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Didn't take long for CNN to realize to that you can use Vine for porn. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Jan 28, 12:18 1
- "We had no idea," said a Vine employee holding a lot of baby oil. -- nm - David Jan 28, 12:23
Also, work despising --- I have one project (only 1 out of 10) that simply refuses to send professional emails - Will Hunting Jan 28, 12:16
so a new boss story - tRuMaN Jan 28, 12:14 5
- sneeze on him -- nm - decline Jan 28, 12:16 4
  - i might, but not until the meeting. - tRuMaN Jan 28, 12:17 3
    - come in tomorrow with a surgical type mask on. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 12:22 1
      - ... and a full hazmat suit. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:23
    - *puts a plastic bag over your head* -- nm - boss Jan 28, 12:20
now that i think about it, Siskel & Ebert "At the Movies" when it was on PBS was probably what first made me aware of "cinema" - charlie Jan 28, 12:13 4
- I used to watch this a ton, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 12:20 1
  - There was a time when it was one of the few places to see clips. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:20
- Good sheep. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:13 1
  - i didn't always say i agreed with them, lenny -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 12:15
im at a medcheck for an ear infection. guy here has zero bladder control - remlik Jan 28, 12:08 3
- admit it. she convinced you to pierce your ear. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 12:15
- how is your foot? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 12:10
- Poor Guy. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:09
Hey Stephen... - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:53 19
- fwiw, i liberated my town. - tRuMaN Jan 28, 12:16 2
  - I assume this is on 39:38? - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:17 1
    - yeah. - tRuMaN Jan 28, 12:18
- Yes, 8hrs 3mins. - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 28, 12:02 1
  - I've got various hops cooking as well. Good to Go. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:04
- here - Spawn Jan 28, 11:59 13
  - Those numbers, if they were real, don't look horrible. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:03 8
    - I'm working on a 4th Collosus Temple in my new colony (that's about 2hrs away from my main hub). - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 28, 12:14 3
      - great work. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:15 2
        
        *weeps* Colossus town had to die so Forge town #5 could be born. -- nm - WarMachine Jan 28, 12:21 1
        
        I think in your case that was well thought out. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:23
    - A lot of it is accurate. Then there are things like 353 balloons. - Spawn Jan 28, 12:07 3
      - ACK! 12k to 22k. Stupid last zeros! -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:17
      - The sword count is that low?! - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:15 1
        
