R&M Sandwich Bar (No Ham Allowed)

[Illmatic]

Oh lawd.

So tell me, Kage, what movies do YOU like.

[Thor]

haha...R Lee Ermey is the man

I'M GONNA GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT AND SKULL**** YOU
**** straight he is. He definetly has the best movie quotes of all time. There are too many for me to list right now, but all of you should know them. If you don't, you really need to see that movie. That is definetly Kubrick's best film, IMO.

[Kage]

Oh lawd.

So tell me, Kage, what movies do YOU like.
Mulholland Drive is my favorite, Lost Highway, Eraserhead. Anything by Tim Burton; From Hell, Manchurian Candidate, Sin City...

Rosmary's Baby, The Day The Earth Stood still

[Thor]

Mulholland Drive is my favorite, Lost Highway, Eraserhead. Anything by Tim Burton; From Hell, Manchurian Candidate, Sin City...

Rosmary's Baby, The Day The Earth Stood still
I heard that From Hell is pretty disturbing. Would you care to tell me some disgusting parts in that movie?

My favorite movies:
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Army of Darkness
Braveheart
Aladdin (**** straight!)
Snatch
Full Metal Jacket

[Illmatic]

David Lynch, eh?

So you like pointlessly convoluted movies?

My top ten is ITT somewhere, I'll run a search.

The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Do The Right Thing, The Shawshank Redemption, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Jackie Brown, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Hoop Dreams would be my top ten in no particular order. With honorable mentions to GoodFellas, Apocalypse Now, He Got Game, Trainspotting, Fargo, and Spinal Tap.

[YDload]

Let's all stop talking about black male actors who MIGHT be competent, and focus on the undisputed good ones like Morgan Freeman.

Good work throwing out that Shawshank mention Illmatic, it's a good 'un!

[Kage]

David Lynch, eh?

So you like pointlessly convoluted movies?

My top ten is ITT somewhere, I'll run a search.
Yes, Lynch happens to be my favorite film maker. I look for more in movies than good plots and action; I relish in the cinemtography, symbolism, etc. Lynch is a mastermind at creating atmospheres and different, bizarre, surrealistic worlds. I don't think a Tarantino fan would understand.

[Thor]

I still haven't seen Shawshank Redemption. Should I rush out to the video store and get it ASAP? Most people say that it changed their life or something along the lines of that.

[Illmatic]

Yes, Lynch happens to be my favorite film maker. I look for more in movies than good plots and action; I relish in the cinemtography, symbolism, etc. Lynch is a mastermind at creating atmospheres and different, bizarre, surrealistic worlds. I don't think a Tarantino fan would understand.

So in other words, you like the most mind-boggingly pretentious horseshit imaginable?

I still haven't seen Shawshank Redemption. Should I rush out to the video store and get it ASAP? Most people say that it changed their life or something along the lines of that.

The Shawshank Redemption is an amazing movie. The only people who think otherwise are elitist David Lynch fans.

[Kage]

So in other words, you like the most mind-boggingly pretentious horseshit imaginable?
You like the most over-bloated, highschool amateur horseshit imaginable?

Who are you to make fun of my taste in movies?

[Kage]

The Shawshank Redemption is an amazing movie. The only people who think otherwise are elitist David Lynch fans.
Uhm...I didn't say that. You misquoted me. That was Metal Head.

[Illmatic]

You like over-bloated, highschool amateur horse**** imaginable?

I don't like it nearly as much as I used to, but yes, I enjoy some Quentin Tarantino from time to time.

I'm just a simple man.

Unlike you. You are a David Lynch fan, and we all know that people who like David Lynch movies are geniuses and the rest of us are just backwoods cretins, cultureless morons who are unable to see the brilliance of David Lynch and thus will live a life of misery because of it.

There, I said what every David Lynch fan wants to hear.

[Thor]

The Shawshank Redemption is an amazing movie. The only people who think otherwise are elitist David Lynch fans.
thanks for the suggestion.

Bass! How low can you go? Death row? :thumb:

[Kage]

I don't like it nearly as much as I used to, but yes, I enjoy some Quentin Tarantino from time to time.

I'm just a simple man.

Unlike you. You are a David Lynch fan, and we all know that people who like David Lynch movies are geniuses and the rest of us are just backwoods cretins, cultureless morons who are unable to see the brilliance of David Lynch and thus will live a life of misery because of it.

There, I said what every David Lynch fan wants to hear.
Thank you. Your stereotypes are just mindbogglingly accurate.

[Illmatic]

Thank you. Your stereotypes are just mindbogglingly accurate.

The knee-jerk response to this, of course, is "Welcome to my world"

Bass! How low can you go? Death row?

What a brotha knows, once again the incredible rhyme animal, the incredible (D!) Public Enemy number one

[Kage]

You could try to respect other peoples' opinions. Did you even see the rest of my list?

[Bartender]

The knee-jerk response to this, of course, is "Welcome to my world"


What are you talking about?

[Silenius]

What are you talking about?
Beats me. :rolleyes:

[Illmatic]

I didn't feel strongly enough about anything else on there to comment on. David Lynch is just one of those people who drive me insane beyond my control.

What are you talking about?

Yeah, what would I know about being stereotyped.

[Kage]

Tarantino does the same for me, becaues there are so many ignorant high school boys who drool over his **** because there's so much blood, and don't know a dam thing about filmmaking.

[Illmatic]

Just like how I know many college guys who think they're the smartest sons of bitches in the world because they feverishly watch every David Lynch movie.

[Silenius]

Tarantino does the same for me, becaues there are so many ignorant high school boys who drool over his **** because there's so much blood, and don't know a dam thing about filmmaking.
I actually enjoyed Pulp Fiction.

Kill Bill wasn't great though.

[Illmatic]

I thought Kill Bill Vol. 1 was a fun kung-fu-type flick.

Vol. 2 kinda...outsmarts itself.

[YDload]

I really liked Kill Bill. I'm just glad I didn't see any of the films that Tarantino was ripping off or else I might have been disappointed! Also the trick is to subconsciously glue the two halves of the movie together so they complement each other instead of being incomplete.

[Silenius]

I thought Kill Bill Vol. 1 was a fun kung-fu-type flick.

Vol. 2 kinda...outsmarts itself.
I didn't bother with Vol. 2 :-/

Nice ninja edit YDload.

[i am the robots]

Is that a Necrophagist avatar I see?

[Kage]

You're forgetting **** like Resevior Dogs.

[Bartender]

Yeah, what would I know about being stereotyped.

That's not the point. You're the one who started insulting anything he liked, seemingly without provocation (unless you count disagreeing on Samuel L Jackson provocation).

[Silenius]

Is that a Necrophagist avatar I see?
yep.

[RCA]

Just got back from seeing the remake of The Longest Yard. GREAT movie; definitely the best I've seen this year. It was damn funny.

NP: Heathen - Deaf In The Silence (demo track; pre-BtS)

[Illmatic]

That's not the point. You're the one who started insulting anything he liked, seemingly without provocation.

Of course I did. That's what I do.

Just got back from seeing the remake of The Longest Yard. GREAT movie; definitely the best I've seen this year. It was damn funny.

Oh no...

I take it you didn't see the original (one of the five best sports movies ever made).

five best: Raging Bull, Hoop Dreams, He Got Game, the original Longest Yard, Rocky

[RCA]

I've seen the original plenty of times; I love that version as well.

[Jom]

Silly nerds talking about Star Wars.

In other news.. It's so ****ING hot here in Seattle. It's about 92-93.. theres's a serious heat wave where we are. It's supposed to be gone by Monday. My house doesn't have airconditioning.. so every hour or so i put my feet into a freezing cold ice bath. I'm dying.. Seattle was not meant to be this hot.

