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Post by K-Box on Oct 27, 2009 5:14:33 GMT -8
Actually, I have yet to watch a full episode. I catch a few minutes here and there, and I have friends on LJ whom you should be asking this question instead, since they're rather exhaustive in detailing their reasons for disliking the show. Imasuch as I do find myself compelled to watch for any length of time, it's because Carlyle really is that good of an actor, and it's fascinating to me to see him do what basically amounts to a big-budget rehearsal for Doctor Who.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Nov 1, 2009 6:53:56 GMT -8
Observation #1: Anecdote - saw a lot of comic costumes this halloween - mostly related to movie/cartoon property characters (Transformers, Iron Man, Batman) but still very high.
Observation #2: Under "They're doing this just for Kirk now" - Kirk, do yourself a favor and see if you can find the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode titled "Night of the Huntress". Seeing as it involves Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle openly lusting after a semi-MILFy Huntress (whom in her civilian guise as College Professor Helena Bertinelli...well, I'm sure the look will appeal to you).
That is all.
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Post by K-Box on Nov 3, 2009 19:18:39 GMT -8
Under "They're doing this just for Kirk now" - Kirk, do yourself a favor and see if you can find the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode titled "Night of the Huntress". Seeing as it involves Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle openly lusting after a semi-MILFy Huntress (whom in her civilian guise as College Professor Helena Bertinelli...well, I'm sure the look will appeal to you). IT'S MY WORLD YOU'RE ALL JUST LIVING IN IT |
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 5, 2009 2:32:44 GMT -8
Once again, I have had proof about the stupidity and arrogance of Americans. This time regarding sports.
Riddle me this: how can a team win a World Championship if there is only one nation competing?
One American fuckwit figures that since there are (apparently) hardly any Americans playing on the American teams anymore, it has to be the best players of the world and therefore it's a world championship.
So here I sit and chant my mantra: "I will not debate stupid and arrogant Americans... I will not debate stupid and arrogant Americans..."
Because if I do, I lose by default: because I have wasted my time.
Edit to add: What I do enjoy, however, is when I debate someone like that and it turns out that the original statement is so stupid that it's wrong by both my definition and theirs as well.
To wit(less): this world championship thing. Apparently, the NY Yankees won the world championship of something. I argued that it can't be a world championship if only one nation competes. Someone else argued that it's a world championship because the teams all consist of players from all over the world (more like all the American colonies, but that's a different debate), therefore it's the world playing.
I realized that the initial statement needs to be changed. If it's the players from all over the world, then it can't be the NY Yankees, because there are no New Yorkers on the team. If however the team matters, and not the players, then it can not be a world championship because it's teams of only one nation competing.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 5, 2009 2:39:03 GMT -8
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Post by jbhelfrich on Nov 5, 2009 7:28:56 GMT -8
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Post by K-Box on Nov 5, 2009 19:17:13 GMT -8
FUKKEN SAVED Thank you both. |
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Post by paulpogue on Nov 6, 2009 5:48:52 GMT -8
BEST PHOTO EVER.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 6, 2009 7:12:34 GMT -8
Technically, it's a photo of two women in Slave Leia outfits sleeping together...
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Post by Anders on Nov 7, 2009 0:14:50 GMT -8
Someone else argued that it's a world championship because the teams all consist of players from all over the world (more like all the American colonies, but that's a different debate), therefore it's the world playing. By that definition nearly any national football championship in Europe is a world championship. We are all the champions... |
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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 7, 2009 3:51:11 GMT -8
To wit(less): this world championship thing. Apparently, the NY Yankees won the world championship of something. I argued that it can't be a world championship if only one nation competes. Weird thing is that the Little League World Series does have teams from all over the world. Are there not enough pro leagues around the world to do the same with the "Big" World Series? |
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Post by Mario Di Giacomo on Nov 7, 2009 4:08:02 GMT -8
Weird thing is that the Little League World Series does have teams from all over the world. Are there not enough pro leagues around the world to do the same with the "Big" World Series? Yes, especially in Japan, but not when they named the championship. I see this like "World Champion" titles in boxing or wrestling. Technically untrue, but still using the traditional name. |
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Post by Anders on Nov 7, 2009 4:47:53 GMT -8
I don't think baseball is all that big a sport outside of the US and Japan. I know there are people playing it here in Sweden (there's a field just a few hundred yards from where I live) but it never makes the news. Soccer, hockey, tennis, basketball, decathlon, skiing of various kinds, biathlon, sure. Baseball? Never. Well, maybe once a decade as a curiosity.
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Post by Anders on Nov 7, 2009 4:49:29 GMT -8
On a completely different note: I've quite enjoyed playing Dragon Age the past few days. I guess it's a testament to the game's quality when the bits that are just nicely polished pieces of conventional gaming feel a bit like a letdown compared to the bits that are really good.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Nov 7, 2009 10:06:36 GMT -8
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