Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@bimmy-lee thankfully I made it to the recital. And I'm supposed to take the kids to see the movie today, but I still have a headache. The worst thing would be a loud theater but we'll see if it subsides.

@bimmy-lee Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorites too; I think Bimily will eventually get past his meanness lol. Plus, though it's a song about narcissism, the Gaston song is still a riot. XD I liked The Little Mermaid too, though one of the last scenes with Ursula scared me when I was very young.

Enjoy superhero status while you can! Before long, she'll realize parental embarrassment comes with the job. My parents STILL embarrass me on occasion. XD

I grew up on a farm too, though our house was a log cabin. I think a lot of bugs mistook it as a giant tree. I dealt with wasps, bore bees, those flying wood roaches (ugh), the fall ladybug invasion in warmer weather, and a few years ago right after I moved out my parents also had to deal with carpenter ants. We lived right next to the woods. Out of all of those, I daresay the wasps are the worst. They have no problem with stinging. I much prefer bees as they aren't aggressive suckers.

@HobbitGamer I feel for you on RIFAs. We thankfully don't have them where I'm at thanks to a couple of natural barriers (large rivers), but I think it's only a matter of time. I've seen documentaries on those things. I don't kill most insects unless I absolutely need to, but those things are off their home turf and need to be sent packing. I've had some foul experiences with more native ants yet know the RIFA is much worse.

Funnily enough, I also got addicted to watching that anthill art YT channel somewhat recently.

@Tyranexx
Speaking about Ursula from Little Mermaid, sometimes i like to sing her Poor Unfortunate Souls and also mimicking her conversations with Ariel during making a deal with transformation. My voice sounds a bit similar with Ursula when she was talking. 😆

@ThanosReXXX I did it for any folks that can’t view nature. And yes, I enjoyed Zoo!
I also really enjoyed the first season of Helix. The second season, while interesting in its own right, didn’t do much to advance the overall story.

@Heavyarms55 - Yeah, it’s always fun to humanize a famous person and realize you actually have something in common with them. He said he was a lower middle class kid, and $400 was a LOT of money to him, so those items must have been pretty big ticket items to 21 year old Dave Grohl. Pretty funny. He probably spent half the check getting set up with his NES and some games.

@NotTelevision - He talked a little about what he was doing just before Nirvana. He had moved to DC to be part of the punk/rock scene and was happily working at (I think) a furniture store or warehouse by day and playing drums in local bands by night. He had an album out with one of those bands, and while he didn’t elaborate exactly how it happened, it sounded like he just sort of got a call from Geffen to see if he was interested in playing drums for the studio recording of Nevermind, and that was that. He totally changed their sound. He also said he was basically playing disco rhythms on both albums, which was a bit mind boggling, so it’s something new to listen for sometime.

@HobbitGamer - Ah, that sounds so familiar that I think I’ve asked you that before. Horrible little creatures. We don’t have them here, but probably will once they spread out and overtake the entire continent. I’m also for the mass murder of imported, invasive organisms. I’ve mentioned it before, but the emerald ash bore has been destroying native Midwest hardwood forests for decades now.

@ThanosReXXX - Haha, mine was a Princess Bride joke/reference. ROUS = rodents of unusual size. They live in the dreaded fire swamps.

@Anti-Matter Ursula was definitely a well-done character. She's conniving and presents a "fair" deal, but she's only in it for herself and has no problem stabbing others in the back. Not much different from some salespeople, to be honest. Thankfully they're not all that way; some of them do hold to honesty and goodwill.

Poor Unfortunate Souls is another one of my Disney song favorites.

Btw, just now i have listened to Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now , OST of Mannequin movie on 1987.
I wonder if the movie was pretty hilarious to see a man talk and have falling in love with a mannequin that turned into living woman. 😗

Pffff...

@HobbitGamer Yeah, Zoo was good, but what did annoy me is how they handled certain characters and their story lines. Some of it made no sense in my opinion. A bit too much of 1 step forward, 2 steps back sometimes...
(edit: and just when I got used to thoroughly hating the bad guy, or rather: bad girl of the show, I found she also stars as one of the good guys in the new series "Manifest", that I'm currently watching)

I just looked up Helix, because I didn't know it and thought that it might perhaps be a new series, only to find out that it's already a couple of years old. The description of it doesn't ring a bell, so I don't think it's been on TV here.

@bimmy-lee Oh, great. I fell for a non-existent abbreviation... Do you see now what the non-usage of smileys does to people like me?
But I'll make a mental note of that one, so as not to have to label myself "fooled me twice"...

