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by Pope Bucky
Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:51 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Flicks I seen
Replies: 251
Views: 41045

Re: Flicks I seen

I never got into the hip hop scene. Would it be an interesting movie for me?

I'll more than likely (99+%) wait for cable release.
by Pope Bucky
Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:45 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Godammit Disne...I mean wait...MGM????
Replies: 3
Views: 1317

Re: Godammit Disne...I mean wait...MGM????

If they suggest the same treatment for Watership Down, there will be blood.
by Pope Bucky
Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The backlash to Target's gender-neutral kids section makes no sense
Replies: 26
Views: 5633

Re: The backlash to Target's gender-neutral kids section makes no sense

And the kicker is that women who express themselves in a masculine way may sometimes also be punished for acting outside of their gender roles. For example, when women are upfront and aggressive in work situations (especially salary negotiations/promotions), it backfires on them and they're *less* ...
by Pope Bucky
Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: Article on trigger warnings and mental health
Replies: 17
Views: 4399

Re: Article on trigger warnings and mental health

aels wrote:it's why my sister warns me when articles have pictures of spiders in them.
True story.

I once posted a spider on Aels' FB wall. I now exclude Aels from anything I post with spiders in it.

Aels' sister scares me.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:57 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Fantastic Four (2015) reviews
Replies: 6
Views: 1799

Re: Fantastic Four (2015) reviews

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:
Pope Bucky wrote:Origin of the Thing's battle cry "It's Clobberin' Time!" Is now, according to this movie, what his big brother would proclaim before beating him up when they were kids.

Me sad.
Spoilers [none].
This movie is a spoiler.

Fixed.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Fantastic Four (2015) reviews
Replies: 6
Views: 1799

Re: Fantastic Four (2015) reviews

Origin of the Thing's battle cry "It's Clobberin' Time!" Is now, according to this movie, what his big brother would proclaim before beating him up when they were kids.

Me sad.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:46 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Anyone else watching 'Halt and Catch Fire'?
Replies: 1
Views: 823

Re: Anyone else watching 'Halt and Catch Fire'?

I'm enjoying it. I started programming in 1979. I wasn't heavily geeky as the characters in the show, but it does spark some memories here and there.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: Is this a superpower or a curse?
Replies: 13
Views: 3473

Re: Is this a superpower or a curse?

Ptolemy_Banana wrote:
sikax wrote:
Ptolemy_Banana wrote:uncomfortable twinge in my taint
I'm going to put this on my headstone.
Excellent. People will think that's what killed you.
Nah. It's his nickname.
by Pope Bucky
Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 minute time machine
Replies: 76
Views: 11614

Re: 1 minute time machine

Why exactly are we assuming that he has a 100% chance of a success rate if she keeps trying? I don't buy that simply trying over and over again that he would be successful, so long as he says the right things in the right order. If she were married or in a committed relationship, homosexual, asexua...
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 minute time machine
Replies: 76
Views: 11614

Re: 1 minute time machine

Dr_Liszt wrote:Go wear your salad.
There are naked people in Africa.
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 minute time machine
Replies: 76
Views: 11614

Re: 1 minute time machine

The time continuum, as presented in the video, is like a "Choose your own adventure" book. All the possible stories are in the book. He's making a choice and it sends him to page 98 where he gets shot down. He returns to the previous page and makes another choice, sending him to page 217. ...
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 minute time machine
Replies: 76
Views: 11614

Re: 1 minute time machine

According to the video, all possibilities exist. He isn't making it happen. He's just choosing the show he wants to watch on the Everything is Possible channel.
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 minute time machine
Replies: 76
Views: 11614

Re: 1 minute time machine

Since God knows the past, present, and future of all things, He's the most creepy. He knows what you're going to do and then punishes you for doing it.
by Pope Bucky
Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Useless trivia
Replies: 14
Views: 3306

Re: Useless trivia

BruceSmith78 wrote:If you pour green shit on them, they'll learn ninjutsu and eat pizza.
Chemistry teachers?
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Last Day of Her Life
Replies: 0
Views: 843

