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At 7/30/11 05:31 PM, dlxrevolution wrote: The Room.
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At 7/30/11 05:45 PM, MiloBased wrote: Inception. The whole time i was like. "THE FuCK JUST HAPPENED?" "Whos's mind are they in now? How deep are they?" "Whats so bad about limbo?" "IS HIS WIFE FUCKING DEAD OR NOT??"
That left me thinking "What the fuck Christopher Nolan?" Pseudo-intellectual action film, poorly written, poorly directed, blah blah blah. Nothing when placed next to Memento.
To answer your question, those are the primary types of movies that I watch. You should watch The Seventh Seal, an awesome Swedish movie about death.
At 7/30/11 02:41 AM, zag wrote: well, technically a tea kettle goes directly on the stove.
is that what you mean though?
Yes it is! Mystery solved. I'm teapotless.
I've never had coffee from a Moka. how is it?
It's delicious. It is frothy and creamy and good. You are supposed to use espresso, but it works fine with regular coffee too. When I am making a big bit to go I will use a small French press and one thing of the Moka, and that fills up my travel mug.
actually, I'd never heard of a "Moka" before today XD
The more you know! I think it's Italian?
At 7/30/11 02:34 AM, zag wrote: did it come with a strainer? I've never seen one that has at the thrift store (and I can never find proper sized strainers for things like that)
Nope! I suppose a kettle is more accurate.
anyway, I've seen some really pretty ones at the salvation army ^.^
and for pretty cheap. again, no strainer though (though if it did, that'd probably be a little gross, knowing the quality of thrift stores)
Yes indeed.... We got a cool Moka from the thrift store though, that was fun.
Mine is from the thrift store. It was white, but is yellowing, with lots of burn marks all over. It's rustic!
At 7/30/11 02:24 AM, RydiaLockheart wrote: You beat me to it. If you have a serious candidate like Perry, Romney, or Huntsman, Obama will most likely lose. Most likely--a lot can happen between now and 2012. But if it's Bachmann or Palin, they will be crushed like a narc at a biker rally. If you don't think Independent voters are important, I have two words for you: Ross Perot.
Most likely is a very strong way to say it. At this time I predict everyone Obama runs against will have a pretty strong challenge. He's been rather middle-of-the-road, despite all attempts at propaganda otherwise, and this will have had its effect. Despite Fox News' and co's rhetoric in attempts at pushing the Republican party farther right, I think this has alienated moderate Republicans, and so the GOP is going to have some problems no matter who they cast.
Also, Obama's not so unpopular as you may think.
At 7/30/11 02:15 AM, zag wrote:At 7/30/11 02:12 AM, Tancrisism wrote:does it steep properly?
You can buy a relatively cheap strainer (a dollar? two?) that you can put in your cup, put the tea in it, and then pour the boiling water on top of it. That's what I do.
Yes indeed; it's the same mechanism as a teapot but directly in your cup! It has two things on the sides that hold it up out of the teapot.
Like so
it seems like tea leaves would get into the glass.
Only around the end of the bag, just like normal.
besides, a tea pot is half of the fun ^.^
tea pot=tea party ^.^
I'm a lonesome teadrinker........... :( :( :( But I have two of them!
At 7/30/11 02:06 AM, zag wrote:At 7/30/11 01:59 AM, Tancrisism wrote: I'm fond of a strong, not too flowery, Earl Gray Tea - sat for about 10-15 minutes, with light cream and honey. I buy it local, loose-leaf. Damn is that good.yay ^.^ someone here drinks real tea :P
At 7/30/11 01:44 AM, Oolaph wrote:well, truth be told, it's fairly expensive. the tea itself isn't too bad to buy, but you have to get a tea pot as well. or you can buy a teabag and put loose leaf in there.
also, have you ever had loose leaf? it's so much better than a teabag.I haven't, though I'll keep that in mind next time I buy some tea.
sadly, loose leaf tea is a dying custom, especially in America.
I would highly recommend looking up tea lounges in your area though. there's nothing better than going to a lounge and getting a pot of tea (maybe with a snack on the side)
In the end I think it isn't any more expensive than buying tea bags. Earl Grey, for instance, is about 8 dollars a half-pound at this place in San Francisco. A half pound of tea is quite a lot. I went through a quarter in about 3 week's time, whereas if I drink coffee every day I go through about a pound a month.
