knew a young kid trying to move from college sports to pro sports. He had a rough time managing his skills, expectations and all the politics. And those two on PTI - neither one of them able to lift a ball, let alone throw one - brutalized this kid. That might be entertainment to some, but it made me nauseous.
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Yes. I've had NBA League Pass for the last five years. Most nights, if I'm sitting here chatting I'm also watching basketball. I watch some or all of several hundred games a year. I used to have Warriors season tickets but I just got tired of them loosing all the time. I'd rather pay $170 bucks for the season, stay home and enjoy a variety of games each night. Only during Lost and Survivor do I stop watching basketball. I let the DVR record everything else and watch it the next day.
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Since we're not sure we're moving to that thread I don't want to waste this. http://tinyurl.com/b3c4nv
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I admit to liking PTI and you totally drop the bomb on it. It really does alter your perspective when someone you know is getting shredded in the news, doesn't it?
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competitive dick-wagging thing, so a lot of the things that I take issue with are just a part of the package.I will never listen to Sports Radio, though. I've got friends who listen to that in their cars, and I refuse to go anywhere with them.
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44260 goes in the books!
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Mar 16, 2010 3:44:40 PM CDT
Stephen Curry has turned out to be the real deal, huh?
by colonelfatheart
Now will a team sprout around him?
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Nice article.
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The Warriors will go nowhere until they dump Don Nelson, learn to play defense and/or hold on to their star players past their rookie contracts. The league is absolutely littered with former Warriors "stars". Been that way since the end of Run-TMC.
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around my chidren."
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I was a huge football fan going way back (to when I was 10 years old). And the last few years have chipped away at that love. Modern sports- it's a bitch- and also a large aspect of my novel!
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the SCHHHWLOKPT! from the BAMF!Lettuce go ahead and do it.Steve McQueen's Peebers! It's off to 44124.
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..and then... POOF! What happened? I'm still trying to figure that out. It's like his body was occupied by a funny alien who got called home, taking all the funny with him.I did like Bowfinger, though.
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great post on your blog about the NFL. I don't watch as much of the Rams as I used to. One reason...Leonard Little. Killed a woman while drunk driving. His sentence: 90 days in jail, four years probation and 1,000 hours of community service. He later was arrested again for DWI and found not guilty, despite failing three Field Sobriety Tests and admitting to drinking to the Police. He should be banned from the NFL and still in prison.
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where to begin with my relationship with my main girl natalie??? should i start with her deciding to slum it up in those indie ventures collectively known as STAR WARS? or should i tell you about how and why im not allowed within 200 yards of her? no. perhaps we should start at the beginning like every good story should...i remember flipping thru the latest iss of EW in some boring high school class and came across the review (A- if i remember correctly) of THE PROFESSIONAL, nee LEON. i was hooked by the premise and having liked LA FEMME NIKITA (lured by landis' INNOCENT BLOOD--but i digress) i was on my waay to the movies..my natalie gives a sensational performance as an abused and orphaned child who is determined to avenge her brothers death.i was in love with this petite girl at first sight..that choker didnt hurt either.onto a little film named HEAT..wow this girl has a kickass agent for getting her roped into great films..playing off her teenage manic schtick, she did her part, though unfortunately, its the weakest part of the film.she more than redeemed herself with her next film, ted "anyone down for a game of hoops" demme's BEAUTIFUL GIRLS..such a great little film and a very mature performance from ms. portman. literally stole the film from all involved in my opinion..if i ever have a girl, her name will be marty because of this filmafter her stunning turn in BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, woody allen chose to use his perceptive skills of using actresses before they REALLY HIT IT BIG...hence the musical EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU..a quaint lil film from the wood man. shes respectable..next is MARS ATTACKS, arguably tim burtons last real film..where she holds her own against glenn close and jack as their daughter..so much is going on in this film that really no one really makes an impression, which i think is the point..everyone is playing an outdated overblown stereotype, and if thats the case, she brought her A-GAME.after her born to play role on broadway of anne frank, she played whats-er-name in THE PHANTOM MENACE..oooh a dual role..say what you will of the film and the wooden delivery of the lines..she looks great in the kabuki costume..natalie has to eat too!didnt see ANYWHERE BUT HERE or WHERE THE HEART IS..so we dive into ATTACK OF THE CLONES..yikes..ok ok she doesnt get to wear the kabuki costume anymore and goes for a more natural look..the lines are stiff still...dont worry i think it gets better with..COLD MOUNTAIN..another ensemble piece and damn even she looks luscious as a civil war widow (?) who takes in jude..this film is great and works suprisingly well..and natalie does great in a small part..GARDEN STATE..officially her first manic pixie muse role..i will say for the record that i hold no ill will towards zach braff but i think i exclusively wrote and directed this film so he could hook up with natalie..all in all its good, but an introverted mope fest.with a giant gasp of relief, natalie chose to star in CLOSER..a powderkeg of a film and i really cant tell whos side im on in that film..damn shes so cute in this film...and her acting chops FINALLY earned her a nomination..all around a great film, just not one you wanna watch a lot.REVENGE OF THE SITH..she finally cashes her last paycheck for her role as a doomed wife of lil ani! the best of the bunch, acting wise...V FOR VENDETTA was good but i noticed in this film that my girl needs to eat more starches. i eally liked the shaved pate look..but hte script fell flate towards the end..i missed her next few roles in PARIS J'ET AMI and GOYAS GHOSTS..and have been wanting to see MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS, with norah jones...HOTEL CHEVALIER was a notable WTF moment that made a lot more sense when you watch its sequel--THE DARJEELING LIMITED..which even though natalie has a blink and you miss her shot, was awesome. very understated and paced the way a nice film should be.missed THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL but my mom loves it..as did she like MR MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM, which i did have the (mis)fortune to see...hoffmans doing a depp-like turn as a toystore owner and natalie is the bright spot as an employee who just wants nothing more than working there..i think she played music too..radiant as ever..but the film sucked.NEW YORK I LOVE YOU (a counterpart to PARIS...) followed which i havent seen and BROTHERS is coming out next week, so im sure ill see that happy little film..which brings us to THOR and BLACK SWAN, another comic film and a darren aronofsky film...i repeat the girl knows how to pick them...next time on "...OGRAPHY"----> ?????
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Tell 'em the news at 44124.
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Shit, Portman's done a lot of films for such a young girl! Retirement at 30 with enough cash to stuff your pillows with sounds like a plan...
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No spoilers. But I should go to bed so I can get at least 4 hours before calltime tomorrow.
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Well FUCK that movie before it even starts if that's the truth. I'm very forgiving when it comes to bad acting, but holy Hell, there are no words to properly describe that piece of shit's "acting" in GI Joe. God-awful all around. If he's cast as Cap, you can guarantee I won't be buying a ticket. Fuck that hack.
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I'm a very angry young man sometimes. My apologies.
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if thats the case, then you SUCK!!!!
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Sorry! Go Crapica!
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