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Title: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 10, 2023, 07:11:16 PM
who else is fucking exhausted from everything in the world?
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 10, 2023, 08:03:40 PM
I am, I am  :undecided:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Anguille on October 10, 2023, 08:05:33 PM
Me
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 10, 2023, 10:15:46 PM
I'm taking the Blue Pill and going back to sleep.  :Party:
Title: Re: so
Post by: planetbrain on October 10, 2023, 11:24:56 PM
Definitely. But I fear the worst is yet to come. It all seems to be escalating to an uncontrollable situation, maybe WW3.
Goodbye all!
Title: Re: so
Post by: FarAway Sooner on October 10, 2023, 11:28:03 PM
Present.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Crossroads on October 11, 2023, 12:33:30 AM
I'm in, most definitively.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:46:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/PUe1kqu.gif)
Title: Re: so
Post by: JudgeDredd on October 11, 2023, 12:54:00 AM
That needs to be slower and longer  :notworthy:

Quote from: Sir Slash on October 10, 2023, 10:15:46 PMI'm taking the Blue Pill and going back to sleep.  :Party:
I'm not sure - but I don't think the blue pill is going to help with that.

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:46:56 AM(https://i.imgur.com/PUe1kqu.gif)
It would help with ^that^ though  :Party:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 01:18:34 AM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on October 11, 2023, 12:54:00 AMI'm not sure - but I don't think the blue pill is going to help with that.

not at his age.
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 11, 2023, 05:30:02 AM
Physical warfare exhausts our spirits, too, even when we're not physically involved -- and moreso then, of course.

And there's plenty of spiritual warfare going on already, with some acceleration.

Sometimes all we can do to hold on, is grab a nail. So to speak.

But when we can't hold on any longer, God suffers that with us, too.

The history and story of Israel, is the story of us all, above and below, for better and for worse.

And however bad it gets, it's eventually for the better.

But it's okay to be exhausted meanwhile.

Peace to us all, someday, Grogs. War until then meanwhile.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 11, 2023, 08:48:15 AM
What does it mean to 'grab a nail?'
Title: Re: so
Post by: ArizonaTank on October 11, 2023, 09:36:33 AM
Understanding history is a bit of comfort for me.

The world has seen much worse, and come through OK and sometimes even better in the end.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 11, 2023, 09:38:37 AM
^I like your thinking.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 09:48:21 AM
Just for the record, the, 'Blue Pill' I was referencing was from, "The Matrix". If I in fact do have a prescription for the, 'Other' Blue Pill, it is strictly for preventing onset of Alzheimer's.... I probably didn't make myself look better there did I?  :doh: There are actually a number of OTC supplements that can help increase blood flow throughout the body, many VERY much cheaper than Viagra or it's generic forms. If you have a Pharmacist you trust, talk with them about this. They should be able to recommend some things. Viagra costs more than the Hooker does you need it for.  :shocked:
Title: Re: so
Post by: steve58 on October 11, 2023, 10:04:03 AM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:46:56 AM(https://i.imgur.com/PUe1kqu.gif)

Thanks, I feel better now.  :Party:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 11, 2023, 11:02:02 AM
Quote from: Gusington on October 11, 2023, 08:48:15 AMWhat does it mean to 'grab a nail?'

Sometimes the only way to hold on still hurts. A lot.

More religiously, it's a reference to Jesus on the cross -- both in the sense of the Messiah voluntarily staying on there no matter how much it hurt, in order to get something important done for Israel and the rest of us; and in a classical sense of Christians holding onto the nailed feet to keep ourselves from going down. Naturally that wouldn't apply outside (except in an evangelical sense), but the secular sense can apply to anyone.

(I had about a 1/3 longer post, but it was more overtly religious and I decided not to go that far, for ecumenical purposes so to speak.)
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 11, 2023, 11:03:08 AM
Ah. I understood that it had to have a Jesus-connection...never heard that phrase before, though.
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 11, 2023, 11:06:00 AM
Well, I can't be sure I'm the first to invent it, but I hadn't heard it before writing that post, either.  :Nerd:  Seemed to apply for everyone whether generally or more specifically.

If I ever get a merch store, I should remember to use it!  :grin:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:19:04 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 09:48:21 AMJust for the record, the, 'Blue Pill' I was referencing was from


uh huh
Title: Re: so
Post by: JudgeDredd on October 11, 2023, 12:43:26 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 09:48:21 AMJust for the record, the, 'Blue Pill' I was referencing was from, "The Matrix".

