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Sunday Overnight Open Thread (2/26/17) Academy Award Free Edition
Quotes of The Day Quote I
Nature never makes any blunders, when she makes a fool she means it. Archibald AlexanderQuote II
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. John WayneQuote III
President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. Clint EastwoodQuote IV
God has a most wicked sense of humor. Maureen O'Hara
The ONT is never surprised by the loon shit of the left. According to Ashley Judd Trump's election is worse than being raped.
Sporting a so-called “Pussy Hat” popularized by feminist activists, Judd said the same male family member who failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted as a child betrayed her again by voting for Trump. “And the fact that there were adult men in my family – who failed to protect me as a child – voted for him, was really re-traumatizing in saying, ‘You’re gonna put me out there again. And the idea that you would protect me has evaporated.’ And it was incredibly painful. Incredibly painful,” she said.
“We got to belly up to the bar and start spending money,” Gov. Jerry Brown
After successfully appealing to the Trump administration for help with the Oroville Dam emergency, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he wants to accelerate state spending to reduce flood risks as he asked Washington to expedite federal environmental reviews on several projects, including repairs to the dam’s spillway. The Democratic governor’s flood protection plan combines $50 million in existing general fund money with $387 million from the $7.5 billion water bond approved by voters in 2014.
You do have the right to live as you please. But, not to demand people accept it. Tolerance does not equal acceptance.
By contrast, you do have the right to live however you please, so long as it’s within the confines of the law. If you want to cross-dress, smoke marijuana, drink lots of alcohol, have lots of sex, and, yes, even go to school for gender studies, then by all means, go for it. Government should not be allowed to legislate people’s behavior as long as it doesn’t infringe upon someone else’s rights, but that doesn’t mean society isn’t allowed to have an opinion. You don’t have the right to demand people keep their opinions about your lifestyle to themselves, especially if you’re open and public about it. I have as much of a right to comment on the way you live your life as you do to actually live it. Your feelings are not a protected right, but my speech is.Would you like to see the country inexpensively? You can for $213.00.
Gas is still pretty expensive in most places, and air travel is full of ridiculous TSA delays, so train travel is starting to look pretty good to travelers who want to go places without hassles or headaches. Riding the rails can be a relaxing and romantic way to see the country, as you travel down routes well over 100 years ago, and you can take an Amtrak train across the country for a mere $213.You do have to ride through Iowa and Nebraska.
In the event that you missed Friday's ONT with CDR M.Vaginal Glue.
We have some good news and bad news about SMOD.The good news is that the impact won't kill you, bad news is that the shock wave will.
A study accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science (preprint available here) suggests that most deaths from a sufficiently large asteroid will be caused by the airburst produced on atmospheric entry, regardless of whether the asteroid disintegrates in the air or hits the surface. The slightly less terrible news is that the killer shockwave would have to happen near a highly populated urban area to have such an effect. The best news is, large asteroid impacts are very, very rare.
8 animals that are no longer endangered.
The most useful GIF of all time. Hard to believe it came from Frank Luntz.
Are you up for a test? Are you more intelligent than average?
1932, Born on this day, Johnny Cash US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a country icon, his songs spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, most notably 'Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71. via thisdayinmusic.com
Not all kids are couch potatoes. Bored kids build their very own roller coaster.The ONT is shocked that local authorities didn't put the kibosh to it.
Creativity can be used for good. And it can be used for stupid. h/t Hank Curmudgeon
Pryor decided to make the ACLU Dash button a reality after one of his friends made an off-hand remark about the idea of a donating Dash button. “It got me thinking: why reserve that instant gratification for physical goods? Why not push a button and do some real good?” he said. Dash buttons, for the uninitiated, are an Amazon brainchild. They are buttons that you put around your house next to products you regularly use. Then when you run out of your favorite snack, cleaning product, or beverage you simply press the button and amazon automatically puts in an order for you. Like many people Pryor says he had “never used a Dash button before (or any IoT [Internet of Things] device for that matter), and always thought the buttons were a little silly.”
Previously HIV was a death sentence. Now, scientists say they may have found a cure.
The IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute in Barcelona recently announced that a new treatment has successfully wiped out HIV in five patients. The treatment, which the institute is prototyping, mixes two HIV vaccines with a cancer-treating drug. The two vaccines help create white blood cells that can find and eradicate HIV-infected cells. Meanwhile, the cancer drug, which is called Romidepsin, causes the virus to reveal itself wherever it lays dormant.
The ONT is not sure what the young man was thinking. That is why he wins theGenius Award.
Jogger survives attack. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: lindarising at February 26, 2017 09:53 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at February 26, 2017 09:54 PM (VSenK)
Posted by: lindarising at February 26, 2017 09:54 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 26, 2017 09:55 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Dr. Quokkenfurter at February 26, 2017 09:55 PM (W8bn5)
You left off the end of that sentence, Clint.
"by the media."
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 09:56 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Beartooth at February 26, 2017 09:56 PM (qIhPN)
Thanksgiving must be .. awkward.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 09:56 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: Beartooth at February 26, 2017 09:56 PM (qIhPN)
All I saw of the post (so far) was BACON!
Sure, lindarising was first in the popular vote...
Posted by: mindful webworker - apparently at February 26, 2017 09:57 PM (hGZJP)
Posted by: lindarising at February 26, 2017 09:58 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 09:58 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Beartooth at February 26, 2017 09:59 PM (qIhPN)
Time travel is involved.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 09:59 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: lindarising at February 26, 2017 09:59 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 26, 2017 10:01 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: lindarising at February 26, 2017 10:01 PM (JNDQi)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:02 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: JEM at February 26, 2017 10:03 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: most deplorable Ghost of kari - certified sidebar at February 26, 2017 10:04 PM (Iy6JT)
Is that all these people can do-wear ribbons? 'Cause it seems like that is their go-to means of supporting something. That and tweeting something stupid.
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 10:04 PM (gfRCk)
If you go do the routes Brunel laid out at 7-foot gauge in the UK, you're covering them at 125mph these days on 4ft8.5in.
Been there, done that.
Posted by: JEM at February 26, 2017 10:04 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (J5mC3)
"All is going well in the Vic household. I'm still giving his daily shots. He's now doing well enough that I have no qualms about leaving for 4 to 5 hours at a time.
I would appreciate if any of you can give some recommendations on nutritious, high calorie, low fat food. For now, because of the antibiotics he's taking, it has to be without milk or milk products.
Posted by: Vic's wife at February 26, 2017 09:55 PM (mpXpK)"
I hope she sees any responses.
Posted by: JTB at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Dave Bowman at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (Xh7t/)
Saw Hacksaw Ridge last night and thought it was very well done. Outrageous battle scenes. Those battle scenes and the gunfight scenes in Patrots Day would certainly disabuse anyone of the notion that battles have any kind of glamor attached to them.
Posted by: RM at February 26, 2017 10:05 PM (+8Yuj)
Thank you Lord, may we do our best to keep him motivated.
On the food front, I'm the last person to offer sane advice.
Posted by: JEM at February 26, 2017 10:06 PM (TppKb)
My sister worked with an idiot who had been seeing some guy she had met in a bar. After knowing this guy for 1 month, she was ready to move him in with her children, including her 15 year old daughter. What kind of a dumbass would let a strange man move into the same house as her 15 year old daughter?
Sorry about the rant, but I get tired of the leftwing attitude that women can't be expected to take responsibility for idiot choices.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:07 PM (+lVUW)
That's what they say to do to stop a rape isn't it.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 26, 2017 10:07 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:08 PM (GsAUU)
My doc recommended "breakfast" foods when I was in a similar boat....
Low fat waffles with syrup was pretty good.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:08 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:08 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2017 10:09 PM (IqV8l)
I want to write back to him:
"They talked to us about hysteresis in Health Class. If by some chance you contract it, a short course of antibiotics will clear it up."
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:09 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: DJT:POTUS at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: Joe Biden at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (W8bn5)
Hell, how much does California spend on illegal aliens per year?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:02 PM (MINbv)
I read that as Koala burger for some reason.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 26, 2017 10:11 PM (qIhPN)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:11 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:11 PM (qUNWi)
The Mets.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:12 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 10:12 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: the quokka multitude at February 26, 2017 10:12 PM (wpC7C)
Posted by: Johnny Quokka at February 26, 2017 10:12 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 26, 2017 10:12 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 26, 2017 10:13 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 10:13 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2017 10:13 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:13 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (MBEGJ)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (J5mC3)
As I understand it, this is an unmentioned epidemic in the black community. Mom's latest boyfriend moves in and eventually molests the daughter. Eventually he leaves and is replaced, rinse, repeat.
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (IDPbH)
So, we think we have some sound moral reasons for voting for Trump. Then this idiot comes along and makes some anecdotal, unverified claim that someone who had failed her someway in the distant past has ALSO voted for Trump.
This is an informal logical fallacy of some sort.
In any case it's stupid. It's like, if I take aspirin for a headache because it's the most effective thing, and Hitler also takes it, should I feel guilty?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 10:16 PM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (KgpWR)
I haven't seen her recently, but I always thought she was hawt.
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 10:17 PM (sdi6R)
High calorie, low fat, no dairy: what about grilled meats like burgers, steaks, pork chops,
spuds of any kind with olive oil in place of butter,
bacon and eggs fried in the fat on toast, (I assume he can have bread)
bratwurst or similar on a roll with mustard and relish
oatmeal with honey, molasses or maple syrup for a sweetener, perhaps with raisins.
That's all that comes to mind at the moment. It's the lack of dairy that makes things difficult.
Good luck and we wish you both well.
Posted by: JTB at February 26, 2017 10:18 PM (V+03K)
Her, "the men in my family failed to protect me"' is courtesy of her Women's Studies Degree from Un. Of Kentucky.
Posted by: Ktgreat at February 26, 2017 10:18 PM (Bl4dy)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (Tnhbr)
You're just a sex-negative misogynist H8R!
Posted by: Insomniac at February 26, 2017 10:18 PM (0mRoj)
Hell, how much does California spend on illegal aliens per year?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (+lVUW)
Moonbeam took 20 BILLION from the projected Carbon Tax, and committed it to the High Speed Rail project...
