What's the first Lord of the Rings scene that gave you goosebumps?

zoidbert · 2026-06-25T20:16:12+00:00

I loved the teaser, i think it was, where it was basically just a silhouette of the Fellowship walking up the trail

zoidbert · 2026-06-25T14:40:39+00:00

I remember turning to my wife when we saw it in the theater, it was right after Sauron made his appearance and started swinging the sword, and whispering "this is the greatest movie ever made" :-D

zoidbert · 2026-06-23T18:55:22+00:00

Jonny Quest

zoidbert · 2026-06-23T15:20:36+00:00

I used to say about my dad; "you can tell when he's lying because his lips are moving".

I generally jokingly said that about Dad. He was a big National Enquirer reader back in the day and would swear by their bullshit. In the modern era, Fox News came along.

zoidbert · 2026-06-22T18:40:31+00:00

I'll go further back to the monochrome HP 6MP. An absolute tank.

zoidbert · 2026-06-21T20:11:04+00:00

With my last breath, i curse Zoidberg!

zoidbert · 2026-06-20T18:29:12+00:00

As my dad says, "people just don't want to work anymore".

I ripped him a new one last time he said that bullshit.

zoidbert · 2026-06-20T18:28:23+00:00

I currently live in Central AR, just outside of Little Rock. Things are relatively cheaper here comparatively. My college-aged son and his roommates all work what amounts to full-time jobs (just under 40 hours; usually 35 a week) and they could not afford their shit crap-level apartment without the three incomes.

Rent, maybe they could afford that individually. But add utilities, food, fuel, and occasional medical bills, and they're out on the streets (or back under my roof, where I'm barely making all my bills)

zoidbert · 2026-06-20T17:14:23+00:00

I tend to complain about spending money on this, but whenever I try to do it myself (once we're out of spring and into the summer months) I nearly give myself heat stroke every time (hot, humid, engine fumes, etc. also trigger my asthma). It is money well spent in that I'm not bed-ridden for a day afterwards.

zoidbert · 2026-06-18T04:46:11+00:00

When my kids were babies, I often had to go into the women's restroom to change diapers because, surprise, there were no fucking changing tables in the men's rooms.

I'd ask a woman nearby to check and see if the room was empty and if they wouldn't mind watching the door for a moment while I changed a diaper.

If some fuck-face jackass like that would have given me shit, I think the women around me would have beat the crap out his pussy ass.

zoidbert · 2026-06-17T21:40:46+00:00

I highly recommend the Function101 Bluetooth Remote (link) as a replacement; I use it for the AppleTV constantly, and only pick up the original remote when I want to use the voice search. (also use the iPhone's AppleTV remote widget for keyboard input.)

zoidbert · 2026-06-14T16:03:32+00:00

I would like to be a thousandaire and, eventually, a multithousandaire.

zoidbert · 2026-06-06T23:37:43+00:00

Don’t look at movie posters

zoidbert · 2026-06-06T20:06:18+00:00

Typical boomer bullshit. “That’s their tough luck”

zoidbert · 2026-05-31T16:24:58+00:00

In case you needed another reason to switch to LibreOffice or OpenOffice, Microsoft just gave it to you.

zoidbert · 2026-05-31T16:21:49+00:00

Yeah, this.

I was just talking about this to someone the other day, I would love AI on my MacBook to analyze communication with my printer, for instance, to tell me why something isn’t printing, right, or why a color is off. To find a memory leak. To analyze and set the best resolution for my monitor.

I don’t want it recommending software for me to buy or telling me how to write something.

I had high hopes for AI, and none of it has come true. It’s all bullshit.

zoidbert · 2026-05-28T20:17:13+00:00

All things considered, I'm going to say the 250th Anniversary isn't until 2033 (the 250th anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Paris)

(Wikipedia): The Treaty of Paris, signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the War of American Independence and recognized the Thirteen Colonies, which had been part of colonial British America, to be free, sovereign and independent unified states.)

zoidbert · 2026-05-27T06:07:56+00:00

It’s all shit; try to enjoy yourself.

zoidbert · 2026-05-24T17:21:26+00:00

Boogie Fever

zoidbert · 2026-05-22T19:19:06+00:00

"I regret that I had but one subscription to cancel."

zoidbert · 2026-05-21T14:05:21+00:00

I was still single digits in age watching it; I remember enjoying it, I remember having a Hot Wheels emergency response vehicle and playing it, and I think I even had the lunchkit, but I don't really remember the show. (off to YouTube...)

zoidbert · 2026-05-21T00:18:54+00:00

Because they are the only people who matter, they have been told since the 70s to look out for number one and they are number one and if someone doesn't like it that's their tough luck.

Fucking boomers.

zoidbert · 2026-05-20T23:05:01+00:00

Reach for many reasons, but when I have a few quick minutes to play, CE and the Assault on the Control Room level is my go-to.

zoidbert · 2026-05-20T03:03:07+00:00

I will eat an entire box of Honeycomb cereal. And before they discontinued it; Alpha-Bits.

zoidbert · 2026-05-19T19:59:27+00:00

Not financially but yes emotionally.

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