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« Reply #100 on: September 18, 2010, 09:44:42 am » |
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The results for America's Got Talent. I watched this far for Prince Poppycock. Wouldn't have bothered at all with the show if I hadn't seen his audition. Along the way, Jackie Evancho grew on me. I just love her. The fact that people even watch those shows. And that goes for reality and game shows as well. So tacky and ludicrous. And if it's a show about talent, then what's with the fixation on singing, for that matter? What's so bloody amazing about being able to sing? It's considered a disorder not to have at least some music sense, you know. Amusia. An unfortunate name for something that certainly isn't funny... |
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« Reply #101 on: September 19, 2010, 02:51:40 am » |
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There... There is? O_O
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« Reply #102 on: September 19, 2010, 07:12:11 pm » |
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There... There is? O_O Pardon? I've read through the last dozen posts a few times over, but I'm still not sure whether if you're speaking to me here. |
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« Reply #103 on: September 19, 2010, 08:33:55 pm » |
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There... There is? O_O Pardon? I've read through the last dozen posts a few times over, but I'm still not sure whether if you're speaking to me here. Does this mean that we now have a recursive WTF thread? Hurrah! |
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« Reply #104 on: September 19, 2010, 11:23:46 pm » |
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My apologies. Acheron, my comment was in reply to yours regarding Amusia.
Sorry for the confusion.
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« Reply #105 on: September 19, 2010, 11:43:24 pm » |
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Man, no-one gets platonic relationships anymore... If close relationships between people, such as between Holmes and Watson, were all sexual, I'd be getting so much non-heteronormative sex.
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« Reply #106 on: September 20, 2010, 08:44:33 am » |
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Man, no-one gets platonic relationships anymore... If close relationships between people, such as between Holmes and Watson, were all sexual, I'd be getting so much non-heteronormative sex.
You mean, you're not? But kidding aside, I understand what you mean - I always wondered where people got the Frodo/Sam stuff from in LOTR. There are a few lines in the movie version that are a bit over the top. But I've always felt the obvious relationship is Gimli and Legolas, but I've always felt the clues point towards Gimli being female. At the end Legolas doesn't go away with the rest of the Elves but stays with Gimli. it is clearly stated that he is male, though I can see where you are coming from. On the other hand its another hint that shows that modern society struggles to accept strong male friendships due to its "everything is about sex" attitude |
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« Reply #107 on: September 20, 2010, 10:05:20 am » |
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She also has a tendancy to just stand in the kitchen. No real aims in there, just chillin'.
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« Reply #108 on: September 20, 2010, 11:20:32 am » |
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it is clearly stated that he is male, though I can see where you are coming from.
On the other hand its another hint that shows that modern society struggles to accept strong male friendships due to its "everything is about sex" attitude
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« Reply #109 on: September 20, 2010, 12:07:31 pm » |
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No, but humans do.
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« Reply #110 on: September 20, 2010, 12:11:40 pm » |
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No, but humans do.
Humans can't tell the difference. There must be female Dwarfs but not a single Dwarf in any of the books gets a female pronoun. |
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« Reply #111 on: September 20, 2010, 12:28:02 pm » |
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I'm just gonna go ahead and disagree. But I'm an English student, so Different Interpretations, yeah?
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« Reply #112 on: September 20, 2010, 01:07:52 pm » |
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No, but humans do.
Humans can't tell the difference. There must be female Dwarfs but not a single Dwarf in any of the books gets a female pronoun. Dis mother of Fili and Kili in the Hobbit is mentioned but to be honest I dont recall if a female pronoun is used; I think shes the only Dwarf female mentioned by name. |
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« Reply #113 on: September 20, 2010, 02:19:59 pm » |
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Dis mother of Fili and Kili in the Hobbit is mentioned but to be honest I dont recall if a female pronoun is used; I think shes the only Dwarf female mentioned by name.
"Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother's eldest brother." So, no pronoun was used but there certainly are female dwarfs. Sorontar |
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« Reply #114 on: September 20, 2010, 02:54:17 pm » |
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the female dwarfs probably all stay home and make horseshoes or nails or something, or maybe explode tunnel gas like the ones with the flamethrowers in Pratchett's Thud.
