CP3S

DuracellEnergizer said:

Another year dead and gone. Entropy's steady progress rolls ever on.

WOOOOO!!! NIHILISM!!!

doubleofive said:

My wife has been playing Skyrim for several hours and has never heard anyone say "took an arrow to the knee". It's not as common as the meme would have you believe.

I've watched my room mate play it for hours on end, I've heard it uttered a few times... but obviously not enough times that I didn't have to look up the quote to figure out what it was from.

Every common guard will eventually say that line if you keep talking to them enough times (and my room mate feels the need to talk to EVERYBODY! Watching him play that game makes me want to beat my head into the wall... I am sure it would be intensely exciting if I were the one playing, but after a month of him constantly playing it, I have lost all interest in touching that game anytime in the near future).

Had something to look up on youtube... then one link lead to another... and an hour passed me by. With five windows open and each video half way done buffering, I started reading comments to pass the time. Every one of, and I do mean every one of, those videos contained the phrase "until I took an arrow to the knee." in the comments. Videos ranging from instructions for removing the orange safety tip from an airsoft gun (a federal offense, by the way), to clips of Penn and Teller magic tricks, to a music video for a song that has been stuck in my head, and a few Live news bloopers. Each one containing this same phrase.

I hate memes. They take things that are actually pretty damn funny at times, and they drive them down into the ground and rape the funny out of them.

I had to look up the "arrow to the knee" meme. Skyrim. It is hilarious and ridiculous that every guard will say that same phrase. Lazy game making with hilarious consequences. Well, hilarious until idiots on the internet wear it out.  

walkingdork said:

CP3S said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

Did you know that Armageddon got a Criterion release? I have no idea why, personally, I would take every copy and blow it up in space. (see what I did there #2)

 

I've still never seen that movie.

You didn't miss anything.

I know. I try to avoid anything by Micheal Bay... except for The Island, I kind of liked The Island...

I'm with you, CP3S, I would not say that Abrams is a good director although I really enjoyed Super 8 at the theater with my niece and nephew.

I haven't seen Super 8 so I can't say anything about it (have heard plenty of good things though), but I wasn't a fan of J.J. Trek, and M:I 3 played like a feature length episode of Alias.

I think Abrams is a great idea man, but so far I haven't been overwhelmingly impressed with his directing. I feel like he is destined to fall into the roll of generic blockbuster director. Having at one point been a Lost fan, I was really hoping to see him become more than that. 

Ziggy Stardust said:

Did you know that Armageddon got a Criterion release? I have no idea why, personally, I would take every copy and blow it up in space. (see what I did there #2)

 

I've still never seen that movie.

darth_ender said:

Abrams is a good director.

When did that happen?

Caught a nasty cold and have been at home all day; between long naps I've managed to knock out three films.

Rec.

I've heard a lot of really good things about this film, so perhaps I was expecting too much. Just another gimmicky shaky cam flick, completely lacking in story and substance and trying to depend entirely on style... and unfortunately it is a style that was never all that stylish to begin with. Won't say I didn't enjoy it at all, but definitely not earning a place on my favorite zombie films list.

1 out of 4 topless anorexic zombie girls

Moon

Loved it! The storyline was somewhat predictable, but the ride through it all was fun. There really wasn't anything about this movie I didn't like.

4 out of 4 balls

Trainspotting

This movie has always reminded me of A Clockwork Orange in a very good way. Probably because of the narration. Unlike A Clockwork Orange, it takes you through a lot, but never really takes you anywhere. Which I suppose is part of the point. The whole thing had a lot more impact on me during the first viewing, second viewing isn't quite the same.

2 out of 4 balls (first time I saw it I am sure I would have rated it 3 or 4 out of 4)

Warbler said:

walkingdork said:

Atheist don't rip on Christianity and then think that Islamic and Jewish beliefs are real.

never said they did.   My point is that they respect the Islamic and the Jewish faith more than they do the Christian faith.   I hardly ever hear comedians make fun of Jews or Muslims, but I hear them make jokes about Christianity all the time.

