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Topic: Movies
Posted By: Biker Pat
Subject: Movies
Date Posted: 11-November-2005 at 09:14
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What's your 5 favourite movies. Like me there's a lot more than 5 but lets keep it to 5. Mine are Easy Rider The Quiet Man Schlindler's List Dances With Wolves Bonnie and Clyde (1967 version with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway) Biker Pat ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 11-November-2005 at 09:21
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Memphis Belle Driving Miss Daisy Schlindler's List Toy Story - have kids ya know yourself but love that Monsters Inc. - again have kids, no giggles from the peanut gallery ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 11-November-2005 at 09:25
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Another great topic. In no particular order Deerhunter Godfather Schindler's List Once upon a time in America Tin Drum Rolo |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 11-November-2005 at 14:41
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The Wedding Singer-Adam Sandler Dangerous Liasons (Love the costumes!) Dr.Zhivago-Keira Knightley version Little Women (Sorry Boys..I KNOW that won't go down well!) There's something about Mary-Cameron Diaz ------------- Ann |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 12-November-2005 at 07:21
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5 that come to mind immediately are Alien and Aliens. Grosse Pointe Blank Magnolia Peter Jacksons TLOTR Trilogy Which is actually 7 but there you go, sums were never my strong point. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-November-2005 at 07:27
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Hey xgrovehead, Reckon LOTR only counts as one. Were you a fan of the book going to see the movies having already decided that the movies could,under no circumstances possibly do it justice and were then gobsmacked ? or... did you go along with no preconceived notions and enjoy them as just great adventure movies ? Rolo. |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 12-November-2005 at 07:33
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Big fan of the books, thought the movies would be a travesty and probably should never have been made. Went along to see the NZ scenery (big fan of NZ) thinking I'd be tut tutting my way through and was blown away. Peter Jackson is a legend for making them the way he did. Was lucky enough to see Two Towers in NZ and went to see a few of the locations including Hobbiton set. The official movie exhibition was in Wellington when I was there too and that was amazing. Unfortunately it never made it to Dublin closest was London I think. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-November-2005 at 07:49
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Sounds fantastic, tell me this though, were you not disappointed that the Great Tom Bombadil did not make an appearance in the Fellowship? For me,that was the only criticism,as I thought he was a great character. Was also blown away,particularly with the battle scenes. |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 12-November-2005 at 12:59
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I never liked Tom Bombadil........found him a bit boring to be honest. The elevated role given to Arwen bothered me slightly too, and I thought that Faramir wasn't as tempted by the ring as they made out in the film, however I'm probably being too nit picky. Overall though very impressed, excellent casting and attention to detail. THey wrote a computer program for the battle scenes and had all the different races programmed to fight in a particular style. Massive I think it was called, anyway they discovered that at a certain point in the battle, when it was looking like one side was winning, the losing side would start running away! And they hadn't programmed that into it! Whats the story with filming the Hobbit? Two more films for my list, Cinema Paradiso Theres Something About Mary. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 14-November-2005 at 11:45
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mine would have to be: fight club - totally great film once you know whats happenning the 6 star wras (well count them as one) the godfather part 1 platoon convoy. you got your ears on good buddy (have it on both dvd and vhs.
scariest film ive ever seen was blair witch project. i dont normally get scared at films, but that one totally creeped me out ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes! 
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 14-November-2005 at 11:52
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Lenny, Did you not think Full Metal Jacket was better than Platoon ? Rolo.
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Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 14-November-2005 at 11:54
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no - i did actually think platoon was a better film than full metal jacket. dunno why, i think the music in platoon has a lot to do with it (and the fact the fat kid in FMJ is called lenny. Tis unfair on lennys I tells yis!!) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: tony99
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 09:06
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1. Goodfellas, 2. Midnight Cowboy, 3.Truly,Madly,Deeply, 4. The Sweet Hereafter. 5. Godfather 1 & 2 but not 3.
