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#46262
Topic
Funniest Movie Ever
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46262/action/topic#46262
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Oh well... so much "impossible", "can't do it..." Why don't you knock it off with them, Negative Waves! Why don't dig how beautiful it is out here. Why can't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? <- ID that quote

Or how about another quote from master Bareja? From his TV series, "Alternative-Street 4"

Control room of a central heating unit somewhere in the capital.
- ...so the coal transports had to return to the mine.
- Darn, then how are we supposed to heat the whole city block?
- Well sir, I thought we could shut down the newly built set of blocks...
- But it's already cold there! If we turn off the heating completely, they're gonna freeze!
- Look sir, this is the farthest place we support, the pipes are going for kilometers, they're not insulated yet, so we loose 50% heat...
- 50%? hmmmm...
- ...and the blocks are not finished yet, hole here, crack there - that makes another 50%...
- ...well, well...
- ...and not all flats have tenants already, so we heat empty space - again, 50%...
- Now that does it! We loose, like what? 150% heat! You were right - shut it down at once!
- Right away, chief!
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#46039
Topic
MORE CHANGES!!! (for the 2004 OT DVD release)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46039/action/topic#46039
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LOL, and we're so pro-US here that we left the original catch phrase.
Another series of "borrowed" themes are the beer ads, which most look like those British/Irish/German... (IMHO pubs are not inherent to our culture, even though they're popular now) Fortunately Warka changed this boring rule and Tyskie convinced me that even "pub ad" can be funny and witty...

This doesn't mean we don't have "localized" ads, for example the last Snickers(R) spot made me laugh hysterically for minutes... (no, I can't think about it without.... buahahahahahahaha )
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#46010
Topic
Evil Empire...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/46010/action/topic#46010
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Warbler, pouncing(TM) is another Mangler Bros.(c) feature that you need to know.

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Originally posted by: Bossk
And to get my two cents in on RRS's question... since he's asking it, I'm guessing Poland.

Bingo, my man - you knew too well there had to be a catch.

We celebrate the Constitution Day on May the 3rd. It was in 1791, so the French were third, introducing their document few months after us.


painting by Jan Matejko, 1891

The problem was that our dear neighbours, Prussia(Germany), Russia and Austria, which were absolutistic monarchies then, didn't want a mini-USA next to their borders that could spread the ideas of freedom and liberal policies. So instead of arguing with each other, they made a deal and ganged up on us, kicking us out of the world's playground for 123 years...

(England should be out of the count, as they have developed their law codex over the centuries, and have no written constitution, unlike us or USians. So we can call them "constitutional monarchy" but a bit in a different way.)
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#45907
Topic
Evil Empire...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/45907/action/topic#45907
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motti found some very interesting link, this article discuss the issue of freedom, the countries' transformation into a democracy and goes back to the times of American Indepedence War. Sometimes it is wise to seek for answers in the past...

And to lighten up the atmosphere here: an easy question:
Q: Which country had Constitution second in the world after USA and first in the Europe ?
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#45754
Topic
Evil Empire...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/45754/action/topic#45754
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
have y'all forgotten how it felt to see Three thousand innocent people blow away? Have you no sympathy for them?!

The symptoms of American amnesia are showing again... you seem to forget about the compassion displayed worldwide after the 9/11 massacre. It took a whole war to dimnish it.
None of us here ever presented even a hint of sympathy to Hussain, bin Laden or terror groups. Like I said before, they should be all neutralized long time ago. American intervention in Afghanistan to overthow the Taliban regime supporting terrorists was understandable - I don't see anybody arguing about that.
But we do wonder about the sudden change of priorities. TV suddenly stopped to talk about bin Laden and switched to Hussain, as if the first was no longer a problem. This, and other (alleged?) aspects (the profits of US gaining control of the oil fields in Middle East, personal vendetta of Bush family etc.) make us question the legitimacy of US intervention. We do not say that Saddam is OK. Do not mistake us with those freaks who wanted to be his live shields.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
At the time bin Laden hadn't slaughtered 3000 innocent people and there was no way we could've know what would happen in 2001.

No way to guess? If you give a granade to a maniac you think he will be grateful and is not going to throw it into your house?
They weren't given weapons without a cause... they were meant to be a dangerous group, but their target supposed to be USSR, and not USA... but things got out of control and the "good" terrorist transformed into bad terrorists...
If you fight by the sword, you die by the sword.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
And why do you say the war on Terror is "propaganda?"

Because formerly USA was the state sponsoring the terror groups and Arab regimes and now you're playing saint.
Have you heard about Crusades? The ones aimed to liberate the Holy Land from Muslims? Everything in the name of Christianity and God? Do you know where the last Crusade ended? (I'm not talking about Indiana Jones here ) It destroyed Constantinople, the heart of Byzantum, the Eastern Christian church! Why? Because it was business! They were the competition and Western Roman Empire wanted none.
That is why I'm sceptical when people shout that some war is waged in the name of God, Nation, Freedom etc. Wars are usually about economical influences of a given state(s) and their immediate profits.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
We must eliminate all the international terrorists. If the IRA murder people then they should be brought to justice.

We all agree about this. No matter how just may be their cause, all terrorist should be eradicated as they don't fight wars with the soldiers, but cowardly kill the innocent.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
And "international" terrorism is attacking civilian targets in foreign countries.

I am sure that among the casulaties amassed over the years there were people outside of Britain/Ireland.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Well I'm surprised no limbs have gone flying in this debate yet.

That's because we're all civilized here and not tyrants like Saddam H.
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#45741
Topic
Evil Empire...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/45741/action/topic#45741
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
But now, they have killed thousands of innocent people after we helped those ungraful bladders in the cold war.

Looks like you have chosen poorly whom to help... maybe seeking for other allies would do better than that...? Don't tell me it wasn't risky to give weapons to some trigger-happy Arabs, such as Iraqi, and forgetting to think ahead "what might happen next if they are gonna feel too strong" was a major mistake.

I just hate this "war on terrorism" propaganda, where US is playing the holy knight on the white horse(TM) while France and Germany are playing flower-sniffing, peace-loving hippie. All of those countries were pumping arms to uncle Saddam when Iran was the bad guy. So, back then, when Saddam won his high position by covert murders inside the party and other brutal policies, he wasn't "a sadistic dictator" yet? It's just like saying that Hitler was still a good guy in, say, 1936, coz he didn't start the war yet...
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I am not giving the IRA a free pass, but I would hope that Ireland could do something about them themsleves. The IRA arent' international terrrorists and aren't an immediate threat to America. And they aren't apart of a sadistic regime. I'm not saying they don't deserve justice. Actually I don't really know much about them.

"Ignorance is strenght" -- '1984' by G.Orwell
They surely are international, as they don't use Irish weapons, but those bought in Europe and USA. They didn't blow up a skyscrapper yet (mostly because you don't have that much of them in UK, ya know, Euro architecture and all) but they did kill dozens of people... not an immediate threat to America? Was Iraq one? Without ICBMs, SSBNs or even transatlantic bomber? Yes, the dirty case bomb... but everyone can use such weapon, even IRA.
The point is that US would have little business in sending expensive expedition there. Even Britain could feel uneasy with so many Yanks so close. And there are many people in America (loads of citizens with Irish origins) who support IRAs cause deep in their hearts...
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
RRs, I am sixteen if you must know. Yes. Laugh if you want. Dismiss me as a stupid child. I don't care.

But I do care Darth Chaltab. I didn't ask you about your age to laugh at you, but to properly assess who am I talking to. It's even better that you are young, as you can still change your way of thinking. I do care about young generation. On other forum, where I hold fairly high position, I'm often approached by teenagers asking lame questions. Instead of saying "go bother someone else", I give them directions, sent to proper book titles etc. to assure they won't go on the street robbing old ladies, but will continue to develop their interests in the subject on their own. I may be not so idealistic as ricarleite, as I don't believe in utopia, but I do admitt: by showing the right way to our offsprings we may help to create a better world. Not ideal, devoid of wars - wars will always happen, as people will always sin, until the end of this world. But we may help to move those wars away from us, to some unstable countries, or at least make them less severe and less frequent.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
His father (i.e. G.Bush Senior) was too soft in the first war inIraq

True. He should have overthrown Saddam back in early 1990s, when Iraq was on its knees.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
And don't get me started on Clinton.

LOL! I forgot, "Clinton is the root of all evil"
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I know the US isn't guiltless but we have been on the right side of every war we've been involved in. We nevered conquered another country.

The world is not all black-or-white, i.e. good or evil. Take Vietnam for instance. Surely, the aim was to hold commie influence, but it didn't develop very nicely and in the result your country is not so proud of this war after all, eh?
And about the conquering thing: do you know Wolfowitz and his doctrines? If it was, let say, France, who would aim at global domination, would you be happy about it?
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Why does the USSR keep coming up?

The Soviet Union didn't just pop into non-existence. They're still there, albeit in some different borders. Their leader is a former high-ranked KGB officer (just look in his eyes, LOL). A Russian general recently proposed shooting down every single NATO aircraft that will wander into Russian airspace...

When you talk about politics, you must look at the broad scope. This includes looking into past, something that many Americans have trouble with. You seem to only look at the fragments shown on TV, which are pre-selected before broadcasting.
The SU-US () Cold War was forming some sort of ballance - two strong boxers brawling, but none can get an edge over another. The old alliances and sentiments are present even today, but the lack of those two powers caused some small countries to go on a wanton destruction spree.
The shape of modern world was forged when the spoils of WW2 were divided between the victors. WW2 - an old story? Perhaps, but it decided on where your or my country are right now.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
What is wrong with the US profiting from something?

Then at least admit it, and stop calling it "Operation: Iraqi Freedom". I hate hipocrisy.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
the war rescued something like thirty million people from a sadistic dictator.

