dahmage

TV’s Frink said:

Is it for the season though?

old bay is for the season

Anakin Starkiller said:

I’m seriously lost as to why there are now three off-topic categories.

“Because” is the reason

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

It’s cool. I don’t take his posts seriously anymore.

Feeling is mutual.

“Anymore”?

I was under the impression you make a point not to take anything around here seriously, Frink. Even if people ask you to.

Thanks for having an option

Warbler said:

Iranian women aren’t allowed in the soccer stadiums in Russia?

In Iran.

suspiciouscoffee said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

My spirit animal’s a Shiba Inu, so I cannot acquiesce to your request.

So you’re saying there’s a Shiba In-you?

9/10

I prefer a good curtsy myself.

We wouldn’t miss the past if we had already experienced the future.

(The present will be mostly forgotten)

Anakin Starkiller said:

Keep trying.

9

And that’s my final offer.

Don’t be so offended

Much pupper

TV’s Frink said:

snooker said:

I’ve been awake for about 18 hours and I so very desperately want to sleep but I don’t feel like it?

I don’t know how to answer this question?

ftfy

oojason said:

keeping him white and clean

Mrebo said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Mrebo said:

What makes people think it’s a good idea to be naked in the gym locker room at work? Seeing people you know, especially coworkers, naked is especially uncomfortable. I really can’t wrap my mind around it.

Maybe because they’re changing? Do you work at a gym or something? I don’t know. I haven’t been in a locker room since I was about 14 so I have no idea.

Yep, changing. I don’t work at a gym. I don’t get the mindset of being comfortable being naked in front of people, especially people that you work with. At least put underwear on before leaving the shower stall…rather than standing there naked and talking to me about work while I admire the ceiling.

Just start spilling things like water, etc around the office, to establish that you are clumsy.

Then always carry a large, uncovered pot of steaming coffee anytime you enter the locker room. More advanced moves include talking with your hanfs (while holding the coffee)

Handman said:

TV’s Frink said:

I just spend the drive yelling at you people.

Distracted driving delivers dubious dilemmas.

Handman said:

If I wanted a job in the largest city near me, that’s an hour commute on a good day.

That’s exactly what I have. It sucks sometimes, but that’s how it goes.

Mocata said:

Maybe you should read the link I posted from someone with actual desert silica experience

ALLOL

Nandi said:

It was a sarcastic comment, if you accept to do something trivial act accordingly, trivially towards it unless if in the first place trivial act wasn’t trivial to you, which makes you an idiot, which translates entire situation as trivial.

So he’s an idiot for taking his job seriously?

Mrebo said:

TV’s Frink said:

I won’t miss this place like I would have a few years ago.

We’ve heard this from people on the other end of discussions with you before.

Glad you don’t intend to leave but Jay’s not wrong. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for more than “curt one-liners without substantive commentary or support” when it “gets closer to people’s political/personal beliefs.” Time and again that stirs up clashes.

Thankfully none of us post one-liners.

oojason said:

TV’s Frink said:

DrDre said:

yotsuya said:

Well, I disagree entirely. First off, it is obvious we are supposed to side with Poe. Holdo is expecting Poe to follow orders. That he doesn’t is not surprising because she doesn’t share what she is doing. And ultimately it is Poe who turns Holdo’s cunning plan into a disaster. Poe sends Finn and Rose off to solve the problem his way. A daring venture full of risks with a possible payoff. But because they do not find the hacker that Maz recommends (probably because he can be trusted) and they end up with DJ and DJ learns of Holdo’s plan, when the mission goes sour he uses that to get himself out of trouble. As a result most of the resistance is destroyed, rather than losing the one ship and hiding out on Crait until someone came to get them. Poe is a hotshot pilot but that is not what makes a leader. Knowing when to not be the hotshot and play it safe is the lesson he needed and he got it the hard way. However the movie makes it very clear that if he hadn’t gone ahead and destroyed the dreadnaught at the beginning, it would have wiped them out later. So his first reckless act that he got demoted for turned out to be the right thing to do at the time, but after the fallout, Poe is making wiser decisions. Not bad for a character Abrams almost killed off.

