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Post: #105354
Topic: Most Influential Person
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105354/action/topic#105354
Time: 12-May-2005 3:15 PM

I was taught in high school that pure communism is the best form of government. The trouble is that human nature will not allow pure communism to exist. Imperfect humans can be petty, arrogant, jealous.

I personally would not see a communist country with no dictator, no troubles and power in the hands of the people as a threat, so I personally would not see any need to force change in it.
I would, however, keep an eye on the country. I would want to make sure a dictator does not emerge. I would want to make sure the country does not attempt to ally with my enemies.
But then, these are things I would want to do with any country, not exclusively one that happens to have a communist government.

Post: #105331
Topic: Most Influential Person
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105331/action/topic#105331
Time: 12-May-2005 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by: ricarleite

OK before this goes on, let me remind everyone here, including yourself, that this is a political view discussion, and based on opinions. Opinions are like clocks, they can be a little bit foward or back, but no clock is entirely correct. Also, to discuss is not the same as to offend, and we are NOT letting this get personal. OK? I'm not competing with you, I'm not against you, we are just discussing points of view. No one is "right", there is no right answer. OK?

Reagan did have some part on it ("mr gorbatchov, tear down this wall"), but he was also not very sensitive on the subject, joking about the missles who were coming from ussr at that moment... Try to imagine how Regan and Maggie would act if Kruchev was on office... But I'll give you Reagan for an influencial man in the 20th, ok. He was influencial after all.

Iran-Contras: ok so let me get this straight, it is OK for a country to sell weapons to both Iraq AND Iran, so one can kill each other, and then get the profit from this and invest on killing civilians on suth american countries who had strong communist parties? Let me remind you, I'm from Brazil, who had a violent dictatorship for 20 years backed up by the CIA, the US secret service, and with actions authorized by Lyndonn Jonshon and Nixon. I've talked about it enough on another topic, but if you want me to go on I will.

Nixon: he got you out of Vietnan? OK correct me if I'm wrong - I'm not being sarcastic, I don't know, correct me! - but didn't the US withdraw from Vietnan in 1975, when Ford was on office? Now, imagine if the US had never invaded Vietnan, the north would win the same way as it did, right? And how is Vietnan today? Eh? There's a freaking McDonalds on Ho Shi Ming City (Saigon).

JFK: The missle crisis would have a very different ending if Kennedy was not on office. A mushroom cluded ending. But I don't know, maybe what've read on the subject and on the actions taken by the White House back then were wrong...

Mandella: What's wrong with him? OK you don't like him, let's have MLKJr and Steve Biko only...

Reagan: Reagan did many things to end the cold war, for example:
By escalating non-nuclear military buildups, he forced the USSR closer to bankrupcy trying to keep up.
He formed a strong friendship with Gorbechev.
SDI worried the Soviets, they had no way of knowing if he was serious about it.

Vietnam: My knowledge of the Vietnam war is spotty, but it seems to me that if you look throughout its history, democrat US presidents sent more people and generally escalated the war, while republicans tended to remove people. Nixon started the pull out and Ford finished it. Technically, had Nixon not resigned, it would have ended during his second term.

JFK: There is no way to adequately predict how things would have gone with someone else (Nixon or another) in office.

Mandela: Now, I believe its unfair to say "you don't like him". The problem is that everyone has been influenced in different ways. MLK jr was an extremely influencial man. You could also mention in the same breath as him such names as Fredrick Douglass, Harriet Tubman or Abraham Lincoln. Yet these names might mean far less to someone in brazil, or another part of S. America, or Europe or Asia or Africa.

Post: #105306
Topic: Depressing but fairly intellligent blog...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105306/action/topic#105306
Time: 12-May-2005 9:18 AM

I almost get the feeling none of you have seen the movie Network...

Depressed? Not to me. I think there is plenty more about this world, no this country, that is far more depressing. If the idea that TV entertainment has been around strictly to make money is a depressing shock, I believe there are some very mixed up priorities.

Insightful? Yes, but not new.

Post: #105302
Topic: Most Influential Person
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105302/action/topic#105302
Time: 12-May-2005 9:05 AM

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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I'm not going to pick 5, I'll pick 10.

PLEASE do keep in mind that I'm listing the most INFLUENTIAL persons of the last century, and by influential I mean people whose actions changed our world. OK? I'm not a nazi.

1- Hitler
2- Ghandi
3- Lenin
4- JFK
5- Churchill
6- Gorbatchov
7- Einstein
8- Jonh Paul II
9- Stalin
10- Mandela

And why not mention GL too? I mean, can you imagine the world today without Star Wars?

Not to say he wasn't a good president, but why pick JFK over someone like FDR or Reagan??

