Cool!!!!

[John Galt]

Sure the flare could mess with our phones and power, but look at the picture of what it did in Norway!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/23/solar.forecast/index.html

[QuikSand]

Maybe we have a chance to get the "wall of fire" effect that so many were expecting back on New Year's Eve 2000.

[GrantDawg]

That is a cool little light show.

I want to take this time to mention that I finally watched "The Big Lebowski" on the praise of several from this mesage board and others, and I DEMAND MY 117 MINUTES BACK!!!

That was a true steaming pile of poo.

[John Galt]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
That is a cool little light show.

I want to take this time to mention that I finally watched "The Big Lebowski" on the praise of several from this mesage board and others, and I DEMAND MY 117 MINUTES BACK!!!

That was a true steaming pile of poo.

"You have got to buck up, man. You cannot drag this negative energy in to the tournament! "

[Hammer755]

Airlines are also alerted, because some navigation systems may be affected.

This quote was reassuring to me, as I prepare board a plane bound for Pittsburgh this afternoon.

[Rich1033]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
That is a cool little light show.

I want to take this time to mention that I finally watched "The Big Lebowski" on the praise of several from this mesage board and others, and I DEMAND MY 117 MINUTES BACK!!!

That was a true steaming pile of poo.

How could a movie about bowling and a stolen rug be a waste of time? I just dont believe it.

[Alan T]

I liked Kingpin better

[John Galt]

Originally posted by Alan T
I liked Kingpin better

"So you have no frame of reference here, [Alan]. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know..."

There is Big Lebowski quote for every occassion. :)

[Radii]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
I want to take this time to mention that I finally watched "The Big Lebowski" on the praise of several from this mesage board and others, and I DEMAND MY 117 MINUTES BACK!!!

That was a true steaming pile of poo.

YES! That movie sucks so very very badly. I don't remember laughing more than once or twice throughout the entire thing. I know part of the problem is that my friends overhyped it so much I expected pure brilliance, so when it was just average, I viewed it as total crap. Make sense? Anyway, I don't like it at all.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by Radii
YES! That movie sucks so very very badly. I don't remember laughing more than once or twice throughout the entire thing. I know part of the problem is that my friends overhyped it so much I expected pure brilliance, so when it was just average, I viewed it as total crap. Make sense? Anyway, I don't like it at all.

Exactly! The other thing playing it up was that it was a Coen brothers film. They have made some brilliant films (Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art Thou?), but this was a complete miss. I get a sense that Intolerable Cruelty is along the same track. I am a big fan of Clooney but there is just something about this movie that seems to suggest I would not like it.

[Glengoyne]

A solar storm huh? Maybe that would explain why the wife was so Randy this morning.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by Glengoyne
A solar storm huh? Maybe that would explain why the wife was so Randy this morning.

Yours too? :)

(by the way, when you capitalize "randy" it makes it look like your wife turned into a man).

[cuervo72]

Originally posted by Glengoyne
A solar storm huh? Maybe that would explain why the wife was so Randy this morning.

Only the "eye" on Jupiter....

[John Galt]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
Exactly! The other thing playing it up was that it was a Coen brothers film. They have made some brilliant films (Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art Thou?), but this was a complete miss. I get a sense that Intolerable Cruelty is along the same track. I am a big fan of Clooney but there is just something about this movie that seems to suggest I would not like it.

If you liked "O Brother Where Art Thou?," I'm surprised you didn't like "The Big Lebowski." Both are sort of journies to the upsurd. I remember when I first saw Lebowski, I didn't like it as much as I do now (but I still liked it). It has definitely been a move that has gotten much better upon repeated viewing. You pick up on all the things the Dude embodies. He is just a reflection of his surroundings and constantly regurgatating what other people say (like my signature quote where is just repeating words he heard Bush say on TV). I think the Dude as a hollow vessel spouting out culture is what makes him an interesting hero that defines LA during that period.

