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OccultHawk 03-02-2018 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1930484)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...e-plot/554711/

I hope this elevates to the SCOTUS and results in the overturning of Citizens United.

Church

Chula Vista 03-02-2018 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1930484)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...e-plot/554711/

I hope this elevates to the SCOTUS and results in the overturning of Citizens United.

Cathedral!

OccultHawk 03-02-2018 03:25 PM

The ambassador to Mexico quitting might end up having serious ramifications.

I know I’m on about this but our deteriorating relationship with Mexico is bad news.

OccultHawk 03-02-2018 03:26 PM

...and putin is talking about having some kind of super nuke or some ****

Chula Vista 03-02-2018 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1930546)
I know I’m on about this but our deteriorating relationship with Mexico is bad news.

Seriously bad! Keep going on!

GunmouthGrace 03-02-2018 04:45 PM

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Frownland 03-02-2018 05:10 PM

Rick Ross is on advanced life support.

https://pitchfork.com/news/rick-ross...-life-support/

OccultHawk 03-02-2018 07:11 PM

I read he’s epileptic

Still probably drugs

In other news...
I think this latest push has pushed Syria’s death toll to half a million

OccultHawk 03-04-2018 01:27 PM

Donald Trump Jr. Branded 'Disgusting' By Florida Survivor After Liking Shooting Conspiracy Tweet

The Batlord 03-04-2018 05:20 PM

Wasn't that the one who killed an elephant and then tweeted a pic of himself with its severed tail? Why the hell can you do that and then not get arrested when you get back to the country?

Frownland 03-04-2018 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1930917)
Wasn't that the one who killed an elephant and then tweeted a pic of himself with its severed tail? Why the hell can you do that and then not get arrested when you get back to the country?

I'll give you a hint: it rhymes with funny.

Trollheart 03-04-2018 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1930917)
Wasn't that the one who killed an elephant and then tweeted a pic of himself with its severed tail? Why the hell can you do that and then not get arrested when you get back to the country?

Not that it really matters, but if I recall properly it was a tusk the **** was holding. And yes, I asked the same question at the time and yes, Frownland is right. Not to mention that it helps being the ****ing First Son of the USA.

The Batlord 03-04-2018 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1930921)
Not that it really matters, but if I recall properly it was a tusk the **** was holding. And yes, I asked the same question at the time and yes, Frownland is right. Not to mention that it helps being the ****ing First Son of the USA.

https://i.redd.it/k20hvsn1syny.jpg

Lisnaholic 03-04-2018 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1930929)

^ POLL: Which do you find more disgusting, the bloody a*rse of a dead elephant or Donald Trump Jr ?

The Batlord 03-04-2018 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1930933)
^ POLL: Which do you find more disgusting, the bloody a*rse of a dead elephant or Donald Trump Jr ?

What's the difference?

OccultHawk 03-04-2018 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1930933)
^ POLL: Which do you find more disgusting, the bloody a*rse of a dead elephant or Donald Trump Jr ?

The elephant corpse is sad. He’s repulsive.

I think he’s going to end up suffering for it too.

That picture symbolizes so much of what’s wrong with this world. I don’t think he can fight off all that hate even with a lot of money. Remember Saddam’s sons?

Paul Smeenus 03-04-2018 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1930935)
What's the difference?

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Chula Vista 03-04-2018 07:47 PM

There's a special place in hell for those who kill simply for sport.

Sufjan Stevens (with St. Vincent) on the Oscars right now - Awesome!

DwnWthVwls 03-04-2018 07:53 PM

How bout for those who kill unecessarily?

OccultHawk 03-04-2018 07:55 PM

How about for everyone in attendance at the Oscars?

Chula Vista 03-04-2018 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1930939)
How bout for those who kill unnecessarily?

How about those who can't spell?

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1930940)
How about for everyone in attendance at the Oscars?

I'm ****ing exhausted and it's providing some much needed entertainment.

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1930945)
few people less deserving of the praise they get than ****ing actors

Why? Haven't you ever been moved or entertained by a movie?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 03-05-2018 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1930993)
I hate movies

you're totally the miserable guy in the corner at every party complaining about how he didn't even want to come in the first place

Frownland 03-05-2018 10:51 AM

Are you more of a happenings enthusiast?

Frownland 03-05-2018 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard (Post 1930995)
you're totally the miserable guy in the corner at every party complaining about how he didn't even want to come in the first place

Liking film is no reason to watch a circle jerk.

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 11:07 AM

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How about those who can't spell?
I can’t believe you went there, Chula.

Janszoon 03-05-2018 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1930997)
Liking film is no reason to watch a circle jerk.

Depends on the film.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard 03-05-2018 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1930997)
Liking film is no reason to watch a circle jerk.

who wants to watch when you can join

Frownland 03-05-2018 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard (Post 1931007)
who wants to watch when you can join

You went to the Oscars?

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931008)
I'm usually first to black out if I find myself at a party

Blacking out>>>backing out

Plankton 03-05-2018 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931008)
I'm usually first to black out if I find myself at a party

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/90...a25bacfd3d.jpg

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1930993)
I hate movies

As simple and curmudgeonly this sounds I think I get you.

After a certain point it starts to feel like the problem is the medium.

Film is like what literature would be if pencils cost a million dollars.

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931018)
at least all the ones at the Oscars will have a Too Many Cooks problem

Paying cooks demanding a catering to a low denominator.

Frownland 03-05-2018 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931018)
at least all the ones at the Oscars will have a Too Many Cooks problem

You know, Merit, just because the mainstream media can be weak sauce and outright wrong on occasion doesn't mean that you're wise for rejecting it on a kneejerk basis.

Frownland 03-05-2018 11:56 AM

elph is so cool that I'm gonna freeze

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1931023)
You know, Merit, just because the mainstream media can be weak sauce and outright wrong on occasion doesn't mean that you're wise for rejecting it on a kneejerk basis.

What’s the acceptable typical disappointment to pleasant surprise ratio?

Frownland 03-05-2018 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1931026)
What’s the acceptable typical disappointment to pleasant surprise ratio?

Whatever reality provides. Sticking to a quota just increases problems.

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1931025)
elph is so cool that I'm gonna freeze

Get a hoodie, Trayvon.

OccultHawk 03-05-2018 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1931027)
Whatever reality provides. Sticking to a quota just increases problems.

What if my time here is finite?

Plankton 03-05-2018 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931028)
I realized as lil elph that when I was engrossed in a scene it was because the score of the film was engaging and the people playing pretend on screen were secondary

Take away the music and it's just a lot of breathing and mouth noises.

Frownland 03-05-2018 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931028)
I realized as lil elph that when I was engrossed in a scene it was because the score of the film was engaging and the people playing pretend on screen were secondary

They're components that work together that don't have the same impact when isolated. Pretty idiotic reason to denounce visual arts but idk what I expected.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1931030)
What if my time here is finite?

Same answer, don't be a whiny bitch.

Frownland 03-05-2018 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1931032)
there are exceptions

You only believe them to be exceptions because you have chosen to remain ignorant.

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I still like a good Western but that's all about the setting for me
I like a good Western too but I always thought that it was a weird genre when compared to how we group other films together. It's not a very sustainable or ambiguous one either.


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