â€ðŸ™… THE BAD IDEAS THREAD
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I know! We should do a Kickstarter to produce a Battlefield Earth/Leonard Part 6/Pluto Nash crossover set on Kashyyk! With Kevin Costner, Pauly Shore, Tommy Wiseau, and Adam Sandler in the lead roles, and Michael Cimino co-directing with Uwe Boll!
Huh, I was expecting to get at least one good "Why would you do that?" out of this. SON I AM DISAPPOINT.
Maybe if you'd thrown in Joe Piscopo or Carrot Top....
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If you're going to include Cimino, remember John Boorman who got a 3-film blank check after directing Deliverance, and used it to make Exorcist II: The Heretic, Zardoz, and that awful 1981 Excalibur movie. (Well, ok, Excalibur is tolerable. But the other two...)
Truly the greatest 3 films in history.
BTW, the title of best director has to go to Peter Jackson who, based on a couple really shitty horror films, somehow convinced New Line to bet their company on a hugely expensive 3-part Lord of the Rings trilogy. With a track record consisting of basically Meet the Feebles and The Frighteners.
Maybe not "director", but definitely the award for "best DEAL-MAKER in history".
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Well, that's true. The seventies was very much an era when directors were given more leeway in what they were allowed to do, and while it resulted in some truly great films such as The Godfather, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, and the like, it also resulted in a large number of absolutely obscenely expensive, overhyped, and poorly considered ego stroking pieces that flopped dramatically - even Steven Spielberg got in on the act, with 1941. Heaven's Gate was just the worst offender among many, a film that could have been a smart, artsy piece of Oscar bait but instead became a bloated catastrophe.
I expect that the forum goers here can appreciate that sort of thing.
I often compare Heaven's Gate to Hudson Hawk, another film that could have been a nice modestly successful work had it not been for the hubris of one of the prime movers (Bruce Willis, in that case). Hudson Hawk failed because every single punchline was stepped on by a big ham. It would never have been a blockbuster, but it might not have been a bad film if someone had reined in Willis's ego. Instead, the result was laughable in a way that wasn't intended.
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David Lynch: I hate specially this: Blue Velvet and do not get why this director is so overrated.
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because Mulholland Drive. but really, Lynch is a director you either love or hate, there's almost no inbetween
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I know it can definitely ID it as Visa/Mastercard/Amex/whatever the fuck
First digit does that - 4 Visa, 5 MasterCard, 6 Maestro, etc. (Some exceptions, but I won't go into the details)
I think it will even ID your bank
First 6 digits (mostly) identify the issuing financial institution.
the long number can be used to identify it as debit or credit as well
Not really. Besides working quite differently over the world (some variation of: credit/savings/che[ck | qu]ing; debit/credit; no meaningful distinction) the line is very blurred, at least over here: I can deposit money to both of my cards (credit and debit), I can pay with bank's money using both cards (overdraft on the debit card), both cards accrue (slightly different) interest only if the balance is negative at the end of the month.
Some silly places abroad are more willing to take the credit card, even though the physical pieces of plastic are exactly the same apart from the actual account number <inb4 pedantry: and security code and expiry date>.
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Some silly places abroad are more willing to take the credit card, even though the physical pieces of plastic are exactly the same apart from the actual account number .
Probably legal differences or mind-boggling stupidity.
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this guy imposing upon himself a punishment that in some way is much harsher than what the justice system would have done
In what way is his self-inflicted punishment harsh? Other stupid things like biting a cop aside, I'd gladly live at my home for 15 years instead of spending even a month in gaol.
If I was forced not to leave the house, probably the only thing I'd miss would be driving my car.
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"smart typewriter"
How to make 14 h battery life (at most, with Wi-Fi disabled) sound impressive:
####How long does the battery last?
The Freewrite will last between 3-4 weeks with normal usage, which we define as 30 minute of writing per day, with Wi-Fi turned off.
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What, no George Lucas?
Personally, I like to hate on Stanley Kubrick though.
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"30 minute[s] of writing per day" says "dilettante" to me.
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Personally, I like to hate on Stanley Kubrick though.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Lars von Trier it is for me. Literally every single movie of his I've watched was pretentious artsy bullshit.
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Personally, I like to hate on Stanley Kubrick though.
... for what?
Kubrick is universally-agreed-upon to be one of the greatest directors of all time, despite his relatively small number of films.
I could see disliking him if the only Kubrick film you've seen was Barry Lyndon, I guess. That's like... literally the only thing he's ever touched that wasn't amazingly excellent. (And it's extremely technically impressive-- a 70mm film shot without using any artificial light sources.)
(I don't count Eyes Wide Shut, because he wasn't alive to finish editing of the film.)
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I don't count Eyes Wide Shut, because he wasn't alive to finish editing of the film.
Also because it wasn't a bad movie at all. Just mighty confusing.
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Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
Personally, I'd like you to jump in a fire and die.
jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:jump in a fire and die.
@Maciejasjmj said:jump in a fire and die.
I'm sorry @Maciejasjmj, I'm afraid I can't do that.
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I honestly haven't seen it.
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I hate specially this: Blue Velvet
I fucking love parts of that movie:
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E_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION_EXCEPTION <f
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The Sixth Sense, Unbreakkable, The Lady in the Water,
The Last Airbender- once the hottest new director in Hollywood, he's gotten more and more self-indulgent (not to mention incompetent) since his breakout films Sixth Sense and Unbreakable.It's a good thing no one tried to make a movie from Avatar
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he'd go all @Polygeekery on her later when he found out she was Guacamole
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We think it will continue to be illegal to use a dead man’s body in [a sexual] way.
As it should, that's disgusting anyway.
