Shotgun Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: What about those who enjoy two girls, one cup? That was just for kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 17 hours ago, Bert Raccoon said: This Edgelord patter is awful no matter what side of the debate you're on. should be Hedgelord IMO.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Liking Marvel films is hardly that weird. It's not like they are adult babies or anything like that. I've not seen any Marvel films they just aren't my thing. I don't judge people who like them,. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Liking Marvel films is hardly that weird. It's not like they are adult babies or anything like that. I've not seen any Marvel films they just aren't my thing. I don't judge people who like them,. I don't think that anyone particularly judged those who read the comics for the decades that they were the only manifestation of the Marvel stuff (well - not much, anyway, and yes, insert comic store guy pic...) so not sure why it's the case with the films Fact is that with the advent of CGI and the economies of scale in film-making, the things cost next to nothing to knock out compared to the relative cost they would have been a few years ago and are pretty much just the modern manifestation of the comic books; yeah it's exploitation of (and pandering to) an audience that laps the stuff up - but that also equates to a licence to print money, so fair fucks to them as make the things, I should have thought; mcdonalds ain't going to stop making low-budget burgers and billion of dollars profit, just because they're not 'proper food' are they... the day it becomes obligatory to sit through all twenty-odd films in the series, I might have something to say about it, but until then - well - it'll never happen as i'm sure that a Real Old Fashioned Film Superhero like John Wayne (who starred in constant rehashes of the same old, primarily for kids, cowboys and indians storyline without his fans being labelled dysfunctional nerds, let's remember) will come and save us all - he'll just shoot the shit out of captain america or whoever... ETA: what a disjointed, nonsensical bollocks of a post that is - serves me right for trying to type it whilst supposedly listening intently to a work colleague banging on about something I should have been paying attention to; apologies (there's no excuse for the preceding 2,047 though...) Edited May 1, 2019 by Herman Hessian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I am gonna start them all fae the start. Seen a few. Will buy multi pack DVDs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 30/04/2019 at 19:16, LeeVanTeeth said: Honest, I'm not racist! But I'm definitely superhero-phobic. Dumbed down shit made by major capitalist corporations not being my thing. You'd probably enjoy reading Garth Ennis' "The Boys" then. I notice there's a mooted TV series. Which will probably be disappointing. And for those geeks who have read the comic: Starlight- wid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Irvine Welsh stories not based around scummy Scottish characters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambie's Pigeon Feed Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Niagara Falls: surrounded by tat and no way as big and powerful as you remember from movies growing up, a real disappointment. Dublin: every time I get the bus from the airport to Hueston Station I cant help wonder why the such a small unremarkable city is so expensive to live in or seen as much a desirable place to go. Sure it has good pubs but so does the rest of Ireland. It's tiny and lacks both green space and the grand architecture of Glasgow or Edinburgh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Brussels. Dirty, full of alkies, and reeks of pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Lambie's Pigeon Feed said: Niagara Falls: surrounded by tat and no way as big and powerful as you remember from movies growing up, a real disappointment. We went to the Canadian side and I thought that they had done a good job of keeping the tat back a street or two from the falls themselves. The American side looked like Blackpool without the charm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, mathematics said: Brussels. Dirty, full of alkies, and reeks of pish. Are you not from Kilmarnock? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lambie's Pigeon Feed said: Niagara Falls: surrounded by tat and no way as big and powerful as you remember from movies growing up, a real disappointment. Dublin: every time I get the bus from the airport to Hueston Station I cant help wonder why the such a small unremarkable city is so expensive to live in or seen as much a desirable place to go. Sure it has good pubs but so does the rest of Ireland. It's tiny and lacks both green space and the grand architecture of Glasgow or Edinburgh. I remember thinking exactly that about Dublin. Walking over the Liffey and thinking "is this it?!". One of the many cities that wouldn't be visited half as much if it wasn't the capital of that country. As for Niagara Falls, the thing that annoyed me about it was just how cheesy and tacky they'd made the entire place. It just comes across as a poor man's Vegas with casinos and an ugly 'Skylon' tower that wouldn't look out of place in 1980s East Germany. Victoria