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GhostOfTomJoad

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  1. 9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

     

    We are less than four years removed from a Kenyan, Indonesian, Muslim, Atheist, Socialist, Marxist, Communist Community Organizer from Chicago named Barrack Hussein Obama, and most of those dipshits lived for 8 years under him, without rising up in rebellion.

     

    My FIL & his neighbors started a full blown militia in Kimble county within weeks of Obama being elected. A bunch of retired guys, most who served in 'nam or Korea, pretty much just an excuse to buy additional firearms & live out their John Wayne fantasies. FIL would call me monthly & ask me to go to Academy to buy ammo during the great bullet shortage caused by the panic buyers. My wife would roll her eyes & figured it was just a harmless way for him to kill time & socialize. 

    Our BIL went to one of their militia meetings during the height of their panic. Now, the BIL is aggy and as right wing as they come. He's an avid hunter & has several well stocked gun safes.  His report to me after the meeting was that they were pissed off & scary, but he didn't think they'd actually do anything. Twelve-plus years later & most of those guys are pushing 80. FIL--who has a mini Trump-shrine in the front room, complete with a cross and bible--is on his way out & is coming to terms with needing to wear diapers. Are they a threat? Almost assuredly not. But their sons & grandsons would be in their 20s - 60s now. That's where it gets scary. 

     

  2. 7 hours ago, Continental Op said:

    American Beauty did not hold up well.  Road to Perdition is a solid movie. 

    This. And one of the things that draws me to RtP is the layer of ice that exists amongst all of the characters. It works great with the era & story.. Mendes seems to be drawn to stories where the protagonist is emotionally isolated from his environment (see Skyfall). He's got a great visual eye, that's for sure.

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    I'm sure he gave a cute press conference where he blamed everyone but himself.   Wouldn't expect anything less from that clown. 
    Gotta give the guy some credit, he's been pretty quiet & coach speak-y after this predictable loss. I guess even Leach is smart enough not to go full regard in the post game presser after losing to a service academy.
  4. 23 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said:

    Can I pause to brag about my daughter? She said she needed the break pads replaced. I didn't really give it another thought.

     She said her truck had no breaks right now and she was saving up to get them fixed. I told her I would pay for the breaks. She told me no.

     

    I sure as hell wasn't that mature at 23.

     

    How were you as a speller?

    But props to your daughter for having her shit together.

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  5. This is an awesome troll job. For some reason Twitter's not allowing me to copy the link, but the video is Melanie Trump ho strutting & holding prop kids while Neil Young's "Keep on Rocking in the Free World" plays. You know, with the lyrics "now she's put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit/she hates her life and what she's done to it/there's one more kid that'll never go to school/never get to fall in love/never get to be cool...keep on rockin "279dc02de5be9a75674ec2cc9db65b8b.jpg

  6. At some point SNL needs to do a Shatner-style bit for SW nerds: get a life. It was just a show. Get out of your basements & find girlfriends.

    It was a great ride in '77-82. Enjoy it. That was the show. Go home. Oh, the studios will still take a few billion bucks out of your pockets because they think they can recreate the magic that you enjoyed as a kid & pass it on to your offspring. Oh shit...that's the Disney model. Nevermind!

    This shit ain't Shakespeare. 

  7. 12 hours ago, Pimphand said:

    FIFY. Remember Solo & Rogue One. No Oscars since 1984

    I didn't think that Rogue One (never got the love for it; another jumbled mess of characters & botched storytelling but at least the final 15 minutes was gripping) or Solo (never saw it, doubt I will) were considered part of the actual 9-part SW act. Doesn't really matter, I suppose.

    I see by all of the blank spots on this page that Phlegm has showed up to troll/suck Disney cock. So glad I've got him on ignore.

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  8. Just got back from an xmas day showing. I've avoided all of the spoiler threads but still managed to figure out Rey was a Palpatine heir about 10 minutes in. Not that it's a big feat, mind you. Just figured that Abrams would try to mine the biggest surprise in the OT (Vader is Luke's father) and there was no other reason to bring back the Emperor other than to have a supreme villain for Rey's story arc.

    So many jokes and winks fell flat early on. The packed theater was pretty silent during the early jokes. One of the biggest laughs was made by my wife & me when the landspeeders were all blown out of the sky & the heroes all survived by landing on a patch of quick sand.

    Mrs Ghost liked it just as entertainment. She got teary eyed when she thought Chewy was killed in the first act. She was also thrilled to see him finally get his medal (probably the biggest reaction from the audience). 

    Not a fanboi at all & haven't watched any of the D+ stuff, but could still pick up on 3-4 obvious different storylines the producers could take. But not for me. I'm done. 42 years, 9 movies, 2 1/2 of which were good-great. 

     

  9. Just now, Okie State said:
    13 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:
    I was just sent on an emergency run to Sprouts for butter & flour so Mrs. Ghost can continue her baking. First challenge was getting out of the neighborhood due to the constant flow of traffic heading down the street to Six Flags over Jesus. There are six services today. FML.
    Sprouts was a madhouse. I got stuck in a line with a lady trying to pay for $38 worth of stuff with Sprouts gift cards. She had to use 3 different cards to cover the total. Over a half hour to make a 2-mile roundtrip for 2 items.

    I usually volunteer for those runs just so I can get out of the house. Might as well swing by the booze store while you're out.

    Oh I absolutely volunteered even though it's just the two of us, a sleeping dog & 2 lazy cats in our house. If she had to go it would have taken her 2X as long which would of course be my fault for some reason.

    I thought about grabbing a pint at the pub on the way home, but we're heading to the Drafthouse in a half our to go see It's a Wonderful Life. Definitely going to have some good beer there while watching the film. 

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  10. I was just sent on an emergency run to Sprouts for butter & flour so Mrs. Ghost can continue her baking. First challenge was getting out of the neighborhood due to the constant flow of traffic heading down the street to Six Flags over Jesus. There are six services today. FML.

    Sprouts was a madhouse. I got stuck in a line with a lady trying to pay for $38 worth of stuff with Sprouts gift cards. She had to use 3 different cards to cover the total. Over a half hour to make a 2-mile roundtrip for 2 items.

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