I just saw this on www.cracked.com and I had to raise this thread from the dead
THIS is exactly how I feel about sushi... Now I just have to convince my wife that I don't like it and no if she gives me one it won't change my opinion i already tried it and it just reinforced my opinion...
@tbone1 Let me give a recent example of how my wife still isn't convinced I don't like sushi after 20 years of me telling her I don't like it.
A few week ago we went to a shopping while the children were in day care. Now as anyone who has children knows it's a rare thing to be able to go out without them while they are too young so, even if we had just gone to the shopping to buy some stuff we were needing I was enjoying the opportunity.
Around lunch time we went to the restaurant area of the shopping and while we were deciding where we wanted to eat she met some of her coworkers who were, of course, going to a sushi place. She dragged me there...
To shorten the story I paid enough for my meal to cover my expanses and hers in any other restaurant and ate nearly nothing.
She was still surprised I basically didn't eat anything... As soon as she went back to work I doubled back and went to some other place to actually have lunch.
I like cold rice, I love cold fish (especially salmon and smoked trout), I love seawheat (especially in soup). I did gut a fish before (that is in fact one of my oldest memories). I love sushi.
Though when it comes to Japanese food I prefer ramen (the legit stuff, not the instant block noodles from the supermarket; though I like those as well).
Dogs. Just don't get why people want slobbering, barking, non-waste material burying, 'eat just about anything whether or not it's poisonous to them and won't stop eating until it's ALL gone and they're sick' animals as pets. They're sycophantic as well (which I think is part of the draw for some people).
Dogs. Just don't get why people want slobbering, barking, non-waste material burying, 'eat just about anything whether or not it's poisonous to them and won't stop eating until it's ALL gone and they're sick' animals as pets. They're sycophantic as well (which I think is part of the draw for some people).
You've just drscribed humans. Except for the barking part, but some of us do.
Dogs. Just don't get why people want slobbering, barking, non-waste material burying, 'eat just about anything whether or not it's poisonous to them and won't stop eating until it's ALL gone and they're sick' animals as pets. They're sycophantic as well (which I think is part of the draw for some people).
You've just drscribed humans. Except for the barking part, but some of us do.
Touche'. That's probably why I prefer cats to dogs or humans!
Dogs. Just don't get why people want slobbering, barking, non-waste material burying, 'eat just about anything whether or not it's poisonous to them and won't stop eating until it's ALL gone and they're sick' animals as pets. They're sycophantic as well (which I think is part of the draw for some people).
We fostered dogs before I got sick. You can bring a dog into your house, saving it from possible death, give it food and water and security and a warm bed. It will be forever grateful and a friend. Unlike a human.
Dogs. Just don't get why people want slobbering, barking, non-waste material burying, 'eat just about anything whether or not it's poisonous to them and won't stop eating until it's ALL gone and they're sick' animals as pets. They're sycophantic as well (which I think is part of the draw for some people).
We fostered dogs before I got sick. You can bring a dog into your house, saving it from possible death, give it food and water and security and a warm bed. It will be forever grateful and a friend. Unlike a human.
What, a dog won't slit your throat while you're sleeping to get your jewelry? That's only because they're not smart enough. The cat box is too much of a distraction!
If the critics are any indication the new Star Wars movie. Apparently its getting good reviews, and while I will admit there were solid parts to it there was also a lot of cringy moments and lame humour. Enough that I wouldn't recommend it.
(movie spoiler below)
When Leia goes all space Mary Poppins I cringed. Its definitely in the competition for the cringiest thing I've seen in a Star Wars movie.
If the critics are any indication the new Star Wars movie. Apparently its getting good reviews, and while I will admit there were solid parts to it there was also a lot of cringy moments and lame humour. Enough that I wouldn't recommend it.
(movie spoiler below)
When Leia goes all space Mary Poppins I cringed. Its definitely in the competition for the cringiest thing I've seen in a Star Wars movie.
Luckily, The Daily Mash has posted a guide on how to deal with this, or any, film:
If the critics are any indication the new Star Wars movie. Apparently its getting good reviews, and while I will admit there were solid parts to it there was also a lot of cringy moments and lame humour. Enough that I wouldn't recommend it.
(movie spoiler below)
When Leia goes all space Mary Poppins I cringed. Its definitely in the competition for the cringiest thing I've seen in a Star Wars movie.
Luckily, The Daily Mash has posted a guide on how to deal with this, or any, film:
Yea that website sucks at satire. The article just comes across as being more of a rant than satirical rant. I think they could have done a lot better with it.
So I guess add that website to the list of things I don't like too
Films and TV programs that are just too dark (as in not much light, rather than bleak).
I end up straining my eyes and missing things, and if it's on TV I turn up the brightness and the whole thing ends up looking ridiculous - but at least I can see whats going on!
