What's on your mind?

[landess]

Re-watched 'Coming to America' w/Eddie Murphy, and realized as a vehicle for black actors it does it waaaaay better than Black Panther, and a hell of a lot earlier.

 

Those wedding dancers near the beginning are mesmerizing and her wedding gown at the end is amazing. There was a lot of talent put into that movie and it had NO politics.

 

So many things: Make-up/multiple parts for the leads, James Earl Jones going camp on his Darth Vader lines, it goes on.....

[landess]

Yes, Wak....ahem, Zamunda forever! Black African Royalty, Contrast with American culture, White token actor - many similarities.

 

Spoiler

 

 

Annnnd Nick Fury!

 

Spoiler

 

 

Further reading: https://screenrant.com/coming-to-america-eddie-murphy-trivia-facts/

[Ernest Lemmingway]

On 2/3/2019 at 2:50 AM, FauxFurry said:

In Resident Evil, they are ironically closer to kill bots than they are in nearly everything else, being bio-weapons meant to mop up the survivors of the bomb blast which spreads the virus (at least as of RE3) despite their inspiration being Night of the Living Dead.

Actually, RE zombies are unintentional creations of the Viruses. So-called "secondary mutations" because they only arise if a creature survives an attack by a primary mutation (i.e., hunters, lickers, Tyrants, etc.), exposure to tainted blood or water sources which "weaken" the Viruses, or by fleas feeding on infected creatures. Only the C-Virus (RE 6) was deliberately designed to create zombies, and then only because it worked in minutes rather than hours (G-Virus) or days (T-Virus) and could be spread via aerosol where all other previous incarnations were fluid-borne.

 

Zombies are a passion of mine.

 

Is anyone else dreading what happens in a week? I speak of Valentine's Day! I don't think there's a holiday that sparks fear into more men's hearts than that. You don't get that special lady a gift, you're ass is grass. You get them the wrong kind of gift, again you're ass is grass. You get them a gift that's "not special enough," same thing. You try your best to get them a gift that's "just right" but you don't know their measurements (because they never tell you their true ones), you get the idea. And then there's the questions about why we never give them romantic gifts except on Valentine's, anniversaries, birthdays, or Xmas. Because if we did, they'd think we were covering up for something we did so we'd have to keep buying more just to prove we aren't until we're flat broke.

 

Only young newlyweds can get away with that kind of spontaneous romance. They haven't learned about "compromise" yet. The rest of us? We know all about it because when we're in any sort of relationship, we're compromised.

[worik]

44 minutes ago, Ernest Lemmingway said:

You don't get that special lady a gift, you're ass is grass.

It's the same from the lady's perspective.

"What gift could I come up with, that is supposed to strengthen our love, but one that he will recognize as a gift at all?"

And keep in mind that "evening in the pub" isn't worth to be considered for a single mircosecond

[Ernest Lemmingway]

3 hours ago, worik said:

It's the same from the lady's perspective.

"What gift could I come up with, that is supposed to strengthen our love, but one that he will recognize as a gift at all?"

And keep in mind that "evening in the pub" isn't worth to be considered for a single mircosecond

Does that consideration include "guy holidays" like the first day of (insert sport here) season? Or the Super Bowel (that's deliberate spelling) in the US? Or, in my case, the Puppy Bowl?

[Darkpig]

4 hours ago, Ernest Lemmingway said:

Is anyone else dreading what happens in a week? I speak of Valentine's Day! I don't think there's a holiday that sparks fear into more men's hearts than that.

Thanksgiving

dundundun!

 

I'm kidding...

Sort of.

 

Joking aside, relationships are complicated there is no getting around that fact. Any relationship between humans where they don't try to kill each other is a successful relationship in my eyes. This fact is true for any gender. That said I wonder if people are going backwards. There was a time when women had to lose weight and wear makeup to look attractive for the man they love and men had to work hard to get the money to pay for makeup, nice clothes and some flowers to make the woman's effort worth while or something gushy like that. People don't have the time or energy for stuff like that anymore. Could it be that people are just nostalgic for the old days where they had to work their asses off to get what they want?