I knew that Slash...I couldn't help the tease...it was an open goal!

Quote from: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 09:48:21 AMViagra costs more than the Hooker does you need it for.  :shocked:
Not in the UK.

I don't buy 'em...don't need 'em, yet  :undecided: ...but a quick google of Boots Chemist (a pharmacy chain in the UK) says - well, less than a fiver a shag as it happens

https://www.boots.com/viagra-connect-50mg-tablets-12s-10250364
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 02:28:47 PM
 :grin: That's a good one JD. Maybe I should visit Britain soon.  :ThumbsUp:

You young-ins just wait, you'll be right there with us old shits one day soon. Funny we're called, 'Old Shits' but yet that is what we can't do.  :shocked:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Uberhaus on October 11, 2023, 03:31:15 PM
We need a really, really like button. 

btw  sildenafil began life being tested as a cardiovascular medication, however the interesting side effect was noted and it was developed into a huge blockbuster drug.
Title: Re: so
Post by: MengJiao on October 11, 2023, 03:49:02 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:46:56 AM(https://i.imgur.com/PUe1kqu.gif)

Well, that's not so bad.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Groggy on October 11, 2023, 04:27:42 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 11, 2023, 02:28:47 PMYou young-ins just wait, you'll be right there with us old shits one day soon. Funny we're called, 'Old Shits' but yet that is what we can't do.  :shocked:

"Sir, this is a Wendy's."
Title: Re: so
Post by: W8taminute on October 11, 2023, 09:04:42 PM

Title: Re: so
Post by: FarAway Sooner on October 12, 2023, 09:12:45 AM
Only on this board could a thread start out addressing all the depressing geopolitical crap going on in the world, and within the first page, sensibly and relevantly translate to a discussion of ED cures for the aging and their relative cost compared to sex workers in the UK...
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 12, 2023, 09:52:41 AM
Thank you. My work here is done.  :thank_you:
Title: Re: so
Post by: acctingman on October 12, 2023, 11:14:31 AM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 11, 2023, 12:46:56 AM(https://i.imgur.com/PUe1kqu.gif)

ah, shit.....my keyboard
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 12, 2023, 12:12:02 PM
I think Star is trying to say we should cinch up and hold on for all we can.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 12, 2023, 12:23:02 PM
I'd be careful. That girl comes with, 'Strings attached' I bet.  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 12, 2023, 03:06:36 PM
hopefully handcuffs
Title: Re: so
Post by: steve58 on October 12, 2023, 03:24:14 PM
I say its time to start a "Free those puppies" movement. :Hug:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 12, 2023, 09:44:35 PM
I'm in! "Free The Puppies! Free The Puppies"!   :cheerswine:
Title: Re: so
Post by: W8taminute on October 13, 2023, 03:53:52 PM
Ok let me show you how a real man handles it.  :tophat:

Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 13, 2023, 03:56:36 PM
thats the episode where the empathic diplomat feeds off his wives emotions?
Title: Re: so
Post by: Uberhaus on October 13, 2023, 04:04:02 PM
Quote from: steve58 on October 12, 2023, 03:24:14 PMI say its time to start a "Free those puppies" movement. :Hug:
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 12, 2023, 09:44:35 PMI'm in! "Free The Puppies! Free The Puppies"!  :cheerswine:
I'm more of a cat person.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 13, 2023, 04:39:27 PM
 :Dreamer:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 13, 2023, 05:20:19 PM
love these adorable little killing machines!  :smitten:

Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 13, 2023, 05:22:13 PM
the deadly black footed Gus  :ninjameditate:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 13, 2023, 05:26:06 PM
^Was just gonna say hahaha
Title: Re: so
Post by: al_infierno on October 13, 2023, 08:49:03 PM
Did you hear the one about getting two Thai hookers?

It was like winning the lottery! We had six matching balls.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 13, 2023, 09:33:13 PM
I went into a bar a couple of months back and asked the bartender if I could have a beer and some nuts to go with it. He gave me a Bud Lite.  :doh:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 13, 2023, 09:42:32 PM
Quote from: W8taminute on October 13, 2023, 03:53:52 PMOk let me show you how a real man handles it.  :tophat:



I got this out of that:


Because this video was offered afterward. {g}

(Also, a real man would have said, "Yes, I'm a little upset that you're not only dating an officer of lower rank but one who's still evidently much more on duty than you are.")
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 13, 2023, 10:07:39 PM
Phhhttt. Typical female tactic to make the man jealous. Ryker should've seen that one coming a light-year away. Then looked Troy right in her eyes and thought about that last green Orion Slave Girl he porked.  :adultcontent:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 14, 2023, 02:29:58 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8ZyVLBWAAA8Rgz?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 14, 2023, 02:33:07 PM
or is the back better?

