The "whatever's on your mind" thread

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  • edited July 2012
    I remember what you did to your hand last time!!

    The scar from that is still pretty visible!
  • Celebrities I can’t stand:

    Kanye West
    Justin Bieber
    Bob Dylan
    John Lennon
    Eric Clapton
    Beyonce Knowles
    Jennifer Lopez
    Nicki Minaj
    Paul McCartney
    George Harrison
    Mick Jagger
    Taylor Swift
    Tom Cruise
    Anyone from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network
    Every rapper in the world
  • edited July 2012
    This place has been a little quiet lately.

    I feel as if I am talking to myself. (which is what crazy people do! Right Mr Flibble? Oooh yeah Retro only crazy people do that, and we're not crazy. Teeheehee!)

    You know its bad when I'm actually talking to people on The Escapist forums...
  • edited July 2012
    Noname215 wrote: »
    Celebrities I can’t stand:

    Kanye West
    Justin Bieber
    Bob Dylan
    John Lennon
    Eric Clapton
    Beyonce Knowles
    Jennifer Lopez
    Nicki Minaj
    Paul McCartney
    George Harrison
    Mick Jagger
    Taylor Swift
    Tom Cruise
    Anyone from Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network
    Every rapper in the world

    Your list is missing Lady Gaga and just about every bleeding heart liberal actor or actress who think that just because they're famous, they're qualified to speak about politics.

    Oh, and don't fuck with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones or Bob Dylan. They don't deserve to be associated with Tom Cruise and you know it.

    Also, rap was decent in the 80s and 90s when they spat rhymes about shit that mattered and not just about how they wore their pants like retards who couldn't figure out a belt buckle and how much bling they stole after raping and beating prostitutes. Seriously, fuck modern rap.

    NINJA EDIT: Immortal Technique can be pretty good, though.
  • edited July 2012
    The problem with rappers, is that when they become famous they don't really have anything interesting to rap about, so they end up repeating the same garbage, copying others, and just trying to make themselves feel important.

    Many of these people talk street, but never actually had a lifestyle like that, (I find that highly amusing).

    I will give Eminem some credit though. I hate rap, but I liked his earlier stuff.
    It was mostly goofy and self-aware, but some of it was actually pretty dark and insightful.

    But yeah, its pretty crap nowadays, and not that pleasant kind of crap like Will Smith and MC Hammer. Just stupid and pointless.

    Pop music is even worse. OH GOD! Is it worse... :X
  • edited July 2012
    Your list is missing Lady Gaga and just about every bleeding heart liberal actor or actress who think that just because they're famous, they're qualified to speak about politics.

    Oh, and don't fuck with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones or Bob Dylan. They don't deserve to be associated with Tom Cruise and you know it.

    Also, rap was decent in the 80s and 90s when they spat rhymes about shit that mattered and not just about how they wore their pants like retards who couldn't figure out a belt buckle and how much bling they stole after raping and beating prostitutes. Seriously, fuck modern rap.

    NINJA EDIT: Immortal Technique can be pretty good, though.

    Because being buried sucks.
  • edited July 2012
    Why am I still awake.
  • edited July 2012
    Leave George Harrison and Bob Dylan out of this!

    ...and George was one of the most selfless celebrities ever :/ Forget the fact he's dead, how can you hate him? He was extremely nice and wasn't preachy about his beliefs(sure he sang about them, but that was your choice to listen). It's not like he popped up on talk shows to talk about it all the time. Do you know how important his son was to him? He became his whole world after he was born, as it should be with everyone.

    You're crazy... or catholic... or both(can't help but notice how quite a bit of the list includes people with other beliefs than Catholic or Christian).
  • edited July 2012
    Sometimes I wonder if I ever should have existed at all.
    Maybe I robbed someone potentially better than me of their chance to live a better life.

    I know thats stupid, but sometimes, when I'm alone to my thoughts, I really hate myself.

    Its the effect of the constant rain, I think. It gets me more down than I usually ever get.
    (And the stress of working more than I am used to. A lot more.)

    Oh well, methinks I need another dose of Monster Hunter!
    (Those weapons aren't going to craft themselves you know! :p)

    EDIT: You know, someone offered to buy me lunch the other day at work.
    I just couldn't accept it.

    I know people must like me, but for some reason I struggle to take praise. It makes me paranoid, and fleetish.

    I wonder how noticable that behaviour actually is. Its probably not as much as I think it is at the time.

    EDIT 2: You know on that same day, as I was on my way out of my workplace, a woman stopped me, and asked for help.

    I finished work, so I obviously wasn't obligated to help, (she assumed I must of been working, since I still had my uniform on), and I could have easily of said "sorry. I'm not working at the moment", but for some reason I said "sure, I'll help you look for it".
    I even helped carry her heavy basket until we found it.
    Even further, I actually helped her choose the right product as well.

    Why did I do that?

    Why do I feel so obliged to help people, even when it makes sense not to (the woman could have easily found the disks by herself eventually, and there was other staff nearby).