The Last Day of Her Life

Why is it raining on my face? It's a long read, but worth it for the humanity it speaks of. With my father having had Alzheimer's before he passed almost two years ago, I have determined I would want to determine my own time to die as this woman did, should I be diagnosed with this horrible disease....
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: People to avoid:
Replies: 11
Views: 3255

Re: People to avoid:

vnufeld wrote:Isn't 11 a prime number? [none]
Why I said he's never wrong.
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: People to avoid:
Replies: 11
Views: 3255

Re: People to avoid:

Why I'm alone: I like okra.
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jul 19, 2015 2:35 am
Forum: General
Topic: People to avoid:
Replies: 11
Views: 3255

Re: People to avoid:

He's never wrong.
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jul 19, 2015 2:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Just finished a power hour
Replies: 11
Views: 2926

Re: Just finished a power hour

It was somewhat effective, and shots are 1.5 ounces. 7.5 beers is the correct amount. A couple of the guys kept going to 100 shots. I went to take a piss and get some air. One guy fell out, but he almost never drinks.

Note: some people drink piss beer like Natural Light. Yuck.
by Pope Bucky
Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Just finished a power hour
Replies: 11
Views: 2926

Just finished a power hour

I'm drunk. Ask me anything.
by Pope Bucky
Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:09 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Who wins in a fight: DCU's Justice League vs MCU's Avengers
Replies: 17
Views: 3972

Re: Who wins in a fight: DCU's Justice League vs MCU's Avengers

Gypsy-Vanner wrote:This thread is full of nerd. [none]
C'mon, Dragon. You got any nerd in you?

You want some?
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What Mad Max has showed me:
Replies: 16
Views: 3684

Re: What Mad Max has showed me:

I seem to remember skimming the study on the perception of men regarding the male/female split. IIRC, it was something like a 70/30 male:female split is perceived as an equal ratio in a crowd. More than that, and the women are outnumbering the men. Personally, I like a strong woman story. Show me Gi...
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:23 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Mad Max
Replies: 34
Views: 5854

Re: Mad Max

Well, at least we know Lou Bloom can steal a thread, with or without character growth. I was just making the point that Max at the end of Fury Road is Max at the beginning of Fury Road, or The Road Warrior for that matter. He cares about his own survival, gets sucked into someone else's survival sit...
by Pope Bucky
Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:00 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Mad Max
Replies: 34
Views: 5854

Re: Mad Max

Dr_Liszt wrote:
Oh yeah, worth noting that Tom Hardy basically plays a side character.
[none]
This is a joke, right?
Gendo is right on this. I came out of the movie having loved the action. When asked about the movie, my one complaint has been that Max had no character growth in this movie.
by Pope Bucky
Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Piece of shit cardinal is a piece of shit
Replies: 3
Views: 1464

Re: Piece of shit cardinal is a piece of shit

Our intelligence is limited, but our ignorance knows no limits.
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: OPUS DEI Stalkery
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: OPUS DEI Stalkery

I thought it was a word scramble.

Do use Pi.

I win!
by Pope Bucky
Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Waaah waaah the government is imposing gay marriage into our faces??
Replies: 11
Views: 2487

Re: Waaah waaah the government is imposing gay marriage into our faces??

This ruling apparently has torn the very fabric of time itself. Someone just shared a story about a for-profit business (NOT a church) is being threatened to be sued for denying service to a gay couple. All thanks to this evil SCOTUS ruling. Only problem is, the article was from LAST YEAR. Arg. Tho...
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jun 28, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Geez, it's big in here ...in here ...in here.
Replies: 11
Views: 3562

Re: Geez, it's big in here ...in here ...in here.

BruceSmith78 wrote:Goddam it, you beat me by like a minute.
I love her more.

And I'd last at least one minute more than you.
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Geez, it's big in here ...in here ...in here.
Replies: 11
Views: 3562

Geez, it's big in here ...in here ...in here.

Happy birthday, Draco. I want to have your babies.

