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57 minutes ago, Silver Raven said:
Man, Taylor is a total dick. Play as a dick, go out as a dick. Why is Adam upset? Because you're a liar!
It's ridiculous to drink a lot of alcohol when you've been food deprived.
Sunday has the most annoying voice.
Damn, I was hoping Jay would play his idol.
Good riddance to the douchebag.
As soon as Taylor told Jay that he had the advantage, Jay told him that he could now "destroy Adam's game" or words to that effect and he told him to blow up Adam's game by telling everyone about his advantage.
As soon as that happened, I got a very strong suspicion that was just wrong and stupid but really appealed to Taylor and would mean the downfall of either Taylor or Jay. Of course, Jay egged Taylor on but then voted for him and that insured that if it didn't work out, it would be Taylor going home.
I think that is a very valuable lesson to remember whenever someone tells you that you are much more powerful than you think you are and urges you to destroy your enemies. It kind of reminds me of Mussolini advising Hitler on how to destroy their enemies. It's a bad idea to listen to people who are less powerful than you are who tell you that you are all powerful and you should destroy others.
Translation? When it comes to game play, Taylor is a dick.
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2 hours ago, LanceM said:
I know this is a minority opinion but I am sad to see Taylot go. He was definitely bringing some entertainment that is fr sure. Adam can go anytime as he is really really starting to annoy me. Sunday has a strategic thought? Who knew.
Taylor was like the Court Jester. He was good to keep around because we could always laugh at his stupid & idiotic moves.
IMO, Adam has some kind of personality disorder. He told Taylor about his advantage because he figured that would be a "good move". I just can't figure out what to call this disorder. Is it a form of Narcissism? Or kind of the opposite? I wonder if something may be wrong with his brain or maybe something is wrong with his emotional state?
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The following is a list of my favorite Black & White films (in alphabetical order). Most of these films can be called "Film Noir", but not all of them. I have enjoyed all these films very much and I'm very happy to recommend them to you all. I find it quite amazing that I generally enjoy these films as much or more so than most modern films. Given these films represent the cream of the crop of B&W films, it's not surprising that people may enjoy them more than modern movies with big budgets. Many people feel that all the technical components of modern films (such as CGI) tend to detract from the value of the story. I'm not sure about that. But I do know that I can often lose myself in the 1940s or 1950s and I just feel "swept away" in the past.
For each of these films, I will try to include a link to the IMDB data base as well as the IMDB rating. I have found the IMDB rating to be a good way to judge how good (and by "good" I mean entertaining) a film is. The average rating is 7.0. If a film is rated between 7.0 and 8.0, it's likely an entertaining film. If it's rated 8.0 or higher, it's likely a very entertaining film. All the following movies were shot in Black & White.
I would like to invite you all to make any comments you like about these films and to post your own favorite B&W films. I sincerely hope you will enjoy these films.
. 5 Fingers 1952 Rated 7.8
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044314
I love James Mason and this is one of his best films. During WW2 the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess. James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie. 12 Angry Men 1957 Rated 8.9
https://www.google.com/search?q=imdb+12+angry+men&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam. 711 Ocean Drive 1950 Rated 6.9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042176
An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path. Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger. Anatomy of a Murder 1959 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052561
Lee Remick is unbelievable sexy in this film. In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara. Caged 1950 Rated 8.9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042296
Excellent film about a womens' prison. A naive nineteen year old widow becomes coarsened and cynical when she is sent to a woman's prison and is exposed to hardened criminals and sadistic guards. Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby. Detective Story 1951 Rated 7.6
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043465
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix. Dr Strangelove 1964 Rated 8.5
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012
An insane general triggers a nuclear holocaust while politicians & generals frantically try to stop it. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden. Executive Action 1973 Rated 6.7
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070046
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer. Impact 1949 Rated 7.0
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041503
A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding, and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy. Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn. In Harm's Way 1965 Rated 7.4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309
A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal. Kansas City Confidential 1952 Rated 7.4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044789
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster. Lady In The Lake 1947 Rated 6.6
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039545
IMHO, this film is very under-rated. It never got the kind of reviews it deserved. The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Philip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan. Out Of The Past 1947 Rated 8.1
https://www.google.com/search?q=Out+Of+T+Past+1947&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas
Please note this film is similar to "The Killers", but IMO, "The Killers" is definitely more enjoyable than "Out of The Past".. Mystery Street 1950 Rated 7.8
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042771
A small town cop is helped by a professor when the remains of a pregnant woman turn up on a beach. Ricardo Montalban, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett. Schindler's List 1993 Rated 8.9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052
In German-occupied Poland during WW 2, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. Scrooge 1951 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044008
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison. Stalag 17 1953 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359
Wonderful movie. Possibly one of the best top ten of them all. When two escaping American WW 2 prisoners are killed, the German POW camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger. The Americanization Of Emily 1964 Rated 7.4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057840
An American naval officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.