 

 

You could say I am somewhat indifferent to days that rely on consumerism to gain kudos with a loved one. I guess that is just one perk of being an evil pig.

[Pork Type]

On 2/7/2019 at 7:09 PM, Darkpig said:

You could say I am somewhat indifferent to days that rely on consumerism to gain kudos with a loved one. I guess that is just one perk of being an evil pig.

Ever seen Gay men on Valentine's Day?

 

*tongue cluck*

 

BREEDERS.

 

A vulgar, manufactured display of commercialism meant to reinforce our Lizard brain sentiments.

 

No. I don't have a girlfriend. ?

[Darkpig]

45 minutes ago, Pork Type said:

Ever seen Gay men on Valentine's Day?

 

*tongue cluck*

 

BREEDERS.

 

A vulgar, manufactured display of commercialism meant to reinforce our Lizard brain sentiments.

 

No. I don't have a girlfriend. ?

That question seems very specific. How am I supposed to know if they are actually men and how am I supposed to know if they are gay? Kissing could be a greeting for all I know.

 

As for commercialism. Much of consumerism is sadly based off of commercialism so CHEESE ads for everyone! Speaking of ads I gotta figure out what is blocking Loverslab ads. Is it firefox I dunno.

[steelpanther24]

On 2/7/2019 at 2:30 PM, worik said:

It's the same from the lady's perspective.

"What gift could I come up with, that is supposed to strengthen our love, but one that he will recognize as a gift at all?"

And keep in mind that "evening in the pub" isn't worth to be considered for a single mircosecond

In some western countries, the standard of living is so high now that we can afford many "needs" that were, in times past only wants.  With cheap credit, people can  buy (but not necessarily afford) pretty much anything.  It is uncommon to see someone putting off a purchase to "save" up money so they can buy it out right.   People think it weird that I have gone to all cash in my day to day (and some think it frustrating when waiting in line behind me because the cashier has to count out change, rather than asking "do you want a receipt").   So  bringing this back to gift giving, it is a commercial hold over from many decades ago when the primary breadwinner would be the only one with significant purchasing power while the  homemaker would have to "save the bread money" to make purchases. 

 

The "strengthen" of the relationship comes from the thought and desire to bring happiness to the other with the best words "Ohhh how did you know I wanted this???"  being one of the best responses that a guy can hear from his significant other.

 

I wish gift giving (except for parents to children because children typically don't have buying power that the parents do) would die off.   When family members who are not as well off as I am buy me gifts, I have to keep in mind that they probably spent what they consider "alot" on the gift, I am very appreciative, but I can't help but feel guilty that they could have used that money for better purposes. 

 

Then there is "gift escalation".......why on earth do people think that gifts need to be proportional?? 

[worik]

35 minutes ago, steelpanther24 said:

..

let me fix or emphasize some buzzwords At least in my social circle, they apply that way. And I am happy about that.

in no particular order:

buy cash money credit strengthen relationship proportional happiness to the other

35 minutes ago, steelpanther24 said:

"Ohhh how did you know I wanted this???"  being one of the best responses that  a guy anyone can hear from his the significant other.

[Pork Type]

1 hour ago, Darkpig said:

That question seems very specific. How am I supposed to know if they are actually men and how am I supposed to know if they are gay? Kissing could be a greeting for all I know.

How ARE you supposed to know??!? I'm relating MY experience.

 

Oh wait. You're trolling me. When the hell did I mention kissing ?

[Darkpig]

1 hour ago, Pork Type said:

Oh wait. You're trolling me. When the hell did I mention kissing ?

Sure we'll go with that and call it a day.

[landess]

As I aged my present day convictions seemed to arrive almost simultaneously.

 

This is in reference to my refusal to participate in american capitalist cultural events, created and preyed upon by most everyone, be they corporate or private.

