Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 11/2/2025 at 2:16 AM, Naïve Old Fart said: What is this really annoying habit of assigning "birthdays" to people who are dead? What's the point? "Happy 96th birthday to JG" (!). Sorry, dude, he died in 2004. They're not really dead, as long as we remember them. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I hate "literally". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,827 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Literally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 11,287 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Classical music liner notes that talk about the pieces in a completely different order from how they are actually organised on the discs. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,523 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Why the fuck does everything now need to be "an immersive experience"? You can't just go to a fucking concert, or the cinema, you need to have an immersive experience, whatever the fuck that is. For fuck's sake. Lady Dimitrescu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Online comments that start with "Bruh." Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Why the fuck does everything now need to be "an immersive experience"? You can't just go to a fucking concert, you need to have an immersive experience, whatever the fuck that is. For fuck's sake. I don't get the immersion craze either. I don't mind there being some physical distance between myself and the movie, game, or music. Plus I have some bad hearing damage in my right ear, which excludes headphones as an option for me. If I ever decide to do VR gaming, I'd need the audio to be output from the floorspeakers instead. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,557 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Sorry, I received an alert because someone used inappropriate language multiple times in a post. Is there a way to disable that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,839 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 A woman brought a baby to a comedy gig I was at on Sat night, believe it or not. Miraculously it wasn't too disruptive ... but even so, IMO admittance should've been denied and people with crotch goblins should just accept that until their spawn is old enough to be left with a babysitter, live events that aren't aimed at families are not for them. Mr. Hooper and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 An actor or actress thanking "God" for his or her award. So cringe. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,257 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Or when sports players do it. Like God chose their team over the other one Mr. Hooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 7 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said: An actor or actress thanking "God" for his or her award. So cringe. I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 12 hours ago, Jay said: Or when sports players do it. Like God chose their team over the other one If that belief gave them a boost in performance that led to their victory, then maybe they do owe thanks to God. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Odd thing to pick on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Just now, Lady Dimitrescu said: Odd thing to pick on. I'm sure it's a common pet peeve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Still odd to be bothered by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,874 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 What does God need with an Oscar speech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 4 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said: I'm sure it's a common pet peeve. Always a bit of an eye roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,731 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nothing wrong with expressing appreciation toward the central figure of one's faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Oh its not but a harmless superstition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Richard P 4,736 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 Most award speeches aren't overly audience-friendly, I find. The winner just reels off a list of names whom no one's heard of (except God). I gather that for those they're namechecking it's a huge deal, though. I'm not really sure what a winner should say, tbh. 23 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: A woman brought a baby to a comedy gig I was at on Sat night, believe it or not. I was at a theatre on Friday night (very unusual for me) and at one point a baby let rip. I was about to turn to a friend next to me to ponder who brings their baby to an evening performance. It took me an astonishing amount of time to realise that a cast member was holding a 'baby' and the sound was meant to be coming from them - it was simply coming out of weirdly placed speakers. Mr. Hooper, Naïve Old Fart and Sweeping Strings 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 4 hours ago, Richard P said: I'm not really sure what a winner should say, tbh. Naïve Old Fart, Mr. Hooper and Richard P 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,257 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Yeah they should just thank the people who got them there, and the people who voted for them, and move on. It's not a platform for their causes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nothing will ever beat Will Smith's bitch-slap anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I'm inclined to think that it's a good idea for them to refrain from the political speeches not because they are inappropriate for the setting but because they are at best ineffective and quite possibly counter-productive to their causes. Still, they don't bother me personally; in fact, I'd say I find those speeches more interesting than the usual generic ones (though that's not saying much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nobody wants to hear stars talk about politics anymore! Bespin Copilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,557 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 When your job is to say or sing other people's words, shut your mouth outside of that context. Period. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 It just triggers people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,736 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Everyone thanking the academy is boring and sort of implied, and don't bang on about how impossible everyone said it would be to make the film. As far as I can tell, it's a minor miracle when anything gets made. They should mention whoever it is who really helped them get where they are - the director, the producer, their agent... whoever, then leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The actors and singers usually constitute a small minority of the awards recipients, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,858 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 19 minutes ago, Richard P said: Everyone thanking the academy is boring and sort of implied, and don't bang on about how impossible everyone said it would be to make the film. As far as I can tell, it's a minor miracle when anything gets made. They should mention whoever it is who really helped them get where they are - the director, the producer, their agent... whoever, then leave. They should be grateful though! And wear a suit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 They should improvise a funny story. The Supporting Actor winner starts it off, everyone stops their segment when the music cuts them off and then the next winner carries on. Best Picture winner gets to make up the ending. Jay and Mr. Hooper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,257 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 hours ago, Jay said: Yeah they should just thank the people who got them there "I'd like to thank God...the organism that crawled out of the primordial ooze...my agent, Steve..." Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said: Nobody wants to hear stars talk about politics anymore! Did they ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 28 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Did they ever? Yeah, I watched in 1935 hoping to hear Norma Shearer's opinion on the Gold Reserve Act, but she didn't win. Mr. Hooper and Nick1Ø66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I’ve seen exactly two celebrities who have spoken with authority about world affairs…Bono and Angelina Jolie. Whatever you may think of them, they know their stuff and have done serious work, and people who do development work know this. Every other celebrity that I can think of going off about their pet cause their agent told them to adopt sounds like a blithering idiot. And notably, both generally steer clear of talking about US domestic politics, and neither come across a particularly partisan. Though even then, I don’t want to hear about their causes at award shows. Mr. Hooper and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 Congratulations to @Glóin the Dark, our oldest living member, on his 4000th post! Jay, Nick1Ø66, Naïve Old Fart and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,827 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Oldest living member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 7 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Oldest living member? Did you have an opinion on the Gold Reserve Act? Glóin the Dark and Nick1Ø66 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Shark's Norwegian, he only cares about oil reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said: Congratulations to @Glóin the Dark, our oldest living member, on his 4000th post! Thanks! Hope to pick up my award once I’ve finished writing my acceptance speech. Notes for speech feign shock and magnanimity praise agent mention all the other people who’ve reached 4000 posts thank Zeus, Thor and Iluvatar [omit Thor; possible misunderstanding] make heartfelt plea for the repeal of the Gold Reserve Act and cancellation of the Alaska Purchase Holko, Mr. Hooper and Jay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,257 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Holy crap how'd you make that list clickably-hidden, that's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 You put < details > and < /details > around the whole box and then, for the first thing inside it, < summary > and < /summary > around the text that you want to show as the title. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,714 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The best part of the Oscars is watching the fake, over the top excited reaction from the losers when the winner is announced (well, excepting Angela Bassett, of course). I mean, please, polite applause is appropriate, any more than that, c'mon, who are you kidding? You're not happy, your dreams have been crushed, and you know deep down that hack who won isn't nearly as talented or deserving as you. Glóin the Dark and Mr. Hooper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 27 minutes ago, Glóin the Dark said: Thanks! Hope to pick up my award once I’ve finished writing my acceptance speech. Notes for speech feign shock and magnanimity praise agent mention all the other people who’ve reached 4000 posts thank Zeus, Thor and Iluvatar [omit Thor; possible misunderstanding] make heartfelt plea for the repeal of the Gold Reserve Act and cancellation of the Alaska Purchase I'm afraid the orchestra will start playing you off before you get to the Alaska Purchase. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 31 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: The best part of the Oscars is watching the fake, over the top excited reaction from the losers when the winner is announced… I’ve seen some people claim that Demi Moore looked taken aback when her name wasn’t announced on Sunday… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 4,953 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I guess many thought it would be her moment, and that she'd get the sentimental nod. I mean, when's she going to get nominated again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,504 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 And I think she was the bookies’ favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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