I just hope it's not this hot tomorrow at FOLKLIFE!! Weeee!!!

Heh heh... every time I'm in Seattle, you guys are always in the middle of a drought. One time, I came in the summer, over a course of time where it hadn't rained in eighteen days. 90-95 everyday, but what's nice is that it was 0% humidity. I can't speak from experience if this is the kind of humidity you are currently having, however.

Deep Blue Sea was still much, much better than Remember The Titans.

/stifles laughter

Remember The Titans was a horrible movie, but it's infuriating, patronizing **** with the most implausible football and non-football scenes in any serious sports movie.

Why, because of the racial tensions? Serious question. I'm not sure where you're coming from. But come on, it was in the South, and that town was small. High school football was the ONLY thing that kept that city alive. Think of the era that that movie was supposed to be shot in, and all the events in the world that were taking place.

No one can deny, though, that one of the best football movies of all-time is Brian's Song.

Well being a white man I am embarassed by Vanilla Ice, but I'm not complaining about him, now am I?

Haha.

I'M GONNA GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT AND SKULL**** YOU

Yessssss. Good line.

So in other words, you like the most mind-boggingly pretentious horseshit imaginable?

I'm just a simple man. Unlike you.

Okay, now you're just being a dick :-\

Yeah, what would I know about being stereotyped.

Jesus Christ, how many times are you going to play the race card here?

Not everyone is tryin' to bring the brothas down (well, except madey, maybe). In your world, fine, I don't live in Chicago or Boston. But I live in ****ing Detroit, where there are plenty of black men and women living in the city.

The difference here is that a majority of them- neighbors, classmates, the Mayor- embrace being African-American, instead of saying "Boohoo I'm black everyone's tryin' to bring the brotha down, so I'm going to act like a condescending asshole on the Internet and attack everyone's opinions while trying to establish that anything that runs through my fingers is certifiable fact."

Well, should you choose to go into politics like you say you will, then you're going to need to have all those skills.

You insulted people without provocation.
Of course I did. That's what I do.

Get the hell out of here, then, you prick. Shape up or shut the hell up.

[Illmatic]

That makes the first one I've seen who likes both.

I don't mind Adam Sandler['s first two movies] but I have severe doubts that he can pull of the role as well as Burt Reynolds (who actually played football at Florida State, which is how the football scenes worked so well in the original). It also looks like they've also MTV'd the football scenes (read: Over-the-top hits and stupid camera angles). And the presence of Nelly and Tracy Morgan is never an encouraging thing.

And the presence of Burt Reynolds is as if they re-made The Godfather with Jimmy Fallon as Michael, Vin Diesel as Sonny, Ben Affleck as Tom Hagen, and a mostly out-of-work Al Pacino as Don Vito.

[i am the robots]

yep.

owwwwwnaaaaage

[RCA]

I really wasn't expecting the film to top the original at all. I went into the theater expecting to see just another new movie again, and it ended up being great.

NP: Exodus - Death And Domination

[Cain]

(message in a nutshell: quit being idiots and get along, dammit.)

[Kage]

I never even considered race, though. I was purely talking about acting.

[Cain]

I never even considered race, though. I was purely talking about acting.

Part of my point. But never mind, I guess, I'll delete the post. It was a mistake to write that coming into the thread so late.

[Kage]

Eh, no worries. No hard feelings, Ray.

[Illmatic]

I shouldn't have done what I did.

I don't know why I do it, it's something I do subconciously, something that just happens. And I always grasp at straws, the race thing was completely unnecessary.

And all I seem to do is derail the thread...

[Cain]

I shouldn't have done what I did.

I don't know why I do it, it's something I do subconciously, something that just happens. And I always grasp at straws, the race thing was completely unnecessary.

And all I seem to do is derail the thread...

You don't. And don't put all the blame on yourself, for God's sake. Tensions just get high for whatever reason. It's not that big of a deal.

[Kage]

That's over with. Let's pick back up on movies, shall we?

[Jom]

Alright.

I walked to the video store by my house with my family and dog. The place was picked over, and the special was four movies for seven bucks, so we made do with what they had:

National Treasure (just saw it tonight... wasn't too bad, just kinda unrealistic in... a lot of parts)

Elektra (this is to see if it's as bad as people said it was, even though Jennifer Garner is pretty... but she's lost stock now that she's a little preggie with Ben Affleck :angry:)

Ocean's Twelve (original was good, from what I remember)

Flight of the Phoenix (my dad wanted it, don't ask... but is it any good?)

Actually, who has seen the aforementioned movies, and are they as good/bad as people claim they are?

And I'm surprised at all the positive reviews for The Longest Yard... I may go see that this weekend.

[Kage]

National Treasure was a fun movie.

Elektra was that bad, yes. Although I did enjoy her performance in 13 Going On 30

Ocean's Twelve was good but not as good or fresh as the original

Never seen Flight.

[RCA]

Flight Of The Phoenix was good. :thumb:

[Mambuto_O'Mally]

Ahhh, movies...
...haven't been interested in seeing alot of them lately but The Longest Yard and the new Jet Li movie look good

[RCA]

There's a new Jet Li movie?

I'm tired. 'Night everyone.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

'Night RCA.

What's the new Jet Li movie called? I haven't heard anything about it.

[Jom]

There's a new Jet Li movie?

I'm tired. 'Night everyone.

Yeah, it's called "Unleashed." Basically, he was trained as a child to act as a dog trained to kill under this Russian mobster's command... but eventually, he runs into a blind Morgan Freeman, who plays piano. Li listens to the song and then starts forming his own behavior patterns and so on, and he starts breaking away from the mobster. The only way he can control Li is if he has a collar on him, but when Li stops him from putting the collar on, a bunch of asskicking ensues.

At least, that's what I've gotten out of the previews.

[Cain]

Morgan Freeman already played the ultimate "magical black man" in Bruce Almighty, when he was God. Why is he doing another role like that?

[Jom]

Morgan Freeman already played the ultimate "magical black man" in Bruce Almighty, when he was God. Why is he doing another role like that?

Because it pays well? :)

EDIT: I am going to write some before I head to bed... so take care to all.

[YDload]

I have a hard time hating movies. I mean, I hate about 90% of new summer blockbuster movies that come out just from seeing the same old setups in the commercials, but I know if I was in front of that giant screen watching it I would end up being sucked in for just a little while. Even when I can laugh a little at how hackneyed any random scene or piece of dialogue is, I'll still be captivated by the the whole show :(

[Illmatic]

TSG compares the first The Longest Yard to the remake (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050527)

TSG on Ocean's 12:

Rented "Ocean's Twelve" over the weekend. The first one was good-natured, well-done eye candy and ended up being surprisingly rewatchable on cable. The second one was incoherent, unfunny, self-referential, boring, ridiculous – in fact, if I had to write a blurb for it on a movie poster, it would look like this:

'A train wreck that's almost unfathomably terrible!'
–Bill Simmons, ESPN.com

Holy cow...doesn't look good.

I haven't seen any of the movies, actually...Flight of the Phoenix looks kind of intriguing, though.

Also, I just Netflix'd Falling Down and The Killing Fields. What do y'all think of those two flicks.

YDLoad: Along those same lines, I have no problem with implausibly stupid movies like Independence Day or the Ernest movies, simply because they know they're implausibly stupid. It's when a movie aspires to be serious and is implausibly stupid that I get angry.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Does any one in here have the song Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman?

It's the old swing song that was played on the old Chip's Ahoy commercials, and I used to listen to that song as a kid...but completely forgot about it.

