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I've heard that bromelain has the potential to reduce the symptoms of gout. Eat pineapple.
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and i dont think AVATAR got a too strong political message. i mean you can see it as a political message but only if "you" think yourself thats what the US is really doing.
if you dont think that, its just a plot evolving around total exploitation of nature, not more not less. if you want to see something you will find it, sometimes more easy as in avatar or not so easy, but if you look hard enough you will find.
That pretty much sums it up for me too.
In the movie, there were a lot of characters involved in the mission to go to Pandora and the whole thing was arranged by a corporation, not the military. Still, there are some viewers who are focusing on Marines being painted in a bad light. I even heard today that there are some who are calling on all military personnel to boycott the movie. Pfft.
Of course some of the main characters in the movie are ex-military, otherwise the invasion wouldn't be believable. Also, the 'hero' of a Hollywood blockbuster of this kind can't be a pencil-pusher - that's not very sexy. As you said, if you look hard enough, you'll find something.
anyways i think the local military commander was a little overdone. the acting was fine and all that, sure he was told to "overact" it that way and it was deliberate, but well that was the most annoying thing for me in avatar. this character could have been so much better if he didnt acted like in a comic book film remake, and actually noone else did, only the marines commander was like this.I couldn't agree more. They really emphasized his character as the protagonist. Again, it's more appealing to do that rather than to make a faceless corporation the protagonist.
For me, the movie stressed the importance of caring for our planet. Throughout the entire movie there was a huge focus on how the Na'vi treated their planet with respect. And, of course, the reason for humans being on their planet was that Earth was dying. It really has little to do with the military, in my opinion.
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Perhaps someone should do a horror movie set in the desert. ...
Michael
I think The Mummy trilogy comes close to meeting the criteria.
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Of course, one mustn't underestimate the threat posed by airborne fowl...
Indeed.
In the words of Arthur Carlson, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
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At the end of January, I am going to southern Florida, ...
You know, if you were anybody else I would warn against the possibilities of a break-in seeing as how you've been known to give out your address rather easily. But I think we all know that the joke would be on any would-be robber who dared enter your abode.
I pity those in charge of emptying and cleaning your apartment in the unfortunate event that you DO die while on this upcoming trip.
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... you need to place your bets now, ...
If I recall correctly, before he was stabbed in the chest by an angry stingray, Steve Irwin went up against some sort of poisonous tree and lost the battle.
It isn't a very glamourous injury, to be sure, but it seems fitting for a gnome to be injured by some form of flora. Maybe you'll trip on a vine, which will cause you to fall and sprain a joint (oh no, not the wrist!).
The cheque is in the mail, Joe.
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"Doughnuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
My favourite...
"Trying is the first step towards failure."
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*waves back at JonS* ...finally
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It's Americans like you, stalwart, advocate-less, without any hope of wringing any sort of answer out of us, that makes this the greatest Medical System in the World.
Maybe you'll get healthcare insurance for Christmas. Not this year, of course. Probably not next year either. But maybe, just maybe, some year.
(It's just not in my budget this year. Or next...)
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I had a Swiss friend who used to do this folk song about chickens, complete with flapping-wing dance. Kind of an odd bird, she was.
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WHY ARE THE MICE DEFYING ME?!!!!
Because you don't appreciate cats.
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My suggestion is for him to take two ibuprofen and call me in the morning.
Fixed it to be an anti-inflamatory.
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The Kiwi habit of ending their sentences with "eh" ...
"Eh?" is not to be confused with "eh." It's not always a question. Sometimes it's a statement, eh.
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I spent 8 weeks in a cast and two months in a...
That sounds an awful lot like six of one, half a dozen of the other.
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Is something like that possible?
*all eyes look to Boo*
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That's the funniest sounding Australian accent I've ever heard. I think maybe you've mixed up Seanachai with OGSF, yes?
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Just as much sense as this discussion board makes, having this thread on it. Sometimes it's just about entertainment value and nothing more.
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53/100 ...Pretty much on par with my college grades.
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Tanks to the right of him!
Tanks to the left of him!
Tanks in front of him!
Oh, whatever will poor old Stikkypixie do?
Er... die-a-lot?
Can he reverse a short bit, deke to the left, go right, head around the back of the tanks and shoot at them as he goes by?
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Not WGC but to live in a place called Cow Roast ..!
Cow Roast is good but Pig Roast is better. Personally, I prefer Lobsterfest.
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Because your family is young, I would think you're more concerned with standard of living info - the quality of education, health care, and the like. Asking for input from this gang is fine if you're taking a vacation, but why ask for advice on where in the world you should move to, considering it's such a major undertaking? Make like Shania Twain and move to Switzerland.
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There's such a thing as being too perky.
I agree. Certain push-up bras are over the top these days. I sometimes find myself wondering 'Are those breasts or jowls?'
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After getting her eyeball scratched by said feline, it was determined by the powers that be (Missus Wino) a second cat would keep first cat occupied.
A pair of cat claw trimmers would have been less expensive. But nearly as much fun, mind you.
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I had a fungus issue once. It involved mushrooms, a Tragically Hip concert, a twit, a cup of water, an angry young woman and a case of mistaken identity. Much hair-pulling was involved. Quite unpleasant.
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However the amount of processed food intake has increased greatly and I suspect that with dropping exercise rates, the rise of the computer and game consoles, then the effect has been much magnified.
That's just it. Lustig talks about the 'perfect storm' that brought about the popularity of HFCS in processed foods ('it all started with Nixon'). The perfect storm is actually this:
1.) We consume more calories than ever before. Lustig demonstrates this clearly with his Coca-Cola example - people don't think of a 20 oz bottle of Coke as 2.5 servings; most people will drink it in one go.
2.) We get far less exercise than ever before. You've said this as well.
3.) We eat less fibre than ever before. Processed foods are mainstream. They're loaded with salt, sugar and fat, but low in nutrients and fibre.
That is the perfect storm that's led to the obesity problem. And knowing that HFCS has basically the exact same composition as table sugar - something that's been around forever - tells me it's not the type of sugar that's the culprit. It's that we're eating too much sugar, along with too many other empty calories, for what we burn off.
Sure, Lustig has some charts to back up his theory, but he shows them at the exclusion of comparing diabetes rates to the decreased rates of exercise and fibre consumption over the past 30-odd years. Makes me question why.
Guess it's time to start a new Peng Challenge thread
in Combat Mission Shock Force 1
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That's the real reason that Canada went with the one- and two-dollar coins; they sting a bit when they hit beggers.