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 26-November-2005 at 09:08
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Hi Tony, Well done for outing Biker Pat and his musical disasters. We all thought he was so cool. What's " The Sweet Hereafter " , don't know it at all. Totally agree with you'bout Godfather 3 though. Rolo. |
Posted By: tony99
Date Posted: 27-November-2005 at 16:13
| The Sweet Hereafter - A Canadian movie by Atom Egoyen about a schoolbus crash interspersed with narration of different passages of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". Sounds boring but I bet you'll be surprised and I guarantee you will remember it long after any of those awful Hollywood blockbusters. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 04:07
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tony, i have to say i was prepared for a completely crap godfather 3, but i really enjoyed it. it wasnt as good as 1 or 2 but it wasnt far off imho.
went to see a film last night in the pictures, in her shoes. biggest load of rubbbish ever. Fell asleep and had a homer moment where i started snoring. woke up with an elbow in the ribs. dont think anyone in the audience minded tho, cos they thought the film was crap also.
saw harry potter on friday and it started slow but got much better all of a sudden! recomended. altho hermione is very bloody annoying ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 01-April-2006 at 11:58
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Anybody go see the Johnny Cash movie...Walk The Line. Everybody says its great but my problem is I have been watching and recording a lot of the documentaries on Johnny Cash that came out after his death and they show him in real life nad go through his life story. So I'm finding it hard to go see someone else doing Johnny Cash as the real JC was such a character and his life story so brilliant that I'm not sure how a movie can capture the reality of what was Johnny Cash. One of my biggest regrets in life is that I never saw him live. Did you see the last video he made "Hurt". Christ, it's the more amazing piece of film I have ever seen. I well up every time I watch it. JC was one of the all time greats and he was one of the first artists I ever listened to. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 01-April-2006 at 13:50
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Any Monty Python, esp Life of Brian Ronin erm, Im stuck ------------- 
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Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 01-April-2006 at 14:21
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Biker My mam and dad really into JC so we heard alot of him as we were growing up..I havent seen the movie yet but the folks went they said it was good but wasnt as good as they were lead to believe they wished it showed him later in life aswell My folks seen him live a few times last time they saw him was in the National boxing arena and they said he was helped onto the stage he was so sick/old they reckoned he wouldnt be as good as he use to be but yet they said he still had it and he was fab Must admit i did buy his Cd at xmas time for the dad and burnt a copy for myself and i enjoy listening to it I think my 1st memory of listening to JC is around the early 70s my folks got a new stereo and the Dad proudly putting on a record god knows which one but i recall it being recorded in a prison( folsom perhaps?) and hearing all the inmates roar when he broke into another song....must look into that The Man in Black...will always be remembered.... a legend Shar Oh best movie hmmm 70s has to be saturday night fever and i did like the rocky Horror picture show a 70s movie but didnt get into it till the 80s 80s lost boys, Top gun,nightmare on elmstreet,the blues brother..I should mention the elephant man seeing as it was my 1st movie i went to with the hubby..lol well boyfriend then 90s The sixth sense.goodfellas,schindlers list,the Shawshank Redemption.....think that was the best of all Titanic has to get a mention but not my fav jeez i think im waffling a bit there must really sort out my 5 top fav films of all time..will post it when i have a good think...lol Shar ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 03-April-2006 at 05:23
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Think mine would have to be Legends of the Fall (for Brad of course) Empire Strikes Back Shawshank Heat Toy story but would also like to have all LOTR's as well agree with Shar its really hard to do top five if I did this on another day would prob have slightly different list ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 05-April-2006 at 13:59
Probably the San Quentin prison concert......... Thats for that re movie.......think I'll give it a miss..........as I said seen a lot of documentaries lately with the real man in them and that'll do me. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Sharon wrote:Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 05-April-2006 at 18:17
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Tell ya Pat, Was never a big JC fan so watched the movie with an open mind and no preconceptions.Two good performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Was most impressed with the fact that they sang the songs themselves. Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 08:34
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After watching Memoirs of a Geisha last night I would have to say it will go down as one of my favorites. Very good indeed. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 08:49
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No problem with Geisha entering the Top 5 Teresa, but which one gets relegated. Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 08:51
The only one out of that lot now that will be kept is Schlinders List!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 09:15