You can buy a relatively cheap strainer (a dollar? two?) that you can put in your cup, put the tea in it, and then pour the boiling water on top of it. That's what I do.
I'm fond of a strong, not too flowery, Earl Gray Tea - sat for about 10-15 minutes, with light cream and honey. I buy it local, loose-leaf. Damn is that good.
At 7/30/11 01:52 AM, The-word-destroyer wrote: I disagree good sir, We are the brainy branch.
I'll be going in as a GM (Gunners mate) Working with VLS (Vertical launch systems) so for any army or marines on the ground who are stuck in a rut. Can save them from a distance pretty much :p
Hurry up and wait.
^^ you'll be hearing that a lot. And thinking it a lot.
You forget that Ron Paul is the only man for the job. Everyone else in the Republican party is a joke.
At 7/30/11 01:19 AM, Scarface wrote: You're right in that the problem lies in the media. The image of a helpless woman is prevalent throughout movies like Twilight where a girl has to be saved by a hero. Gender bias is still an issue in the world today, but it is a two way street.
True, but men are very rarely victimized by it. Historically, women are the most populous and abused section of humanity.
I've heard those names before, but don't know much about them. That's why femi-nazis are the primary voice of feminism: they make the headlines, while brilliant writing stays underground.
Don't worry, it's not too underground; any student of the theatre knows Ibsen well, while anyone who gets really into literature, especially that of the authors of stream-of-consciousness (Faulkner, Joyce, Proust) invariably discover Woolf's writing. If you are 15 like your profile says, I can't blame you for not having read it; I only read it within the past two years, and of my own accord. School is shit.
I live in Suburban Indiana, in a relatively wealthy community. Like I said, though, my family is middle class. I have to deal with a lot of stereotyping from kids from other counties, because there is a perception of everyone where I live being rich, when in reality, most people in my area is either middle-class, or heavily in debt.
I see.
I'm sure there are still undertones of racism even where I live, but it's not public in any way at all.
It is very likely that the people who hate whitey for slavery have experienced something in the way of racism; it is possible that some of them are only doing it for attention, but the amount of people who do things for attention are always lower than those who do as a reaction to something.
As someone who's one quarter German, I have to sort of live with the Holocaust, though not really as much as people who live in Germany today. I've never encountered anyone who hates Germans or Germany because of the Holocaust, which is fortunate for me that they understand that one generation's mistakes are not the mistakes of an entire nation. I thank you for being so understanding.
Well, historically, the German civilians suffered a great deal too, and had their own tragedy - they trusted Hitler. Can you imagine that? Seeing your country fall to pieces, and then seeing this man who seems to be a god rise almost from the ashes and lead your country to greatness... only to have it turn out that he was murdering millions of innocent people and led your country to destruction and occupation...
I have encountered some anti-German sentiment among Jews, and in Germany there is some sort of German guilt, which is understandable, but will perhaps be more dangerous in the future.
And one cannot forget that there were many Germans who hid Jews, and even some Nazis who protected Jews (Oskar Schindler being the most obvious)
I'll admit, that's the scenario I see more often than anything else, but it's trolling more often than not.
There is a church near me that gives out pieces of paper that tell you that you are going to hell if you try to be a good person.
I hope so, for those gays are the reason I'm still in the closet today. I would be instantly associated with stereotypes. The area I live in is not racist, but it is incredibly right wing and very Christian.
Eventually, you might have to do what I did when I traveled to Europe the first time. Come out, and just act normal. Don't talk about it a lot as to brag, but just be a normal person as you might. Going to Europe in 2008, during the Bush years and at the height of both wars, I never said that I was a Canadian. If they are going to judge you, let them, and simply disprove them by being a normal human being.
Even right-wingers are often more malleable than they seem. They are able to judge you from afar, but once you talk to them and they see in your face that you are a normal person, it will be harder to maintain this prejudice.
