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Venice Beach/Santa Monica Pier
by Jaggy- 6 replies
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This coming weekend, the Jag Fam is taking a trip to the real life versions of Vespucci Beach and Del Perro Pier. While chilling on the beach and enjoying the sights, I'd like to recreate some of our crew members Snapmatic pictures of the area. Thankfully with my camera in real life, I can take more than 96 pictures. If there is a picture of yours you would like to see me try to recreate, please feel free to share it. I think it would be fun to compare the real life version of California to San Andreas. Here are a couple of my pictures I'd love to try to recreate:
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Where does your money go?
by Casey- 1 follower
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I was just busy working out my monthly budget when I decided to work out the percentage of our income that went on insurance. This led to me working out the percentage of everything we spend per month. We live fairly predictable lives so this is pretty accurate. I was wondering how this compares in different countries. Mine reads as follows Mortgage 38% Insurance 12% Savings 17% Food 8-12% depending on weeks in pay month Council Tax 6% Power 3.1/2% Petrol 2% Phone/Internet 2.1/2% Charity 1% (shocking I know) TV Licence 1% and a few pennies left over
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What qualifications do you have?
by ScottyB- 1 follower
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Sadly, a lot of people spend years studying at university to get a degree and then as soon as they get into that chosen field, they realise they hate it and go and find another job.. Usually not using any qualifications at all. Now I firmly believe that everything you learn, whether you use those skills directly or not, shape who you are and make you become a better all round person. Those skills will help you be able to think outside the box whether you realise it or not, so no education ever really goes to waste. With such a diverse group from all over the world, I would be very interested in hearing your qualifications and skills and why you decided to learn them. I…
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Your Most Memorable Day
by Casey- 1 follower
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What's the most memorable day of your life do far? For a lot of you this will the birth of a child, wedding day, you know the sort of thing. Why not share it with us, good or bad, pictures welcome
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Stealing this from Reddit. What's the best advice you've ever received? What is something you read or that someone once told you that you'll never forget? Words you live by? Some examples (simple ones, you can do better): In a year from now, you'll wish you started today If it smells like shit wherever you go, check under your own shoes first. "Just ask." - My father's advice to 16 year old me on how to get laid. (not me)
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Crew anagrams 1 2 3
by Pb76- 51 replies
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Words are brilliant! Especially when you disassemble them and make them into new words...... Alchemic_ink - manlike chic Davidcore - video card Justhatched - has Dutch jet Wetcaseyheed - Dat cheesy wee Dodgeservice - discover edge Wraignbowgirl - wigwam born IRL Shortround - our S.T.D. Horn Squirrel_army - Quarry smiler Or new names.... Michael C. Ink Roddie Vac Jed Chattush Ted Cashew-Eye Desiree G.V. Cod Brian R. Wigglow Thor Sundor Mary Squirrel Feel free to add any more you discover
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This beautiful photo of a very cool truck filled with even cooler bikes on a picturesque salar (salt lake) in Bolivia represents the end of a dream for the riders. This is the sweep truck in the 2015 Dakar Rally if your bike is on it it means your rally is over. 134 was Clayton Jacobson's KTM 450RR and it succumbed to electrical failure that he could not fix on the stage. Why did the organization run the bikes across a salar? The only reason I can think of is for beautiful photos and video. The salt + water is wreaking havoc on competitors bikes and will continue throughout the rest of the rally. The Dakar Rally is the toughest motorsport event in the world but just ge…
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Ok, this is one of those shits and giggles forum game type things. Answer the question left by the previous poster and post a question for the next. I'll start with..... What's your favourite swear word?
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Hi everyone First off, I'd like to thank each and everyone for welcoming me so well into the crew! I have had so much fun with everyone that I've played with, and i hope for much more to come, you make GTA Online worth playing! I feel lucky for being in a crew this dedicated, and i felt at home not long after i joined you guys! That being said, i would just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from me to all of you. I'd also like to wish everyone that doesn't celebrate Christmas, by saying happy holidays. You guys rock! Best Regards Simon
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The dutch!
by Ninja- 1 follower
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I just want to show you all a set with HeadHunterz at the 538 Jingleball that i attented to last saturday. This is how the dutch like to party! I dont know if you people like the music or not but i strongly recommend you all to watch it till the end, IT'S SO AWESOMEZZ i was in the fron btw, at between 32 and 33 minutes you see a girl on a guys shoulders and im right next to them
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Explain your avatar? 1 2 3
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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What is it? Why did you pick it? Mine is a skull as you can see, I have had this one for oh going on 6-7 years. Custom made for me when I owned a wrestling forum.
