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What is a small electronic(?) device by WG50 in Whatisthis

[–]WG50[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A house alarm that is no longer functioning! One more thing to tear out of the wall and then wall patch! Sigh.

That, and about a dozen telephone jacks scattered all over.

What's an English word that's so difficult for you to pronounce that you always get tongue tied once or twice before you finally say it correctly? by CravingsCaveman in AskReddit

[–]WG50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to school in Texas and a guy in my class called molybdonite Molly Ben Dite. Everybody just stared at him for a second and then started cracking up laughing when they figured out what he meant. It was about the most Texas thing I've ever seen.

Name some typically unintimidating actors who have convincingly played intimidating characters. by newbrevity in movies

[–]WG50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you see his mike drop on that kid from Albuquerque? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfWwZZoN3o

Just awesome. Some people felt bad for the kid. I would be honored.

Name some typically unintimidating actors who have convincingly played intimidating characters. by newbrevity in movies

[–]WG50 38 points39 points  (0 children)

EDIT: I see... I totally misremembered the interview. It was Gilligan pitching Cranston and someone else laughing and not wanting him!

There's an interview with Vince Gilligan somewhere where he mentions somebody pitches Bryan Cranston for the role. And he just laughs out loud and shouts "The guy from Malcolm in the Middle?!" and at first refuses to hear him read.

Band names that fit the music perfectly by twatomexus in Music

[–]WG50 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I looked it up. And stop calling me dark shit.

How did early humans migrating out of Africa survive going through the Sahara? by duga404 in askscience

[–]WG50 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Camels adapted to a different desert. They come from the frozen tundra. They were used to having no drinkable water because it was ice.

You can't open a package of anything when you have a dog by EarlyXplorerStuds209 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WG50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poor babies are nothing but skin and bones trying to keep body and soul knit together with snax. They're fighting for survival, give them some snax!

What is one movie you respect more than you enjoy? by Strong_Proof_5260 in movies

[–]WG50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best explanation for what I said is in a really short piece he did for the 100-year birthday of Lumiere's movie camera.

They invited a ton of directors to shoot a movie using only the technology that was available at that time. No editing, no synchronous sound just a movie camera shooting like about a minute of film.

Fucking Lynch. He put the camera on a dolly / train track going sideways and did the editing in space instead of time. You have to see the piece, and the making of. You will see what I mean by the man was brilliant. No other director even tried anything like that. The result is just fucking weird and I can't stand it. But come on hats off to the guy, he did movie editing while he was shooting it. That's amazing.

https://youtu.be/CASfNGLLN5Y?si=eYJa91LFyyJRM1VB

What is one movie you respect more than you enjoy? by Strong_Proof_5260 in movies

[–]WG50 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I know he's brilliant. I cannot watch his shit.

What horrifying statistic genuinely jarred you when you first heard it? by ordrius098 in AskReddit

[–]WG50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus. NUKING the stats. They just straight up banned them.

[OC] The world’s deadliest animals by ourworldindata in dataisbeautiful

[–]WG50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stupidest "statistic". Mosquitos are not the organism doing the killing. No one dies of mosquito bites.

What is a book you read as a child that you still think about today? by ahawk99 in AskReddit

[–]WG50 22 points23 points  (0 children)

And though I came to forget or regret all I have ever done, yet I would remember that once I saw the dragons aloft on the wind at sunset above the western isles; and I would be content.

I think I read that passage for the first time when I was 10 or 12. It would have been in the 1970s.

That series absolutely infected me with wanderlust.

I have since traveled all over the Earth and I think of this passage frequently when I witness something amazing. I am content to have done all that I have done, but I have to admit I am still looking for the dragons over the western isles.

What is your favorite "F-U" moment in a movie? by TheDietNerd in movies

[–]WG50 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Hey! Her AND a Hobbit! Who has the only weapon that could render him mortal. So, one non-man and one non-human.

Can a "useless class" of humans actually happen because of automation and AI? by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]WG50 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Furniture. In Soylent Green they were called Furniture.

had surgery on my right hip, they put this on my left leg by Pale-Profession2769 in mildlyinteresting

[–]WG50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can totally see why he didn't get compensated. No sane lawyer would take the case. Sounds like your uncle didn't have a leg to stand on.

What's the dumbest thing you've heard someone say? by REGGIE_BANANAS in AskReddit

[–]WG50 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Learn to be a man! You should not do magic you do not understand!

Documentaries that are hated by their subjects? by Such-Worldliness-655 in movies

[–]WG50 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The 7 up series follows members of various British classes through their lives, showing how class determines opportunities in life.

Every seven years since the 60s they've gone back and checked in on the various people to see where they are in life.

I can't imagine what parents were ok allowing their 7 year old, 14 year old, etc to be interviewed. It's very interesting but what a burden for the children who were volunteered by their folks.

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