I don't think "respect" is the right word to use. Rather it is an issue with boundaries. My first college room mate was black, every time I did something that mildly annoyed him he'd tell me "that was a very black thing to do". Every now and then he'd go off on a tongue in cheek diatribe about how he had to put up with "black" things like this all his life and now that he was living with a white guy he was expecting better and I was failing him. My description doesn't do this justice, I make it sound weird or stupid, but he could honestly be downright hilarious when he went on one of these rants. The same comments coming from a white guy would be horrifyingly racists. Why? Because it is crossing a boundary.

A bald guy making bald jokes can be comical, a guy with a massive head of hair making bald jokes is a bit distasteful and kind of mean spirited.

Watch a Hispanic comedian, what race does he typically pick on? Hispanics. Why? Because he is safe there, he isn't crossing a boundary.

Growing up in a predominantly Christian country like Walkingdork and I have, Christianity is own silly superstitious religion, by making jokes at its expense we are making fun of our own culture and not crossing boundaries.

 

walkingdork said:

The point you are trying to make (I believe) is that only Christians get ripped on.

no, my point is that is more acceptable to rip Christians than it is Jews or Muslims. 

If you make fun of Islam, violent offense can be taken and you might wind up dead. It is kind of nice to be part of a culture good humored enough that you can make fun of it without people wanting to kill you for it.

The Jews went through a major persecution in relatively recent history that still grants them sympathetic immunity. Not saying it is right or fair; but make fun of Jews and you can expect people to look at you like you are Hitler himself.

walkingdork said:

I don't have Muslims or Jews knocking on my door and trying to convert me.

I don't do that myself and neither is my church into that.  Normally it is easy to get them to go away.   I've had people knock on my door have easily gotten them to go away.   

Not the point. It is still extremely annoying and rather rude and many Christian groups do do this.

I wouldn't be surprised. I love those things and I don't have cancer! Just sayin'.

Because you are Americano.

Bobby Jay said:

This might not mean anything to people in the States, but I got a yard of Jaffa Cakes!

Best present ever!!!

I've been stuffed with sweets all day today, and hearing the words "Jaffa Cakes" still managed to make my mouth water.

walkingdork said:

Does anyone know if there is anything in America that could be compared to Jaffa Cakes?

When I lived in Detroit the local grocery stores all stocked this Turkish Jaffe Cake knockoff in the "ethnic foods" section. Where I am now I haven't managed to find anything like them.

I've never been with a woman THAT flat. There has always been something fun there to play with.

Anchorhead said:

EyeShotFirst said:

If only women knew just how self conscious men are.

If only women knew how unnecessary their self-consciousness actually is.

 

 

Exactly.

Re: Ferris' comments

On this particular girl they actually looked very nice, I honestly would not have been able to tell (and was not able to tell) just by looking at them, especially since the size fit her frame very nicely; it was when touching them that there was no way you could possible miss the fact that they were fake.

TV's Frink said:

 

PSYCHO_DAYV said:

Ziggy Stardust said:

I don't know which part is real and which part is fake.

DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

Yes, actually.

I used to have really big hangups about that. The first time I was with a girl with "augmentation" I was really weirded out and kind of looked down on her for it. The second time we hooked up, which I almost avoided because of my hangups, she confessed that they were fake and I responded a little too quickly and matter-of-factly with an "I know" and immediately felt like a total dick, especially when her response was a very self conscious "I didn't realize it was that obvious..."

