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metalunamutant
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re: Favorite war films?
Posted by metalunamutant on 10/23/17 at 7:18 pm to Rockbrc
No one mentioned The Big Red One?
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re: Most razor blades are a ripoff
Posted by metalunamutant on 9/26/17 at 3:29 pm to Jimmy2shoes
Get a safety razor. and buy a box of DE blades. Or grab a used safety razor at antique store or ebay etc for very cheap. Sterilize it with alcohol, give it a polish and it will outlive you.
Also, get some shaving soap. The cost of a puck of shaving soap versus cans of shaving cream is huge. It's made for proper razors, shaves better and is better for the skin.
Lastly, a good shaving brush is necessary and expensive, but also will last for decades. Try to hit up your spouse/relative etc to get you one for xmas.
Also, get some shaving soap. The cost of a puck of shaving soap versus cans of shaving cream is huge. It's made for proper razors, shaves better and is better for the skin.
Lastly, a good shaving brush is necessary and expensive, but also will last for decades. Try to hit up your spouse/relative etc to get you one for xmas.
re: Is English considered a pretty language by non-English speakers?
Posted by metalunamutant on 8/29/17 at 10:36 pm to Gaston
I seem to remember a quote from my youth which said French is the language to converse with, English is the language to swear with, Italian is the language to make love with, Spanish is the language to pray with and German is the language to drive hogs with.
re: Looking for a book to read - nonfiction
Posted by metalunamutant on 1/9/17 at 9:07 pm to Theboot32
Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans by Gary Krist. Basically a history of NOLA 1880-1920. Surprising resistance to starting Jim Crow in NOLA, Storyville, the beginning of Jazz, race riots, WW1 and the New Orleans Axe murderer. Fascinating stuff.
re: Sorta spinoff: Would Disney ever reboot the Star Wars prequels?
Posted by metalunamutant on 12/15/16 at 11:46 am to Broseph Barksdale
That's because the PT should have been from Obi Wans POV, not Anakin. Hard to sympathize with a child murdering, wife strangler and then think,well, he's still OK, deep down. Much better to see the events from another's perspective.
re: Original Willy Wonka Movie Question.
Posted by metalunamutant on 12/15/16 at 11:41 am to Cow Drogo
Grasshopper, the best thing about the internet is that you can learn things you never knew existed. The worst thing about the internet is that can learn things you never knew existed.
re: Sorta spinoff: Would Disney ever reboot the Star Wars prequels?
Posted by metalunamutant on 12/15/16 at 11:37 am to weagle99
Simple -- put the PT in the "Legends" category.
Think the PT as the World War 2 story in Idiocracy. Short oral legends, Darth Vader's faulty, partial recollections and a some tiny scraps of actual news left over after the Imperial purge were all blended into bizarrely inaccurate, poorly plotted and ineptly directed movies. Good music though.
What actually happened with Palpatine, the rise & fall of Anakin, Darth Vader and the fall of the Republic may never be known.
Think the PT as the World War 2 story in Idiocracy. Short oral legends, Darth Vader's faulty, partial recollections and a some tiny scraps of actual news left over after the Imperial purge were all blended into bizarrely inaccurate, poorly plotted and ineptly directed movies. Good music though.
What actually happened with Palpatine, the rise & fall of Anakin, Darth Vader and the fall of the Republic may never be known.
re: If you could know the truth about one unsolved crime/murder, what would it be?
Posted by metalunamutant on 11/4/16 at 10:44 am to CorporateTiger
While I'd love to know who was Jack the Ripper, he was almost certainly a miserable west end local nobody, probably arrested or dead after last murder and thus he disappears.
The Zodiac killings, on the other hand, went on for years and he corresponded regularly, taunting the media/police during that time. So many clues, even an eyewitness, but all lead to nothing certain.
The Zodiac killings, on the other hand, went on for years and he corresponded regularly, taunting the media/police during that time. So many clues, even an eyewitness, but all lead to nothing certain.
re: Why is Louisiana so dirty?
Posted by metalunamutant on 11/4/16 at 9:38 am to Lionnation1993
GIGO.
re: Any OTers do scale modeling?
Posted by metalunamutant on 11/3/16 at 9:40 am to ChewyDante
If you just want to get him a nice model that's generally accurate, try ebay for pre-painted wooden models and die cast models. Wooden ones come fully painted and run ~150 and make perfect desktop or cabinet displays. There are even completely pre-painted plastic and metal kits and go together very easily.
If you want accuracy you'll need to know the exact model he flew and commission a modeler to build one. Your dad may even remember the exact squadron markings, plane numbers, customized insignia etc to recreate his exact plane. P-47 models varied visually in ww2, and a good modeler will know and pick the right kit to use.
If you want accuracy you'll need to know the exact model he flew and commission a modeler to build one. Your dad may even remember the exact squadron markings, plane numbers, customized insignia etc to recreate his exact plane. P-47 models varied visually in ww2, and a good modeler will know and pick the right kit to use.
re: Las Vegas & Grand Canyon with kids
Posted by metalunamutant on 11/1/16 at 2:12 pm to slinger1317
GC is just sooooo big, don't even pretend you're going to do any more than just sightsee. But the kids should love it. The South rim is run like disneyworld, with plenty of kids ranger programs and many short, easy and scenic trail hikes accessible by the shuttle. The kids should be able to handle those.
