Tomas Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Suicide bombings have dropped 97% globally since Susan Boyle admitted to being a virgin. 1 Quote Link to comment
360 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I just watched this video on Youtube and found it an interesting take on the subject of sexuality. She makes reference to the Kinsey scale which as you are probably aware suggests that sexuality is not a binary choice. The part I found most interesting is that she goes on to discuss a similar scale for gender, which is something I'd never thought about much before but makes sense. Good stuff. I liked the no BS personal angle. I found the first half of her video post a bit boring but from about mid way it becomes very interesting. Quote Link to comment
Goodenough4U Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Interesting video of excerpts of a lecture on why straight guys are attracted to transsexuals. Worth a listen perhaps without rolling your eyes to heaven and thinking here we go on another boring " Am I gay?" thread. http://youtu.be/0v79_9x7JlQ Very interesting indeed, despite her sleazy appearance she manages to break down the subject and explains all the parts and is very convincing. As a sidenote I wonder how many of the students that then go home and objectify HER? Quote Link to comment
RocketSquirrel Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Note to self...remove airline luggage tags if planning to lie about arrival date to ladyboy 1 Quote Link to comment
xrayspecs Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I watched a new movie Samsara this week. It's another documentary of the weird & wonderful sights of the world from the guys who made Baraka 20+ years ago. There is not a single word of narration during the entire film, nor one word spoken by those who feature in it. But it boasts the most fantastic sound track with various elements from neoclassical to Gregorian chants to Tibetan throat singing at one point. It is so well done the time passed too quickly & before I knew it, it was over. I would have liked another few hours of it, it was quite meditative in its presentation. Thanks for mentioning this film, I was completely unaware of it and after reading you post I watched it last night. It's a stunning and beautiful film and I was unable to take my eyes off the screen all the way through. I saw a similar film a few years ago (Kooyanisqatsi) and after watching Samsara last night I downloaded this again and other films I could find in this genre. So, if anyone is wanting more of the same after watching Samsara then try these out. Directed by Ron Fricke who also did Samsara Baraka Directed by Godfrey Reggio ... Kooyanisqatsi Naqoyqatsi Powaqqatsi Quote Link to comment
pacman Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed it Xray. It's one movie I should get the DVD for, I found it so peaceful to watch. I don't know Godfrey Reggio but I have heard of his films. At least one or two of them, I didn't know there were three in the series. One of them was playing at a local cinema a few years back but I didn't know anything about it & I didn't bother to find out. My loss. I am happy that someone else likes something different. I so often think I am talking to myself when I mention something weird. As for non-mainstream films, I do hope that Searching For Sugarman takes out the Oscar for best documentary later this month. If ever there's a story worthy of attention, it is the 40 year wait for the fame & fortune that Rodriguez deserves. Downloads of Cold Fact have gone through the roof so it appears that he is finally going to receive the money denied to him so long. If anyone is looking for a nice story to go see at the cinema that also happens to be true, I recommend Sugarman without hesitation. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Coming into the last 2 weeks of my 4 month trip and thinking to myself, "shit it's almost over." while guys are arriving in town this weekend for 2 weeks and thinking, "YES, 2 whole weeks in Patts." All about perspectives for sure. Quote Link to comment
ciobha Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Christ, has it been 4 months already BB? Where does time go. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Christ, has it been 4 months already BB? Where does time go. Tell me about it. The only good thing is it will be November again before we know it. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 This gave me a chuckle when I stumbled upon them. Reminds me of a guy I know who does tattoos in my home town. In the early days when he started off one of my friends asked him how he learned Chinese to do those tatts. His reply was "I use a menu from the local take away." Not sure if he was joking.... Quote Link to comment
Tomas Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Any French speakers here? How do you say "no French allowed" in French? Its showing up as "Pas de permis Francais" on google translate. How accurate is that? Quote Link to comment
4:17 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Any French speakers here? How do you say "no French allowed" in French? Its showing up as "Pas de permis Francais" on google translate. How accurate is that? Oh la vache! Not a native speaker, but used to be fluent, once upon a time (pretty rusty these days, admittedly). But that's close enough it seems to get the original meaning across. But it's not clear from the original English whether you mean spoken French, as in the language, or actual French people ... Quote Link to comment
Tomas Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Its meant for French people. Quote Link to comment
4:17 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Still not quite clear on your meaning. It's meant to keep French people out, or explain something to them? In any event, I would keep it simple: Pas peuple Francais = No French people. As in no French people are allowed (in here, to go inside, apply for the job, etc.). That's should be clear enough, n'est pas? If it's that you don't want the French people to speak French, then Ne parlez pas Francaise. Don't speak French. So I gotta ask ... what's the issue with the Froggies? 1 Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 How many Frenchmen does it take to defend France? Quote Link to comment
turkey Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 le francais ne sont pas autorises..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Tomas Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 . So I gotta ask ... what's the issue with the Froggies? Its nothing bad. I just have a server rented out for an online game, and want to keep out French players because they have freakishly fast internet connections in France and which gives them a massive advantage over UK and Ireland players, plus the server is hosted in France so their ping is very very good. Quote Link to comment
4:17 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 ... want to keep out French players because they have freakishly fast internet connections in France ... Ah, in that case, perhaps: Pas joueurs Français ... No French players. 1 Quote Link to comment
Yuzirneym Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 What about English players living in France? Quote Link to comment
Tomas Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 What about English players living in France? Same same but impossible to spot. Quote Link to comment
Yuzirneym Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 A better warning should be "No people from French servers" of course an explanation of the situation would be less discriminatory to say the least. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s in Britain and Ireland should find this quite nostalgic. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 I see Angela Merkel has a timely message for the Cypriots. Quote Link to comment
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