Also if any one has any other stuff by Benny Goodman, send it this way please, it would be most appreciated. That would also go for any big band/swing music as well...

/swing/big band rules



/random uploads

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10I10IP0DUIYW3FH9GH9581WQD

Winter Of Apokalypse - Black Metal of Death, awesome black metal from Oregon

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G5DJ8LK9WZM70ICGL8OU8E2LR

Windir - Arntor, Ein Krigar, just cool viking metal...

[Illmatic]

From big band to black metal...gotta love it.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

Heh, that is kinda weird I guess.

But hey, I love music and I will pretty much listen to it all.

Right now I am listening to J-pop and J-rock...

[Illmatic]

j-pop is crazy.

Hell, the Japanese are crazy.

I don't mean it as a negative thing, though. They're just off-the-wall.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

I will agree with that.

But they had/have samurai's and ninja's and sake, so they are cool.

They do make some off the wall music though, but it is still great music. They also make great anime's and mangas as well if you are into that kind of thing.

[CemetaryGates9]

2:08 AM here. The idea of going to sleep has not occured to me? How is everyone?

[Illmatic]

I got nothing against Japan, believe me. Any country that sells beer in vending machines is a-okay in my book.

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

That would rule to have beer in vending machines...but this is America and that will never happen here, which sucks. That gives Japan another +1 to coolness...

And god damn, it is still like a good 75 degrees in my room right now...


NP - Within Temptation - Running Up That Hill

'Tis a good cover.

[Illmatic]

For the first time in about a week, the sun actually came out here in Boston...this bodes well for Sunday.

:lol: SA is the ****

From the Comedy Goldmine "Intellectualize Rap"

Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day (http://i.somethingawful.com/goldmine/12-31-2002/Bonk.jpg)
2Pac - California Love (http://i.somethingawful.com/goldmine/12-31-2002/caldrax-2.jpg)

[BoboTheRagingHobo]

It has been in the 90's for the past 3 days, which is crazy in a way. We were having normal spring like weather for Oregon, rain, mid 50's temperature, then out of no where BAM! 90 degree weather...

Totally sucks to go through a transition like that...

But it always rains on Memorial Day here, so it will probably be humid as hell.

NP - Within Temptation - In Perfect Harmony

[Illmatic]

It really has yet to be anything but cloudy 'round here.

But I have no fear, for the annual Boston Heat Wave will still hit like a haymaker to the city's glass jaw.

[munky_magik]

So. One of my friends is stranded somewhere. She doesn't know where though, so I can't give her a lift :-/

[Renaissance]

Tell her that if she dies, you want her to know that you've loved her since the first day you met her. That way when she's rescued, she comes running to you and you get some.

Either that or she thinks you're insane and calls the police. Either way, you get her attention so you win.

[munky_magik]

Like I need to do that to get her attention :)

[Renaissance]

I would. :upset:

[Bartender]

So. One of my friends is stranded somewhere. She doesn't know where though, so I can't give her a lift :-/

How did she manage that?

[munky_magik]

She was staying with a friend. That said friend then left to go to work in the morning and she realised that she didn't know where the hell she was. Well, she knew vaugely. Just specifics such as Street name and house number were lacking.
Common sense doesn't rank high amongst her features :)


Out of the whole situation I managed to get Pinkerton and Happiness in Magzines, though. So despite her messing up my plans to go CD shopping in Edinburgh it kinda worked out.

[Dancin' Man]

sup thread. I slept with my contacts in last night but my eyes don't burn like I thought they would. I will now go eat my bagel.

NP SikTh - Wait For Something Wild

[Firecracker]

Good day pals, i've been downloading some Rachmaninov and Mozart this morning, and i wish to be buying some Grieg piano sheet music on ebay, and there's one for 99p on there at the moment, i will be getting that. :D

[Dancin' Man]

Rachmoninov wins. So does Bizet.
I was listening to the most dramatic music ever yesterday - Carmina Burana. You have all heard it and know I am right.


/not by Rachmoninov or Bizet, just thought I'd mention it

[Firecracker]

I'm not sure that name rings a bell...

[munky_magik]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8042226&postcount=2617 :)

[Dancin' Man]

Haha

Well, so long as they aren't annoying (which they certainly will be) it's funny.

[Arucard]

I wish my Pro-Pain thread would burn up and become destroyed.

[Riva]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8042226&postcount=2617 :)

This is the kind of time you need a mod around... :)

[munky_magik]

This is the kind of time you need a mod around... :)
:conspires:
Just like the good ol' days eh?

Haha

Well, so long as they aren't annoying (which they certainly will be) it's funny.
More like he. And I think he's only out to annoy MX himself.

[Riva]

:conspires:
Just like the good ol' days eh?


More like he. And I think he's only out to annoy MX himself.

Could this "he" be my fellow countryman? If you catch my drift...

So yeah, I am currently considering the astronomical costs of my UK trip. Looks like getting a student discount will be worth my while. I should also print up T-shirts... :p

[munky_magik]

Could this "he" be my fellow countryman? If you catch my drift...
Consider your drift caught, my good man.
And yeah, that's my suspicion.
So yeah, I am currently considering the astronomical costs of my UK trip. Looks like getting a student discount will be worth my while. I should also print up T-shirts... :p
Do it. T-shirts would make the the whole thing Manowar (\m/) cheesy :)

[Arucard]

Haha, t-shirts would be awesome, but you might get robbed by some bastard little chav kids. When i come to see you in London, ill give you a temporary knife for defense.

[Dancin' Man]

I dun follow... Who is it?

The MX population from England seems extremely dense. It's this little country and about 1/3 of MX seems to live there.

Joe, replace the body of your thread with the chimcal equation of propane which Riva so kinly posted for you.

[Firecracker]

I hate chavs.
They are just so illiterate.

[Arucard]

I dun follow... Who is it?

The MX population from England seems extremely dense. It's this little country and about 1/3 of MX seems to live there.

Joe, replace the body of your thread with the chimcal equation of propane which Riva so kinly posted for you.

I put it at the top, but if i did that then i might get banzored.

[Dancin' Man]

No, you wouldn't. Don't be a wuss and just do it. Or, just write another one quickly. I'd like that.

[munky_magik]

I second this "do it" motion.

[Riva]

Haha, t-shirts would be awesome, but you might get robbed by some bastard little chav kids. When i come to see you in London, ill give you a temporary knife for defense.

Hehe, I'll see if I can get this through Security. http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Dagger.jpg

Also, random photos:

My dog:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Clydey.jpg

Eleese and I out last night:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Eleeson.jpg

[Mr. Squiggles]

Hehe, I'll see if I can get this through Security. http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Dagger.jpg

Also, random photos:

My dog:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Clydey.jpg

Eleese and I out last night:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v376/JasonTheSteve/?action=view&current=Eleeson.jpg


Sup thread.

Good luck with getting that through. Cool dog

[Dancin' Man]

Your dogs nose is huge. And I would laugh if you did get that through security and laugh harder if it was confiscated on the way back.

[Mr. Squiggles]

Yeah that would be funny

[munky_magik]

My dogs are cooler! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/atouchofgenius/Dogs.jpg) :mad:

[Mr. Squiggles]

My dogs are cooler! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/atouchofgenius/Dogs.jpg) :mad:

I think I might have to agree with you. Man you have alot of crap on the floor. Almost as much as me :thumb:

[Riva]

Your dogs nose is huge. And I would laugh if you did get that through security and laugh harder if it was confiscated on the way back.

The nose is so he can catch rats. He can also catch a snake without it biting him, and whip its body around until he breaks its back. We're talking Eastern Taipans here, as well.

