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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 19:00:02 GMT
Pictures!
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 17:16:32 GMT
I looked at the Sports board and could not see a thread he started. I looked for threads he had started here and they also appear to be gone. All his threads still exist. The thing is that once a member self deletes then his or her username turns to initial registration name. So you wouldn't find threads started by "father Jack" but you will find threads started by "fjh". Now fjh was his registration name.
Here is his goodbye thread on the sports board.
Thanks for the link. I guess I forgot that the registration name can be different from what one is using. I have always had the same name both here and on the old board.
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 15:42:59 GMT
If he deleted his account how can you see his thread? I think because if you self-delete your account, the posts remain in the flow of conversation with a notation that the poster in no longer there, and you can't read their profile of recent posts in order. Now, a poster can go in and physically delete every post they ever made, then self-delete, and no posts are visible again, I think. If I am inaccurate, perhaps Admin can clarify. I often wondered if there could be a category, or a thread, where frustrated posters could air their grievances and others could empathize. I've gotten close to self-deletion twice, but took a break instead, or put a troublesome poster on "Block". I still have some hope that discussion boards might eventually produce a more tolerant society, but sometimes I think it is hopeless. I looked at the Sports board and could not see a thread he started. I looked for threads he had started here and they also appear to be gone.
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 12:10:21 GMT
Well, it is getting sort of old, and I know that is the only criteria needed by some to apply the term "classic" but I tend to be more restrictive.
Vincent Canby predicted in The New York Times: "Year of the Dragon is light years away from being a classic, but then it makes no pretense at being anything more than what it is — an elaborately produced gangster film that isn't boring for a minute, composed of excesses in behavior, language and visual effects that, eventually, exert their own hypnotic effect."
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 11:46:44 GMT
Speaking of casting out demons, can we send an exorcist to the White House?
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 11:44:52 GMT
Admin
"Molarmaven" is my sister who moved to Pa.. She is happily busy and does not have time for "your" board. So she is a dentist in PA. now? What does she charge for an extraction?
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 11:33:28 GMT
I have no idea where there is anything funny in what I wrote Cody, care to elighten me? No only the bolded part. That was hilarious. Not quite as hilarious as some of your conspiracy posts, and posts about science.
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Post by geode on Mar 18, 2019 11:28:29 GMT
See his thread on the sports board. If he deleted his account how can you see his thread?
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Post by geode on Mar 17, 2019 19:46:20 GMT
I guess I strongly disagree with Danny Peary then. I think it takes an enormous stretch to include "All About Eve" as a cult film. If it is included I guess a case could be made for thousands of films that virtually no one else thinks about in this way. What characteristics does he think makes it count? I guess it has one line that is quoted a fair amount, but probably most people hearing it have no idea where it came from. Cult is about worship, over something or other. I would say a film like All About Eve, does have it's fair share of worshippers. It is not everyone's cup of tea, but is revered by Davis fans—who are in a sense a cult too—and for film lovers of classic films.
Peary wanted to write a book about films he liked\loved, or found interesting and some were more obscure. He had to call it something.
I think "All About Eve" has admirers, but I doubt there any many, if any, that could say to be "worshipers" at least to no more a degree than thousands of movies. If the category is made so broad as to include all of these, it loses meaning or utility.
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Post by geode on Mar 17, 2019 6:28:56 GMT
My 2nd cousin, who is a geologist like me, posted the following on Facebook: "I'm a geologist and I use the scientific method every day as I work to find the energy that makes our modern lives possible. The more I learn about the earth the more I am impressed by the wonder of it. I also strive every day to learn by listening to the Spirit of God so I can have His direction for my life. When I say I know something scientifically, it's because I have asked questions, and worked to collect data to test the validity of my hypotheses. When the evidence is overwhelming, I can say that I know. Spiritual knowledge is the same way. I can say that I know Jesus is the Christ because I have studied his life and teachings. I have asked questions and conducted experiments that have taught me through my experience that this is true. The evidence is overwhelming. I can't convey my results of this spiritual learning in a spreadsheet, but it is real nonetheless. I can only invite you to conduct your own experiment upon the word of God. Because of my experiments upon the word, I know that Jesus is the Christ, that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, translated by the gift and power of God to his modern Prophet Joseph Smith. Knowing this means that I know that Russell M. Nelson is a prophet of God today and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is God's kingdom established on Earth once more." The last I heard my cousin was pursuing a doctorate in geology. I only have an MSc. but although I also believe in the messianic role of Jesus, I don't know how to conduct experiments to prove He is the Christ. It is easier to approach whether or not the Book of Mormon is the translated word of God. The Mormon church itself may be backing off on the "translated" part of this to favor it as "revelation" instead. There are also ways to prove or disprove the history in the Book of Mormon. It tells of massive battles using horses and steel for which no evidence has been uncovered. But even if we assume that my cousin has proven that Jesus is the risen Christ and the Book of Mormon is the word of God, how does this lead to Russell Nelson being a prophet of God, and the present day Mormon church God's kingdom on earth? you will never prove he is the christ as hundreds if not thousands of others have been anointed "For many are called, but few are chosen."