My Brother was at the meeting where Moonbeam made both the suggestion, and the decision...
We have floods... we still don't have a single mile of Rail...
Posted by: Don Q at February 26, 2017 10:19 PM (qf6WZ)
Hitler found an effective permanent treatment for his last headache, IIRC.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 26, 2017 10:19 PM (3C9q2)
nutritious, high calorie, low fat food. For now, because of the
antibiotics he's taking, it has to be without milk or milk products."
I
don't have a specific food suggestion. But a weight lifter/Athlete
supplement place like GNC might have good options that would help. I
only name GNC because it was about the only place to get that stuff back
when I bought it. Lots of options now.
Posted by: Willy J. at February 26, 2017 10:19 PM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 10:16 PM (W8bn5)
It seems worse than that. The physicist Wolfgang Pauli once said of a colleague's theory that it was "not even wrong." These blatherings seems like that, too dumb and lunatic to get into the realm in which things need to be evaluated by your brain.
Posted by: Splunge at February 26, 2017 10:19 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2017 10:20 PM (8zL5i)
Posted by: Hollywood at February 26, 2017 10:20 PM (NOIQH)
At least that's what I tell myself to salve my conscience.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 10:20 PM (W8bn5)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 26, 2017 10:20 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:20 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 26, 2017 10:21 PM (6FqZa)
It sounds like you were too careful
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 26, 2017 10:22 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 26, 2017 10:23 PM (C+wjz)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 26, 2017 10:23 PM (VdICR)
On the bright side, many hundreds of millions of dollars will be recycled back to the Democratic Party coffers, so there's that.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 10:23 PM (Eg6YC)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 10:24 PM (MBEGJ)
Dude has imperiled his business and his marriage.
--
???
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:14 PM (J5mC3)
--Bar Rescue. The dude was drunk and hitting on chicks in his bar while his wife watched through surveillance cam.
Taffer called him out and mocked him for playing the victim. Break for commercial while we await the results of his breathalyzer. (If he had anything, Taffer's gonna be ballistic.)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:25 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:25 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2017 10:26 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:26 PM (KgpWR)
30 And I'm not downplaying child sexual abuse. But if you look at actual cases, there are mothers who know what's going on, are told what's going on by the victim, or suspect that shit is going on, and they choose to look the other way. There have been some really ugly, disgusting cases in this area, and the mothers knew and would leave the pig. I don't know anything about Judd's situation, but the pig is frequently Mom's boyfriend.
"wouldn't " leave the pig.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:27 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 26, 2017 10:28 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Country Boy - just a humble, occasionally hotheaded poster at February 26, 2017 10:28 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: Michael J Fox at February 26, 2017 10:29 PM (1JnAL)
That's right, Golden Cannon.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2017 10:29 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:29 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: kalneva at February 26, 2017 10:29 PM (vhW1R)
Posted by: Anon a mouse
I wonder how many of these people live in gated communities, or have fences around their homes.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (+lVUW)
Hell, how much does California spend on illegal aliens per year?
Posted by: nerdygirl
California MAKES money from the illegal aliens!!
Posted by: Jerry wants me for a Moonbeam at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (IqV8l)
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (Tnhbr)
Yeah...no. It's not just an "epidemic" in the black community, but in the white, Latino and Asian communities. Stupid ass women of all shapes, sizes and color participate in the behavior you describe.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (S/qwI)
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 26, 2017 10:31 PM (C+wjz)
That's right, Golden Cannon.
Posted by: Lizzy
No. I think that title goes to Jermaine Jackson, who named his son Jermajesty. Get it?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (W8bn5)
You will have to be more specific.
Posted by: Grump928(C)
Hillary, Pelosi, Warren, Fluke, Dunham, Streep without make-up?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (IDPbH)
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (Tnhbr)
Yeah...no. It's not just an "epidemic" in the black community, but in the white, Latino and Asian communities. Stupid ass women of all shapes, sizes and color participate in the behavior you describe.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (S/qwI)
--A very dark storyline on The Wire was about that exact thing.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:33 PM (w+Jhj)
95 Cowboys had a receiver back in the 70's named Golden Richards.
Weird name.
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (qUNWi)
--Golden Tate is a WR for the Lions.
No name is worse than Krystal Ball, though.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:33 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: kalneva at February 26, 2017 10:33 PM (vhW1R)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:10 PM (+lVUW)
California taxpayers support illegal aliens to the tune of $25,000,000,000 a year. And every election cycle the jackasses in Sacramento want more money to support the schools and social services. Enough already!
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:33 PM (S/qwI)
Posted by: Quilters Irish Death at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (VOW1N)
You will have to be more specific.
Posted by: Grump928(C)
Hillary, Pelosi, Warren, Fluke, Dunham, Streep without make-up?
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He crawled out from under a rock in Rhode Island, apparently.
Missed his name.
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: CMU VET
Nick should have named him Pachelbel.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (KgpWR)
It's almost as if you could deduce that getting and staying married (barring any major issues, like an abusive or addicted spouse) is good for the children?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 10:35 PM (IDPbH)
Posted by: kalneva at February 26, 2017 10:35 PM (vhW1R)
"Precious" hit me the first time I saw it almost as hard as "A Clockwork Orange" did. OMG.
I honestly still don't know how it ever got made. It's about the most ANTI-welfare film I've ever seen.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:35 PM (u8kLQ)
But it turned out great and now I have a dozen servings socked away in the freezer.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:35 PM (w+Jhj)
As I understand it, this is an unmentioned epidemic in the black community. Mom's latest boyfriend moves in and eventually molests the daughter. Eventually he leaves and is replaced, rinse, repeat.
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile
Also common in cases of white girls who have been molested. Read the newspaper articles about sexual molestation girls, and also physical abuse of little kids. It's often Mom's boyfriend.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:36 PM (+lVUW)
There's been stories for years that a lot of the parents of the kids who used to "befriend" Michael Jackson, did it knowing full well their kids would probably end up molested.
But they let it happen, because they believed they could cash in yuge later with lawsuits against MJ and his estate. Just sad, sad, sad.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:36 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: EdmundBurkesShade at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (ptQdD)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2017 10:34 PM (NOIQH)
And yet we can thank the sexual revolution and feminism, among other things, for destroying the nuclear family. Oh...and of course welfare being the biggest factor.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (S/qwI)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (KgpWR)
Buy package of hard boiled eggs at store.
Eat one.
Remember don't like them...
Repeat every few years.
Heh.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (IDPbH)
My sister worked with an idiot who had been seeing some guy she had met in a bar. After knowing this guy for 1 month, she was ready to move him in with her children, including her 15 year old daughter. What kind of a dumbass would let a strange man move into the same house as her 15 year old daughter?
Sorry about the rant, but I get tired of the leftwing attitude that women can't be expected to take responsibility for idiot choices.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:07 PM (+lVUW)
Not just the teenagers, either. Mom's boyfriend-from-the-bar is the one who, because idiot Mom leaves him alone to babysit, gets tired of the baby crying, or disrespecting him by peeing on him, or whatever, so he kills it.
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 26, 2017 10:38 PM (dargh)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:38 PM (u8kLQ)
I honestly still don't know how it ever got made. It's about the most ANTI-welfare film I've ever seen.
-----------------
That's the one where the girl has HIV, right?
That was the angle that got it made. The Progs viewed it and pushed it as a propaganda film for AIDS research.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:38 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:39 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2017 10:39 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:33 PM (S/qwI)
--A Center for Immigration Studies report said that even if illegal immigration were only reduced *10%*, The Wall would pay for itself.
But the Open Border crowd, pretending to care about finances, constantly parrots that The Wall would be sooooo expensive, and OMG if it in't totally 10,000% effective, it's just a waste of money.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:39 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 10:40 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2017 10:40 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 26, 2017 10:13 PM (Eg6YC)
Can we get a pack of dingoes to eat Meryl Streep?
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 26, 2017 10:40 PM (dargh)
IMHO "black culture" came in for quite the beating in that film as well. Again, can't believe it got made, and it was produced by OPRAH WINFREY as well.
Rush Limbaugh could not have made a more anti-welfare, anti-gangsta, anti-PC flick.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:41 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: shibumi"
From the looks of that sandwich, it might be a one-way trip.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:41 PM (w+Jhj)
Most of the meteor fragments themselves landed in a lake and didn't hit anybody.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 10:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Zombie Albert Einstein at February 26, 2017 10:41 PM (IcT7t)
Buy package of hard boiled eggs at store.
Eat one.
Remember don't like them...
Repeat every few years.
Heh.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (MINbv)
Get a coupon for the Kroger light yogurt in the monthly Kroger coupon mailing
Buy them
Taste one and remember that stevia-sweetened yogurt tastes like a bag of smashed assholes
Give the rest to co-workers who don't mind things that taste awful
Get another coupon for them the next month, because their system noted that I used the coupon from last month
Buy some more, because there are laboratory monkeys that learn faster than I do
Posted by: hogmartin at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (8nWyX)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (IcT7t)
It's like I don't even know you people anymore...
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (w+Jhj)
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2017 10:39 PM (zLDYs)
Man I never knew Dr. King lived that long!!!
Posted by: LIV's everywhere at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (D2vc1)
I haven't seen it, so you know more about it than I do. But the things I saw about it all referred to the fact that she had HIV and was pretty much a dead person walking because of it through no fault of her own. Therefore, MOAR AIDS RESEARCH MONEY!!!
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:42 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:43 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:43 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: concrete girl at February 26, 2017 10:43 PM (OmYhR)
It is literally as disturbing as "A Clockwork Orange" in some respects.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:43 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 10:44 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (qUNWi)
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Nah, I'm talking about written pieces about the movie. So the authors, in theory, actual saw the movie before commenting on it.
It could be part of the Left/Right perspective divide. The Right sees how horrible Welfare is, and the terrible things it's doing to the Black community. The Left sees that she's dying because the government won't spend enough money on AIDS research.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: Chi"
Sorry, I don't know anything about Nextdoor app, but I'm rooting for you to find him soon.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (w+Jhj)
IMHO "black culture" came in for quite the beating in that film as well. Again, can't believe it got made, and it was produced by OPRAH WINFREY as well.
