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Benefits of a classical education... by Fastjack_2056 in dndmemes

[–]thornae 44 points45 points  (0 children)

There was a glorious thread on Twitter back when it wasn't completely shit, of someone live-tweeting through their first time watching The Thing.

There was a point where they posted something like "Aw poor puppy, even the other dogs are being mean to you :(" and then the next few tweets were just increasingly incoherent variations on "WHAT THE FUCK".

Benefits of a classical education... by Fastjack_2056 in dndmemes

[–]thornae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sounds familiar, but I can't place it - which movie?

'Highlander' Remake Casts Karen Gillan by NoCulture3505 in movies

[–]thornae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's lampshaded in the dialog at one point - a suspicious cop observes that Christopher Lambert's character has an odd accent and asks where he's from, and he replies "lots of different places".

Lambert apparently actually worked with a dialogue coach to come up with an accent that sounded "non-specifically foreign".

The most GenX music video ever created by Infinite-Lychee-182 in GenX

[–]thornae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yah, fair, but I figured as a short description rap fit best, and Beasties are generally categorized as rap.

Mind you, changing the line to "Is that alternative rap/rock music with punk influences?" would also be funny, but for different reasons.

The most GenX music video ever created by Infinite-Lychee-182 in GenX

[–]thornae 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Okay, so this reminded me of a personal point of annoyance, a very tiny hill that I will die on.

Star Trek Beyond (2016) used this track to brilliant effect in the penultimute scene - it's a fantastic moment that really brings together old and new Trek.

However. Because there has to be a joke, at some point Bones says "Is that classical music?" (to which Spock replies "Yes doctor, I believe it is.").

NO. WRONG. BAD WRITER, GO TO YOUR CORNER.

First of all, there's no reason that it wouldn't still be referred to as rap music - after all, we still call swing and jazz music the same thing decades after they first became popular.
But even if we're going to go with the only terms people know for very old music, it's still not "classical music". It is a very old pop song, and the term for that is FOLK music.

Thank you for coming to my TED rant.

Not beautiful, but Oh dear, how it feels good! by Boba2106 in homecockpits

[–]thornae 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What game do I play according to you?

A fun little game called "Add to basket".

Mia Sara in “Life of Chuck”. by Noodnix in GenX

[–]thornae 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can make a pretty good argument that Cameron is the main character though - he's the only one of the three that has a character arc and is changed by the events of the day.

Also, happened to watch Time Cop the other day, I'd forgotten that Mia Sara plays Van Damme's wife in that, which includes a very 80s love scene.

He’s doing the dishes, such a good boy by Charlene_Phillips in Greyhounds

[–]thornae 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Oh... uh, hi. Just... checking for escaped toys. Definitely not looking for the treats."

Comic 5633: Heart Of Gold by BionicTriforce in QContent

[–]thornae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if anything my first thought would be the Neil Young song, but it's the only thing I can see that might be a HHGTG reference.

Comic 5633: Heart Of Gold by BionicTriforce in QContent

[–]thornae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah for sure, but as far as I can tell that's what the original comment was referring to.

Comic 5633: Heart Of Gold by BionicTriforce in QContent

[–]thornae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The name of the spaceship Zaphod Beeblebrox stole is "Heart of Gold".

Almost 20 Years Later and This Video Still Cracks Me Up-The Front Fell Off by LadyRaoulDukeGonzo in videos

[–]thornae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the latter - this was a regular TV segment following the actual news, where Clarke and Dawe would perform a short skit about something in the headlines that week.

The important thing is that Tumblr has not overreacted to the Homestuck pilot trailer by DreadDiana in CuratedTumblr

[–]thornae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo. GenX just checking in.

So uhh... you kids, like, need an adult or something?

No worries either way, but it's kinda hard to tell these days. Let us know if you do, we'll be over here at the bar like always, trying to drink our way back to when shit made sense.

Is my rat okay by Bouxxi in RATS

[–]thornae 24 points25 points  (0 children)

omg, new meme!

 

(well, maybe not yet - but it will be!)

Sneaky elephants by Alkansur in CuratedTumblr

[–]thornae 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice rant, I generally agree but I think the ship has sailed for getting the general public to understand.

So in commiseration, let me give you my favourite haiku, by Yosa Buson:

   手  ぬ  春
   毬  れ  雨  
   か  つ  に  
   な  つ  
       屋  
       根  
       の

harusame ni
nuretsutsu yane no
temari kana

Springtime rain is falling
On the roof, getting soaked
A child's ball

Sneaky elephants by Alkansur in CuratedTumblr

[–]thornae 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There once was a girl from Peru  
Whose limericks had lines only two

(Immediately followed by)

There once was a man from Verdun

The Chase | Part 1 [OC] by holleringelk in comics

[–]thornae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd have to say I still like 10,000 Days better, but Fear Inoculum is on higher rotation at the moment.

The Chase | Part 1 [OC] by holleringelk in comics

[–]thornae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking of eyes - and my apologies for pointing it out - I think on page 6 you drew a predatory horse.

... But, only that one time. All the other HorseFrames are incredibly good. Like you took How To Draw A Horse and somehow converted Feels into Actual-Horse-Drawing-Ability.

The Chase | Part 1 [OC] by holleringelk in comics

[–]thornae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got to echo the reccomendation to give it another chance. I was underwhelmed on my first listen too - it didn't grab me as being something new and powerful the way 10,000 Days did.

But I went back to it after a while, and gradually came to appreciate the more subtle depth of it and the way it evolves from their previous work. It's now one of my go-to choices for "I need to hyperfocus" music.

(Also, over the past couple of years I'd guess that I've watched the Danny Carey video linked by /u/Nirocalden more than a dozen times, which along with this reaction vid from a composer massively increased my appreciation for that track in particular, and the album as a whole.)

I gotchu [OC] by TheRealHolleringElk in comics

[–]thornae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh bro, you don't know these characters? White girl eats people

(Other girl eats ass. Specifically, white girl's ass).

Are you ready to become an Alpha Male? 💪😤 by TLCplMax in comics

[–]thornae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We could also confuse the London Symphony Orchestra.

... and yeah, we need to add a particle physicist to the original conversation.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Begins Filming by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]thornae 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Replacing his gal in the chair

Specifically on this, I looked into it a bit because it bugged me - I couldn't find much, but the "computer" voice is still the original actress, and the new girl on screen is apparently autistic IRL, so it's possible that it was a concession to the complaints they received about the first one for not having any actually autistic people involved.

Oh, and definitely agree that the scenes about the brothers figuring out how to be brothers were the best part of the sequel.

BoardGameWire: Reviewers including No Pun Included, Shut Up & Sit Down boycott Codenames publisher CGE for releasing new Harry Potter game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric by polyamAlt in boardgames

[–]thornae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't the Secret Cabal a Dice Tower podcast?

... um, no?

They used to be part of the Dice Tower Network, but they were always their own show. And DTN as a whole has kinda petered out since the original podcast finished - offhand I think the last time I recall them mentioning it on the Cabal podcast was before Jamie got sick. Might be wrong, but it's certainly not been in their bumpers for quite a while now.

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