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by laneela
August 12, 2011, 9:53 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes
Replies: 4
Views: 1373

Re: 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes

"I'm the Juggernaut, bitch" is a phenomenal line!
by laneela
June 22, 2011, 6:22 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Modern Family
Replies: 11
Views: 1827

Re: Modern Family

Actually, Sofia Vergara (the actress who plays Gloria) is not forcing an accent. That's exactly how she talks. I think while all of the characters are a bit over the top (it's a sitcom, not a documentary), the stereotypes are pretty on-point. I think the show is brilliant. The nuances in the dialogu...
by laneela
June 21, 2011, 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've been a vegetarian for two days.
Replies: 1230
Views: 275567

Re: I've been a vegetarian for two days.

masteen wrote:Fuck I wish there were Amish down here. Those folks churn some tasty butter.
There's Mennonites in the Redlands area of Homestead. I don't believe they have butter but their entire menu is disgustingly good. Oh, and they're only open during the farming season so November'ish - April.
by laneela
June 19, 2011, 12:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've been a vegetarian for two days.
Replies: 1230
Views: 275567

Re: I've been a vegetarian for two days.

I'm convinced you're clueless. I'm convinced that no amount of words will change your opinion of animals. Look, another one-liner. See? There it is... You're assuming that because people eat meat, that they don't care about animals - while you, who have been vegetarian for about a third of a year a...
by laneela
June 18, 2011, 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've been a vegetarian for two days.
Replies: 1230
Views: 275567

Re: I've been a vegetarian for two days.

I never claimed to be on a moral high ground. Not in as many words, no. But let us not fuck around and pretend that this whole thread hasn't been about you trying to make yourself out to be. You have your personal reasons for not eating meat and that's phenomenal. I can give you a ton of delicious ...
by laneela
June 18, 2011, 5:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've been a vegetarian for two days.
Replies: 1230
Views: 275567

Re: I've been a vegetarian for two days.

Why is it that you believe that women aren't as intelligent or capable as men are? Women are just as smart and capable as men. Unfortunately, women don't run the planet, men do. Specifically, wealthy men. Wealthy men who don't give a shit about the planet. It'll be quite difficult for anyone to sav...
by laneela
June 18, 2011, 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've been a vegetarian for two days.
Replies: 1230
Views: 275567

Re: I've been a vegetarian for two days.

Animals aren't people, but they are sentient creatures. However, based on Mr. Maddox' logic, it should be acceptable to eat babies, children, women and retards. Why is it that you believe that women aren't as intelligent or capable as men are? When did "retards" lose their motor skills? D...
by laneela
January 13, 2011, 12:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My survivor audition video!
Replies: 25
Views: 5892

Re: My survivor audition video!

Omg, who's gonna feed your kitty if you get in?
by laneela
January 4, 2011, 6:55 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Black Swan
Replies: 14
Views: 2910

Re: Black Swan

masteen wrote:But how was the lesbian scene?
The lesbian scene was hot. The masturbation scene was hotter though slightly unrealistic.
by laneela
December 31, 2010, 9:11 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Black Swan
Replies: 14
Views: 2910

Re: Black Swan

Showgirls was better.
by laneela
December 31, 2010, 8:58 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Black Swan
Replies: 14
Views: 2910

Re: Black Swan

This film was intense, gripping , terrifying, suspenseful , claustrophobic, and e special ly rewarding. I wouldn't advise anyone to not watch it because apparently it's one of those movies you love or hate. I just happen to do the latter. I found the movie to be visually appealing but incredibly po...
by laneela
December 2, 2010, 11:00 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Palin girls get real dumb
Replies: 23
Views: 4152

Re: Palin girls get real dumb

Sylvus wrote:I find it more offensive that they can't differentiate between "your" and "you're".
I was going to post the exact same thing! ^5
by laneela
October 12, 2010, 5:40 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: 4.0.1 is going live today!
Replies: 37
Views: 11228

Re: 4.0.1 is going live today!