[spoiler]Dead woman's body, now that's another thing. [/spoiler]
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> The proposed law calls for the repeal of multiple pieces of legislation in order to allow consensual sex between siblings over the age of 15.
That part is creepy.
Do you consider it creepy because of the age? Bear in mind age of consent in Sweden is already 15.
I don't have a particular opinion on incest, but restricting it seems rather silly, because people who want to do it, will do it either way, and prosecuting consensual cases of that seems to be even sillier than having laws about it.
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From one of those click-bait ad sections...
Is that a bruise across her nose? Or just the worst lighting/makeup choice ever?
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The Wereelephant Ecafe Lalalaimepe Idatanine has come! An enormous elephant twisted into humanoid form. It is crazed for blood and flesh. Its
eyenose glows blue. Its raw umber eye hair is patchy. Now you will know why you fear the night.
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It is all so fake, blood and dialog and severed ear ... ick
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Is that a bruise across her nose? Or just the worst lighting/makeup choice ever?
Is the bruise yellow and black or white and blue? or whatever
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Is the bruise yellow and black or white and blue? or whatever
To me, her nose looks like it has a big purplish black bruise extending from the bridge to the brow and to the right to the edge of the eye socket, and around below the eye. It could be an illusion of the light, I suppose, but it seriously looks to me like a bruise. It actually has visible edges toward the eye. Like she was beaten.
As I note, it could just be the light or possibly makeup or a bad hue adjustment. But when I first saw it, I wondered if t hey clipped a picture of a battered woman's face.
This was on one of those click-bait ad sections (which I did not follow) and I am aware that they steal images from everywhere, even porn. So it's very possible they clipped a battered woman's face.
But whatever, it is not an inviting picture that leads me to be interested in whatver-the-hell-I-forgot-what they were selling.
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To me, her nose looks like it has a big purplish black bruise extending from the bridge to the brow and to the right to the edge of the eye socket, and around below the eye.
I agree. And now you're making me explain the joke, which is OK, since this is the BAD IDEAS THREAD.
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I accidentally shaved off an equivalent amount of eyebrow hair once (years ago). It was an unexpected compulsion to ring my face with an electric shaver, and unfortunately it was turned on at that time.
You can still see the results of that adventure, actually... Though only if you looked.
Filed under: Pics available upon request?
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It was an unexpected compulsion to ring my face with an electric shaver
Wait, what?
Please tell us more!
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It was an unexpected compulsion to ring my face with an electric shaver
That's a weird compulsion to have.
Most of us have normal compulsions like masturbation, junk food and arson.
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That's awful.
Masturbation with junk food gives you a Wotsit willy
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Wait, what?
Please tell us more!
Well that's pretty much the story.
I was shaving with an electric shaver, the kind with three rings (instead of the straight-line bar thing), having a merry time swinging around from ear to ear, when (on the whims of "this is kinda like a half pipe!") Idecidedto completely circle my face (avoiding my hair). Of course, the device was pretty large and didn't quite "fit" between the gap between my eyebrows and hairline, so of course the eyebrows were sacrificed. Result below is after years of "regrowth" (you can see it never completely came back).Most of us have normal compulsions like masturbation, junk food and arson
I've convinced myself that mastubation is nice for a quick endorphin rush, but not effective for long-term improvement of any kind.
I've only had arson-ic compulsions during my interactions with certain entities.
Junk food is more of a... hobby, you could say.
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having a merry time swinging around from ear to ear, when (on the whims of "this is kinda like a half pipe!")
Are you in some kind of institution?
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Are you in some kind of institution?
Do you have evidence that I'm not? I can neither confirm nor deny my present state of institutionalization.
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Of course, the device was pretty large and didn't quite "fit" between the gap between my eyebrows and hairline,
Man, I wish I had that problem. You could fit a lawn mower between my eyebrows and hairline.
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You could fit a lawn mower between my eyebrows and hairline.
You have more than 2.3" gap between brows and hairline? Must be nice, I guess.
I blame my current system state of degradation for why my eyebrows haven't really repaired fully. Though to be fair, they're lower on the priority list than even fingernails...
Filed under: grumble mutter friggin in-grown piece of grumble tumble.
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You have more than 2.3" gap between brows and hairline? Must be nice, I guess.
I measured it just for you: 10.75 inches. (Okay, a small mower, whatever. ) I used to have such beautiful hair.
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such beautiful hair
I have recently gained the ability to appreciate this.
For me, my hair issues are just another thing to fill up my time. I'd rather not deal with it at all, but the social backlash I anticipate that would happen if I simply eradicated it does not (yet) outweigh the cost of regular maintenance.
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I've only had arson-ic compulsions during my interactions with certain entities.
To be fair, they did have your stapler....
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To be fair, they did have your stapler....
Oh no. Stapler is fine, they can have him (so long as he gets returned).
Just don't touch my shopping cart!
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The headline says it all.
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@loose said:
The headline says it all.
If you run a car park on ice, doesn't it make a little sense to have a thermometer handy, and watch the fucking weather channel? I don't get how a lake can "unexpectedly melt" if people are exercising the tiniest bit of common sense...
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@RaceProUK I was assuming the majority of their common sense was overridden by $$$$. I was more thinking of the avoiding lawsuit while doing the risky thing level of common sense...
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@RaceProUK said:
They wouldn't park on ice
Yeah, I would consider it more of a skating / sliding /slipping, falling on your arse type of thing
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@Nocha said:
I don't get how a lake can "unexpectedly melt" if people are exercising the tiniest bit of common sense...
Global warming?
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@Nocha said in â€ðŸ™… THE BAD IDEAS THREAD:
I don't get how a lake can "unexpectedly melt" if people are exercising the tiniest bit of common sense...
Looks like a rotten ice condition to me.
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This page is making my day.
So many ideas and so little time to build them all.
#MoronsUnited