 

Xmas started as a reference to the birth of Jesus, not a reason to create 'Black Friday'. My feelings extends to every thing which started as a form of observation and turned into a reason to spend. When I quit being a cultural sheep, and opened my eyes wide, It was almost as if I had been 'released from the matrix' long before that movie ever was created.

 

Don't get me wrong - I still think it's important to observe certain holidays, but I also believe this culture of spend, spend, SPEND, should re-evaluate itself. I also come from the school of; VANITY costs money that could easily be used for more constructive purposes..... (I graduated with honors)

[theposhmudcrab]

are the homeless and jobless more free than those than do have a home and a job? everyone in society is living a life of a never ending pointless rat-race chasing after things.

maybe if you give up everything you ultimately free yourself from all the trouble that owning anything/something can bring.

most of us are doing a job we don't like, it doesn't pay us enough, and we do all of that for meaningless pursuits.

you need to pay for your house? well you don't if you built it yourself somewhere in the forest or a mountain.

you pay for water? no one should pay for water, living in the wild you could get water for free from natural sources that are probably healthier.

you pay taxes? why? you shouldn't, you don't benefit from it in the end. 

you pay for food? you can get food by foraging in the forest or hunting and fishing.

you think you need the army and police to protect you? you don't need them, any criminal or terrorist that can threaten you is no threat if you isolate your self from the big cities that are targets for terrorists and criminals. 

maybe living in the wild is better than living in a city, in modern society no one is truly free we are all expendable cogs in a machine.

the hard work the average person does isn't worth the pay-off. maybe we should let go and quit modern civilization to live somewhere in the wild.

there are other ways to entertain ourselves that don't involve modern devices and gadgets, there are ways to stay hygienic in nature.

all the things that keep us entertained are only distracting us and keeping us from making any real change or progress.

we should not abandon useful knowledge and wisdom, but we should return to being one with nature. 

[Darkpig]

4 minutes ago, theposhmudcrab said:

are the homeless and jobless more free than those than do have a home and a job? everyone in society is living a life of a never ending pointless rat-race chasing after things.

maybe if you give up everything you ultimately free yourself from all the trouble that owning anything/something can bring.

most of us are doing a job we don't like, it doesn't pay us enough, and we do all of that for meaningless pursuits.

you need to pay for your house? well you don't if you built it yourself somewhere in the forest or a mountain.

you pay for water? no one should pay for water, living in the wild you could get water for free from natural sources that are probably healthier.

you pay taxes? why? you shouldn't, you don't benefit from it in the end. 

you pay for food? you can get food by foraging in the forest or hunting and fishing.

you think you need the army and police to protect you? you don't need them, any criminal or terrorist that can threaten you is no threat if you isolate your self from the big cities that are targets for terrorists and criminals.  

maybe living in the wild is better than living in a city, in modern society no one is truly free we are all expendable cogs in a machine.

the hard work the average person does isn't worth the pay-off. maybe we should let go and quit modern civilization to live somewhere in the wild.

there are other ways to entertain ourselves that don't involve modern devices and gadgets, there are ways to stay hygienic in nature.

all the things that keep us entertained are only distracting us and keeping us from making any real change or progress.

we should not abandon useful knowledge and wisdom, but we should return to being one with nature. 

Deep

Very deep

Where would we be without google though? Google knows more information than the human brain can handle.

How about we don't achieve enlightenment and continue our spending but carefully.

[theposhmudcrab]

7 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

Deep

Very deep

Where would we be without google though? Google knows more information than the human brain can handle.

How about we don't achieve enlightenment and continue our spending but carefully.

i don't know what to say to you, but i assume you disagree with me. i feel like your response is sarcastic.

 

 

[Darkpig]

25 minutes ago, theposhmudcrab said:

i don't know what to say to you, but i assume you disagree with me. i feel like your response is sarcastic.

 

 

Yeah no.

I honestly almost thought your post was being sarcastic because of the many logic flaws each point has. Isolate yourself from the army and police force. Seriously?! Forests are swarming with stragglers of the criminal variety. Even if you end up finding a place without human trash you will only find yourself face to face with a bear or honey badger where one wrong move could end up badly. Of course you may end up finding me but that is a different story for another time. Also good luck convincing the women and elderly to move out of their safe neighborhood.