Where did you find the druid changes? I can't find a good source for mage changes. =\
by laneela
April 8, 2010, 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do these words go together?
Replies: 9
Views: 2508

Re: Do these words go together?

Ashur wrote:you have to concentrate on WHY it needs corrected
I don't mean to be a pedantic jerk, but...
by laneela
January 12, 2010, 6:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: For real?
Replies: 63
Views: 8864

Re: For real?

Some of the attempted rationale in this topic is ridiculous. A near majority of the houses in South Florida have hurricane shutters. We also stock up on canned foods and water during hurricane season. I wouldn't be surprised if not too many houses in Minnetonka weren't equipped with such and wouldn...
by laneela
January 12, 2010, 12:43 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: For real?
Replies: 63
Views: 8864

Re: For real?

Some of the attempted rationale in this topic is ridiculous. A near majority of the houses in South Florida have hurricane shutters. We also stock up on canned foods and water during hurricane season. I wouldn't be surprised if not too many houses in Minnetonka weren't equipped with such and wouldn'...
by laneela
December 5, 2009, 9:27 am
Forum: Christmas
Topic: Books for kids?
Replies: 13
Views: 4997

Re: Books for kids?

It's 7:00 am so my brain is not yet fully functional but I used to love reading when I was younger..In 2nd and 3rd grade (your 8 year old is probably in 2nd?), I was HUGELY into Shel Silverstein. Where the Sidewalk Ends being a classic which I'll still open up and read every once in a while. And I r...
by laneela
October 23, 2009, 12:42 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: I too hate Bank of America.
Replies: 10
Views: 1271

I too hate Bank of America.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8318626.stm US bank customer Dalton Chiscolm could learn on Friday if he is one step closer to becoming the world's first ever billion-trillionaire. Mr Chiscolm sued Bank of America in Manhattan's federal court in August for "$1,784 billion trillion", in...
by laneela
October 18, 2009, 6:59 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Swine Flu - Pandemic of dooooom?
Replies: 158
Views: 17608

Re: Swine Flu - Pandemic of dooooom?

One of the kids at the school I work at got Swine Flu. I hope the parents get paranoid, pull their kids for a week and they give me a paid week off. THANKS SWINE FLU.
by laneela
October 17, 2009, 6:29 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Glee
Replies: 6
Views: 1783

Glee

I haven't seen anyone mention this yet so I thought I'd bring it up. This show is fucking brilliant so far. It's campy, cheesy, way over the top and perfect in every way. Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays are as always genius. The whole cast really is fantastic. It's quickly become the one show I can't miss...
by laneela
October 10, 2009, 8:21 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Song Remakes
Replies: 11
Views: 2102

Re: Song Remakes

Xatrei wrote::shock: who yelled?

You did, bully. (in my head)
by laneela
October 9, 2009, 5:55 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Song Remakes
Replies: 11
Views: 2102

Re: Song Remakes

You're gonna get yelled at. I did when I tried starting a new thread about Cover Songs too.
by laneela
September 22, 2009, 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Planning a Wedding
Replies: 55
Views: 17929

Re: Planning a Wedding

by laneela
September 10, 2009, 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: America's so over this whole race thing. Go Obama!
Replies: 10
Views: 2508

Re: America's so over this whole race thing. Go Obama!

He obviously started dipping into the alcohol before heading out to the bar. Interesting read though not groundbreaking news. America is racist... We're also sexist and homophobic. Anyone surprised? Maybe the "Go Obama" was a belated congratulations on Obama's epic speech a year and a half...
by laneela
September 8, 2009, 11:09 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Journalism at it's worst..
Replies: 7
Views: 1370

Re: Journalism at it's worst..