Rush Limbaugh could not have made a more anti-welfare, anti-gangsta, anti-PC flick.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:41 PM (u8kLQ)
Hello qdpsteve. It wasn't an anti-welfare, anti-gangsta, anti-PC flick. It was made to illicit sympathy for the poverty-minded black community and solicit more money aka welfare. And poverty-minded, or as you call it "black culture" did not take a beating...it still persists. As a matter of fact, it has joined forces with the entitlement-minded group and is trying to bullying others into submission.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (S/qwI)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926314280452096
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926440755486727
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926579935133697
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926712579928065
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926834105749504
Posted by: kbdabear at February 26, 2017 10:47 PM (AOrEZ)
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2017 10:47 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 26, 2017 10:23 PM (C+wjz)
Those women should be charged as an accessory after the fact, or with misprision of a felony.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (WDdjT)
Sometimes they just sit there and don't make a peep.
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (qUNWi)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926949948174340
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835927084971220993
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835927204806676481
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835927320041041920
Posted by: kbdabear at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (AOrEZ)
My Brother was at the meeting where Moonbeam made both the suggestion, and the decision...
We have floods... we still don't have a single mile of Rail...
Posted by: Don Q
So they spent 20 billion dollars on environmental impact studies for the rail system, then had no money for the rail system?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (+lVUW)
http://tinyurl.com/hd9pt8z
A stopgap until we get a new Justice for justice.
Posted by: geoffb5 at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (d3wbb)
Posted by: eleven"
The thing about the movie is that they leave off the last chapter, where Alex meets the other member of the gang, who didn't become a cop. He's turned around completely and is now married and either expecting a kid or already has one. If you can look it up online I'd suggest reading it.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:49 PM (w+Jhj)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:49 PM (+lVUW)
Nope, 116, confirming my suspicion that I have dumber as I've gotten older.
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2017 10:49 PM (8zL5i)
Posted by: Quilters Irish Death at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (VOW1N)
Posted by: kalneva at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (vhW1R)
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I doubt the studies are finished yet.
When the actual work gets started, it's supposed to be between two small towns out in the middle of nowhere. The idea is that the line will then build from there.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (nsZ+m)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/835926314280452096
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Posted by: holy schnikeys at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (wpC7C)
Is it possible to look at neighborhoods across the country?
Tucker, the Awesomest Dog In The World, has gone missing.
At this hour, I figure that he's either been kidnapped, rescued, or worse - squashed somewhere.
I can't stand waiting until morning to call the vet & dog pound...
Please - any help from a Nextdoor participant would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Posted by: Chi at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (8wKAB
I'm sorry Chi. I am a Nextdoor member, but see no way to do a Nationwide thing. Good luck with finding Tucker.
Posted by: Flyboy at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (JKGcx)
But it wouldn't be the first time a liberal film and its message had a boomerang effect on the audience. "All Quiet On The Western Front" was supposedly a strident anti-war film, but after men saw it, they went straight to the Army/Navy recruiting station to sign up, as the legend goes.
And again, there was no "we need more AIDS research!" diatribe at all in the film.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (ZO497)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:51 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: Mortimer, Finish Her! at February 26, 2017 10:51 PM (KgpWR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:51 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 10:52 PM (PjWy4)
Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2017 10:52 PM (cI0Sy)
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (S/qwI)
--Season 4 of The Wire, which focused on the schools in inner city Baltimore and brutally depicted them, was also designed by the liberal creators to gin up sympathy, and one does have sympathy for the students who actually want to learn, but overall told all too well what a spectacular waste of money and resources happens.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:52 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 10:52 PM (sdi6R)
- Mild;
- Regular; and
- Rosie O'Donnell.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:53 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:53 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 10:54 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2017 10:48 PM (+lVUW)
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Proving that high-speed rail is neither about speed nor rail.
It's about environmental impact studies.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2017 10:54 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:54 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: The Quokkus Amongus at February 26, 2017 10:54 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:51 PM (u8kLQ)
I went to that movie with my Psych advisor when it came out and she laughed through the whole thing. She was an awesome chick.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 10:54 PM (PjWy4)
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile
This is why just because it doesn't directly affect you, it still does affect your.
The mores and social values that looked down on this and even looked down on those who embraced such depravity served to dissuade destructive behavior and encourage that behavior that allowed society to work.
By excusing, if not embracing, such bad mores and lack of social virtues, they become normalized. By subsidizing it with welfare and undue compassion, it spreads and becomes the default for society, since destructive behavior is easier and there is no longer any downside.
It's high time that we start being openly disgusted about this sort of thing, and use it as a measure to lead a better lives ourselves.
Certainly, 'tis a good society when people can redeem themselves, at least morally, for their past destructive behavior, or accept that someone born into a bad situation can escape it and toss off that social version of "original sin".
But above all else, this is just evolution as applied to societies. Elements that are destructive will contribute to the destruction of society; elements that are constructive will be conducive towards a healthy society.
So yes, we should look down on those mores and lack of values, and the societies that have come to normalize it. Help change it where we can, and burn it to the ground if we can't.
If you want a good society, then deserve that good society.
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 26, 2017 10:55 PM (vBeA5)
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Yesterday in the mail I got one of the regular magazine-style mailers that are filled with ads and coupons. I ordinarily don't pay much attention to them. But the ad on the back caught my eye and caused me to do a double-take. It was offering a discount for "vaginal rejuvenation".
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:55 PM (nsZ+m)
Hugs to you.
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 10:55 PM (gfRCk)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (bQxkN)
I like to describe "A Clockwork Orange" as Stanley getting in your face, punching you in the mouth, and as you're lying on the carpet bleeding and shocked, he's doing his Sgt. Hartman impression yelling "Now listen up maggot! Here's a story of what freedom REALLY means!!..."
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: California at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (eeTCA)
Thank you.
Posted by: Chi at February 26, 2017 10:37 PM (8wKAB)
Jesus, Chi, I hope you find alive and well. Are you sure you checked all cupboards, closets, car, etc., where he might have accidentally gotten locked in?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (WDdjT)
But it wouldn't be the first time a liberal film and its message had a boomerang effect on the audience. "All Quiet On The Western Front" was supposedly a strident anti-war film, but after men saw it, they went straight to the Army/Navy recruiting station to sign up, as the legend goes.
And again, there was no "we need more AIDS research!" diatribe at all in the film.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (u8kLQ)
It didn't need to make the point that the welfare check was helping. All it needed to do was to illicit sympathy from the liberal masses who think spending more taxpayer money on "moral/cultural" issues will fix the problem. Why do you think the Democrats push increased spending on social programs? Money does not fix the moral/cultural decay.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:57 PM (S/qwI)
And it took guts for Kubrick, who by all accounts was an atheist, portraying the prison clergyman as the one voice of sanity and reason.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:57 PM (u8kLQ)
It's also why monogamy is superior to other relationships. The revolving door of polygamy, serial monogamy, "casual" hookups, etc. create dangers to children.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 10:15 PM (Tnhbr)
Yeah...no. It's not just an "epidemic" in the black community, but in the white, Latino and Asian communities. Stupid ass women of all shapes, sizes and color participate in the behavior you describe.
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:30 PM (S/qwI)
--A very dark storyline on The Wire was about that exact thing.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:32 PM (GsAUU)
Few years ago, there was a story around here about a "boyfriend" that killed the mother and then "kidnapped" the daughter. Mommy met the boyfriend when the daughter became friends with him on the internet, and then one Friday afternoon, she was killed. It wasn't discovered until Monday when she didn't show up to work. Amber alerts and shit, and then they found footage of the two at Walmart hours after the murder. They are casually walking around, stop and talk to people, and she even leaves his side and gets some camping equipment.
Couple of weeks later they are found in California. He waives extradition and both are brought back to Virginia. Her dad lawyers her up, and doesn't allow the police to interview her. Police release her, and dad throws a public welcome back party where she mugs it up for the television cameras. Boyfriend quickly confesses to only the murder and all other charges dropped.
To this day, I still think the daughter planned and helped to kill her mom, and mom's boyfriend was actually banging her. My cousin's husband who is a local cop (not the same jurisdiction that the murder took place, but right next door) won't say anything, but the nod of his head says my thought was the correct one.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 26, 2017 10:57 PM (1JnAL)
last chapter, where Alex meets the other member of the gang, who didn't
become a cop. He's turned around completely and is now married and
either expecting a kid or already has one. If you can look it up online
I'd suggest reading it.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:49 PM (w+Jhj)
I read the entire book as a teen and didn't find the glossary at the back of the book until the end.
Bolshy yarblockos, indeed!
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 26, 2017 10:57 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 10:59 PM (kP16F)
I went to that movie with my Psych advisor when it came out and she laughed through the whole thing. She was an awesome chick.
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I went and saw Clockwork Orange alone when I was in college, back in the day when life was nicer.
The movie was so violent in the beginning and upset me so much that I almost left. FYI, this was in the 80's before the Saw/ Hostel thing started.
I didn't, and honestly, I'd have to say that IMHO, it's one of the most powerful films ever made. The imagery, the plot, the art direction-- amazing. However, I think it loses a lot on the small screen, like many of Kubricks films, most notably 2001.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 10:59 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 10:59 PM (SJCXw)
Posted by: I Be That Chick at February 26, 2017 10:57 PM (S/qwI)
Because it's easier to throw money at something (especially other people's money) than tell someone they are morally abject, and need to change. Plus, this is part of their power play-keep people morally abject as well as financially impoverished, and dependent on politicians legislating their income, and the politicians get to keep power.
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 11:00 PM (gfRCk)
Posted by: eleven at February 26, 2017 10:46 PM (qUNWi)
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You should read the book, which is 10x better than the movie, and I'm a big Kubrick fan too. Bigger fan of Anthony Burgess.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2017 11:00 PM (EZebt)
What's really sad is that "A Clockwork Orange" probably couldn't get made today.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:01 PM (u8kLQ)
last chapter, where Alex meets the other member of the gang, who didn't become a cop. He's turned around completely and is now married and either expecting a kid or already has one. If you can look it up online I'd suggest reading it.