Post: #105120
Topic: Tarkin in CG on ROTS!! over on...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105120/action/topic#105120
Time: 11-May-2005 5:41 AM

...and some people said that they were going to digitally add the beard on Ewan McGregor for Ep2. Obviously, it didn't happen.

Post: #105031
Topic: Blu-Ray & HD-DVD development
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105031/action/topic#105031
Time: 10-May-2005 1:11 PM

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I don't see how any medium could improve the quality of the images any better than those on the SW DVDs. Like the changes, hate them, or neutral, you can't deny the quality is pretty much flawless.

[sarcasm]I cannot see the individual threads in Han Solo's Corellian Blood Stripes.
I cannot read the markings on the credit chip he flipped to Wuher.

Post: #105007
Topic: Most Influential...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105007/action/topic#105007
Time: 10-May-2005 10:59 AM

1. People eventually die, drugs only delay it...that's the only I would rate it as high it probably should be.
2. Without electric manipulation, we wouldn't be talking this way.
3. Doesn't the internal combustion engine require electric manipulation (spark generation) to run?
4. Not possible without electricity.
5. People drank milk before pastuerization(sp?).

Given that, I'd have to say the harnessing of electricity is the most important.

Post: #104983
Topic: Dreams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104983/action/topic#104983
Time: 10-May-2005 9:15 AM

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Originally posted by: JediSage
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
"If you take the red pill, you go back to your life, you forget about the whole thing. If you take the blue pill, you come with me, and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes..."

Neo grabs a Mentos, takes one and smiles

"Mentos!"

Ricar: Are you Portuguese?

Quite close...Ricarleite is from Brazil.

Post: #104861
Topic: Costuming
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104861/action/topic#104861
Time: 9-May-2005 3:20 PM

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Originally posted by: TheSessler
So far I've acquired the Fedora (a cheap Stetson until I save up for an Adventurebilt fedora), the MkVII satchel/leather strap(repro), and the bullwhip(from Adam Winrich).

I need to place some orders within the next few days for the gunbelt/whip holder/holster, then I'll be that much closer.

You should get yourself an official Indiana Jones fedora. I've seen one in a catalog over the past few months. My dad ordered one back in the mid-80s through the Lucasfilm/Star Wars Fan Club and he wore it for years. I remember the catalog specifically because its the best hat he's ever had, and he wants another.

I don't go in for costumes, except on Halloween. Next Wednesday, the most I'll do is a 'Han Shot First' T-shirt and a extra long belt with a custom lightsaber stuck in it.

Post: #104833
Topic: Sooooo, Where was Revenge of the Brick??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104833/action/topic#104833
Time: 9-May-2005 1:10 PM

www.lego.com/starwars/ is where I downloaded it from.

Post: #104798
Topic: Dreams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104798/action/topic#104798
Time: 9-May-2005 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I'm not kidding, I posted a thread about my mental condition some time ago. But let's not talk about it, let's talk about dreams... So... who's next? Who also have an insane dream to share with us?

I remember it...by those standards, though, a majority majority of the people at the board could be called 'insane'.

I was thinking more 'above-and-beyond' that.

As for my own dreams, I don't even remember the content of any of mine. The only thing I do remember is that every once in a long while, I have a dream that is so vivid, I remember feeling things...touching things.

Post: #104660
Topic: Sooooo, Where was Revenge of the Brick??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104660/action/topic#104660
Time: 8-May-2005 3:12 PM — Edited 28-Feb-2021 6:12 PM

Cartoonnetwork.com says it was going to be today (the 8th) at 7PM.

When I turned on the TV shortly after 7, I saw some show about a home for monsters.

WHERE IS IT!?!

Post: #104624
Topic: Dreams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104624/action/topic#104624
Time: 8-May-2005 11:12 AM

After having quickly glanced over what you've described, I'd have to say you guys are completely nuts.

I mean certifiable and worthy of a padded cell and straight-jacket.

Post: #104605
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104605/action/topic#104605
Time: 8-May-2005 8:27 AM

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Republic and Empire = Green

Confederacy and Rebellion = Red

Every true SW fan knows that.

And its reversed for saber blades, yes everyone should know that.

GundarkHunter, the line is:
A person is smart. People are dumb. Everything they've ever "known" has been proven to be wrong. A thousand years ago everybody knew as a fact, that the earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, they knew it was flat. Fifteen minutes ago, you knew we humans were alone on it. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.
I looked it up.

A saying that I think I made up goes as follows:
The average person is stupid...which means that half the world is more stupid than that.

Post: #104529
Topic: Terrible movie ideas!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104529/action/topic#104529
Time: 7-May-2005 9:55 AM

I have an idea, its such a terrible idea, I dare not even reveal it...
Get this:
"SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, A Gay Romp with Adolph and Eva in Berchtesgarten."

