MikeJD
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Well, at least we have the squatting thing in common.
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Can you define 'asshole' in terms of dog behaviour? I'm assuming he doesn't drink too much and start to yell abuse at people.
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Those aren't Shah's five girlfriends, are they?
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Oh, I'm a squatter too (as in, I find that position comfortable, not that I take over other people's homes and live in them). And I don't much go for chairs or sofas - I'd rather sit on the floor with my back against them.
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I'd hire him if I had somebody chaste I needed charring. Edited to add: damn it! Not the guy above me - the guy above him.
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What, your first post wasn't offensive enough? Lucky this isn't an international website, I guess.
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I would rent him to find my way around in the pitch dark...
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All the more reason for you to be happy to serve, and why a jury consists of quite a large group. I don't think of myself as an intellectual giant, but after hearing the way one or two fellow jurors reasoned the facts of a case, I definitely thought 'Thank God I'm here!' And actually (at least here in the UK) a disproportionately high number of jury trials end in acquittal, compared to non-jury trials. Whatever your reservations, I think the message is - if you want to get off, get a jury!
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What about directors? The director of Layer Cake also directed Kick Ass, and that was brilliant. Yeah, I think the director's a more reliable indicator - I'd take a chance on anything by David Fincher, for example. I really enjoyed Kick-Ass - although I didn't warm to the director personally (Matthew Vaughan, right?) from his commentary on the Blu-Ray. It's probably unfair to judge someone's character from a talk track, but for some reason I found him really irritating
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It was "meh" in my book. Haven't seen Layer Cake, although I noticed they'd repackaged it since Daniel Craig got the James Bond role! I'm always suspicious of movies sold on the basis of their producers, and even more so their 'executive producers'. Sure, it makes a difference but there are so many elements that go into making one movie enjoyable and another horrible. As for 'Lock, Stock...' - am I the only person in the world who hated that film? I found it cynical, smug, crass and just plain nasty.
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I just did my second stint, in December. Although my employer pays for it, it wasn't a 'free holiday' for me because I still spent time at the end of each day picking up my emails and making sure things were running smoothly at work. As for the jury service itself, sitting around waiting is boring but so long as I'm on a case I really like it. You share quite an intense experience with a group of people you wouldn't normally mix with (ok, so far, so much like skydiving
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Sure - just don't open the door at altitude.
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Given Ashli's tallnest the eye holes would be around bigfoot's belly button or funnier yet, around his jewels.
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I have no idea - that's why I didn't try. But in any case I think it'd be scarier if you actually try to make the noises. Typing them out and holding them up to the frosted glass, even if they can be read through it, probably won't have the same effect. Although it would add a nice touch of surrealism.
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Even better than that, she could go the whole hog and invest in the full costume. And then peer through the glass and make saskwatch noises. What does saskwatch sound like? Like Chewbacca, I guess.
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The Shining. Greeeeaaatt idea. Yeah, sorry. Bad idea. Ok, try this. Just call through the door, "Hey, if you're out there, I'm just going to go get in the shower. And I'll be turning the radio on while I'm in there, so I won't be able to hear too well. So don't be busting through the door with your axe while I'm gone, mmkay?"
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If that was me, I would totally go and look through the glass and make it clear I was doing so! If someone is trying your door, that should be enough to put them off. Unless of course they're a crazed axe murderer, in which case they are probably hoping to find you at home so that they can break in and crazily murder you with an axe. I... I'm not helping, am I? By the way, what movie are you planning to watch? The Shining - that's a good one.
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That would be a bit spooky. Do you have one of those little spyhole thingummies in the door so you could see whether anyone really was trying to do that?
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Pulse, the latest book of short stories by Julian Barnes. I'm a sucker for the short story format. Maybe my attention span is on the wane.
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Logical, scientific explanation...or paranormal ?
MikeJD replied to skygypsie's topic in The Bonfire
On top of that old cemetery, right? Did they actually relocate the bodies, or just save money by removing the headstones? -
Oh, I hadn't heard that. 58 years old - seem to be a lot of the old musicians in the obituaries lately, and most of them really not 'old' enough... I guess the rock 'n' roll lifestyle isn't the best route to longevity. On the other hand, I guess his guitar riffs will be around a lot longer than I will!
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You mean that movie with the guy from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" in it? I saw enough to see that Ted has now acquired some nice clothes, a hot girlfriend, and some awesome moves. And a haircut. In fact, two haircuts. What worries me is when your mouse infestation is over, and the coffee table starts following you around the room.
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Except that people who constantly wash their hands cause less of a stir in public washrooms. My flaws? They should be obvious to anyone who knows me - and if they're not, I'm certainly not going to point them out!
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Of all the things it might be, I'd put 'visitors from another world' pretty far down the list.