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Zeus 08/24/20 3:23:34 AM #201:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It's presented as "solo RPGs", but most of them come across more like "Writing Exercises for Dummies". Between the writers and RPers here, I figured someone might be interested. I lol'd, tbh... then saw you were being rather literal. Some of the concepts are kinda cool -- like The Machine (where it has an after-the-fact roleplaying element) -- but others are kinda sketchy. And his fucking bandit poem was terrible. And how the fuck did this guy not proofread the cards in his video? He had "Along Among the Stars". Oh, and that letter-writing one just seems pathetic. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943751564] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>It's presented as "solo RPGs", but most of them come across more like "Writing Exercises for Dummies". Between the writers and RPers here, I figured someone might be interested.</quote> I lol'd, tbh... then saw you were being rather literal. Some of the concepts are kinda cool -- like The Machine (where it has an after-the-fact roleplaying element) -- but others are kinda sketchy. And his fucking bandit poem was terrible. And how the fuck did this guy not proofread the cards in his video? He had "Along Among the Stars". Oh, and that letter-writing one just seems pathetic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/24/20 4:16:29 PM #202:	It turns out all I did need was a new power cord for my Playstation 4. It was a ten dollar purchase off Amazon, and it fixed all of my problems. Bank Robber attachment the new cord, and it turned on like a champ. The dumb thing is that my tummy wpund is bothering me slightly today enough that I'm going to wait until tomorrow to play some games. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943771091] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>It turns out all I did need was a new power cord for my Playstation 4. It was a ten dollar purchase off Amazon, and it fixed all of my problems. Bank Robber attachment the new cord, and it turned on like a champ. The dumb thing is that my tummy wpund is bothering me slightly today enough that I'm going to wait until tomorrow to play some games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/24/20 7:38:39 PM #203:	Why do cool things have to be so expensive? https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-juggernaut-sideshow-collectibles-300247 There's an exclusive version -- which basically just includes a figurine of Kitty Pryde phasing through the ground -- for $40 more which is already sold out. Of course, if I was going to get a Juggernaut statue, I'd probably just go for the Bowen one which I should be able to get for cheaper than that (despite the fact it's long out of production) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943778676] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Why do cool things have to be so expensive? https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-juggernaut-sideshow-collectibles-300247 There's an exclusive version -- which basically just includes a figurine of Kitty Pryde phasing through the ground -- for $40 more which is already sold out. Of course, if I was going to get a Juggernaut statue, I'd probably just go for the Bowen one which I should be able to get for cheaper than that (despite the fact it's long out of production) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 08/24/20 8:06:32 PM #204:	$40 seems cheap. Anime ones are like $200. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:943779765] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>$40 seems cheap. Anime ones are like $200.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/24/20 9:08:06 PM #205:	I'll never understand the figurine thing. At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read. After moving 2 tons of books 3 times, I adopted the Kindle Paperwhite and never looked back. What do figurines show? --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943782153] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I'll never understand the figurine thing. At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read. After moving 2 tons of books 3 times, I adopted the Kindle Paperwhite and never looked back. What do figurines show? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/24/20 9:29:11 PM #206:	Revelation34 posted... $40 seems cheap. Anime ones are like $200. $40 more than the standard edition. The standard edition is already $1,350. And I call it a "figurine" because, as you'll see in the image, it's tiny. It's basically just Kitty's head, arm, and part of her torso. (Because it's meant to accessorize the Juggernaut statue.) Most full-size comic statues -- excluding the PVCs (DST is an okay budget option) -- are going to run you at least $200, even some things in the 1/10 scale (by contrast, lower-end anime statues are usually in the 1/7 scale iirc). Prior to ordering/pre-ordering that Hasbro Pulse Sentinel, I think the most I'd spent on a collectible was maybe $150. When I saw the Hasbro Pulse Sentinel on BBTS, I was willing to pay the $500 they were looking for... and thankfully I looked into it (because BBTS had a note at the bottom that they were providing it for people who couldn't get it directly) and found that Hasbro Pulse was offering it for $350. (And the first collectible I spent more than $50 on (iirc, I paid $80 for my first one) was ToyBiz's Sentinel BAF on ebay back in 2007 or 2008 -- I wasn't really amenable to that sort of stuff when it came out which wound up costing me a bit more.) WhiskeyDisk posted... At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read. After moving 2 tons of books 3 times, I adopted the Kindle Paperwhite and never looked back. If that's your motivation for owning books, I kinda feel like you're picking them up for the wrong reason. WhiskeyDisk posted... What do figurines show? I'm 90% sure people would just display the figurine with the statue. Otherwise it's the same as any other work of art. Why do people own statues and paintings? Generally because they like looking at them. For the rich, there's also a prestige factor. I guess with something like this, there could be a geek prestige factor. Personally I would just want something like this because I enjoy it, though. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943782956] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Revelation34 posted... </cite> <quote>$40 seems cheap. Anime ones are like $200.</quote> $40 more than the standard edition. The standard edition is already $1,350. And I call it a "figurine" because, as you'll see in the image, it's tiny. It's basically just Kitty's head, arm, and part of her torso. (Because it's meant to accessorize the Juggernaut statue.) Most full-size comic statues -- excluding the PVCs (DST is an okay budget option) -- are going to run you at least $200, even some things in the 1/10 scale (by contrast, lower-end anime statues are usually in the 1/7 scale iirc). Prior to ordering/pre-ordering that Hasbro Pulse Sentinel, I think the most I'd spent on a collectible was maybe $150. When I saw the Hasbro Pulse Sentinel on BBTS, I was willing to pay the $500 they were looking for... and thankfully I looked into it (because BBTS had a note at the bottom that they were providing it for people who couldn't get it directly) and found that Hasbro Pulse was offering it for $350. (And the first collectible I spent more than $50 on (iirc, I paid $80 for my first one) was ToyBiz's Sentinel BAF on ebay back in 2007 or 2008 -- I wasn't really amenable to that sort of stuff when it came out which wound up costing me a bit more.) WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read. After moving 2 tons of books 3 times, I adopted the Kindle Paperwhite and never looked back.</quote> If that's your motivation for owning books, I kinda feel like you're picking them up for the wrong reason. WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote> What do figurines show?