    And why do I feel guilty when people try to reward me? Why do I think of it as nothing?

    I don't understand myself.
  • edited July 2012
    Just watched Wimbledon (or 'Wimbo' as the tabloids have taken to calling it) Great match, not surprised at Federer winning at all, but very much so by Murray crying at the end. Sorta shows the negative and positive of him all in one go. Don't think he's destined for greater things til he can learn to keep his composure and stop girning.

    The Fed of course was a class act as always, I would very much like to make love to him.
  • edited July 2012
    JedExodus wrote: »
    Just watched Wimbledon (or 'Wimbo' as the tabloids have taken to calling it) Great match, not surprised at Federer winning at all, but very much so by Murray crying at the end. Sorta shows the negative and positive of him all in one go. Don't think he's destined for greater things til he can learn to keep his composure and stop girning.

    The Fed of course was a class act as always, I would very much like to make love to him.

    Murray will probably never quite have the potential to defeat Federer and Nadal consistantly.

    Kind of like Henman really. Potential, but not quite enough to make it.

    On their A game, they go far, but the trophy is just out of reach.
  • edited July 2012
    Murray will probably never quite have the potential to defeat Federer and Nadal consistantly.

    Kind of like Henman really. Potential, but not quite enough to make it.

    On their A game, they go far, but the trophy is just out of reach.

    Maybe i'm a big paddy misery guts, but I really hate the whole "Go on Tim/Andy!" thing. There's supporting and then there's just being obnoxious hoi polloi.

    For once I can't blame this on the press, every time England/Britain's in with a chance with anything sporting the tabloids jump in and curse it with "We're fuckin' class, you foreign wanka's ain't got a chance, fuckin' run on geezah we're numbah oneeee you soppy cunt!" This year restraint was shown, which was nice.

    Murray'll never make a good commentator though :p
  • edited July 2012
    I'm going to give The Escapist forum community some credit here, and say that they seem to be better than they used to be.

    Some actual people to converse with for once.

    I guess I was last there during the peak of its popularity. Loads of annoying kids and repeat threads.

    Still repeat threads, but less annoying kids.

    Heh. I guess that all it takes to make a decent community. No annoying kids/idiots spewing constant garbage.

    Gives time for adults to talk eh? XD
  • edited July 2012
    Sometimes I wonder if I ever should have existed at all.
    Maybe I robbed someone potentially better than me of their chance to live a better life.

    Or maybe you kept the next Hitler from being born. Since there's no way to know, you might as well be optimistic.
    You know, someone offered to buy me lunch the other day at work.
    I just couldn't accept it.

    Is it the accepting the free lunch that's a problem (TANSTAAFL), or did you just not want to eat lunch with that person?
    You know on that same day, as I was on my way out of my workplace, a woman stopped me, and asked for help.

    I finished work, so I obviously wasn't obligated to help, (she assumed I must of been working, since I still had my uniform on), and I could have easily of said "sorry. I'm not working at the moment", but for some reason I said "sure, I'll help you look for it".
    I even helped carry her heavy basket until we found it.
    Even further, I actually helped her choose the right product as well.

    Why did I do that?

    You must like your job. Also, people generally like to help other people, as it makes them feel valued and good about themselves.

    Some businesses officially won't let you help if you're off the clock, though. I saw this happen in a fast-food restaurant a few months ago. Someone was all dressed and ready for their shift, but not officially started yet. Then this huge unexpected wedding party came in and overwhelmed the staff who were working, to the point that other customers who came in and saw what was going on changed their minds and left. The person who hadn't started yet said he would have liked to go and help out his overwhelmed fellow employees, but he wasn't allowed to. Crazy bureaucracy.
  • edited July 2012
    WarpSpeed wrote: »
    Is it the accepting the free lunch that's a problem (TANSTAAFL), or did you just not want to eat lunch with that person?

    It was accepting the free lunch. I get on alright with that person. I'm pretty chatty with her on the shop floor. She's a regular fulltime worker. Very nice lady. But my paranoia and self-reliance kick in. (I guess I am a little proud and stubborn sometimes. heh.)

    On my breaks, I just kind of eat and drink by myself really.
    I can't help but avoid people. I go straight to the corner in a room full of people.
    Its not such a bad thing I guess. I like reading one of the books in the little reading corner. (I didn't think much of it at first. And I didn't like many of the books I browsed through, but I liked this one, and have been reading snippets of it as I go)
    I feel that that area doesn't get a lot of use. (I guess people are too busy to read, or prefer playing Pool or Darts. I don't really like either of those to be honest)
    WarpSpeed wrote: »

    You must like your job. Also, people generally like to help other people, as it makes them feel valued and good about themselves.

    Some businesses officially won't let you help if you're off the clock, though. I saw this happen in a fast-food restaurant a few months ago. Someone was all dressed and ready for their shift, but not officially started yet. Then this huge unexpected wedding party came in and overwhelmed the staff who were working, to the point that other customers who came in and saw what was going on changed their minds and left. The person who hadn't started yet said he would have liked to go and help out his overwhelmed fellow employees, but he wasn't allowed to. Crazy bureaucracy.