I felt pretty bad, and did what I could to recover from it. Lucky for me we became pretty good friends for a while and she still hung out with me. Several days after the "I know" incident, she explained to me why she got them and how they made her feel a lot better about herself and more confident. After that I realized it wasn't that big of a deal. It is sad if a woman thinks she needs a boob job to be attractive, but if the state of her breasts bother her that much and a boob job makes her feel that much more confident and that much better about herself; I really can't fault her. It was pretty horrible of me not to take into consideration that the fact that she had them probably meant she was self conscious and blurting out "I know" probably made her feel like shit. She needed affirmation about her looks, and that is what I should have given her (had she had a man in her life that did that for her prior to the augmentation, perhaps she wouldn't have needed surgery to feel good about herself).

Ironically to her self-image, I think I would have found this woman that much sexier if she had been natural. Perfectly round and perky is nice I guess, but I kind of felt like that "perfection" robbed them of their character.

(Plus, it is really weird how they have a tendency to feel cold when temperatures are a little cooler, when generally they are a part of the body that, under normal circumstances, tend to feel rather warm and cozy).

darth_ender said:

I have apologized if you didn't notice.  I wasn't bringing it up to harass you, but simply as a way to apologize for another lengthy comment, as I am prone to do.  And in the end, while it saddens me to read your rude comments, I don't feel that I am being nearly so disrespectful, and I doubt anyone reading our conversation here would see me as the more upset between the two of us.  I promise to drop it from now on.  Heck, if you like, I won't respond or reference anything you say since apparently this is such a big deal to you.  Just know that I have said I'm sorry for my agitating you (including in your PM box), have received no such acknowledgement or apology from you (perhaps you never did anything wrong), I don't think I'm overreacting nearly as much as you are, and I'm not going to such lengths to insult you for the annoying things you've done in this conversation.  Block me from now on if you've got a problem with me.  I think I'm done talking to you for the time being as well.

I don't feel like I owe you any apologies, I don't feel like you owe/owed me any either.

You didn't have to apologize for a long post, it was a good post and you made your points well.

I don't know why you keep thinking I am upset about anything or blowing things out of proportion.

darth_ender said:

^I brought up this very point in one of my very long posts that you hate so much that I love to bring up all the time.  I think I've only done it once or twice, and not as a means of insulting you.  I don't know why you feel so compelled to take everything to an extreme.  You stated you don't mean any offense, but I doubt you are simply teasing.

I am not simply teasing; it is really fucking annoying that you keep bringing it up. I'm not taking anything to the extreme. I am not the one that got upset or offended about anything. I simply made a few casual comments and you turned it into a big deal, and now for some reason you keep bringing it back up.

darth_ender said:

I know this is long and CP3S doesn't like that,

I don't have a problem with long posts. I am not a mod. It doesn't matter if you make long posts. It doesn't matter if I did have a problem with long posts. You have a right to make long posts. Make long posts if you want.

My comment from before was regarding the first page when every other four posts in a row were yours, and were all overly long. I commented that it wasn't worth the time or effort on my part to respond because it was muddled and confusing to have debate like that; especially since you already admitted nothing will ever change your mind. But you know all of that, because we've had this discussion already.

But yeah, I think it is a great idea to bring this up in each and every post you make in this thread! By all means, please keep doing that. I'll make an effort to do the same. You know, it might even be a good idea to go ahead and mention it in every post we make even in other threads. That could be a lot of fun!

but one last thought for the day: as the baby progresses, it causes more damage to the mother's body.  Yet we illegalize abortion after a certain point that most pro-choicers agree is acceptable.  All the same rationales apply at this point: the damage to mom, the economic difficulties, the potential for an unwanted child...but now it's wrong to kill that baby.  Why the change of heart?  My point to this is that those other issues don't matter at the end of the day if we acknowledge that we are killing a person. The defining point really hinges on how we define a person then, and when an unborn human gains its humanity.

Because she had several months to take all of that into account. It is not a change of heart, it is merely putting a limit on at what stage of development the mother can have the baby removed. With your logic you could easily say the same thing about a post-natal child, they are stressful and can cause the mother a lot of hardships both financially and mentally. It is like that episode of South Park where Cartman's mom decides she wants to have him aborted only to discover you can't abort eight year old kids.