That story line is full of old war movie tropes. How Holdo treats Poe, how Poe reacts, and how he learns. That may not be your real world experience, but it is many people’s. And Holdo doesn’t seem like she is much of a people person. One of those who rose to command through brilliant tactics. She obviously is a friend of Leia’s. So her tough treatment of Poe makes a lot of sense. Military methods of leadership are not the same as private sector methods. The military needs people who will follow orders without question plus brilliant strategists. So using civilian leadership techniques to critique a military interaction doesn’t work well. The same rules don’t apply. There is a reason why the traditional drill sergeant is tough and gruff. Dressing down a subordinate in a military setting isn’t about their well being, it is about their discipline and willingness to follow orders. In a military setting you need someone who will not panic and will act on their training no matter the price. In a civilian setting an employee’s life is rarely on the line and you rarely need blind obedience. So it is comparing apples to oranges.

So both on the writing side and on the realism side, this part of the story reflects some brilliant writing. I find the entire movie to be brilliant. I love it more the more I watch it. And it is definitely very Star Wars. War movies and samurai movies were very much a part of the original trilogy and Rian Johnson captured that part far better than Abrams did in TFA. I watched Twelve O’Clock High and Three Outlaw Samurai after I heard they, plus To Catch A Thief, were classics Rian Johnson was watching to prepare for this movie. Three brilliant films that definitely had an influence.

Maybe you should read the link I posted from someone with actual military experience

Still leaning on this I see.

C’mon Frink, no-one in the military has ever got it wrong! We should read everything anyone who has fought says - or else we may not think as others think we should, as our lives may depend on it some day, otherwise an ER tv doctor will not save us - or something…

All for a link to article about Holdo not being a feminist (going on the url) - according to someone with actual military experience - who is giving their opinion - not fact - opinion.

My uncle has military experience - served in Northern Ireland. I wouldn’t listen to his opinion on Star Wars - he doesn’t like it. That’s okay. If he wrote an article on SW - or feminism - I wouldn’t read it. Real world military vs a sci-fi film - hmmnnn. Still love him to bits, like.

If he does write an article on Star Wars feel free not to read it - or read it, if you want - your call. I’m not arsed, my uncle likely won’t be, many others won’t be either - yet someone will (likely… probably… if it only backs up their point of view though).

i agree, churgin and all.

Wow, Jay shows up and tries to push Frink to look like a ban-worth troll (this is my takeaway). must have been a bad week for all of us.

they are hosted on http://www.bitmeister.com, so i suppose some of you have issues loading that…

you mean the images? they work for me, i can tell because you quoted 18 of them.

DominicCobb said:

I believe everything I believe is true.

/thread

Possessed said:

I belive dahmage is fun to be around.

cute

Possessed said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I believe in haunted houses.

Samezies, in fact I think many, I wouldn’t say most, but perhaps a majority, of houses that have been standing for a long time are haunted. Just haunted in the sense that a previous owner has accidentally left an imprint of their self behold. But most of the time their presence is benign and unintrusive so nobody notices. The house I live in now is most definitely not haunted as its only been standing since the 80s and the only previous owner died in a nursing home, my dad purchased it directly from their kids. (He rents it to me… Pretty sweet deal actually because he only charges me exactly what it costs to keep the place running basically I just pay the bills but didn’t have to buy it but I’ll still get it someday… And yes I’m aware of how lucky I am and how sweet of a deal this is and I’m very grateful about it my dad’s awesome) But I’m convinced the house I grew up in was haunted. The “ghost” didn’t seem to have any negative will or intentions or anything but they were there.

sounds like you believe it, and also believe it to be probably true, which is invalid for this thread. sorry. post about frozen pizza being better than fresh instead.