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8ZyVC2W4AAij6u?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 14, 2023, 09:07:17 PM
The goggles -- they do nothing.

Hm, will I be playing through the Arkham games again this winter?
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 14, 2023, 11:10:07 PM
you're looking at goggles?

 :Loser:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 14, 2023, 11:30:02 PM
Cosplay evaluation. It's a pretty good attempt. I'll give credit for the goggles in the second photo, reflecting building lights apparently. Not sure how they did that -- CG afterward, or was a light bank shaped like that overhead? (And was that accidental or on purpose?) Several surfaces of her suit are reflecting the actual studio lights, by contrast. The suit she's referencing should have been matte-black, not reflective, but eh -- sort of combines a recent comic-canon version with Pfeiffer's. Design and execution is otherwise good. The only thing really off (aside from the goggles that do nothing, but do look cool) is the weird owl-beak nose between the goggles.

Probably the mask was repurposed from something else for the costume. It's a small nitpick. Most people will never notice.

For reasons.

The internet being the internet, btw...

(https://www.creativefabrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02/Gorgeous-Native-American-Fairy-Owl-Totem-44276481-1-1.png)

Not the most disturbing variant of an owl woman.
Title: Re: so
Post by: SirAndrewD on October 14, 2023, 11:53:43 PM
Don't make me start putting my AI generated art in here.  You already see the existential horror of my avatar.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 15, 2023, 05:00:51 AM
 :ROFL:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 15, 2023, 07:42:08 AM
https://twitter.com/i/status/1713519299648778699
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sigwolf on October 15, 2023, 09:14:40 AM
Quote from: JasonPratt on October 14, 2023, 09:07:17 PMThe goggles -- they do nothing.

You see the goggles are on a strap, right?   :grin:

It's not like they're attached to her forehead as part of the costume, they are just pulled up to showcase her amazing eyes.  I, for one, applaud that decision.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 15, 2023, 09:26:41 AM
hes literally the antidote for viagra.
Title: Re: so
Post by: JudgeDredd on October 15, 2023, 11:29:58 AM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 15, 2023, 07:42:08 AMhttps://twitter.com/i/status/1713519299648778699
That's a great video.  :notworthy:  :peace:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 15, 2023, 10:14:42 PM
The goggles are opaque and can't be seen through (also meaning the strap is useless even if used); thus inviting a Simpson's joke reference; to set up a subversion of expectation about what I'd more naturally be paying attention to.


Although I thought that line came from a different scene while shooting a "McBain" film, so there may be a callback (or this was).
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 15, 2023, 10:23:56 PM
She'd have to lose the whip before I would stretch that leather. The goggles can stay.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 15, 2023, 10:31:18 PM
wtf is wrong with you two?  :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 16, 2023, 12:40:03 AM
every time you jerk off.....  they're watching!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8ZSzOsXgAA1UUZ?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 16, 2023, 08:54:53 AM
 :undecided:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 16, 2023, 09:18:44 AM
They're also watching IF, you're a Jerk-Off. Something to keep in mind for us all.  :justice:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sigwolf on October 16, 2023, 09:59:22 AM
Quote from: JasonPratt on October 15, 2023, 10:14:42 PMThe goggles are opaque and can't be seen through (also meaning the strap is useless even if used)
Dude, it's cosplay, she's not looking for a practical outfit to actually fight crime.   :ROFL: The object is to be true to the character in the medium represented.  Comics follow different rules. 

Based on the official Sideshow Toys figure, I'd say the goggles are pretty accurate...  :ThumbsUp:

(https://www.sideshow.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850,quality=90,f=auto/https://www.sideshow.com/storage/product-images/300678/catwoman_dc-comics_gallery_5dc3318c1da80.jpg)
https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/dc-comics-catwoman-sideshow-collectibles-300678 (https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/dc-comics-catwoman-sideshow-collectibles-300678)

Most importantly, as Star has hinted at several times... who cares if she can see through the goggles?       :Party:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 16, 2023, 10:04:16 AM
Nerd fight!
Title: Re: so
Post by: Windigo on October 16, 2023, 04:42:19 PM
Jeebus! Do I have to personally bitch slap all of you excessively worrying guys? Yup the shit is going down, but we all still have jobs to do, family to care for, holes that need filling :whistle:  and household shit that needs done.

