The Off Topic Topic

[garbon]

Maybe I'm too much of a nerd...but I often find it interesting/educational to have to look up an outdated reference from old movies and such.

Yeah for me not so different to looking up some of the British references.

[Tonitrus]

Maybe I'm too much of a nerd...but I often find it interesting/educational to have to look up an outdated reference from old movies and such.

Yeah for me not so different to looking up some of the British references.

Apropos to my edit!

[Capetan Mihali]

It isn't different. Both should be avoided if possible.

Imagine some show where the characters are jabbering about their MySpace pages.

I don't see why. I think many shows reference contemporary trends/products/events and are still watchable/relevant later on. Now it might prove problematic if comprehending the show relies on understanding those references (so a whole episode on Jezebel, let's say) but I don't think that's done often.

Somewhat different, one of the things I love about The Mindy Project is it does reference things like Myspace and Aaliyah. Throwback references are great.

People can't be rational about Girls, one way or the other, so it's best to leave it alone.  Like other flashpoint subjects, such as Israel/Palestine, abortion, the War of 1812, etc.

[garbon]

Maybe I'm too much of a nerd...but I often find it interesting/educational to have to look up an outdated reference from old movies and such.

Yeah for me not so different to looking up some of the British references.

Apropos to my edit!

[Eddie Teach]

People can't be rational about Girls, one way or the other, so it's best to leave it alone. 

I'm rational about it. Saw first episode, found it fairly dull, stopped watching. 

[Josephus]

The thing I hate most about Lena is her tats.

[MadImmortalMan]

Nah it's her personality. She could be hot as hell and she'd still be a terrible person.

[derspiess]

Personality, tats, and pear-shaped body all make her rather awful.

[Savonarola]

So do we, apparently.

At Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, the nonunionized new employees get $14.50 an hour, which rises to $19.50 after three years.

That's about what a unionized new employee now makes at the Big 3.  Workers hired before the introduction of the two-tier system still make $28/hr.

[CountDeMoney]

People can't be rational about Girls, one way or the other, so it's best to leave it alone. 

I'm rational about it. Saw first episode, found it fairly dull, stopped watching. 

Yeah, me too.  I was rather rational about not being impressed.

[Josephus]

So I "worked from home" today, which meant a couple of hours of sitting on the couch surfing you tube.

Was surprised at how much uncensored full length skin flicks from the 70s are on it. You know the Jess Franco sexploitation or Ilsa SS type stuff.

[LaCroix]

-40s and -50s lately (with windchill). it's fun seeing reactions from those raised out of state 

[Liep]

As I cycled home today I was stopped by a woman asking if I could help her. This being Denmark I didn't expect to be robbed so I stopped and said: "Yeah?". I certainly wasn't expecting her follow up.

"Will you.. fuck me?" I was momentarily stunned, I mean, it was that sort of neighbourhood, but she didn't look Eastern European or Nigerian. Or could she simply be a direct kinda gal?

"Will you fuck my ass?" I cycled off shaking my head as response and in disbelief.

"Well, fuck you!" People have no manners these days.

[HVC]

As I cycled home today I was stopped by a woman asking if I could help her. This being Denmark I didn't expect to be robbed so I stopped and said: "Yeah?". I certainly wasn't expecting her follow up.

"Will you.. fuck me?" I was momentarily stunned, I mean, it was that sort of neighbourhood, but she didn't look Eastern European or Nigerian. Or could she simply be a direct kinda gal?

"Will you fuck my ass?" I cycled off shaking my head as response and in disbelief.

"Well, fuck you!" People have no manners these days.

and here I thought you were a good Samaritan Liep

[Capetan Mihali]

and here I thought you were a good Samaritan Liep

Really.  So much for neighborliness in 21st century Denmark.