It's not the picture so much I'm bothered by, it's the fact that the AP published it after the family's explicit request not to. I agree that journalism will be journalism and that people are killed every day in war and that journalists have the right to publish what they see/hear and we, the public...
by laneela
September 2, 2009, 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 60
Views: 11623

Re: Facebook

Honestly, I look at those "Which Ninja Turtle are you?" quizzes Sweet! Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle are you? Your Result: Leonardo You're a born leader who tries to be nice to everyone. However, when someone else tries to take over the lead, you're not afraid to put your foot down. Y...
by laneela
August 20, 2009, 9:38 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: We need more of this
Replies: 15
Views: 1903

Re: We need more of this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche LaRouche's comparisons of U.S. President Barack Obama to German dictator Adolf Hitler in 2009 have generated controversy. LaRouche has called Obama's actions "impeachable," without actually calling for impeachment, due to his support of health i...
by laneela
August 18, 2009, 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your favorite search engine?
Replies: 9
Views: 1604

Re: What's your favorite search engine?

4 googles and a yahoo.

I tried:

song lyrics
movie quotes
medical symptom
store phone number
measurement conversion
by laneela
August 17, 2009, 12:06 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: WoW attracts some great people!
Replies: 5
Views: 3396

Re: WoW attracts some great people!

Winnow wrote:http://kotaku.com/5315187/wow-kidnapper ... -in-prison

A manager at a Tri-City hotel also reported that Jones was seen wearing dresses during a brief stopover.
This was the only part of this article I found *truly* bizarre.
by laneela
August 14, 2009, 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How far from?
Replies: 56
Views: 9681

Re: How far from?

... It's us. We're a bunch of assholes. It's all the NYC and NJ folks, I think. Everybody else is great :) They're the biggest assholes over in Pinellas too. I have been cussed out a couple times while wearing a shirt with an INS logo on it while working down there. I was "No, not that INS, st...
by laneela
August 14, 2009, 12:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How far from?
Replies: 56
Views: 9681

Re: How far from?

What's Miami like? Just a tourist hub? Or is it a big commercial centre? Now, I know I could google all this and I will, but I'm just interested in your own take on it. Miami is an interesting place but everyone's mileage varies. Miami Beach is a tourist hub for sure, but there are also tons of loc...
by laneela
August 12, 2009, 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How far from?
Replies: 56
Views: 9681

Re: How far from?

I live in Miami so that's a major city in itself... Everything in FL worth going to is within 6 hours drive (sorry panhandlers). Most Caribbean islands are within 3-4 hours away with some being as little as 30 minutes and Mexico, Central America and Northern South American countries (Brazil, Guatema...
by laneela
August 7, 2009, 12:38 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Guns don't kill people!
Replies: 15
Views: 1927

Re: Guns don't kill people!

After reading that diary again, I have to ask: Has anyone heard from Kilmoll lately? I was reminded of another past VV poster who shall remain unnamed. $5.00 to the first to guess correctly (except for sylvus because if I know him at all, he instantly thought of the same person too after reading th...
by laneela
August 1, 2009, 9:25 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Add a cool cover
Replies: 78
Views: 16581

Re: Add a cool cover

He recorded it about 20 years before The Wonder Years, but I can see how most people of a certain age would relate the two that way. I'm a bit older, and I never realized that Joe Cocker was anything other than a singer of movie theme songs for the longest time, thanks to Officer and a Gentleman he...
by laneela
July 31, 2009, 4:22 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Add a cool cover
Replies: 78
Views: 16581

Re: Add a cool cover

I can't take Joe Cocker's cover seriously. The first time I heard (of) it was as the theme song to Wonder Years (when I was like 10 or 11) and that's how I relate to it. Nothing about a theme song says "take me seriously" to me... =\
by laneela
July 27, 2009, 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How much should I save for a two week trip to Europe?
Replies: 32
Views: 4959

Re: How much should I save for a two week trip to Europe?

Hopefully the night flight should make your fear of flying easier. It should be a night flight and chances are you'll sleep through most of it. If not, drop a klonopin. That shit works wonders.
by laneela
July 26, 2009, 4:24 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Add a cool cover
Replies: 78
Views: 16581

Re: Covers

Oh snap! I posted on that thread and don't remember it in the slightest. I do agree with myself wholeheartedly that Eva Cassidy's Fields of Gold is fucking brilliant.