</quote> I'm 90% sure people would just display the figurine with the statue. Otherwise it's the same as any other work of art. Why do people own statues and paintings? Generally because they like looking at them. For the rich, there's also a prestige factor. I guess with something like this, there could be a geek prestige factor. Personally I would just want something like this because I enjoy it, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/24/20 9:45:53 PM #207:	Zeus posted... If that's your motivation for owning books, I kinda feel like you're picking them up for the wrong reason. Zeus posted... Why do people own statues and paintings? Generally because they like looking at them. For the rich, there's also a prestige factor. I guess with something like this, there could be a geek prestige factor. Personally I would just want something like this because I enjoy it, though. im just going to leave this rake in your yard Zeus. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943783528] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>If that's your motivation for owning books, I kinda feel like you're picking them up for the wrong reason.</quote> Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>Why do people own statues and paintings? Generally because they like looking at them. For the rich, there's also a prestige factor. I guess with something like this, there could be a geek prestige factor. Personally I would just want something like this because I enjoy it, though.</quote> im just going to leave this rake in your yard Zeus. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/24/20 9:53:03 PM #208:	WhiskeyDisk posted... im just going to leave this rake in your yard Zeus. Not sure what you're driving at. Books and collectibles are vastly different things. If you're suggesting you just own books to show off, that's kinda stupid. Most people pick up books to read them. I own probably somewhere between 4-10k books -- including some manga volumes and TPBs -- but everything I've either read or intend to read (as opposed to using as a decoration). You can't read a collectible. You can only look at them -- or, in the case of something with articulation -- pose them as well. Those are decorations. A display of books is basically enjoying them for their cover. If that's the case, why not just get a painting? >_> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943783792] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>im just going to leave this rake in your yard Zeus.</quote> Not sure what you're driving at. Books and collectibles are vastly different things. If you're suggesting you just own books to show off, that's kinda stupid. Most people pick up books to read them. I own probably somewhere between 4-10k books -- including some manga volumes and TPBs -- but everything I've either read or intend to read (as opposed to using as a decoration). You can't read a collectible. You can only look at them -- or, in the case of something with articulation -- pose them as well. Those are decorations. A display of books is basically enjoying them for their cover. If that's the case, why not just get a painting? >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 08/25/20 12:22:18 AM #209:	All this time travel talk is a good place to mention that Dark on Netflix is really damn good. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:943788607] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>All this time travel talk is a good place to mention that Dark on Netflix is really damn good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 08/25/20 12:33:34 AM #210:	Just started Umbrella Academy season 2 --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:943788839] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Just started Umbrella Academy season 2 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/25/20 12:56:54 PM #211:	WhiskeyDisk posted... At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read. I've never understood why people feel the need to "demonstrate that they read". Like the sort of person who buys "clever" books to leave on their coffee table to impress visitors, in spite of the fact that they'll never read them. I get the premise, but honestly, it just makes me think less of them as a person than if they'd never read anything at all and were just open about it. I don't think people who ACTUALLY have bookcases full of books keep them to "virtue signal" their literacy (literacy signaling?). I think they (we) do it because we like reading, and have a fuckton of books. I know I read tons, and actually reread books I've already read, so I never, ever get rid of books (I mean, I'm in my 40s and I still own books from when I was 10). But my aunt reads books once and moves on, so she tends to buy a book, read it, and then donate it to the local library or pass it on to someone else to read. I don't think I've ever known anyone who owned bookcases full of books solely in a decorative sense, in the same way people will have figurines or knick-knacks. I'm not saying they don't exist (rare book collectors probably fall more into that sphere), but there's almost always another motive to own book collections. Ironically, the same aunt who doesn't keep her books used to have a knick-knack cabinet that she used to keep little penguin figurines in. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943803652] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>At least books on a bookcase demonstrate that you read.</quote> I've never understood why people feel the need to "demonstrate that they read". Like the sort of person who buys "clever" books to leave on their coffee table to impress visitors, in spite of the fact that they'll never read them. I get the premise, but honestly, it just makes me think less of them as a person than if they'd never read anything at all and were just open about it. I don't think people who ACTUALLY have bookcases full of books keep them to "virtue signal" their literacy (literacy signaling?). I think they (we) do it because we like reading, and have a fuckton of books. I know I read tons, and actually reread books I've already read, so I never, ever get rid of books (I mean, I'm in my 40s and I still own books from when I was 10). But my aunt reads books once and moves on, so she tends to buy a book, read it, and then donate it to the local library or pass it on to someone else to read. I don't think I've ever known anyone who owned bookcases full of books solely in a decorative sense, in the same way people will have figurines or knick-knacks. I'm not saying they don't exist (rare book collectors probably fall more into that sphere), but there's almost always another motive to own book collections. Ironically, the same aunt who doesn't keep her books used to have a knick-knack cabinet that she used to keep little penguin figurines in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/25/20 3:50:57 PM #212:	Weather Dominator or not the two dueling hurricanes have completely missed me along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. They both went west of here, or are going west of here in the case of Laura, and as usual, since Katrina, have gone west of here and either destroyed Louisiana or South West Texas. Either way, Oregon and I are safe, and we will just have to deal with the pandemic and my healing stomach surgery wound. Overall, we dodged another bullet. I hope everyone else is doing well. On a separate note: I have maybe ten physical books, a couple of Dickens reprints directly from England and a copy of Sherlock Holmes, but I have video games and figures on display in my room and at my house. Plus a lot of comic books in my garage. I don't feel the need to impress strangers or guest with my book knowledge either. Plus I don't have a proper library to display them anyway. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943810106] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Weather Dominator or not the two dueling hurricanes have completely missed me along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. They both went west of here, or are going west of here in the case of Laura, and as usual, since Katrina, have gone west of here and either destroyed Louisiana or South West Texas. Either way, Oregon and I are safe, and we will just have to deal with the pandemic and my healing stomach surgery wound. Overall, we dodged another bullet. I hope everyone else is doing well. On a separate note: I have maybe ten physical books, a couple of Dickens reprints directly from England and a copy of Sherlock Holmes, but I have video games and figures on display in my room and at my house. Plus a lot of comic books in my garage. I don't feel the need to impress strangers or guest with my book knowledge either. Plus I don't have a proper library to display them anyway. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 08/25/20 5:18:33 PM #213:	I will give one thing to wrestling fandom: I was able to pick up the Jazwares release of Kenny Omega for $19.87 U.S. (before taxes). And my physical books are, at this point, all boxed up (in organized fashion) in my garage, as there is very little room for them in the apartment. Thus, my garage has long since become my reading room. And, in dork news: Been learning a thing or two about replacing lithium-ion batteries in order to give my GBAs and my original DS a new lease on life. The PSP, unfortunately, is going to be tethered to a wall forever. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:943813377] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I will give one thing to wrestling fandom: I was able to pick up the Jazwares release of Kenny Omega for $19.87 U.S. (before taxes). And my physical books are, at this point, all boxed up (in organized fashion) in my garage, as there is very little room for them in the apartment. Thus, my garage has long since become my reading room. And, in dork news: Been learning a thing or two about replacing lithium-ion batteries in order to give my GBAs and my original DS a new lease on life. The PSP, unfortunately, is going to be tethered to a wall forever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/25/20 6:44:27 PM #214:	The Wave Master posted... I don't feel the need to impress strangers or guest with my book knowledge either. Plus most people who you'll invite inside your home should know you pretty well already so something like that is a moot point. I_Abibde posted... I will give one thing to wrestling fandom: I was able to pick up the Jazwares release of Kenny Omega for $19.87 U.S. (before taxes). Jazwares? Geez. I kinda feel sorry for any fandom stuck with those guys. They're big on cutting corners. https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/photos-first-look-at-aews-new-action-figures-from-jazwares/ They're still doing an exposed pin on the shoulders? >_> I_Abibde posted... And, in dork news: Been learning a thing or two about replacing lithium-ion batteries in order to give my GBAs and my original DS a new lease on life. The PSP, unfortunately, is going to be tethered to a wall forever. Whenever I've seen a replacement battery for a gba, I've picked it up. Realistically, though, those spare batteries will probably go bad by the time I need to replace. As for the DS, I took the battery from my broken one to use on a DS I overpaid on that had a dead battery... and proceeded to misplace the cap. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943816894] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>I don't feel the need to impress strangers or guest with my book knowledge either.</quote> Plus most people who you'll invite inside your home should know you pretty well already so something like that is a moot point. I_Abibde posted... </cite> <quote>I will give one thing to wrestling fandom: I was able to pick up the Jazwares release of Kenny Omega for $19.87 U.S. (before taxes).</quote> Jazwares? Geez. I kinda feel sorry for any fandom stuck with those guys. They're big on cutting corners. https://wrestlingnews.co/aew-news/photos-first-look-at-aews-new-action-figures-from-jazwares/ They're still doing an exposed pin on the shoulders? >_> I_Abibde posted... </cite> <quote>And, in dork news: Been learning a thing or two about replacing lithium-ion batteries in order to give my GBAs and my original DS a new lease on life. The PSP, unfortunately, is going to be tethered to a wall forever.</quote> Whenever I've seen a replacement battery for a gba, I've picked it up. Realistically, though, those spare batteries will probably go bad by the time I need to replace. As for the DS, I took the battery from my broken one to use on a DS I overpaid on that had a dead battery... and proceeded to misplace the cap. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/25/20 10:36:14 PM #215:	Zeus posted... Plus most people who you'll invite inside your home should know you pretty well already so something like that is a moot point. i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road... >_> --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943825194] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>Plus most people who you'll invite inside your home should know you pretty well already so something like that is a moot point.</quote> i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road... >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/25/20 11:01:09 PM #216:	WhiskeyDisk posted... i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road... It doesn't count if you're just dragging them through the house duct-taped and blindfolded to your murder basement. It's not like they can see what books you have. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943826031] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road...</quote> It doesn't count if you're just dragging them through the house duct-taped and blindfolded to your murder basement. It's not like they can see what books you have.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/25/20 11:02:17 PM #217:	look. all i'm saying is dig the hole 9 feet deep. throw the body in, add 3 feet of dirt, then a pig carcass. fill the rest back up with dirt. when they sweep the area with cadaver dogs, they'll dig down to the pig carcass, figure it was a false hit, fill the hole back in and move on. nobody will ever look at the area again until it turns up on some kind of unsolved mysteries type show 30 years later. by then you'll have dimentia and your grandkids will be feeding you applesauce. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943826058] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>look. all i'm saying is dig the hole 9 feet deep. throw the body in, add 3 feet of dirt, then a pig carcass. fill the rest back up with dirt. when they sweep the area with cadaver dogs, they'll dig down to the pig carcass, figure it was a false hit, fill the hole back in and move on. nobody will ever look at the area again until it turns up on some kind of unsolved mysteries type show 30 years later. by then you'll have dimentia and your grandkids will be feeding you applesauce. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/26/20 5:03:40 AM #218:	WhiskeyDisk posted... i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road... >_> I wanted to post a clip that I only saw in the trailer of a movie where a bunch of people on a road trip talk about picking somebody up and one comments, "No, that's how a lot of horror movies start," and the other remarks, "It's also how a lot of pornos start!", but I realized I can't remember anything else besides that. I had kinda assumed it might be Eurotrip -- which I will watch someday -- but I don't think it is. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943832951] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>i guess i'm the only one that stops to pick up runaways and hitchhikers on the side of the road... >_></quote> I wanted to post a clip that I only saw in the trailer of a movie where a bunch of people on a road trip talk about picking somebody up and one comments, "No, that's how a lot of horror movies start," and the other remarks, "It's also how a lot of pornos start!", but I realized I can't remember anything else besides that. I had kinda assumed it might be Eurotrip -- which I will watch someday -- but I don't think it is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/26/20 8:28:51 AM #219:	I leave for a few hours to help my sister and niece with their calculus, (brain hurts) homework, and you geeks devolve into murdering hitchhikers and the homeless. Look, I can't support the killing of random worthless strangers, but I will say that having the directions to an out of state pig farm is very handy. Sometimes you may need to remove the teeth dependent on how hungry the pigs are, and if you do that make sure to leave no DNA evidence behind of your teeth extraction. All trophies should be kept off site. All cellphones should be left at home for alibi purposes. Any extra materials you need you buy in cash, out of state, months in advance. But these tips are hypothetical. Good hunting. I mean don't hurt people or something. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943835802] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I leave for a few hours to help my sister and niece with their calculus, (brain hurts) homework, and you geeks devolve into murdering hitchhikers and the homeless. Look, I can't support the killing of random worthless strangers, but I will say that having the directions to an out of state pig farm is very handy. Sometimes you may need to remove the teeth dependent on how hungry the pigs are, and if you do that make sure to leave no DNA evidence behind of your teeth extraction. All trophies should be kept off site. All cellphones should be left at home for alibi purposes. Any extra materials you need you buy in cash, out of state, months in advance. But these tips are hypothetical. Good hunting. I mean don't hurt people or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/26/20 1:00:53 PM #220:	Zeus posted... I had kinda assumed it might be Eurotrip -- which I will watch someday -- but I don't think it is. Pretty sure it is, actually. Or a movie very much like it. I definitely remember the scene you're talking about, but I remember it being in a trailer (whatever it was from, I never watched the actual movie). And it was definitely that sort of "stupid dudes hitchhiking across country" sort of premise. ~researches~ Hah, my Internet-Fu is strong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nw7MEquQg&t=1m30s --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943844477] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>I had kinda assumed it might be Eurotrip -- which I will watch someday -- but I don't think it is. </quote> Pretty sure it is, actually. Or a movie very much like it. I definitely remember the scene you're talking about, but I remember it being in a trailer (whatever it was from, I never watched the actual movie). And it was definitely that sort of "stupid dudes hitchhiking across country" sort of premise. ~researches~ Hah, my Internet-Fu is strong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nw7MEquQg&t=1m30s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/26/20 1:56:16 PM #221:	The Wave Master posted... Look, I can't support the killing of random worthless strangers, but I will say that having the directions to an out of state pig farm is very handy. Sometimes you may need to remove the teeth dependent on how hungry the pigs are, and if you do that make sure to leave no DNA evidence behind of your teeth extraction. All trophies should be kept off site. All cellphones should be left at home for alibi purposes. Any extra materials you need you buy in cash, out of state, months in advance. I was going to link to some panels from the pig chapter of "You Will Hear the Voices of the Dead" (love the manga, but I STILL can't fucking remember the Japanese name -- or even the character names -- on a consistent basis, other than the ghost girl's name including Ryoko), but that feels like a bit too much effort and I'm pretty sure I can't just link to the chapter because piracy or whatever is against the TOS. ParanoidObsessive posted... Hah, my Internet-Fu is strong: Well, that's definitely the right scene in the trailer... but nothing else in that trailer looks at all familiar. Either I saw a completely different cut of the trailer/commercial, or... idk, that's weird. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943846578] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>Look, I can't support the killing of random worthless strangers, but I will say that having the directions to an out of state pig farm is very handy. Sometimes you may need to remove the teeth dependent on how hungry the pigs are, and if you do that make sure to leave no DNA evidence behind of your teeth extraction. All trophies should be kept off site. All cellphones should be left at home for alibi purposes. Any extra materials you need you buy in cash, out of state, months in advance.</quote> I was going to link to some panels from the pig chapter of "You Will Hear the Voices of the Dead" (love the manga, but I STILL can't fucking remember the Japanese name -- or even the character names -- on a consistent basis, other than the ghost girl's name including Ryoko), but that feels like a bit too much effort and I'm pretty sure I can't just link to the chapter because piracy or whatever is against the TOS. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Hah, my Internet-Fu is strong:</quote> Well, that's definitely the right scene in the trailer... but nothing else in that trailer looks at all familiar. Either I saw a completely different cut of the trailer/commercial, or... idk, that's weird. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 08/26/20 2:49:07 PM #222:	That trailer did not look familiar at all lol but one or two of the actors looked familiar. --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:943848677] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>That trailer did not look familiar at all lol but one or two of the actors looked familiar. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/26/20 3:10:48 PM #223:	Metalsonic66 posted... That trailer did not look familiar at all lol but one or two of the actors looked familiar. Well, one of them was Edward Furlong who, when he was younger, played John Connor in T2 and had a few other roles. (I only recognize the name because I saw Cruel World where iirc he was presented as being a big deal or something. Guy looked like shit at the time and that was just 2005.) Sam Huntington, who I didn't recognize until I pulled up his wiki, played Josh on Being Human as well as Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns. (Among other things.) Some of the others either don't have wikipedia entries, have incomplete entries, or don't have photos on the entries. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943849594] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>That trailer did not look familiar at all lol but one or two of the actors looked familiar.</quote> Well, one of them was Edward Furlong who, when he was younger, played John Connor in T2 and had a few other roles. (I only recognize the name because I saw Cruel World where iirc he was presented as being a big deal or something. Guy looked like shit at the time and that was just 2005.) Sam Huntington, who I didn't recognize until I pulled up his wiki, played Josh on Being Human as well as Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns. (Among other things.) Some of the others either don't have wikipedia entries, have incomplete entries, or don't have photos on the entries. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 08/26/20 3:58:49 PM #224:	ParanoidObsessive posted... I don't think I've ever known anyone who owned bookcases full of books solely in a decorative sense, in the same way people will have figurines or knick-knacks. I'm not saying they don't exist (rare book collectors probably fall more into that sphere), but there's almost always another motive to own book collections. You can buy books by the foot, and a lot of CEOs and lawyers will fill up their bookshelf with things that give the impression that they've done a lot more reading than they have. It's a tactic. https://www.strandbooks.com/books-by-the-foot https://www.booksbythefoot.com/ It's probably also used for shows/movies, but, this is a product for actual people. --- ImmortalityV, "I would like to kiss Icoyar to be honest in a non gay way though" <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:943851498] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I don't think I've ever known anyone who owned bookcases full of books solely in a decorative sense, in the same way people will have figurines or knick-knacks. I'm not saying they don't exist (rare book collectors probably fall more into that sphere), but there's almost always another motive to own book collections.