Just having a doable plan of action helps your peace of mind... well that and some supplies/equipment.

so..... got any more of those great pictures Star? (no, not those Gus ones
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sigwolf on October 16, 2023, 07:22:56 PM
(https://dfjc3etzov2zz.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mad-Magazine-Alfred-Neuman-what-me-worry.gif)
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 16, 2023, 07:33:05 PM
Mine are the best ones.
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 16, 2023, 09:07:23 PM
Again, it was a setup for a Simpson's joke reference. I actually complimented the goggles otherwise. (Aside from the odd beak between the lenses, but still.)

I should have posted the video reference first to explain the joke. Alas.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Windigo on October 17, 2023, 09:38:01 AM
Alas? Isn't that a picture book of geographical information?
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 17, 2023, 11:59:23 AM
Alas was pictured in each of Star's photos so far, for cheering up us guys.

Alas also seems to have replaced our snare-drum smilely for ba-dump-tishing?

 :privatedancer:

Still counts as ba-dump-tish I guess.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 17, 2023, 05:39:14 PM
a new butcher shop opened up a few blocks away.
went in there today and picked up a few burgers for tonight.
lets see how NY strip, brisket and bacon work together in a grilled patty of goodness!
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 17, 2023, 07:07:23 PM
^I would expect that would work out...swell  :tophat:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 17, 2023, 08:15:21 PM
Kosher beef bacon? (I'd accept pork, of course, but I'm not against the other, heard it's quite good.)
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 17, 2023, 08:27:04 PM
it was absolutely amazing!
a real fatty patty so you get that low yield grease fire for the char.
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on October 17, 2023, 08:30:05 PM
 :RockOn:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 17, 2023, 10:14:45 PM
And the aroma brings them in from miles away.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Gusington on October 17, 2023, 10:20:13 PM
'Low yield' haha
Title: Re: so
Post by: Windigo on October 18, 2023, 10:34:16 AM
I've read you can get the same effect from dropping the patties into the charcoal.
Title: Re: so
Post by: Sir Slash on October 18, 2023, 10:50:35 AM
 :grin:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 18, 2023, 03:42:13 PM
I dont have time for charcoal.  :cool:
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 21, 2023, 12:08:11 AM
it was a big news day so for those that liked Conan.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8ztG_WXkAASb3R?format=jpg&name=large)
Title: Re: so
Post by: Toonces on November 08, 2023, 09:14:08 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on October 13, 2023, 09:33:13 PMI went into a bar a couple of months back and asked the bartender if I could have a beer and some nuts to go with it. He gave me a Bud Lite.  :doh:

Ok, this made me laugh!
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on November 08, 2023, 09:32:50 AM
Quote from: Toonces on November 08, 2023, 09:14:08 AMOk, this made me laugh!

so did last nights election results.   :ROFL:
Title: Re: so
Post by: Jarhead0331 on November 08, 2023, 02:25:44 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 08, 2023, 09:32:50 AM
Quote from: Toonces on November 08, 2023, 09:14:08 AMOk, this made me laugh!

so did last nights election results.   :ROFL:

So do Biden's poll numbers as compared to Trumps.  :ROFL:
Title: Re: so
Post by: SirAndrewD on November 08, 2023, 02:59:54 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on November 08, 2023, 02:25:44 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 08, 2023, 09:32:50 AM
Quote from: Toonces on November 08, 2023, 09:14:08 AMOk, this made me laugh!

so did last nights election results.   :ROFL:

So do Biden's poll numbers as compared to Trumps.  :ROFL:

Please stop.  I like everyone here too much to start being an asshole again.
Title: Re: so
Post by: GDS_Starfury on November 08, 2023, 03:30:51 PM
Quote from: SirAndrewD on November 08, 2023, 02:59:54 PMI like everyone here too much to start being an asshole again.

JH and I got that part covered.  :peace:
Title: Re: so
Post by: JasonPratt on November 08, 2023, 03:32:27 PM
Oh, hey it's a(nother) las!  :cool: