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LN-MLB = God (the next generation) 1 2
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Based on the Complaint Dept. thread we might be able to have a go at this, but for LN to claim the throne this thread will need to out do DC's god thread http://www.domesticbatterygta.com/topic/233-davidcore89-god/
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Rebonjour mes amis
by PrancingSkeleton- 1 follower
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Sorry about being inactive for like the past 4 months. Many things contributed to this: - Math this year is a bitch, I have to study a lot for it (French this year also needs a lot of studying, I have a French teacher from France so he takes it very seriously and I don't understand his accent) - I've been playing other games like NHL 15 and MGSV (and a little FarCry 4), GTA became boring for me - I have hockey a lot this year, 4-5 times a week - Christmas Exams, haven't seen the Playstation since two weeks ago - Friends, been doing a lot with them lately Anyways, I have two weeks off which should leave me a nice amount of time for playing on the Playstation. But, th…
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Awesome videos
by shortround- 0 replies
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I don't think there is a topic for this kind of thing but here is an awesome video which involves amazing bike skills. Watch to the end for a stupid, stupid ending. Post amazing videos, what ever they are.
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"Do you feel lucky punk?" 1 2
by zztop911- 1 follower
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No. This is not a Dirty Harry thread! Powerball sales soar as jackpot reaches $900 million!!!! http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/01/09/sale-grow-powerball-millions-saturday-drawing/78552386/
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The Positivity Thread
by Jaggy- 2 followers
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We all have days (weeks, months, years) where it feels like nothing is going right and the world is against you. Instead of dwelling on those days, let's use this thread to share our positive experiences of the day/week/month. You can share something good that happened during your day, pay it forward, pass along a compliment or words of encouragement, etc. Share anything that made you happy or made your day better. You can also read through this thread if you're having a bad day and want to rid yourself of the negative energy around you. We all go through rough patches in our lives. Let's work together to lift each other's spirits. Only one rule: No posti…
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Puns/Jokes Thread
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 1 reply
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Very simple, make a joke or a pun or anything you find funny. Let's start: -2 guys are fighting sea, not far from land. They fight about 10ft deep near the SEAFLOOR and during the fight guy #1 pulls out a "sticky bomb" and kills guy #2 with it. As you can SEE FOR this situation, guy #1 killed guy #2 with C4. -Imagine a person name Zest (c-est), now imagine you telling him to play a particular game. "Zest, GO play CS: GO please for me please." -"Ay! Kay, 47 is my favourite number. You want to know why? Because it's in the name of the AK 47.
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Xmas wish list 1 2
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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So what (if anything) are you wanting/hoping to get for Xmas? I would like a day off work, a new trapgun and a Corvette..., realistically though just being able to put together all the stuff the kids get in less than 2 days is gift enough for me (there isn't much I need which ticks Rose off cuz I don't want anything).
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Personality Test 1 2 3
by ScottyB- 1 follower
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If you have the time and would like to learn a bit more about yourself, try doing this test and post your results! This test takes about 10-15mins to do and there are massive profiles to look up about your personality traits if you want to read it. http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Copied from Wikipedia; The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.[1][2][3] The questionnaire was created by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers based on an extrapolation from the typological theories proposed by Carl Gus…
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Avatar Pic
by Savither- 9 replies
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Hi Guys, Can anybody think of a reason I'm not able to add a picture for my Avatar on the forum. I tried different pictures, different browsers...different times of day, etc. I searched through the forum but couldn't find anything. Let me know if you have any ideas. I'm kinda feeling left out. Thanks
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Describe an unusual/funny event in your life that you ended up befriending someone.
by Prodigy_Rocks_- 0 replies
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Just remembered how I became friends with a friend of mine. It all started 3 years ago in junior high, during lunch, I was minding my own business until I saw him playing around with a toy robot. I remember vividly because I chuckled after he sended off the ledge after winding it up and then he noticed me and that's how we became friends. -I bet that toy robot is either: -at the dump -in the hands of another student
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The Australian Accent
by ScottyB- 1 follower
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http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/australian-accent-moulded-by-booze-and-weve-become-inarticulate-because-of-it/story-fnu2q5nu-1227585547259 So I came across this today and found it amusing. Everywhere has their bogan type speakers so I wonder how true it is. I'll never hear the Aussie accent the same again Hopefully you can access the link outside australis, if not, let me know and I'll find another one or copy the article
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What are your Halloween plans?
by CandyRotten- 17 replies
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I usually go to my sisters, Nicola, and watch horror films all night, We carve pumpkins (Even though we're both in our 20's now) Its a sort of tradition now and plus I'm not a fan of growing up ha ha. What are you going to do? If anything
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Which type of A*shole are you (and which kind is Dodge)? 1 2
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Any Veterans on the crew
by prieto89- 1 follower
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I got to thinking the other day that with all the different people in the crew. I must have some brothers in arms. It's always a good time trading stories from boot camp or deployments. I'm a former Marine myself. 1345, Heavy Equipment Operator. Was in from 08-12. Stationed in Iwakuni, Japan. Then 7 months in Afghanistan, then finished my time up in 29 Palms, CA.