James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas. The Apartment 1960 Rated 8.3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. The Asphalt Jungle 1950 Rated 7.9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042208
A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel. Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen. The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359
This film won the Oscar for Best Film in 1946. It's somewhat dated now. Probably only enjoyable for people who are interested in WW2 films. Three WW 2 veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy. The Big Steal 1949 Rated 7.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041178
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's fiancee. Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix. The Dark Corner 1946 Rated 7.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038453
Excellent film. Very, very enjoyable. You won't hardly recognize Lucille Ball. She plays a dramatic role and she is nothing like the character she plays in, "I Love Lucy". Secretary tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder. Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix. The Desert Fox 1951 Rated 7.0
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043461
The story of the final years of the respected WW 2 German general, Erwin Rommel. James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy. The Killers 1946 Rated 7.8
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038669
This film is about an insurance agent who investigates a killing that involves a beautiful but deadly woman. Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner & Edmond O'Brien.. The Killing 1956 Rated 8.0
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049406
Well worth seeing. This film is about a daring daylight robbery at a race track. It was one of director's Stanley Kubrick earliest films.
Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards.. The Lady Eve 1941 Rated 8.0
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033804
A magnificent comedy / love story. If you enjoy Preston Sturges films, you will almost certainly love this one. A trio of classy card sharps targets a socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him. Directed by Preston Sturges.
Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn. The Longest Day 1962 Rated 7.8
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton. The Maltese Falcon 1941 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George. The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 Rated 7.6
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133
Most people never saw this film. But it's really worth taking the time to see it. A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong. Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco. The Naked City 1948 Rated 7.7
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040636
New York City film noir about two detectives investigating the death of an attractive young woman. The apparent suicide turns out to be murder.
Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart. The Seventh Victim 1943 Rated 6.9
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036341
A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village, and finds that they may have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance. Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks. The Treasure of Sierra Madre 1948 Rated 8.3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040897
IMHO, this was Bogart's best film. Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt. To Kill A Mockingbird 1962 Rated 8.3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592
This film is 55 years old but still relevant today and still enjoyable. Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton. Westward The Women 1951 Rated 7.6
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044205
A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently began settling there. Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson. White Heat 1949 Rated 8.2
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042041
A great gangster movie. One of the best. A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn. James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien. Witness For The Prosecution 1957 Rated 8.4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051201
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton. Young Frankenstein 1974 Rated 8.1
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman. Some Like it Hot 1959 Rated 8.3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/
When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon. To Have & Have Not 1944 Rated 8.0
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037382
During WW 2, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan-
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I don't know if this will be considered off topic, but after reading a few pages of this thread, I'd like to see TCM broadcast a B&W Film Noire called "The Dark Corner (1946)". It stars Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb & William Bendix. I'd like to recommend this film to you all because Lucille Ball plays a dramatic role and she is really good - nothing at all like her "I Love Lucy" character. If you ever see this film, I'm certain you will be pleasantly surprised by her performance. I enjoyed this film very much. Very much out of line for this kind of B picture. Truly enjoyable.
