Drama queens must check their tiaras at the door.
Other music
by Anaxagoras » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:09 pm
Figured we could use a thread for music that doesn't necessarily fall into the Bluesy category or others.
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The Community's Art Gallery
by Witness » Sun Apr 03, 2016 11:31 pm
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We definitely need one. So let me start with this nice hijacking of what the Froggies call art pompier (not sure how to translate that:...
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That's often the case with old paintings, especially when the master had a school/workshop/apprentices… Often he would just paint the difficult or...
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Last post by Witness Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:23 am
What have you been watching lately
by Anaxagoras » Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:38 pm
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Just a general purpose thread.
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The Trust with Nick Cage and Elijah Wood.
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Last post by ed Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:39 am
Bluesy music.
by bindeweede » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:49 am
I stumbled across this a while ago - thought I'd share. Well, I like it, anyway.
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Last post by Witness Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:00 am
OK then, Was Hitler really a socialist or what?
by Abdul Alhazred » Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:13 pm
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One thing that I'm trying not to perpetrate here is any flavor of the No True Socialist TM fallacy.
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C'mon folks.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Feb 22, 2020 3:02 pm
Doctor Who is Still Awful
by corplinx » Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:10 pm
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I was hoping this season would have learned from the last.
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BAME == Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:07 pm
The Dune Thread
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:28 am
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Since summer I have been reading the Dune series. The original six Frank Herbert novels, plus the two sequels written by his son. FINALLY finished...
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I'd say there's quite a lot that requires Kynes to be male, especially as leader of a Space Arab nation. Oh well, I don't have to watch it. :)...
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Lincoln Rhyme
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:49 pm
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The Lincoln Rhyme novels are among my favorites. They are about a quadriplegic forensic detective named Lincoln Rhyme and the books usually have him...
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The show finally came out.
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Last post by Witness Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:40 pm
The new Disney Star Wars doesn't suck ... THE FANS SUCK!!!!1!!!
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:53 pm
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Toxic Fandom Is Killing 'Star Wars'
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Saw the Uber-broey-neckbeard take on The Witcher. It's not actually a review of the show since he spent the whole video bitching about the media...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:18 pm
Placeholder: movies/tv shows that will never be
by gnome » Wed May 08, 2013 4:38 pm
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Post your favorite scifi/fantasy/adventure/action/suspsense/whatever story franchise that should be a movie, but probably never will. (As from a...
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You know, if they just chose oregano instead, we could have been saved a bunch of turgid doorstops.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat Jan 04, 2020 8:24 pm
Interesting Scorsese interview in the NYT
by ed » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:05 pm
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I am in the midst of the Irishman and am sorta enjoying it, it has a sameness, which is not bad given the dreck out there.
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No, not really GF2 finished off Puzos book.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:08 pm
The Official Spoilerific "Rise of Skywalker" Thread
by gnome » Fri Dec 27, 2019 4:29 am
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Just saw it yesterday. What do people think? I'm still forming my opinion. My initial impression is that I enjoyed it. I have questions, however....
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Wondering about parents who brought small children to watch mass violence and death and destruction. Marginal difference between this movie and the...
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:02 pm
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:39 pm
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
by Bruce » Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:50 am
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Just watched the official trailer.
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Say what you will about Ghostbusters II or even the recent failed reboot, they at least TRIED to be funny.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:58 pm
Another Star Trek fan movie
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:09 pm
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All new crew and ship, not the TOS Enterprise, but notionally contemporary with it.
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And yet another, not the same ship or crew as the first one.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:01 pm
HH Munroe (Saki)
by ed » Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:58 am
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Some of the most memorable short stories that I have read are by him. He died, as did so many Brits of that time, in a crappy field in France. He...
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While I do consider you (lower case ed) to be rather awesome and heavily armed it was the story. And a goddam fucking his life was ended like that....
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Last post by Fid Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:08 pm
Armenian genocide - 30 years
by Giz » Thu Dec 05, 2019 12:27 am
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I knew of the World War One era genocide, but I didn’t know it was such a long lasting program, or that Atatürk was involved:
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A quick search for reviews showed only positive ones.
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Last post by Witness Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:51 pm
Berlin Wall
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:53 pm
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Just missed observing the 30th anniversary of it coming down.
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Policing the Berlin Wall: the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi’s hidden cameras
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:09 am
Peaky Blinders
by Anaxagoras » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:05 pm
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Anyone else watching this?
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Season 5 is a bit weird.
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Last post by ed Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:21 am
Joker
by Rob Lister » Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:10 am
First of all, congrats to the publicist hired to promote this movie. You have done an admirable job.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:31 am
Mood music
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:37 am
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Needs its own thread. :coolspecs:
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Julianna Barwick
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Last post by gnome Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:49 am
Tchaikovsky
by shemp » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:49 am
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Was he the tortured soul who poured out his immortal longings into dignified passages of stately music, or was he just an old poof who wrote tunes?
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The only type of canon interesting me:
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Last post by Witness Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:54 am
Doctor Sleep
by Nyarlathotep » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:52 am
I have been waiting for this movie since I read the book, and I read the book as soon as it came out. The Shining is one of my favorite movies,...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:52 am
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:55 pm
Stolen by Commie scum Pete Seeger
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon May 13, 2019 12:48 pm
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Evidences:
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I don't know who will get this, but you all should
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Last post by Rob Lister Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:33 pm
The new Addams Family movie is now playing in theaters, and so ...