[birthday]
by Pope Bucky
Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: SCOTUS rules that gay marriage is a constitutional right
Replies: 29
Views: 5891

Re: SCOTUS rules that gay marriage is a constitutional right

George RR Martin has even more weddings to plan.
by Pope Bucky
Thu Jun 25, 2015 4:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: So... Tim Hunt?
Replies: 17
Views: 4045

Re: So... Tim Hunt?

Derived Absurdity wrote:Well, I support killing everyone, so I'm not sure if I'm the right person to be arguing about all that.
Hypocrit hasn't killed himself yet. [none]
by Pope Bucky
Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: So - what do we think of this
Replies: 15
Views: 3311

Re: So - what do we think of this

This says they did more than just talk:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local ... 62301.html
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:08 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: RIP James Horner
Replies: 13
Views: 3325

Re: RIP James Horner

Apollo is just mad because this thread is more popular than his Disney challenge.

[none]
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:05 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: RIP James Horner
Replies: 13
Views: 3325

RIP James Horner

Thank you for some of the best music in movies.

http://youtu.be/TDW5-VczFHo
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Willful ignorance
Replies: 22
Views: 4318

Re: Willful ignorance

Does she ever say what he does look like if not white?
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is taxation legalized theft?
Replies: 44
Views: 5120

Re: Is taxation legalized theft?

None of us asked to be born or had anything to do with where we born or what society we were brought up in. Don't like being brought into an existence where the government takes a percentage of your gains from your efforts, don't live there. Sounds a bit like, "Don't like getting raped, don't w...
by Pope Bucky
Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: So here's the deal. My graduation day is going to cause some drama.
Replies: 15
Views: 3167

Re: So here's the deal. My graduation day is going to cause some drama.

CashRules wrote:So basically this thread was all about nothing. [none]
A Seinfeld thread.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:58 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 1 Day Disney Challenge Day 1
Replies: 7
Views: 2089

Re: 1 Day Disney Challenge Day 1

Cassius Clay wrote:Only a whore would complain about Disney.
In today's world of "isms", if you say something deriding whores, are you guilty of professionalism?
by Pope Bucky
Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: So here's the deal. My graduation day is going to cause some drama.
Replies: 15
Views: 3167

Re: So here's the deal. My graduation day is going to cause some drama.

It's ok to be socialist, just don't be a prick about it.
It's ok to be conservative, just don't be a prick about it.
It's ok to be religious, just don't be a prick about it.

I'm detecting a theme and trying not to be a prick about it.
by Pope Bucky
Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: 1 Day Disney Challenge Day 1
Replies: 7
Views: 2089

1 Day Disney Challenge Day 1

How do you make someone not want to talk about Disney for another 27 years in just 27 days?
by Pope Bucky
Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: So... Bernie Sanders
Replies: 57
Views: 8756

Re: So... Bernie Sanders

Gendo wrote:The US seems to only include candidates from the 2 major parties.
Fixed.
by Pope Bucky
Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Yugioh is boring
Replies: 0
Views: 792

Yugioh is boring

So I'm taking a poll:

Who cares?
by Pope Bucky
Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: This bit of ASP code is being illogical help
Replies: 5
Views: 1884

Re: This bit of ASP code is being illogical help

Why I use Hungarian naming of variables.
by Pope Bucky
Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Releasing my violent urges
Replies: 9
Views: 2280

Re: Releasing my violent urges

Catholicism: the original sin tax.
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Releasing my violent urges
Replies: 9
Views: 2280

Re: Releasing my violent urges

Part of my job is developing applications in the MS Office suite, so VBA is a lock.

And there's nothing wrong with the code snippet in the OP.
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Releasing my violent urges
Replies: 9
Views: 2280

Releasing my violent urges

If Dir(strFileName) <> "" Then Kill strFileName
by Pope Bucky
Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows question
Replies: 6
Views: 1994

Re: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows question

I had trouble getting into this movie, which was surprising as I enjoyed the first one. I stopped watching after 20 minutes or so and have never tried again.