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« Reply #115 on: October 06, 2010, 05:14:55 pm » |
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So I ordered a couple things from Amazon. Only four items, all were in stock, and all shipped from Amazon's warehouses. Amazon decided to split my order into three separate shipments, which I understand since they were in different warehouses, and then for some reason known only to the gods and ancients shipped each by a different carrier- one Fed Ex, one UPS and one Post Office.  |
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« Reply #116 on: December 04, 2010, 04:48:15 pm » |
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Xmas perfume/aftershave adverts. I've seen a woman recklessly driving a motorboat; a bloke walking on a lava outflow; a famous actress have a hissy fit, sling her jewellery and take her kit off; a famous actor lounge around in his undercrackers; moody twinks, and quite a few others that you haven't got a bloody clue what it's about until they flash a picture of the bottle at the end. And don't even talk to me about that bloody awful VW Polo ad. Be warned, the music alone is enough to make you shove knitting needles in your ears: WTF? |
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« Reply #117 on: December 04, 2010, 06:07:58 pm » |
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« Reply #118 on: December 04, 2010, 11:04:17 pm » |
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Xmas perfume/aftershave adverts. I've seen a woman recklessly driving a motorboat; a bloke walking on a lava outflow; a famous actress have a hissy fit, sling her jewellery and take her kit off; a famous actor lounge around in his undercrackers; moody twinks, and quite a few others that you haven't got a bloody clue what it's about until they flash a picture of the bottle at the end. And don't even talk to me about that bloody awful VW Polo ad. Be warned, the music alone is enough to make you shove knitting needles in your ears: WTF? pretentious moi? it's one of the 'joys' of Christmas, absurdly up there own arse perfume ads and those disturbing albums that only get released at this time of year (presents for Grandma I assume) |
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« Reply #119 on: December 04, 2010, 11:26:03 pm » |
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Xmas perfume/aftershave adverts. I've seen a woman recklessly driving a motorboat; a bloke walking on a lava outflow; a famous actress have a hissy fit, sling her jewellery and take her kit off; a famous actor lounge around in his undercrackers; moody twinks, and quite a few others that you haven't got a bloody clue what it's about until they flash a picture of the bottle at the end. And don't even talk to me about that bloody awful VW Polo ad. Be warned, the music alone is enough to make you shove knitting needles in your ears: WTF? I've noticed that about perfume adverts. There was a time when an advert said "My stuff's better than everyone else's! Buy mine!" Now, it seems an advert says "I employ more media arts graduates! Buy my stuff!" |
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« Reply #120 on: December 05, 2010, 02:27:04 am » |
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Being away from my mother country England and not recognizing English sarcasm when it is placed my way.. Aaaw, don't worry, we'll jog your memory for you  You do know it's all meant in jest right? Well I'd heard it mentioned several times on here, and I knew it was a bad idea but my curiosity was peaked, now it's too late! what has been seen cannot be unseen! I fought and fought but finally last night I just cracked! I mean, I knew it was wrong but, well I just had to know y'know? so I screwed my courage to the sticking place and finally I did it! I looked at 4Chan!!!!!  WTF  |
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« Reply #121 on: December 05, 2010, 10:12:55 am » |
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Bottles of water that are labelled as suitable for vegetarians.
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« Reply #122 on: December 05, 2010, 10:29:26 am » |
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Bottles of water that are labelled as suitable for vegetarians.
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« Reply #123 on: December 05, 2010, 12:41:23 pm » |
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I actually love perfume adverts, I like to think they are an obtainable dream, and that maybe, when I die, if I have been good, I will go and live in Perfume Advert Land for eternity......
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« Reply #124 on: December 05, 2010, 02:07:54 pm » |
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I actually love perfume adverts, I like to think they are an obtainable dream, and that maybe, when I die, if I have been good, I will go and live in Perfume Advert Land for eternity......
I love the Chanel ones, I cannot lie, I'd happily be Audrey Tautou in the Chanel 5 advert. So elegant and romantic. Not to mention magical perfume and lovely trousers. As for the VW ad, the entire family Phlogiston watches it with bated breath hoping one day, just once, she will knee him in the gentlemanly area. |
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