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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    So apparently the organizers of the London Olympics contacted the manager of The Who and asked if legendary drummer Keith Moon would perform at the Olympics. Great idea, except no one quite knows how to turn him into a zombie drummer. Since he's been dead for 34 years (didn't he say "I want to die before I get old"?), it's unlikely he'll show up. :eek:
     
    Borla, Apr 14, 2012
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  2. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    Maybe they can try John Bonham.

    Oh wait......
     
    Craven Morehead, Apr 14, 2012
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  3. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I was thinking Lennon.




    Anyone know if the_jazz likes heavy metal?


    Woman Seeking Man Who Knocked Her Up In The Bathroom At Megadeth/Motorhead Show On Craigslist

     
    Borla, Apr 14, 2012
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  4. Jove

    Jove Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Michigan
    Never turn a water valve to the left, unless you want water spraying everywhere flooding the bathroom. Yeah, I had an interesting night.
     
    Jove, Apr 14, 2012
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  5. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Cool. I've neither read nor watched Starship Troopers. I know there is a big to-do with both the novel and the film, albeit for different reasons. I've stayed away from the book, partly because I get the feeling that Heinlein has written better books, and partly because I can't unread this: Starship Stormtroopers.

    It's an essay by none other than Michael Moorcock, who reinvented the sword & sorcery subgenre (after Conan, etc.) in the midst of the rising fantasy a la Tolkien (about which he wrote another essay, "Epic Pooh," discussing middle-class sentimentalism and other things "wrong" in fantasy: RevolutionSF - Epic Pooh : Feature).

    Moorcock (a decent literary/genre writer in his own right) does come across as a curmudgeon. And I don't agree with him on everything in the fantasy essay. However, like I said, I can't unread what I've read in both. Ursula Le Guin also takes issue with the militarization of science fiction (she's a "social science fiction" writer. Think: Huxley, Orwell, Vonnegut, and Wyndham), and it was one of the reasons why she "gave up reading it." Starship Troopers seems to be one of the main influences on this kind of sci-fi, which I think became more mainstream during the 1970s.

    All told: There are a few books by Heinlein I'd want to read before even considering Starship Troopers, movie or no movie.
     
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    Baraka_Guru, Apr 14, 2012
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  6. ralphie250

    ralphie250 Fully Erect

    Location:
    At work..
    The weekend is finally here :D
     
    ralphie250, Apr 14, 2012
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  7. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Soooooooooooooooooo free!

    Yes, sitting on the couch wearing nothing but my bengals snuggie. No I will not prove it.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 14, 2012
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  8. CinnamonGirl

    CinnamonGirl The Cheat is GROUNDED!

    Location:
    Central Republic of Where-In-The-Hell
    Sloooooooooooooooooow day at work. Hopefully, tonight picks up a bit.
     
    CinnamonGirl, Apr 14, 2012
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  9. Fly

    Fly music is the answer

    Location:
    Beautiful British Columbia

    damn you girl............

    :D
     
    Fly, Apr 14, 2012
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  10. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun

    You don't need to prove it, I have a mental image. ;)

    On the other hand it might be better for you if you did post a picture!
     
    Craven Morehead, Apr 14, 2012
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  11. Phi Eyed

    Phi Eyed Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Ramsdale
    Sometimes things are so beautiful they overwhelm me. Confetti petals decorating the air on a breeze that grazes my neck. Nature, you revitalize every funk within which I descend.
     
    Phi Eyed, Apr 14, 2012
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  12. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

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    third rock from the sun
    I really hope they win.....

     
    Craven Morehead, Apr 14, 2012
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  13. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    two weeks from graduation and it is so hard to concentrate and stick to my studying.
    part of me wants to say 'fuck it!' and just skate through the rest of the semester.
    another part of me thinks, 'oh noes, what if they don't like me because of my B in chemistry!'
    (them being the nursing program at UCF)
    I am so frigging pathetic.
    If I was as obsessively anal about money as I am about my grades, I'd be a total f-ing gazoolionaire by now.
     
    mixedmedia, Apr 14, 2012
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  14. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Babysitting tonight, babysitting tomorrow...

    Extra cash is great. I'll be able to buy myself new running shoes sooner than I thought.
     
    snowy, Apr 14, 2012
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  15. martian

    martian Server Monkey Staff Member

    Location:
    Mars
    I don't feel it's appropriate to 'like' this, so I will show my support by saying good luck and best wishes.
     
    martian, Apr 14, 2012
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  16. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Sitting in the sun, having a beer, waiting for my husband to finish running lab samples.
     
    snowy, Apr 14, 2012
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  17. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    I managed to hack into one of the_jazz 's hidden cameras and obtain this rare photo which should serve as proof.
    [​IMG]
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 14, 2012
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  18. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    I did not know she liked Ritz crackers.
     
    Fremen, Apr 14, 2012
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  19. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    Brains are her main course typically, and those are for a light snack.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Apr 14, 2012
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  20. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 14, 2012
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