Something Random

[LunarMist]

You rely too much on technology. Thomas Bros map book does not run out of power. There is a lot of construction lately, but that is the case everywhere at times. The signs have been posted for months and I believe there is a website as well.

 

[mubs]

Australian minister fights for his Vegemite in US

 

[Chewy509]

Kids and Star Wars

Thanks for the input.

My wife and I have decided that Star Wars can wait a few years for him. He seems to be happy with Finding Nemo, Cars, Open Season, Flushed Away and other Pixar (and similar) kid movies. Also since our daughter is still under 2, it's not good for her to be seeing SW anyway.

The reason I raised SW specifically, is that with the release of the BR version, many dads are sitting down with their kids and watching it, not really thinking about the whole story line associated, nor the aspects of the action included. I can fully understand why not to show Ep2 and 3 to a young child, but as mentioned Ep4, 5 and 6 seem to be that very grey area.

Again thanks for the input.

 

[Mercutio]

I'm told I saw all the Star Wars movies on opening night, though I don't remember 1977 all that well. I do remember I saw all the rest that way, and I do remember going to a Star Wars revival showing in 1978 or 79. Those movies were highlights of my childhood.

A movie that I did not need to see when I was six years old was Raiders of the Lost Ark. But honestly, I slept through most of that movie and only woke up just before the face melting bit at the end, which may have had something to do with it.

 

[ddrueding]

Worst movie choices of my childhood, only the first was my parent's decision.

Ghostbusters - age 5
Arachnophobia - age 10
Candyman - age 12

 

[timwhit]

Worst movie choices of my childhood, only the first was my parent's decision.

Ghostbusters - age 5
Arachnophobia - age 10
Candyman - age 12

My sister was five years older and would babysit me.

We watched great films such as:

Pet Semetary - age 8 or 9
Silence of the Lambs - age 10 or 11

 

[Will Rickards]

Try ponyo, my kids seemed to like that one.

 

[timwhit]

I also watched It at a friend's house when I was 9 or 10. That freaked me out for years.

 

[Howell]

Nightmare on Elm St. 2 - I was 12
Time Rider (how I learned you could kill someone by garrote) - I was 8
A movie I don't remember the name of in which the first five minutes was implicitly and eventually explicitly about how suitable this guy's van was for shagging. -I was 8.

 

[CougTek]

You didn't like "it" yet you work in "IT"? Capitalisation in so much better.

 

[LunarMist]

I'm told I saw all the Star Wars movies on opening night, though I don't remember 1977 all that well. I do remember I saw all the rest that way, and I do remember going to a Star Wars revival showing in 1978 or 79. Those movies were highlights of my childhood.

A movie that I did not need to see when I was six years old was Raiders of the Lost Ark. But honestly, I slept through most of that movie and only woke up just before the face melting bit at the end, which may have had something to do with it.

Was that in Hollywood? The lines were around the block at some point IIRC, but it may have taken a while.

 

[LunarMist]

I also watched It at a friend's house when I was 9 or 10. That freaked me out for years.

I was thinking about this It!.

 

[ddrueding]

Crazy people racing the same make boat as mine in ridiculous conditions. Looks like a hell of a lot of fun.

 

[Bozo]

When I was a kid in the 1950's, we would go to the movies almost every Saturday. 99% of the movies we saw were the sci-fi of the time.
Scary stuff back then.

 

[LunarMist]

Fuuuuuuuu**!

 

[ddrueding]

Indeed.

 

[CougTek]

Fuuuuuuuu**!

You've look at my bank account? Yeah, I know it's that bad.

 

[LunarMist]

Have you seen my CBC?

 

[CougTek]

CBC? Television network? Nope, I never watch CBC.

 

[LunarMist]

CBC

 

[CougTek]

So, what's wrong with your blood?

 

[LunarMist]

What is wrong is not in doubt, but the cause is uncertain. The possible treatments vary from being quite dangerous to some real crackpot ideas. All those pizzas did not help. :hurl:

 

[timwhit]

What is wrong is not in doubt, but the cause is uncertain. The possible treatments vary from being quite dangerous to some real crackpot ideas. All those pizzas did not help. :hurl:

I still don't understand why you ate pizza for a whole month when you're in poor health already.

 

[LunarMist]

No, I gave up after 5 days.

 

[Howell]

Was eating eating the pizzas one of the dangerous ideas or one of the real crack pot ideas?

 

[time]

I saw what you did there.

 

[CougTek]

Even after reading this, I still don't get it. I just don't see what's the appeal of seeing what you guys did there. Whatever.

 

[LunarMist]

Even after reading this, I still don't get it. I just don't see what's the appeal of seeing what you guys did there. Whatever.

I don't understand that slang either. Perhaps I'm too old. :spiderman:

 

[LunarMist]

Was eating eating the pizzas one of the dangerous ideas or one of the real crack pot ideas?

I suppose so. I cannot take it after 12-14 lbs. We don't have the right icon to express it.

 

[ddrueding]

12-14 pounds of weight gain or pizza consumption?

 

[LunarMist]

12-14 lbs. of the pizzas.

 

[ddrueding]

That is quite a few normal pies. When I lived in Berkeley we would get Zachary's Stuffed Special pizzas. The large weighed 5-6 pounds.

 

[LunarMist]

Traveling to MD and NH this weekend. Weather does not look so good. I smell delays and cancellations.

 

[Howell]

I suppose so. I cannot take it after 12-14 lbs. We don't have the right icon to express it.

Well then maybe just a wafer thin mint.

 

[LunarMist]

I'm not exactly Mr. Creosote.

 

[Chewy509]

Walked into a Dick Smith store today to buy same canned air (to clean out my wife's laptop, mainly the HSF), and apparently the store (and most DSE stores) no longer stock it! They recommended I go to Jaycar?

** Dick Smith is similar to the old Tandy/Radio Shack stores here in Australia.

 

[LunarMist]

We still have the RadioShack stores. Most drug stores or supermarkets carry Dust-off or similar cans of the fluorocarbons here. A computer store like Microcenter has racks of them.

 

[LunarMist]

We still have the RadioShack stores. Most drug stores or supermarkets carry Dust-off or similar cans of the fluorocarbons here. A computer store like Microcenter has racks of them. :spiderman:

 

[LunarMist]

I'm so boring that I can't sleep.

 

[time]

Do you write your own material?