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More poetically, 'the beautiful game'. Although not being a fan, I disagree.
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Oh, that's easy. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3105264;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread All from the comfort of your own living room, for the cost of a PS3 and a disk. Just skip the bits where you earn bravery points for low pulls.
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Plane on a treadmill experiment on Mythbusters tonight
MikeJD replied to Conundrum's topic in The Bonfire
It bothers me how some of these shows sacrifice real 'science' for the sake of entertainment. When they say 'So this proves....' I'm usually thinking, no it doesn't! -
That must be one of those highbrow poems that doesn't rhyme.
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But after a short while, even smellier than dogs.
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Communication between cats is almost completely non-verbal anyway, and I guess it's older than any human languages. You see them looking into each others' eyes, touching noses and stuff, but most of it is probably too subtle for us to pick up. You'll hardly ever hear cats 'speak' to each other - usually it only happens when they're angry. They talk to us all the time, of course. I think they must realise that they have to spell things out! And although it's not our language, they do use different sounds to communicate different things. Don't know how much of that is natural, and how much is learned by the way we react to to the various noises.
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When you add up all the hours you spend together, you find you've had more companionship from a pet in a few years than from most of your oldest friends. And in some ways it's the best kind of companionship - unconditional and uncomplicated. I think that's partly why we love animals so much. They remind us of how we should take pleasure in simple things. No wonder they leave such a big hole. Works both ways, though. A cared-for pet in a loving home like yours really does have a great life - you obviously couldn't have done any more to make Jazz happy. Be thankful for those years. I've no doubt she was.
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South London, England. It's 50-something miles to my nearest DZ, and 70-something miles to the next nearest. I've driven those routes so many times I just don't notice them any more. Just switch off when I get in the car, and switch back on as I'm pulling into the DZ and looking out for my friends' cars.
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Something small that she can bat around. Or a tin of tuna. Or a bag of catnip. Anything else will not be appreciated. Edited to add: We are talking about an actual cat here, aren't we? If so, I think the SKS is out. You might be able to teach her to fire it, but I'm guessing her targeting will be a bit random.
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Do REAL MEN use girly IM abbrevs. like "OMG?"
MikeJD replied to RastaRicanAir's topic in The Bonfire
I doubt it. In fact, I'm even sceptical about reports of coffee spat out all over monitors. I hate seeing text-speak in emails, but I guess I'm an old fart too. There's a good case for it in SMS, since you're restricted to a certain number of characters per text, and texts cost money. So that's a tradition as old as telegrams (STOP) The worst thing is when people (seems to apply mainly to the older generation) make up their own text shorthand and you end up with messages that are completely incomprehensible! -
Might as well move this straight to SC, before the Apple-haters and the Microsoft-haters start trading personal insults. Where's the poll option for 'Whatever works for you?'
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Tell that to some of them.
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But for extra fun, make sure it's fictional people. 'You jump at [insert DZ name]? Then you must know [insert fictional name].' 'Oh yeah, me and him go way back.' 'I doubt that, because I just made him up'.
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Funny, I had the opposite experience. I tried to read The Bourne Identity because I'd enjoyed the film, but I didn't like Ludlum's writing style at all - I gave up after a few pages. Obviously it's just a matter of personal taste. But you shouldn't hate the movies because you love the books!
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Just curious, in what sense do you mean it was predictable? I found it anything but. 'Ultimatum' is more so because the character and theme are so familiar by then. I think all the films are great, but I'm glad Doug Liman directed the first one. Greengrass' style is a bit different and I think might have got tiresome and yeah, definitely predictable, over the course of three movies. I hope he quits while he's ahead. There are a couple of brief shots during the final car chase in 'Supremacy' that just made me laugh out loud, like a kid, with excitement: when the two cars emerge onto that multi-lane street in front of the oncoming traffic, and when the taxi is shunting cars out of its path in the tunnel. While I thought 'Ultimatum' was great, I wasn't so keen on the final scenes with Albert Finney. It all seemed a bit tacked on and hokey to me.
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It's more to do with where the quoted songwriter is from! Since it's from a Monty Python film that'd be Eric Idle, I think (UK).
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Now that's the way to do statistics! Who knew elevators were so lethal?
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Can you still buy the PS2? If so, it must be super cheap by now. Probably worth it if you've already invested in lots of games and peripherals and stuff. That said, I guess there won't be many, if any, new PS2 games released now the next generation is out.
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Looking at boinky's original pics, here's the caption that occurred to me. Oh, and I came home once to find my cat soaking wet on a bright sunny day. Once I'd figured that one out, I started leaving the lid down on the toilet. I'm guessing he'd just been after a drink, and slipped.
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No, but the Tsingtao does.
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"I've been doing this since the eighties. Hurt like hell in those days."
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Nice one. They must be impressed by all those 60-hour weeks
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Well, eating and sleeping are pleasurable things, and even being hungry and tired can be kind of enjoyable when you have a meal and a bed to look forward to. So not those.
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You mean when he's watching it on TV? Funny, I thought that was the best scare. Made it seem more real. I like Shyamalan's films but sadly I think he peaked early with the fantastic The Sixth Sense. I reckon every movie he's done since has been a bit more disappointing than the last.
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Don't blame you, but that's a shame because you're going to miss out on some good movies. It is overused, and can be distracting, but I don't think it's just a lazy way of injecting excitement. It can't be easy to shoot and edit in that way and still have the audience understand what's going on. What bugs me is the way that style has filtered through to TV. You're watching a static interview, and the camera's doing ridiculous whip pans and zooms, and looking up people's nostrils - are our attention spans really that shot?