I hope someone can tell me if it's OK for me to post some more recommendations of B&W film noire type films in this thread. I have quite a few I'd like to recommend. If it's "off topic", I'd appreciate if someone could point me to an appropriate thread and I'll post them there or I will start a new thread titled "B&W films Recommendations". If anyone has an idea of some better title for that thread, I'd be glad to create that thread instead. Maybe it would be better to limit the thread to "Film Noire" type films? Or maybe it would be better not to restrict it to only B&W films. Also, if there is an existing thread somewhere that is similar to this idea, I'd be happy to post some reccos into that thread if someone will point me to it.
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15 hours ago, AliShibaz said:
Sorry. I don't know how I wound up quoting myself. This is the second time this has happened and I'm almost certain I clicked the "Edit" button and no the "Quote" button.
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On 2016-11-12 at 2:31 PM, sistermagpie said:
Don’t underestimate the ability for people to brush off overtly racist language either, though. Many people will say that if somebody uses a slur just because they’re angry or whatever, that doesn’t mean they’re “really” racist. They were just angry in that moment or it was a slip of the tongue or whatever.
I'm not sure exactly what your point is. I don't understand if you are criticising the Trump camp (which I would find perfectly understandable) or whether you are trying to explain their behavior. If you feel like qualifying your post, I'd sure like to see what you felt your point was.
When I was in middle school, I had a friend who asked me if I'd like to hear a joke. I said, "Sure. I'd like to hear a joke." He said, "I've just heard that Jews are really not bad people as long as they stay in their place. Do you know where that place is?" I told him I didn't know and he told me, "The ovens."
When I made it clear to him that I didn't find that funny, he said to me, "Oh Come On! It's just a joke". I took a good lesson away from that exchange. IMHO, he is clearly a racist. I never wanted anything more to do with him after that. Perhaps that's because I am Jewish. But I think it goes deeper than that.
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31 minutes ago, Crisopera said:
AliShibaz, I'm pretty sure you're talking about The Big Heat (1953), directed by Fritz Lang and starring Gloria Grahame as the moll who gets disfigured. She gets her revenge on the thug (played by Lee Marvin) in a genuinely scary scene. Terrific movie. (If it's the right one, the male lead is Glenn Ford.)
Oh yes! I immediately recognized that plot. I'm certain you are correct. Thank you ever so much!
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On 2016-11-12 at 11:44 AM, Crisopera said:
For those of you who haven't seen it, I highly recommend The Narrow Margin (1952), which is on TCM this Sunday night at 9PM. It is one of the absolutely best thrillers ever made. A great, mostly unremembered cast (Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor) plays it absolutely beautifully. It's about a detective who has to escort the widow of a mobster to testify in Chicago on a cross-country train. It packs an incredible amount of tension and suspense into 71 minutes. Great stuff.
I recall another similar B&W film. It was about a female witness that had to be guarded in a hotel room.
I'm almost certain it was not The Narrow Margin because the witness is on a moving train and in this other film, the witness was locked up in a hotel room.
I hope I haven't gotten this wrong. But would anyone know what film I might be thinking of? It was made around 1950.
I'm starting to remember a little more. One of the females in the story (possibly the witness) had been wronged by some thug and she was going to be a witness against him and he threw acid in her face and terribly disfigured her.
I hope that info is correct and that someone may remember the name of this film. It's not "A Woman's Face (1941)". Many thanks.
P.S. I don't know if this will be considered off topic, but after reading a few pages of this thread, I'd like to see TCM broadcast a B&W Film Noire called "The Dark Corner (1946)". It stars Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb & William Bendix. I'd like to recommend this film to you all because Lucille Ball plays a dramatic role and she is really good - nothing at all like her "I Love Lucy" character. If you ever see this film, I'm certain you will be pleasantly surprised by her performance. I enjoyed this film very much. Very much out of line for this kind of B picture. It was truly enjoyable.