Merge please?
by laneela
July 25, 2009, 4:05 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Hit Random
Replies: 167
Views: 56107

Re: Hit Random

London Calling - The Clash
Punk - Gorillaz
Out of Sight - James Brown

Next Five:
Funny Little Frog - Belle & Sebastian
All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Little Brother - Grizzly Bear
Reena - Sonic Youth
A Paw in My Face - The Field
by laneela
July 24, 2009, 11:48 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Add a cool cover
Replies: 78
Views: 16581

Re: Covers

On the subject of Yeah Yeah Yeahs:

Ted Leo doing Since U Been Gone/Maps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBr5FPIL8UU
by laneela
July 24, 2009, 2:28 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Add a cool cover
Replies: 78
Views: 16581

Covers

To expand on the "Add a cool song" thread, I thought I'd start a "Add a Cool Cover/Version" thread. I was making a covers playlist and thought it'd be interesting to hear some covers I hadn't heard of yet. Here are my first contributions: White Lies covering Kanye West's Love Loc...
by laneela
June 26, 2009, 12:44 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Michael Jackson dead?
Replies: 33
Views: 4042

Re: Michael Jackson dead?

valryte wrote: Cause life isn't just about what you have done for me lately. The accomplishments of a human being regardless if they did them yesterday or 20 years ago are just as meaningful.
That's not Michael! It's Janet. Miss Jackson if you're nasty.
by laneela
June 23, 2009, 6:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brilliant movie quiz
Replies: 39
Views: 5850

Re: Brilliant movie quiz

Guys with the painting was one of the first ones I got. Stuck at 40. Missing, lets see. The butterfly and bell, the dudes with the kids, the 3 little kids (apparently they'e separate), the 3 c's (thought I was clever and got this one but alas I was wrong :( ), the lady at the piano, the red plane, ...
by laneela
June 23, 2009, 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brilliant movie quiz
Replies: 39
Views: 5850

Re: Brilliant movie quiz

I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. >< Still wrastlin' with the windmill. Just got...
by laneela
June 23, 2009, 4:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brilliant movie quiz
Replies: 39
Views: 5850

Re: Brilliant movie quiz

I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. ><
by laneela
June 23, 2009, 1:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brilliant movie quiz
Replies: 39
Views: 5850

Re: Brilliant movie quiz

I'm 22/50 and completely stuck. Frankenstein is pissing me off.
by laneela
June 4, 2009, 6:23 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: American Idol 8
Replies: 36
Views: 3961

Re: American Idol 8

A person's voice is an instrument. Some people are born with a nice singing voice just as some people are born with a good ear for music or a knack for picking up instruments. Mastering ones voice takes as much commitment as mastering any other instrument. So to say that a singer is not an artist, i...
by laneela
June 1, 2009, 12:51 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: American Idol 8
Replies: 36
Views: 3961

Re: American Idol 8

I don't know why "pop" has such a negative connotation. IMO, there's good pop (Keane, Jason Mraz, Rilo Kiley, Justin Timberlake, Lily Allen, Adele - to name a current few) and there's bad pop, just like with every other genre. That it may not be to one's liking is one thing, but there are ...
by laneela
May 8, 2009, 9:35 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: American Idol 8
Replies: 36
Views: 3961

Re: American Idol 8

Am I the only one that's abso-fucking-lutely sick of the Adam-fanboism going on with this season? a-motherfuckin-men. I haven't liked him since the beginning. I appreciate his technique, but other than Mad World, I've hated every single one of his performances. I actually really liked Allison (thou...
by laneela
April 28, 2009, 12:45 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Burn After Reading
Replies: 10
Views: 1686

Re: Burn After Reading

No - what you're saying makes complete sense. I guess the reason why you liked it is the same reason why I hated it. As you said:
[Show]
"in the grand scheme of things, nothing at all really happened. So you just watched a bunch of ridiculousness that didn't really change nor affect anything"