Post: #104404
Topic: Under-Rated Sci-Fi Films
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104404/action/topic#104404
Time: 6-May-2005 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by: Jedikev
What the hell are those movies?

If you are speaking directly to greencapt, I can help with 2 of the 3.

Cat from Outer Space- Along the same lines as the original That Darn Cat. Disney, same time period. Its been a long time since I saw it last, so I'll just grab a IMDB synopsis:
A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that has special powers, including the ability to allow the cat to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and needs the help of a man named Frank in order to reclaim and repair his ship to get back home. Stars Ken Berry and Sandy Duncan.

The Last Starfighter- Oh, I wish I'd thought of this. It really is an underrated Sci-Fi flick.
From IMDB:
Alex Rogan lives in a trailer court where his mother is manager and everyone is like a big extended family. He beats the Starfighter Video Game to the applause of everyone in the court and later that day finds he has been turned down for a scholarship to college. Depressed, he meets Centauri, who introduces himself as a person from the company that made the Game, before Alex really knows what is going on he is on the ride of his life in a "car" flying thru space. Chosen to take the skills he showed on the video game into real combat to protect the galaxy from an invasion. Alex gets as far as the Starfighter base before he really realized that he was conscripted and requests to be taken back home. When he gets back home, he finds a Zan-Do-Zan (Alien Bounty Hunter) is stalking him. Unable to go home and live, Alex returns to the Starfighter base to find all the pilots have been killed and he is the galaxy's only chance to be saved from invasion. To defeat the invaders, who are paying the Bounty on him, He must be victorious.Stars Lance Guest and Robert Preston. 'Before he was well known' appearance by Wil Wheaton.

Krull I don't believe I've ever seen.

Post: #104403
Topic: One good sign about ROTS (no spoilers, please...lol)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104403/action/topic#104403
Time: 6-May-2005 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
Not only did Hitchcock not allow advance screenings of Psycho, but he ordered all theater managers to not admit anyone late to the film during it's entire run. He wanted the whole story to be seen, from beginning to end.

I hadn't known that until a few days ago.
I checked out a book, 1001 Movies You Need to See Before You Die. That little tidbit of info was in the synopsis/review of Psycho.

Post: #104154
Topic: New FUNNY Episode III Ad
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104154/action/topic#104154
Time: 5-May-2005 4:45 AM

What about the Cingular commercial, recording the ringtones.

Rwar!!
Ok, give me a happy Chewie.
Rwar!!
Sad.
Rwar!!
Angry
Rwar!!

Perfect.

Post: #103867
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103867/action/topic#103867
Time: 4-May-2005 5:00 AM

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Originally posted by: Rikter
Just don't forget your towel

By the way: Yes, I changed my Icon. No more confusing me with the unnamed banned visitor or other people.

Post: #103864
Topic: Food
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103864/action/topic#103864
Time: 4-May-2005 4:56 AM

We grow our own hot peppers and my dad makes his own salsa. Few years ago, we grew Habenero peppers...he had to make the stuff in rubber gloves. It was good, but only for the first bite. after than, your tastebuds were completely dead and you could only feel the burn.

Post: #103721
Topic: Food
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103721/action/topic#103721
Time: 3-May-2005 3:07 PM

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Originally posted by: Warbler
take the mayo off and it will be perfect.

I'm not normally a mayo person, but it did help the sandwich.

Post: #103636
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103636/action/topic#103636
Time: 3-May-2005 2:53 PM

Dirk Benedict appeared in Body Slam with John Astin.
John Astin was a janitor in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, which also featured Christopher Lee as a geneticist.

Has Richard Deacon been done yet? How about Richard Deacon.

Post: #103712
Topic: Has it Ever Occured...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103712/action/topic#103712
Time: 3-May-2005 2:25 PM

I get the feeling we'll learn why this is the case.

Post: #103673
Topic: Boxtop mistake!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103673/action/topic#103673
Time: 3-May-2005 11:55 AM

Image found in an article at IGN.
Star Wars Cereals

See the mistake??

Post: #103669
Topic: Food
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103669/action/topic#103669
Time: 3-May-2005 11:45 AM

I heard about that burger on the news this morning.

As for the bow...thanks.

The story never gets old with me. I ate one of those things for lunch. At dinner time I just nibbled on some cookies and crackers and I ate normally the next day. It was essentially 2 meals for me.

I could actually feel the fat clogging up my digestive system.

I figure if I had a Hardees and a Burger King nearby, I could eat 2 just meals a day, but die by the age of 35.
Burger King has that new 700-calorie breakfast sandwich (the Big Omelette I think is the name).