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  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    Creasy47 wrote:
    People are in an uproar over a picture of a hunter who is standing in front of his prey.

    The hunter? Steven Spielberg. The prey? A dinosaur model on the set of 'Jurassic Park':

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/some-internet-users-thought-steven-spielberg-had-killed-a-dinosaur-191742807.html

    It shows how nuts people can be when they cannot see the difference between reality and fiction.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    @SaintMark, that, and people want to attack anyone they can. Like the whole debacle going on with the picture of the girl who is standing next to the lion that she killed? Someone probably saw that, figured it was some near-endangered rhino of some sort, and instantly attacked. No research, no reading, they simply attacked. The idiocy is astounding.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    Creasy47 wrote:
    @SaintMark, that, and people want to attack anyone they can. Like the whole debacle going on with the picture of the girl who is standing next to the lion that she killed? Someone probably saw that, figured it was some near-endangered rhino of some sort, and instantly attacked. No research, no reading, they simply attacked. The idiocy is astounding.

    @Creasy47 with the rise of the internet we got the great equalizer, namely even crazy people get to have their say even if it makes so little sense for people who are capable of thinking.

    That said internet does kill humor as well, as for every little joke there are at least a 100 people feeling offended and ready to make it a cause. Hence we get choked to dead in political correctness because the crazies now have the tools to annoy normal people that have a decent sense of life.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    @SaintMark, the Internet is the soapbox for the common idiot these days. Everyone gets their own say with it, yet it never matters. And you're right, everything offends at least one person lately. Kills humor.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited July 2014 Posts: 14,681
    SaintMark wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    People are in an uproar over a picture of a hunter who is standing in front of his prey.

    The hunter? Steven Spielberg. The prey? A dinosaur model on the set of 'Jurassic Park':

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/some-internet-users-thought-steven-spielberg-had-killed-a-dinosaur-191742807.html
    It shows how nuts people can be when they cannot see the difference between reality and fiction.
    IMO, the commenter in question who said 'inhumane prick'...'animal killer' etc. wasn't serious one bit. The same article admits others were just joking, so how is this comment any different? They just went too far with the satire, slandering Spielberg to make it as believable as possible. To me, it's just a case of the seemingly gullible being fooled by the TRUE gullible. 8-}
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    I thought that was definitely sarcastic, but if you scan through enough, you'll definitely find idiots who don't know a thing about directors or dinosaurs.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,681
    Oh, okay. Strange then, how every article singled out that particular comment. Perhaps I'll just dismiss it all as sarcasm, for to comprehend that so many people with access to the internet can be THAT uneducated is a truly depressing thought!
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @SaintMark, that, and people want to attack anyone they can. Like the whole debacle going on with the picture of the girl who is standing next to the lion that she killed? Someone probably saw that, figured it was some near-endangered rhino of some sort, and instantly attacked. No research, no reading, they simply attacked. The idiocy is astounding.

    I have not read the article, but I can honestly say that photo of her with the lion sickened me. I just feel that way about hunting, endangered or not. Not to start a debate; there is no debate on that for me and others on the other side of the coin feel as strongly. Just different opinions. But I understand why people can feel very negatively when they view that photo.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    @4EverBonded, I've never hunted, nor do I have any interest in it. I can't picture the excitement of getting up super early, sitting in the midst of the woods in silence, and hunting innocent deer. Doesn't sound attractive or enticing to me. It doesn't sound like 'hunting,' either. If people want to hunt, I say it should require your fists and nothing else. I'd like to see these big, macho, burly rednecks that live throughout Virginia/West Virginia chase down a bear and murder it with their bare hands. (Bear...bare...I see what I did there.) THAT would be impressive. Blending in with trees and shooting Bambi? Not so much.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,829
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I've never hunted, nor do I have any interest in it. I can't picture the excitement

    You clearly were never a bully in High School... :))
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I've never hunted, nor do I have any interest in it. I can't picture the excitement

    You clearly were never a bully in High School... :))

    I was the 'Dawn of the Dead' t-shirt wearing awkward gamer with zero confidence who had a select group of friends. In other words: no. :))
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited July 2014 Posts: 17,829
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I was the 'Dawn of the Dead' t-shirt wearing awkward gamer with zero confidence who had a select group of friends. In other words: no. :))
    We would have gotten on famously. I was the Trek nerd who learned how to fight like William Shatner.
    The hunt was no thrill. Thwarting the hunters proved...
    enough. *smiles*
    Peace through superior Kirk-Fu.

    Never understood the need to kill something for supposed 'sport'.

    Guess it makes some feel powerful though...


