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  1. Remake of the Three Stooges. We got up left after about 15 minutes. It was downright painful to watch TH
  2. Battleship. Unrealistic and contrived is an understatement. The special effects were very good, but didn’t make up for the script or acting at all. Just saw The Raven. Very ambiguous about it. Had its moments, but overall, wouldn’t rate it very highly. TH
  3. The connection to the Asok BTS station to the Interchange Tower and sidewalk in front of it (that would be how to get to Cowboy) was completed early last year. You can now get to all four corners of the intersection from the station. TH
  4. I was pretty happy with the movie; they stayed with book very close, which surprised me. Great cinematography of northern Sweden and the mucsic was good as well. The portrayal of Lisbeth was right on, it was almost exactly what I visualized when reading the book. Roony Mara has great set of tits and ass to go with them, which you get to see lots of. Read the book and the follow on 2 other s. Great series. Too bad Larrson kicked the bucket and didn’t get a chance to write more. For our tin hatters here, there is a conspiracy theory about his death too. Well worth seeing. I have learned there was a Swedish language version done in 2009 that was good as well. TH
  5. Saw Contraband last weekend, agree completly. Waste of time. Sherlock Holmes is pretty good. Robert Downey Jr. is well on the way to creating a character to rival ole Capt’n Jack. Could be fun for many more years… Mission Impossible was also good. The scenes at the tower are really something. Tom Cruise is really getting old and is not aging well but he certainly carried this one off. I just read the War Horse book a couple of weeks ago and saw the preview for the movie last weekend. Excellent story and indeed a tear jerker. Spielberg directed the movie, has to be good, he rarely misses. TH
  6. When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the Pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where. Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered. Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom. Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said very cheerfully, 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?' And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree. Not a lot of people know this.
  7. The film ruined a very good book. Wiki says that Kirk Douglas quit the part of Captain Trautman because they changed the plot so much. Richard Crenna took it over. Keep in mind the book was published in 1972, a very different time then the 1980’s when the movies started coming out. Read the book. It is a completely different storey TH
  8. Have never seen steel spurs in cock fights in Thailand. But I suspect our resident story teller was inspired by this: Man Dies After Being Stabbed by Fighting Chicken Monday, February 7, 2011 at 1:18PM Share Article Photo Courtesy - Getty Images/File Photo (EARLIMART, Calif.) -- A man was stabbed and killed in Earlimart. His attacker, however, wasn’t a human -- it was a fighting chicken. Authorities say the incident happened on January 30 at a venue in the vicinity of Avenue 24 and Road 128 Tulare County. Investigators say a chicken with a blade attached to its leg reportedly stabbed 35-year-old Jose Luis Ochoa in the calf. The armed rooster is believed to have been used for fighting. Authorities say Ochoa was rushed to Delano Regional Medical Center, where he later died. An autopsy report found that Ochoa died as a result of an injury to his right calf, according to a report by the Bakersfield Californian. Authorities reportedly found evidence of cockfighting at the location, however, it is unknown if a cockfight was in progress when the incident occurred.
  9. My first trip to Thailand was for Songkran in 2000. Was picked up at the airport (Don Muang, of course) by driver a friend living in Pattaya hired. Took us almost 4 hours to get there. The motorway was just opening and he didn’t know about it and took Sukhumvit the entire way. Spent a couple of days in Pattaya and several more upcountry. Only spent one night at the Landmark before heading back to Malaysia where we lived at the time. Had no idea NEP was just around the corner... My impression is lower Suk has changed very little; the biggest change in the past 10 years has been upcountry. It seems like a completely different place now. Almost no automobiles or trucks or mobiles back then. The only person that had a truck or a mobile was the Phuyai Ban. It was actually kinda neat, people living in Bangkok (or Rayong) could call him (from pay phones of course) and he would walk over to the family’s house and wait for them to call back. He spent just about every evening doing this. He was also willing to take people to the clinic or run important errands with his truck. He took us back to Bangkok, which at that time was a 5 hour drive (it is now less then 3 hours) for 500 baht. All that is gone now. Everyone has a bike and mobile, lot’s of people have trucks and all the other stuff that comes with development. But then the whole lifestyle has improved in so many other ways. TH
  10. Was that the notorious Santos and his lovely wife? TH
  11. Saw The Warrior Way last night. I liked it but I think there will be many that won't like it. I really liked the visuals. Had a rather surreal feel to them that went well with the setting and the story. TH
  12. Well, you can't have a proper Scottish thread without this: pcnFbCCgTo4
  13. The new Robin Hood. Enjoyed it a lot. Splice. Was ok, but a bit predicable. Prince of Persia. Great fantasy adventure. Tend to like this genre if the special effects are good and this one was. Gemma Arterton is hot. Red. A bit like The Expendables, but better as it tended to be more tongue in cheek. I liked it, was very entertaining. TH
  14. Saw The Expendables Friday night. I can't think of a cliché that Stallone missed, but it was still highly entertaining. The scene with Bruce Willis, Arnold and Stallone is almost worth it by itself. TH
  15. Saw it over the weekend. As you said, good, but not really great. The last 15 minutes is very good, made up for the very slow start. TH
  16. Saw Alice in Wonderland over the weekend. Rather enjoyed it. It’s hard to dislike any movie that Johnny Depp is making these days. Tim Burton continues to be maybe the weirdest director ever. Was not the 3D version. I don't like the 3D, makes me nauseous and is useless. TH
  17. Having already downed a few power drinks, she turned around, faced him, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Listen here good looking, I screw anybody, any time, anywhere, your place, my place, in the car, front door, back door, on the ground, standing up, sitting down, naked or with clothes on, dirty, clean . . . It doesn't matter to me. I've been doing it ever since I got out of college and I just love it." Eyes now wide with interest, he responded, "No kidding. I'm a lawyer too. What firm are you with?"
