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  Alec Baldwin Shot a Woman Dead

  by Simon in

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  so alec baldwin shot a woman dead on set and seriously injured another man.. what do we put this down as?

  a tragic accident?

  maybe ... except that implies no one was to blame.. the more you find out, the more it seems that this was due to negligence and lack of attention to safety.

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  @cyberjesus - it was his film.

  Alec Baldwin was one of the producers.

  He has responsibility for the set. And a loaded gun with real bullets was on set - something that is against the rules.
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  Alec Baldwin Shot a Woman Dead

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  so alec baldwin shot a woman dead on set and seriously injured another man.. what do we put this down as?

  a tragic accident?

  maybe ... except that implies no one was to blame.. the more you find out, the more it seems that this was due to negligence and lack of attention to safety.

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  Dune (1984) - er, yeah, lol

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so, i saw dune (1984) yesterday.

  i knew it wasn't gonna be great, but deary me.

  i'm not gonna lie - this film is not good, in fact it's laughably bad in places.. first, i'd like to know the thought process that went behind choosing david lynch to write/direct.

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  They are doing a podcast on the Islamic influence on the movie Dune - yes, I was gonna mention this in the OP but I forgot all about it.

  I was gonna say this: there are some names in Dune which are clearly influenced by Arabic.

  The main character, Paul Atreides, is also called 'Mu'adib'. This sounds like an Arabic word.

  Also, the planet with the spice is called Arrakiss. And this name sounds like the British English pronunciation of Iraq, with '-iss' added onto the end.

  
  
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  Would it be correct to equate Faith and belief in any God with superstitious belief ? I believe so.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  their are millions of peoples all around the world who believe in one god or another christian and non christian.. all of them pray to their gods for this, that, and the other.

  by far the majority never hear god answer them audibly ,however most assume he answers their prayers or not , by what transcribes next in their lives.. you pray for what is right according to god and he answers your prayers ,otherwise your prayers are not answered .. those few who who do claim to hear the voice of god audibly are usually found to have mental problems ,either physical or emotional.. if you do good you will be rewarded either now or in the hereafter , if you do bad you will feel the wrath of god and his judgments.

  i equate this with superstitious beliefs ,what do you think ?.

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  Yes, Smiddy, I agree with you.

  But there must have been some value in religious behaviour, otherwise natural selection would have deleted it.

  It's quite a fascinating topic.

  I wonder if there are any fossilised religious sites, made by early Homo sapiens or other human species?
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  Isn't Canada Great, even close to a Spiritual Paradise?

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  2. current

  a moment ago i clicked onto the link at https://bigglobaltravel.com/cities/funny-pictures-canada-yh/?utm_campaign=canada%20pictures%20shira1606%20dup0109%20msn%20edg%20en%20-%20desktop%20usa%20ya&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=msn_us&utm_content=msn.com&psl=g_61cd4e&network_code=cm which shows slides of canada.

  viewing those slides (in combination with the other things i have seen and heard about canada) made me feel that maybe canada is about as close as one can get in the western world to a nation which is now a spiritual paradise, much like a new peaceful order now.

  imagine that the usa would never have had a civil war.

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  Nobody:

  Absolutely nobody:

  Justin Trudeau:

  
  
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  OMG Gretta von funberg is trying to sing

  by mickbobcat in

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  this stupid little autistic twit is a no talent hack.

  she can not dance, sing or even talk well.

  the liberal idiots follow this little idiot like she is the oracle of delphi.

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  @mickbobcat - at least she's doing something that normal teenage girls do.

  She's singing and dancing. Nothing wrong with this.

  I just hope she quickly discovers sex and d*ck-sucking, then she might forget all about this net zero carbon shit.
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  A truly absurd situation is brewing ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  yes, it's related to the world cup in qatar next year.. a recent un report has detailed some serious abuse of migrant workers by qatari authorities - we're talking some serious issues here:.

  - a caste system with migrant workers treated differently on the basis of ethnicity.

  - non-payment of wages.

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  Yes, it's related to the World Cup in Qatar next year.

  A recent UN report has detailed some serious abuse of migrant workers by Qatari authorities - we're talking some serious issues here:

  - a caste system with migrant workers treated differently on the basis of ethnicity

  - non-payment of wages

  - migrants being worked to death in the heat

  - migrant deaths not properly investigated, Qatari authorities tend to write 'died of natural causes' and send the coffins home to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya or wherever.

  There are some sportspeople and journalists speaking out about this and other issues in Qatar. Some Norway footballers recently spoke out against Qatar's (mis-)treatment of LGBT people. And a Finnish footballer called Tim Sparv has recently spoken out about the mistreatment of migrant workers. To these people must go a good deal of respect. They are speaking out when it's convenient to do so and when it's inconvenient.

  But the England manager (Gareth Southgate), England captain (Harry Kane), other England players (e.g. Marcus Rashford) and British sports pundits (Gary Lineker, Ian Wright, Rio Ferdinand) are different. They want to have their cake and eat it.