        heh. see above. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:18
  - (which of course, i snot real accurate). Tell the dude to fix this! We need an ingame CR generator that works! -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:00 3
    - honestly, they need to get on that. I simply can't figure out how to do it now. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 12:05 1
      - yup, it is ridiculous that they make you have to go to some other site to do it -- nm - Beaker Jan 28, 12:10
    - And yes, I do snot quite accurately. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:02
Let NOM's boycott begin, HRC announces corporate partners who have signed on with their support to repeal DOMA - MDH Jan 28, 11:52
Has anyone watched Continental Divide, lately? Was 14 when I saw it in the theater and wonder how good or bad it actually was. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:52 3
- the belushi film? didnt quite work. -- nm - remlik Jan 28, 12:05
- the script that got Lawrence Kasdan the "Empire" and "Raiders" gigs - charlie Jan 28, 11:53 1
  - Thanks. Yeah, that was why I was wondering. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:57
Sarah Palin uttered more than 189,000 words over 150 appearances on various FOX broadcasts during her three years there, or $15.85 per word. -- (link) - mara Jan 28, 11:41 4
- That's probably less than what Shaq gets per coherent word. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 12:05
- Can the DNC offer to pay this? She's worth every penny. -- nm - MDH Jan 28, 11:56
- And here I thought a penny for her thoughts was overpaying. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:54
- Great work, if you can get it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:43
music poll: a song by your favorite band that you always FF past nonetheless (New Order "We All Stand") - charlie Jan 28, 11:33 15
- I have a couple Beatles songs I always skip: Within You Without You, Why Don't We Do It In The Road?, - Jim Jan 28, 12:14 1
  - If you don't take back that IM right now, I am no longer your friend. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:22
- Elton John is not my favorite, but 'Crocodile Rock' jumps to mind as a terrible goddamn song by an otherwise talented man. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 28, 12:04 2
  - total agreeance. love his stuff but can't stand that song. -- nm - Diva Jan 28, 12:15
  - Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, na na na na naaaaaaaaaa. Na na na na naaaaaaaaa. Na na na na naaaaaaaaaaaaa. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:08
- Start Me Up - The Stones -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 11:58
- Bruce Springsteen "Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" -- nm - pmb Jan 28, 11:47
- Mother by The Police, but they're so inactive by now that I'm not sure I can say they're my favorite band, but I don't have a favorite active one. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:40 2
  - As I have said, for years my 4 favs were Def Leppard (with Clark), Van Halen (with Roth), U2 and The Police. - Spawn Jan 28, 11:47
  - Good answer! Good answer! -- nm - Family Feud contestant Jan 28, 11:43
- Craig David's "Top of the Hill" always gets nexted -- nm - MDH Jan 28, 11:38
- I just delete those from my mp3 player. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 11:38
- Van Diemen's Land. Just play the guitar Edge -- nm - CQ Jan 28, 11:35 1
  - this -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:38
- Brother Esau -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 11:34
Is there something like GoodReads for movies? -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:32
Remember how the Brits had to give up their deep drilling into a lake in Antarctica? The Russians and Americans didn't have any trouble. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 28, 11:30 3
- We had the right equipment to contain the creatures. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:31
- Of course - the Americans had Bruce Willis. -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:31 1
  - Kurt Russell -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 11:33
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to abdicate for son -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 28, 11:26 2
- There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jan 28, 11:57
- *glares at mom -- nm - Prince Charles Jan 28, 11:39
I watch Jaws often; I watch The Abyss probably once a year; of course any time Indy 1 or 3 is on....that's watched. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:25 2
- but Indy 2 has the chilled monkey brains :( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 28, 11:27 1
  - The redeeming aspect of Indy 2 is that it ended. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:35
Spawn, for real. Sex Drive. He's awesome in it. - Shaun Jan 28, 11:24 7
- I saw it, but not sure I recall much. - groiny Jan 28, 11:26 5
  - Never heard of that one. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:38 3
    - It was an August dump movie that got next to no publicity. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:41 2
      - ... 2008. The first year of Bub. Makes sense. - Spawn Jan 28, 11:42 1
        
        Here's a sweet clip. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 28, 11:46 [youtube]
  - Yes. -- nm - Shaun Jan 28, 11:26
- Thumbs up on Sex Drive. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:24
Excellent Smithsonian Magazine about "When Did Humans Come to the Americas?" -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 28, 11:19 3
- (publishing that article without maps is almost as bad an idea as approving the Excel 2010 menus. Almost) -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:22 1
  - Right? What a bunch of amateurs! -- nm - National Geographic Jan 28, 11:27
- based on mdna and language families, count me as someone who believes in a European bridge. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:21
Wait. ML, are you suggesting that the moustache has come back to exact revenge on Pavano and his spleen?!? - musubi Jan 28, 11:19 1
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This is my first week of using Excel 2010 (vs the previous version) and holy F I hate the menu layout so bad. - Max Jan 28, 11:16 3
- Office 2010 is what we're using for my computer systems class this semester - znufrii Jan 28, 11:18
- It's tough to get used to, I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 28, 11:16
- 2010 IS THE DEVIL!!!!! nm -- nm - groiny Jan 28, 11:16
My wife pointed out that Netflix Canada is stupid because it doesn't let you create a "watch list". I completely agree. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 11:16 1
- that would be great, but i must say, i am pretty new to Netflix and I *looooooooove* it. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 11:38
ST Poll -- What was the first movie that really got you interested in movies? - znufrii Jan 28, 11:15 56
- Not 'interested in movies' per se, but The Man Who Wasn't There really made me sit up and notice lighting for the first time. - Dr.Vermin Jan 28, 12:06 1
  - And to answer the original question while continuing in the Coen Brother vein, it was probably Raising Arizona. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 28, 12:08
- movies, what are movies? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 11:52
- Trust was the first movie that made want to explore non mainstream movies. Not like "critical eye vs enjoyment" but like "holy crap." -- nm - Amanda Jan 28, 11:50
- North By Northwest -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:43 6
  - We got this on Blu-Ray about a year ago.....that was a fun movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:47 5
    - There is a hidden rule in Hollywood. If at any point a character is named George Kaplan, they are not who they claim to be. - David Jan 28, 11:58 4
      - In Hudson Hawk, George Kaplan was exactly who he claimed to be -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:59 3
        