  18. A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiancee to his study for a drink. "So what are your plans?" the father asks the young man. "I am a Torah scholar." he replies. "A Torah scholar. Hmmm," the father says. "admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?" "I will study," the young man replies, "and God will provide for us." "And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asks the father. "I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replies, "God will provide for us." "And children?" asks the father. "How will you support children?" "Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replies the fiance. The conversation proceeds like this, and each time the father questions, the young idealist insists that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, "How did it go, Honey?" The father answers, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."
  19. Three mischievous old Grandmas were sitting on a bench outside a nursing home when an old Grandpa walked by. And one of the old Grandmas yelled out saying, 'We bet we can tell exactly how old you are.' The old man said, 'There is no way you can guess it, you old fools.' One of the old Grandmas said, 'Sure we can! Just drop your pants and under shorts and we can tell your exact age.' Embarrassed just a little, but anxious to prove they couldn't do it, he dropped his drawers. The Grandmas asked him to first turn around a couple of times and to jump up and down several times. Then they all piped up and said, 'You're 87 years old!' Standing with his pants down around his ankles, the old gent asked , 'How in the world did you guess?' Slapping their knees and grinning from ear to ear, the three old ladies happily yelled in unison: 'We were at your birthday party yesterday!'
  20. The Philosophy of Ambiguity FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH: 1. DON'T SWEAT THE PETTY THINGS AND DON'T PET THE SWEATY THINGS. 2. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR. 3. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION. 4. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES? 5. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE. 6. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF-HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE. 7. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS? 8. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP? 9. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION? 10. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM? 11. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?" 12. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT? 13. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES? 14. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK? 15. WHY DO THEY LOCK PETROL STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL CLEAN THEM? 16. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED? 17. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS? 18. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT? 19. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES? 20. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS? 21. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD? 22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. 23. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA? 24. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY? 25. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR? 26. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO? 27. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY? 28. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE? 29. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT? 30. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"? 31. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM? 32. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM? 33. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL PERSON IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DO THEY BECOME DISORIENTED? 34. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD
  21. Read the book. IMHO the Coens cut the ending up too much and make it much more oblique then then should be. Otherwise, the movie follows the book almost exactly. TH
  22. A guy is walking along the strip in Las Vegas and a knockout looking hooker catches his eye. He strikes up a conversation and eventually asks the hooker, â??How much do you charge?â? Hooker replies, â??It starts at $500 for a hand-job.â? Guy says, â??$500 dollars! For a hand-job! No hand-job is worth that kind of money!â? The hooker says, â??Do you see that Dennyâ??s on the corner?â? â??Yes.â? â??Do you see the Dennyâ??s about a block further down?â? â??Yes.â? â??And beyond that, do you see that third Dennyâ??s?â? â??Yes.â? â??Well,â? says the hooker, smiling invitingly, â??I own those. And, I own them because I give a hand-job thatâ??s worth $500.â? Guy says, â??What the hell? You only live once. Iâ??ll give it a try.â? They retire to a nearby motel. A short time later, the guy is sitting on the bed realizing that he just experienced the hand-job of a lifetime, worth every bit of $500. He is so amazed, he says, â??I suppose a blow-job is $1,000?â? The hooker replies, â??$1,500.â? I wouldnâ??t pay that for a blow-job!â? The hooker replies, â??Step over here to the window, big boy. Do you see that casino just across the street? I own that casino outright. And I own it because I give a blow-job thatâ??s worth every cent of $1,500.â? The guy, basking in the afterglow of that terrific hand-job, decides to put off the new car for another year or so, and says, â??Sign me up.â? Ten minutes later, he is sitting on the bed more amazed than before. He can scarcely believe it but he feels he truly got his moneyâ??s worth. He decides to dip into the retirement savings for one glorious and unforgettable experience. He asks the hooker, â??How much for some pussy?â? The hooker says, â??Come over here to the window, I want to show you something. Do you see how the whole city of Las Vegas is laid out before us, all those beautiful lights, gambling palaces, and showplaces?â? â??Damn!â? the guy says, in awe, â??You own the whole city?â? â??No,â? the hooker replies, â??but I would if I had a pussy.â?Â
  23. Note, he then went on to do an plug for a condom company. TH
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