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Post by YodaBreaker on Nov 17, 2007 12:00:14 GMT -5
I just think that if the distinction were made, many people would be appalled to find out how few "horror" movies have come out since the original Halloween. I direct you to the odd-numbered Star Treks for that - and the main character didn't even need a William Shatner mask to be scary (at least, with his acting)!
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Post by superflytnt on Nov 17, 2007 16:58:35 GMT -5
What......do you.............................mean? How.........HOW.......can you poooossibly.......besmirch.......the fine acting abilities.....of........KIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRK???
LOL
And I would take exception - there are hundreds of 'horror' movies since the original Halloween! Most suck, but they do indeed exist. I agree, though, that many of the later movies rely on 'puke factor' to get a rise, but many suspenseful movies have come to light.
My wife LOVES horror movies.
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Post by greyelephant on Nov 17, 2007 18:02:13 GMT -5
What is it with women that if you say something to them that they disagree with, they will nag you until you just want to go into a coma?
Now I understand with long time married couples why the man usually doesn't speak to his wife at all unless it's something he is sure is 100% positive.
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Post by phoenixflood on Nov 17, 2007 20:28:46 GMT -5
Because they believe that if you're right, then they are wrong, therefore they are stupid. Not only this but you must also think they are stupid too! Then they try to defend the fact that they must be right because they don't want to be seen as stupid. I've been there too!
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Post by greyelephant on Nov 18, 2007 8:50:07 GMT -5
What's annoying about it is that I don't even reply to her when she gets on one of her rants! I might say something at the begining to understand what in the nine hecks she's even PMS'd about. But that usually backfires. After that I am anxious as heck just to get away from her. I imagine I'm on a deserted island. ;D
You would think a one sided argument would get really boring, but to her it must be the best thing since sliced bread. I finally lose my temper at the end and yell at her to simply STOP, LEAVE ME ALONE!
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Post by Whiz Kid on Nov 18, 2007 12:41:17 GMT -5
You know what bugs me? Swear filters that block words that are used in everyday speech.
I'm all for preventing unruly people from dropping "f-bombs," but I've seen more than one example of planes having a "thingypit" (which when you come down to it ADDS the dirty connotation to a word that didn't have it), and on the previous page, you can find me giving praise to "Alfred Hitchthingy."
Years ago, I was (briefly) a member of a Batman message board. I cannot tell you how silly it felt to have to type "D1ck Grayson" every time I talked about the first Robin/present Nightwing. It's in this filter too... God help us if someone starts a "Bewitched" thread.
Let's be honest here, how many of us are going to use that word inappropriately (on the board, at least)? How many of us wouldn't catch it and ask that person to watch their language? Sure it can be misused, but the chances of that happening, and the person getting away with it, are much lower than having an innocent word take on a totally different meaning BECAUSE it gets filtered.
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Post by superflytnt on Nov 18, 2007 13:42:37 GMT -5
Ummm....that would be me. ;D
Yes, I agree that the filter should be more leniant - I mean who really uses 'p00n' in a sentence, but leia's harp00n becomes Leia's Harpoon. Whata mess...
RANT OF THE DAY!
Friends that sleep in until 1:00PM on the weekends. My buddy has NO life. He NEVER goes out. He's friggin RETIRED! Yet he always stays up until 5AM the previous night, precluding him from getting up anytime soon...
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Post by Whiz Kid on Nov 18, 2007 14:57:44 GMT -5
Ummm....that would be me. ;D Yeah, you've proven to have a mouth on you... but I also have no doubts that if they removed several words from the filter and you (or anyone else) proceeded to abuse them, we'd be getting some nasty admonitions, both from the mods and the rest of the board. Even if you don't get banned or anything like that, continuing to do so after you know the entire board is against it is like lighting up a sign that says "I'M A JERK!" and no one here, to my knowledge, is actually and honestly that crude.
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Post by superflytnt on Nov 18, 2007 21:24:33 GMT -5
And how, exactly, would you know what kind of mouth I've got on me? Are you watching me? ;D
Admonitions are not always effective - we had a certain other person with a "Kid" at the end of their moniker, and they did not heed the warnings. Banning was apparently the only option. I agree, though, that most people would likely not get too foul-mouthed. Most.....
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Post by ionicdesign on Nov 18, 2007 21:46:18 GMT -5
And how, exactly, would you know what kind of mouth I've got on me? Are you watching me? ;D Admonitions are not always effective - we had a certain other person with a "Kid" at the end of their moniker, and they did not heed the warnings. Banning was apparently the only option. I agree, though, that most people would likely not get too foul-mouthed. Most..... LOL, and banning wasn't all that sufficient for that individual, they made 4-5 more profiles that too were banned one right after another.
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Post by Whiz Kid on Nov 18, 2007 23:59:23 GMT -5
And how, exactly, would you know what kind of mouth I've got on me? Are you watching me? ;D Yes. That color is good on you, by the way. At first I missed the "other" part, and I'm sitting here going "What did I DO? I haven't gotten a warning! That's just not fair! I can't figure out how I could... oh, wait..." So now I'm just too relieved to be upset about anything right now.
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Post by superflytnt on Nov 19, 2007 8:14:33 GMT -5
LOL!
Rant of the day:
This little 6-year old tried to kiss my 6-year old daughter today. I warned him that he and I would have 'problems that he doesn't want' if he doesn't stay away from my daughter. Why do these little boys need to harrass my kid.
I have instructed my daughter to hit them HARD in the mouth if they ever try to kiss her. My rant is that it is illegal to hire a 10-year old to stomp his little arse. ;D
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Post by greyelephant on Nov 19, 2007 18:05:58 GMT -5
This really isn't a rant, but more of an observation that I had today. I go into a house so that I can measure the basement for sheetrock. When I am half way down the stairs, I smell something extremely poignant. By the time I get to the bottom of the basement the smell is so strong it is actually making my eyes water. What was it? Plumbers glue! Have you ever smelled this stuff? I have before, but this time it was in an area that was not venting at all. The funny part is that there are two men working on the pipes and neither of them have masks on. I don't know how long they were there before me, but I imagined that by the time I walked down the stairs they thought that I was the most beautiful unicorn that they had ever seen coming down the rainbow bridge. I am thinking to myself, "Wow, I can actually hear their brain cells exploding"! I got a good buzz to say the least. It wore off around 3:00 this afternoon, and I have felt like crap since.
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Post by nosithru on Nov 19, 2007 23:56:06 GMT -5
speaking of six year olds... On sunday, me and my six year old boy decide to go to the park. he got his transformers all together and we headed off. We get to the park, pick our toys and my son goes running off with the intent that i chase him down and destroy him. As soon as i go after him, Some little SIX year old girl on the side of the playground yells my sons name, MY son yells back HIIIIIIIIIIII morgan, gives me his transformers runs off to play with her and leaves me standing in the middle of the play area. And so ends father/son day.
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Post by superflytnt on Nov 20, 2007 10:01:09 GMT -5
Welcome to parenthood! The good news is that nobody stole your toys!
And GreyElephant, poignant is something that is touching, centimental. The word you were REAAAAACHing for was pungent. And yes, plumber's glue and PVC glues are among the worst smelling things in the world. Like rectums and dirty feet kind (combined) of stinky. Remember that the vapors are HIGHLY explosive (versus just flammable) and are also...that's right, tell him what he's won.....carcinogenic. Avoid, although the buzz is quite prodigious.
TNT's RANT OF THE DAY: Shipping. How is it that I order a 3 foot long rod of acrylic that's 3/8" in diameter and they get me on 10$ shipping??? WTF??? It weighs about 5 ounces.
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