At 7/30/11 12:54 AM, Sequenced wrote:At 7/29/11 09:55 PM, anauthor wrote: He won't.If Ron Paul got elected he would fix most of the shit.
A republican will be elected and then we'll be more screwed than we already are.
Fuck yeah, Ron Paul '012.
Obama's been more moderate than I would have liked (I want bi-partisan but willing to kick some ass!). Ron Paul is the only man for the job.
At 7/30/11 12:35 AM, Scarface wrote: The idea of male/female equality would have been called radical feminism when it was first introduced, but now, it's a normal idea. When I used the word feminist, I referred to the femi-nazis that I described in the paragraph. Sorry for not making this more clear.
It is a normal idea in theory, but not in practice. It is still widely considered strange for women to do certain things; they are still almost constantly objectified in every form of media; they are trained from a very young age that they should feel self-conscious about their appearance, bodies, and should spend copious amounts of their time trying to better this superficial aspect instead of cultivate their minds. It's something unavoidable and engrained in our society.
Feminists want to stop that. I definitely consider myself a male feminist, although I have received jeers from various women for this self-appellation.
That's why they are the voice of feminism, they are louder. I don't know any feminists, because I assume they're quieter and more respectful, but I do know femi-nazis.
They are the voice of feminism as much as the KKK is the voice of Christianity. They are radicals. If you want some actual great feminist literature, I could tell you two off the bat - Henrik Ibsen and Virginia Woolf. Ibsen's plays were among the first male-feminist writing, and Virginia Woolf was absolutely genius while still being constantly aware of being female.
In my mind, a woman who fights for equality is just a normal, logical, sane woman, not a feminist, but I suppose that's more about words than personalities.
Sadly we still have a long way to go.
I live in an area where there is no discrimination against racial minorities.
Where is this?
In my opinion, the only people in the area where I live who should be able to complain about discrimination are adults who were alive when racism was still prevalent throughout the country. If someone lives in an area where they are genuinely discriminated against, then that is a different story, but unfortunately I can't comment on it, because it's something I've never witnessed first hand.
It's possible that you are correct. I am from a place in Massachusetts where there was little to no racism, and didn't even know it existed until I was perhaps 7 or 8 and listened to Bob Dylan's "The Hurricane". However, perhaps the racism that exists there is just very subtle and engrained. Anyway, I can't say until I know where you're from.
Another bit of insight - I come from a family which narrowly avoided the Holocaust, and was raised completely aware of this fact from a very young age. Things like this change the way you perceive the world. I, of course, don't blame German people for it when I see them, but I have a bit of logic and humanism in me.
As an agnostic, it means a lot when I stick up for Christians, but I see you've never seen any instance in which an Atheist attacks a Christian by calling them stupid, or insisting that their beliefs are false. I don't believe anything Christians do, but I do so respectfully at least.
I've seen it, but only rarely. It doesn't seem nearly as frequent as I am told that I am going to hell or living in sin.
I'm among the gays who find this behavior revolting. I think it's counter progressive to homosexual equality, and it encourages every negative stereotype about gays there is.
Agreed. I think it'll mellow out in time.
That was basically what I'm saying. There is this image of white men controlling the country, as though no one else had any say in it. I've never faced this prejudice, but it does exist. Fortunately, the hatred is mostly aimed toward wealthy white men, and my family is middle class.
At 7/29/11 11:43 PM, Scarface wrote: They piss me off.
Before I say anything else in this thread, I'd like to point out that any minorities mentioned in the thread, and all others not mentioned, are good people as a whole. I'm not trying to generalize, or say that all people of that minority are assholes, I'm just pointing out the few bad apples who try to "get even" with majorities, as if everyone part of that majority is prejudiced.
Why? There are bad apples in every bunch. You should discuss the "majority" (if there is one) too then, for instance those who view the below-mentioned categories as negative.
Gender: This section refers primarily to feminists, women who claim they want equal rights. However, as quite brilliantly pointed out in another thread pertaining to the issue, Feminists don't want equality, they want the winning side of equality, meaning that they want women to be above men.
You said you wouldn't generalize, and here's a fantastic over-generalization.