[Mr. Squiggles]

Remind me to keep my snake away from your dog

[lunch998]

Animals always have a practical use in Australia.

[Mr. Squiggles]

Most animals in America have no use at all :thumb:

[lunch998]

Yea, we're just content to destroy their natural habbitats.

[Alison Chains]

sup thread. I slept with my contacts in last night but my eyes don't burn like I thought they would. I will now go eat my bagel.

NP SikTh - Wait For Something Wild

Bagels rule!

[Mr. Squiggles]

Yea, we're just content to destroy their natural habbitats.

Of corse, thats what we do.

[lunch998]

So what's the deal with the next Featured Genre, is anyone working on one?

[Dancin' Man]

Well, Jon fromt he pit sent me an email about a week ago. He said he would do hair metal. I haven't heard from him since despite sending him a few emails back.

If you want to do one, do it as soon as possible then when it's ready tell me and depending on who plans on posting one when, I'll tell you to wait or just go ahead.

/please do one.

[Bartender]

Jon's still working on his, I think. He mentioned it in the Glam thread recently (meaning within the last day).

EDIT: http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332067&goto=lastpost

[lunch998]

I'm not sure if I could do one. I wasn't trying to be like "What the hell is going on with this?", I was just wondering if anything was coming up.

I'm working on The Who FA, but after that I may be able to do one.

[Dancin' Man]

I'm not sure if I could do one. I wasn't trying to be like "What the hell is going on with this?", I was just wondering if anything was coming up.

I'm working on The Who FA, but after that I may be able to do one.


Oooh... thanks for reminding me. I need to get to work on my Emperor FA

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My house (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/CaptainSwank/Home.jpg)

My dog (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/CaptainSwank/Maizey2.jpg)

My Brother's Complete Lack of Shaving Talent (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/CaptainSwank/Ryancantshavecopy.jpg)

[lunch998]

Man, your room sure is clean.

Your dog is cool though.

And your brother sucks at life.

[Cain]

Does any one in here have the song Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman?

It's the old swing song that was played on the old Chip's Ahoy commercials, and I used to listen to that song as a kid...but completely forgot about it.

Also if any one has any other stuff by Benny Goodman, send it this way please, it would be most appreciated. That would also go for any big band/swing music as well...

/swing/big band rules



/random uploads

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10I10IP0DUIYW3FH9GH9581WQD

Winter Of Apokalypse - Black Metal of Death, awesome black metal from Oregon

http://s23.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G5DJ8LK9WZM70ICGL8OU8E2LR

Windir - Arntor, Ein Krigar, just cool viking metal...

I have the version of Sing, Sing, Sing that they recorded for the Swing Kids soundtrack, but it seems to have disappeared. :( Maybe I could dig it up for you as it's a great song.

Matter of fact, while jazz is being discussed, anybody here like bebop? I think it's atrociously crazy. :)

[Dancin' Man]

GAHHHH

My uncle broke the ****ing car I was going to use tonight! He was trying to learn to drive a clutch and destoyed it! Of all days that **** could've happened, why did it happen today? Jesus Christ. This is ****ing lame. Possibly the biggest downer of my month. Maybe I can use my dad's car because his is still nicer than mine, just not as nice as my mom's. The sound system isn't as good, it doesn't have the wonderful leather seats, it isn't as fast, it is less fuel efficient, it isn't manual transmission and it's a 5 year old Japanese SUV instead of a German turbofied 1 year old Jetta hatchback. Oh well.

[munky_magik]

I have the version of Sing, Sing, Sing that they recorded for the Swing Kids soundtrack, but it seems to have disappeared. :( Maybe I could dig it up for you as it's a great song.


I got it for him already. And earned my right to live in the process :cool:

[Arucard]

GAHHHH

My uncle broke the ****ing car I was going to use tonight! He was trying to learn to drive a clutch and destoyed it! Of all days that **** could've happened, why did it happen today? Jesus Christ. This is ****ing lame. Possibly the biggest downer of my month. Maybe I can use my dad's car because his is still nicer than mine, just not as nice as my mom's. The sound system isn't as good, it doesn't have the wonderful leather seats, it isn't as fast, it is less fuel efficient, it isn't manual transmission and it's a 5 year old Japanese SUV instead of a German turbofied 1 year old Jetta hatchback. Oh well.

Unlucky man. And if you want me to do that band, just send me some albums and i will spit on those bitch's faces.

[Dancin' Man]

Alrighty, do you have IM? I forget.

I have to leave but post your IM or gmail or something and I'll make sure you get at least one of them.

[Arucard]

My AIM is xHeavyxArmsx. Yes i know, im so xcorex, but they didnt have anything else so i had to add the x's.

[Jom]

I think the x's are subliminal... count how many there are in your screen name, and put them all together. You either get hard liquor, or something else :naughty:

EDIT: Ooh, pictures. I'll put some up in a minute.

[Arucard]

Wow, Kerrang! gave the new Sevenfold cd 5 K's. They have a nasty habit of hating Power Metal too.

[Cain]

I got it for him already. And earned my right to live in the process :cool:

I see. Whoops.

[munky_magik]

I see. Whoops.
It's quite alright, old chap :)

[Firecracker]

Wow, Kerrang! gave the new Sevenfold cd 5 K's. They have a nasty habit of hating Power Metal too.
Did they? Lush.

[Arucard]

Wow, this funk rock band asked me to join on drums. Check out the mp3 the singer made, its awesome.

http://www.futureproaudio.com/weekend.mp3

[Firecracker]

Laughing at your brother's shaving cream, Dancin' Man.

[superpeer]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8042226&postcount=2617 :)

I'll tell you this. He's not lying.

[Kingofdudes]

I'll tell you this. He's not lying.
? How come he cant be banned?

[superpeer]

? How come he cant be banned?

He's Plexiglass.

But: Let's not give him too much fame, so shh.

[Firecracker]

Oh plexle, we love you.

Ooops, sorry.

Hey Pear, how's it going?

[superpeer]

It's going alright, how about you?

[Firecracker]

Pretty good thanks, i'm about to bid on some piano music, on eBay. I need some new music.
My dad said that if i got Grade 8, he would get me whatever guitar i wanted. :D

[munky_magik]

What grade are you?

[Firecracker]

Six at the moment, i passed my Grade 5 with 110/150 (pass mark 100). So i wasn't as pleased with that as i could have been, but at least i passed.

And i passed my Grade 5 theory exam with 86/100 which i was very pleased with. 4 marks off distinction.

[clearvision]

I passed grade 5 practical with 101 (1 mark over pass mark) :cool:

and grade 5 theory with 66 (pass mark exactly) :cool:

I like ot live life on the edge..

/lame excuse

I will do grade 8 when ig et round to it :amaze:

[Firecracker]

I passed grade 5 practical with 101 (1 mark over pass mark) :cool:

and grade 5 theory with 66 (pass mark exactly) :cool:

I like ot live life on the edge..

/lame excuse

I will do grade 8 when ig et round to it :amaze:
Oooh that's close. :amaze:
I know someone who gets distinctions with every exam she takes.
I don't like her (well, i do), because she can play Michael Nyman - The Promise (The Piano Soundtrack) better than me. Ha.

[munky_magik]

I passed my Grade 5 practical, but could not tell you the mark.
Theory? I never went near it :)

[clearvision]

Meh i should really do grade 8, but ti's got to the stage where my teacher is like, well it's clear you can play piano, what do you want me to teach you?

and i'm like wtf, i get 101 on my prac exam and theres nothing you can teach me to make me better :confused: so imma just learn the pieces, take the exam, and see what i get...