 

 

[theposhmudcrab]

36 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

Seriously?! Forests are swarming with stragglers of the criminal variety.

this is why you must have the knowledge and wisdom to know how to avoid them and defend yourself, and place your self somewhere where you are hard to find even for the odd straggler of the criminal variety, to run into them you must be actively seeking them. 

you don't necessarily need to be in a forest, there are many places where human trash doesn't live.

but in my personal experience i never encountered criminals in the wild, only in the rough parts of large cities.

36 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

Even if you end up finding a place without human trash you will only find yourself face to face with a bear or honey badger where one wrong move could end up badly.

with enough smarts and some thinking you could avoid unpleasant encounters with bears and such. but talking about avoiding bears is going to get us off topic.

36 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

Also good luck convincing the women and elderly to move out of their safe neighborhood.

there is no need to bother trying to convince women and elderly to follow you, they don't have to. you must think and care about yourself, not them.

 

i am just a person who is sick of living in a big shitty miserable city and i am sick and tired of many other things, one of them is people. so the idea of quitting civilization is very attractive to me.

anyway you must think i am some kind of idiot, i probably am(this is what i tell my self internally). it is my life experiences that bring me to the ideas and thoughts that i have in my mind.

[Darkpig]

14 minutes ago, theposhmudcrab said:

i am just a person who is sick of living in a big shitty miserable city and i am sick and tired of many other things, one of them is people. so the idea of quitting civilization is very attractive to me.

Fair Enough.

17 minutes ago, theposhmudcrab said:

anyway you must think i am some kind of idiot, i probably am(this is what i tell my self internally). it is my life experiences that bring me to the ideas and thoughts that i have in my mind.

I think everyone is an idiot. No need to put yourself down because of that.

 

I personally have no bias against living in the wild. For some reason I thought it a good idea to think like civilized folk (Must've been bored outta my mind). I would still advise caution when living in uninhabited areas as there is no law enforcement in wild areas. Still be yourself cause it sure beats the hell out of being someone else even if there might be thugs and wildlife lurking about. No sarcasm here, civilization bores me.

[theposhmudcrab]

17 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

I think everyone is an idiot. No need to put yourself down because of that.

not sure how to react to this, if i should feel better or worse.

i still hate myself.

[Darkpig]

29 minutes ago, Darkpig said:

I think everyone is an idiot. No need to put yourself down because of that.

 

7 minutes ago, theposhmudcrab said:

not sure how to react to this, if i should feel better or worse.

i still hate myself.

You're right. I could have said that better.

 

Ten Lashings!!

 

OW!!! My hiney is going to be sore in the morning.

[GimmeBACON]

13 hours ago, theposhmudcrab said:

i am just a person who is sick of living in a big shitty miserable city and i am sick and tired of many other things, one of them is people. so the idea of quitting civilization is very attractive to me.

 

[Pork Type]

On 2/9/2019 at 8:30 AM, landess said:

Xmas started as a reference to the birth of Jesus

It was a compromise between Pagans and their Christian conquerors. Much like Easter, and its relation to the Vernal Equinox.

 

https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml

 

I, too, despise the rampant commercialism. Still not a socialist, though. More of a small "c" capitalist.

On 2/9/2019 at 8:30 AM, landess said:

(I graduated with honors)

So? I graduated a semester early, by the skin of my teeth

[Pork Type]

23 hours ago, theposhmudcrab said:

are the homeless and jobless more free than those than do have a home and a job? everyone in society is living a life of a never ending pointless rat-race chasing after things.

Of course they are, until their teeth eventually rot out

[theposhmudcrab]

25 minutes ago, Pork Type said:

Of course they are, until their teeth eventually rot out

Not all of them are meth addicted. And I wasn't talking about the urban bums, I was thinking about the hermits living in the wild, there many like these that I know from history.