Pit Bulls, Porcupines, and Other Thematic Elements Involving Intense Depictions of Bizarre Ramblings
Posted on Thursday 19 July 2007
- I seem to have run across an eclectic mix of maps lately.
- Countries with GDPs similar to that of US states. Bring in on Sweden.
- A map that shows concentrations of single men and women in the US. Men, head to NY…Women, head to LA.
- Web 2.0 for runners.
- And, a nice stash of videos:
- Why can’t all commercials be this good? I didn’t get it until the second time I watched it.
- Anti-Helium…who knew? Why didn’t anyone teach me about this in school?
- You wouldn’t think tigers with their bright orange fur would be all that camouflage. You’d be wrong.
- Most interesting article you’ll read all week: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature: Why most suicide bombers are Muslim, beautiful people have more daughters, humans are naturally polygamous, sexual harassment isn’t sexist, and blonds are more attractive.
- If you’re worried about pit bulls attacking you…just carry a porcupine with you. In other news, Michael Vick seen heading for the zoo to buy some porcupines.
- Props for imagination: Charlie Brown characters as anime.
- Ever snicker at the reasons for movie ratings…then this thread’s for you. Thematic elements…what the heck…don’t all movies have this? “Graphic stabbings” (Prime Time Murder), “slime” (Alien vs. Predator), “quirky situations” (Charlie and The Choclate Factory), “thematic elements involving teen dating” (Sleepover), “intense depiction of very bad weather” (Twister), “bizarre eroticism” (Naked Lunch), “an adolescent punch in the nose” (Skateboard Kid II), “salty language” (Grumpier Old Men), “a mild birds and bees discussion” (Bushwhacked), “a bawdy puppet show” (Jefferson in Paris), and “disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behavior” (Fight Club). To think someone somewhere gets paid to come up with these. This one may take the cake though, State’s Evidence: Rated R for strong disturbing violent content including a graphic killing rampage, child rape/murder, suicidal behavior, pervasive language and some sexual content – all involving teens. Thankfully somebody saw the need to make the feel good movie of the year.
- We saw a very good movie recently, Brick. The weird thing about this was that it was rated R and didn’t have a single curse word in it (no nudity either). I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever seen such an R-rated movie before.
- Have you ever noticed that some words are pretty much only used in conjunction with a certain situation? For example, “torrential”…almost certainly refers to rain or a flood. “Mauled”…almost guaranteed that we’re talking about an animal attack. I’ve always meant to make a list of such words but never got around to writing them down.
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