Feminism, on the whole, is the knowledge that women are equal to men in all categories which matter in modern society - obviously men are naturally physically stronger, but we don't very well run around in herds battering other tribes with clubs anymore in order to steal their sheep.
Femi-nazis (a brilliant term) describes those who you are talking about. They are far from feminists - in fact they are the opposite. And, unfortunately, they are louder than feminists, but fewer, I would venture to say.
Your following description is trite, so I won't respond to it specifically.
Race: This one is somewhat similar to the feminism situation. Sometimes, racial minorities will use past events (slavery) as an excuse to hate a racial majority that had nothing to do with the event.
Good use of sometimes!
Other times (minorities and majorities are both guilty of this) a person may use certain events in their life (rape, robbery, murder of a friend or family member) committed by one person of a race as an excuse to hate everyone of that race.
Obviously, you have never been a racial minority in a country which has a history of negativity towards you due to your skin color, and which still persists to the present day. Ask nearly any black American and I am certain that you will be told a long list of affronts done to them due to the color of their skin. Go out and do it - chances are they won't be offended, but will be happy that someone is actually curious about it.
This sort of near-constant discrimination causes different types of reactions in different types of people. The more educated will often look to their roots and notice how their ancestors suffered enormous injustice, and notice how they still continue that tradition of suffering injustice. And this can be infuriating.
Religion: Christians and Atheists are the primary cause of this tension, and all because the radicals of both groups can't seem to stop their incessant bitching over anything, and feel the need to drag religion into every discussion, particularly on the internet. They both relentlessly attack each other verbally to accomplish nothing, because nothing either side says will change anyone's beliefs. Yet, they keep arguing.
Perhaps I've been out of the loop, but I rarely see atheists do things like that, it's mostly conservative Christians trying to force their morality on the country. There was a recent ridiculous thing of atheists complaining about the cross at Ground Zero (honestly? who gives a fuck), but generally it's just pointless moping.
Sexuality: This one ties in closely to the religious situation. Gays who get overly defensive over their sexuality. The gays who do this usually tend to be the flamboyant gays, and the ones who march half naked in parades. They assume that just because someone isn't okay with homosexuality, that person is a bigot who hates gays. There are bigots who are intolerant and hateful, and they're wrong for being so, but sometimes some people just aren't okay with homosexuality, and that's fine for them to feel that way, so long as they do it respectfully.
I have walked into a lesbian bar and instantly been given the hairy eyeball, and I have seen naked men make out in the streets (I live in San Francisco). I too find this strange, but I see it as a sudden violent reaction to this constantly discriminated demographic suddenly being accepted, and so they are going about it to the point of absurdity, and with pride. However, I also know many gay people who find this type of behavior revolting.
Newgrounds, what's your take on this? Personally, I think people need to be more respectful and open minded to everyone, and put shit from the past where it belongs: the past.
Sadly the past is not past. All of the above-mentioned groups are still discriminated against, and often.
One thing that bothers me is that there is a perceived "white-male majority", as though all white people live exactly the same lives just because of their skin tones. I would venture to say that being raised poor should be in there. Even if I am white and male, I still cannot relate to most of the people I'm lumped in with. I simply have rarely faced this natural prejudice, except when I lived at a younger age in the south and, in my naïvité, tried to make friends with black boys who found the idea laughable.
At 7/29/11 06:38 PM, dlxrevolution wrote: Its all in yo mind...unless you've done weed.
Is that a kind of dance?
At 7/29/11 07:54 PM, Lunaful wrote: But back on topic and to your point on specific glasses (half pint glass), I have seen in bars that even bar staff are offering woman half pint glasses to woman before pint glasses. It says something about the culture of drink itself.
Women should have balls and drink a fucking beer. End.
At 7/29/11 07:48 PM, EpicFail wrote:At 7/29/11 07:45 PM, sontuk wrote: Literature portal more like fanfic portalWhich would still be literature and if you have seen anything in the writing forum, most of them aren't fan fics.
I tend to think of literature as more original material, rather than variations on a theme. Of course this isn't necessarily true, but come on. Get creative guys.
At 7/29/11 06:04 PM, Lunaful wrote: (full tittle) Should Woman Drink Out Of Pint Glasses?