I hope a mod will let me know if it's OK for me to post some more recommendations of B&W film noire type films in this thread. I have quite a few I'd like to recommend. If it's "off topic", I'd appreciate if someone could point me to an appropriate thread and I'll post them there or I will start a new thread titled "B&W films Recommendations". If anyone has an idea of some better title for that thread, I'd be glad to create that thread instead. Maybe it would be better to limit the thread to "Film Noire" type films? Or maybe it would be better not to restrict it to only B&W films. Also, if there is an existing thread somewhere that is similar to this idea, I'd be happy to post some reccos into that thread if someone will point me to it.
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I never found much of a personality to Michelle. All I can recall is that she was a Christian and practiced that and she was happy to be part of that foursome and she played a part in saving Figgy and booting Mari.
But aside from that, I found that she had almost no personality of her own. I would have preferred that she left earlier and Figgy stayed around. Figgy was pretty despicable. But she was enormously entertaining. She had no chance to advance much further. But she was always great for a laugh.
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Well, I went to see Hacksaw Ridge tonight and I'm sorry to say I was kind of disappointed. Why? It was about the timing.
It seems to me (just my guess really) that a good war movie should spend the first one-third of the movie telling the back story. The next one-third should be leading up to the climax. The final one-third should be the climax and the aftermath.
I didn't measure the time in this film. But it seemed to me that Gibson spend the first 40% of the movie telling the back story. The next 40 percent was the lead up to the climax. Then the next ten percent was the climax and the final ten percent was the aftermath.
That just made the first two parts seem to drag and the climax - which is often the most enjoyable part of a movie - seemed to be over in just a blink of the eye.
I expect many people might disagree. But I strongly disagree with whoever claimed this is the best WW2 movie since Saving Private Ryan.
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On 2016-11-06 at 5:40 PM, Silver Raven said:
As much as I hate to give that douche Mel Gibson credit for anything, this is really a great movie. One of the best war movies I've ever seen. The first half is all pre-war, going into Desmond Doss's past and what makes him who he is (except for one scene that is revealed later on), but it's as interesting as the army and war scenes. And when the battle begins, man, it's shattering. Violent, and bloody and gory, and real. And the movie only shows part of Desmond Doss's heroism. I read the Medal of Honor citation and it talks about a lot more than what the movie shows.
Andrew Garfield and Hugo Weaving are excellent. I hope they get Oscar nominations. And I hope Mel Gibson gets zilch.
Except for British Andrew Garfield and American Vince Vaughn, every other actor in the film is Australian. And yet, they do creditable accents, all of them.
I was shocked and pleased to see Philip Quast in this movie. One of the greatest Broadway actors of his generation, and in my opinion, the best Inspector Javert ever.
I must agree with you and I share your feelings when you call him a "douche".
However, after reading many of the reviews of this film, I have to wonder if maybe people are being a little too hasty to keep on denying any forgiveness towards Mel and maybe it just might be appropriate to try and find some forgiveness in our hearts and admit that we have given him a real bad time for the past ten years or so. Could it not be possible that maybe it just might be time to give him some forgiveness and let him have another chance?
Of course he has behaved very badly in the past with all of his horrible racist B.S. about many people. But can't it be fair to give him another chance now? At least a chance to repent and a chance to seek forgiveness?
I'm very torn about this and if your answer is "NO!", I will definitely understand why. Many Jewish friends were terribly hurt by his remarks and I don't think that any of them have ever been able to forgive Mel for his hate-speech. But ... where do we go from there? Do you really want to hate on him forever more?
I don't know. I'm feeling very confused about this and I sincerely hope that there just may be an opportunity here to forgive the dope and allow him to have another chance. Is there no way you could see your way clear to doing this?
