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Agent Cooper
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:42 am

Badmike wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
stratochamp wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:let's see Jason, stalin, hitler, mao, pol pot, peter jackson. does that sound about right for the hierarchy of crimes against humanity? or did you have someone else in mind for 5th place?

Jerry Jones is in that mix.

Mike B.

Glen Sather, way ahead of anybody on this list. Or possibly his puppet masters, the Dolans.
I honestly can't tell who should occupy a lower pit in Hell.

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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:39 pm

When I first saw the trailer with skater-boy Legolas, I cringed. The Hobbit does not need Jackson's imagining of his LoTR movies to be a good story. It stands on its own. I have not seen the second movie yet. It seems to me it is like going to visit the dentist.

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:27 am

Amazing Packers/Cowgirls game.

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:48 am

ExTSR wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Amazing Packers/Cowgirls game.

Ahhh, brought a smile to my face after watching my Eagles play like trash against a team with 3 wins. Never ceases to amaze me how Cowboys fans (many of them at any rate) insist they have an elite QB when he turns the ball over to lose the game time and time again. Not to mention their horrific Dec/Jan record.

WTG Pack!!!

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:05 am

Us Seattle fans have felt what it's like to have an under-performing QB for some time - we have hope now that Wilson can turn that trend around.

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Badmike wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
benjoshua wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:I just came from seeing The Desolation of Smaug, and I recommend it overall. It is certainly better than the first installment, but not by a wide margin. The series continues to take significant liberties with the plot, both by adding in stuff that didn't take place in the book as well as leaving out some favorite memories. There were so many changes, it was a bit distracting. One thing I recommend is that you see the film in IMAX. With all the other 3D movies I have ever been to, the 3D quality was simply too poor to make the viewing enjoyable. However, the 3D IMAX experience left me thinking wow over and over again. The movie left me looking forward to the last film in the series.

Finally, it pleases me greatly to see fantasy done with high quality. While the purists among us will moan, groan, and bemoan what could have been, the bottom line is that I believe movies like this will lead to more people hungering for quality fantasy. And it's even possible that movies like these will revive and perhaps increase some interest in role-playing. We'll see. 8)

If you did not like the first film, do not see the second film. If you want the plot to slavishly follow Tolkien's book, do NOT see this film.

If you can trick your mind into forgetting you ever read Tolkien or The Hobbit you would probably like this film, much like Arnie's "Conan" is a great fantasy flick if you have never actually read a Howard story.

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I enjoyed it.

And although it's clearly not a four star movie, calling it akin to a salmonella burger is quite harsh.

And I agree... just put down the book (gently) and enjoy the movie...

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:47 pm

Agent Cooper wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
Badmike wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
Jerry Jones is in that mix.

Mike B.

Glen Sather, way ahead of anybody on this list. Or possibly his puppet masters, the Dolans.
I honestly can't tell who should occupy a lower pit in Hell.

I will make the leap of faith that you are a Rangers fan, so you do realize that you need your head checked right? The only franchise with fewer titles since the Nazis marched in to Paris would be the Chicago Cubs. Having said that, Slats is in the Hall of Fame and won 4 titles coaching the Great One. What have the Dolans done other than run multiple franchises in to the ground. The Dolans are wayyyyy ahead of Sather.

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:43 pm

Zenfinite wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:
ExTSR wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Amazing Packers/Cowgirls game.

Ahhh, brought a smile to my face after watching my Eagles play like trash against a team with 3 wins. Never ceases to amaze me how Cowboys fans (many of them at any rate) insist they have an elite QB when he turns the ball over to lose the game time and time again. Not to mention their horrific Dec/Jan record.

WTG Pack!!!

Zen

Doesn't matter, anyone besides the Seahawks, 49ers, Broncos or Chiefs who are playing now are only doing it for practice for next year. It's been a long time since we've seen teams such a level above the next group of opponents that anyone else in the championship games seem like ludicrous thinking. This is 00's Patriots, 90s Cowboys, 80's Niners, 70's Steelers type domination. Sorry, Saints and Pats fans...those are the two worst 10-4 teams I've ever seen in my life, they ain't going anywhere (I'm sure Stratochamp can come up with a top ten of really bad double-digit win teams.....) :wink:

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:44 pm

throwing down the gauntlet eh Mike?

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:24 pm

stratochamp wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:throwing down the gauntlet eh Mike?

No, cause I know you can do it! :wink:

Mike B.

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:37 pm

I know that the dolphins are not that good, but it feels like we haven't had anything to cheer about for ages!!

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:07 pm

My guy threw 5 pics Sunday... A couple years ago, I came *this* close to naming my dog Eli

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Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:41 pm

Thunderdave wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:My guy threw 5 pics Sunday... A couple years ago, I came *this* close to naming my dog Eli

Thank you,

sincerely,

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Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:40 am

Eli has been hit and miss but never this bad. He's turned into an interception machine. I'm betting on him helping me to the fantasy football championship as I just picked up the Lions Def for the final fantasy playoff game. Maybe he's been calling Tony Romo up for "pointers".... 8O

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Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:18 am

Anyone have trouble with the website this morning? It might just have been chrome, but this past week or so DF and K&K have both been offline a few times.

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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:45 pm

Am on break from my studies and thought to share my two latest creations:

A dungeon using Dwarven Forge's Dungeon Tiles (my 15-yr old helped me):

A baseball card montage of Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda, two PRican Hall of Famers:

Happy holidays!!

Hector.

Habent sua fata libelli 8)

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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:12 pm

Bad news. My father-in-law passed away in his sleep this morning. He had declined in health for the last several months, so his passing was not unexpected. He survived the Battle of the Bulge, and was a couple weeks shy of 91. It's going to be a weird, sad Christmas. :(

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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:25 pm

I'm real sorry to hear that.
My condolences to you and the missus.
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