@ThanosReXXX It’s so conflicting at first when an actor does such a good job making you despise their character in one show, that it gives you pause in another completely different role. I had that problem with the new Punisher series on Netflix at first, thanks to Walking Dead.

@ThanosReXXX
Why did you upset with whatever i said in this thread ? 😕
I saw Pffff, indicated you felt disturbed.
How am i suppose to say ?
If i have something interesting in my mind, whether it will be silly for you, but it will be interesting for me.

I have listened and watched some 80's song with its video clip about Mannequin (1987 movie)
I just wondered if the movie will be fun, quirky and hilarious, with some kissy kissy scenes since it was a Romantic Comedy movie. I have never watched it but i have listened the OST oftenly. And why did you felt upset by my comments ?

Did anybody buy The Stretchers, and recommend it?

@Anti-Matter I think Mannequin is an entertaining movie. I've seen it multiple times. There's romance, comedy, a little fantasy science fiction.

Side note, I've frequently been in the store they filmed it in, here in philadlephia. Sometimes shopping, sometimes to see the christmas light show. A girlfriend worked high up in the building at one point. I'll admit, I can't stand the city anymore, and rarely go there since 2014-ish

@Woomy_NNYes
I really wish that game have physical release. 😀

Between PS3 era and PS4 / Switch era, there are some huge difference in game genre and variety.

I've never seen Mannequin. Just from reading the above, it sounds like a modern take on the tale of Pygmalion.

@HobbitGamer It sure is, but it is indeed exactly what you say: they're just being that good or even excellent at their jobs, seeing as if you love or hate a character, then that means that the portrayal is utterly believable.

Haven't watched the current Punisher series yet, but it wouldn't be a problem for me, because I don't watch the Walking Dead.

@Anti-Matter Pffff....
(and that's not disturbed, but tired. Just... SO... tired... )

On a side note: no offense, but you should REALLY learn to quit that annoying habit of wanting to over-explain yourself in so much detail, because there's really no need for it, and personally, I honestly couldn't care less about the how or why. The fact that I react the way I do is because I DON'T want extra details on the how and why of your motives, so you explaining them AGAIN only adds to the annoyance, far as I'm concerned.

You should have stopped your previous comment after "...interesting for me". Your point was already clear, and that would have been enough information. No need to explain or tell me about what you watched or what you think, because I wasn't looking for extra details on that, so you could have left that out.

It's just tiresome. And like I said a couple of pages back, you don't have to do anything or go out of your way to make everybody like you, and we don't have to like everything you do or say. Different people like different things. There's nothing wrong with that in general, but we also don't have to push our hobbies or likes down other people's throats. And it's perfectly fine that we all like different things. You don't have to enthuse me or convert me, because that's just never going to happen.

And that's just the way it is. Deal with it, or stay away from commenting on it, if you can't handle that.

@Tyranexx It actually is, but something as eloquent and historical as that will never dawn on Anti, because he's just all "ooh, mannequins, models and kissy-kissy people". It's sometimes almost like we're all transported back to kindergarten...

Wasn’t there a music video from an 80’s song where the mannequin comes to life?

@HobbitGamer nah I think that was the movie I am legend with will Smith 😋

@NintendoByNature That too, but it turns out I was thinking of Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship....which is from the movie Mannequin. So my whole exercise was circular. I give up. 😂

@ThanosReXXX It's one of the more interesting stories in Greek/Roman mythology IMO. Though my first exposure to that particular tale was through the Wishbone show on PBS way back when.

@NintendoByNature - I somehow missed you and Tyranexx this morning. I must have been typing when you posted. Great job dragging yourself to the recital. Dads everywhere are proud of you. I’m sure the Sonic movie was calm, quiet, and contemplative. Perfect movie for a headache.

@Tyranexx - I totally understand that Ursula scene, it’s creepy even now. Kraken Ursula is not for the faint of heart. I think B&theB was my wife’s favorite as a kid, and I’m sure Bimily will come around. I thiiink it’s possible she has a tiny, secret, confusing crush on Beast, and that may be part of it.

Hey, I’ve had a few seasons working with Orkin to get rid of carpenter ants. Those things are horrible. They live in the woods and like wood, and I guess they’re drawn to my wood house in the woods with wood exterior. Just for clarity, I grew up in a farmhouse, but it wasn’t a working farm at that point, not like how you grew up. We did have a cool old barn though, and my dad let us graffiti the inside of it.

@bimmy-lee we actually ended up running around all day. And She had another recital this morning. Now were just sitting around. It's good for my sickness. I think we'll have to catch sonic next week.