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Ah ya see, getting a bit of sense in your old age................ Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 09:29
Wisdom Rolo Wisdom.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 16:43
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I know its an old Topic but here my favourite movies Lord of the Ring Trilogy Starwars Original Triolgy and Retun of the Sith Back to the Future Tril Alien Quadilogy From Dusk Till Dawn Die Hard Trilogy Lethal Weapon TRILOGY Blade 1 and 2 number three was dodgy And all Taratinos movies Ok Iknow its more than 5 movies but all needed a mention lol Scariest film was Sixth Sense it freaked me out and the kid is the image of my nephew even when he was crying scary sh*t and there is a story to go with that... My nephew did start claiming to see a figure in his house Freaky or what |
Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 18:11
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good choices Black Russian. your well into trilogys, LOTR ... defo top5 ------------- Russ |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 18:19
| Ah yeah... I want to organise a nite in and watch the Lotr triolgy in one go lol |
Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 18:21
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My top 5 or six movies,.....should of done this ages ago Cinema Paradiso All this and heaven too (it's an ol one ) It's a wonderful life Cape Fear (the original with Robert Mitchum) Shawshank Amelie ------------- Russ |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 18:25
| Cape fear and Shawshank are the only ones I have seen don't know the others |
Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 06-April-2006 at 18:42
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Hiya BR , out of the above lot I would defo recomend Cinema Paradiso. it's a story about a boy growing up in sicilly who befriends this old guy who works as a projectionist at an old cinema house. The old guy teaches the boy about cinema, and becomes a farther fiqure for the boy. It's a story about growing and realising your ambitions...The composer Ennio Morricone did the soundtrack for it which is fabulous .. Sounds boring I know ......but I betcha your bottom dollar you won't say that after you've seen it ... ------------- Russ |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 07-April-2006 at 11:05
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I really enjoyed Amelie too,Russell. Didn't think I would, thought it'd be a bit girlie, ya know............but hafta say it was very good. Have you seen Chocolat ? I haven't but Catherine says it's great too. Rolo. |
Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 07-April-2006 at 14:15
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have'nt seen that one Rolo but have heard good thingss about it ..will give it a try soon enough ------------- Russ |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 11-April-2006 at 17:39
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Oh in my list of movies I forgot the Clint Eastwood Spagetti Westerns and Gladiater and Shrek 1 and 2 Spiderman 1 and 2 Batman Batman Returns an Batman Begins Will think of more for my top 500 movies lol |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 11-April-2006 at 17:51
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ok here's my new list Memoirs of a Geisha Cinderella Man The Killing Fields Schlindlers List not sure about the 5th need to think a bit more about this! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 07:35
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got to agree with you eejit , killing fields (pure class) , here goes the votes of the soflads jury, in no particular order: 1) the killing fields (nuff said) 2) a river runs through it (yes i know its a brad pitt movie but hey i like fly fishing) 3) big fish (you just gotta love it) 4) the majestic (jim carrey's best ever performance) 5)Hellraiser (pinhead is god!!) ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 08:24
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Re: Top 5 movies-The Killing Fields
Believe it or not but I must have fell thru the cracks somewhere in life as I have not seeing this particular movie and since it has been mentioned so much on the list I must attempt to get it on DVD.
I actually went to visit the killing Fields a year and a half ago when I was last in Cambodia and it leaves such an ever lasting impression on you as do the people. Nearly everyone that you meet has a story to tell of loved ones, family and friends who suffered under this regime... The bit that got me was that they were not that old either and such utterly lovely gentle people. Before I went to the Killing Fields I went to the Tuol Sleng Genocide museum, which was the former Khmer Rouge S-21 Prison. I got the hotel babysitter to stay with my daughter the day I went there. It was formerly a high school but during the KR regime it became an extermination camp & used for administrations, interrogations & torture. It is eerie to walk into it and see the rooms that were used to torture these innocent men, women, children and infants. Especially touching were the faces of the little children and babies because when I looked at them and then thought of my two little daughters who were both born in Cambodia and safely and happily back in my hotel room I just thought, my God had they been born in that era, it could have so easily been them. There are rooms with thousands of faces of the victims who perished under this regime. They documented everything, pictorially included. You see smiling faces of babies, that could be any baby you know, being held by young mothers whose faces are captured with a resigned look, for they know