Mel Gibson is nuts — Page 5

Damn, I was hoping to see Mel shopped in there.

xhonzi said:

Neo-nazis and the KKK.  Alright, I guess I did know about them.  But:

A) Don't they pretty much hate everybody?

B) Aren't their numbers/impact pretty small these days?

C) Are they really affected by a Mel Gibson movie?

And finally: Are there rational people that feel this way?

We studied them in some college classes a few semesters ago, but I'm hardly an expert. 

My thoughts are that

A. Well, yes.  But once the Jews and the Blacks are taken care of, then I'm sure they would turn their attention to other groups.  Gays, maybe.

B. Their numbers are growing steadily.  Having a black man elected to the office of President of the United States has become a point to rally around. 

C. I'd bet they were more moved by Lethal Weapon than The Passion of the Christ

D. That's the problem with rational.  I know many folks who would say your beliefs are irrational, even though you would strongly disagree.  I wouldn't be spared the same treatment with my own beliefs.  Rational is unfortunately rather relative to ones own personal experience.

As the kids say, Tango or GTFO!!!

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go tango somewhere else, please.

Warbler said:

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go tango somewhere else, please.

 

Fixed.

Warb, might I suggest you embrace the silly and do as 005 did?

I once got drunk and explained to a group of people how my whore of a mother caused the Vietnam war, and then confessed to the murder of my ex-girlfriend (who wasn't dead).

I'm glad I'm not famous.

xhonzi said:

But this is the Tango thread, is it not?

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go tango somewhere else, please.

TV's Frink said:

Warb, might I suggest you embrace the silly and do as 005 did?

no thankyou.

You expect him to tango after that crotch shot?

TheBoost said:

I once got drunk and explained to a group of people how my whore of a mother caused the Vietnam war, and then confessed to the murder of my ex-girlfriend (who wasn't dead).

I'm glad I'm not famous.

you really think Mel was drunk during all those rants?

TV's Frink said:

You expect him to tango after that crotch shot?

I really don't care whether he can or can't.

You should care.  This is your tango thread, after all.  If you don't care, you shouldn't have made it.

TV's Frink said:

You should care.  This is your tango thread, after all.  If you don't care, you shouldn't have made it.

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Are you...crumping?

Damn you*, wife, for making me watch So You Think You Can Dance!!!

Woo-hoo, stick figure dance thread!!!

Warbler said:

TV's Frink said:

You should care.  This is your tango thread, after all.  If you don't care, you shouldn't have made it.

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Joke is on you - after the first crotch shot, I never would have been able to get up so quickly.

*sigh*

xhonzi said:

The Passion to me, as a Christian, is listening to someone else give a testimony of Christ that is similar to your own, but not quite the same.  You focus on what you share in common, as opposed to what splits you... But at the same time, there is some really gorey stuff in that movie.  They made a PG-13ish cut (it might still be Rated R, but the gore is toned down) which I haven't seen, but would prefer to try next time.

And here's my personal thoughts on the crime/property/violent defense topic.  If you offer no resistance to criminals taking your personal property, you encourage the criminals to commit more crimes against more innocent people.  You are morally obligated to do what you can (within the realm of your personal safety) to prevent a crime in progress.  To most petty criminals, the possibilty of violent defense from the victim is much more likely to deter their actions than the risk of being found by the cops.

I'm not exactly a Christian myself but knowing that Mel is shouldn't he be following the big man's advice Mathew 5:40, Luke 6:29 and all that?

If you are in a club you should at least try to follow the club rules.

I wasn't surprised so much by Blatty liking the film more about his outward gushing about it.

The Passion (the blood and guts bit of the story) is just the penultimate episode of the tale.

The bulk of it takes place before then and almost everyone has a problem turning the epilogue into cinema.

xhonzi said:

Warbler, please change the thread title to "Stick Figure Dance Thread (was Tango)

Come on xhonzi, give Warb a break...

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...it should be "Stick Figure Dance Thread (was Tango (was Mel Gibson is nuts))"

Bingowings said:

I'm not exactly a Christian myself but knowing that Mel is shouldn't he be following the big man's advice Mathew 5:40, Luke 6:29 and all that?

If you are in a club you should at least try to follow the club rules.

I'd agree with this.  For someone who is so vocal about his discipleship, he seems to use a lot of words that go against 'club rules'*.  I have a tough time with this as I don't want people to think that his language is typical for the rest of his fellow Christians.

Not that I am perfect, but c'mon Mel!  It's like you aren't even trying.

Are you saying the thread was never about Mel or that you are only supposed to put the most recently changed topic in the title?