[Firecracker]

The scales are apparently ridiculous in Grade 8.
Good luck! :thumb:

[clearvision]

:lol: thanks, i don't know about scales, i know the major and melodic/harmonic minors. JUst gotta get the stupid 7th arpeggios, but they won't take long really...

The pieces last like 6mins each and are like 8 pages...take the piss..

[Firecracker]

Yeah, it's silly.
Grade 6 are three pages, there's one i did, which was 3 pages of continuous quavers.
It was very fun to play i tell you.

Those 7th are annoying. I did them, then i completely forgot how to do normal ones.
And Contrarys are gay also.

[clearvision]

Hmm i have a master plan...take grade 8, take a teaching diploma when i'm 18 next yr...make £20 an hour teaching kids at whatever city i go to uni in...:cool:

[Firecracker]

That would be excellent! Hope you succeed.
Is it really that much?

[ATM]

Afternoon, all.

I'm just relaxing after a night of beer, water bongs, and Halo.

[superpeer]

I finally wrote another review on sputnik/RYM.

Whoring my review (http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=2349&genreid=6)

[Six Foot Revolver]

Afternoon, all.

I'm just relaxing after a night of beer, water bongs, and Halo.
alchohol makes Halo so much more fun :)

[Bartender]

Wow, this funk rock band asked me to join on drums. Check out the mp3 the singer made, its awesome.

http://www.futureproaudio.com/weekend.mp3

That's pretty good, though it sounds like they have a drummer already. Are you going to join?

[Dancin' Man]

Laughing at your brother's shaving cream, Dancin' Man.

I did too. Apparently after the laughing he explained that he had somehow caught his leg on the shower door. I think he's lying though because there isn't anything sharp, besides the pane of glass with rounded edges.

Also, my dad is letting me use his car.


What is a good movie I should rent?

[Illmatic]

My Brother's Complete Lack of Shaving Talent (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/CaptainSwank/Ryancantshavecopy.jpg)

Why is he even shaving?

He looks like he's about 12...

Anyway, oh my god y'all, it's b-e-a-utiful in Boston...it's like, 75 degrees out...I spent most of the late morning and early afternoon playing three-on-three basketball, me and two friends vs. three complete strangers.

Also, the Red Sox are beating the Yankees 14-0 in Yankee Stadium.

As Ice Cube once put it, "I got to say, it was a good day"

[Dancin' Man]

^So he doesn't look like a Mexican.

Also Boston must be the happiest place in the world right now. Yankees are suffering their worst home loss to the Red Sox since the 30's

[ATM]

/is listening to the new Audio Slave

/likes it so far

/is only on track one

[Illmatic]

I wouldn't go that far. After all, the Sox are still only 25-22 and are behind the Yankees. Of course, the Red Sox just won the World Series six months ago...now we just enter a ten-year grace period where we don't even care what happens. Also, there's still the Pats.

In Red Sox-related news, Byung-Hun Kim fell to 0-4 today for the Rockies, giving up five runs in five innings to the Cubs. God does that guy suck...I can't believe the Sox actually got a live body for him.

So he doesn't look like a Mexican.

Huh?

NP: Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day

[ATM]

Ray, I caught the link you posted a few pages back.

:lol:

Good stuff.

[Illmatic]

Glad to see someone checked it out.

[Dancin' Man]

I wouldn't go that far.

Huh?


I'm just mentioning a statistic.

Mexican's have those ugly thin little mustaches that teenage white boys get as well. The thing is, ours only grow that way for a few years. God I hate teenage facial hair. It's so pathetic. Especially when like 3 of my friends who are younger than me have full beards.

[Illmatic]

Ohhhh...I get it.

/rocked a porn star moustache for like, a week this year

It was pretty sweet...I had a 'fro and even grew out the sideburns for a little bit. I looked like Shaft.

[ATM]

I've got a beard and sideburns.

[Dancin' Man]

Ohhhh...I get it.

/rocked a porn star moustache for like, a week this year

It was pretty sweet...I had a 'fro and even grew out the sideburns for a little bit. I looked like Shaft.

Shaft = #1 action hero ever.

Come on people, I need a movie to watch with a girl. That means no action movies. Everything else is game though. I also doubt she'd appreciate the Big Lebowski.

[Dancin' Man]

flippedout198: i am now going to make you envy me
Viking Vs Pirate: How?
flippedout198: by telling you that i make 9.60 per hour for playing board games and doing homework
Viking Vs Pirate: You fag
flippedout198: 8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Viking Vs Pirate: I hope a kid drowns while you're oin shift
flippedout198: hey if people come then we lifeguard
flippedout198: but they didnt todya

I want to be a lifegaurd.

[lunch998]

My friend is doing it this summer, but it's so boring I'm not sure if it was worth it. Also he's only making 8$, not 9.60$.

[Thor]

Everyone watch out for the Metallica song that is going to be posted here in a few days. Here is the lineup, in case you didn't know.

Bass - Metal_Head_617
Lead Guitars - R. Blythe
Drums - Sliptallica
Rhythm Guitars/Vocals - Chu

We are going to start off with "Seek and Destroy", but we are going to hopefully do harder songs after that. We figured that this was a good way to start off. Wish us luck.

[Kage]

I hate that song, but it's actually addicting to play on guitar.

[Illmatic]

Shaft = #1 action hero ever.

Come on people, I need a movie to watch with a girl. That means no action movies. Everything else is game though. I also doubt she'd appreciate the Big Lebowski.

The Shawshank Redemption
Office Space
Animal House...

Uh...I dunno. It depends on the girl, really.

[Thor]

I hate that song, but it's actually addicting to play on guitar.
I never thought of it as addicting, but that is a good way to put it.

[Kage]

The chugging parts aren't that great, but the very beginning on guitar is fun. And the solo is fun as well, though pretty easy. Also, the prechorus and transition into the chorus are fun riffs.

[Mr. Squiggles]

Everyone watch out for the Metallica song that is going to be posted here in a few days. Here is the lineup, in case you didn't know.

Bass - Metal_Head_617
Lead Guitars - R. Blythe
Drums - Sliptallica
Rhythm Guitars/Vocals - Chu

We are going to start off with "Seek and Destroy", but we are going to hopefully do harder songs after that. We figured that this was a good way to start off. Wish us luck.

Sounds fun. Good luck :thumb:

[Thor]

The chugging parts aren't that great, but the very beginning on guitar is fun. And the solo is fun as well, though pretty easy. Also, the prechorus and transition into the chorus are fun riffs.
I think the chugging parts at the end are actually the most fun. It fun to play simple riffs and headbang your *** off every once in a while.

[Jebediah]

Shaft = #1 action hero ever.

Come on people, I need a movie to watch with a girl. That means no action movies. Everything else is game though. I also doubt she'd appreciate the Big Lebowski.

I recommend Garden State.

[Kage]

That's a good one.

[Jom]

Garden State is a good movie, yes. I didn't like how everyone at my uni was creaming themselves over it because "OMG DIS MOVIE SPOKE 2 ME." I mean, yeah, it was a great movie... but it didn't parallel my life in any way.

I should be so lucky, though.

Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers would be another healthy choice, I'd say.

[ATM]

I've been contacting bands through various ads I found on Craigs List.

I just sent an email to a jam band looking for a lead guitarist.

[LarsAgi007]

Everyone watch out for the Metallica song that is going to be posted here in a few days. Here is the lineup, in case you didn't know.

Bass - Metal_Head_617
Lead Guitars - R. Blythe
Drums - Sliptallica
Rhythm Guitars/Vocals - Chu

We are going to start off with "Seek and Destroy", but we are going to hopefully do harder songs after that. We figured that this was a good way to start off. Wish us luck.

