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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:13 am 
 

Hi,

I really like Rutger Hauer as well :)

Bladerunner, the Hitcher, and the ghastly medieval Flesh and Blood. All great films!

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:28 am 
 

lawrenson wrote:Hi,

I really like Rutger Hauer as well :)

Bladerunner, the Hitcher, and the ghastly medieval Flesh and Blood. All great films!

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And don't forget Ladyhawke. Broderick was good in that, too.

  


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:40 am 
 

lawrenson wrote:Hi,

I really like Rutger Hauer as well :)

Bladerunner, the Hitcher, and the ghastly medieval Flesh and Blood. All great films!

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Was Flesh and Blood the one where they were launching corpses with plague over the walls of the castle? I vaguely remember something like that in one of his films

  

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:23 am 
 

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Was Flesh and Blood the one where they were launching corpses with plague over the walls of the castle? I vaguely remember something like that in one of his films


Yeah, that was it. Also an incredibly weird rape scene (for a mainstream film).

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:15 am 
 

Hmm, I missed that one (Flesh and Blood). I'll look it up, but I think I'll need a week or so to recover from Hobo first :).


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:09 am 
 

I just realized that I dont have nearly enough homeowners insurance.  A powerful, fast-moving thunderstorm just ripped through the area.  Luckily I moved my new car into the garage just in case.  And whaddya know, we got a ton of hail dumped on us.  Mostly marble size or smaller but there were a few wicked looking gnarly ones too.  But what really got me thinking were the police cars and fire truck that raced down the street and stopped three houses down from me.  Apparently a lightning strike hit our neighbors house and either caught the roof on fire or did some significant electrical damage.  I could smell burnt wiring from my back yard.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:00 pm 
 

Avalanche Press is having a sale right now on all their games (primarily war games).

http://www.avalanchepress.com/

Under Announcemnents:

Sudden Sale
From now through Saturday night ONLY, we're putting everything in our webstore at HALF off, as long as you order at least $100 worth of our games and supplements. Use the coupon code HALF to get your savings. On the Shopping Cart screen, you'll see a small window on the left-hand side that reads "Coupon code (optional)." Type in HALF and click "Apply."


I know there's a few wargamers on here  :D

  


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Post Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:31 am 
 

Any of you brothers in Calgary?  Blackmoor?...Mars?...Who are the Canucks here?...I need a ride to the airport in a few hours.  8)

  

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:43 pm 
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Bf0WhvsNk&feature=player_embedded

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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:19 am 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:I just realized that I dont have nearly enough homeowners insurance.  A powerful, fast-moving thunderstorm just ripped through the area.  Luckily I moved my new car into the garage just in case.  And whaddya know, we got a ton of hail dumped on us.  Mostly marble size or smaller but there were a few wicked looking gnarly ones too.  But what really got me thinking were the police cars and fire truck that raced down the street and stopped three houses down from me.  Apparently a lightning strike hit our neighbors house and either caught the roof on fire or did some significant electrical damage.  I could smell burnt wiring from my back yard.

Heaven forbid if my computer had gotten fried and I wasnt able to sign up for the games I want at NTRPG Con until tomorrow.  8O  :wink:


I just dodged a major bullet.  A tornado missed our house by about 100 yards!  Six houses on the street parallel to us had trees deposited on their roofs, and two houses down the street from us had the same thing happen.  No one was killed, but it was an exciting scare.  We've been without electricity for some time, but we're all good.

After the storm, there was an elderly couple (80's/90's) had a tree in their driveway.  I went home, pulled out my chainsaw and went to work. Thirty minutes later, it was all chopped up and piled up by the street.  Since they didn't have electricity or water, I figured it wouldn't be long before they'd need to make a grocery run.  Anyway, it was all a bit unsettling.   :?


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:47 am 
 

benjoshua wrote:After the storm, there was an elderly couple (80's/90's) had a tree in their driveway.  I went home, pulled out my chainsaw and went to work. Thirty minutes later, it was all chopped up and piled up by the street.  Since they didn't have electricity or water, I figured it wouldn't be long before they'd need to make a grocery run.  Anyway, it was all a bit unsettling.   :?


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:15 pm 
 

benjoshua wrote:
I just dodged a major bullet.  A tornado missed our house by about 100 yards!  Six houses on the street parallel to us had trees deposited on their roofs, and two houses down the street from us had the same thing happen.  No one was killed, but it was an exciting scare.  We've been without electricity for some time, but we're all good.

After the storm, there was an elderly couple (80's/90's) had a tree in their driveway.  I went home, pulled out my chainsaw and went to work. Thirty minutes later, it was all chopped up and piled up by the street.  Since they didn't have electricity or water, I figured it wouldn't be long before they'd need to make a grocery run.  Anyway, it was all a bit unsettling.   :?


It took you 30 minutes to chop up your elderly neighbors and pile them on the street? Wouldn't it have been quicker to just have gotten them a flashlight and water?  :twisted:


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:03 pm 
 

JasonZavoda wrote:
It took you 30 minutes to chop up your elderly neighbors and pile them on the street? Wouldn't it have been quicker to just have gotten them a flashlight and water?  :twisted:


True, but my other concern was regarding their health.  If they needed to go to the doctor or had to pick up medicine, they would need their car.  The husband in particular did not look healthy.  I could see where all the excitement  could have led to other complications.  It was actually a lot of fun. :)


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:19 pm 
 

benjoshua wrote:
True, but my other concern was regarding their health.  If they needed to go to the doctor or had to pick up medicine, they would need their car.  The husband in particular did not look healthy.  I could see where all the excitement  could have led to other complications.  It was actually a lot of fun. :)


If he didn't look that healthy, surely it should've taken less time to chainsaw him up??


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Post Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:47 pm 
 

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If he didn't look that healthy, surely it should've taken less time to chainsaw him up??



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Post Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:12 am 
 

Hi,

this is a clever bit of optical illusion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2xnl6L ... re=related

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Post Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:17 am 
 

Hi,

good thing:
nice to say Hello! to Mars the other day in Auld Reekie!

sad thing:
almost brought a tear to my eye:
http://www.dorktower.com/
She was very young to go so quickly.

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:46 pm 
 

Has anyone here seen the Game of Thrones series yet ?

Watching the first episode and I must say, the opening minutes were enough to get me hooked.

  
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