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I think Kubrick is known for "re-imagining" this books he's filming. The Shining is a great example-- IMHO, it made it a very different movie that what King did with the book.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:01 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: eleven"
The thing about the movie is that they leave off the last chapter, where Alex meets the other member of the gang, who didn't become a cop. He's turned around completely and is now married and either expecting a kid or already has one. If you can look it up online I'd suggest reading it.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 10:49 PM (w+Jhj)
It changes the entire point of the book. The last chapter, about becoming a better person because one wants to become a better person is in contrast with the "treatment" Alex received where a person's free will was tossed aside and a person reprogrammed according to some "scientific" scheme pushed by socialist government.
Be warned, though, the movie portrayed the youths as older than they were in the book. Remember the scene from the movie where Alex picks up two hot chicks and has marathon sex? In the book a 15 year old Alex drugs and rapes pre-teen girls.
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (vBeA5)
A Clockwork Orange is a great read if you can get past the Russian-based slang used by the main character Alex. You can find glossaries online. The slang words are brilliant.
I read it years ago but only recently learned about Chapter 21, the last chapter which got left out of the American edition, which is what Kubrick filmed. In Chapter 21, Alex is redeemed.
I also learned that author Anthony Burgess was a quite good music composer as well as an author, and deeply religious. During WWII his pregnant wife was savagely raped by four American deserters, and lost the child.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (W8bn5)
Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (cI0Sy)
In the book, the Droogies start out by beating the shit out of a bookwormy, prepubescent student. Not exactly a great way to build sympathy for the lead characters.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:02 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:03 PM (u8kLQ)
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A friend of mine has argued the same with 2001. Unfortunately I can't remember the argument that was made.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:04 PM (nsZ+m)
The mores and social values that looked down on this and even looked down on those who embraced such depravity served to dissuade destructive behavior and encourage that behavior that allowed society to work.
By excusing, if not embracing, such bad mores and lack of social virtues, they become normalized. By subsidizing it with welfare and undue compassion, it spreads and becomes the default for society, since destructive behavior is easier and there is no longer any downside.
You can't have a free society full of addicts and feral children. Eventually it self-destructs. Part of the reason that I'm not a libertarian.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at February 26, 2017 11:04 PM (Tnhbr)
Posted by: filbert at February 26, 2017 11:04 PM (s5o+q)
Which is just one more reason I'm far more the Stanley fan than a King fan. Would love to tell Stephen, he *improved* your story, you idiot!
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:05 PM (u8kLQ)
Nice of you to shit on the country that gave you this award. Be assured that everyone in Tehran who's not an imam or a militant student moron understands your words were meant convince the right people to find your next film. I'd be embarrassed on your behalf if I wasn't so pissed off.
Posted by: voiceover at February 26, 2017 11:05 PM (rCAgn)
Posted by: voiceover at February 26, 2017 11:06 PM (rCAgn)
The biggest shock for me when I read the book was that Alex was 15.
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 11:07 PM (sdi6R)
Fair enough, although no one ever complains in the film that the welfare check isn't big enough either. Just saying. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:07 PM (u8kLQ)
Kubrick first got the American version to read without the last chapter but without a glossary and couldn't get through it.
Book and movie were ahead of the times with the decline in youth behavior and inner cities
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 11:07 PM (bQxkN)
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RE: 2001, it was broadly based on a short story called "The Sentinel." Gist of that: strange object on moon left by an alien race. When it's exposed to sunlight after being dug up, it sends off a signal.
So... no dawn of man, no earth space station, no HAL, no trip to Jupiter, not strange French hotel room, no star child.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:08 PM (J5mC3)
Is it possible to look at neighborhoods across the country?
Tucker, the Awesomest Dog In The World, has gone missing.
At this hour, I figure that he's either been kidnapped, rescued, or worse - squashed somewhere.
I can't stand waiting until morning to call the vet & dog pound...
Please - any help from a Nextdoor participant would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Oh, that's bad news. Can't help you on Nextdoor but I really hope Tucker finds his way home. Keep the faith, he will show up.
Posted by: Farmer at February 26, 2017 11:08 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 10:55 PM (nsZ+m)
Re-treads.
Posted by: nic disguised to protect the guilty at February 26, 2017 11:08 PM (WDdjT)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 10:39 PM (GsAUU)
I'm going to yip if I hear someone say again, "If we build a 10-foot wall they'll just get an 11-foot ladder." That's what passes for deep thinking on the left these days.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at February 26, 2017 11:08 PM (nvMvs)
Also done in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
If I ever win a few hundred million in the Powerball, I am so going to make that into a movie.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 11:08 PM (w+Jhj)
I like to describe "A Clockwork Orange" as Stanley getting in your face, punching you in the mouth, and as you're lying on the carpet bleeding and shocked, he's doing his Sgt. Hartman impression yelling "Now listen up maggot! Here's a story of what freedom REALLY means!!..."
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (u8kLQ)
I'm sure she did. She was sharp and witty and clever. I wish I had been. I was taken aback by some of the scenes in the movie but I was a babe. I want to buy the book and read it now.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 11:09 PM (PjWy4)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:10 PM (GsAUU)
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I had the same thing happen. No dictionary, WTF are they saying?
Sigh. I gave up.
Now, a rant: I certainly understand what Burgess was doing with the slang, however, it made the book hard to read. Really hard to read. And if you need a dictionary to understand what a fiction book is saying, you could be limiting your audience. If you limit your audience, you limit your message. And I don't know if that's a good thing for a writer to do.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:11 PM (J5mC3)
I admit there's a lot of what I'd call "High School Classics" that I either never read, read so long ago I don't really remember them, or never got all the way through. Including:
- Fahrenheit 451
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- Catcher In The Rye/Franny & Zooey
- 1984/Animal Farm
...and others.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:11 PM (u8kLQ)
he actually had been led to believe, by an incompetent doctor, that he was dying.
So I'm thinking Burgess wasn't thinking about broad appeal, he just wanted to get his story onto the paper so it could get hopefully published by somebody, sooner rather than later.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:13 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:13 PM (GsAUU)
So... no dawn of man, no earth space station, no HAL, no trip to Jupiter, not strange French hotel room, no star child.
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I've read it. It was written by Clarke, and he used it as the starting point of the novel.
All the rest of the stuff that you describe *is* in the novel - with one notable exception. In the novel, the transmission, and the Discovery's mission, is to one of the moons of Saturn, not Jupiter. Kubrick changed it to Jupiter in the movie, and Clarke stuck with that change in his follow-up novels because more people probably saw the movie than read the book.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:13 PM (nsZ+m)
http://tinyurl.com/gqrowwq
Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2017 11:13 PM (E/ibL)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 26, 2017 10:50 PM (oVJmc)
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Who knows?
I certainly wouldn't take her word for anything.
The sad fact is that there are a lot of drama queens today that make up stories of sexual victimization.
It's quite chic --- and also disgusting, when you consider the suffering of REAL victims.
Who knows?
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 26, 2017 11:13 PM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Flyboy at February 26, 2017 11:14 PM (JKGcx)
Kubrick doesn't always get the best out of his actors. Jack in The Shining is an exception. So is Malcolm McDowell in Clockwork, which ruined his career -- like Norman Bates in Psycho.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 11:14 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 11:14 PM (gfRCk)
Posted by: Quilters Irish Death at February 26, 2017 11:16 PM (VOW1N)
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 11:16 PM (gfRCk)
Actually the novel I read in the 1980s, that I have the best memory of, is Catcher In The Rye. Not much happens, true, but I could relate to Holden Caulfield at the time.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:17 PM (u8kLQ)
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The novel was done concurrently with the film, and the front cover says the book is based on the screenplay by Kubrick and Clarke. Notice who has his name first on the screenplay.
IIRC, Kubrick could not get the rings of Saturn to his liking; that's why it was changed to Jupiter.
/yeah, I had a point in life where I was a huge Kubrick nerd.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:17 PM (J5mC3)
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I had to read 'Catcher in the Rye'. Couldn't figure out *why* I had to read it, though. It was a horribly dull book in which an idiot kid has to go home.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:17 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:18 PM (u8kLQ)
Then about ten years ago, I picked up 1984. OMG. So scary. Absolutely brilliant. Now one of my favorite books of all time.
Conversely, I read Brave New World and was just not that impressed.
Earlier up in the thread, I have a link to an article about Leftists and Bradbury-- basically a lot of their current behavior can be explained in Fahrenheit 451. Need to pick that up and re-read it as well.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:20 PM (J5mC3)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/j74gqfw
Posted by: Willy J. at February 26, 2017 11:20 PM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 11:14 PM (gfRCk)
Later books, yes. Patronizing sentence structure and weird crap. Some of his early books were not in this pattern at all; they were real novels. Haven't reread them for years. The Sirens Of Titan was one, and I remember it positively.
Posted by: Splunge at February 26, 2017 11:21 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Trimegistus at February 26, 2017 11:21 PM (qqrlb)
Posted by: Mrs JTB at February 26, 2017 11:21 PM (uJxsa)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 11:22 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Trimegistus at February 26, 2017 11:22 PM (qqrlb)
Then about ten years ago, I picked up 1984. OMG. So scary. Absolutely brilliant. Now one of my favorite books of all time.
Conversely, I read Brave New World and was just not that impressed.
Earlier up in the thread, I have a link to an article about Leftists and Bradbury-- basically a lot of their current behavior can be explained in Fahrenheit 451. Need to pick that up and re-read it as well.
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Brave New World is where the Progs are trying to get us to.
Incidentally, Huxley was one of Orwell's teachers, and the two apparently exchanged letters talking about their respective takes on dystopian futures.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:22 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:17 PM (nsZ+m)
At least you weren't programmed to have to compulsively read it like Mel Gibson's character was in Conspiracy Theory.
Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2017 11:23 PM (E/ibL)
I admit there's a lot of what I'd call "High School Classics" that I either never read, read so long ago I don't really remember them, or never got all the way through. Including:
- Fahrenheit 451
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- Catcher In The Rye/Franny & Zooey
- 1984/Animal Farm
...and others.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:11 PM (u8kLQ)
Ya know what bqdpsatve...those are very good choices. I believe I'll do the same. Many books I was required to read i scanned. I enjoyed some...Catcher In the Rye for one. I might also add:
Catch 22
David Copperfield (loved it)
The Great Gatsby
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 11:25 PM (PjWy4)
Brave New World is where the Progs are trying to get us to.
Incidentally, Huxley was one of Orwell's teachers, and the two apparently exchanged letters talking about their respective takes on dystopian futures.
Posted by: junior
https://biblioklept.org/2010/12/14/huxley-vs-orwell-the-webcomic/
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2017 11:25 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 11:25 PM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 26, 2017 11:25 PM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Vic's wife at February 26, 2017 11:25 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:26 PM (GsAUU)
The Great Gatsby is so short, I figure I could finish it in three days.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:26 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: drunk Quokka at February 26, 2017 11:28 PM (WDdjT)
Posted by: colfax mingo at February 26, 2017 11:28 PM (Ik1WR)
Catch 22
David Copperfield (loved it)
The Great Gatsby
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I've lost count of the number of times I was required by one of my classes to read Gatsby.
It's not on my list of favorites...
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:28 PM (nsZ+m)
I'd like to take Farhadi's Oscar away and give it to Abbas Kiarostami's family instead.
When I think about how my dad's best friend walked over the mountains to escape; how airport officials wouldn't let Dad leave the country for 48 hours once, just because they could; how I am unable to visit my family's home in Isfahan with any kind of assurance I'd be allowed to leave.
Fuck. YOU.
Posted by: voiceover at February 26, 2017 11:29 PM (rCAgn)
Posted by: JEM ne at February 26, 2017 11:30 PM (bi4aa)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 11:30 PM (SJCXw)
It's not on my list of favorites...
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:28 PM (nsZ+m)
Read some John Buchan adventure novels, like The Thirtynine Steps. Same era, but good literate adventure stories.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 11:31 PM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 11:31 PM (IDPbH)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:32 PM (u8kLQ)
Thirty Quokkas over Tokyo
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2017 11:33 PM (IqV8l)
Yes, but you have to buy food. They don't serve meals for free and their food is EXPENSIVE.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2017 11:33 PM (39g3+)
It's a horror movie.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:26 PM (GsAUU)<<<
The Quokka Barrel would be a story that combines two of the most horrific things in existence.
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at February 26, 2017 11:34 PM (r6Z+k)
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Alternately, you can get some *incredible* fasting done for your GAINZZZ!
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:35 PM (nsZ+m)
Terry McAuliffe. Barf.
Posted by: LIV's everywhere at February 26, 2017 11:35 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2017 11:35 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: Chinese hunter/chef at work. at February 26, 2017 11:35 PM (WDdjT)
Second John Buchan. They are a bit dated in terms of attitudes and worldview, but still quite good reading. Kind of a forgotten author these days.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at February 26, 2017 11:34 PM (r6Z+k)
Thanks for the suggestion.
Posted by: The Barrel at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Country Boy - just a humble, occasionally hotheaded poster at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM (D2vc1)
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I figure she's been happy a lot lately due to news of the Brangelina break-up.
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM (nsZ+m)
You want Brave New World.
You'd settle for Gattica.
You'll get 1984, but instead of a boot stamping on a human face forever, you get Trigglypuff sitting on your face.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM (SJCXw)
Posted by: The Quokka from Wagga Wagga at February 26, 2017 11:37 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Quokka Khan at February 26, 2017 11:38 PM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 26, 2017 11:38 PM (0mRoj)
Some books should considered biofuel.
Posted by: colfax mingo at February 26, 2017 11:38 PM (Ik1WR)
Big Love.
/sigh
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:39 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: Dancing Queen at February 26, 2017 11:39 PM (+51lA)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 11:40 PM (IDPbH)
Posted by: colfax mingo at February 26, 2017 11:38 PM (Ik1WR)
Hey! They might work better in our locomotive than cut-up tires.
Posted by: North Korean railroad engineers at February 26, 2017 11:40 PM (WDdjT)
I saw the movie version of "Slaughterhouse-Five" in college, then read the book. I became a Vonnegut fan for a while. "Cat's Cradle" is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Vonnegut was reportedly very pleased with the movie version of "Slaughterhouse-Five", incidentally.
I never have gotten around to reading "Animal Farm", but I have read "Brave New World". It seems like today's society resembles the mind-numbing hedonism of "Brave New World" more than the brutal totalitarianism of "1984".
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (WTSFk)
I read Catcher in the Rye when I was 12 or 13. It appealed to my early teen rebellious streak. I don't think I would like the book today. The others I think would still be good. I re-read 1984 4 or 5 years ago and enjoyed it.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (nvMvs)
getting in your face, punching you in the mouth, and as you're lying on
the carpet bleeding and shocked, he's doing his Sgt. Hartman impression
yelling "Now listen up maggot! Here's a story of what freedom REALLY
means!!..."
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 10:56 PM (u8kLQ)
Um, that's Anthony Burgess talkin' to you, boy.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: John Wick at February 26, 2017 11:43 PM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: Fozzie Koala Bear at February 26, 2017 11:43 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: PabloD at February 26, 2017 11:43 PM (tcB/Q)
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That is exactly where I got my name.
Also, there's a line from an obscure song from a Deep Purple side project, and they rhymed "shibumi" with "she do me" which I thought was funny.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:44 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:44 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:45 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (sdi6R)
--There is a PDF version of The Camp of the Saints I am goign to read. I had never heard of that novel until two years ago, and now I need to read it just to see how on the mark it was so many decades later.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:47 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan!
No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 26, 2017 11:36 PM
(SJCXw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkJnd9rSAQ8
Good evening roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 26, 2017 11:47 PM (vbvxt)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 26, 2017 11:31 PM (IDPbH)
Well, there was some sex in 1984, which made an impression on my teenage self. I think that may have been the first novel I ever read with sex scenes.
Years later when the movie came out, Julia looked exactly like I pictured her. Woof.
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 11:47 PM (sdi6R)
Quokka, quokka, quokka!
Posted by: Fozzie Koala Bear at February 26, 2017 11:43 PM (IcT7t)
--Foz, you already dropped that in the first Quokka Thread.
But we love recycling here at the HQ.
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:48 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Lord of the Flys at February 26, 2017 11:48 PM (ZO497)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2017 11:49 PM (bQxkN)
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:45 PM (nsZ+m)
Meanwhile, the quokka sticks a light bulb in his jaws, and his tail in the wall outlet and poses as a night light.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 11:49 PM (WDdjT)
Maybe he found a fetching friend with whom to spend a few hours? It is getting warmer....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at February 26, 2017 11:49 PM (Saqzi)
If you can still tell it's a horse, we ain't done beating it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 26, 2017 11:50 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (WTSFk)
Not really.
Mexicans and Iranians lecturing us on not having open doors for anyone who wants in.
Others going on about how they will fight for whoever for the next 4 years.
Lot's of Trump is a racist jokes.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 26, 2017 11:50 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: Lord of the Flys at February 26, 2017 11:48 PM (ZO497)
Spell correctly?
Posted by: Proofreadin' Quokka at February 26, 2017 11:51 PM (GsAUU)
I read Catcher in the Rye when I was 12 or 13. It appealed to my early teen rebellious streak. I don't think I would like the book today. The others I think would still be good. I re-read 1984 4 or 5 years ago and enjoyed it.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (nvMvs)
I do believe much of what we read and listen do affects us differently depending on where we are in life. Sometime just 'eh' other times the same book can give us profound insights. It may be a page or just a sentence. At this point i just want to see what i might realize from the books mentioned. I'm not judging whether overall they are good or bad necessarily.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 11:51 PM (PjWy4)
Posted by: logprof
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Dead nuts on the mark.
So much so, in so many details, that it is highly disconcerting.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2017 11:52 PM (ZO497)
startiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing now.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 26, 2017 11:52 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: moki at February 26, 2017 11:14
Add on "Brave New World", I think by Ira Levine, or he wrote something else in that genre that was great.
Posted by: Farmer at February 26, 2017 11:52 PM (o/90i)
Camp of the Saints isn't up anywhere at Amazon, going to have to find a copy.
Posted by: Chupacabra at February 26, 2017 11:53 PM (/x6xU)
Posted by: Lord of the Flys at February 26, 2017 11:48 PM (ZO497)
Spell correctly?
Posted by: Proofreadin' Quokka at February 26, 2017 11:51 PM (GsAUU)
LMAO..thanks for that before bed. Night all.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 11:53 PM (PjWy4)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 11:53 PM (W8bn5)
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Aldous Huxley
Posted by: junior at February 26, 2017 11:53 PM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: R. Kipling at February 26, 2017 11:54 PM (GsAUU)
Fight of the Universe!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2017 11:54 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 26, 2017 11:54 PM (w+Jhj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2017 11:55 PM (ZO497)
I read Catcher in the Rye when I was 12 or 13. It appealed to my early teen rebellious streak. I don't think I would like the book today. The others I think would still be good. I re-read 1984 4 or 5 years ago and enjoyed it.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT at February 26, 2017 11:42 PM (nvMvs)
I do believe much of what we read and listen do affects us differently depending on where we are in life. Sometime just 'eh' other times the same book can give us profound insights. It may be a page or just a sentence. At this point i just want to see what i might realize from the books mentioned. I'm not judging whether overall they are good or bad necessarily.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at February 26, 2017 11:51 PM (PjWy4)
Yeah. As I said above, I read "Catcher in the Rye" in college, and thought it was meh. I probably would have liked it better if I had read it as a teenager.
I also read "On the Road" in college, and thought it seemed kind of pointless.
Posted by: rickl at February 26, 2017 11:56 PM (sdi6R)
Over two decades ago, I was young and had these decidedly out of character wild moments.
Well, one of those wild moments included being invited to a threesome with two older rich British guys; I declined, and don't regret that. Ended up having a bit of a thing with one of them, who was the better choice IMHO. This is years ago. Decades.
So, I'm looking for the obscure shibumi reference on youtube, and, well, I run into a comment on one of the videos from the guy who would have been the last part of the threesome.
I'm just sort of stunned; this is someone I only met once and now BAM! There he is, commenting on YouTube.
I might need a drink.
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:56 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 26, 2017 11:56 PM (vbvxt)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 26, 2017 11:56 PM (9sYy3)
Posted by: gracepc at February 26, 2017 11:56 PM (OU4q6)
My car is still in the shop, so I gotta take the loser cruiser to work tomorrow.
Good night all, and get back home Tucker!
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:57 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Officer Carl Levitt at February 26, 2017 11:57 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 26, 2017 11:58 PM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2017 11:58 PM (WDdjT)
Miley, true, yup :-)
Michael and everyone else, thanks for the great book tips. Yup, lots of great stuff out there and I'm missing it!!
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:58 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:58 PM (J5mC3)
Posted by: Farmer at February 26, 2017 11:52 PM (o/90i)
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You mean, "This Perfect Day."
Excellent recommendation, which should be put into film.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2017 11:59 PM (EZebt)
You can read it in PDF format here:
http://bit.ly/1fEPGsU
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 26, 2017 11:59 PM (IcT7t)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 26, 2017 11:59 PM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:00 AM (9sYy3)
The damn thing is done backwards. You have to watch the entire thing to figure out why the towering column of black smoke and panicked people running away on fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktiONWfSL48
Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2017 12:00 AM (XMCn6)
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Thanks so much Blanco! It seemed pretty interesting, and I was going to look it up.
You saved me the time, and I appreciate it!
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 27, 2017 12:01 AM (J5mC3)
Good night all, and get back home Tucker!
Posted by: logprof at February 26, 2017 11:57 PM (GsAUU)
I feel your pain. My Suburban is emitting expensive-sounding noises from the transfer case.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:01 AM (WDdjT)
http://www.biblio.com
Pricey. It is becoming hard to find.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:01 AM (ZO497)
See my roles in Lethal Weapon, Point Break, Predator 2, etc... as examples.
The alleged "mystical/transcendent" power that Film possessed passed long ago.
Fuck millionaire mouthpieces....
Sadly, what they say "shapes" society to a degree regardless.
Reaping whats been sown in action.
On the other hand.....John Wick 2 is fuckin Awesome.
Posted by: Gary Busey's Cocaine Nostalgia at February 27, 2017 12:02 AM (TVTbq)
Had the Lobster Bisque and the Crab & Corn Chowder. Both were good enough that I am tempted to go out and get more tonight.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:02 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 27, 2017 12:03 AM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Wilford Brimley at February 27, 2017 12:04 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:04 AM (u8kLQ)
She's normally not all that pretty but knocked it out of the park tonight. That red Armani-Prive gown is stunning.
Second prize to Priyanka Chopra. The simple hair and make-up enhance her natural beauty and complement a very sophisticated Ralph & Russo gown.
Everything else I've seen tonight was kinda boring --- or worse.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:04 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 26, 2017 11:58 PM (J5mC3)
Cha ching, I think you win. TY
Great book, oh, we're not on the book thread anymore?
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:04 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:04 AM (u8kLQ)
It's quokka 'round the clock from here on in, I guess.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:05 AM (WDdjT)
http://www.biblio.com
Pricey. It is becoming hard to find.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Beware, as there is at least one other book out there with the same title. Check for author Jean Raspail
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:05 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:06 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:06 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Quokk Norris at February 27, 2017 12:07 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: PabloD
We may have had the same prof
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (zZb/S)
I hope you find Tucker soon.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: JEM ne at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (bi4aa)
http://www.biblio.com
Pricey. It is becoming hard to find.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:01 AM (ZO497)
I'm not sure there's a point to reading that book, since we're living it now.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: thathalfrican - be water my friend at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (nDcc3)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (9sYy3)
I started eating Quokka Oats for breakfast. Scared the diabeeeetus right outta me.
Posted by: Wilford Brimley
Quokkas are conscientious ejectors.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: rickl
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Only the background and lead-up. We haven't quite reached the boil-over yet...I don't think.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (ADIwO)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (WTSFk)
LOL. I think that happened at a beauty pageant a few years ago.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (CWsiT)
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (LMcFk)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:11 AM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:11 AM (WTSFk)
Kinda like the way reporters don't bother going to the actual sources but just pass on what the DNC has already written.
Yep. I'm a pro. Respect me!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:11 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (WTSFk)
So you're saying there's still a chance?
Posted by: Plan 9 From Outer Space at February 27, 2017 12:11 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Oscar Presenters at February 27, 2017 12:11 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Hillbillyking at February 27, 2017 12:12 AM (TVTbq)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:13 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:13 AM (IqV8l)
acceptance speeches from the wrong winners they came out and said there
was a mistake and another movie won!
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:08 AM (WTSFk)<<<
What a buncha dumbasses!
Posted by: Steve Harvey at February 27, 2017 12:13 AM (r6Z+k)
acceptance speeches from the wrong winners they came out and said there
was a mistake and another movie won!|
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provide a link that this is true, and not internet BS...
please, we're begging you here @ FOB DeDe
Posted by: redc1c4, at February 27, 2017 12:13 AM (Ggfr3)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:14 AM (9sYy3)
BTW, thanks for the Ira Levine corrections, yes, I knew I was off...This Perfect Day was a great book.
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:15 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:15 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 27, 2017 12:16 AM (CWsiT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (VOH2j)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (bQxkN)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (9sYy3)
I mean, what kind of safe space is it there in Hollywood where people are celebrated as better than another? And who is the Academy to tell anyone they didn't win? What if they self identify as Oscar winners?!
For shame. For. Shame.
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: pookysgirl at February 27, 2017 12:17 AM (ar2KI)
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:15 AM (o/90i)
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How the hell did that happen?
It's not like they have a first runner-up that could be confused for the winner.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:18 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Sandy Fluke at February 27, 2017 12:18 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 27, 2017 12:18 AM (CWsiT)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:19 AM (IqV8l)
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Exactly.
This is not about merit, it is about fairness.
Posted by: Barky at February 27, 2017 12:19 AM (NBHj5)
Only the background and lead-up. We haven't quite reached the boil-over yet...I don't think.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:10 AM (ZO497)
If you think it's worth my while to read it, I've spotted a copy at your link.
I have a pretty good track record buying used hardcovers online. I don't buy the most or least expensive ones, but somewhere in the middle. I must be pretty good at reading the descriptions, because I've never been disappointed in a book's condition.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:19 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 12:19 AM (ADIwO)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:20 AM (qUNWi)
How the hell did that happen?
It's not like they have a first runner-up that could be confused for the winner.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:18 AM (Nox3c)<<<
There's nothing we can't do.
Posted by: Russia at February 27, 2017 12:20 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 12:21 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:21 AM (LMcFk)
We had one job.
Posted by: PriceWaterhouseCoopersQuokkasEggs at February 27, 2017 12:21 AM (wpC7C)
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Yeah, it should be read.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:21 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 12:19 AM (ADIwO)
Please, please, let the Academy Award program degenerate into a free-for-all fist fight. While the cameras roll.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:22 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:22 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:15 AM (o/90i)
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How the hell did that happen?
It's not like they have a first runner-up that could be confused for the winner.
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Not sure, but it seems they sent presenters out with best actress envelope. Double printed??
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 12:22 AM (ADIwO)
Posted by: DJT:POTUS at February 27, 2017 12:22 AM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:23 AM (VOH2j)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:23 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:24 AM (9sYy3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:24 AM (ZO497)
He could have called it for H at about 8 p.m., and she could have gone on to say thanks.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at February 27, 2017 12:24 AM (U6f54)
They fucked up the Best Picture award. My soul is enriched by their colossal embarrass.
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:24 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:25 AM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:25 AM (VOH2j)
Posted by: Oscar Credibility at February 27, 2017 12:25 AM (u8kLQ)
But these people and their political allies can TOTALLY take over and centrally run one-fifth of the national economy, the most complex part of said economy, without missing a note.
And they'll be the first to tell you that. As they get on a Gulfstream executive jet to an exclusive private medical clinic in Zurich.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 27, 2017 12:25 AM (noWW6)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:26 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:26 AM (9sYy3)
Posted by: DJT tweet we want to see at February 27, 2017 12:26 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:27 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Jimmy Kimmel backstage, RIGHT NOW at February 27, 2017 12:27 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:28 AM (zZb/S)
Posted by: DJT tweet we want to see at February 27, 2017 12:26 AM (WDdjT)
That's some funny shit. lol
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:28 AM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:29 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Vlad Putin at February 27, 2017 12:29 AM (u8kLQ)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:29 AM (zZb/S)
Hilarity ensues.
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:29 AM (LMcFk)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:30 AM (IYxDE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:31 AM (VOH2j)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:31 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:31 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (0tfLf)
Best actor--- Casey Affleck
Best actress--- Emma Stone
Best suppactor --- Maharishiyogi Ali (close enough)
Best suppactress---Viola Davis
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:31 AM (VOH2j)
Thank you! I was trying to think of a Bonnie & Clyde joke.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (IcT7t)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (zZb/S)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:33 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:33 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (zZb/S)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (VOH2j)
Probably simplest to call him Remy Danton.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Willy J. at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:32 AM (Nox3c)
Best suppository---Lemmiwinks
Posted by: Richard Gere at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:33 AM (3Vlkn)
Only if it were the other way around. "La La Land" is too white.
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:34 AM (LMcFk)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:36 AM (zZb/S)
Ask me in 5 to 7 years. That's about how long it takes this crap to trickle down to me thru free outlets.
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:38 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:24
Too f'ing funny. Hollyweird at it's best. One for the books!
We counted 17 slams at Trump by Kimmel, 14 by the awardees. None really nasty like Streep before. Anyone get a higher total, we may have missed some?
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:38 AM (o/90i)
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I think a few people here have mentioned seeing LaLa Land. It's supposed to be a fun movie.
Posted by: junior at February 27, 2017 12:38 AM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 27, 2017 12:38 AM (dargh)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM (0tfLf)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: JuJuBee at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM (dargh)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:41 AM (qUNWi)
Anybody got a clue where the hell I can get a replacement stock for a 1924 parker brothers shotgun??
Don't they have a monopoly on that?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 12:41 AM (IqV8l)
Somewhere out there, Steve Harvey is laughing himself silly...
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:41 AM (u8kLQ)
Have you tried the Internet?
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:43 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Berserker
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*hands Berserker a chunk of walnut, carving knives, and checkering tools*
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:43 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM
Could you not just make one from a nice piece of close-grained hardwood? Maybe a nice hunk of black walnut.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:43 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:44 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 12:43 AM (qUNWi)
Subtle, man, subtle. This is why I come here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:44 AM (WDdjT)
1924 parker brothers shotgun?? Been looking all night, shit man.
