Everything posted by Gfted1
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The Weird, Random or Interesting Things That Fit Nowhere Else Thread
Mmmm, the schadenfreude is delicious. I hope they nail him for the tuition.
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
With the exchange rate in Mexico being 20-1, I dug deep into my pocket and purchase a pair of Oakley sunglasses for 250 peso ($12 US) while I was on vacation. They are totally not a knockoff.
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
It would look like the EU. A complete soup sandwich.
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What did you do today?
Finally a break in the heat! The last three days have been 90+ (32C) but some sweet sweet rain is blowing through and the temp has already dropped to 75, on its way to the 60's. Rest of the week looks 70's too.
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
I suppose it can be interpreted that way. DOOM just so happens to be the topic that was brought up. I'm not bothered by the specifics (sex/race/color/etc.) but more the fact that, imo, you don't have to tear one thing down to build another thing up. What, are we out of superpowers or something? Why wouldn't they develop a whole new character instead?
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Well because later it got changed back/to something else? I assume you are referring to Chilloutman link? I didn't watch it so I will concede that but nobody in this thread is losing their bleep. I also didn't watch Gods of Egypt but I feel comfortable that its historical relevance is exactly the same as a super hero movie. Whos even arguing that minorities are "taking the jobs"? That link Im referencing above?
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Hmm, this "misunderstanding" seems familiar...who does it remind me of... Anyway, lets move on. Ive been advocating that "new stuff" doesn't have to destroy the canon "old stuff", which seems to garner a collective shrug from people. You provide an example of a movie that was "whitewashed" and I responded with an article about how it was savaged by the public. Do you see the duplicity in public opinion?
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
ICE won't be a fan of that. Hmm, that makes me wonder, do you have to be a citizen to join the US military? If not, it should reward people with citizenship. Id totally accept a program that turned 4 or more years of service into citizenship. EDIT: Google to the rescue!
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
A bit STARSHIP TROOPER, innit? Marine Corps will need their own though. Service guarantees citizenship.
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
^Oh god please let some write in joke candidate win. *fingers crossed*
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
"Everyone QQ, film studio apologizes". Did you read it or are your responses just going to be constant redirects?
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
Trump orders creation of a standalone Space Force. Aww yeah!
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
I can almost see the end now!: The butthurt flowed like spice. Collective shrug? Doesn't seem like it.
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
So is it still a thing when whitey plays a non-whitey role, or can we just resume shrugging for that too?
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
Oh crap, they're onto me! *throws smoke bomb and disappears*
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Exactly! The phrase is perfect in its ambiguity and ability to be twisted into whatever meaning the current discussion dictates. I don't want you to get into a mental blockade over He-Man. Go with Thor, or Spider Man or whatever. In these cases the original is destroyed in favor of the new flavor. Why is this the solution instead of just making a new character?
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Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
Think bigger! Jesus was a Reptiloid and thats why they never found his body in the cave after he "died". He just burrowed back to the center of the Earth.
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Wait a darn minute, are you trying to tell me that in 1985 they were able to figure out how to be inclusive without destroying and rewriting the established canon?! I. am. shocked.
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Its totally not reverse discrimination, its "punching upward". Or something. Im just waiting to see the reimagining of He-Man.
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Cinema Paradise - the Movie Thread Transformed
Well, how about we just use the catch all phrase "spiritual successor", its absolutely meaningless and we can handwave anything as "artist interpretation".
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Politics' Official Eighteenth Thread
We actually have tiers here; 62 - 70. The longer you wait to collect, the more you get.
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That TV Topic
The Expanse S3E10 Im fanboying out here but, to me, every episode has been better than the last. It made me lol when the station
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That TV Topic
Meh, I hope they change the format / writers.
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The Weird, Random or Interesting Things That Fit Nowhere Else Thread
I don't know whether to say HUZZAH! or...dysentery?
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Deux
The Large Hadron Collider Is Getting an Upgrade.