The NPS tour buses are free, run often, and take you (almost) everywhere. Just park and use the shuttles. Plan to get to the park early to get a spot, or be forced to park in Tusayan and ride an additional shuttle into South Rim itself, which eats up your time. If you have time, drive to Indian Watchtower on the far east of the canyon.
Skybridge is a real tourist trap IMHO, not cheap and very crowded. Well, that and the fact it's not actually in Grand Canyon.
If you're staying in Flagstaff, see Walnut Canyon, very neat Indian ruins and a nice short hike. Wupakti ruins NPS & Sunset Crater Volcano NPS are also very scenic, "stop & get out" drives. Lowell Observatory is also a must, very cool and the kids will love it. If it's not very cold, they will be crowded, so arrive early to get a parking space. Petrified Forest and Painted Desert (and Winslow Az, of song) are also only 90 minutes from Flagstaff.
Sedona - Cathedral Rock and Red Rock Crossing are very beautiful with many short easy hikes. Chapel of the Holy Cross is also neat if you like that sort of thing.
Haven't been to Phoenix in 25 years and my only memory is of very hot oceans of pavement.
Now if you have a full week, so the Grand Circle. It's something I think every American should do. Unforgettable.
The NPS tour buses are free, run often, and take you (almost) everywhere. Just park and use the shuttles. Plan to get to the park early to get a spot, or be forced to park in Tusayan and ride an additional shuttle into South Rim itself, which eats up your time. If you have time, drive to Indian Watchtower on the far east of the canyon.
Skybridge is a real tourist trap IMHO, not cheap and very crowded. Well, that and the fact it's not actually in Grand Canyon.
If you're staying in Flagstaff, see Walnut Canyon, very neat Indian ruins and a nice short hike. Wupakti ruins NPS & Sunset Crater Volcano NPS are also very scenic, "stop & get out" drives. Lowell Observatory is also a must, very cool and the kids will love it. If it's not very cold, they will be crowded, so arrive early to get a parking space. Petrified Forest and Painted Desert (and Winslow Az, of song) are also only 90 minutes from Flagstaff.
Sedona - Cathedral Rock and Red Rock Crossing are very beautiful with many short easy hikes. Chapel of the Holy Cross is also neat if you like that sort of thing.
Haven't been to Phoenix in 25 years and my only memory is of very hot oceans of pavement.
Now if you have a full week, so the Grand Circle. It's something I think every American should do. Unforgettable.
re: Why cant we get a Spartacus spinoff?
Posted by metalunamutant on 10/12/16 at 12:24 pm to brmach
Actually, a biopic of Caesars early life would kick arse. He's a man that beat the odds at every step of his life from birth to, well, when the senators stabbed him to death.
His proscription by Sulla (and his survival), being Captured by pirates, the Catiline conspiracy, the bona dea cross-dressing brouhaha. Great stories.
His proscription by Sulla (and his survival), being Captured by pirates, the Catiline conspiracy, the bona dea cross-dressing brouhaha. Great stories.
re: What type of pen do you use
Posted by metalunamutant on 10/10/16 at 2:17 pm to shawnlsu
Pilot Precise v5, been using them since the 80's.
re: The Man Show
Posted by metalunamutant on 9/23/16 at 3:03 pm to PsychTiger
Always loved "Household Hints from Adult Film stars"
re: Every known anyone who lived on the "Flim-Flam"?
Posted by metalunamutant on 9/7/16 at 9:38 am to Tiger Ryno
re: 10 Truly Disgusting Facts About Ancient Roman Life
Posted by metalunamutant on 8/23/16 at 9:37 am to LSU alum wannabe
I remember reading in a history magazine some years back about the ubiquitous pornographic drawings written throughout Pompeii. It said since they found so much pornographic writing and drawings that it may not have been brothels, but simply graffiti – a LOT of graffiti. Everywhere.
The archaeologists realized this stuff was written on nearly every wall, so it couldn't be *just* brothels since that would have meant more brothels than houses. So they think most Roman cities had lots of graffitti, everywhere. If you saw the HBO miniseries Rome, the sets had graffiti over all the public walls. Pornographic drawings and obscene words and phrases written on scattered walls (all in latin of course). Some of the phrases were extremely crude and explicit, so if you read latin you could read them on TV.
Remember, there's *no* police or anything like that. You didn't go out after dark without private, hired, armed guards. Armed organized gangs were defacto rulers of sections of Rome itself, like, well, the mafia. Wealthy houses were like forts - basically a gigantic wall with one or two (guarded) entrances surrounding large, open areas, rooms and fountains for wealthy people to live. The plebs lived in tumble down rental slum apartments which occasionally collapsed or burned.
The archaeologists realized this stuff was written on nearly every wall, so it couldn't be *just* brothels since that would have meant more brothels than houses. So they think most Roman cities had lots of graffitti, everywhere. If you saw the HBO miniseries Rome, the sets had graffiti over all the public walls. Pornographic drawings and obscene words and phrases written on scattered walls (all in latin of course). Some of the phrases were extremely crude and explicit, so if you read latin you could read them on TV.
Remember, there's *no* police or anything like that. You didn't go out after dark without private, hired, armed guards. Armed organized gangs were defacto rulers of sections of Rome itself, like, well, the mafia. Wealthy houses were like forts - basically a gigantic wall with one or two (guarded) entrances surrounding large, open areas, rooms and fountains for wealthy people to live. The plebs lived in tumble down rental slum apartments which occasionally collapsed or burned.
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