When did filming everything in the dark become a thing? Surely one of the basic pre-requisites of a good film or television program is that you can see the thing!
And if I deign to complain, my beloved family tell me I'm imagining it and they don't have this problem and it's only me and I should stop interrupting because it's a good bit, and I'm like, where? Where's the good bit? How can you tell? I can't see anything, because its so damn dark!
I don't think anybody likes not being able to see what's going on on the screen.
If it's well done in a terror movie it can be quite effective... you can count on your fingers how many times it was well done, though... And you'll have fingers to spare, probably
Blair Witch Project did an excellent job with this. We see a good bit of the film through the cameras of the actors, sometimes using black and white and narrow frames of view. Much is in total darkness as well where we rely on hearing and imagination alone. Some shots very fleeting as well, just a snippit to engage our imagination even more. To top all that off we never get to see the 'bad folk'. This film also played into the greatest fear, that of the unknown, in a style that was not mainstream at the time.
I can remember thinking as I watched it: "Turn on the dang light, get another shot of that, pan the camera a little more round there, slow down, quit shaking the camera". All added to their idea of fostering the portrayal of an actual event with history behind it to make it seem that much more real.
I think the "show don't tell" only truely works in print. Its a medium that almost entirely relies on the imagination, so giving just enough to go hog wild works amazingly well (i.e. Lovecraft). Movies have always been a visual medium. You need to be able to communicate visually.
Films and TV programs that are just too dark (as in not much light, rather than bleak).
I end up straining my eyes and missing things, and if it's on TV I turn up the brightness and the whole thing ends up looking ridiculous - but at least I can see whats going on!
When did filming everything in the dark become a thing? Surely one of the basic pre-requisites of a good film or television program is that you can see the thing!
And if I deign to complain, my beloved family tell me I'm imagining it and they don't have this problem and it's only me and I should stop interrupting because it's a good bit, and I'm like, where? Where's the good bit? How can you tell? I can't see anything, because its so damn dark!
This.
I really enjoy the Walking Dead but the Season 8 mid-season finale was filmed in exactly the way you're describing. I couldn't stand an hour and a half of that. It gave me eyestrain and a headache!
Dinosaurs in any other setting than pre-historic Earth. I know it's pretty stupid of me that I can somehow accept having a wyvern or pseduo-dragon pet/familiar etc, but not a dinosaur. But adding dinos into whatever setting just make it too teeny for me, too much fan-service.
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THIS is exactly how I feel about sushi... Now I just have to convince my wife that I don't like it and no if she gives me one it won't change my opinion i already tried it and it just reinforced my opinion...
A few week ago we went to a shopping while the children were in day care. Now as anyone who has children knows it's a rare thing to be able to go out without them while they are too young so, even if we had just gone to the shopping to buy some stuff we were needing I was enjoying the opportunity.
Around lunch time we went to the restaurant area of the shopping and while we were deciding where we wanted to eat she met some of her coworkers who were, of course, going to a sushi place. She dragged me there...
To shorten the story I paid enough for my meal to cover my expanses and hers in any other restaurant and ate nearly nothing.
She was still surprised I basically didn't eat anything... As soon as she went back to work I doubled back and went to some other place to actually have lunch.
I like cold rice, I love cold fish (especially salmon and smoked trout), I love seawheat (especially in soup).
I did gut a fish before (that is in fact one of my oldest memories).
I love sushi.
Though when it comes to Japanese food I prefer ramen (the legit stuff, not the instant block noodles from the supermarket; though I like those as well).
(movie spoiler below)
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/how-to-avoid-star-wars-spoilers-by-being-a-grown-up-and-caring-about-grown-up-things-instead-20171214141014
Star Trek
Reality Shows
Comedies
So I guess add that website to the list of things I don't like too
I end up straining my eyes and missing things, and if it's on TV I turn up the brightness and the whole thing ends up looking ridiculous - but at least I can see whats going on!
When did filming everything in the dark become a thing? Surely one of the basic pre-requisites of a good film or television program is that you can see the thing!
And if I deign to complain, my beloved family tell me I'm imagining it and they don't have this problem and it's only me and I should stop interrupting because it's a good bit, and I'm like, where? Where's the good bit? How can you tell? I can't see anything, because its so damn dark!
I can remember thinking as I watched it: "Turn on the dang light, get another shot of that, pan the camera a little more round there, slow down, quit shaking the camera". All added to their idea of fostering the portrayal of an actual event with history behind it to make it seem that much more real.
I really enjoy the Walking Dead but the Season 8 mid-season finale was filmed in exactly the way you're describing. I couldn't stand an hour and a half of that. It gave me eyestrain and a headache!
Or, for that matter: