Jeebus

I hate Star Wars. Frankly, I don’t even know why I’m on this forum 😛

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

If you’re talking about Pablo Hidalgo’s 14 part tweet, it didn’t read like prequel apologetics to me, just clarification.

Yep. If the PT and midichlorians must be a part of the canon, it’s heartening to see it contextualized in this way (and could point to how the Force will be viewed in future installments).

I appreciate his attempt to reconcile midichlorians with what the force was perceived to be in the OT.

If you’re talking about Pablo Hidalgo’s 14 part tweet, it didn’t read like prequel apologetics to me, just clarification.

generalfrevious said:

Admiral Motti said:

I can’t believe there are people here who honestly think The Force Awakens was better than Return of the Jedi. ROTJ was the weakest film of the original trilogy, but it’s light years better than TFA.

TFA is light years better than anything in the prequels. It’s on the same level as a good MCU film.

This might be the first thing you’ve said that isn’t insane 😛

I want to learn to play piano, but I can’t afford one.

This is pretty cool.

https://youtu.be/R8YZT78tsec?t=22s

SilverWook said:

Imagine an airline pilot using a bluetooth headset that craps out in the middle of an emergency. This is as dumb as people who chuckle their smartphone is more sophisticated than a Star Trek communicator.

Bluetooth is probably the worst thing to ever exist. With all these technological advancements we’re making, you’d think they could improve bluetooth, but it’s still as awful as it was 10 years ago. My Roku remote craps out all the time because it’s bluetooth, I eventually just gave up and got the Roku app on my iPod.

moviefreakedmind said:

Maybe he joined the military.

I have a really hard time imagining yhwx in the military.

Hope you come back soon, yhwx.

Joke Thread. Post jokes.

SilverWook said:

What the heck is a Wookie?

Looks like I left out an ‘e’. That, along with ‘Kashyyyk’ always trip me up.

MathUser said:

lol, Hutts as Jedis? Since Wookies can’t speak english I dunno if they should be Jedi’s either. All the Jedi’s I’ve seen spoke english.

That’s racist.

And it’s not like Wookiees are too stupid to speak or understand Basic; they understand it fine, but their biology prevents them from speaking it. Their vocal cords, tongues and lips are unable to pronounce the nuances of Basic, so they speak Shyriiwook.

LOL! The iPhone 7 isn’t going to have a headphone jack, once again proving that Apple either don’t care or don’t know what they’re doing.

TV’s Frink said:

The kids have been fighting for nearly two hours, so don’t think I haven’t considered it.

Seems like all the more reason to drink.

Tyrphanax said:

I’ve been noticing this myself lately. It seems like there’s a big rise in prequel-apologizing lately. Lots of people saying “ehh, they’re not that bad” or some kind of nostalgia kick. I’m watching a lot of The Star Wars Show (and after show) on YouTube, and it’s full of this weird thing where they keep slipping in PT love.

I’m not digging it.

I think the prequels had some good concepts. They don’t really work out in the movies, mostly because of Lucas (side note, I think the main cast of the prequels were all fine actors, even Hayden, they just lacked direction). There’s 3 main things that made the prequels tolerable for me; the RotS novelization, TCW TV show, and the fact that I was stupid and young when I first saw them. I set up an idealized version of the PT in my head, I performed some mental gymnastics to explain why TCW Anakin is so different from whiny and awkward movie Anakin, and I threw the RotS movie out and replaced it with the novelization.

Possessed said:

Warbler said:

Possessed said:

Ugh. I’m a manager at Wal-Mart (talk down to me for working at Wal-Mart all you want but management here pays me very comfortably) and I totally lost my cool with a customer today. I don’t feel bad about it either.

Our Wal-Mart has a gas station (an actual wal-Mart gas station not a Murphy’s like some Wal-Mart’s have) and a customer there was so furious about something they demanded to speak with a manager. So I went out there.

So, they wanted to get $4 in gas. (Yes this all happened over $4) They apparently didn’t know how fuel pumps work or something. There was only one attendant on duty and she had a line of customers so she couldn’t just drop them to go pump his gas for him until she got her line down and when there’s input one of them they aren’t supposed to step outside anyway unless it’s an emergency.

Anyway, as I get out there I hear the Bastard screaming at the girl “Well I guess you’re just too stupid to turn the pump on!” because supposedly his gas wouldn’t pump.

So I walked out there with him and proceeded to, without any trouble, pump his gas for him. And, with his recent uncalled for insult on an innocent cashier, I calmly said, “Hey, would you look at that… I pulled the trigger and the gas pumped, imagine that. I guess somebody’s just too stupid to pump gas.”

I don’t feel bad about it either. The trend (in this town anyway) to treat retail employees like absolute garbage knowing they have to just take it is getting old. Normally I would’ve just pumped his gas and left with an obvious smirk but that guy was too much.

Maybe the guy was from my state? We don’t pump our own gas in NJ.

Right, that totally excuses calling me stupid over his mistake. I’m not engaging in a conversation on the evils of Wal-Mart with You from what I’ve seen of others arguing with you is generally useless.

That seems needlessly hostile.

Sorry about your dog, man.

Hurt - Nine Inch Nails (Conscious Entity Instrumental + Vocals)

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I’ve had depersonalization panic attacks before, but I don’t think that’s what this is. I’ve fallen into a bit of a depression, but it’s strange this time. I’m not angry like I usually am when I’m depressed. My room feels smaller and darker than usual. Interacting with the family feels strange. I thought I had carbon monoxide poisoning a little earlier, my left ear and the area behind it was pressed by a dull pain and I felt strange. I really don’t know how else to describe it but strange. My vision feels blurry, but I can see fine. I don’t know, man.

TV’s Frink said:

Uh…I have no idea what one is from, and the other…

Nah, the’re the same.

Dude, that’s Bibleman!

He still probably can’t see.

Jay said:

For me, it comes down to the vibe and atmosphere. Fallout 3 feels post-apocalyptic. Style-wise, they nailed it.

New Vegas is bright and colorful. Never gave me a feeling of fear or dread.

You could try playing DUST Survival Simulator

It’s basically a total game overhaul, and instead of quests; the only objective is to survive.

Made by the same mod author, there’s DUSTy Weather which only adds the weather effects from DUST without all the gameplay changes. There’s also Apocalyptic Mojave which adds more raiders to the world and fortifies existing settlements. Those two combined are essentially a budget DUST, they bring the apocalyptic feel that you’re looking for, but keep almost everything intact.

Just shop around for mods until you’ve made a combination that you like.