I hereby organize the SSO World Congress of Good Taste (puns notwithstanding) in an Emergency Meeting seeking resolution on (and refutation of; to be added to the list of previously banned words, including such gems as "subversive," "transgressive," the inhuman combination of the...

I just can't resist. What do you think all the ribbons the ladies at Scarborough/Ren faires carry are for? Furthermore, where, exactly, do you think they put them when they're rewarding a noble Scotsman for wearing a kilt they like or fairing well in a competition? (I pose this question knowing full...

Well, we are talking about a man who likes his kilts...

Didn't Tom Petty write a song about going commando?

Trying to understand US politics via labels and, unfortunately, issues is an exercise in futility. I'll amend that, If I may: Trying to pigeonhole people to labels and, unfortunately, issues, is an exercise in futility. I will never understand why the US media and voting populace are constantly sur...

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Any doubts are unfounded. It deserves its 95% on rottentomatoes, its #62/250 on imdb and all of its various A+ and 5 star reviews. It really is that good, and in case there are any non-believers in our mist (cough), sci-fi that makes you think is back. I'll go on record as saying that there hasn't b...

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Judith, you're asking me to alter my rhetoric? Are we reading the same posts by Hollis? I find them hilarious, but there's only one person in this exchange who took things to a personal level, and it wasn't me . (edit: I realize that by asking me to modify my rhetoric you might be hoping to minimize...

Modified from the imdb listing (which only included western actors, and I'll do the same with my additions). The most obvious drops (and why) are as follows: Jack Nicholson - doesn't look evil without trying. At all. His evil is more of a focused mania. Alan Rickman - hey, don't get me wrong, Hans G...

No, klondike, that's incorrect: Americans and their ancestors have never done anything wrong, ever!

HOLLIS & BRYCE ---- Front and Center, Boys : :evil: :x :evil: :x :evil: Listen, I think if someone started a thread called "The Cultural Repercussions of the Post-War Potato Chip on the Eastern Seaboard" - you two would find some way to start disputing the subject with each other . . ...

That's not a bad thing. I love the French. They make great vodka. Damn, is playtime over? I have to go to work in THE GREATEST CITY (tm) in THE GREATEST STATE (tm) in THE GREATEST COUNTRY... OF ALL TIME... EVER! USA USA USA! http://www.emofaces.com/en/emoticons/u/united-states-flag-waving-emoticon-a...