        I'll have to take your word for it since I'm still repressing that memory. -- nm - David Jan 28, 12:11 2
        
        Coming soon to HWDYK.com! -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 12:14 1
        
        yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 12:18
- easy rider (huh, you can just get a camera and ride around and make a movie?) but really I think I was more into TV -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 11:38
- Depending on exactly what you mean, either Terminator 2 or Se7en. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 11:36
- Usual Suspects for me too -- nm - ceregon Jan 28, 11:35
- The Deer Hunter -- nm - JenBro Jan 28, 11:33
- I think it was when I got my first vcr of my own and had my own video card from the local video store. circa 1986 so - CQ Jan 28, 11:32 4
  - I watched Breakfast Club in a class in HS and remember feeling like I was watching in on myself. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:35
  - that being said, I think Dead Poet's Society was the movie that made me realize the effect a movie could have -- nm - CQ Jan 28, 11:33 2
    - This. I very nearly became a teacher because of that movie. - spamlet Jan 28, 11:35 1
      - "And that was when I realised that movies are full of crap" -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:38
- Maybe, Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs. Hard to say. -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 11:29 1
  - i might change my answer. i think Godfather probably changed my idea of what a "great" movie was -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:30
- always dug movies but Star Wars was a turning point in my appreciation for the culture and business of movies and moviemaking. - Diva Jan 28, 11:27
- Pinocchio when I was a tkye. Star Wars was the game changer though -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:25 1
  - probably didn't become "critically engaged" until high school. maybe Lawrence of Arabia at the Uptown? -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:28
- Blue Velvet, probably. I saw it in the theater during my senior year of high school. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 28, 11:25 6
  - I'm still thinking it was Mulholland Drive for me. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:26 5
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      - I went on a serious Lynch binge after that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:36 2
        
        it was a weird few years. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:49 1
        
        Hee. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 28, 12:17
    - And Memento. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:30
- Spielberg, Scott, Scorsese and Cameron films -- nm - Jovian Jan 28, 11:24
- I can't pick out the exact movie, but something around 2003-2004 clicked. - MDH Jan 28, 11:23 1
  - Rush Hour is not an acceptable answer -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:26
- What change me from seeing movies to being truly a fan of them as in seeking out what was just locally playing, wasn't a single film but that I - JD Jan 28, 11:21
- It was either Blade Runner or Aliens -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:20 1
  - heh. Going from seeing Star Wars to Alien really opened my eyes to the vast potential of movies. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:21
- I was always into movies but Scream made me want to pursue it further - J-Nexus Jan 28, 11:19
- I can't remember. And on top of that, I can't nail down a definition. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 11:18
- Z -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 11:18
- Ineterested? Unknown. In love with? Star Wars. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:17
- You could say Spielberg/Lucas/Zemeckis/Arny/Gibson, but the movie that made me say "I want to write movies like that" was Sneakers. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:17
- How can you define that? I mean, I've watched movies as far back as I can remember. - musubi Jan 28, 11:17 11
  - the moment when you perspective changed from a passive enjoyment of movies to one of critical engagement. - znufrii Jan 28, 11:21 7
    - I never seem to watch them as closely as many do around here. - groiny Jan 28, 11:22
    - Are you like this in real life? - musubi Jan 28, 11:22 5
      - I have met him, and yes he is. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:45
      - you say that like it's bad. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 11:41
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      - I do remember in 1997 thinking "I'm never not going to be able to watch movies without thinking about acts, page counts, and box office numbers." -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:24
      - *shrug* -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 11:23
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    - funny that a lot of people gave some very interesting answers, given that the question was so incomprehensible, then? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 11:36 1
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