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#61
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Re: Film Flam
November 27, 2020, 04:11:39 PM
So, the TCM channel (Turner Classic Movies) is doing a 24-hour Hitchcock marathon, so I was settled in to watch one of his I had previously missed, "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956 version).  It stars Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day.



y'all, this movie is a nightmare.  Xenophobia, racism, brownface, sexism, colonialism, white supremacy, weirdly intentional slapstick routines during fight scenes... and a crucial element to the whole thing is Doris Day's ode to nihilism, "Que Sera, Sera".

I mean, there's a scene where Stewart, who's supposed to be the hero, straight up drugs his wife against her will so she'll pass out right after he tells her their son has been kidnapped and will probably be killed.

The worst part is, I can't get that fucking song out of my head now.
#62
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Re: 2021 Poll
November 25, 2020, 03:03:04 PM
I get the feeling there's an implication that Norfolk is the result of a Tucson spore cloud that landed on the East coast.
#63
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Re: 2021 Poll
November 25, 2020, 12:50:20 PM
I know it's part of where you're from, but still... you're going BACK?



Wait.  I just remembered, you'll be leaving Norfolk.









I get it.
#64
I have to be honest, I'm a bit jealous.  NOLA is one of my favorite cities.  In the Before Times, we would go at least once a year.
#65
Or Kill Me / Re: Schilda's horse
November 18, 2020, 01:41:54 PM
If copyright is an issue, we could always remix it.  I'll see if I can get inspired, but if anyone else wants to take a shot, go for it
#66
Aneristic Illusions / Re: E-Democracy
November 16, 2020, 01:13:59 PM
I didn't go through the whole thing again, but I'm kind of ashamed that even after 5 pages, no one brought up the simple fact that this relies on having an internet connection and the technology to use it, instantly disenfranchising the most vulnerable poor.
#67
Quote from: The Wizard Joseph on November 16, 2020, 12:53:20 PM
Well I'm hopping a train south to New Orleans because I have nowhere to stay in Wisconsin and winter is coming on fast. I never intend to reside here again. I have friends and business interests so I may visit from time to time, but I was already looking to make a leap before my car broke down in LaX in June. I have a friend I'm meeting up with in the French Quarter and intend to set down new roots there fairly quickly. I have a couple hundred each in cash and food stamps and a few hundred on my debit card. Managed to pare down my posessions to a stuffed backpack, a rather nice all way roller luggage I got at a thrift shop, and my walking staff, which always goes where I go. In for some challenges to be sure, but my spirit is optimistic and I am as well prepped as an old hand gamer can be for a potentially difficult adventure.

You're one of the most cautious/paranoid people about Covid that I've ever seen, and you've decided to live in NEW ORLEANS?
#68
Maricopa?  Whoda thunk it.
#69
Only Maybe Arts Lab / Re: WEIRDOVERSE
October 29, 2020, 12:14:37 PM
We stan a queen.
#70
In the US, it's pretty much "I demand you stop trying to protect us."
#71
I mean, you've pretty much covered it.  It sounded cool, and it sounded like you knew from the jump it probably wasn't gonna work, and you rode that train as long as you could.  Do you go back to creating the nanobot insurrection again?
#72
I'm a bit puzzled about how this got into the large-scale experimental phase, since the theory seems as flimsy as it is.
#73
There's also this:

Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Bob: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Chris: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Dave: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Elias: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Fred: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Greg: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Howard: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Irving: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Jeff: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Kevin: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Larry: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Mike: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Otto: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Pete: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
QANON: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Russ: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Steve: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Trevor: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Usef: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Victor: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Wes: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Xander: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Yeardly: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Zed: What do you mean by "Racism"?
Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***
#74
Quote from: Odibex Grallspice on October 21, 2020, 04:31:31 AM
if somebody asks for evidence I give it to them.

Alice: There is systemic racism in the US policing and justice system, and I have a plan to fix that.
Bob: What do you mean by "Racism"?

Alice: ***insert 20 minute historical review of racism in America***

Bob: But weren't the Irish slaves, too?  They're white, it sounds like it wasn't about skin color.

Alice: ***insert 30 minute explanation about the difference between chattel slavery and indentured servitude***

Bob: Yeah, but they were white, right?

Alice: ***insert 40 minute diatribe about the social construction of "whiteness", and who is allowed to be white***

Bob: So what makes it "Systemic"?




At this point, Alice has spent an hour and a half talking, and never got to the main issue at hand.  And this was precisely what Bob wanted to happen.  Bob is Sea-Lioning. 
#75
I have found that reality is rarely safe.