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Started by Grallon, September 08, 2009, 10:21:59 PM

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Barrister

#30
September 09, 2009, 01:59:54 PM
My wife particularily likes going out to the movie theatre.  And she has a point - it's a nice way to get out of the house, which renting or buying a DVD utterly fails to do.
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Malthus

#31
September 09, 2009, 02:06:22 PM
Quote from: Barrister on September 09, 2009, 01:59:54 PM
My wife particularily likes going out to the movie theatre.  And she has a point - it's a nice way to get out of the house, which renting or buying a DVD utterly fails to do.

It is indeed. But considerably more trouble when you have young kids.

Turns out three year olds don't like Tarantino much.  :(
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Valmy

#32
September 09, 2009, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 02:06:22 PM
It is indeed. But considerably more trouble when you have young kids.

Turns out three year olds don't like Tarantino much.  :(

Good thing.  It would be creepy if your three year old son started referring to you as 'the gimp'.
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MadImmortalMan

#33
September 09, 2009, 02:36:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on September 09, 2009, 01:59:54 PM
My wife particularily likes going out to the movie theatre.  And she has a point - it's a nice way to get out of the house, which renting or buying a DVD utterly fails to do.


So getting out of the house is an objective on it's own? F that. There are things you can't do while watching a movie if you're in public. Like play drinking games in the theater or watch in the nude. Why burn gas to see a movie when you can see it at home anyway? The only reason to see a movie in the theater is if you don't want to wait until it comes out on DVD or Netflix. Or if it's an event thing like Rocky Horror.
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Sophie Scholl

#34
September 09, 2009, 02:39:17 PM
Or if it's a particularly special effects laden film where a high quality theater will add to the film, as opposed to a drama or comedy where the bigger screen, better speakers, and better projector add little.
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#35
September 09, 2009, 02:39:36 PM
Quote from: The Brain on September 09, 2009, 12:36:00 PM
Is this about Dildo Baggins, the Bobbit?

You mean Dildo Saggins, the Throbbit?

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Malthus

#36
September 09, 2009, 03:05:23 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 09, 2009, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 02:06:22 PM
It is indeed. But considerably more trouble when you have young kids.

Turns out three year olds don't like Tarantino much.  :(

Good thing.  It would be creepy if your three year old son started referring to you as 'the gimp'.

I've been called worse. 

Just the other day he called me "the Vulture of Absurdia".  :D
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garbon

#37
September 09, 2009, 03:07:30 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 09, 2009, 02:17:50 PM
Good thing.  It would be creepy if your three year old son started referring to you as 'the gimp'.

It would be, as it would make one question what Carl had seen Malthus doing...:x
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Valmy

#38
September 09, 2009, 03:08:38 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 03:05:23 PM
Just the other day he called me "the Vulture of Absurdia".  :D

Ok you are just making that one up.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

jimmy olsen

#39
September 09, 2009, 03:09:08 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 03:05:23 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 09, 2009, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 02:06:22 PM
It is indeed. But considerably more trouble when you have young kids.

Turns out three year olds don't like Tarantino much.  :(

Good thing.  It would be creepy if your three year old son started referring to you as 'the gimp'.

I've been called worse. 

Just the other day he called me "the Vulture of Absurdia".  :D
:lol: Why?
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Malthus

#40
September 09, 2009, 03:11:07 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 09, 2009, 03:08:38 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2009, 03:05:23 PM
Just the other day he called me "the Vulture of Absurdia".  :D

Ok you are just making that one up.

Nope.

To be fair, he had just read this book (well, had it read to him) the night before:

http://www.panmacmillan.com/Titles/displayPage.asp?PageTitle=Individual%20Title&BookID=379596

... which features a vulture.
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Jaron

#41
September 09, 2009, 04:21:19 PM
The first born of Eru are beautiful and a wonder to behold!
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CountDeMoney

#42
September 09, 2009, 06:02:45 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on September 09, 2009, 12:42:12 PM
I think Bored of the Rings would be a good movie to make. Sadly it wouldn't be a movie that would be made well.  Probably be destroyed by the hacks who purchased the Scary Movie franchise.

Never laughed so hard with a book in my life.
Would never work;  too many oblique and not-so-oblique references to the 60s.  It would be lost to anyone under 40.

Darth Wagtaros

#43
September 09, 2009, 06:04:08 PM
I don't know. I enjoyed it quite a bit and I'm 33 (almost).  But you are right int hat it is dated.
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CountDeMoney

#44
September 09, 2009, 06:04:53 PM
Quote from: Barrister on September 09, 2009, 01:59:54 PM
My wife particularily likes going out to the movie theatre.  And she has a point - it's a nice way to get out of the house, which renting or buying a DVD utterly fails to do.

On the other hand, I don't ever have anybody kicking the back of my sofa, or dazzling urbanites talking on their cell phones while beating their crying children with flip flops.
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