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Quote from: zeebo on July 19, 2016, 01:40:45 AM
You just triggered an ancient dusty part of my memory which had laid dormant for decades.

I couldn't sleep at night, even way back then.

Quote from: 21st Century Man on July 19, 2016, 12:59:57 AM
Oh.  I get you.  I seem to have heard of Blake's 7 but never got the chance to tune it in.  Thanks Juan.

Looks like you can watch it on youtube nowadays. It used to come on PBS at midnight, right after I, Claudius and followed by Bob Ross.
Oh, and then the astronomer from Florida, the Stargazer, Jack Horkheimer. Then PBS would go off air.

Quote from: 21st Century Man on July 19, 2016, 12:52:05 AM
I definitely don't remember those shows.

It was the same show-they just kept killing off characters. It was like an early Game of Thrones.

going way back in time here



and

Quote from: JesusJuice on July 18, 2016, 11:31:09 PM

That's a good movie to take a fat girl to.

At least that girl won't say 'no' to popcorn and then get mad at you when you skip buying it.

I would give much more to charity if taxes weren't so high.

Quote from: GravitySucks on July 18, 2016, 02:05:10 PM
http://www.click2houston.com/sports/ex-cardinals-scouting-director-sentenced-to-nearly-4-years-in-jail-for-astros-hacking-case

Correa should appeal. The judge denied him the ability to subpoena certain evidence in his defense.

Quote from: TigerLily on July 17, 2016, 06:50:36 PM
Pretty soon. But not soon enough.

NFL. It's not just about the tight ends

Video for nfl hardest hits▶ 3:30

I'm glad I'm not a Patriots receiver. The rings aren't worth it.

Quote from: Nobody on July 15, 2016, 10:36:50 PM
After the, "As we head into Saturday evening.....Saturday morning" gaff a few minutes ago, it does not appear that the host is keeping track of time very closely. 

Now that is a trick I wish I could pull. The weekend is way too short.

Quote from: Juan on July 15, 2016, 06:55:49 PM
Why is The New York Times suddenly advertising on Bellgab?  What is MV up to?

They see your Goldman Sachs avatar and think you are part of the crew.

I'm seeing ads for Walgreens (good deal on ensure nutrition shakes) and Mercedes. I'm not that old yet.

Quote from: VtaGeezer on July 15, 2016, 06:06:27 PM
This is key to much of the ME turmoil.  Westerners have no idea what a tribe or clan is.  Except what they learned from cowboy and Errol Flynn movies.  Yet we insist they instantly assimilate our system on their social structure that we are completely ignorant of.  It's like telling people to ignore family and the govt will 'til you who your relatives are.

I've read some Robert Kaplan and he agrees with that idea-in both the Middle East and Balkans.

Quote from: VtaGeezer on July 15, 2016, 05:38:00 PM
If you think Turks (or Arabs) have some freedom and liberty heritage, ask a Turkish or Arab woman born before 1980 about it, or a man born to the wrong clan.  Turks aren't nomadic Arabs so I don't know what your camel train comment means.  Democracy and our concept of liberty are still largely unaccepted if not alien.  They get the representative part, but rights and equality stuff are very slow to take hold. We're still at it after 200 years.

Turks aren't Arabs, but there are many nomadic Turks. The Ottomans were just one successful wave of Turkish tribes that took over.

Quote from: 21st Century Man on July 15, 2016, 04:50:24 PM
It's hard to get Muslims to democraticize.  They don't believe in complete freedom.  That's why every effort fails over there.  People don't seem to realize that Islam is a political ideology as well as a religious one.

No, incorrect. They love freedom more than they love a house in the suburbs otherwise they wouldn't be rolling around in camel trains for thousands of years. They like government far less than us. There are stories from the Romans about how hard it was to collect taxes and get the Arabs to form any kind of government.

So I guess we can officially declare that bringing democracy to the Middle East has failed.

Quote from: GravitySucks on July 14, 2016, 06:28:10 PM
Mine looked just like this, but without the racing stripes. I think my wheels were pretty much the same as these too. With wide ovals.

That is a good looking car. All the new cars have too much plastic bloat around the rear and front bumpers.

I missed this show too, but I will keep my ears available for this in the future.

I think most modern horror isn't that scary, just lots of loud bangs and things jumping out of the shadows. Too formulaic.

Quote from: trostol on July 07, 2016, 12:52:19 AM
eh...there some good Lovecraft shorts out there..not many full length movies

Reanimator!

I never knew this existed.


https://youtu.be/WpESDTqX-SQ

The caller insists he was on the Titanic in a past life. I've actually met a few people that told me they felt like they were on the Titanic in a past life.

Regression hypnosis tells you that you are an alien.

Kiss that laptop, caller.

Tough night to get interested in spiritual voyages to the stars.

Quote from: albrecht on July 14, 2016, 10:50:09 PM
I am now. Interestingly some friends are just taking off for a French trip. Ouch. What should be a nice trip.

Hopefully they get whoever helped this terrorist before your friends get there.

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on July 14, 2016, 11:02:33 PM
Please! He'll probably just have them over for a lovely cup of polonium tea. 

lol

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on July 14, 2016, 10:50:23 PM
Whose butt are you kissing? Obama's? Hillary's?! 

I don't trust Putin either. I think Bush 2 was right about him.

Quote from: Walks_At_Night on July 14, 2016, 10:25:40 PM
Checked the "Day of Rage" list - my city wasn't listed.   No rage for me.   Guess I'll just go to the
Food Lion and buy beer   

I've got summer friday at work followed by some serious yard work. Glad I went to the hardware store today.
What is a "Day of Rage"?

Quote from: rekcuf on July 14, 2016, 10:14:13 PM
I hear a baby Bell is in the oven! I say again: A baby Bell is in the oven!

oh shit

Quote from: chefist on July 14, 2016, 10:02:57 PM
Any BG lefties calling for strict truck control?

Just on you chefist. I've heard what you say at the gun range. Hmm better include rekcuf in that one too.

from Zenman's post:

China has lost control of some space module they sent up
"But there are reports China has lost control of the spacecraft, meaning it could crash back into the Earth's atmosphere, exploding into molten metal that could be devastating over inhabited areas.
"

I see you wear turbo mode t-shirts.

Quote from: zeebo on July 13, 2016, 09:47:26 PM
Metaphysical question:  What happens to the soul, if your body's on ice for a prolonged time?  If you believe in an afterlife, would you be stuck here in a kind of limbo, or would you cross over but get yanked back at some point?

Is the soul effected by temperature changes?

Banking organs-we could get some new lungs for Art.