LoveUniHateExams-Fright Night- It's still hard to believe that the cute girlfriend (who looked so SMOKIN' ! in that negligee!) is the same actress who would later be Marcy D'Arcy in "Married with Children"!
Captain Schmideo2
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Movie-goers can be fickle (great movies that should've enjoyed huge box-office success)
by LoveUniHateExams injust thought i'd start a thread about this topic.. john carpenter's the thing (1982) was a great film, one of his best imo.
for me, it's right up there with alien (1979) as one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made.
and yet one film made anything between $100 - 200 million at the box office whereas the other made only $19 million.
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Movie-goers can be fickle (great movies that should've enjoyed huge box-office success)
by LoveUniHateExams injust thought i'd start a thread about this topic.. john carpenter's the thing (1982) was a great film, one of his best imo.
for me, it's right up there with alien (1979) as one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made.
and yet one film made anything between $100 - 200 million at the box office whereas the other made only $19 million.
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Captain Schmideo2
Agree with you about Near Dark. The cast is almost a who's who of James Cameron's stable of actors (it also features Jeanette Goldstein, who has been in Aliens, Titanic, and T2.) It was directed by Katherine Bigelow (who later married Cameron).
It was originally supposed to be a Western, and I can see how it would have worked as such. I guess Jesse (the leader) had been around since the American Civil War, so he had been cruising the Wild West for many decades.
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So, I went to another funeral today (contrast/compare)
by Captain Schmideo2 ina couple of months ago, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6294482023612416/went-memorial-service-man-have-known-since-childhoodin one of those weird twists of fate, about three weeks ago, this individuals first wife (who left him in a spectacular fit of drama) met her own end by violent means at the hand of her latest boyfriend.since she was disfellowshipped at the time of her death, of course, they couldn't have a service in the kingdom hall, so it was held instead today at a funeral home.and amazingly, it was a much better service.non witnesses seemed to out number the witnesses that showed up (i was surprised as many showed up as they did, considering tonight is the memorial!).
the talk was given by her son in law, and a remembrance was also given by her brother, who in turn read a memory from one of her co-workers.
after that, a prayer.
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Captain Schmideo2
Diogenesister Thanks for the feedback on my analogy.
I remember years ago, an elder gave an illustration. I found out he stole it from a Jack Finney story (summary below)
"Of Missing Persons"
What happened to Judge Crater and Ambrose Bierce? Charlie Ewell thinks he found out. What seems fascinating and possible after a couple of beers and late in the evening seems quite different in the bright light of the next day. But, Charlie is curious, so he decides to visit the Acme Travel Bureau anyway. If they decide he's the "right type," they will bring out a folder from beneath the counter, a folder they just made up as a joke. It's about a trip, one-way, to a planet called Verna. Why go to Verna?
Life is simple there, and it's serene. In someways, the good ways, it's like the early pioneering communities here in your country, but without the drudgery that kill people young. There is electricity. There are washing machines, vacuum cleaners, plumbing, modern bathrooms, and modern medicine, very modern. but there are no radios, television, telephones or automobiles. Distances are small. and people live and work in small communities. They raise or make most of the things they use. Every man builds his own house, with all the help he needs from his neighbors. Their recreation is their own, and there is a great deal of it, but there is no recreation for sale, nothing you buy a ticket to. They have dances, card parties, wedding, christenings, birthday celebrations harvest parties. There are swimming and sports of all kinds. There is conversation, a lot of it, plenty of joking and laughter. There is a great deal of visiting and sharing of meals and each day is well filled and well spent. There are no pressures, economic or social, and life holds few threats. Every man, woman,and child is a happy person.
It almost sounds too good to be true, and that's what bothers Charlie.
Of course, Charlie goes to the waiting station, a barn outside of town, where he waits with others for the transporter to take them to Verna. But, after a period of delay, he gets impatient, feels like the whole thing is a big prank, and walks out.
And of course, 5 seconds later, the rest of the group is beamed away. And he blew his only chance.
And that's the point the brother made, that we must be patient or we will lose our chance.
Or, borrowing my analogy, we could be waiting at the bus stop until we die, and so will our progeny. -
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So, I went to another funeral today (contrast/compare)
by Captain Schmideo2 ina couple of months ago, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6294482023612416/went-memorial-service-man-have-known-since-childhoodin one of those weird twists of fate, about three weeks ago, this individuals first wife (who left him in a spectacular fit of drama) met her own end by violent means at the hand of her latest boyfriend.since she was disfellowshipped at the time of her death, of course, they couldn't have a service in the kingdom hall, so it was held instead today at a funeral home.and amazingly, it was a much better service.non witnesses seemed to out number the witnesses that showed up (i was surprised as many showed up as they did, considering tonight is the memorial!).
the talk was given by her son in law, and a remembrance was also given by her brother, who in turn read a memory from one of her co-workers.
after that, a prayer.
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Captain Schmideo2
I guess the point I was trying to make in all this murky water, was that the funeral you get "outside" is much better than the one you get "inside". Not that it matters much to the dead person, but when family members are in grief and pain, a more personal experience would be welcome (IMHO).
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So, I went to another funeral today (contrast/compare)
by Captain Schmideo2 ina couple of months ago, i posted this:https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6294482023612416/went-memorial-service-man-have-known-since-childhoodin one of those weird twists of fate, about three weeks ago, this individuals first wife (who left him in a spectacular fit of drama) met her own end by violent means at the hand of her latest boyfriend.since she was disfellowshipped at the time of her death, of course, they couldn't have a service in the kingdom hall, so it was held instead today at a funeral home.and amazingly, it was a much better service.non witnesses seemed to out number the witnesses that showed up (i was surprised as many showed up as they did, considering tonight is the memorial!).
the talk was given by her son in law, and a remembrance was also given by her brother, who in turn read a memory from one of her co-workers.
after that, a prayer.
