Confessor
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Post by Confessor on Sept 21, 2020 13:16:05 GMT -5
When a total stranger casually describes himself as both "a razor-sharp intellectual" and "a truther" in the first 5 minutes of conversation, all I hear is... "I'm a bit of a wanker, avoid me."
There! I said it.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 21, 2020 13:43:33 GMT -5
When a total stranger casually describes himself as both "a razor-sharp intellectual" and "a truther" in the first 5 minutes of conversation, all I hear is... "I'm a bit of a wanker, avoid me." There! I said it. More than a bit. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2020 14:00:29 GMT -5
When a total stranger casually describes himself as both "a razor-sharp intellectual" and "a truther" in the first 5 minutes of conversation, all I hear is... "I'm a bit of a wanker, avoid me." There! I said it. People who say that they're "intellectuals" usually are so full of themselves that they have nothing worth saying to begin with and claiming to be a "truther" just adds to that lack of credibility |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 14:07:51 GMT -5
Bit like those who claim to be ‘tough guys’. Probably the first to run away in a real fight.
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 21, 2020 15:09:11 GMT -5
Bit like those who claim to be ‘tough guys’. Probably the first to run away in a real fight. Bet they finish their nails with milk
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 16:08:41 GMT -5
The fact that the film does not have special effects nor even gore, nor a cavalcade of jump scares, made it more believable. This was a big part of what I liked too. The timing was good (for me) in that the internet was a thing where you could use it in promotion, but still new enough that actually looking into it wasn't immediately ruined. Also, I was stoned the first time I saw it, and when Josh (same first name as myself) disappeared and the other two are searching for him and they keep yelling his name I was really freaking out. Not entirely a credit to the filmmakers, but a reason the movie stuck with me. And I still think the corner shot at the end is one of the best horror scenes ever. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 21, 2020 21:35:12 GMT -5
The bulk of the lyrics in Alanis Moreissette's "Isn't It Ironic" are not examples of irony.
There, I said it!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 21:37:50 GMT -5
The bulk of the lyrics in Alanis Moreissette's "Isn't It Ironic" are not examples of irony. There, I said it! The appropriate title for the song should be "Things that really suck!" but the irony is that the song is called Ironic and there is no irony in it. -M |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 21, 2020 21:43:26 GMT -5
The bulk of the lyrics in Alanis Moreissette's "Isn't It Ironic" are not examples of irony. There, I said it! The only irony in her music is her voice falls somewhere between the sounds a cow makes while being disembowel alive and Bob Dylan on a bad day with congestion and a horse throat and people ate her music up back then like is was Girl Scout cookies. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 21, 2020 22:52:33 GMT -5
The bulk of the lyrics in Alanis Moreissette's "Isn't It Ironic" are not examples of irony. There, I said it! The only irony in her music is her voice falls somewhere between the sounds a cow makes while being disembowel alive and Bob Dylan on a bad day with congestion and a horse throat and people ate her music up back then like is was Girl Scout cookies. Like my soon to be ex, who listens to her stuff (though not as much as prog rock). I was never much of a fan, though I don't dislike her stuff. The local station I listen to, in my car, plays the song constantly and I want to send her a dictionary, when I hear it. The rest of the time, I amuse myself by singing along to songs in a Gomer Pyle voice (talking, not Jim Nabors' singing voice). The Police's "Don't stand So Close to Me" is pretty goofy with that kind of twang. I sit in a lot of drive through lines, so I have to amuse myself somehow. The station only runs the same 3 commercials and tends to play the same songs in their "endless variety", but they at least play my era. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 22, 2020 8:28:13 GMT -5
I didn't know there were actual names for the other children of Adam and Eve (apart from the three guys in Genesis). That's pretty cool.
There! I said it.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 22, 2020 9:48:39 GMT -5
The only irony in her music is her voice falls somewhere between the sounds a cow makes while being disembowel alive and Bob Dylan on a bad day with congestion and a horse throat and people ate her music up back then like is was Girl Scout cookies. Like my soon to be ex, who listens to her stuff (though not as much as prog rock). I was never much of a fan, though I don't dislike her stuff. The local station I listen to, in my car, plays the song constantly and I want to send her a dictionary, when I hear it. The rest of the time, I amuse myself by singing along to songs in a Gomer Pyle voice (talking, not Jim Nabors' singing voice). The Police's "Don't stand So Close to Me" is pretty goofy with that kind of twang. I sit in a lot of drive through lines, so I have to amuse myself somehow. The station only runs the same 3 commercials and tends to play the same songs in their "endless variety", but they at least play my era. She, like Janis Joplin (who I'm not a fan of either; don't ban me please lol), has a very distinctive voice that I get is probably either a love or hate situation. Like my wife who feels the same about Bob Dylan. Though Lay Lady Lay is really the only song of his I actively listen to. I don't mind him, if his music is playing, but I don't actively go after it other than the above exception. Though all three artists above have immense talent, but if I can't enjoy someone's singing voice, then why listen? |
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Post by impulse on Sept 22, 2020 9:51:35 GMT -5
re: Blair Witch, I can admit the marketing and promotion around it were brilliantly executed and uniquely suited to the time it happened. Something similar would not have been as effective a few years in either direction. That said, the only thing I dislike about it more than the film itself is that it popularized shakey-camera usage in big budget TV and movies. That's the real monster.
Alanis Morrissette
I enjoyed Jagged Little Pill as much as the average teenager in the 90s, I suppose, though the album has little staying power for me these days. I will say, the raw bitter emotion of "You Oughta Know" still feels fresh and holds up.
Also, I recall that after that album she ended up finding peace and getting happy. While I am happy for her and am sure that is good for her personally, that was the worst thing to happen to her music. After she lost the fire, she became dullsville.
On the topic of musical hot takes, and keeping with the 90s theme... as popular as they were, No Doubt wasn't even a mediocre band. Aside from having a well-liked singer, they had a handful of pretty-good songs that came out at the right time and a bunch of filler. Like many others, their fame far outweighs their talent.
There, I said it. And if they don't like it, they can wipe their tears on their cashmere hankies between counting piles of royalty money.
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 22, 2020 12:25:29 GMT -5
All I remember about Blair Witch was laughing at the daft scene at the end of it. It was like Eraserhead... I sat through all that for this?!   Oh, and they said the shakey hand-held camera affected some people very badly on the big screen in dark theaters... kind of like how strobe effect lights could set off some people to have seizures if I remember it right. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 22, 2020 12:58:38 GMT -5
re: Blair Witch, I can admit the marketing and promotion around it were brilliantly executed and uniquely suited to the time it happened. Something similar would not have been as effective a few years in either direction. That said, the only thing I dislike about it more than the film itself is that it popularized shakey-camera usage in big budget TV and movies. That's the real monster. Speaking of monsters and shaky cameras... I'm sure I would have enjoyed Cloverfield a lot more if I hadn't gotten seasick from the shaky camera after something like ten minutes. I even had to take breaks during the movie (it was on VHS) to let the nausea abate a little. Talk about a feel bad movie!!! |
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