  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    Indeed we would have. Perhaps the need to kill sport that can't possibly fight back is just overcompensating for something else.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    It appears that Marvel is doing a massive alternation to Thor in the comics, as Thor will now be a woman:

    http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=103634
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    It appears that Marvel is doing a massive alternation to Thor in the comics, as Thor will now be a woman:

    http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=103634

    Whew, at first I thought they were going to completely gender-swap Thor out of nowhere. Still, this seems like a dumb idea to appeal to some feminist sensibilities, especially by how some women seem to be reacting to it.

    "Look at her, she's Thor! She's just as tough as he is, even though she's a woman, and she can do just as much as he can, and other stuff... Please like her!"

    It's hilarious that they had Whoopi Goldberg release the news, as she has never struck me as a comic fan/reader. Anyway, this is all a part of why I don't read today's comics. Feel free to go into uncharted territory in your industry by making a big lead character a woman or have a character come out as gay, but don't treat it like some massive media blitzkrieg where it's marketed as some big event. If a character comes out, just treat it naturally and respectfully, and don't have everyone around them saying "wow, you are daring to do that," or "congratulations on your big decision," as it just comes off as insulting. That's part of the problem with today's media. A famous individual comes out as gay, and it's treated as the biggest story of the year when in all actuality, they're just being their damn self like usual, and they don't want unnecessary attention drawn to it when it's just them being them. Does any of this make sense?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited July 2014 Posts: 14,681
    Anyone for a milky bar?

    http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/16/have-you-ever-noticed-that-giant-penis-on-the-milky-bar-4799993/

    Seriously though, is this just another case of companies hiding subliminal sexual imagery in advertising (see Disney) to condition children? Not a very nice topic I know, but definitely something to be worried about.
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    I dont know,i think its a massive over-reaction again,if you turn it the right way round its the horses head.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited July 2014 Posts: 28,694
    barryt007 wrote: »
    I dont know,i think its a massive over-reaction again,if you turn it the right way round its the horses head.

    Yes, it's obvious what it truly is. Just a guy too drunk to make correct sense of the situation the night of the cup game I'd say. That or they just wanted fifteen minutes of fame.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    edited July 2014 Posts: 5,080
    Ben Whishaw cast as Paddington Bear-

    http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28368544
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Ben Whishaw cast as Paddington Bear-

    http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28368544

    So that's what he's been getting up to in his pj's before his first cup of earl grey !.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    I bet he can do more damage to a jar of marmalade while sitting in his pajamas than you can while ... well, at any other time I guess. ;)
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    Possibly but at least it doesn't stick to my fur !.
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    4EverBonded wrote: »
    I bet he can do more damage to a jar of marmalade while sitting in his pajamas than you can while ... well, at any other time I guess. ;)

    Every now and then a bear has to be voiced.

  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    edited July 2014 Posts: 6,396
    A court in the US has ordered a tobacco company, RJ Reynolds, to pay the widow of a lung cancer victim, $23.6bn in compensation.

    That is absolutely insane. I'd be absolutely amazed if it isn't overturned on appeal.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28389594
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    WillyGalore wrote: »
    A court in the US has ordered a tobacco company, RJ Reynolds, to pay the widow of a lung cancer victim, $23.6bn in compensation.

    That is absolutely insane. I'd be absolutely amazed if it isn't overturned on appeal.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28389594

    Wow, that is insane, and a pretty weak defense. I mean, they list right on their packaging the health risks, so the woman's husband chose to use the product despite those warnings. If every tobacco user who ever suffered from a form of cancer brought on by that product got compensation the court system would be ordering payments in astronomical numbers and the number of cases they would have to hear would clog up the criminal justice process to a devastating degree. They'd have to create a court just for hearing those kinds of tobacco related cases there'd be so many.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited July 2014 Posts: 13,999
    http://www.zimbio.com/generator/9jyfIuPbjkY/What's+Your+'80s+Action+Hero+Name

    I got...

    Name: Flank Leatherman
    Catchphrase: "Welcome to the gun show."

    The name sounds more porn than 80's action hero, catchphrase isn't too bad though.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited July 2014 Posts: 28,694
    Interesting, @Major. Here's mine:

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  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    Posts: 6,396
    I am:

    STRYKER CLAWFOOT and my catchphrase is:

    "You need a bath - a blood bath!"

    B-)
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
    Posts: 2,629
    Jinx Van Shatter:

    I hope you packed extra diapers.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,359
    I am.

    Rico Dreadful
    "Boom goes the dynamite."

    Sounds like a Judge Dredd villain. :))
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