    I guess I do like the job, in the end, despite how irritating it is.
    I just love messing with the kids, and occasionally I get a nice conversation out of someone.

    And I do like helping people. I do it all the time at home. It gets annoying sometimes, but no matter how hard I try not to, I usually end up helping someone in the end.

    Still, I wonder if its my Shop-floor persona people like more than my real self, as it were.

    I guess not many people would ever know, since I'm too afraid to outwardly show it.

    Hopefully one day, I will be confident enough about myself to just get out there a bit more. It helps when I have friends, but I don't have many of those these days.
  • Your list is missing Lady Gaga and just about every bleeding heart liberal actor or actress who think that just because they're famous, they're qualified to speak about politics.

    Damn straight.

    Still, I can’t stand The Buttheads or The Rolling Clones.
  • Johro wrote: »
    You're crazy... or catholic... or both(can't help but notice how quite a bit of the list includes people with other beliefs than Catholic or Christian).

    That has nothing to do with it! I chose the musicians I listed because I think their music sucks, and I don’t like the famous people I listed simply because I think they are cocky douchebags!
  • edited July 2012
    Okay, yeah, you're crazy.

    ...and I guess the site is back working.

    Time to listen to two artists who made the list.
  • edited July 2012
    Saw John Carter today. Was surprisingly good! Had heard terrible things about it, but I really liked it!
  • edited July 2012
    Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel play a video game.

    I wish Siskel was alive today.
  • edited July 2012
    Whoa whoa whoa WHAT?

    Ernest Borgnine, AKA Mermaid Man died last night.

    My childhood is gone! Who is going to fight Evil now?

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  • edited July 2012
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Ernest Borgnine, AKA Mermaid Man died last night.

    My childhood is gone! Who is going to fight Evil now?

    EVIL?

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  • edited July 2012
    EVIL?

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    I know, who will fight evil now?

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  • edited July 2012
    Come on. He had far superior roles to that.
    95. Acting right til the end. I salute you Ermes.
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    edited July 2012
    Actually, in "The double McGuffin", Ernest Borgnine was PURE EVIL himself.

    What I would not give for a Blu Ray or at least a DVD of that movie right now. :(
  • The Wild Bunch was a hell of a movie, so was The Dirty Dozen. RIP, Mermaid Man.
  • edited July 2012
    I am now seriously thinking about crafting my Sam & Max promo stuff on TF2 into something else.

    But then it requires me to actually RUN the game.
  • edited July 2012
    coolsome wrote: »

    Still one of my favorite MST3K episodes.

    "Remember to believe in magic! Or I'll kill you..."
  • edited July 2012
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Whoa whoa whoa WHAT?

    Ernest Borgnine, AKA Mermaid Man died last night.

    My childhood is gone! Who is going to fight Evil now?

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaGuqKswwPGvWlakX-cIKNsV97bop3okAQqKejqlYAr4tlw6s9

    A Titan has passed. It's a crime that this man will be remembered most for....Mermaid Man....but whatever brings you joy I guess.
  • edited July 2012
    Best. Fucking. News. Ever.

    Oh my God! Yeeessssss!

    This is amazing! Unbelievable in fact!

    I've just received the best news that I've received in 10 years.

    Oh God, yes. Fuck, yeeeeeessssssssssss!!!

    Seriously, I'm so happy; I could cry!

    Life beats the living shit out of you for 10 horrible, depressing years and then it suddenly rewards you, by not only kissing you but performing heavenly fellatio upon your eternally grateful soul.

    THANK YOU, GOD. YEARS OF GOOD KARMA HAVE FINALLY PAID OFF!

    YYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
  • edited July 2012
    ....Unless you mean Borgnine's death, you forgot to include the news.
  • The Duke! The Duke of New York has him! Everyone knows the Duke’s got him!
  • edited July 2012
    A Titan has passed. It's a crime that this man will be remembered most for....Mermaid Man....

    Seconded.
  • edited July 2012
    Well, to be fair, a lot of the 30 yr olds will most remember him as...
  • edited July 2012
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    He's taken the news badly.
  • edited July 2012
    Huh. Borgnine was born the year of the Glorious Revolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics over the tyranny of Tsarist oppression.

    That being said, who else here knew him as more than Mermaidman?
  • edited July 2012
    OH YEAH! My Brentalfloss album (The second one "Bits of Me") I ordered aaaaages ago has finally arrived! :D

    And its even signed by the man himself!

    It came with a few badges as well, which was a nice afterthought.
    (I need a nice hat to put them on, maybe a fedora...)

    EDIT: I wonder though, if its signed or "signed".

    Oh well! It doesn't really matter to me.
    I think I might put the album in a display case or something. (I love the look of the album).
  • edited July 2012
    who else here knew him as more than Mermaidman?

    I knew him ONLY as more than that. I was never into that show.
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