I wish you the best of luck, I will have to post up a copy of my band playing it sometime!

Are you going for all real instruments, or are parts midi?

[ATM]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8047977&postcount=1726

[LarsAgi007]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8047977&postcount=1726

Why thank you :thumb: *Downloads*

[Arucard]

Wow, i jjsut got back from days 2 of my bjneg dirnksing fest. It was awesom,ew,.!!

[superpeer]

Haha, I bet, Joe.

[Thor]

I wish you the best of luck, I will have to post up a copy of my band playing it sometime!

Are you going for all real instruments, or are parts midi?
They are all going to be real, no fake crap.

[ATM]

Wow, i jjsut got back from days 2 of my bjneg dirnksing fest. It was awesom,ew,.!!

:lol:

/pokes Joe with a stick

[Illmatic]

Uh-oh, Joe's on his way to another banning.

Also, I take back anything bad I've said about The Roots. Talk about a band growing on you.

Also, refl at ATM...we said basically the same thing in the The Jeffersons thread.

[ATM]

Uh-oh, Joe's on his way to another banning.

Also, I take back anything bad I've said about The Roots. Talk about a band growing on you.

Also, refl at ATM...we said basically the same thing in the The Jeffersons thread.

Which album is changing your mind?

And regarding The Jeffersons, it's just the truth ;)

[Illmatic]

I just started re-listening to Phrenology and Things Fall Apart.

Also, I listened to a few tracks of The Tipping Point at a friend's house and those were pretty damn good.

[Bartender]

Anyone here seen Gridlock'd? I just watched it again. The performance at the end is really pretty good.

[lunch998]

Speeking of things that are really pretty good, The Kids Are Alright is a fantastic Dvd.

[ATM]

Did you guys download the Kings of Convenience I posted?

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8047977&postcount=1726

I promise you will like it.

[Riva]

**** man, I just saw one of the reasons why investigative journalists need to die. I'm serious. I would happily watch one of the people they harass pull out a gun and shoot the bastards. The reason?

They were doing an expose on the Jehovah's Witnesses. Basically, they claimed every single JW was either a child molester, or had been abused by a child molester. They also twisted pretty much every single word that one of the Elders said, to make him look like a monster. For example (Note: This same show did a piece on the evil of gays about 2 weeks ago):

Reporter: "You said he was a homosexual".
Elder: "No, I said by being molested, he had been part of a homosexual act".
Reporter: "Being homosexual isn't a bad thing".
Elder: "For other people, but our religion doesn't allow it."
Reporter: "It wasn't a homosexual act anyway, it was molestation. He was being molested."
Elder: "But I am not claiming he is a homosexual, I am stating he was part of a homosexual act. Therefore, he needs to be cleansed to come back to the congregation."
Reporter: "Other mainstream religions allow homosexuality".

The man's response was then cut off, so that the obvious response of "name one mainstream religion that allows it" wasn't aired. Instead we get the reporter stating by himself, "Obviously, the Jehovah's Witness church is corrupt, as they willingly allow children to be molested."

A bit later, we had this delightful monologue by the reporter.

"The 60, 000 Jehovah's in Australia believe they are a seperate people. They don't vote, don't celebrate birthdays or Christmas, aren't allowed to enter military service, and can only marry within the church. Also, unlike mainstream religions, the Jehovah's Witnesses believe they are the only true faith..."

What. The. ****...

Has this reporter ever heard of the Crusades? As far as I know, it was because two mainstream religions believed they were the only true faith. And most religions, e.g Catholicism don't allow people to marry outside the faith, and plenty of other mainstream religions don't celebrate Christmas.
This reporter needs to die.

[lunch998]

Reporters everywhere are crap it seems. In America journalism is terrible.

[Illmatic]

Well, duh, reporters are fags.

"We all learn to write by the second grade. Most of us move on to more advanced professions" -- Bobby Knight, on journalists

[Bartender]

*reporter story*

Are you sure it wasn't a joke?

If so, then complain or something. Get the guy's email address (home address if you can manage it), and ask him about it, it sounds like he has problems.

[Riva]

Are you sure it wasn't a joke?

If so, then complain or something. Get the guy's email address (home address if you can manage it), and ask him about it, it sounds like he has problems.

Trust me, this wasn't a joke. It's from the same kind of top grade reporting that produced: "Smoking kills, but eating ground tobacco saves lives", and "Homosexuality is evil, and the reason Australia is undergoing an AIDS crisis".

[lunch998]

Feed them to the snakes.

[Kage]

What the hell station was this on?

[Illmatic]

Wow, that's even worse than American news reporting.

[Riva]

The Nine Network in Australia.

[Cain]

In America lots of things are terrible.

The great irony of America is this: we want the kick-*** social services that they get in Europe for free, like Medicare, social security, welfare, bankruptcy services, and disability pensions without having to pay heavy amounts of taxes. Let's be honest here: the BIGGEST division between the liberals and the conservatives is this issue of taxes. I have a feeling far less people would give a **** about this whole abortion thing (and ESPECIALLY stem cell research) if the parties didn't use it as a very public screen for the real issue that the parties are at loggerheads over, which is the paying of taxes.

The root of this? The way our public school system teaches us about the American Revolution. I'm convinced that it plants some sort of subliminal stigma in our heads. In the Northeast, and pretty much everywhere else I'm sure, the issues surrounding the American Revolution are dumbed down to essentially this: "The evil King wanted to tax the American people without asking them if it was all right. The Americans didn't WANT to pay taxes. So they rose up in revolution against the Evil King George III to fight for their right to not pay taxes."

Do Americans even realize what taxes do? The way agencies such as the IRS are labeled in the media are as heartless machines taking homes away from jobless 80-year-olds, so the fact that taxes are responsible for the availibility of SO MANY COMFORTS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED gets lost. And the reason our systems like Social Security are so ****ed up is because the American people don't want to pay enough taxes, and so there simply isn't enough money to fund those things. And then we bitch and moan about how everything in America is all ****ed up. It's ridiculous, because we're so spoiled and yet because of that, every social service is paradoxically substandard compared to the entire rest of the civilized world. The government is NOT a business and so requires donations, and when Americans don't want to donate, we get bull**** like Bush trying to privatise Social Security. Liberals cry foul when that issue comes up on the agenda, but if you think about it, how many other choices does Bush have when he's faced with such an idiotic, stubborn populace and he has enough self-preservation instinct to not want to be impeached?

The way the Civil War is taught to us, on the other hand, varies quite widely throughout the country. In the Northeast, the Civil War happened because of slavery, and is seen as a proactive approach on the part of the Union to ending it. In the South, it happened because of states rights, and is seen as a proactive approach on the part of the Confederacy to preserve them. This enhances the basic division between the two groups of taxpayers by bringing the issues of race, religion, and rights into the question, and so we also have our national bitterness bred into our bones by the fifth grade. If we could have a progressive attitude without all these retarded and divisive ways of viewing our past I'd think we'd be a lot better off. Unfortunately a reliance on common sense is not the prideful American's strongest suit. He'd rather let his belief about what's true take the wheel more often than the facts about what's true.

[Kage]

No need to degrade journalism over it though. This is pretty low grade **** and nothing to judge an entire field on.

[lunch998]

Wow, that's even worse than American news reporting.

Probably still better than Fox News.

[Illmatic]

That may be true. However, I've never watched FOX News to find out, nor would I want to.