Every time I go on a night out this issue always arises, should women drink from pint glasses? Seeing a girl drink from a pint doesn't bother me at all but a lot of people I know feel that it is classless and a bit tacky, with them coming to the conclusion that any girl who drinks from that is loose and most likely to end up in A&E.
Whoever says that is a fucking moron.
A glass is meant to contain liquid, and perhaps to allow that said liquid to be consumed. Superficial douchebags should suck a cock
At 11/24/10 04:18 AM, EverReady2Kill wrote: Fucked with the wrong country.
First thing I thought of too.
At 11/22/10 02:35 AM, JollyGreenMidget wrote: Find song titles that have the word Devil in them. Idfk why... just do it
I can't be bothered nor ordered to do things.
The Devil's Triangle by King Crimson
As though someone could read the book of Job and take the idea of Christian or Jewish morality seriously...
It is quotable though:
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. - Ezekiel 23:20
Once you get past the fact that the world doesn't care about you and forgets about you as soon as you stop making an impact in it and despises the fact that you need money for food and shelter to continue surviving, it gets good.
Although I don't know what your family situation is like. For me, this isn't a terrible alternative.
It doesn't matter where you're going as long as you go.
At 11/10/10 03:33 AM, poxpower wrote:At 11/9/10 10:30 PM, Tancrisism wrote: What works for one community won't necessarily work for another.How will they ever know if it does work?
My guess is, they won't. Is there any system in place that says "If this fails by X time, we'll remove it"?
I doubt it. All this does is create a useless law to shit on McDonald's parade and potentially create a precedent for every other person who wants to market to kids in SF ( or anywhere).
Not a bad thing, in my opinion. Marketing to children is a cheap and dishonest way to get parents to spend money on their shitty items.
A law that's passed without any way to determine it's effectiveness is shitty by definition.
I am still wondering though why this is so upsetting to people, when other obnoxious San Francisco laws are not? If you are in San Francisco and you want a happy meal, drive to Oakland or Daly City or Berkeley (unless they've already banned it). The happy meal's deletion from San Francisco isn't going to seriously harm McDonalds in the tiniest bit, it's just San Francisco stomping their feet and saying they do not approve of it.
And again, what's the harm?
At 11/9/10 10:47 PM, Me-Patch wrote:At 11/9/10 10:45 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: The increased numbers means that they are depleting resources much faster, and when they're used up, the deer population will die out.Also alot of people spend alot of money on licenses that pay for the majority of state run conservation efforts, and for anti-poaching efforts.
I see.
So it helps the conservation movement when it comes to deer and some funding from licenses, but I would say it's hardly "necessary".
At 11/9/10 10:41 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: And before hippies start bashing on hunting, hunting is necessary for conservation.
I'm neither a hippie, nor was I going to bash on hunting, but I'd like to hear this.
At 11/9/10 05:37 AM, Gagsy wrote: I'm sure of the tiniest of kids will care anout not getting a cheap little toy they can play with for 30 minutes. As for older kids? Like 8-13? Well they'll just be having regular meals now when their folks buy Mcdonalds.
Good job San Francisco.
Sadly this isn't necessarily true. If you know San Francisco, you will know that in general fast food is not very common. If someone is going to eat fast food, they will generally eat cheap Chinese food or, in my case given the neighborhood I live in, Vietnamese food, or Mexican food.
The reason to ban happy meals is so there is no blatant advertising to children, as that is the goal of the happy meal. Not a terrible idea I think, and really no reason to complain. If a community wants to ban it, why get upset about it? What works for one community won't necessarily work for another.
Something to complain about San Francisco is the recently passed law banning people from sitting or lying on streets.
At 11/6/10 02:53 PM, Ptero wrote: Terry Gilliam.
Bravo
At 11/5/10 04:30 AM, Esshole wrote: So, yeah. The reason I quoted on you for what you said simply shows the lack of difference from then and now. There was less enforcing of the rules and more jokes. That, in my opinion, makes for a better Forum, but that's my opinion.
The mod authority makes some people intoxicated with their tiny bit of power. I stopped coming not long ago because of a particular mod's over-zealous (cough cough) ban stick. Not sure how it is now.
