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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Has anyone noticed the number on the table Bond is seating at in Dr. No at the casino? A reference to the Casino Royale novel, where it was the same number that was picked for Bond on the Baccarat table.

    http://i.imgur.com/DHh7MqR.png

    Well spotted - could be! :)
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Can't remember if I've asked this before. What do the words "Lbumyeets" and "Buliatch" translate to when Xenia mutters them in GE?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    jake24 wrote: »
    Can't remember if I've asked this before. What do the words "Lbumyeets" and "Buliatch" translate to when Xenia mutters them in GE?
    Found these online, @jake24:
    'Buliatch!' (Cyrillic Блядь! meaning Crap! or Damn! )
    'Lbumyeets' (Cyrillic Любимый meaning Darling)
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Thanks, makes sense.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thanks also. I've long wondered what the translation is myself! :)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    You're most welcome, chaps! :D
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    When I was younger, I had no idea she was yelling "Buliatch!", so I just assumed she was mad at losing and screamed "Bitch!" at the cards.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    When I was younger, I had no idea she was yelling "Buliatch!", so I just assumed she was mad at losing and screamed "Bitch!" at the cards.
    Haha, same! :))
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Me too, actually.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    edited June 2016 Posts: 4,325
    I hate to be smug and all, but I always knew it was Russian.

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Well, I knew it was presented in a Cyrillic accent. ;)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Haven't noticed this before until today, but does Bond really drop a tear for Mathis as he throws him in the trash can?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Haven't noticed this before until today, but does Bond really drop a tear for Mathis as he throws him in the trash can?

    Yes, there were only five quids in his wallet.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Haven't noticed this before until today, but does Bond really drop a tear for Mathis as he throws him in the trash can?

    Yes, there were only five quids in his wallet.
    Noooooooo! Whyyyyyy?!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I've a quick question. Does anyone know which brand of suitcases Bond used in the sixties?
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    Why does the boat blow up when Bond dispatches of Adam in LALD? I mean, Bond throws oil/fuel on him, but what causes it to ignite in such an explosive fashion?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited June 2016 Posts: 40,976
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Why does the boat blow up when Bond dispatches of Adam in LALD? I mean, Bond throws oil/fuel on him, but what causes it to ignite in such an explosive fashion?

    Because who doesn't love a good explosion wrapping up an action sequence?! In all seriousness, I'd assume with all of the oil on him and the boat, and the speed at which he crashes into the other ship, set off a reaction somehow that led to the explosion. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but oh well. It's like all the cars in movies that immediately detonate once the gas tank is shot: it wouldn't really happen, but it's a damn cool way to dispatch a foe.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    It's movie science, everthing can blow up. :D
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    It's movie science, everthing can blow up. :D
    Wait till you play GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I'm watching Where Eagles Dare ( again ) and in one scene they push a car over
    A snow covered hillside road.................... and for no reason,. YES ! It explodes :))
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    I'm watching Where Eagles Dare ( again ) and in one scene they push a car over
    A snow covered hillside road.................... and for no reason,. YES ! It explodes :))
    Same reason as to why the car for The Three Blind Mice in Dr. No explodes. They were on their way to a funeral so... Why not make a dramatic big entrance? :))
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited June 2016 Posts: 8,400
    Ah GoldenEye 007, so many memories. I loved finding that secret area in the Archives level and hiding from the guards.

    Another favourite was running straight through the facility, and instead of placing the mines on the tanks, hiding in that little room on the opposite side from the entrance and seeing how long you could last against the endless waves of enemies!

    Then of course there was the multiplayer...
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    I'm watching Where Eagles Dare ( again ) and in one scene they push a car over
    A snow covered hillside road.................... and for no reason,. YES ! It explodes :))
    Same reason as to why the car for The Three Blind Mice in Dr. No explodes. They were on their way to a funeral so... Why not make a dramatic big entrance? :))

    And Goldfinger, too, at Auric Enterprises.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Maybe cars were more volatile in the old days ? ;)
  • IncompetentHenchmanIncompetentHenchman
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    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    Why does the boat blow up when Bond dispatches of Adam in LALD? I mean, Bond throws oil/fuel on him, but what causes it to ignite in such an explosive fashion?

    Yes I thought it a bit contrived as well, but as @Birdleson explains it does make some sense at least as opposed to some of the car explosions that have been pointed out.

    If you want to point at things that blow up without reason far more gratingly...

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    There must be absolutely no Health and safety enforcement officers working
    in these criminal organisations. :)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    There must be absolutely no Health and safety enforcement officers working
    in these criminal organisations. :)
    They never do. That's why they are the bad guys. ;)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    All the Bond baddies must be In the Leave the EU camp, as they wouldn't want these
    Health and safety regulations. :)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Didn't the compound run off fuel cells in QoS? It's not a stretch to believe that it'll blow up and burn nicely when destroyed.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Bit fool Hardy to use it to power a hotel then. ;) It would be like building an
    Airship and filling it full of Hydrogen .......... oh, hang on :D
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