I wouldn't be so sure if they're happy now. I'll bet that if we could make an nation-wide poll in Iraq, the answer "Yes, we are grateful to US for intervention" wouldn't be picked by majority...
And if your gut is strong enough, check this out and tell me if you are still feeling OK about the "liberation of Iraq"... (pretty graphic stuff, I don't recommend eating and watching this... )
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
And it is apalling that you suggest we should have done nothing in response to 9-11.

Well, I didn't say that, for certain. I just wish you weren't supporting those armed paramilitary groups in decades past and simply wiped them out when they were not as strong as they are today. Great target practice for the products of the SkunkWorks(R)
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
We backed down around every corner in the Clinton administration and still got attacked.

Yes, I'm sure it was that sissy Clinton who enraged them and not Bush Senior, who got those M1A1s on Iraqi deserts in the first place.

And about you trusting Bush so much, I suggest visiting few webpages (some links are on this very forum) and reading articles written by independent journalists. Heck, you don'y have to believe them, at least you gonna learn what the "enemies of the state" are saying about the "courageous" President.

And if you ask me "why do you hate GWB so much", I will say: I
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#45685
Topic
Evil Empire...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/45685/action/topic#45685
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I am also sick of people saying that the president lied or had sinister intentions for going into Iraq.

Of course he didn't say in the report dated April 2001, few months before the horror of 9/11, that "Iraq is our primary goal now and military solution is possible". Sure, I made this up. There is no spoon. Darth Sidious and Palpatine are NOT the same person.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
George W. Bush is our nation's greates president...

err... no comment...
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
It is obvious that y'all will continue to ignore the greater implications of the *worldwide* War agianst Terrorism...
(...)
And the reason we helped Al Qaeda back in the 80s is because the Soviets were our enemies then.
(...)
And since when has the IRA attacked America?

I just love people repeating words about "global holy war against terrorism" etc., yet uncovering their real way of thinking in the process. They're literally feeding you with a spoon from that TV set...
From your words we can say that:
1. If Al-Qaeda was to strike USSR in 1980s, hitting the Red Square with jumbo-jets and thus killing thousands of civillians - it would be fine, right, after all Ruskies were baddies then? oh, that's cool...
2. It's immoral to think of the terrorists otherwise than as of murderers that should be exterminated, but when we needed their help, supplying them with weapons was OK... hey! on the war every way of reaching your goal is fair and square, right?
3. All terrorists who are not against USA are harmless. Thus all terrorists who were/are against enemies of the America the beautiful are OK, coz they help us in a way with their dirty tricks.
Remember, my friend, do not mistake patriotism with nationalism... coz nationalism breeds people like the Euro guy with moustache from 1930s... you know, that Chaplin-lookalike
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Obviously you must deeply hate Bush or America to think the war in Iraq is about oil.

Damn, I was always pro-US, yet I see the connection between "intervention in Iraq" and "US profits, oil shipments". Accusing somebody of hate just because he sees things in a different way is the common method of those so-called patriots, who are usually covert warmongers, happy to instill rage against anybody who might think otherwise.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
You must be living in a delusion.

And not only he does, my friend
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
If you are too blind to see that then I pity you.

...and vice versa, my friend... by the way: how old are you, man?
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#43437
Topic
Funniest Movie Ever
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/43437/action/topic#43437
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Since you wandered into European terriory already, then my favorite is Mis (Teddy Bear) by S. Bareja, who is responsible for making the best of Polish comedies in 70s/80s. Too bad he is no longer among us...

To illustrate the peculiar sense of humor that was required to survive "the previous system" - example:

A guy goes through customs at the airport after getting back to the country. Customs officer asks him about his weight.
- ...? 122 pounds.
- That's odd, when you were leaving you weighted 125...
- Well, I've lost some weight and...
- That will be 30...
- What?
- Ten for each pound lost, isn't it simple?
- But why...?
- And what do you think? You get back with few pounds less, if everybody would do so, there would be less citizens here, in our fair country! Education?
- ...I've got a degree in...
- That makes 60.
- ???
Customs officer shows him a big banner saying "Each pound of educated citizen is the biggest asset of our Nation!"
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#43435
Topic
Chernobyl (a must read!)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/43435/action/topic#43435
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PipBoy rulez, am I right, Master Sifo-Dyas?



Guys, if you are not afraid of playing a mid-90s game (pre-Baldur's Gate graphic engine) then go get it. Before I played Fallout 1 & 2, I didn't like RPGs much, I also was put off by post nuclear theme... yet I have finished those massive games without glancing at the solutions! It also changed my view on the whole cRPG genre.
It features lots of hidden stuff, many contemporary jokes (similar sense of humor as in Warcraft III, when irritated character reply to you), high character customization and a long gameplay.

War... War never changes...
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#42030
Topic
Chernobyl (a must read!)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/42030/action/topic#42030
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Yeah, I saw it before, this is truly an "atomic chick"... "nyu-kyu-lar girl" or whatever Dubya pronounces it... reminds me of the PC game "Fallout"...

I also remember taking a dose of iodine in 1986... no wonder that when they wanted to build nuclear power plant near my city (before 1989, so a Russian design) there was a wave of protests and the project was cancelled. I once visited a site where this plant was meant to be built.