  Y'see, these people are very vocal about speaking out on issues in the UK - racism, discrimination, no free school meals for poor kids, etc. On any and all of these issues their lips don't stop flapping.

  But they have been totally silent on the issue of migrant mistreatment in Qatar. It seems we're gonna have a situation next year where not one word will be spoken on this issue, from trendy celebs who usually rush to weigh in on social issues in the UK or US.

  Weird, huh .....
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  Silly song lyrics

  by jhine in

  1. social
  2. humour

  after a conversation with hubby l started thinking about silly lyrics in songs , of which there are many .bang a gong by marc bolan is pretty daft , although apparently his lyrics are deep .

  do you have any favourite daft lyrics?

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  Happiness Is A Warm Gun

  She's not a girl who misses much
  Do do do do do do, oh yeah

  
  She's well-acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
  Like a lizard on a window pane
  The man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors
  On his hobnail boots
  Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
  Working overtime
  A soap impression of his wife which he ate
  And donated to the National Trust

  
  

  I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
  Down to the bits that I left uptown
  I need a fix 'cause I'm going down

  
  

  Mother Superior jumped the gun
  Mother Superior jumped the gun
  Mother Superior jumped the gun
  Mother Superior jumped the gun
  Mother Superior jumped the gun
  Mother Superior jumped the gun

  
  

  Happiness is a warm gun (bang, bang, shoot, shoot)
  Happiness is a warm gun, momma (bang, bang, shoot, shoot)

  When I hold you in my arms (ooh, oh, yeah)
  And I feel my finger on your trigger (ooh, oh, yeah)
  I know nobody can do me no harm (ooh, oh, yeah)
  Because

  Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is (bang, bang, shoot, shoot)
  Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun (happiness, bang, bang, shoot, shoot)
  Well, don't you know that happiness is a warm gun momma?
  (Happiness is a warm gun, yeah)

  
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvnOH060Qg
  

  
  
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  Silly song lyrics

  by jhine in

  1. social
  2. humour

  after a conversation with hubby l started thinking about silly lyrics in songs , of which there are many .bang a gong by marc bolan is pretty daft , although apparently his lyrics are deep .

  do you have any favourite daft lyrics?

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  The Beatles: I Am The Walrus

  I am he as you are he as you are me
  And we are all together
  See how they run like pigs from a gun
  See how they fly
  I'm crying

  Sitting on a corn flake
  Waiting for the van to come
  Corporation T-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday
  Man you've been a naughty boy
  You let your face grow long

  
  

  I am the egg man
  They are the egg men
  I am the walrus
  Goo goo g'joob

  
  

  Mister City policeman sitting
  Pretty little policemen in a row
  See how they fly like Lucy in the sky, see how they run
  I'm crying, I'm crying
  I'm crying, I'm crying

  Yellow matter custard
  Dripping from a dead dog's eye
  Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess
  Boy, you've been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down

  
  

  I am the egg man
  They are the egg men
  I am the walrus
  Goo goo g'joob

  
  

  Sitting in an English garden
  Waiting for the sun
  If the sun don't come you get a tan
  From standing in the English rain

  
  

  I am the egg man (now good sir)
  They are the egg men (a poor man, made tame to fortune's blows)
  I am the walrus
  Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob (good pity)

  
  

  Expert, texpert choking smokers
  Don't you think the joker laughs at you (ho ho ho, hee hee hee, hah hah hah)
  See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snide
  I'm crying

  Semolina Pilchard
  Climbing up the Eiffel tower
  Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna
  Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe

  
  

  I am the egg man
  They are the egg men
  I am the walrus
  Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob
  Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob, goo
  Joob, joob, jooba
  Jooba, jooba, jooba
  Joob, jooba
  Joob, jooba

  
  

  
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKuvJLTeJYY
  
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  Dune (1984) - er, yeah, lol

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so, i saw dune (1984) yesterday.

  i knew it wasn't gonna be great, but deary me.

  i'm not gonna lie - this film is not good, in fact it's laughably bad in places.. first, i'd like to know the thought process that went behind choosing david lynch to write/direct.

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  So, I saw Dune (1984) yesterday. I knew it wasn't gonna be great, but deary me.

  I'm not gonna lie - this film is not good, in fact it's laughably bad in places.

  First, I'd like to know the thought process that went behind choosing David Lynch to write/direct. Lynch is a talented guy but he makes weird little films which aren't to everyone's taste. For a potential sci-fi block-buster like Dune, you need someone who will make a great spectacle which will have broad appeal. And Dune fails, in every way possible. The special effects are bad, the action scenes didn't get me excited, the writing, the dialogue the acting ... I could go on and on.

  I gotta say, I like David Lynch. The Elephant Man (1980) is a masterpiece, Mulholland Drive (2001) is very good, The Straight Story (1999) isn't often mentioned but is very good, Eraserhead (1977) is interesting, so is Blue Velvet (1986).

  But Dune was a total misfire. I haven't read the novel, so I don't know how much crap in the film was also in the book. I don't know how much control Lynch had over the film, maybe the producers or film company grabbed creative control from him.

  Thoughts?