Ben X
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No love for the Mel Gibson Hamlet? (Not sure I ever watched it myself.) Re. The Guest and You're Next, these are both now on my watchlist, but only because of many hearty recommendations - they both look like derivative crap!
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Did they up-res the That's an important clue that is a little obscured by the low res of the original...
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Idle Thumbs 191: Not the Greatest, but the Best
Ben X replied to Jake's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
For anyone who didn't click through, there hasn't been an announcement or anything, it's just an unimaginative bit of fan casting turned rumour. -
Why yes, it does happen to be Thrik's work! And perfect for the official theme of this Christmas due to all the jingling bells and that!
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DF Vic says: "This has been logged. I can’t guarantee we can update this, but we will certainly investigate."
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A week of harrassing tweets for Anita Sarkeesian. Exhausting and infuriating, just for me to read.
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Plenty info, thanks! Glad you had a good time! I haven't really looked at it, so I can't vouch for it, but here's a site about death grip if you do think you've lost some sensation due to over-vigorous wanking.
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Found the official theme for Christmas 2015, everyone!
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Ew!
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Idle Thumbs 191: Not the Greatest, but the Best
Ben X replied to Jake's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
Pretty much the only time I see these getting brought up are when they're described as the common complaints with the film. I don't think any of its detractors on here have complained about that stuff (except Labeouf which I think is a valid complaint if you find his bullish, sarcastic screen persona - also see Constantine, I Robot - irritating). As I said above, I think the 1950s/aliens stuff are cool ideas fumbled by the film. I like the Doom Town set-up but not the cartoony resolution. I agree with all your criticisms and have many more! EDIT: oh, I didn't like that Darabont script, though. It's a huge mess. -
Yeah, it sounded like you were considering doing it without her consent ("breaking her trust"). Another option, of course, is to break up with her and find a partner who is happy for you to be in another relationship simultaneously whilst not needing one herself...
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I would actually prefer this! Dibs - good idea. Maybe I'll start applying for HR jobs...
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I may be completely misreading this, but it sounds like what you're considering is cheating, not polyamory! Ozzie - how was the sex? Many details, please.
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It's also a reference back to the first Monkey Island game, where someone is wearing an "Ask Me About Loom" badge. (In "Ben There Dan That!", we had a cameoing character from unfinished adventure game The Forgotten Element wear a similar badge about her own game!)
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Of course, but they don't ask how I take criticism, they ask me to come up with an anecdote on the spot. Unless I'm interviewing to be a talk show guest, they're not testing for the right thing. My next interview will require me to do a short aptitude test, then do a 5 minute speech on a prepared question ("How will the forthcoming changes to UK qualifications affect the work of University Admissions departments?"), then a 40 minute interview. The position does not involve me doing presentations or speeches, or require me to lie to my managers in the moment, but that's what they'll be testing for.
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Ask for more money, find a way to make more money in your spare time (second job?), or decline and wait until an opportunity allows you to get paid properly for doing it...
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Disneyland is riddled with measles.
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Ha ha, totally doing this next time. "When I was working at insert company name, my manager gave me negative feedback for working too hard. I was happy to accept this feedback and proceeded to work the correct amount forever and ever more, then end."
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Hey, Synth, if you're going to RUIN Christmas 2015 by killing your amazing Drunken Bubble Bobble Xmas avatar, at least stick it in this graveyard thread!
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I saw Whiplash. Not really spoilery opinions: The lead, Miles Teller, is playing Mr Fantastic in the new Fantastic Four movies!
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A Twitch playthrough of Grim Fandango Remastered would be great (they can still be watched non-live, right?)! Incidentally, Double Fine Game Club (@dfgameclub) will be doing a playthrough starting around the 7th Feb - it's an informal thing started by DF forumites, it usually stretches over a few weekly sessions for longer games and often features guest devs either doing an audio interview or joining in on the chat (as Jake did for Sam And Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die, iirc). I'd probably watch both!
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Yeah, pretty sure our peeing-in-the-shower debate didn't stretch over into multiple pages...
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That's why it's good to have a Pedantry thread!
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Sad to see Nachimir dropping his support for Christmas 2015 by changing his avatar. Well done to all of you who are sticking with it!
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Idle Thumbs 191: Not the Greatest, but the Best
Ben X replied to Jake's topic in Idle Thumbs Episodes & Streams
Yeah, the tonal change isn't the issue for me - the previous two sequels already made pretty big ones, and in fact I'd rather they'd made more of it instead of just a poorly made version of Raiders with different villain and MacGuffin wallpaper.