</quote> You can buy books by the foot, and a lot of CEOs and lawyers will fill up their bookshelf with things that give the impression that they've done a lot more reading than they have. It's a tactic. https://www.strandbooks.com/books-by-the-foot https://www.booksbythefoot.com/ It's probably also used for shows/movies, but, this is a product for actual people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/27/20 5:49:08 PM #225:	Dragon Age 4 was announced today, but we didm't see any game play, which means we are 3 years away from playing the actual game. However, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart was shown with full game play, and it looked fantastic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=drRwHXGQ7Nw --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943899275] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Dragon Age 4 was announced today, but we didm't see any game play, which means we are 3 years away from playing the actual game. However, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart was shown with full game play, and it looked fantastic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=drRwHXGQ7Nw </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 08/27/20 6:08:30 PM #226:	Damn. I love me some Ratchet. The Rift stuff looks neat but it makes it hard to tell how explorable those levels actually are. --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:943900078] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Damn. I love me some Ratchet. The Rift stuff looks neat but it makes it hard to tell how explorable those levels actually are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/28/20 4:20:43 AM #227:	The fun thing about not having Amazon Prime is bundling everything I want into batches >_> So because there were two things I wanted to pick up (those previously mentioned Pop!s, which would run me about $20, a bit shy of free shipping), I wind up having about $150 of unrelated stuff in the order that I'd been meaning to pick up and all of this is despite the fact that I've been cleaning and realizing I may have too much stuff. In other news, I watched a clip from Star Wars Rebels and noticed that the show goes waaaaaaaay overboard with facial ticks. The characters can't seem to finish a sentence without moving their eyes or turning their face. I imagine that'll be stupidly distracting whenever I do someday watch it. (And I still haven't seen the new Clone Wars series just yet... partly because I wanted to watch the accompanying movie first then the show... which I imagine might all be collected on D+. I'll have to check later. And I'm not watching the Mandalorian until the show wraps.) Oh, and the other thing is I'm finally starting to wonder how much media I'll watch/play again. I know that I can forget decent portions of even things I've watched a few times (although there are obvious exceptions) and I imagine that helps me enjoy them again, but sometimes it feels like having seen them once is a deterrent (other than specific scenes) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943917320] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>The fun thing about not having Amazon Prime is bundling everything I want into batches >_> So because there were two things I wanted to pick up (those previously mentioned Pop!s, which would run me about $20, a bit shy of free shipping), I wind up having about $150 of unrelated stuff in the order that I'd been meaning to pick up and all of this is despite the fact that I've been cleaning and realizing I may have too much stuff. In other news, I watched a clip from Star Wars Rebels and noticed that the show goes waaaaaaaay overboard with facial ticks. The characters can't seem to finish a sentence without moving their eyes or turning their face. I imagine that'll be stupidly distracting whenever I do someday watch it. (And I still haven't seen the new Clone Wars series just yet... partly because I wanted to watch the accompanying movie first then the show... which I imagine might all be collected on D+. I'll have to check later. And I'm not watching the Mandalorian until the show wraps.) Oh, and the other thing is I'm finally starting to wonder how much media I'll watch/play again. I know that I can forget decent portions of even things I've watched a few times (although there are obvious exceptions) and I imagine that helps me enjoy them again, but sometimes it feels like having seen them once is a deterrent (other than specific scenes) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/28/20 4:05:44 PM #228:	The Wave Master posted... Dragon Age 4 was announced today, but we didm't see any game play, which means we are 3 years away from playing the actual game. They teaser trailered it months ago. Not that I care, because it's going to be shit and will continue the progressive ruination of every franchise BioWare ever made famous. At this point, they're going to have to resurrect Jade Empire just so they can shit on its legacy with needless multiplayer, excessive microtransactions, and poor writing. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943935487] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>Dragon Age 4 was announced today, but we didm't see any game play, which means we are 3 years away from playing the actual game. </quote> They teaser trailered it months ago. Not that I care, because it's going to be shit and will continue the progressive ruination of every franchise BioWare ever made famous. At this point, they're going to have to resurrect Jade Empire just so they can shit on its legacy with needless multiplayer, excessive microtransactions, and poor writing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/28/20 10:32:58 PM #229:	Well **! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of *. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/ --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943949596] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Well ! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of ***. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/28/20 11:09:25 PM #230:	At this point I'm just sort of conditioned to assume "So, [insert person here] is dead" means Covid, but this one's actually pretty surprising. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943950954] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>At this point I'm just sort of conditioned to assume "So, [insert person here] is dead" means Covid, but this one's actually pretty surprising.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/28/20 11:14:04 PM #231:	The Wave Master posted... Well **! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of *. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/ wow. i'm not...speechless, but holy shit. this is unexpected. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943951137] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>Well ! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of ***. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/</quote> wow. i'm not...speechless, but holy shit. this is unexpected. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 08/29/20 12:51:06 AM #232:	Dude looked so healthy --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:943954369] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Dude looked so healthy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/29/20 1:40:29 AM #233:	The Wave Master posted... Well **! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of *. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/ Whoa, fucking hell. He died much, much too soon. ParanoidObsessive posted... At this point I'm just sort of conditioned to assume "So, [insert person here] is dead" means Covid, but this one's actually pretty surprising. Even if it was Covid, it'd be surprising since he was a pretty young dude. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943955453] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>Well ! Wakanda Fiorever! This year can go suck and bag of ***. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/</quote> Whoa, fucking hell. He died much, much too soon. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>At this point I'm just sort of conditioned to assume "So, [insert person here] is dead" means Covid, but this one's actually pretty surprising.</quote> Even if it was Covid, it'd be surprising since he was a pretty young dude. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/29/20 2:44:34 AM #234:	Zeus posted... Even if it was Covid, it'd be surprising since he was a pretty young dude. It wasn't. Which was my point. He actually had colon cancer. Four four years. He was essentially dying even before he signed to be Black Panther. That's what's so surprising about it. He didn't die from something he just caught or that just happened, but something he's been dealing with for years, that almost no one knew about, and which wasn't really visually obvious in any of his roles in spite of some of them involving a fair amount of physical activity. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943956674] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Even if it was Covid, it'd be surprising since he was a pretty young dude. </quote> It wasn't. Which was my point. He actually had colon cancer. Four four years. He was essentially dying even before he signed to be Black Panther. That's what's so surprising about it. He didn't die from something he just caught or that just happened, but something he's been dealing with for years, that almost no one knew about, and which wasn't really visually obvious in any of his roles in spite of some of them involving a fair amount of physical activity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 08/29/20 3:26:51 AM #235:	I had no clue he even had cancer. He kept that shit guarded. And like PO said, to still do all that filming was very impressive. Shitty day. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:943957321] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I had no clue he even had cancer. He kept that shit guarded. And like PO said, to still do all that filming was very impressive. Shitty day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/29/20 1:45:01 PM #236:	Until today, I hadn't realized that Vincent D'Onofrio -- the MCU Daredevil -- was also Goren on L&O:CI. It's not just because he's a talented actor, which apparently he's far better than I gave him credit for, but also because man did that guy change >_> He put on a ton of weight and then he went without facial hair for the role. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943969240] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Until today, I hadn't realized that Vincent D'Onofrio -- the MCU Daredevil -- was also Goren on L&O:CI. It's not just because he's a talented actor, which apparently he's far better than I gave him credit for, but also because man did that guy change >_> He put on a ton of weight and then he went without facial hair for the role. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/29/20 2:25:49 PM #237:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It wasn't. Which was my point. But Covid would be more surprising, which is what I was driving at. When I heard he died, I assumed car crash or another accident. ParanoidObsessive posted... He actually had colon cancer. Four four years. He was essentially dying even before he signed to be Black Panther. Yes, I know. I imagine he withheld that information from Disney, since I doubt they would have gone along with this. ParanoidObsessive posted... That's what's so surprising about it. He didn't die from something he just caught or that just happened, but something he's been dealing with for years, that almost no one knew about, and which wasn't really visually obvious in any of his roles in spite of some of them involving a fair amount of physical activity. But afaik colon cancer doesn't really have that many outward signs? Plus a lot of those high-intensity roles were during the earlier stages of the disease. CyborgSage00x0 posted... I had no clue he even had cancer. He kept that shit guarded. Kind of an easier disease to hide, isn't it? And I think he'd have to keep it on the DL, since otherwise he wouldn't have been able to land some roles. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943970635] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>It wasn't. Which was my point.</quote> But Covid would be more surprising, which is what I was driving at. When I heard he died, I assumed car crash or another accident. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>He actually had colon cancer. Four four years. He was essentially dying even before he signed to be Black Panther.</quote> Yes, I know. I imagine he withheld that information from Disney, since I doubt they would have gone along with this. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>That's what's so surprising about it. He didn't die from something he just caught or that just happened, but something he's been dealing with for years, that almost no one knew about, and which wasn't really visually obvious in any of his roles in spite of some of them involving a fair amount of physical activity.</quote> But afaik colon cancer doesn't really have that many outward signs? Plus a lot of those high-intensity roles were during the earlier stages of the disease. CyborgSage00x0 posted... </cite> <quote>I had no clue he even had cancer. He kept that shit guarded.</quote> Kind of an easier disease to hide, isn't it? And I think he'd have to keep it on the DL, since otherwise he wouldn't have been able to land some roles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosAzeroth 08/29/20 3:04:08 PM #238:	I think most people have a specific image that comes to mind when cancer is mentioned. So to find out someone who didn't fit that image had it is probably additional shock. Like (personal spoiler) my own mom got cancer and it was a lot more similar to what one might imagine too. She slept a lot and generally felt completely like crap, understandably so! I'll admit I was surprised to find out he had been sick myself, because it hasn't occurred to me either that, despite hearing stories about people hiding it, that it was something someone could hide like that. <cite>ChaosAzeroth posted [p:943971971] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I think most people have a specific image that comes to mind when cancer is mentioned. So to find out someone who didn't fit that image had it is probably additional shock. Like (personal spoiler) my own mom got cancer and it was a lot more similar to what one might imagine too. She slept a lot and generally felt completely like crap, understandably so! I'll admit I was surprised to find out he had been sick myself, because it hasn't occurred to me either that, despite hearing stories about people hiding it, that it was something someone could hide like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/29/20 6:03:25 PM #239:	Zeus posted... ...I also didn't realize he played Edgar the Bug in MiB, but I guess it's been ages since I saw that. Did you remember that he was in Full Metal Jacket? Or Thirteenth Floor? Or Dishonored 2? Zeus posted... But Covid would be more surprising, which is what I was driving at. I don't think it would be that surprising. Sure, mortality is low for younger people and worse for the elderly, and you'd assume he'd be in shape enough (just based on the Marvel films) that he wouldn't be tripping any of the red flags like obesity, asthma, blood pressure, diabetes, etc... but there's always the possibility of underlying conditions aggravating symptoms and causing complications. Hell, there've been casualties across all age groups, including much younger than 43. Sure, it might only be an average 1-in-10000 chance for his age group, but that's not really all THAT unbelievable. Especially since it's been mentioned that Covid seems to have a greater impact on the black population than others. I mean, hell, he was only three months older than me, and I freely acknowledge I could theoretically die if I caught it (even if my friend who caught it, who is about eight months younger than me) came through relatively fine. I think the main difference though is that Covid is something you can catch, suffer, and die from in the span of about two weeks, so it can come out of nowhere and take you completely by surprise, whereas we tend to assume that there'll be visible symptoms and prior history from something more major and long-term like cancer. I do agree context comes into play, though. Like how, with wrestling, almost every time you hear about a wrestler dying young, you almost always assume it's something drug-related (or, at least, that used to be the case). --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943977615] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>...I also didn't realize he played Edgar the Bug in MiB, but I guess it's been ages since I saw that. </quote> Did you remember that he was in Full Metal Jacket? Or Thirteenth Floor? Or Dishonored 2? <cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>But Covid would be more surprising, which is what I was driving at.