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GAME: Worldwide photo detective
by zmurko- 12 replies
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Had an idea that is similar to the Snapmatic Photo Scavenger Hunt, but set in the real world. It works similar: - someone takes a photo of a place near them and posts it here - the rest of us then try to locate the photo (or the spot from where it was taken) on Google maps. Sounds fun? Some sort of a clue on the photo would be good, otherwise at least help us with narrowing down the search area to something reasonable, so we dont end up searching entire London for example. And I guess we can start off with one of mine that I've already posted on the forum here: http://i.imgur.com/yOePBO6.jpg Clues don't get more clear than this. And if anyone stil…
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Show us your Tree !
by Fido_le_muet- 1 follower
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I made my Christmas Tree yesterday and I'm now 100% in Christmas Mode. I'm also a bit curious so if you have a Tree at home, share it with the world ! Here's mine. It's a synthetic one, about 150cm high. I've had it for 6 years I think.
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Not sure what to do from here... 1 2
by JustHatched- 26 replies
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FOund out my ex has moved a registered sex offender in with her. 2 of my daughters live there also. My brain is jumbled with what the correct move is next. I have been waiting for te chance to get my kids, just not sure the best way to do it. Lawyer? Family sevices? 9MM? Needless to say I may not be in the best of moods for a bit, if I am quiet on the mic its cuz I am just playing to think of other things so I don't drive myself batshit crazy.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
by SeymorScagneti- 21 replies
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For those that partake, or don't...hope to meet up with you after I awake from my food coma tomorrow.
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@Dodge
by G37- 1 follower
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For those of you wondering why Dodge kept telling us to "Get Jesus", here ya go. Awesome movie if you've never seen it (Bad Boys 2). This scene is completely out of context if you didn't see the beginning, but that's why it's even funnier.
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Boinoinoing!
by G37- 8 replies
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http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2uomazq%3E&s=8#.VGmcpr5H1FQ Jag ^
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I'm going on a holiday!
by ScottyB- 8 replies
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Hey Guys and Girls, I'm going away for a while on a holiday. I will be heading over to Malaysia for 5 days and then over to Vietnam for a 10 day G adventure (really great company and is definitely worth looking into if you enjoy group tours) tour to see all the main sights and then 2 days after it to wind down a bit. I'm leaving on November 20th and get home on December 8th so will miss a fair bit. I will probably stay active in the site although I might get jealous and have withdrawal symptoms haha. When I get back I am hoping to be busy at work as I need the money and may miss some of the n/a events that I have been in as they usually start while I am at work (meant…
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Dodge's Hat
by rumdig- 1 follower
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I was finally able to sneak a picture of Dodge, with hat and all
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Winter preperations 1 2
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Just out of curiosity, what do you do or need to do to get you and yours ready for winter. Maybe something you post will remind someone else of something they need to do. For me Make sure snowblower and tractor have all fluids changed and will run New tires on shop car. All flashlights and emergency electronics have new batteries week supply of food, water, medical, and kerosene All out door animials have heated water systems working and shelter in good shape Look the roof over
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All Hallows' Eve Pranks
by DefaultBling- 4 replies
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Making this topic to share the best part of Halloween: the pranks. Feel free to watch, comment or share some. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZATmeN0gb8
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funny and stupid hash tags
by JustHatched- 0 replies
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On Sirius XM radio, channel Octane there is a Dj named Grant Random, everyday he for whatever reason says a dumbshit hash tag for folks to use for the day. Today's was pretty good, and I ask anyone to post any dumbshit hash tags they know todays - #ihavewonawardsformycollectionofclippedpubes
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I was wondering what countries outside of the United States celebrate Halloween? Is it the same, kids in costumes begging for candy in your country? I have a reason for asking that I can't share just yet.