the fate that lies ahead and how all they can do is accept it. Among the endless rows of faces there are little boys and girls, born by fate at the wrong place & in the wrong time, men, women & the elderly. There are photos documenting the endless cruel and evil tortures these people endured. Hitler in comparison looks a saint by the atrocities that were committed in Cambodia, for they were inhumanly tortured and their torture was prolonged as long as it could so that they were not allowed die. Walking into the gas chambers for these people would have been a luxury and a Godsend. All the buildings are covered in barbwire and this was to prevent them from jumping off the balconies and committing suicide. The signs of the laws, the gallows, the torture instruments are still all there in the ghostly silence of the camp and it is the weirdest feeling to walk thru it as it is like getting the closest to a part of history where the dust has still not settled. There is a large glass case that holds the clothes of the those who perished here. I found this one of the saddest things to look at as they came a people who already had nothing, rags from the people who toiled the land with oxes, reaped the harvest from the paddy fields by hand, they took the only thing these people had, their dignity & lives. Nearly everyone you speak to in Cambodia alive today has had family, friends of someone they knew murdered by this régime. My driver & his wife told me how he had to walk & flee through all the provinces by foot, hiding in the forest, trying to get away and hide so that he could not be captured. His wife told me that her father was captured, tortured & shot when she was only too, leaving her mother and her (she was 2 at the time) homeless & with nothing until a family took them in. Everyone knows someone there who has perished. Hard to believe that all this took place only in the mid 70s to mid 80s. After that I went to the "Killing Fields" which is where many of these victims very buried in mass graves. It is amazing to walk through the grounds now, in the heat of the sun, past all the white flowering frangipani trees, where beautiful animated looking butterflies & birds flutter from tree to tree in what feels like the most serene setting, very peaceful. As you walk along, further past the posts which give the history of what atrocities occurred here, in various languages, you then pass all the mass graves each which hold a signing giving the amount in thousands who were buried in each spot, and if it was a grave of men, women or children and their age group. There is a tall bayon tree there that still has the old aged & rusted nails that were beaten into it, still covered with dried blood, and this is where they use to get the newborns & infants and in front of their mothers, hold them by the legs and whack their heads against the nails in the tree trunks until they were dead. It sounds utterly disgusting, and I am sure many people would say, "I don't want to know", but not wanting to know does not mean it didn't happen. It did, and I do not think that people should ever turn a blind eye to the horrors & evilness that occurred in Cambodia, just like Germany, so that they are never repeated again. Tragically, they are, maybe in a smaller scale, but if it is happening to one individual person in this world, than that is one person too many. I did manage to get in some more upbeat & spiritually uplifting activities such as shopping!!!! I would really reccomend that anyone visiting over in the Thailand/Vietnam area visit there, it is a country that leaves a haunting footprint on your heart, very beautiful. I plan on returning in about a year or two and want to travel around and visit as many of the temples and ancient sites as I can, take tons of photos, visit the orphanges again. And one day when my little daughters are old enough, I would dearly love to bring the three of them back on a holiday to visit and see their beautiful country of birth. Each of my daughters have Cambodian names and I did this beacuse of the beautiful meanings of their names and also when you visit their and see the pride and love in these people's eyes, even tho most of them ahve nothing they have a glowing pride in themselves and their country. Especially the little children in the orphanges....for them their names are so important as really that is the one thing that they were given and which belongs soley to them. My eldest little girl was so full of the importance of her name which in English means "Destiny" that I would never have dreamt of changing it! She wants to be a Princess when she grows up so I will have to check out the credentials of the Cambodian Royal Family and see if their Crown Prince is truly worthy of her! Now that will be another movie kids to add to the Top 5!!!  ------------- Ann |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 08:50
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I've never seen the movie either Ann - but the picture you paint is horrific. Dreadful stuff - its amazing how evil human beings can be. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 08:58
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Ann after reading your post I feel you have already seen the movie as you depict it to a tee. It's a great movie from the perspective of how it was made but it's grueling to say the least.
I've said it before and I'll say it again it's so nice to read your stuff you paint a great picture and bring a different angle to the site. It's very refreshing I must say.
Wondering how your doing on your kids books - can't remember but thought you did or were going to publish some. You must keep us posted. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 09:48
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Sorry for not being in touch everyone but have had a very busy couple of weeks here in tropicana.