[Riva]

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Agreed, on the fact that the same kind of thing happens in Australia these days. We used to be a British society, so we had all the benefits of Europe, in a much more pleasant environment, and with a completely industrious, well-cared for workforce. Then U.S. ideals like "not working your best" and "complaining about taxes" invaded, and we are slowly being turned into a North American clone. It's depressing, and I don't blame the people in North America for it.

[Cain]

Agreed, on the fact that the same kind of thing happens in Australia these days. We used to be a British society, so we had all the benefits of Europe, in a much more pleasant environment, and with a completely industrious, well-cared for workforce. Then U.S. ideals like "not working your best" and "complaining about taxes" invaded, and we are slowly being turned into a North American clone. It's depressing, and I don't blame the people in North America for it.

Maybe the seperatist movements in Australia that wanted to disavow any association with the U.K. and the British Empire led to an invasion of that same "colonialist" mentality, perhaps? I'm not very informed about that so I may not know.

[Thor]

That may be true. However, I've never watched FOX News to find out, nor would I want to.
FOX news is not news, it is a bunch of biased ****.

[RiceMonster]

FOX news is not news, it is a bunch of biased ****.
Quoted for truth.

[RCA]

The government is NOT a business and so requires donations, and when Americans don't want to donate, we get bullshit like Bush trying to privatise Social Security.

That right there is exactly what a good portion of Americans need to understand (minus the dumb**** Bush part, I was focusing on the gov't point). That was best part of your post right there for me.

[Riva]

Maybe the seperatist movements in Australia that wanted to disavow any association with the U.K. and the British Empire led to an invasion of that same "colonialist" mentality, perhaps? I'm not very informed about that so I may not know.

Well, basically, most of Australia was actually penal colonies/ free colonies, which then banded into 5 states, before joining in the Federation Of Australia in 1901. The people who moved here from the U.K. were middle to upper class people who wanted to be British in a new land of opportunity. They was never a drive to distinguish themselves from the "foul opressors", such as the North American colonists changing the spelling of words, and changing the size of various standards. E.g. The U.S. gallon is something like 1.25 of the English gallon.

At the risk of sounding pompous, my nation never was retarded enough to have a war, before going to the bargaining table. We actually realised the outcome was the same, so we just went straight to the treaty.

[Cain]

That right there is exactly what a good portion of Americans need to understand (minus the dumb**** Bush part, I was focusing on the gov't point). That was best part of your post right there for me.

I take it you disagree with me on the Bush part? Are you a supporter? I apologize for any potential offense.

[Kingofdudes]

Fox News: Mxicans love to hate it

[Thor]

Quoted for truth.
**** straight it is. I don't bother to watch the news on TV anymore. It's all lame.

[RiceMonster]

On the topic of privatization, I feel lucky to have public health care in Canada, but if our minority government falls, and the oposition gets in, it could happen. I hope it doesn't.

[RCA]

I take it you disagree with me on the Bush part? Are you a supporter? I apologize for any potential offense.

Oh no, I meant that the part of your quote I was focusing on with my reply was the gov't/non-business thing.

You slandered Bush in that quote, so to make my reply clearer I wanted to assure other MXers that I wasn't responding with an opposite view to that part. I guess I fayled. :upset:

[Cain]

Well, basically, most of Australia was actually penal colonies/ free colonies, which then banded into 5 states, before joining in the Federation Of Australia in 1901. The people who moved here from the U.K. were middle to upper class people who wanted to be British in a new land of opportunity. They was never a drive to distinguish themselves from the "foul opressors", such as the North American colonists changing the spelling of words, and changing the size of various standards. E.g. The U.S. gallon is something like 1.25 of the English gallon.

At the risk of sounding pompous, my nation never was retarded enough to have a war, before going to the bargaining table. We actually realised the outcome was the same, so we just went straight to the treaty.

You don't sound pompous. I find it silly that America did things like that, and it's very depressing that the UK has little ability to stand up for itself in the modern world arena. Me and Bartender talked about this a while ago: ever since the US bailed Britain out of economical failure after WWII with a 50 billion dollar loan, the US treated the sudden subservience of the British pound to the American dollar as a literal working relationship between the nations. As a result, the US image of them is as the most powerful lackey we've got, the bouncer crying "yes boss!" to every crusade America wants them to take part in, from Communism to jihad.

On the other hand, many of the first colonists on the U.S. territory did NOT want to be British in a land of opportunity. They wanted to be left alone. So the fact that our situation produced war wasn't neccesarily retarded, and considering the time gap between Australia and the US I wouldn't say the two could be easily related. That could be my lack of knowledge talking, but I'm just going off of what you were saying.

[Kingofdudes]

On the topic of privatization, I feel lucky to have public health care in Canada, but if our minority government falls, and the oposition gets in, it could happen. I hope it doesn't.
Im covered by my dad's medical insurance(He is in the military) till I am 21 I think. I hope I can get my own by then.

[Thor]

Oh no, I meant that the part of your quote I was focusing on with my reply was the gov't/non-business thing.

You slandered Bush in that quote, so to make my reply clearer I wanted to assure other MXers that I wasn't responding with an opposite view to that part. I guess I fayled. :upset:
You also "fayle" at spelling. :thumb:

I'm officially a Tool fan now, I finally listened to them today.

[RiceMonster]

Im covered by my dad's medical insurance(He is in the military) till I am 21 I think. I hope I can get my own by then.
Good luck with that then. Health Care is very expensive, as I hear.

[RCA]

You also "fayle" at spelling. :thumb:

The "fayle" was intentional. :lol:

[Thor]

The "fayle" was intentional. :lol:
I know. I "fayle" at trying to be funny. :upset:

[Riva]

You don't sound pompous. I find it silly that America did things like that, and it's very depressing that the UK has little ability to stand up for itself in the modern world arena. Me and Bartender talked about this a while ago: ever since the US bailed Britain out of economical failure after WWII with a 50 billion dollar loan, the US treated the sudden subservience of the British pound to the American dollar as a literal working relationship between the nations. As a result, the US image of them is as the most powerful lackey we've got, the bouncer crying "yes boss!" to every crusade America wants them to take part in, from Communism to jihad.

I agree with this, and I see Australia becoming the second lackey of the U.S.


On the other hand, many of the first colonists on the U.S. territory did NOT want to be British in a land of opportunity. They wanted to be left alone. So the fact that our situation produced war wasn't neccesarily retarded, and considering the time gap between Australia and the US I wouldn't say the two could be easily related. That could be my lack of knowledge talking, but I'm just going off of what you were saying.

Perhaps retarded was a bit harsh, but the way I see it, your nation had a civil war before it was even a nation. Also, the war of independance was my have been unavoidable, but a lot of your nation's early history was filled with basically stupid acts, by both the British and the colonists, which could have been avoided.

[Cain]

All right, folks, I'll join in on this discussion later if it's still happening. Time for old-school Alistair MacLean-style war movies: "Where Eagles Dare" is on TCM. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood shooting Nazis. It just doesn't get better than this. See you all in a few. :wave:

[Thor]

All right, folks, I'll join in on this discussion later if it's still happening. Time for old-school Alistair MacLean-style war movies: "Where Eagles Dare" is on TCM. Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood shooting Nazis. It just doesn't get better than this. See you all in a few. :wave:
I hope you have a good time with your movie. I just finished watching the highlights of Spaceballs again, it never gets old.

[Riva]

Well, I am heading to work. Enjoy your movie, Lucas.

[Thor]

Getting kind of tired, I think I'm gonna go take a shower, watch Evil Dead, and then go to bed.

Have a good one, everybody. :wave:

[i am the robots]

Getting kind of tired, I think I'm gonna go take a shower, watch Evil Dead, and then go to bed.

