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  1. Gravel

    The Bear

    I couldn't (and still can't) put my finger on why I liked this show, but I really did. I enjoy that Matty Matheson's character was just a shitty repairman for the entire thing. The 7th episode was something else. Only 21 minutes, and it felt fast, but holy shit was that stressful to watch. The...
  2. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    I just don't even understand how that works. It's electricity. What fucking raw materials are going into it? Utilities seem like they should be one of the foundations upon which a VAT would be built on. Or shit, just entirely exempt from the entire thing since it's a requirement of everything...
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    Investing General Discussion

    They have a fucking VAT in electricity? How does that work? Glad we haven't implemented that nonsense in the US.
  4. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Ah, was wondering what happened. The early morning articles were all "markets finally breaking the down trend" but the markets were down 1%.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Looks like we're going to be pushing back into bear territory again soon.
  6. Gravel

    House of the Dragon

    Seems like his complaint was the actors weren't good enough, and your reply is to just say "you should recognize them." That doesn't address his complaint that they're not good enough actors.
  7. Gravel

    The Astronomy Thread

    Is anyone surprised?
  8. Gravel

    National Cinema Day Sept 3d 2022, all movies $3

    We saw Back to the Future on some throwback thing our theater was doing like 5 years ago. I've seen it probably 50 times but never on the big screen. Was worth it for my favorite movie.
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    Investing General Discussion

    I will say this is an interesting case to me, because I actually saved my earplugs and they're the kind from the lawsuit. I saved them because I thought they were fucking amazing. By far the best earplugs I'd ever used. My hearing baseline when I joined vs 6 years later on my exit physical were...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Hearing loss is usually progressive. Although generally you get a hearing test pre/post deployment, so you kind of have an idea how it's going.
  11. Gravel

    New England

    Not really en route. Just since we'll be in the general area, and we've never been, knocking it off the list. We'll probably drive up through Ohio and Western PA. I'm not a fan of 95, and we're in no hurry.
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    New England

    Not sure why I didn't think to ask earlier, but my wife, dog and I are planning on taking the van up into New England sometime in September for...well, however long it takes. We've never really been to New England (we drove up to Rhode Island for OCS over a decade ago, but didn't do much outside...
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    Investing General Discussion

    I just don't see the "why," which is what I've been saying the past several months. Commodities are all up again, PPI is astronomical, inflation hasn't even been remotely lowered. What's this magic economic indicator I'm missing where markets will be like "time to buy!"
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    Investing General Discussion

    I think I meant August...and almost. I imagine next week will be a fucking bloodbath. We're going to test some new lows in September and October. Thinking 3500 in September and into the toilet where we start worrying if we hold 3000 by the end of October.
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    She-Hulk

    Good video, but...seriously?
  16. Gravel

    She-Hulk

    It was either Critical Drinker or Nerdrotic, but that's "she's a teenager." Which maybe is relatable, but it's not super intriguing for a comic book hero arc.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Instead of ripping the band aid off we're just going with death by a thousand cuts.
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    She-Hulk

    This summary pretty much reads like an identical point that some of the reviewers made about Ms Marvel. "How does she get her powers?" "She puts on a bracelet her grandmother sends her and has powers." So much for that hero's journey thing, right? There's no conflict with these new characters.
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    The Astronomy Thread

    Carbon dioxide?! Must be man made climate change. Reeeeeee!
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    She-Hulk

    IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes have already destroyed their own ratings systems by culling reviews. There are more fake positive reviews on IMDB than there are trolls. I think most people acknowledge that the production companies are having staff prop up their projects with fluff reviews the second...
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    What We Do in the Shadows

    Talking Matt Berry scenes, not the show itself. The show has definitely had some stinkers. Matt Berry may have as well, but we're so far removed from then I can't remember. He and Mark Proksch are carrying the show the last two seasons.
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    Investing General Discussion

    If you knew that for a fact, you'd liquidate everything you have, take out as many loans as possible, and make a killing. Are you doing that?
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    What We Do in the Shadows

    Felt like this one had the makings of a classic, but the end of it kind of fizzled out. They really nailed the home improvement formula, although in fairness, maybe they're all identical which makes it easy? The more I watch, I really do feel like Matt Berry is the glue of this show. I can't...
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    House of the Dragon

    Almost like good writers can write good characters. We've got way too many bad writers in Hollywood lately.
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    House of the Dragon

    Why would fake tits be okay for an FX show but real ones not? And the chick who plays Chrissie Hynde has an extensive nude scene.
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    The Documentary Thread

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15766352/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 On Amazon Prime. Man, I really wanted to like this one. In my opinion Randy is the best guitar player ever, or at least in the conversation. And even if you don't agree, he definitely holds his own with icons of the era like Eddie Van...
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    House of the Dragon

    Arya is a god damn troll, but she was in the Sex Pistols show and topless. I had no idea it was her until afterwards, but her tits are fantastic.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Market going to give back all those July gains this week?
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    House of the Dragon

    And Paddy Constantine's box office total for leading roles is $5.2 million. Total. But fine, you all have convinced me. GoT was filled with no talent actors except Sean Bean and this show is filled with actors giving a clinic on the craft.
  30. Gravel

    House of the Dragon

    And I hadn't ever heard of the two fucking actors in this that are apparently carrying it. I recognize them, sure. But that's not the point he's trying to make. NCW had two decades of acting experience. I bet if regular people rewatched Black Hawk Down they'd be like, oh shit, I know that guy...
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    House of the Dragon

    Nice selective picks. So her playing the Queen in one of the most iconic action movies at the time in 300 is nothing? Or being the main star of the Terminator series? Nah, she's just some shit character you jerked off to 25 years ago. Sure. Mamoa was the lead in the Conan movie (shot prior to...
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    House of the Dragon

    Are they though? I'd never heard of them. They seem like they're famous with nerds for very specific roles that most people wouldn't have watched. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Jason Mamoa, Alfie Allen, Aiden Gillen, Charles Dance, Iain Glen, and even Peter Dinklage were all very...
  33. Gravel

    Better Call Saul

    Why are you being salty? He's a character on BCS. This is related.
  34. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Which is strange because I saw last week that Regal was declaring bankruptcy.
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    Better Call Saul

    Since apparently we're just posting about whatever we want in this thread now, Mark Proksch started by doing this character called K-Strass on local TV stations. I'm kind of sad he hasn't been in more stuff. The guy should be way more successful than he is.
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    Better Call Saul

    Rewatched The Office last year and was pleasantly surprised to see him in it. He was fucking hilarious in that, too.
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    She-Hulk

    Glad you posted the whole quote, because the "I might get murdered" part is fucking hilarious. Really? If you don't suppress your rage, you're going to get fucking murdered? Hysterical much?
  38. Gravel

    Throne and Liberty (Formerly Project TL)

    Yeah, AGS is the worst game publisher I can think of. I'm sure there's worse that is some kind of obscure studio, but I'd take Ubisoft or EA over AGS at this point.
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    House of the Dragon

    East asians are basically white. Wrong kind of diversity.
  40. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Excellent post. Would read again.