I heard this film is truly excellent and shows a depth of understanding that surpasses most anything he has done in the past. I just don't know what to do or how to feel about this guy at this point. But I do know that I'd truly love to hear him offer a heart felt apology and a promise to try and mend his ways and find a way to get along with all the other races in this world.
Any chance you might be able to feel the same way?
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3 hours ago, Dianthus said:
How is it I only just found this forum? I'm so glad it's here. We're really gonna need each other to get through this.
I have had much difficulty in finding my way around this site to the various forums that I wanted to visit.
I must say that I respect and admire this site tremendously. It is a most excellent site and the moderators here are just the very best I have ever encountered. They do their jobs with a very "light touch". By that, I mean they do not get involved unless or until it becomes necessary. For the most part, they seem to sit back and just stay out of trouble. I don't know how other people react to this. But my reaction is to try and behave myself so that their intervention is hardly ever needed - hardly ever at all. Beyond that, I truly respect and very much admire the way the admins and mods do their jobs here. I have to say this is the very best TV forum I have ever encountered and I have participated in about 6 other boards. I am really and truly floored at just how good this forum is. It's freaking great and I want to say a very big thank you to all the mods. They are truly magnificent here! Honest and for sure!
Most of the problems that I have had here are not about issues that usually require moderator intervention. In my experience, there is really not much need for any moderator intervention here. There is hardly any name calling or cursing or swearing at various posters who seem to get out of line and need a good smack down from time to time! Thank goodness for that! In general, people here seem to know and understand when they need to just "shut up" and they seem to know how to behave on a public forum. The calibure (sp?) of user participation is truly quite excellent here and moderator intervention is hardly ever required.
At least ... all of that is my opinion and you all know what they say about opinions!
To continue, I have met several people who have had some fairly heated opinions and who have told me to "F Off" within the context of user discussions and/or debate. For the most part, the mods have tended to leave that alone. They have only gotten involved when the discussion broke through the barriers of civilized discussion and broken into some nasty, ugly or childish cursing and swearing. And ... IMHO, that has always been fair enough. Again, it's been my opinion, but I belived the moderators here have always acted in a very professional, considerate and courteous manner. I like the mods here very very much. They all have my respect and admiration - more so than on any other user forum in which I have ever participated.
I have many stories that I'd like to tell you about how people seem to have broken some of the unwritten rules that generally would fall into the categories of "unwritten laws". I've been very surprised and happy at the way in which "our" moderators have gotten involved in maintaining order and discipline on these discussion boards. I don't think that I really have any further need to discuss the moderation of these forums. I would just like to say how much I appreciate the techniques used by the moderators of these forums. Really and truly - most excellent!
Yes and Yes!
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I have to admit that most of my opinions concerning Hilary were formed when I read several articles supposedly written by Secret Service Agents who told stories about how she treated them in a terribly cruel and demeaning way.
I have to admit that I started to believe these stories - without much proof - basically because several agents seemed to be saying the same things and those stories were never denied by Hilary's camp.
I'd like to know whether other people felt that kind of behavior was significant - whether they didn't mind the idea of the first female POTUS behaving that way to her secret service agents behind closed doors.
Can anyone point me to any info that would suggest these stories are really true? Or false?
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There are so many different criteria you can use to choose who you want to ally with. Gender has to be one of the most stupid. How can being the same gender help you bond with someone? I can see how being the opposite gender might help most people bond with someone. But, IMHO, choosing to align with people because they are the same gender as you are is a really dumbell thing to do.
People who propose alliances based on gender seem to me to be the most stupid of all the contestants. I'm surprised Tails never proposed one.
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1 hour ago, Daisy said:
because this is caused to make dramah - probably not.
this is a dumb thing because it just makes people mad at you. this is why i'd never want to win a reward where you have to choose people. you never win. those challenges you toss and hope someone takes you lolGood post!