Have a good one, everybody. :wave:

that movie is so bad.

In other news, I GOT A SAMUEL L. JACKSON POSTER.

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[ATM]

I just watched Team America. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be :/

NP: Frank Zappa - Catholic Girls

[Jom]

Hey guys.

/politics discussion

My mind is clearly not able to concentrate at the moment, but if I remember, I'll say a few things tomorrow. At least people can make arguments instead of mindlessly bashing political figures.

///

Anyway, I just saw The Longest Yard. I was expecting it to be iffy, but it was definitely worthwhile. Yeah, there are a number of pop culture references, and there are a number of previous Adam Sandler references (namely "The Waterboy," since it was about football [foosball?] anyway), but it was a good show.

No spoilers from me, no worries there.

I'm also writing another Sputnik review... but the problem is, I'm over 3,000 words, and I'm not even done with the introduction :-\

I'm sure I'll get a bunch of tl;dr's when people "read" it when it's completed.

I wish I had more to say than this, sorry.

By the way, the final round of RMOTM: May edition is up and running, if you participate in this event.

[ATM]

Jom, I uploaded some Kings of Convenience. You could just burn it and give it to that girl you needed a present for. Just look about 2-3 pages back.

[Cain]

Ahhh...good times. That was a classic movie I just saw. Nothing cooler than Clint Eastwood in the prime of his career mowing down Nazis by the dozen with a submachine gun in each hand. :)

EDIT: However, I am tired and also sick, so I'm gonna take some medicine and go to bed. Night all. :wave:

[guitrguy]

I just got back from The Longest Yard. It was much funnier then I had expected it to be.

[YDload]

Has anyone here ever seen The Rookie? It's an 80s movie (although it might have been made in the early 90s, it's still got that 80s movie feel) within the buddy-cop genre. Judging by the name, you can already tell that Clint Eastwood is the rough veteran and Charlie Sheen is his new partner. Very predictable but still a fun explosion-filled ride. Also, Raul Julia is the villain.

[lunch998]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Clint Eastwood = Ownage.

[Jom]

Jom, I uploaded some Kings of Convenience. You could just burn it and give it to that girl you needed a present for. Just look about 2-3 pages back.

Ah, thanks a bunch man, I'll be sure to do that. Awesome.

[Illmatic]

/missed out on political debate.

oh wells.

I dropped in on two graduation parties...one was The Friend's. She goes to a different school, so there were very few people there that I actually knew. Still, it was nice to see her again, and I met her boyfriend, who between me and all of you is a bit of a douche.

The second was a friend from my high school...that one was a bit better. Quite a bit of my buddies where there, including some from my graduating class...just threw back a few and laughed it up.

anyway, I'm back now. also, The Big Lebowski is on Comedy Central uncut right now. Good flick.

also, holy crap, the WCF is just about over.

[ATM]

WCF?

We are almost up to 10k posts in this thread :/

[Illmatic]

Western Conference Finals, in the NBA

The Spurs bitchslapped the Suns tonight to take a 3 games to 0 lead.

everyone takes Tim Duncan for granted.

[ATM]

Being the Euro-wannabe that I am, I thought of World Cup Final.

[Illmatic]

The Spurs have players from the Virgin Islands, France, Argentina, Slovenia, and Gary, Indiana. Isn't that international enough?

[Cain]

One last thing before I go to bed: ATM, did you see my post in Ask the Mods pertaining to your unbanning request, and did you get that I was kidding?

[ATM]

One last thing before I go to bed: ATM, did you see my post in Ask the Mods pertaining to your unbanning request, and did you get that I was kidding?

Yea, I saw it.

I thought you were serious :/

[Cain]

Yea, I saw it.

I thought you were serious :/

Dammit, I thought so. You didn't reply to it and you haven't spoken to me directly since I made it. I'm sorry, I didn't intend for you to take it seriously. Apparently a smiley wasn't good enough of a hint. :( I apologize.

What was that account banned for, anyhow?

[ATM]

Dammit, I thought so. You didn't reply to it and you haven't spoken to me directly since I made it. I'm sorry, I didn't intend for you to take it seriously. Apparently a smiley wasn't good enough of a hint. :( I apologize.

What was that account banned for, anyhow?

Somebody asked for links to good porn sites, and being the helpful noob that I was, I gave him a couple links.

/didn't know it was against the rules

[Cain]

Somebody asked for links to good porn sites, and being the helpful noob that I was, I gave him a couple links.

/didn't know it was against the rules

I see.

I'm sorry you took what I said seriously. That was not the intention at all. :upset: I simply didn't know that you were previously a member of MX, and I thought the idea that it was a banned account amusing because it's like learning the dark n00bish past of a really good user: namely, you.

I'm sorry the only way I could express that amusement at the idea was to call you a loser. It was ill-conceived, and I was only joking.

[ATM]

No worries, man.

I just figured you said that because when I first joined I posted mainly in the Pit, like most people new to the site do.

[Cain]

No worries, man.

I just figured you said that because when I first joined I posted mainly in the Pit, like most people new to the site do.

Nah, I couldn't care less about that. The Pit's actually been seeing more of me recently than usual. It's kind of fun to let down the intelligence level for some idiotic banter.

Ok, good. I'm glad we cleared that up. Sorry again.

Good night, everyone. :)

[ATM]

Nah, I couldn't care less about that. The Pit's actually been seeing more of me recently than usual. It's kind of fun to let down the intelligence level for some idiotic banter.

Ok, good. I'm glad we cleared that up. Sorry again.

Good night, everyone. :)

Night Lucas.

I've got to be up in 4 hours, and I'm not tired.

Great.

[Dancin' Man]

Just got back from prom. Was good. Girl is here at my house in bathroom. Had sex in car. Must go.

[ATM]

Just got back from prom. Was good. Girl is here at my house in bathroom. Had sex in car. Must go.

Get off the internet.

Get on the girl.

[Illmatic]

Get off the internet.

Get on the girl.

My thoughts precisely.

[Arucard]

Just got back from prom. Was good. Girl is here at my house in bathroom. Had sex in car. Must go.

Similar thoughts. Have fun, and i am insanely hungover, did i post last night when i got back?

[Thor]

Get off the internet.

Get on the girl.
Who says he wasn't on the girl at that moment? :thumb:

[Ramsey]

Just got back from sleep. Was good. Right hand at my side. Jerked off a few times. Must go.

[Thor]

Just got back from sleep. Was good. Right hand at my side. Jerked off a few times. Must go.
A few times? You really need to give your dick some rest.

[Arucard]

Just got back from sleep. Was good. Right hand at my side. Jerked off a few times. Must go.

You do this and your scared of chicks? Believe me buddy, you will be in a for a long haul when it first happens.

[Mr. Squiggles]

Just got back from sleep. Was good. Right hand at my side. Jerked off a few times. Must go.

Nice Ramsey, real nice. Thanks for that information.

*beats head against desk to remove mental picture*

[Thor]

Let's tell riddles now! They are always fun. I'll start us off with an old one.

Poor people have it
Rich people want it
And if you eat it, you die

What is it?

[Cain]

Hello, gents. I see we're up to some bawdy activity in here.

[Arucard]

Im really hungover and have decided that the best way to cure it is to go out again tonight.

[RCA]

Let's tell riddles now! They are always fun. I'll start us off with an old one.

Poor people have it
Rich people want it
And if you eat it, you die

What is it?

Nothing.

[Cain]

Nothing.

Nice one, Gollum. :thumb:

[RCA]

Nice one, Bilbo. :thumb:

Yusssss!

NOW GIVE MEE TEH PRESHUSSSS!!!!

Nice ninja-edit by the way.