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I have a job interview tomorrow (Tuesday) Any advice? 1 2
by CandyRotten- 1 follower
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I've never been much good at interviews. I get too nervous and I never answer questions right. The job is at a local store of mine, for British people its Wilkinsons. I'm not sure if its world wide company. I guess I should find out so I'm prepared ha ha. The location is perfect and the hours are perfect. I know I'm capable of the job but I never seem to be able to prove it at the interview. Does anyone have a tips that might help me? I appreciate any help Thanks
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Domestic Battery was founded as a gaming crew for couples. Somewhere you could happily blow your partners brains out and not worry about the long arm of the door knocking on your door. Other couples have been formed after meeting on this site. Dani and Jesse were the 1st and are now in an international relationship, they were soon followed by Wraign and Ern who now live together. Many of our other members have been happily married for years. All great stories but what about the singletons of the crew? In the last 5-10 years the world of dating has been turned on its head. Of course I'm talking about online dating. What used to be seen as a strange and des…
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COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
by Dodge- 2 followers
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I will now be using the following ID-10T Form to assess Crew Complaints. Please fill it out completely to reduce the risk of delay based on a gap in your information. Just kidding
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Some say davidcore89 invented time......
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Super Blood Moon (Lunar Eclipse) 1 2
by Jaggy- 1 follower
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Tonight is special for those of you who love astronomy. A total lunar eclipse and a full moon happen to be tonight! This combination won't happen again until 2033. If you happen to be awake, take a look outside and snap a few pictures and share them here. TIMES ARE IN EDT: --9:07pm: Partial eclipse begins --10:11pm: Full eclipse begins --11:23pm: Full eclipse ends --12:27am: Partial eclipse ends
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Fur Traps
by Jaggy- 1 follower
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Some asshole in our community is placing these fur traps in our neighborhood. They have been found on our walking trails, washes, and paseos. Two of our neighborhood cat's have been trapped in these this week. We also have children who play/walk on the walking trails and paseos. Trapping is legal in Nevada, however, it's illegal to do so in a residential area. We have an agency coming out to investigate, but in the mean time, I'd like to find more of these (a lot have been found already!) and get them to clamp shut so I can remove them before more animals or children get injured. Since I know nothing about hunting, and I'm sure a few of you here do... what's the bes…
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Don't live in the country if you like the net
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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As most know my ability to be on the net hinges on my phone having a charged battery and I have been messin to get other net service but the options are limited I went with the Mofi Netowrk, got an antenna all up in the air, got this shit all hooked up in the house and nothing.... It runs off the cell towers, and my service with this would be thru Sprint only to find out Sprint pulled their contracts with Cyberonix (the Mofi people) :/ Now gotta wait for Cyberonix to go thru their 1,000's of Sprint customers and get us switched to Verizon.... the up side is my phone is Verizon so I know we will get a decent signal even without the antenna, the downside is they want …
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Advice needed
by xChaosxSniperx19- 8 replies
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A couple days ago I was told by my brother that he is going to get me something for my birthday which was 2 months ago. I am faced with 2 choices. Choice #1: Get Destiny: The Taken King Choice #2: Get my PS3 back that I had given to him at the beginning of this year. (I needed the money he gave me for it) The reason I need advice on which to choose is because on my PS3 I had some games I loved playing, including GTA 5 which means I would be able to play GTA with both PS3 & PS4 members if I choose to get it back. But if I was to get TTK I would be able to join the Destiny clan and play with crew members who also play Destiny. I've been weighing the pros …
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Sirens, Helicopters, Police dogs running around! It's the LSPD!
by BryannosaurusRex- 8 replies
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Nope. Its the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary! I was in the middle of Gunmanmark's racing PL this evening when my friend/neighbour called me to say that the police had just knocked on their door. A few garages and sheds in the village had been broken into. I had to quit the PL to check on my garage and cars! luckily no problems. The police have been crawling around the whole village and had a helicopter out looking for any undesirables. Very unusual for this area. I would not be happy if anyone managed to brake into my garage, my pride and joy is in there! Plus a lot of expensive tools!
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Getting older but not wiser?
by Lann- 1 follower
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So, very off topic. Closing in on 40. Thougths about existential stuff, family, relations, job, living situation is not uncommon. One self is easier to handle, but significant others a bit different. Even though the main reason for something are these reflections and not a actual need. Should one give in and act upon it? Pros; If something is beleived to add something it might just do it. Cons; Everything rational. We dont have the time to take care of another (summer) house, and I couldnt play GTA there. Also, have you had and/or acted upon anything like this? Excuse my spelling in topic, meant to be "Getting older.."
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What grinds your gears? 1 2 3
by rumdig- 2 followers
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I was just curious, what bugs you? Whether it be in the game, at home, at work...let it be known here. Most recently I was cleaning probes at work that were covered with ash from the power plant. Now, after cleaning them, I smell like a huge pot of sulfuric dioxide (what dreams are made of). Fuck this stinks!
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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- 1
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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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