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Eww eww, the eye, the eye! Now that was a mixed bag of emotions I was left with after I saw that film. Just saw the Stepford Wives, the one with Nicole Kidman. I'd like to see the original one, because the plot could make a good film. But this version just seemed off somehow. The rhythm was all wrong, there was a lot of distance and little involvement, even though the actors weren't at fault. And it annoyed how the music sounded exactly like Danny Elfman's. I smell plagiarism.

Perhaps a bit late (you most likely know this already), but if you're not informed you're missing out: Are you known with/have you seen the movies of, Preston Sturges? If you're into screwball you can't miss them. :) Scandalously enough, I had to imdb him... I only recognised 'The Lady Eve' which I saw a few years ago. I liked it a lot, but kinda forgot about it :oops: (couldn't appreciate the oldies as much back then, young and silly, you know). I think I'll make it up next time I order my bag of goodies at Amazon, so any tips for his must-see's are very welcome.

There are so many, but these are a few of my favourites... His Girl Friday, The Philadelphia Story - the screwball comedy genre in general. Some Like It Hot Arsenic and Old Lace - I have never ever laughed so hard and so genuinely with a comedy film. The Trouble With Harry The Fearless Vampire Killers Dr Strangelove 8 Femmes, not strictly comedy, but it has hilarious parts. Stolen from How2PK's list: The Bride of Frankenstein Pirates of the Caribbean Charade

It's a known "problem". There's even an irony mark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_mark) that can be used in text, because irony and sarcasm are hard to detect in the written word. However, it's against the very principle of sarcasm to combine it with such a give away. Irony and sarcasm only work well with people you know or people who know you. The e-mails at your work may be more subtle, but it's between people who also see each other ÃÆÃâÃâànd who are on the look-out for the hidden subtext - it's become a standard way of communicating amongst this group of people, so you can be very subtle. It's a question of expectancy patterns. People in RS and people on these boards don't know each other at all. They only have the text to go by. So I don't think it's so much a problem of IQ and intelligence, as it is a problem of environment. Irony and sarcasm are a kind of humour that belongs in a group of people who know each other well and who can read each other, often to the exclusion of the people who don't. It's just the nature of sarcasm.

Great post. I've never understood why people call emotions the domain of the heart, since they're everywhere but there. Knees, stomach and hands are particularly weak spots in my case. I tremble and feel nauseous. If I've got something in my hands, I'll drop it. Once, I've actually fainted too out of emotion. Strong feelings are very physical, hard to unravel and very hard to define. I am always amazed by the ease with which some people seem to define their feelings. People blurt out they hate or love as though they're giving you the time of day. I can identify that I'm feeling, but can't always stick a label on it.

Hmpf. That it is absolutely no fun and shocking to encounter these "chavs" and have them abuse you, yes, I can fully understand. But to hate them as a group? That's some serious intolerance and prejudice, which will only deepen the gaps in our society. Why is it that nobody questions the reasons why they act like this? For the last two years, I've been active in social work. Guys like these "chavs" and "ganstas" are the kids I work with everyday and I absolutely love them. At first, I was a little scared, but as I got to know them, I got to understand them as well. It is true that the "real" chavs/gangstas/whatevers come from difficult backgrounds. Not accepted by society, they have built their own culture and image to assert themselves. Their aggressive behaviour is part of that over-assertiveness. On the other hand you have a group of kids who think it's just cool to act like them too, even though they got all the chances in life. Meh, don't know why I bother to post this really. Sheesh, this depresses me.

I saw it on a doco, but *sigh* I'll dredge through the pages of crap on the internet just for you good sir. If breasts weren't sexual why the hell does a woman get incredibly aroused when sucked on? Answer me that you dumb arse. Actually, I learned all of this in high-school. Men and women have primary and secondary characteristics which make them different from each other. The primary features are the ones that make us different at birth and distinguish our gender (boys have a penis, girls have a vagina/uterus). The secondary are the ones we need to kick these organs into action in order to reproduce, which means they are sexual. They develop at a later age, namely our teens - since it'd be madness for a newborn baby to be able to reproduce. Breasts develop in a girl's teens, they are a secondary characteristic. So yes, breasts are sexual. Edit: here's a link: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ATLAS_EN/html/secondary_characteristics.html

Exactly. We don't just wear clothes to cover ourselves up. We wear them for protection. The main reason why the prospect of running around naked doesn't exactly attract me: I'll be cold, step into broken glass and get my nipples stuck in places I shudder to think of.