Obviously a limit has to be drawn somewhere.

I honestly don't even think the hard pro-life side takes the unborn baby that seriously. Almost all of you stated that you are okay with abortion in the cases or rape. So, because this human life was created out of the horrible actions of someone else, killing it is justifiable? Just about all of you also stated that when the mother's life is at risk it is also acceptable. If we say an unborn child is a person who deserves all the rights any post-natal human would be granted, how is putting the health and well being of the mother above that of the baby justifiable?

"Sorry, you have every right to live, but in this case you're going to have to die so your mother can live". Before the obvious rebuttal of "Well, if the mother dies, so does the baby", there are so many cases where it is just a precaution that abortion is recommended on account of the mother's health. It is possible the mother and baby could both make it through the gestation period, or that the mother could make it long enough to carry the baby to the point that it is viable to live outside of the womb.

I think both these examples show that even pro-choicers admit somewhere deep down that an unborn child is not quite of equal value to that of a person. 

TV's Frink said:

Must...hold...tongue....

Exactly.

TV's Frink said:

 

Nanner Split said:

Alexrd said:

TV's Frink said:

Let's say my wife and I have three children, two of which are still with us. We absolutely under no circumstances want another child. Does that mean we should have to give up sex completely?

Unless you don't want to accept the possible consequences, yes.

"Accept the possible consequences"? I swear to god, some of you people make sex sound like a fucking drug addiction or something.

THIS

 

THIS

TV's Frink said:

Alexrd said:

If we were to get pregnant accidentally despite taking all reasonable precautions, should we be forced to have a child we did not want to have?

Precautions that you know are fallible. Why risk it, then? I understand liking to have sex, but in my opinion, if people are willing to have sex, then they should willingly accept the possible consequences too.

I don't even know where to start with this one, at least without offending you in a way I'd rather not offend.

AND THIS

Warbler said:

Warbler said:

Nanner, it is a simple undeniable fact that every time you have sex, you risk creating a pregnancy.  

THIS.

Erm, dude, I don't think it works when you do it to your own posts. ;)

I lift weights. Could use some cardio, I'm just too lazy to make myself do it.

Gaffer Tape said:

Meh.  Hate to keep raining on this parade, but I still don't see the point of redoing the effects for HD anyway.  And some of those have been altered significantly.  And then there were a few live action shots that looked like the color palette had been greatly altered.  I find myself very wary, especially in regards to what will become of the original effects shots.

I share your concern, but I also concede that the original low rez special effects shots would look awful and appreciate the care they are putting into this release.

This is a case of restoration rather than alteration. The original SD shots would spoil the whole point of having this in HD. 

As for your incomplete TOS collection, you can still get the old DVD sets on amazon, and I know my local used DVD/game store has quite a few of them. So it isn't like they are rare or impossible to find.

:(

There is nothing to make up about. No offense was ever intended or taken by me.

darth_ender said:

C3PS said:

Whoa, over night this thread has turned into a sea of longwinded Darth Ender posts. Not even sure where to begin in responded to them, or if I should even bother to respond, given he has already stated that nothing will ever change his mind on the subject

You don't feel it is ignorant to attack the debater rather than the debate point?  To me, the above quote sounds like that is what you are doing.

That was an attack?! Look, I get 25 posts on page one of this topic, 10 of those posts are yours; and the majority of them are really long. Reading them all is a time investment of its own, I don't even want to think about replying to them all. I was merely stating that given that, along with the fact that you already warned that you are locked in your views on this one, that I wasn't going to even bother to try. 

But since I am kind of tired of wasting time on this... Yep! I super ignorant debator. No know what I say. Forgive.

 To be fair to you, I also thought you were referring to me alone when calling the debate boring and close-minded and that you'd heard my points many times before.  If you feel the same applies to all parties, which now I believe you are, I won't feel so offended.

Be as much or as little offended as you like, it really doesn't bother me.