And the quotes in that movie are just incredible. I still tell my girlfriend on a regular basis, "We believe in nothing, Lebowski. Nothing," whenever she asks me what I'm doing or thinking. And whenever someone says something inappropriate, I may say, "dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please." And when I want to be lazy, I can't help but say, "The Dude abides."

OK, maybe I'm just a dork, but I think so many of the ideas and quotes from Lebowski define exactly how I feel in a funny way. I love that movie.

[The Afoci]

The Big Lewbowski is perhaps the funniest movie ever. My girlfriend hated it until I explained it to her and now she loves it. Nothing like getting impared and watching this flick with a few friends.

This is what happens when you....

Ah, memories.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by John Galt
If you liked "O Brother Where Art Thou?," I'm surprised you didn't like "The Big Lebowski." Both are sort of journies to the upsurd. I remember when I first saw Lebowski, I didn't like it as much as I do now (but I still liked it). It has definitely been a move that has gotten much better upon repeated viewing. You pick up on all the things the Dude embodies. He is just a reflection of his surroundings and constantly regurgatating what other people say (like my signature quote where is just repeating words he heard Bush say on TV). I think the Dude as a hollow vessel spouting out culture is what makes him an interesting hero that defines LA during that period.



Yes, I like the absurd. I love to find the deeper meaning in movies, and I could see what they were trying to accomplish. I just think they missed.

Of course, it doesn't help that I just can't stand Jeff Bridges. He was the number one reason I hadn't seen the movie to that point. I can't tell you what exactly annoys me about him, but there is just something...



Threadjack complete. :)

[The Afoci]

You want a threadjack, I can get you a threadjack. Grantdawg, there are ways, you don't want to know about them, but there are. I could get you a threadjack on two different forums in five minutes if you want. Amatuers.

Rough quote.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by The Afoci
You want a threadjack, I can get you a threadjack. Grantdawg, there are ways, you don't want to know about them, but there are. I could get you a threadjack on two different forums in five minutes if you want. Amatuers.

Rough quote.

John Goodman was the only redeeming quality of that film (that could also be said of many of his movies).

[John Galt]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
John Goodman was the only redeeming quality of that film (that could also be said of many of his movies).

I always had you pegged as a fan of The Flintstones.

[Senator]

Don't forget about his little known cameo as rapist #2 in Deliverance.

[Cuckoo]

Originally posted by John Galt
I remember when I first saw Lebowski, I didn't like it as much as I do now (but I still liked it). It has definitely been a move that has gotten much better upon repeated viewing.

This is exactly what I was going to say. Watch it again in a few months, and I can almost guarantee you'll like it more. I've seen it about four or five times, and it gets funnier each time.

[dawgfan]

Back on topic (sort of) I can tell you that pictures alone can't give you the full impact of an Aurora Borealis show. One of the highlights of my life was seeing one while driving with a friend up to Alaska in the spring of '94. We were in the Yukon about 2 in the morning, I was asleep in the back and he pulled over and told me to wake up, I had to see the Northern Lights. We got out of the truck and watched slack-jawed for the next half an hour as the northern sky shimmered with undulating curtains of green light. Amazing stuff...

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by Cuckoo
This is exactly what I was going to say. Watch it again in a few months, and I can almost guarantee you'll like it more. I've seen it about four or five times, and it gets funnier each time.

Let's see. You absolutely hate something, but if you watch again then you'll like it. Ummm....no.

[GrantDawg]

Originally posted by John Galt
I always had you pegged as a fan of The Flintstones.

You see, I think you missed the underlining context of this film as a true representation of the explotation of the working class.

[Cuckoo]

Originally posted by GrantDawg
Let's see. You absolutely hate something, but if you watch again then you'll like it. Ummm....no.

Well, maybe you're right. The first time I saw it, I was massively unimpressed, but I can't say that I hated it. It did become much funnier to me each time, though.

[cthomer5000]

The Big Lewbowski is perhaps the least funny movie ever.

[Marmel]

Originally posted by John Galt
I still tell my girlfriend on a regular basis...


Whoa! Back up there a minute John! :D