Falls on the other hand is brilliant. Surprisingly only a few Zimbabweans trying to punt tat and one local company running bungee off a rusty bridge. Other than that, it does a fantastic job of making it feel like a natural wonder rather than a water park. Outside of the tourist spots in the big cities, I f***ing love Africa. Edited May 2, 2019 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: We went to the Canadian side and I thought that they had done a good job of keeping the tat back a street or two from the falls themselves. The American side looked like Blackpool without the charm. I thought the Canadian side was far more Blackpoolesque. You getting it the wrong way around? Anyway, my other half and I decided to pop over the bridge to the American side to see it from a different perspective. Got to the guard guy at the border: Him: "... and why do you want to come to my country?" Us: "to see the falls" Him: "how long do you plan on staying in the United States?" Us: "about an hour or two" Him: I don't think we stayed there even an hour. It was shite. I then walked back into Canada (not having to show my passport going that way around) and then got needlessly panicky months later when I realised I never put my yellow card in the box at the time and worried about not getting back into the States for work. Edited May 2, 2019 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I thought the Canadian side was far more Blackpoolesque. You getting it the wrong way around? Anyway, my other half and I decided to pop over the bridge to the American side to see it from a different perspective. Got to the guard guy at the border: Him: "... and why do you want to come to my country?" Us: "to see the falls" Him: "how long do you plan on staying in the United States?" Us: "about an hour or two" Reveal hidden contents Him: No, it was definitely the Canadian side as we were in Canada at the time I'm not saying it wasn't tat central, just that it was back a street or two from the falls themselves. We went on the Maid of the Mist boat and declined the plastic parka things they give you on the way onto the boat as we didn't think you'd get close enough to get that wet and it was a nice day. We came off it looking like we'd had a shower with our clothes on. Thankfully we found a nice little beer garden with a view of the falls to sit and get dry in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeVanTeeth Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 11 hours ago, tamthebam said: You'd probably enjoy reading Garth Ennis' "The Boys" then. I notice there's a mooted TV series. Which will probably be disappointing. And for those geeks who have read the comic: Starlight- wid. Apparently the first season of the TV series has already been shot and is out in July. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 39 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Are you not from Kilmarnock? Originally, yes. I fail to see your point as Kilmarnock is full of junkies, isn’t dirty, and only the Burns Mall reeks of pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Just now, LeeVanTeeth said: Apparently the first season of the TV series has already been shot and is out in July. I’m looking forward to this; loved the comics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: We went on the Maid of the Mist boat and declined the plastic parka things they give you on the way onto the boat as we didn't think you'd get close enough to get that wet and it was a nice day. We came off it looking like we'd had a shower with our clothes on. There's no f***ing way you'll get me in one of those plastic ponchos. The ultimate tourist icon that screams 'Lonely Planet said I had to be in this 3hr queue*'. Go to the Highands at the start of August and you'll see half of Italy wearing these things the second there's a spit of rain, always in bright yellow. I used to work in tourism and with 99% accuracy from quarter of a mile away, you could tell it was an Italian coming. *FWIW, I was in New York recently and saw people waiting at the end of a queue for the Statue of Liberty tourist ferry despite them being told it was a 5hr long queue. Saying "f*** that", we walked past them and saw it from the cooncil ferry to Staten Island after a 10 min wait. There are better things to do with one's limited time in Manhattan. Edited May 2, 2019 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, mathematics said: Originally, yes. I fail to see your point as Kilmarnock is full of junkies, isn’t dirty, and only the Burns Mall reeks of pish. I was also in Kilmarnock a month ago (I get around). Other than happening to be in Ayrshire, I wondered what the Burns connection was seeing as the town has the Burns Mall and the fancy Burns Monument. Am I right in understanding that the tenuous link is that Killie is where his printer was based?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 42 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: There's no f***ing way you'll get me in one of those plastic ponchos. The ultimate tourist icon that screams 'Lonely Planet said I had to be in this 3hr queue*'. the Ponchos are pretty much essential for the boat that goes to the Falls - keeping it on once off the boat is very odd behaviour 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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