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Yeah, go Royals. They deserved to win last year.

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I've heard the "Take It to the Limit" cover but I didn't know he did Fleetwood Mac. That strikes me as funny. I shall give them a go.

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CashRules wrote:You should listen to Waylon's cover of Norwegian Wood.

I know it and like it. He almost does it justice. Almost.

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Hm, I thought they were way bigger in the UK. I am indeed a huge fan. Nice to know I know more about them than the average Brit.

Also, Fred Armisen (the guy from SNL) showed up at the show and played "Parklife" with them. It was hilarious.

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Like most Americans, I got into them after getting into Gorillaz. I didn't know anything about their success in the 90s until delving in deep. They quickly became my favorite thing. I saw Gorillaz live in 2010, and that was wonderful, but nothing compares to seeing Blur. And apparently "Song 2&...

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I feel a pang in my side with virtually every Beatles cover I hear.

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They made a big comeback in 2009/2010 playing at Glastonbury and Hyde Park. Then they made an album and are doing a huge world tour right now. Los Angeles, thank God, was one of their stops. After this, though, they'll probably be done.

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They did play it, yes.

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is the only life event of mine that can rival the happiness I felt at seeing Blur play at the Hollywood Bowl this week. It was stupefying.

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"The poorest people in the U.S. are not the poorest people in the world."

OK, now what?

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In the states (well, California at least) one's benefits are put on a debit card. There are two levels. The first gets you only food. You cannot buy alcohol or anything that is not food. Simple and plain. The second level, called "General", (guess what it gets you) gets you everything else...

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Agreed. Pizza, especially, I've found.

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Fair enough. Then again, Bane kind of did reveal it to SOME people, like Selina and whoever else was around during the fight in the sewer. So I assume Bane's whole crew knows. I guess they aren't civilians though. And Bane disobeyed Talia's orders at the end not to kill Bruce, so it's within reason ...

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^ Segue, into

Flick re-seen

The Dark Knight Rises
I imagine it may have been beneficial for Bane if he at some point revealed the identity of Batman just like he exposed Gordon. I wonder why he didn't.

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That's the best explanation I've ever heard. I'll ponder it. Cheers, Master Bruce.

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Fuck all of them. Go Cubs.

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Gotcha

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Well, fuck.

Go Cubs!

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Fair enough. But, if you're aware that you do something you don't like in other people, shouldn't you stop doing it?

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I'm confused. When you're referring to Arabs within the context of people being racist toward them, you yourself personally refer to Arabs as "Muslims" and......that isn't being racist? And you don't see the need to clarify because it should be assumed that when you say "Muslims"...

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What I took from the post is that you use the words "Muslim" and "Arab" interchangeably because the media has brainwashed you.

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Flicks re-seen

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (on 35mm film!)
This is my favorite film. I finally saw it on the big screen. I am happy.

The Departed
Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin are the best parts of this film.

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Dr_Liszt wrote:Especially because people use the words "muslim" and "arab" interchangeably. Even I do it too. Too much media brain-washing.

Please tell me that's a joke.

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Mmmmmm naw, that ain't landing with me. But, maybe there's something there. Doe did say he wanted to "play the husband". I want to think killing Tracy had something to do with her abortion. It wasn't explicitly stated that she decided to have one, but Somerset said, "If you decide to ...

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I watched the first episode and it was indeed very funny.

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My vote goes to The Peanuts Movie and I haven't seen any of them.

So, yes.

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Flick re-seen Se7en This is one of my favorite films, but I have one major splinter in my head about it that I have yet to figure out. Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen this. All of John Doe's victims were, in his mind, guilty of committing the sins, yes? Fat guy killed for gluttony, prostitute ki...

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I flipped onto that channel by accident for a second and some guy (I don't know any names other than Clinton and Sanders) said that one of his first votes when getting to the Senate was on a bill concerning bank laws and these laws ended up being unpopular so Anderson Cooper brought that vote up to ...

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I've noticed that the edit indicator thingy only shows up if the post is no longer the most recent post.

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I mean I saw that you changed your rating from a 7 to an 8.

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I saw that.

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Spoke too soon!

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Whoa, how 'bout them Astros??

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I wasn't around when Top Gun came out but I can see why it would have been super awesome for testosterone-infused college types. I read that the Navy saw a massive rise in admissions when that movie came out. They even had recruiting tables set up at theaters.

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I liked him; he was funny, but he should have steered clear of making music.

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Flicks re-seen Following - 8/10 Christopher Nolan's debut. It's pretty good. You can definitely see where he was going when he finally got to Memento . Interesting flick. Glengarry Glen Ross - 6/10 A bunch of salesmen arguing about something. Kingpin - 8/10 Hilarious. The Wedding Singer - 7/10 Also...

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Nice.

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Flicks re-seen Forrest Gump - 10/10 The Dark Knight - 9/10 I only have one question: Did The Joker really believe Dent was Batman? He couldn't possibly be that stupid. They made it seem like he fell for the ruse, but perhaps he indeed did know the plan and just wanted to kill Dent, knowing Bruce wo...

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Economic Left/Right: -5.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.49

Hmm...

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Your beloved Blue Jays are down 0-2 to the Rangers.

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Yeah, that's not a school shooting; it's a shooting at a school.

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^ Trying to hold back the tide

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I do feel that when you talk about gentrification in places like the States - you are not talking about the exact same thing as gentrification elsewhere .. I thought that might have been the case, but then Opiate has explicitly said "tough shit" concerning people being displaced from thei...

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I've heard of ham on the dick, but this is ridiculous!

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Quite right. A lot can go wrong in a country whose national pastimes include racism, violence, and wanton sexual depravity.

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You're trying to hold back the tide. No, just hopefully redefine the tide. Or reduce its damage. I don't want to stop progress, but when the development of a nice coffee shop and some lofts forces people out of a neighborhood, that is not progress for anyone but the people whose wallets they thicke...

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Donna had TWO sisters who both received the same treatment, but separately.

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The density of urban areas definitely makes gentrification and development in general a much more delicate affair. Ultimately, though, whoever can put up the most money usually wins. Unfortunately, the group with the most money typically ends up doing the least desirable thing for the local resident...

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Yes, if the intent is truly to improve a neighborhood whose cost of living will subsequently go up, then a responsible developer would take the time to make sure that the current residents don't have to leave. Provide jobs and resources for them, get them in on the discussion about what will be happ...

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