We had to do an ER trip to the hospital as my little Millie was covered in a rash from head to toe and it was all blistering and totally infected. She had a fever & lost lots of weight and as she is x-ray thin I was a bit flustered a la carte as we in de trade say. Andres & Veacha were itching and coming out in sores. Verdict; Millie was post viral infection..... she had a very weak immunize system and so things attack her very harshly and severely, Veacha had impetigo/contagious, Andres had eczema and something else. Veacha had pox virus also on her torso, delightful, scabs on & up her nose and a crack on her 'crack' (split of her derriere....... thought I'd crack up laughing everytime the doctor ever so delicately referred to her 'crack'. Andres had two cracks on his winkle area and was not bashful at all about showing them with pride to anyone who cared to have a look and view it. My throat was killing me for the past three weeks prior so as we were there I asked her to peep at it and see if I needed a mouth wash. It came to pass that I was the victim of follicles on my throat whatever they are and it was highly infected. Millie, Andres & I were all sent for a host of blood tests while we were there and then our 4 bags of medical supplies, plus blood tests cost over EC$5000 and that did not include doctors fees of 500.... you certainly would not want to be poor. They each had to be washed in special, soaps, shampoos, and creams and lotions applied to their skin, plus oral medicines. I felt like I was the chief nurse on duty at ER for two weeks as I attended to each one after another. Andres & Veacha loved it as I would ask who was next on the conveyer belt for medial treatment, and they all lined up in convulsions. When I finished doing Andres I said to Veacha that I was going to do her next so after she was washed, dried & ironed, I applied her creams and then had to attend to her nose and crack areas. Andres has gone like a mini adult at giving instructions and commands so I have to try to put him in his place at times. He was standing next to me like Judas Iscariot gone wrong on crack when I nonchalantly asked Veacha to turn over having applied the said cream to her nasal plugs. As I was putting some of the cream out and mixing it for her other regions I heard Judas beside me say and I quote "Veacha, pull down your knickers so mommy can attend to your crack!" When he said that I just thought, is this what it is all coming too..."cracks"!!! The bit that made it even more amusing was that if you could only see the knickers that she was wearing ..... immaculate non practical snow white, with lairs of white frilly lace and a white satin bow in the middle ...... they were so pretty and dainty that they were the last thing you'd associate with a said 'crack'! They got more joy out of the medical treatment they were receiving than anything else. Andres told Veacha that she was contagious and that she could not go to school or near anyone as she would spread. Once it was not her legs she was spreading, as that is every mothers nightmare....I did not mind!!! When we were in the doctors office Andres took up the stethoscope and checked to see if he had a heart beat. I asked him if he could hear it and he answered in the affirmative so I informed him that he must still be alive so. He said "I'm sure you are relieved to hear that mum!" I said that I was and that it was a weight of my mind! He then put it up to his head to see if he could hear any brain movement or activity. When I asked him if he could hear anything there, he replied "No!". I said "Just what I suspected!!!!" The doctor must have thought we were all appropriately enough all 'cracked' in de head and I was surprised that she did not send us down to the lab for a catscan each.
Hayley Bop (my cavalier king charles dog) was also recieving medical treatment and did a week in long stunt in de vets to have her ears attended to. Dr. Scotland will had to attend to her ears as they were highly infected and sore. She is a bit on the deaf side at the best of times so I have to do the best I can to protect my little furry friends earlobes. I had her all wrapped up nicely in the car the day she was departing from the homestead to go on vacarion to Dr. Scotlands and I told her that she was just going off for some cosmetic surgery and that I'd get her a portion of Kentucky Fried Chicken Breasts (no bones about it!) for her home coming. I called the vets surgery to make sure that she was ok .....I'm sure they dread me there as I call several times a day to make sure that my canines are ok when they are there. I was informed she had made friends with a little dog in the cage next to her and that they had rubbed noses together. I said "I hope that's all they rub together and that she does not come home pregnant". The phone was slammed down on me!!!! Wuff, wuff....life in de Tropics. She is home now and sitting in my office here beside enjoying the life of a pampered pouch in Paradise.
I also have joined the ranks of a motorist as I embarked in the Andy's School of motoring and begun classes last Monday morning. I am doing classes 7 days a week, one and a half hours week days & three hours if I like on w/es'. The guy teaching me is much more pleasant and friendly than my privious teacher Pab Smears was. Indeed after he collected me at chez moi he drove the car out of the drive and down the road and I had to tell him that he had not executed the "Cockpit Drill" as he was driving without his seatbelt on and he never looked in the mirror once. He seemed to find this utterly hilarious but as I said to him, "If I was doing your driving test, you would have lost brownie points for stunts like that!!!" Last Tuesday morning he had me working on de clutch and changing gears without taking my eyes off the road, so he told me to go into 1st gear without looking down. I put my hand out, grabed his knee and tried to push it forward! His knee was that bony I did not even realize what was wrong until he started laughing and the other learner in the back seat burst out into convulsions! Thank God he did not request me to go into 2nd gear as God knows what I could have grabbed then!!!!! Although having said that he may have enjoyed that and told me to stay in 2nd gear for the remainder of the ride, if you pardon the pun. He said that I had very good control of the vechicle, whatever the hell that meant but as I said to him. I'd need to have control of something to make up for my lack of gear stick manoveres!!! I told him that instead of having a big L on the top of my car, mine should be a big D for 'Danger!'. I am on the roads upon the each morning at 10Am dot com. ... My nerves are nearly gone doing this driving and I'd say that from the stress & tenstion alone it could be a very effect weight loss method! I have to prayer everytime I near the traffic lights praying for them to stay green so as I can glide merrily by without any upset. Everytime I come to the said traffic lights, a pedestrain crossing, a stop sign & for the piece de resistence, a steep life threatening hill whereby I have to start farting around and changing gears, I conk out and not only conk out but have quite naturally it appears perfected the fine art of conking out with gusto in front of some inpatient fart who horn blown friendly and my nerves are nearly shattered to pieces! I doubt if I will be doing my exam on this side of 06!!!! My driving instructer keeps reminding me about all the "danger points" on the road such as a junction etc and I just said to him yesterday "Jayus it is a wonder the human race ever drives as my nerves were nearly gone awakening to this brand new world of motoring hazzards! For my medical in order to start the lessons I was informed I had low blood pressure but as I said to the said doctor ":Thats ok as everyone else on the road that see's me will be suffering from extremely high blood pressure by the time I am finished!!!!" Well I will be hitting the roads with gusto in a few mins so I better sign off here now before the green lights come on!
be continued....
Beep, Beep,
A novice motorist
PS. Finished the 4 individual childrens books and they came out fab...if you send me a private message I can send you an email of the covers....each year will continue doing these...have the bound and all. I am now working on 2 childrens book which I am writing, illustrating and HOPE to get published!!
------------- Ann |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 09:49
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Hi Ann, missed ya around here. I've seen that movie several times but bad and all as it is it doesn't begin to portray the horrors you describe. Two of my mates are just back from Poland where they visited Auschwitz and Dachau and their experience seemed nowhere near as haunting as yours.We're all far more familiar with goings on there,whether it be as a result of several movies and documentaries on the subject,or as a result us being much closer geographically. Reading your post,particularly your references to having met several people directly affected by the appalling activities of the Khmer Rouge, really hammers home the abject horror of the time, more so because of the fact that it's not so long ago at all. Would really love to do a trip to that part of the world,especially having read Crusty's report. Maybe some day................. Rolo. |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 10:07
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Greetings Rolo, what happened during that era was truly horrific and still very fresh as though it only happened, especially when you walk through the killing fields and still see personal items half buried. But it is still a very beautiful and serene place to visit...I can't describe it but when I was leaving the first time, I knew that I was going back and I did 8 months later. Some friends that I made there said exactly the same thing .... I have kept in contact with some of the special people that I met there.......must send you some photos that I took if you would like....my plan is to also go back and assist the orphanage. i opened up a private savinf funds here for the orphanage and if I can get the new books that I am doing published I will be able to do a lot more for them. That's my plan, as this country in a way is like the forgotton I feel and one of the worlds poorest countries right now. The povery is unbelievable but it has a beauty in the countrysides, in the simplicity of life, when you see the familes who live on the river boats and riversides.......and they are always dressed in bright happy colours....compared to Dublin the last time I walked down it...it was like a sea of black Gothic dress....... Mr. "L" will be here in a mo so I'll really have to go!!! Maye the next time I am there I should recount & interview as many people as I can and pen a book......each has a story so colourful that they really should be recorded, as it is all part of history ------------- Ann |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 10:27
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Thanks Ann, I would love to see any photos you have, send 'em anytime. Good luck with the driving, and once you pass the test,get yourself an Automatic, no problems with grabbing the wrong gearstick then. Rolo. |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 12:36
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Hi Rolo, you will be relieved to hear that my husband bought me a new automatic as I had not an intension in the world of farting around with gears, clutches & strange mens knees for the rest of my motoring life!!!! Bought himself one while he was at it so we have now joined part of the "His'n Her's" Motoring Jet set Community!! Beep Beep! ------------- Ann |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-April-2006 at 14:23
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Way to go Ann................. BTW who among the world's great Cricketing nations will be based on your Paradise Island for the World Cup next March. Was thinking of heading out to support Ireland but then found out we were based in Jamaica. No interest in going there. Maybe you'll get En-Ger-land and their Barmy Army. Rolo. |
Posted By: Noodles
Date Posted: 20-April-2006 at 08:11
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I Should also have done this weeks ago but................ Salvador , Saving Private Ryan , The Outlaw Josey Wales , Pulp Fiction and Talk to Her ( Pedro ......what's his face, the Spanish guy who did ,Matador, Live Flesh, Bad Education among others.) Noodles. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 20-April-2006 at 08:15
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Yeah few Good ones there Saving Private Ryan Josey Wales and don't foget Pulp fiction. I think I have too many favourite movies that I can' decide on at all |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 20-April-2006 at 08:24
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Think you're right Peter. I said at the start, Godfather, Schindler's, Tin Drum, Once Upon a Time in America, Deerhunter for top 5 and wouldn't change that now. But there's loads more in the " Bubbling Under " section, including some others have mentioned............. Killing Fields, Salvador, Private Ryan, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Pulp Fiction, True Romance,Taxi Driver,Cuckoo's Nest,LOTR (big Tolkien fan here ) and many others. Must say, really love Deerhunter and can't ever see it being replaced as my No.1. Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 20-April-2006 at 09:21
| Shame The shame here I have never watched the Deer Hunter |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 20-April-2006 at 09:39
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Shame indeed Black. All I can say is do yourself a favour and get a hold of it. Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 07:49
| I have been meaning to buy it spotted it a few times for a tenner. I`ll buy it |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 08:45
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Should do fantastic movie. I remember going to see it in the cinema when it came out first . God how long ago was that ??
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 08:52
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Reckon it was '78 or '79. From start to finish it always keeps me riveted,no matter how many times I see it. Some of the scenes are unforgettable. Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 09:05
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Shhhhhhhhhh I only watched Delieverance for the first time there a few months back.... Yeah it was good but I think but not as good as what people were raving about Also watch The Dukes of Hazzard the other it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be I loved the bit when they got the General Lee painted up and going through Atlanta |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 14:13
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keep an eye out for the chris de burgh story peter, you'll love that. it should be coming out soon direct to video in an extravision near you. he ! he! ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 21-April-2006 at 14:20
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Don't you start getting enough Grief of Rolo.... AAnd please keep Chrsi de Burgh comments to my First gig post lol  Al least I never went to see Extreme |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 07-May-2006 at 19:42
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Just watched Flight of the Phoenix and it was really really good. - Recommend it folks. Brokeback Mountain - eh well not great if you ask me but then I cut it short so I was told I missed the best part so might rent again... we'll see... Irresistible - very good I must say with Susan Surrandon - and filmed in Aussie so all other stars are Australian - good movie and keeps you on your toes... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:38
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Extreme - oh dear. More than words and all that. Ah well we all make mistakes. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:46
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Only good thing I can say about Extreme they put on a good performance at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert back in 92. They done a whole 15 set of Queen music and slipped that Crappy More than Words song in with Love of my life song.... But Softlad liked them. Where are they now ??? Who cares... P ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:50
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Sorry lads, who, or what is an Extreme ? Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:53
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Extreme is the name of a so called Rock band from the 90's. They had a hit with "More than Words" and one or two others that I can't recall.
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Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:53
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A pretend rock band from about 91. A bit like Europe - pretty, blonde, long locks, men. Their 'hit' was a song called "More than Words" which was basically a cunning plan to get their girlfriends to sleep with them to prove they loved them coz it would mean so much more to them than to be told by them that they loved them.....hence the title - geddit? Sorry you asked? ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 08:54
I am now sorry for bring them up as a sl*g towards Softlad  ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:32
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I thought this was about movies! Get the hell out of here.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:38
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Who died and made you God?! For that I'm going to say something about the weather in the movies thread --- its raining cats dogs and canaries today, and I've no brolly with me. But on Friday I'll be ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
in Spain!! Yippee.Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:42
Blame Softlad for mention CdeB in here a page or so back. Thats whhere it all started... Yeah and who made you GOD... XGH Enjoy Spain on Friday and post in here you Holiday review ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:45
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What part of Spain you heading for, X ? Rolo.
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 10:59
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Heard the weather in spain is supposed to be sh*te all next week..... it's all about that global warming thing - sorry X it's going with ya.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 12:00
The sunny part that T's rain cloud isn't going near! No seriously the quiet undeveloped bit to the west of Costa del Sol. Thats the Coast of the Sun and it better bloody live up to its name or I'll be seriously peed off. (Not that I'll be out in the sun - but I'll sit in the shade and admire how sunny it is!)
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Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 13:04
rolo, don't listen to a word those other two are saying. extreme happened to be the most prominent band out of boston since aerosmith. like other also very talented outfits they hads the misfortune to have the teenyboppers jump onboard a song of theirs and suddenly take them global before they were ready for it. their sound could be decscribed as a funk rock sound, they've a brass section in a few tracks. more than words happened to stay at number two in the uk charts for 8 weeks and was only kept off the top by bryan adams 'everything i do....' sh*te. their singer gary cherone also had a stint with van halen when hagar left and nuno bettencourt has regularly featured in the top ten list of classic rocks guitarist poll. check out his widowmaker stuff, excellent. second album 'pornograffitti' had three other successful singles on it. i've caught them live on four occasions (including the monsters of rock festival in donington) and they've been great each time. ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 14:15
hey xgh. whereabouts are you going along the costa? i'm getting married over there in about 2 weeks! ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 15:39
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Hi Softlad....I'm also heading off to Spain in 3 weeks...Costa Blanca. Can I come to your wedding...please ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 15:45
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love to have you there, you could help with the drinking from the free bar but unfortunately i think we'll have been and gone by the time you arrive ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 15:56
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A free bar !!!!!! can't you put your wedding off for one week haven't been to a wedding for ages....all I get invited to these days is 40th birthdays and none have been in Spain....except my hubby's and thats because I surprised him with tickets for the barcelona Grand Prix. ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 16:40
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what a great wife you are! you'll love the grand prix, i've been to a few now, haven't been to barcelona race yet but maybe next year. ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 19:40
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Ah lads, Bluebell and Softlad, does this mean neither of yiz will be able to make the inaugural ( well sort of inaugural ) meeting of the Forum Nutters ? This of course,assumes that you would have any interest in doing so ! Rolo. |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 04:30
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Steve Where is Extreme now??? You haven't said. ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 06:47
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Yeah Rolo ....I see that you all are heading out on another night for a good ol piss up....afraid I won't be able to go cos I will be sunning myself in sunny (I hope) Spain....but will be checking the forum to hear all the great reports back from the night...hope you all have a wonderful time....maybe next time I'll be able to make it ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 06:54
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Isn't it amazing how everyone coming up with similar excuses that they be out of the country. Cancel your holidays and be there and Softlad cancel your wedding.... No more excuses unless you bring me back someting nice from your holidays ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 06:55
do you know I'm sure of its exact location. seems to be called different things depending on brochure I read. Its west of Marbella anyway and about an hours drive from Malaga airport. I'll know where I'm going before I leave though! Enjoy the wedding! ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 09:43
http://weather.cnn.com/WEATHER/Europe/sat.html"> Here it is X here's the weather in Spain - look at that big huge storm system!!!!!!------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 09:59
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Thats the satellite pic from December! Its ok I got the long range forecast for Marbella and its for sunny/partly cloudy weather next week and temps in the mid 20s!!! Yippee. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:01
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Yeah my friend who lives in Spain said they are having great weather so your good to go. Have a great time! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:03
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Whats your trip to Spain got to do with your Favourite movies Sorry am I starting to sound like Teresa now lol ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:07
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You're cruising for a bruising my son... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:11
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Probably young enough to be your son too
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:13
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That would make me an 8 or 9 year old Mother!!!! bit young I'd say. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:14
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See he ran for cover when he posted that, Teresa ................ Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:15
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The 7th Rolo the 7th - working myself up for a good slap!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:32
Believe it or not I was doing a bit of work. I was on the phone for 15mins trying to get someone back on the network... Hey the young girls are getting pregnant at 12 these days... sh*t isn't that a sad thought being a parent at 12 ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:34
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Terrible that - 12 sure they are only kids themselves and I might even say that about a 21 year old... just to young to have kids with your entire life ahead of you!!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 10:39
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I was 24 and even that was too young for me... I was still imature and I am still imature after 11 yrs of fatherhood... But hey I am a cool dad anyway
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Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 12:26
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they've broken up peter unfortunately but maybe they'll get back together like some of your faves'. enjoy Take That by the way! ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 09-May-2006 at 12:57
Take that isn't Take That without Ronan ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 11:43
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! [/QUOTE] ronan was in boyzone you twat!! ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 11:49
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God you seem to know more about Take that than I do "  You feel into my trap.. You are the real Take that fan" Any way this forum about favourite Movies....------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 11:49
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Two more movies to add to my list Kill Bill 1 Kill Bill 2 ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: softlad
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 12:05
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damn right, pete wasn't too keen on kill bill , don't see what all the fuss is. it's like watching a badly made samurai movie. don't understand what tarantino was aiming to achieve with this movie ------------- softlad "remember if you wanna get aHEAD you gotta give a little" |