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Quote from: 136 or 142 on October 03, 2016, 03:09:55 PM
This is a scarecrow, not a strawman.

It may not be perfect for strawman but works for numbskull

Betting odds, numbskull

Quote from: 21st Century Man on October 03, 2016, 02:05:33 PM
I watched the Frankenstein films again last night for the zillionth time on TCM.  I never get tired of them. Karloff brings such humanity to his performance as the Monster.  For what it is worth,  I give Frankenstein 4.75 stars,  Bride of Frankenstein 5 stars and Son of Frankenstein 4 stars.  Bride has a little something extra that the first film did not have thus the higher rating.

I agree with your ratings. They are all good but "Bride" is the best

This is great...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/gallery/the-best-black-and-white-films-of-all-time/ss-BBwvYBK?li=BBnb2gh&srcref=rss

100 best black and white films with a still from each one and the scores from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb. No spoilers of which one was Number 1 but this was their headline shot

Quote from: 21st Century Man on September 26, 2016, 03:43:05 PM
   I just watched Robert Flaherty's silent documentary, Nanook of the North (1922)...

I saw this one too.  Pretty amazing for 1922. I guess most of it was staged but entertaining and informative even if more a docudrama than documentary

Oh no, Zeta. Of all games you chose that crazy Bills/Pats game.  Oh, well politics is not football. Somehow that statement sounds more deep and Zen than it really is.

Happily she looks good in the Electoral College and the Smart Money is with her

Quote from: Uncle Duke on September 30, 2016, 01:57:57 PM

The wingnut she interviewed later in the show who related his Iowa UFO sighting described it as looking "like a square on its side".  Admittedly it's been many years since I took "Plane Geometry", but isn't a square on its side still a square?

lol. First thing I thought when Wingnut said this was a square is 2D so ... If he meant a cube then a cube is still a cube on its side.  I can imagine Linda's look of puzzlement trying to process this. But unlike her usual tenacity in investigation decided not to follow up for clarification. Even for Linda that might have been more High Strangeness than she could handle

Quote from: ItsOver on September 30, 2016, 07:45:04 AM
Ian's just started teaching at Ohio Northern University in Ada, which surprised me.  I'm familiar with that part of Ohio and it must be a bit of a shock for Ian, after an Arizona metro and Minneapolis.  A very small town, even for a college town, in the heart of Buckeye farm country, very rural.  I'll be surprised if he stays long.

He's a middle-aged guy starting over after having to leave a career because he physically couldn't do it anymore. One he seemed to love but at least was certainly good at (my opinion, anyway).  May not be his dream location but it is the first step on the long road to tenure.

I think it's very sweet how he and his wife are hanging in there together.  Ian has always explained but never complained, whined, bitched or moaned. Unlike some people, Paper*Boy

Quote from: GravitySucks on September 30, 2016, 01:15:49 AM
The aliens use anti-gravity cold fusion torsion field hyper dimensional physics unobtanium fueled propulsion devices. Your dainty lobes will be fine. 😉

Ah those wily but ingenious Greys. Good to know. Sagging lobes are not a good look for me

Quote from: GravitySucks on September 30, 2016, 01:09:49 AM
For your ears when you attend your next Alien Woo Woo Con

I hope the organs have been removed and blood sucked out or might be too heavy

Quote from: GravitySucks on September 30, 2016, 01:04:17 AM
We need to get us a bedside lamp

Christmas List!

Next:  Linda's Mutilated Cow

Jackula

Why doesh jorsh alwaysh shound like he hash mush in hish mouf?  The crap I put up with to hear LMH and Ian

Edit. Almost forgot. GNS

Quote from: albrecht on September 23, 2016, 11:42:05 PM
I don't presume to know everyone's, or that guy's, motivation but likely for fear of being attacked, not necessarily physically, audited by the IRS, demonitized by YouTube, or marginalized etc. Sort of a "yellow star" situation by Clintonistas and leftists. It is, indeed by my provocative analogy, not that bad, yet, but, of course, that started out slowly also with riots etc but seems maybe true considering that the majority of media, bankers, and universities are in the bag for her and the rigging at the DNC, IRS targeting, etc? And considering the violence and terrorism on the streets now? I doubt it will go full on no matter who is elected. Hopefully. Personally, my reason is more trolling and trying to logically argue. Whatever happened to the Australian ballot? The idea that privacy is important? Freedom of conscience? In essence what "progressives" and "liberals" have claimed to support for decades but, now, due to Trump, or other issues that demands to accommodate people who hate, and often rape, women, gays, Jews, Christians, etc we in our countries should not have free speech, secret ballots, or not telling people how you will vote is "hiding" isms etc.

Yeah. Right

Quote from: Zetaspeak on September 25, 2016, 10:52:05 AM

Clinton/Trump football odds: Here's Lilys favorite part lol. Last week I said Trump odds match The Bengals while Hillary matched Steelers. Pittsburgh won the game giving Hillary 3-0 record. This week is difficult because many teams have similar odds as Clinton/Trump. Yet the closest I found is another Pittsburgh Steelers game. Comparing to the Sportsbet site Pittsburgh/Hillary are favorite (1.52) while Philadelphia/Trump are underdogs (2.61) It said to be a close game, which I think reflects the election.

Oh oh. There goes our perfect record. Big time

Quote from: norland2424 on September 25, 2016, 10:49:08 PM
Its too late now, since regardless he will be out in less than 6 months

Quote from: starrmtn001 on September 26, 2016, 10:02:40 AM
Yeah, I know.  So damn depressing.

I know. I will miss him too 

Quote from: analog kid on September 23, 2016, 09:12:45 PM
Obama lets congress off the hook. International shitstorms don't have to happen, and they're all relieved. They get a scapegoat while appeasing their base.

Just quoting this because it is so true.

Two mutes with an etch-a-sketch

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on September 25, 2016, 03:42:53 PM
Like the way most media seem to be apologizing for and stumping for Hillary? And how she's been getting a pass for hiding out from the public while Trumps been campaigning like mad? That kind of con? 

He makes a bundle every time he performs his act. Last I heard it was 55 days and counting since his last q&a press conference

Quote from: Lt.Uhura on September 25, 2016, 03:11:09 PM
Cats know best


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMVAHwfbT4A

lol. Good kitty

Quote from: VoteQuimby on September 25, 2016, 02:34:54 PM
What you make of this?

ib4 racism and sexism.

Or retarded

Quote from: SciFiAuthor on September 25, 2016, 12:47:05 PM
Currently a bit more disturbed by the Assange revelation that Hillary knew full well what classified brackets are in sensitive government emails. This means that she lied to the FBI. She'll get away with it because top level government is full of crooks, but if you or I lied to the FBI . . . well, we know what would happen. That sort of thing disturbs me far more than almost anything Trump could do.

Only because you Hayte Hillary and Looove Donny. Of those thousands of emails 3 were marked classified - not on top but in the body of the email.

I know you are an excellent SciFi Author. But facts should matter in the real world.

Halftime over. Back to football 

Quote from: brig on September 25, 2016, 11:08:37 AM
Go Bills!

They did! Congrats, brig


Wow. How about Siemian. Couldn't watch the game but those stats. 23/35, 312 yds 4 TDs

Quote from: SciFiAuthor on September 25, 2016, 12:39:37 PM
Pfffft, if I ever say anything political to her she just says "that's nice, honey" as she polishes her collection of Lenin busts.

lol. smart girl

Quote from: VoteQuimby on September 25, 2016, 12:33:09 PM
No it doesn't.

We're getting economic analysis from someone who uses the phrase "super duper multimillionaires" in their reasoning.

I asked you why an estate tax is a good thing.

Why are estate taxes a bad thing? Why are any taxes a good thing? Go away now. Have YP explain it to you. I'm watching football

Quote from: SciFiAuthor on September 25, 2016, 12:02:59 PM
If he runs it properly, it'll be fine. It hasn't been run properly in decades.

Real big if, sweetie. Listen to cupcake

Quote from: VoteQuimby on September 25, 2016, 12:09:37 PM
And this is good because?

*sigh*  Donald's Tax plan favors multimillionaires and will add trillions of dollars to the deficit. I won't go into all the reasons this is bad if you can't figure this out for yourself.

Hillary's plan balances the budget by increasing taxes on super duper multimillionaires. Something you need never worry about I'm sure. Nor I.

A gross oversimplification of the two tax plans. But simple seemed best at this juncture

Quote from: bateman on September 25, 2016, 11:17:18 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/23/hillary-clinton-wants-higher-estate-taxes-but-not-on-her-family/

I'm trying to find a three year-old to explain this to me. It sounds like hypocrisy but I can't be sure.

Breitbart will shrink your brain cells. I laughed so hard when Donald declared "and we will get rid of the death tax!" at one of his rallies and the "hard working Americans" cheered.  Donald smiled and nodded. I love irony

would be the highest estate tax since the 1980s.

...Known by conservative opponents as the “death tax,” the estate tax, levied on property such as cash, real estate, stock or other assets transferred from deceased persons to heirs, currently is imposed only on inherited assets worth $5.45 million or more for an individual...

Clinton’s plan, posted on her campaign’s website, would raise the estate tax from the current 40% to 45%, the rate that existed in 2009. But the biggest estates would face rates of up to 65% for property valued at more than $500 million for a single person or $1 billion per couple, under her proposal, an update of an earlier plan. -Fortune

Quote from: WOTR on September 25, 2016, 11:48:36 AM
Actually, it's win / win for Trump.  If he gets in- he has won.  If he does not get elected, he has tens of thousands of admirers (and they are not likely to ever "one day realize that he is not the word.")  People who used to only know him from the apprentice will now hang on his every word and he will be relevant as somebody who can drive public policy (to some degree).  There will be tens of thousands who will buy whatever his Chinese factory pumps out and he slaps his name on because they want to support him.  He will be able to "sell" his support to the next republican nominee (you scratch my back, I support yours...)

This has to be the smartest thing I have seen anybody do in a long time.  There is an unlimited upside with almost no risk (was there a downside at all- aside from risking a few million at the start?)  Like him or hate him- it is brilliant.

He's taking the Palin Effect to a whole new level and will make a killing with his new media empire