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Post by geode on Mar 16, 2019 20:01:07 GMT
I have never seen "All About Eve" termed a cult movie....until now. I don't think it even remotely fits any criteria usually used to be considered as one, including your own that you bring up here. Your definition of being out of the past and not fitting in with a current generation does not ring as being very accurate. Something like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was embraced as a cult film in its own era and by its own generation. Film critic and writer Danny Peary has a few books entitled Cult Movies and he placed All About Eve in it.
I think the term cult gets a bit of leeway, but of course, RHPS fits the bill like a glove. That is a cult phenomena.
Current generations may not know of past films until introduced and a new cult can be formed, or added too.
I guess I strongly disagree with Danny Peary then. I think it takes an enormous stretch to include "All About Eve" as a cult film. If it is included I guess a case could be made for thousands of films that virtually no one else thinks about in this way. What characteristics does he think makes it count? I guess it has one line that is quoted a fair amount, but probably most people hearing it have no idea where it came from.
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Post by geode on Mar 16, 2019 19:45:49 GMT
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Post by geode on Mar 16, 2019 9:13:20 GMT
There apparently will never be a time you will understand separation of church and state. It seems to me, as an outsider, that Americans only understand it themselves in regards to when it is the Cristian Church under discussion, and then there are concessions...like in this case with a Catholic ritual. Not really. Unlike other countries such as France, the wearing of a hijab is considered protected by the First Amendment. The same extends to Jews wearing a yarmulke. You have gotten a distorted view of America.
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Post by geode on Mar 16, 2019 7:59:53 GMT
Don't mince words, why don't you tell us what you really think? I don't even know what "Hammer films" are.
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Post by geode on Mar 16, 2019 7:51:20 GMT
I find it deeply disturbing that someone allegedly educated to the level of a PHD in a scientific field should make this claim. He can't be using the scientific method to prove what he claims to have proven. The Mormons teach that if one inquiries about spiritual matters with questions, that an answer is given by having a "burning in the bosom" for an affirmative and "stupor of thought" for a negative. This is probably all that his study and experiments entailed.
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Post by geode on Mar 15, 2019 16:22:51 GMT
Quartermas and the Pit Brides of Dracula The Lost Continent Nah, those are shit. You have terrible taste. Don't mince words, why don't you tell us what you really think?
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Post by geode on Mar 15, 2019 14:46:27 GMT
Paul Joseph Watson is an ultra-right whack job that favors conspiracy theories. linkThis is what’s known as a poisoning the well fallacy. If I had made my statement before he made his argument you might have a point, but I did so after he had already given a basis for my comment.
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Post by geode on Mar 15, 2019 14:40:49 GMT
Would you happen to be from Jackson County, Missouri? Jackaon County link
Or is your point just that you are from the "Show Me State"...? Neither. It's an idiom. Yes, but apparently based upon one of the options I listed. "Requires proof; needs to be shown. Often used in longer phrases, such as 'Show me, I'm from Missouri' or 'I'm from Missouri and you'll have to show me.' The phrase derives from Missouri's nickname, 'The Show Me State.' Primarily heard in US. There's no way I believe she can eat that many hamburgers in under an hour—I'm from Missouri. The president says his tax plan will make everyone a little bit richer. We'll, I'm from Missouri, and he'll have to show me." link
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Post by geode on Mar 15, 2019 10:30:59 GMT
Paul Joseph Watson is an ultra-right whack job that favors conspiracy theories. link
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So...
Mar 15, 2019 9:29:47 GMT
Post by geode on Mar 15, 2019 9:29:47 GMT
What is your favourite film based on a Cult?
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