You must be over the moon! Life really does take and give, I'm glad to hear you're getting over all the troubles. It certainly puts things in perspective...

See, this is a good reason not to participate in these kinds of threads! You'll always forget the one who is most precious to you... (better now?) I would have mentioned you if you weren't always trying to insult me...

Freckle... that's the word I was looking for! Suck you into a cult and steal your cash? DAMNIT. Aww man, yet another precious illusion of mine shattered.

Yeah I saw she played all three girls with a "when two dogs fight over a bone, the third one runs away with it" sort of twist - but there's nothing in the lyrics themselves that even hints at this. So the video just seems to be a marketing-ploy to shut people like me up. Hah!

I have one zigzaggy on my thigh. It's very pale, I never cooked up a story for that one. I do have a story for two very little spots on the top op my left breast. They are quite close, not really birth marks, don't know the term for them in English... I like to think I've been bitten by a vampire in a past life in the 19th century... You know, wearing a gorgeous dress with a corset and a Lestat-like distinguished vampire... :D

I'll wind up in a wooden box or an oven. Best to live in the here and now, we'll never know for sure anyhow.

And it would make the men happy too :D. It's a cultural thing. Cretan women wore dresses that started right under their breasts and there seem to be no records of Cretan men assaulting them all of the time, so there really isn't any logical reason why it should be a problem. But with the culture as it is today, I'd rather not walk around topless in public. I guess I'd just feel self-conscious about it.

I just wander around this board a bit on the whole, so yeah. I like reading through OT from time to time because you get hilarious posts like the one about mango/carrot. It's also much more of a tight-knit group here than anywhere else on the forum, which makes it funny to follow the interaction between all the different characters here.

I've been offered a new job yesterday. I'm both excited and extremely sad. I'll hate leaving my current job and my colleagues. I still have to tell my boss, he'll be so disappointed. But the new job sounds great, so...

This is a weird topic. Let's all boost each other ego's :D. Anyway, I like reading posts by Rebdragon and Warri0r45. Even if I don't agree, they always have a way of making their opinions know in a sensible, well-written (and to the point) way.

I recently saw the Girlfriend video and sat down to actually listen to the lyrics. A snippet: You're so fine I want you mine You're so delicious I think about you all the time She's like so whatever And you can do so much better I think we should get together now And that's what everyone's talking about Right. A shining light of beautiful language and deep thoughts. I think it's offensive that the song is about stealing a guy away from another girl. But apparantly I'm pretty conservative, because I really find the whole pimp-culture debasing and degrading. So, not a huge fan I'm afraid. I did like her original look a few years back, with the tie. Her first few songs were OK for pop music.

Pretty much my method. I like both combat (through slayer) and skilling. I'd hate to have high combat but a lousy total. Slayer is one of the best skills to train on a daily basis if you want a good all-round character. Farming, herblore, crafting, your combat skills, even construction (curved and long bones) will benefit from slayer. And you'll be making the gold to fund some of the other skills.

I really don't have anything to add, but I am so loving this thread. In regards to the history of the carrot: you gotta hand it to the Dutch, they are persistent.

A total of 40k experience in some of the least popular/harder skills to train (ag, farming, herblore,...). I love it!

No way Jos̮̩̉̉. I've wasted too much time on RS as it is, I would never start all over again and invest the same amount of time getting the same levels in the same skills. I'd rather play a new game to discover instead.

I like the suggestion of doing something about the buckets of water. It's so annoying that half the team keeps on going for buckets, when the other half are running their behinds off - to eventually get less PoE while doing the hard work. Quite unfair and very annoying, since being on a really good team is just max fun and max PoE. Sabotage is just part of the game. Severely annoying, yes, but that's how it is. Popularity: well, the rewards are okay. Naval is one of the nicer outfits in the game and are the main reason why people play it, I think. It's mainly its location that's a problem. That and the rather complicated rules of the game. Lots of people won't put in the effort of looking through a guide and leave. Add to that that each game lasts 20 minutes, way above the attention span of your usual RS player... I love trouble brewing, but I fear it's not stuff made for the average RS player.

Sorry your grandfather died. He sounds like a good man with a strong character. I'm sure you'll cherish his memory. He passed away quietly after a full life, it seems. And so sorry for you as well, Goddess. It's weird how misfortune can get people together, but have them drift apart as well. A friend of mine went through something similar. Her ex told her he'd come to associate her with all the bad things that had happened to him and that now he was feeling better, he felt the relationship had become too tainted with misfortune instead of happiness. So he shook off all of the bad memories, including her. Very harsh, I hope you'll work it out for the best somehow.