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Friendlist cull 1 2
by Pb76- 28 replies
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I cleared my psn friend list of ex-crew members, people I can't remember why I added and people I don't like. (Wonder who checks)* It's gone from 80ish to 50ish. (Plenty of room for new crew members, add me if you like) So...... How often do you clear yours? How close to full is it? How many on the list shouldn't be there? Has someone deleted you from their list and you haven't realized? *i got a bit trigger happy and may have deleted some I didn't mean to
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My dog earned her keep today
by JustHatched- 5 replies
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We had just got home from the lake, dark out and we seen a car pull into the flower shop parking lot and it left, no issue as we get alot of turn arounds there. My dog was in her pen behind the shop and I walk over to get her to bring her home, right after I got her out I seen the same car turn come back, shut it's lights off and pull back into the shop parking lot. Weird right? So Duchess and I come around the corner to see a guy and to girls getting out of their shut off car, she put on her viscous growl as I asked what are you doing, they were happy to get back in their car while saying sorry. I said don't come back cuz next time she won't be on the leash. She got an…
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236Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #173 (Apr 21-27) South dir. Chantal Akerman/1999/1h11m This documentary sees Chantal Akerman travel to Jasper, Texas in the aftermath of the brutal lynching of a black man, James Byrd Jr., who was dragged behind a truck for several miles, an act so brutally violent that he was decapitated during it. This is not a crime documentary that seeks to explore what happened, but rather a portrait of a town and the people who live there and how they are trying to process what happened shot in Akerman's distinctive style. Like a typical documentary there are talking heads interviews with people close to Byrd Jr., but Akerman's use of long takes and silences allows us to really absorb what they're saying. These static shots are juxtaposed with extended tracking shots where Akerman drives through the community, filming people going about their lives with this tragedy still hanging over them. This is something she did in News From Home in New York, but the context here makes it feel like a funeral procession. The most effective of these shots is the very last one, the view looking out of the back of a truck as it drives down the road where Byrd Jr. was murdered. It just keeps going and going and forces us to imagine the unimaginable torture he went through. Incredibly powerful filmmaking 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week! The Meetings of Anna dir. Chantal Akerman/1978/2h8m Akerman's follow up to her revolutionary Jeanne Dielman, The Meetings of Anna is a deeply personal semi-autobiographical film about a female director, Anna (Aurore Clement), traveling around Europe promoting her latest film. This is a melancholic film about isolation and even when Anna is talking to other people there is a disconnection there that always makes her feel alone. Like Jeanne Dielman this is heavy with repetition and routine, with each different hotel room blending into the next, each conversation being interchangeable with any of the others. This culminates with the ending where Anna returns to a home just as anonymous as any of the other rooms she has inhabited and, lying expressionless in bed, she listens to messages on her answerphone. People are reaching out to her, but she doesn't return the call. Akerman's style really lends itself to this story, with the carefully composed shots feeling almost like a prison trapping her. The feeling also comes through in Clement's performance. Her detachment from other people growing over the course of the film, that is apart from the scene with her mother (Lea Massari) in which she is able to revert to an almost childlike state of vulnerability. 8.5/10 The Black Hole dir. Phillip Sansom, Olly Williams/2008/3m This comedic short film stars Napoleon Ryan as an office worker putting in some overtime when he prints out a black hole (though technically it acts more like a portal than a black hole, as that would immediately destroy the planet). At first he uses it for trivial things like free snacks from the vending machine, but his greed leads him to a darkly comic end. It's very simple with an obvious message, but I thought that the ending moves it up a notch, making it feel like a mini episode of The Twilight Zone. 6/10 The Platform 2 dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia/2024/1h41m This is a prequel to what I thought was a fairly decent dystopian thriller set in a prison where the cells are stacked on top of each other with an open hole in the middle. Every day a platform loaded with food is lowered down cell by cell, with nothing being left for the prisoners at the bottom. This adds nothing to the concept with totally forgettable characters who I didn't care about. There are a few scenes of quite grisly violence but again, it's nothing that the first film didn't do better. I did enjoy the small appearance from Trimagasi (Zorion Eguileor), one of the main characters from the original film, memorable because he actually had some character. 