</quote> I don't think it would be that surprising. Sure, mortality is low for younger people and worse for the elderly, and you'd assume he'd be in shape enough (just based on the Marvel films) that he wouldn't be tripping any of the red flags like obesity, asthma, blood pressure, diabetes, etc... but there's always the possibility of underlying conditions aggravating symptoms and causing complications. Hell, there've been casualties across all age groups, including much younger than 43. Sure, it might only be an average 1-in-10000 chance for his age group, but that's not really all THAT unbelievable. Especially since it's been mentioned that Covid seems to have a greater impact on the black population than others. I mean, hell, he was only three months older than me, and I freely acknowledge I could theoretically die if I caught it (even if my friend who caught it, who is about eight months younger than me) came through relatively fine. I think the main difference though is that Covid is something you can catch, suffer, and die from in the span of about two weeks, so it can come out of nowhere and take you completely by surprise, whereas we tend to assume that there'll be visible symptoms and prior history from something more major and long-term like cancer. I do agree context comes into play, though. Like how, with wrestling, almost every time you hear about a wrestler dying young, you almost always assume it's something drug-related (or, at least, that used to be the case).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/29/20 7:17:39 PM #240:	Covid affects people differently, but African Americans, such as myself and my brother, don't fare too well when compared to Caucasians. A perfect example of this is Oreon who tested positive for covid a month ago. He got very sick and had to go to the emergency room at least twice, coughing non stop and short of breath. He did not have any underlying conditions, and is extremely healthy, goes to the gym every day. His girlfriend, who is white, and has a thyroid condition, also tested positive for covid, but hasn't been sick a single day, not even the sniffles. The lesson is don't get covid... just in case. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:943979960] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Covid affects people differently, but African Americans, such as myself and my brother, don't fare too well when compared to Caucasians. A perfect example of this is Oreon who tested positive for covid a month ago. He got very sick and had to go to the emergency room at least twice, coughing non stop and short of breath. He did not have any underlying conditions, and is extremely healthy, goes to the gym every day. His girlfriend, who is white, and has a thyroid condition, also tested positive for covid, but hasn't been sick a single day, not even the sniffles. The lesson is don't get covid... just in case. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/29/20 7:30:36 PM #241:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Did you remember that he was in Full Metal Jacket? Not sure I've seen it (or that much of it) ParanoidObsessive posted... Or Thirteenth Floor? Haven't seen it... I think. ParanoidObsessive posted... Or Dishonored 2? Haven't played it. Plus wouldn't that just be VA work? ParanoidObsessive posted... I don't think it would be that surprising. Sure, mortality is low for younger people and worse for the elderly, and you'd assume he'd be in shape enough (just based on the Marvel films) that he wouldn't be tripping any of the red flags like obesity, asthma, blood pressure, diabetes, etc... but there's always the possibility of underlying conditions aggravating symptoms and causing complications. How many young rich dudes have died from COVID? The handful of young people who died from it were poor or average income. Notwithstanding that lately I've become worried about Danny DeVito, after seeing an Always Sunny episode that no-kayfabe pointed out he's 75 (and I was like, "wait, are they just exaggerating for comedic effect?", and then I looked it up and, sure enough, he's 75). While he's rich -- and therefore less likely to get it -- he's also old. And I can't imagine Always Sunny without him... well, I guess, I can because season 1 didn't have him, but the point is it'd suck (and it might suck even worse if they brought in a Walden Schmidt) ParanoidObsessive posted... I do agree context comes into play, though. Like how, with wrestling, almost every time you hear about a wrestler dying young, you almost always assume it's something drug-related (or, at least, that used to be the case). I usually assume it's a stunt gone wrong or the resulting damage thereof. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:943980391] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Did you remember that he was in Full Metal Jacket?</quote> Not sure I've seen it (or that much of it) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Or Thirteenth Floor?</quote> Haven't seen it... I think. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Or Dishonored 2?</quote> Haven't played it. Plus wouldn't that just be VA work? ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I don't think it would be that surprising. Sure, mortality is low for younger people and worse for the elderly, and you'd assume he'd be in shape enough (just based on the Marvel films) that he wouldn't be tripping any of the red flags like obesity, asthma, blood pressure, diabetes, etc... but there's always the possibility of underlying conditions aggravating symptoms and causing complications.</quote> How many young rich dudes have died from COVID? The handful of young people who died from it were poor or average income. Notwithstanding that lately I've become worried about Danny DeVito, after seeing an Always Sunny episode that no-kayfabe pointed out he's 75 (and I was like, "wait, are they just exaggerating for comedic effect?", and then I looked it up and, sure enough, he's 75). While he's rich -- and therefore less likely to get it -- he's also old. And I can't imagine Always Sunny without him... well, I guess, I can because season 1 didn't have him, but the point is it'd suck (and it might suck even worse if they brought in a Walden Schmidt) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I do agree context comes into play, though. Like how, with wrestling, almost every time you hear about a wrestler dying young, you almost always assume it's something drug-related (or, at least, that used to be the case).</quote> I usually assume it's a stunt gone wrong or the resulting damage thereof. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 08/29/20 10:43:29 PM #242:	Everything is racist now, even Covid. Fuck Mars, can we fucking colonize Ganymede? --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:943986039] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Everything is racist now, even Covid. Fuck Mars, can we fucking colonize Ganymede? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/29/20 11:07:08 PM #243:	WhiskeyDisk posted... Everything is racist now, even Covid. Fuck Mars, can we fucking colonize Ganymede? We definitely don't want to go there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCL89nM1hi0 --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:943986765] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>Everything is racist now, even Covid. Fuck Mars, can we fucking colonize Ganymede? </quote> We definitely don't want to go there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCL89nM1hi0</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 08/29/20 11:14:38 PM #244:	Zeus posted... that Vincent D'Onofrio -- the MCU Daredevil -- was also Goren on L&O:CI While not a fan of L&O:CI, I did recognize him, which made his role as kingpin even more amazing when I watched it. He plays one of my favorite villians of all time (not kingpin in general, just HIS kingpin). Best part of Daredevil in my opinion was his character (but there were lots of great parts). --- Tacobot 3000 "Saving the world from not having tacos." Glowing Elephant "Stonehedge was a sex thing." <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:943987014] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>that Vincent D'Onofrio -- the MCU Daredevil -- was also Goren on L&O:CI</quote> While not a fan of L&O:CI, I did recognize him, which made his role as kingpin even more amazing when I watched it. He plays one of my favorite villians of all time (not kingpin in general, just HIS kingpin). Best part of Daredevil in my opinion was his character (but there were lots of great parts). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 08/31/20 4:01:58 AM #245:	Zeus posted... ParanoidObsessive posted... Or Thirteenth Floor? Haven't seen it... I think. To be fair, not many have, but it's a pretty fun little sci-fi. Vince is easily the most famous actor in it despite not being the star, which was Gretchen Moll and Dollar Store Brendan Fraser. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:944029583] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote> ParanoidObsessive posted... Or Thirteenth Floor? Haven't seen it... I think.</quote>To be fair, not many have, but it's a pretty fun little sci-fi. Vince is easily the most famous actor in it despite not being the star, which was Gretchen Moll and Dollar Store Brendan Fraser. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 08/31/20 8:14:41 AM #246:	I started watching Castlevania on Netflix again. I watched season 1 like two years ago, while waiting for new episodes, and it continues to be fantastic. (Dracula is awesome, and I'm rooting for him as humanity is crap.) Shut up P.O. My wife tells me my faith in humanity is stupid every single day. I don't need it from you too. I mention this for two reasons. 1. It's a really good high quality show. 2. I forgot that for a second straight weekend WWE had a Pay Per View on the WWW Network. I'm not sure why Papa Vince is doing it this way, but 2020 is jacked up anyway so why not. If anyone has seen Castlevania or watched wrestling or seen the spoilers for Payback we can talk about it in the following post. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:944032687] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I started watching Castlevania on Netflix again. I watched season 1 like two years ago, while waiting for new episodes, and it continues to be fantastic. (Dracula is awesome, and I'm rooting for him as humanity is crap.) Shut up P.O. My wife tells me my faith in humanity is stupid every single day. I don't need it from you too. I mention this for two reasons. 1. It's a really good high quality show. 2. I forgot that for a second straight weekend WWE had a Pay Per View on the WWW Network. I'm not sure why Papa Vince is doing it this way, but 2020 is jacked up anyway so why not. If anyone has seen Castlevania or watched wrestling or seen the spoilers for Payback we can talk about it in the following post. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 08/31/20 11:47:03 AM #247:	Black Panther died a hero and a king. R.I.P. As for Castlevania, I am a big fan of the show. Season 1 is good, Season 2 is great, and Season 3 is ... divisive, but I thought it was great, too. Season 4 should be a winner, too, but I doubt the show will continue after that, since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:944038010] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>Black Panther died a hero and a king. R.I.P. As for Castlevania, I am a big fan of the show. Season 1 is good, Season 2 is great, and Season 3 is ... divisive, but I thought it was great, too. Season 4 should be a winner, too, but I doubt the show will continue after that, since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 08/31/20 3:28:07 PM #248:	I_Abibde posted... since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix. That's really killed the entertainment industry >_< --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:944045833] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I_Abibde posted... </cite> <quote>since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix.</quote> That's really killed the entertainment industry >_< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 08/31/20 6:51:41 PM #249:	I_Abibde posted... Black Panther died a hero and a king. R.I.P. As for Castlevania, I am a big fan of the show. Season 1 is good, Season 2 is great, and Season 3 is ... divisive, but I thought it was great, too. Season 4 should be a winner, too, but I doubt the show will continue after that, since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix. I like the redhead vampress in S3. Curious to see where her arc goes, and if they give Alucard new purpose. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:944053114] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote>I_Abibde posted... </cite> <quote>Black Panther died a hero and a king. R.I.P. As for Castlevania, I am a big fan of the show. Season 1 is good, Season 2 is great, and Season 3 is ... divisive, but I thought it was great, too. Season 4 should be a winner, too, but I doubt the show will continue after that, since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix.</quote>I like the redhead vampress in S3. Curious to see where her arc goes, and if they give Alucard new purpose. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 08/31/20 7:26:47 PM #250:	The Wave Master posted... Shut up P.O. My wife tells me my faith in humanity is stupid every single day. I don't need it from you too. Embrace the Dark Side, Wave. If Roman can turn heel, so can you! The Wave Master posted... I forgot that for a second straight weekend WWE had a Pay Per View on the WWW Network. I'm not sure why Papa Vince is doing it this way Rumors are that they deliberately double-dipped in an attempt to burn out the potential audience for All Out next week. Like, Vince feels like people will drop the money for SummerSlam and Payback, then feel like they've spent too much money already this month and will skip All Out. Which sort of ignores that most people don't watch WWE PPVs as actual PPVs as much as they just watch the network (which means they only paid $10 to see both PPVs anyway, and the second one was essentially "free" to them), and that a PPV with one week build up is likely to be the one most people skip rather than the one a week later that is AEW's main PPV of the year... but most of the narrative over the last few years is about just how out of touch Vince is and how he's taking a long, slow slide into madness anyway, so it kind of makes sense from that perspective. I_Abibde posted... since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix. Well, at least something good came out of cancel culture, then. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:944054347] in 28 Geeks L... [t:78893470]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>Shut up P.O. My wife tells me my faith in humanity is stupid every single day. I don't need it from you too.</quote> Embrace the Dark Side, Wave. If Roman can turn heel, so can you! <cite>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>I forgot that for a second straight weekend WWE had a Pay Per View on the WWW Network. I'm not sure why Papa Vince is doing it this way</quote> Rumors are that they deliberately double-dipped in an attempt to burn out the potential audience for All Out next week. Like, Vince feels like people will drop the money for SummerSlam and Payback, then feel like they've spent too much money already this month and will skip All Out. Which sort of ignores that most people don't watch WWE PPVs as actual PPVs as much as they just watch the network (which means they only paid $10 to see both PPVs anyway, and the second one was essentially "free" to them), and that a PPV with one week build up is likely to be the one most people skip rather than the one a week later that is AEW's main PPV of the year... but most of the narrative over the last few years is about just how out of touch Vince is and how he's taking a long, slow slide into madness anyway, so it kind of makes sense from that perspective. <cite>I_Abibde posted...</cite> <quote>since Warren Ellis got me-too'd and let go by Netflix.</quote> Well, at least something good came out of cancel culture, then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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