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:37 pm
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... as a promotion, MGM is letting you have some of the old (but still in copyright) TV shows for free. 8)
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Dunno--in our beloved Raul Julia versions, he is kind of a space case. TALENTED, but not anyone's brainiac.
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Last post by gnome Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:05 pm
Deadpool
by Rob Lister » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:29 am
Newest trend in superheros: vulgar and obscene. IOW, it's alright to say fuck .
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:36 am
Netflix tests speed feature, draws Hollywood outrage
by Rob Lister » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:08 pm
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Talk about fucking drama queens.
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If anything they want to increase the time that their inventory accounts for, not diminish it.
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Last post by ed Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:03 pm
It's finally actually starting (Dark Tower film)
by gnome » Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:03 pm
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They have actually started shooting. I wasn't sure it was going to get this far.
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It will suck.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:46 am
Midway
by ed » Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:27 am
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Placeholder for either Kudos or a ritual disembowelment of the upcoming film
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Get your filthy paws of my movie you damned dirty ape!
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:04 pm
Forty-seven rōnin
by shemp » Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:22 pm
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No, not the shitty 2013 movie, the legend.
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Supernova in the East part 3 finally dropped:
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Last post by Anaxagoras Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:47 am
Dark Crimes and false ratings
by Rob Lister » Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:45 pm
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Dark Crimes (2016) is a Jim Carrey movie on Netflix.
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In all other age categories, males outnumber females, except for under 18.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:37 am
Dolly
by Anaxagoras » Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:40 am
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A real American national treasure.
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Indeed.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:43 pm
Opera clips.
by bindeweede » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:42 pm
As a newbie, am I allowed? I can't find any opera threads, so I thought I'd start one. Not that I am a fantastic fan - I just like a good tune and a...
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Last post by Witness Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:54 am
Parasite
by Rob Lister » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:43 am
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This is a movie from Good Korea. I don't care much for foreign language flicks, mostly because I generally never watch a movie so much as listen to...
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Are you serious? Are you trolling me again,
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Last post by ed Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:50 am
Jeopardy! Who will replace Alex Trebek
by Rob Lister » Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:48 pm
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So as most of you no doubt know, Alex won't be with us much longer. Jeopardy! happens to be the only game show I like; the only one I can still...
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Maybe you got smarter, wiser, better read. Trivia is a big part of the game.
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:03 am
Upcoming Movies
by ed » Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:22 am
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Not for reviews though a curt sucks would be ok. I am just trying to get a list of what is coming since the first screening can lead the release by a...
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Rambo last blood ... out now... WTF, why not?
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Last post by ed Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:23 am
Best Fats Domino cover EVAR!
by Abdul Alhazred » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:03 pm
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:mrgreen:
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Louie Armstrong did it, Elvis did it, even Celine La volaille Québécoise Dion did it.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:58 am
What have you been reading lately
by Nyarlathotep » Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:20 am
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For me, I decided to to leap into that series where people have been waiting for ages for the next book to come out. No, not that one with the...
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C. J Cherry's Downbelow Station , again. Classic SciFi with tree-hugging, hippy aliens who are bemused by humanity's antics, shrug and just get on...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:49 am
HULU, Firesticks and other things
by ed » Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:13 am
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I've been using cable and a pc. Cable for TV, the PC to access Amazon and netflix and downloaded movies.
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A good tool for browsing for what you might want to see across several platforms: justwatch.com (even better on mobile!)
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Last post by gnome Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:20 pm
Has anyone here *ever* watched the Emmy Awards on TV?
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:01 pm
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I have not. Quick show of hands please.
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Never.
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Last post by asthmatic camel Fri Sep 27, 2019 12:49 pm
Netflix Co-Founder’s Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want
by Rob Lister » Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:53 pm
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Netflix Co-Founder’s Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want
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And ... there're done.
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Last post by gnome Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:40 pm
Berlin Station
by ed » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:33 am
In it's third season now.
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Last post by ed Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:33 am
Godzill-meh
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:14 pm
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The new one sucked. This is sad because I LOVE me some Kaiju and hate to see a bad one
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Yeah. I seem to recall reading somewhere that every movie now makes a profit with theaters, DVD, cable distribution etc etc.
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Last post by ed Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:22 am
Motion Smoothing
by Rob Lister » Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:15 pm
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Tom Cruise stars in impassioned PSA against motion smoothing
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So, let's slap a fix on the unworthy fix.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:33 am
Why Did They Do Such Good Work?
by Bananas?-Yes » Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:46 pm
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What causes a production where each of the actors in another separate production tried really hard but didn't do quite the proper job, but in this...
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Yes, but a tad background. I go for these when it seems time for the end of a recovery mode from a medical situation I sometimes have and that part...
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Last post by Bananas?-Yes Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:34 pm
Tyrant
by ed » Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:02 am
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Story is the guy's dad is a mid-eastern despot. Guy ran off at 16, became a DR, settled in Cali.
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So IMDB is more homo than Wiki. Got it.
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Last post by ed Sat Aug 24, 2019 11:44 am
The Vietnam War. If only they had been allowed to finish the job.
by Abdul Alhazred » Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:22 pm
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I mean the British of course, but then the French came in and messed it up.
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Yeah, I either screwed up really bad or my unit here decided to make me look really stupid. (I think some of my units do engage in free will just to...
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Last post by Bananas?-Yes Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:22 am