4/10 Three short films from Georges Méliès: A Terrible Night 1896/1m The Vanishing Lady 1896/1m The One-Man Band 1900/2m These three shorts from Georges Méliès really highlight his earlier career as a stage magician whilst also showcasing his evolving cinematic techniques. A Terrible Night is the simplest of the three where a sleeping man is harassed by a giant spider. There's really nothing of note here other than the fact that this is the first creature-feature. The other two are much more interesting and entertaining. The Vanishing Lady gives a macabre twist to a classic trick where he makes a woman disappear beneath a sheet, but not before she is transformed into a skeleton. The final film is the most playful and experimental and it sees Méliès using what were at the time cutting edge editing tricks to duplicate himself several times over, creating the titular one-man band. These films, while charming, all feel like Méliès honing his techniques in preparation for his magical longer films starting with 1902's A Trip To The Moon. I'll give these a combined score of 6/10 Inside Out dir. Pete Docter/2015/1h35m Going through all of the Pixar films in order I've finally come to the point where I've not seen hardly any of them going forward, having gotten burnt out by all of the sequels. I knew nothing about Inside Out going in and I can't believe it's taken me ten years to watch this, it's fantastic. It tells the story of 11 year old Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) who has just moved to a new city with her parents, leaving behind all of her friends and everything she loves, stirring up her emotions. These emotions are personified and live inside her head, with Joy (Amy Poehler) doing everything she can to keep Riley happy. But lately it seems like Sadness (Phyllis Smith) keeps making things worse. When the two are accidentally expelled from HQ they have to work together to make it back and save Riley's mental health. This is a brilliantly simple concept well executed with a strong message that's not just for the younger viewers. The fact that it can be unhealthy to want to be happy all of the time and that you need a healthy mix of emotions, even negative ones, for good mental health. This is also a really funny film, with the juxtaposition between Joy and Sadness's personalities making them a great double act. There's also good support from Lewis Black, Bill Hader, and Mindy Kaling as Anger, Fear and Disgust. The instantly recognisable voice of Richard Kind also appears, playing Riley's forgotten imaginary friend Bing b*ng who ended up as my favourite character. I wasn't really looking forward to this run of Pixar films, but if they're even half as good as this I'll be satisfied. 9/10- 2
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236Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Bladerunner (1982) dir Ridley Scott For me, this is one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time. It's a film that has be re-released at least twice. I have seen the original theatrical release, the 1992 Director's Cut, and the 2007 Final Cut. The 1992 version, I think, set the trend for other director's to release Director's cuts of their films. It's certainly the first one I ever saw. However, despite the name, Ridley Scott did not have complete control over that version. He did over the 2007 one, and it's that one that I am reviewing. I could not remember the differences to the 1992 one without looking them up, but both of the later ones get rid of a voice over (a bit like a 1940s detective film) and different ending that got added to the original after feedback from test audiences (I think). It's based on the Philip K. d*ck novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”. The basics of the plot is the same as the book, but the specific story is very different in places. I would recommend the book to anyone who is a fan of serious sci-fi, but it's the sort of book you need to really concentrate on. It was written in 1968 and set in 2019 when that seemed a long way in the future. The world the story is set in is way more advanced than we are now. Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a retired LA cop, a Bladerunner, who specialises in tracking down and terminating rogue androids, called replicants. These are indistinguishable from real humans to all but the experts. Even people like Dekard can only tell for sure by lengthy interrogation of suspected replicants that is designed to show up lack of emotions that real humans have. Replicants are banned from Earth, only supposed to be used on off-world space colonies. Any that do get found on Earth can be killed on the spot. Deckard is brought back by his boss Bryant (M. Emmet Walsh) and his assistant Gaff (Edward James Olmos) because a group of replicants hijacked a ship that was later found abandoned on Earth. They are believed to be in LA seeking their creator, Mr. Tyrell (Joe Turkel). The replicants, at least those that have not already been eliminated, are lead by Batty (Rutger Hauer) and others are played by Daryl Hannah, Brion Jones and Joanna Cassidy. William Sanderson plays Sebastian, a lonely man with a premature ageing disease who makes his on androids (not realistic or dangerous enough to be classed as replicants) and Sean Young plays Tyrell's PA Rachel. The cast are, overall, good, but Rutger Hauer gives the best performance I ever saw of him as Batty varies from charming, to psychopathic, to child-like fearful naïvety. There is a big plot element to do with Deckard and Rachel that I won't spoil, and various things thrown in that have kept some fans speculating as to the true nature of the various characters. If you know the film you will probably know what I am referring to here. I will say that I don't see in the film all the things that some claim to clearly see, but I see enough to agree with the consensus. Also some of the theories about that do not apply to all versions of the film. The sets and cinematography are stunning. It still looks to me well ahead of its time, as does Ridely Scott's Alien, so to me it shows what great film makers could achieve well before they had access to sort of CGI and AI tech available today. It also has a pretty good modern score from Vangelis. The best scene is the penultimate one, just with Batty and Deckard and includes the famous “tears in the rain” monologue that, apart from a few hundred years of technological development, would not have been out of place in a Shakespeare play. 10 / 10 The theatrical version I would only give an 8 to because, although I have only ever seen it once, I do remember the voice-over annoying me and the altered ending, a little bit added on, pointlessly changes the story.- 2
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