Could you use a taxidermied quokka for that?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 27, 2017 12:44 AM (IcT7t)
Posted by: The Stonecutters at February 27, 2017 12:44 AM (r6Z+k)
One person tweeted this was the worst ending for Dunaway and Beatty since 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 12:44 AM (AK5Ni)
1924 parker brothers shotgun?? Been looking all night, shit man.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM
http://www.shop.macongunstocks.com/Parker-Shotgun-Stocks_c31.htm
Posted by: Willy J. at February 27, 2017 12:45 AM (W6Ch1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2017 12:45 AM (VOH2j)
Or should I embrace the healing power of "and"?
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:45 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:46 AM (ZO497)
He's so vain.
Posted by: Carly Simon at February 27, 2017 12:46 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:46 AM (LMcFk)
Not the card he was given originally.
And Beatty wasn't the one who originally announced La La Land.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:47 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:43 AM (WDdjT)
if I really had to yeah, just not into doing it.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:47 AM (aMlLZ)
If you have a background in computer programming, and you've used the XOR operator on bitwise operations, you're going to have a tremendous leg up on everyone else.
Most of them can be solved by looking for a pattern in the rows involving XOR, and/or looking for a pattern in the columns involving XOR. Often there is a pattern to the rows and a pattern to the columns, which lead to the same result.
There are only a few instances where things are rotated.
I liked the very last question. It was far more interesting than any of the others. I would like to see more questions like that. I think, solving that question gave me a new tool to use in the future when I'm taking IQ tests...
Posted by: Daryl Herbert at February 27, 2017 12:48 AM (BHpB+)
Posted by: Willy J
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Boom!
As it were...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:49 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: b at February 27, 2017 12:49 AM (n4dN5)
Posted by: Average Guy at February 27, 2017 12:46 AM
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Probably not!
But tonight he is busy with the Governors' Ball.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 12:50 AM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (zZb/S)
If you have a background in computer programming, and you've used the XOR operator on bitwise operations, you're going to have a tremendous leg up on everyone else.
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Most of my experience is with the MAYBE operator.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: b at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (n4dN5)
Posted by: Willy J. at February 27, 2017 12:45 AM (W6Ch1)
Yeah I did see that place. It was the only one that even listed parker. I guess I could start there. The original is really dark, but was cracked all the way through, but was so oil contaminated the wood is soft and won't even take glue.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (aMlLZ)
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:51 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Sandy Crack at February 27, 2017 12:53 AM (9sYy3)
Emma Stone said she was already in possession of the card with her Best Actress win on it and holding it backstage, so it cannot be blamed on that.
At the time the producer came out to say there had been a mistake, Beatty was holding the correct card. So when did that happen? I wasn't watching the show. I only saw the replay of the mistake being declared.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 12:53 AM (AK5Ni)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:54 AM (3Vlkn)
http://www.cmsna.com/gunstocks-and-carved-parts
Posted by: Willy J. at February 27, 2017 12:54 AM (W6Ch1)
I powered though it in about three minutes and the prognosis was that I was borderline retarded. But I kinda think that my score was high for someone spending 5 seconds per question. Would be interesting to see how others would fare given the same constraints.
Posted by: Max Power at February 27, 2017 12:55 AM (QCc6B)
I'm much better at buying books than reading them, though. This whole internet thingy takes up too much of my time.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 12:55 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Dustin Hoffman, Midnight Quokka at February 27, 2017 12:56 AM (7Ub52)
There's a closeup image of the first envelope floating around Twitter that clearly says best actress rather than movie.
Perhaps it was an accidental double printing.
Or maybe the whole thing is a publicity scam.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:56 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 12:56 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 12:56 AM (AK5Ni)
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Well...yikes!
I thought $20 for a softcover was a lot.
Anyhow, read the book. You're going to want to see how it plays out.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:58 AM (ZO497)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 12:
Nope, just sussing out which ones we might want to see in the future. I'm not giving these azzholes a dime in the future.
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 12:58 AM (o/90i)
He did notice.
And that's why he stuttered after reading and paused awkwardly not once but twice before showing the envelope to Faye Dunaway who then announced the winner.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 12:59 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Epobirs
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Unpossible. Actors are the smartest, most insightful people in America.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:59 AM (ZO497)
So neither of them could function well enough to figure out they were holding the wrong envelope and card. That just makes it so much better.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 01:01 AM (AK5Ni)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at February 27, 2017 01:01 AM (CWsiT)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (Nox3c)
Somewhere out there, Steve Harvey is laughing himself silly...
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 27, 2017 12:41 AM (u8kLQ)
Tonight, Steve Harvey is the happiest man in America.
Posted by: buzzion at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (cAnNx)
Poor guys whose names I don't know. It must've been hard reading all the shit LaLa Land has been taking ('too white!!1!'), then just as they feel sweet victory and vindication, the moment is snatched away and turned into an eternal punchline. At least they handled it graciously.
Posted by: artL at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (PwfL0)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (H5rtT)
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (AK5Ni)
Well...yikes!
I thought $20 for a softcover was a lot.
Anyhow, read the book. You're going to want to see how it plays out.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2017 12:58 AM (ZO497)
I like doing the Brodart thing, putting the clear plastic cover on the dust jacket like libraries do.
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 01:03 AM (sdi6R)
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Most of my experience is with the MAYBE operator.
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Most of my life experience is with the OR ELSE operator.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at February 27, 2017 01:04 AM (XrpJM)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 01:04 AM (ADIwO)
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 01:02 AM (AK5Ni)<<<
I swear... that's never happened before!
Posted by: Oscar at February 27, 2017 01:04 AM (r6Z+k)
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On the positive side for them, it should help to build their cred. I suspect that most nominees are quickly forgotten within a few years. They won't be.
Posted by: junior at February 27, 2017 01:05 AM (nsZ+m)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 01:05 AM (ADIwO)
Posted by: Hillary's Depends at February 27, 2017 01:06 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: junior at February 27, 2017 01:06 AM (nsZ+m)
The first speaker for La La Land was kinda graceful under the circumstances, but you could tell he was incredibly angry with Beatty, and pushed him outta the way to say Moonlight had won, rather than letting Beatty clean up the mess as presenter.
The weird part is that they all let the third La La Land guy begin speaking even though they all knew something was wrong by then.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 01:06 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 01:07 AM (qUNWi)
Hmm, let's see, a movie about actors or a movie about gay black men? How can I choose?
Posted by: George Tirebiter at February 27, 2017 01:07 AM (/zyrl)
hollywood, i forgive you.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:08 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 01:05 AM (ADIwO)
Apparently that's the extent of news now. What's on TV, what's "blowing up" on twitter.
Posted by: buzzion at February 27, 2017 01:08 AM (cAnNx)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 01:05 AM (ADIwO)<<<
Oh... figuratively.
**puts cork back in champagne bottle**
Posted by: an indifferent penguin at February 27, 2017 01:08 AM (r6Z+k)
yes. i forgive you.
it's just the kinda guy i am.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:09 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: zombie Orson Welles at February 27, 2017 01:10 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Serious Cat at February 27, 2017 01:05
As it well should. Idiots.
Nite all, time to take the garbage out. Be well and I hope Tucker is found soon.
Posted by: Farmer at February 27, 2017 01:12 AM (o/90i)
But that seems prone to accidents and incredibly reckless and likely to have caused a mistake like this long before now.
I'm not surprised Beatty and Dunaway screwed things up somehow, but I do find it hard to believe that the producers would have given him the wrong envelope.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 01:12 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 01:14 AM (3Vlkn)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2017 01:18 AM (WDdjT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 27, 2017 01:19 AM (wB8Tg)
replacement stock for a 1924 parker brothers shotgun?? Been looking all
night, shit man.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 12:40 AM (aMlLZ)
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parkershotgunrepair.com
no one better than these folks... we've done business with them more than once.
they are the source.
Posted by: redc1c4, at February 27, 2017 01:20 AM (Ggfr3)
I mean, it seems as if it must be, but there has to be a "Fabulous History of Oscar Mistakes" book somewhere. And if not, well, here's the publicist's dream. Something truly great could come of this yet!
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 27, 2017 01:21 AM (H5rtT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 27, 2017 01:19 AM (wB8Tg)
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AMEN.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 27, 2017 01:22 AM (Nox3c)
That being said... the damned BBC took a book by my favorite author, Thomas Hardy, "Under The Greenwood Tree," and changed the hell out of it...
...and improved it!
I still can't figure out what happened there.
Posted by: RKae at February 27, 2017 01:23 AM (4DpAT)
Not just possible. It's the norm for the souvenir purpose and to allow entry from both stage ends. The wrong envelope was given both but both the envelope and card was plainly not the Best Picture and this should have been noted. It might have simply been a cute moment if one of the presenters said, 'We love you, Emma but you just cannot be Best Picture. Could we have the correct envelope?"
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 01:24 AM (AK5Ni)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 27, 2017 01:24 AM (vBeA5)
Meaning there are duplicate envelopes so that they can handle situations where a presenter appears on the wrong side before walking on stage.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 27, 2017 01:24 AM (3Vlkn)
parkershotgunrepair.com
no one better than these folks... we've done business with them more than once.
they are the source.
Posted by: redc1c4, at February 27, 2017 01:20 AM (Ggfr3)
Wow, that place looks promising. looks expensive too. lol
I didn't pay a lot for the gun. It was my friend's fathers gun. I remembered always seeing it since I was a kid, and he decided to sell it recently. I paid $700 for it because the stock was a little screwy, but the rest is in really nice shape. The barrels are perfect. Judging from what I see them sell for I'm pretty ahead of the game.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 01:26 AM (aMlLZ)
But I was hungry and my stomach rumbling was distracting me from concentrating properly.
Posted by: Sasquatch the Original trans-Wookie at February 27, 2017 01:26 AM (GDFcv)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:28 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:28 AM (WTSFk
Are you sure that wasn't La La Land?