I'm very surprised this is the first time I've ever seen anyone make this point. I have always thought that someone very clever came up with this idea of having to choose one or two other people to go on a reward together with the person who won the reward. Why? Because it causes very bad feelings towards the person who makes those choices. I'm surprised that hasn't been generally recognized.
That is also the reason I think they came up with this "advantage" that enables someone to steal a reward from a person who rightfully earned it.
I'm guessing that in the future, they will try to come up with more shit like this that will cause really bad feelings among the contestents.
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10 hours ago, PerfidiousAmber said:
Oh, and I'm back to my utter disgust for Taylor. Petty thievery, selfishness, arrogance, hubris, telling Jay not to tell Will and then telling Will, and I could go on but I don't even want to think about that self-centred little brat.
How about the preview from next week's show?
It was Taylor (wasn't it?) who told Jay that revealing the secret of Adam's "advantage" (the right to steal a reward) from someone else will "destroy" him.
Sorry, I'm not certain as to who said that or whether they used the word "destroy" or not. I'm feeling very depressed about the US election right now. But I needed to come here to say that I'm surprised no one seems to question whether this is really and advantage or not. It sure seems to me like it could well be a disadvantage more so than an advantage.
If you won a reward as a result of a hard fought challenge and then some rat stands up and says, "Oh Probst? I think I'd like to take that reward. Here's a piece of paper that says that says I have the right to do that. What would your reaction to that be?
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5 hours ago, HumblePi said:
thanks for doing that. I tried to google homes in Cape Breton and kept getting a 'connection was reset' notice. I tried other websites for Canadian properties and the same thing. Then I went to other various websites not at all related to Canada or homes and they all pulled up fine, it was only the Canadian property links when blank when I clicked on one. Oh, and they look expensive but keep in mind the Canadian dollar is only worth 74% of the US dollar, that's why people are planning to relocate there.
Remember the Canadian Dollar is worth about 75% of a US dollar.
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5 hours ago, ClareWalks said:
I think the Trump supporters were so desperate for change (any kind of change) that they totally ignored the bad things about him. Ironic, because that's exactly what they accused Clinton fans of doing. I read that one dude who voted Trump said "he's not perfect, but he has a heart." WHAT. What the hell gave the guy THAT impression? See, people will ascribe whatever they want to the guy to justify voting him in.
Isn't that the same reason the Germans gave power to Hitler in 1933? They were desperate for change - any change - and they sure got it.
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1 hour ago, ClareWalks said:
I am surprised that any people thought Donald Trump had *more* empathy, warmth, charm, or charisma than Hillary Clinton.
I wouldn't want to leave you with the wrong impression. I think they both have the same amount as a big rock.
I think both of them are complete monstrosities and I couldn't vote for one over the other. I just wish there were other choices.
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9 minutes ago, Ohwell said:
She lost to Donald J. FUCKING Trump. Unbelievable. Just.....just..................................................................................................................................................
You were surprised by that?
If you consider her complete lack of human empathy, warmth, charm and charisma, it really shouldn't be any big surprise.
She had Obama (a man with considerable charm and charisma) running all around the country and stumping for her - to no effect. It wasn't enough to get this dead pan doorknob elected to anything - never mind POTUS.
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22 hours ago, ZaldamoWilder said:
I hope she admitted to modifying another comedian's stuff. That came from an observation made by Louis C.K. earlier this year. I wouldn't ever have recalled except that I'm LCK fangirl.
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a45781/louis-ck-plane-election-analogy/
Another comedian?
Louis C.K. is a comedian. I'll give you that. But Joy Who? She may call herself a comedian. I suppose some other people may call her a comedian as well. But have you ever heard her say anything funny? Or maybe there is some other definition of a comedian. Aren't comedians supposed to be funny? Do you recall anything funny she has ever said?
Comedian? I would have to call her a Putridian (derived from the word "putrid").
She is just about as funny as two jumbo jets crashing into each other on the ground.
NOT FUNNY!