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Captain Schmideo2
A couple of months ago, I posted this:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6294482023612416/went-memorial-service-man-have-known-since-childhood
In one of those weird twists of fate, about three weeks ago, this individuals first wife (who left him in a spectacular fit of drama) met her own end by violent means at the hand of her latest boyfriend.
Since she was disfellowshipped at the time of her death, of course, they couldn't have a service in the Kingdom Hall, so it was held instead today at a funeral home.
And amazingly, it was a much better service.
Non witnesses seemed to out number the witnesses that showed up (I was surprised as many showed up as they did, considering tonight is the Memorial!). The talk was given by her son in law, and a remembrance was also given by her brother, who in turn read a memory from one of her co-workers. After that, a prayer. Then, there was a photo video, with "worldly music" like Stevie Nicks "Landslide". And the ceremony concluded with the song "Brass Monkey", for everyone to leave the sanctuary by.
There was laughter, and tears, and sobbing, all real emotions! It was a good sendoff.And the irony was, by JW standards, she was not a good person. She had been married and divorced three times, was living with another guy, but apparently, was going to try to reconcile with her last husband (they had just met that weekend to discuss that) when the boyfriend, drunk and high, did the whole "If I can't have you, no one else will either!" and shot and killed her before turning the gun on himself.
On a personal level, my experiences with her were more negative than positive. She was the leader of the Hall clique back in our younger years, and did some very hurtful and mean things to others, including my sister.
So, reading her obit, I was trying to reconcile this person that I knew with the one presented in the description. Was she really a great human being, and I was just too begrudging to see it? Or was she different in her "worldly persona" than she was in her "Witness persona"? And why was the Worldy one so much better a person?
In the end, I found myself wishing I had known her "better side", and that made me sad. So many years wasted...
But I found it ironic that her first husband, the saint, the one who did everything right, was a find, upstanding JW elder, father, and all around nice guy, got the same, bland, generic black lettering on white background "memorial" service that most JW's get ("Insert name of deceased here").
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Do You Care If A World Leader Had An Affair Before Taking Office?
by minimus ini don’t care about it unless someone runs on a record of being a model family man or woman.. does it bother you if a president or princess or top government official “cheats “??
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Captain Schmideo2
I am more bothered by the evangelicals who shouted to the heavens about Bill Clinton and his affairs that are having absolutely no problem at all with Trump and his baggage. Much as I dislike Trump, I really LOATHE being surrounded in this Red State by these pinheaded hypocrites...
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Connect the dots: Cut the baby in half
by OrphanCrow in*thanks to bubba on reddit for the heads up this uplifting children's activity.
what is the purpose of this activity?
what is the message?
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And for a pretty good discussion on this very topic:
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Connect the dots: Cut the baby in half
by OrphanCrow in*thanks to bubba on reddit for the heads up this uplifting children's activity.
what is the purpose of this activity?
what is the message?
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Captain Schmideo2
As with anything, this Bible story has some unclear origins:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_SolomonI have also read an assertion that it was a political parable, spread by Solomon himself. The two women represent Adonijah (the "real mother", the true successor to the throne by birthright) and Solomon (the false mother, the false successor to the throne). The baby represented the kingom of Israel.
Basically, the story states that Solomon would be willing to split the kingdom in two, in order to keep the throne. And that is why, when the nation heard the story, they "Trembled" at hearing it.
And of course, when Solly died, and his son took over, the kingdom DID split up.
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Terrific movie monologue from "Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri'
by Captain Schmideo2 injust watched this movie last night.. the premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer.
convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved chief of police.
this does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town priest comes to visit and admonish her.and after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:.
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Captain Schmideo2
compound complex: Snap!
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Terrific movie monologue from "Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri'
by Captain Schmideo2 injust watched this movie last night.. the premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer.
convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved chief of police.
this does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town priest comes to visit and admonish her.and after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:.
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Captain Schmideo2
Just watched this movie last night.
The premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer. Convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved Chief of Police. This does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town Priest comes to visit and admonish her.
And after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:
"Y'know what I was thinking about today? I was thinking 'bout those street gangs they had down in Los Angeles, those Crips and those Bloods? I was thinking about that buncha new laws they came up with, in the 1980's I think it was, to combat those street-gangs, those Crips and those Bloods. And, if I remember rightly, the gist of what those new laws were saying was if you join one of these gangs, and you're running with 'em, and down the block one night, unbeknownst to you, one of your fellow Crips, or your fellow Bloods, shoot up a place, or stab a guy, well then, even though you didn't know nothing about it, and even though you may've just been standing on a streetcorner minding your own business, what these new laws said was you're still culpable. You're still culpable, by the very act of joining those Crips, or those Bloods, in the first place.Which got me thinking, Father, that whole type of situation is kinda like your Church boys, ain't it? You've got your colors, you've got your clubhouse, you're, for want of a better word, a gang. And if you're upstairs smoking a pipe and reading a bible while one of your fellow gang members is downstairs f-----g an altar boy then, Father, just like those Crips, and just like those Bloods, you're culpable. Cos you joined the gang, man. And I don't care if you never did s--t or you never saw s--t or you never heard s--t. You joined the gang. You're culpable. And when a person is culpable to altar-boy-f-----g, or any kinda boy-f-----g, I know you guys didn't really narrow that down, then they kinda forfeit the right to come into my house and say anything about me, or my life, or my daughter, or my billboards. So, why don't you just finish your tea there, Father, and get the f--- outta my kitchen."
I applauded that speech, and I hope I can remember it when the time comes to put a nosy elder in his place.