Posted by: buzzion at February 27, 2017 01:31 AM (cAnNx)
Not just possible. It's the norm for the souvenir purpose and to allow entry from both stage ends. The wrong envelope was given both but both the envelope and card was plainly not the Best Picture and this should have been noted. It might have simply been a cute moment if one of the presenters said, 'We love you, Emma but you just cannot be Best Picture. Could we have the correct envelope?"
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 01:24 AM (AK5Ni)
That would require actors to have intelligence to do more than just read words put in front of them.
Posted by: buzzion at February 27, 2017 01:32 AM (cAnNx)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:32 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Ladylibertarian at February 27, 2017 01:33 AM (nQ10o)
533 531 buzzion:
i think so. if true, 25 days is a really short shooting schedule.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:32 AM (WTSFk
It was a joke. Apparently its real easy to mix up Moonlight and La La Land.
Posted by: buzzion at February 27, 2017 01:34 AM (cAnNx)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 01:34 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:35 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 01:35 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: b at February 27, 2017 01:35 AM (n4dN5)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:36 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Warren Beatty at February 27, 2017 01:36 AM (3OAG2)
Posted by: nordische amerindian at February 27, 2017 01:36 AM (7Wqnn)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:39 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: artL at February 27, 2017 01:42 AM (PwfL0)
>>>just saw an interview with tarantino. he said he got $30,000 (for
something) and was going to shoot "reservoir dogs" on that and a friend
said let me see if i can get interest in hollywood. he did, and a bunch
of pro actors and $1.5 million and 2 months later he was shooting a real
movie.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:39 AM (WTSFk)<<<
I love it when I can get someone to foot my bills.
Posted by: Quentin T. at February 27, 2017 01:42 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: rickl at February 27, 2017 01:43 AM (sdi6R)
Please send me your money which I will use to demand a recount of the Best Picture vote.
Or, to take a nice cruise.
Posted by: Dr. Jill Stein at February 27, 2017 01:45 AM (3OAG2)
actually, that's the gist of my theory on hollywood liberals. to them there's an endless spigot of money that magically appears to solve any problem and get everyone rich. they begin to think that's how the world works. it's like a perpetual juvenile state.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:45 AM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 01:46 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: scofflaw_x at February 27, 2017 01:48 AM (y9ZJX)
>>>I thought XOR was one of those new SJW pronouns.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2017 01:46 AM (IqV8l)<<<
First Thor was a dude. Then a chick. Now we're trying something else.
Posted by: Marvel Comics at February 27, 2017 01:49 AM (r6Z+k)
actually, that's the gist of my theory on hollywood liberals. to
them there's an endless spigot of money that magically appears to solve
any problem and get everyone rich. they begin to think that's how the
world works. it's like a perpetual juvenile state.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:45 AM (WTSFk)<<<
SHOULD I...?! NAH, HE'LL KNOW IT WHEN HE SEES IT.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBUGGERER at February 27, 2017 01:50 AM (r6Z+k)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:51 AM (WTSFk)
Takeaway Lesson from the Teachable Moment that is The Oscars:
Even though these first-rate actors can't seem to get the winners right, we should defer to their words when running a country.
How about "no".
Posted by: Arbalest at February 27, 2017 01:51 AM (FlRtG)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:52 AM (WTSFk)
Host: "Don't you think Richard Burton is smart?"
Capote: "He's a very intelligent man, but he's a terrible actor"
Host: "What about Laurence Olivier?"
Capote: "I don't think he could find his way around a racetrack"
Posted by: FOAF at February 27, 2017 01:52 AM (p0JMG)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:56 AM (WTSFk)
Oh wait, scratch that - I meant the white working class.
Posted by: Bill Kristol at February 27, 2017 01:58 AM (3OAG2)
Here is a twofer from Quartz:
"Crack The Sky"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yroAn2DFzzQ
and
"Questions"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-ydja6_6g
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 27, 2017 02:12 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Grapeape at February 27, 2017 02:13 AM (MutLO)
Posted by: Grapeape at February 27, 2017 02:24 AM (MutLO)
Posted by: OldDominionMom at February 27, 2017 02:25 AM (GzDYP)
Posted by: Grapeape at February 27, 2017 02:32 AM (MutLO)
Sargon of Akkad has switched up "This week in Stupid" to a longer, more casual format. It has been amazing.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 27, 2017 02:50 AM (VdICR)
The people with the knowledge of the envelope contents are also those standing on each stage entrance handing them tot he presenters. Thus the opportunities for peeking are minimized to keep insiders from texting a colleague making a bet.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 27, 2017 03:00 AM (AK5Ni)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 03:01 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 03:06 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 27, 2017 03:09 AM (VdICR)
Worldwide trends, listed on a Twitter account sidebar just now (I have no idea how those get stocked):
#Oscars
7.1M Tweets
Moonlight
1.4M Tweets
#BestPicture
82.6K Tweets
This is news.
Posted by: m at February 27, 2017 03:10 AM (3jGss)
Posted by: Grapeape at February 27, 2017 02:32 AM (MutLO)
Not that I have seen Grapeape.
Posted by: OldDominionMom at February 27, 2017 03:25 AM (GzDYP)
Been reading 'Camp of the Saints' from the link in the thread.
Had to skip ahead to see the ending.
Now I'm wondering if anyone in Syria has read the book.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at February 27, 2017 03:27 AM (mdemt)
Good morning horde
Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2017 03:39 AM (HDU3V)
https://youtu.be/d0uVYOWdvz0
British metal 1970
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 27, 2017 03:09 AM (VdICR)
ok then
Anthrax, Medusa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJ0KkmwgEo
1980's American metal.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2017 03:39 AM (aMlLZ)
I heard from Chi - Tucker walked in the doggie door about an hour ago. Healthy and dead tired. Six hours later, and in a world of trouble - but he's home, and not a pancake on the road.
A sincere Thank You for your concern (and everyone else's ).
Chi really appreciates your care & concern.
Posted by: Bacon at February 27, 2017 03:44 AM (B3DEj)
Posted by: Infidel at February 27, 2017 04:00 AM (ByNzS)
Posted by: Infidel at February 27, 2017 04:02 AM (ByNzS)
Did he find the animal?
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 04:05 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: eleven at February 27, 2017 04:06 AM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Bacon at February 27, 2017 03:44 AM (B3DEj)
Happy dance!
https://youtu.be/YvbQKSaYQD8
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 27, 2017 04:10 AM (wB8Tg)
I'm doing taxes, which I hate. So I enter my W2, I enter Mrs Hades W2, so far I'm happy, getting about 3700 back...then I enter my 1099 for my military retirement pay and HOLY SHIT! Apparently that extra 20K a year puts us in the Evil Hated Rich tax bracket.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 27, 2017 04:11 AM (vbvxt)
Best of all, this is a "Black" movie, so now they all get double the virtue signaling points...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at February 27, 2017 04:12 AM (Saqzi)
Posted by: Felix Ungar at February 27, 2017 04:15 AM (vRcUp)
Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2017 04:15 AM (HDU3V)
I'm gonna just leave this stunning display of elitist arrogance here for all the deplorables who "require" ongoing "lessons.".
"We're trying to not just tell the president, but we're trying to tell the country, apparently tolerance and justice issues require ongoing lessons," Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at February 27, 2017 04:16 AM (ul9CR)
the country, apparently tolerance and justice issues require ongoing
lessons," Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Apparently you assholes know fuck-all about either one.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 27, 2017 04:28 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: Bacon at February 27, 2017 03:44 AM (B3DEj)
Thank goodness! Little booger will never know how many were worried about him. I hope he describes his exploits tomorrow.
Hugs to Chi! And thank you, Mr. Bacon
Posted by: OldDominionMom at February 27, 2017 04:30 AM (GzDYP)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 27, 2017 04:31 AM (W8bn5)
Best of all, this is a "Black" movie, so now they all get double the virtue signaling points...
Posted by: Teresa
So, Brokeblack Mountain.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 27, 2017 04:33 AM (W8bn5)
Posted by: Infidel at February 27, 2017 04:36 AM (ByNzS)
These Keyser Soze geniuses are going to bring their A-game to election 2020.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 27, 2017 04:37 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: Infidel at February 27, 2017 04:51 AM (ByNzS)
Posted by: Infidel at February 27, 2017 04:51 AM (ByNzS)
It's just mostly dead.
Posted by: Miracle Max at February 27, 2017 04:55 AM (B3DEj)
They sneered first.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 27, 2017 05:07 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: KWDreaming at February 27, 2017 06:13 AM (AkcYt)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2017 06:16 AM (u82oZ)
Beatty is not truth.
Posted by: Night of the Quokka at February 27, 2017 06:19 AM (BO/km)
Temporarily delurking to say how glad I am that Vic is doing OK.
Back to radio dark status.
PS... FTO
Posted by: Gmac- Deplorable Conservative at February 27, 2017 06:22 AM (4pjhs)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2017 06:25 AM (J+eG2)
Posted by: AMPAS at February 27, 2017 06:26 AM (NnnZy)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2017 06:27 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Jean at February 27, 2017 06:29 AM (zZb/S)
Debt ceiling day.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2017 06:32 AM (1ziV6)
Gary Cooper has a small role as "Cadet White," who (spoiler alert!) dies in an air crash. He's barely on screen long enough for you to recognize him, but he was an absolute smash with audiences, and Wings set him on the road to stardom.
The female lead in Wings was Clara Bow, at her most candy-box-delicious, playing the "girl next door" who enlists as an ambulance driver in France.
I can't do better than recommend the wiki entry if you're interested in the movie:
http://tinyurl.com/zmx5ptk
It's available on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Watch it. You won't be sorry.
http://tinyurl.com/hvn8nkt
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 27, 2017 06:34 AM (X6fMO)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at February 27, 2017 01:45 AM (WTSFk)
They get ridiculously rich for doing very little actual work, so they feel guilty about it. Actually getting off your duff and doing something to alleviate the guilty feeling is tough, though...
But demanding other people do more, and virtue signaling so you can feel smug satisfaction for having "raised awareness" while not doing anything is easy.
People are lazy, and this is the easiest method they have of getting rid of that feeling of being an overpaid fraud.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at February 27, 2017 06:35 AM (J+mig)
I'm your vehicle baby,
I'll take you anywhere you wanna go,
Posted by: Bruce at February 27, 2017 06:35 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2017 06:36 AM (ph+ut)
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