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3 hours ago, Danny Franks said:
She was a bad candidate. Some of that was her fault, a lot of it was due to the hounding of the Clintons for the past twenty years. Seems like she couldn't inspire people to vote for her, as much as to vote against Trump.
Now it's time for her to retire from politics, and to let a new wave of progressive Democrats lead the party.
I read an interesting article about the differences between Hilarity and Obummer. It included the following:
"At the political level, Hillary Clinton's defeat is certainly a setback for Obama, who campaigned hard for his former secretary of state, traveling across the country and employing the charisma and charm that she sorely lacks."
The article was titled, "Trump's joy is Obama's pain: Barack faces destruction of legacy by the Donald's presidency".
Here is the link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3919888/Trumps-joy-Obamas-pain.html
A bad candidate? She was a terrible, horrible, dismal candidate. Hilarity doesn't have the charisma of a gnat. How in the world did she ever expect to win a presidential election? She couldn't win an election to (fill in the blank yourself).
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35 minutes ago, WhitneyWhit said:
I just want to apologize to Secretary Clinton, I am truly sorry that your thirty years of experience, your dedication, your intelligence, your sacrifices, your work on behalf of those who can't help themselves were deemed not worthy simply because you have a vagina. I'm sorry that you were even put into a position to have to prove your worth against a rabid, feral, neon orangutan. I can only hope this won't stop you from fighting and that you will continue to give a voice to those who need it, and after last night, that list of people just a whole lot bigger. I'm still with her and will continue to be with her.
I sympathize with you and I feel your pain. But why denegrate orangutans that way? As a species, they are so much better and smarter than Rump ever was. That Chump never deserved to be compared to them. Surely, it would be more appropriate to compare him with animals like lice or fleas or rats etc.
Extermination is such a bad word. However, there are certain animals that I think big cities should exterminate - such like cockroaches and lice and the likes of Grump.
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26 minutes ago, SmithW6079 said:
"Make America Great" was just code for "no more n****ers in charge. And no c*nts either."
The world is moving rightward toward authoritarianism; America is no different. As awful as Conman Don is, to me, Pence is even worse. Conman Don has no convictions other than the almighty dollar. Pence is no doubt thanking his vengeful, exclusionary god for his chance to turn America into a theocracy.
Someone in this thread quoted Curio as saying that Obama was a great president because there had been no big scandals while he was president and a few other similar facts.
I would like to say that when a president does almost nothing, there will be almost no scandals as well as almost nothing else. Surely that cannot be a valid criteria for greatness in a president.
My hatred and contempt for Obama breaks through all kinds thresholds. I think he has to be one of the very worst presidents the US has ever experienced. I just shook my head in despair on most every day of his presidency. What a Plucker! I use the word, "Plucker" as in "MotherPlucker" because it would not be appropriate to call any sitting president a "MotherFucker". But I can't think of any other name to describe this dolt!
I loved the fact that he was so verbally abusive towards Trump at that White House state dinner. But now, he will have to swallow his pride as he hands over the keys to the Oval Office to Trump. What a revolting development!
Fuck you Obama. Could you not have thought of anything more destructive to do other than to become President of the USA? I think History will look back on you as one of the biggest chumps that ever entered politics. I just can't believe that Americans voted you into a second term. So embarassing. So sad. Lord have mercy on the USA. They are gonna need it. In spades!
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S33.E09: Still Throwin' Punches
in Survivor
I'm just guessing about this. But the fact that someone is non-existent in the show does not necessarily mean TPTB hate them.
Usually, the person who gets voted out plays a large part in the show and a few other people who might be reasonable alternatives for getting the boot also play a large part.
I think TPTB need to focus on a few players who are all good possibilities for getting the boot in order to build the suspense and keep the audience guessing.
Isn't it kind of predictable TPTB make it appear like someone will be getting the boot - only to show us that someone else gets it instead? Usually that is the most exciting aspect of each episode.
What do you think?