Moomintroll Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: He was hooked on LSD Think that was John, he was interested in mind control. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 43 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: He was hooked on LSD Damn Scarecrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Pepperoni on a pizza is a horrible choice of topping. All that happens is the grease runs and overpowers everything. Even when it's from proper Italian takeaways. That wouldn't be a problem in proper Italian takeaways because Italian pepperoni pizzas don't have meat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, buchan30 said: Across all 8 series their are good/memorable and bad episodes. Series 8 was actually my favourite and i think series 4 and 6 as well. True, but the theme of the show changed with Series 3. Until that point it was about the last human alive, stuck in an empty godless universe with no company but a glitchy AI, a humanoid cat descendent with no empathy, and a hologram of possibly the worst human being to exist outside of Scottish football forums. It was pretty damned bleak. Then Kryten arrived and the show turned into a group of chums gadding about the universe meeting weird Dr Who creatures and getting into sci-fi scrapes. It's a lot of fun, and I doubt they could have kept going with the initial premise for much longer anyway, but it's a different show. I've only read (well, listened to the audiobook of) one of the original novels, but it seemed a lot more like the show at the start. It was very good, BTW; that's another thing to add to the lockdown list. Edit: they also ripped off John Carpenter's Dark Star quite chronically, but that's another matter! Edited January 9, 2021 by BFTD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 The American capitalist ideology of - excel in life or get f**k all , helps bring out the best in people who have the brains and energy . Many of those same people in this country would just coast through life in mediocrity despite being capable of better , in much the same way that some players settle for being the big man at the old firm instead of taking their career as far as possible. It's the getting f**k all part if you fail that's a bit harsh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markka Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 The first series of Blackadder is far superior to the others. As much as I like the first series, this is incorrect. Red Dwarf started going downhill after the first two series.I'd say the decline in quality started after series 3. Series 7 definitely the worst of the pre-2000s series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 19 hours ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: The American capitalist ideology of - excel in life or get f**k all , helps bring out the best in people who have the brains and energy . Many of those same people in this country would just coast through life in mediocrity despite being capable of better , in much the same way that some players settle for being the big man at the old firm instead of taking their career as far as possible. It's the getting f**k all part if you fail that's a bit harsh I'm genuinely unsure about this - the fact that you spend your whole existence telling everyone else how great you and your country are doesn't make it true. They tend to set the bar low for themselves and high for everyone else, resulting in exactly what you'd expect. Definitely an unpopular opinion so fair play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 19 hours ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: The American capitalist ideology of - excel in life or get f**k all , helps bring out the best in people who have the brains and energy . Many of those same people in this country would just coast through life in mediocrity despite being capable of better , in much the same way that some players settle for being the big man at the old firm instead of taking their career as far as possible. It's the getting f**k all part if you fail that's a bit harsh Only if your value judgements are measured in dollars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I always find that holding a gun to somebody's head helps them meet their targets. Focuses the mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I quite like the last Fantastic Four film. It's an absolute mess in a variety of different ways, not least because it entirely forgets about needing a third act until the film's almost over, but it's such a masterpiece of poor design and decision-making that it becomes entertaining despite it's sheer banality. I quite like Suicide Squad for the same reasons. They both feel like a behind-the-scenes story about how they got fucked up would be more interesting than the films themselves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I kinda got the sense with Suicide Squad that there was something of a good movie hiding within it somewhere. Despite being a mess, I did enjoy it a bit. More down to the characters themselves than anything to do with the plot. Interested to see another run taken at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That one scene where one of them tries to do a runner is very funny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A bad/shit thing not happening is better than the 'seethe' and other tired nonsense that could result if the bad/shit thing happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The covid lockdown doesn’t really bother me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The covid lockdown doesn’t really bother me. Yeah I’m the same. It’s not without it’s benefits. I quite enjoy the time off and the quiet streets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheJTS98 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) On 12/01/2021 at 23:54, effeffsee_the2nd said: The American capitalist ideology of - excel in life or get f**k all , helps bring out the best in people who have the brains and energy . Many of those same people in this country would just coast through life in mediocrity despite being capable of better , in much the same way that some players settle for being the big man at the old firm instead of taking their career as far as possible. It's the getting f**k all part if you fail that's a bit harsh This would be a good opinion if the playing field were level. But it's not. The deck is stacked heavily in favour of certain members and groups in society and heavily against others. For example, Harvard's annual intake of new students is usually around a third 'legacy' families. Going to Harvard is a huge leg-up in life and around a third of people who get that leg up get it because mummy or daddy went there and are rich enough to sling Harvard a few quid. Or even in the most 'meritocratic' sense, if not through giving the uni money, at least were able to make the idea of Harvard perfectly attainable for their kids (while it is not for most), and able to provide a good home with the 'right' cultural influences and knowledge of the arts etc, probably private schooling, tutoring, and extra-curricular activities to help them get in. Other kids have no chance. This is just one example of the complete lack of fairness in society. There are whole books full of others. American elections since 1988 have offered the voters seven chances choose a President called either Bush or Clinton. Who'd bet against a Trump on the ticket in 2024? The idea of meritocracy is completely flawed. It is pure fantasy and a dangerous fantasy at that, since it justifies the power, wealth, and influence of those who benefit from it, while denigrating the efforts of those who never had anything like as good a chance. The idea that western capitalism rewards life's hard-working geniuses is a fiction that ignores inheritance of wealth and influence, skewed educational opportunities, societal biases that open up work opportunities, and dumb luck. Lots of things in life are just luck. We'd be better off as a society recognising that. Anyone doubting that should consider that Ivanka Trump has attended G20 and consider the ludicrous chain of events that led that her getting there. So, this American capitalist ideology you speak of is essentially a tool to preserve wealth, position, and influence in a small section of society in a self-perpetuating system that justifies itself by claiming to be a meritocracy, while the measures of that meritocracy are designed to keep others out. Good opinion apart from that. Edited January 18, 2021 by TheJTS98 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Deacon Blue are outstanding and Fergus Sings the Blues is a masterpiece. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 No arguments from me on that. Seen them a couple of times and they were brilliant both times. Even in front of a mostly tepid T crowd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 18/01/2021 at 00:48, Theroadlesstravelled said: The covid lockdown doesn’t really bother me. I must admit the initial lockdown didn't bother me too much, I enjoy working from home, I'm saving a fair amount of cash and last year I would go for walks in the sunshine or sit outside with a few cans soaking up the sun. There was also the novelty of watching classic Euros games and classic Wimbledon matches and just felt like it was something we had to persevere with for a few months then back to some sort of normality but lockdown in winter is awful and the sooner it ends the better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 IPAs are the modern day equivalent of alcopops. Sickly pishwater. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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