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SittinOnDubsWGW · 01-25-2010, 12:47 AM

That happens a lot in awesome films, a la Saving Private Ryan.

Ugly Bastard · 01-25-2010, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by THEINCREDIBLEdork

Bigger, Faster, Stronger.

I just watched this. Definitely one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. It was pretty demoralizing actually. I mean, I think I used to believe that honest hard work is what gets you ahead in life, but more and more thanks to submersion in more of the "real world" and documentaries like this, I'm realizing that it isn't hard work, it's knowing the right people, kissing the right asses, and sometimes flat out cheating. People who do that are the people who get ahead. People who work hard are left to resort to things like telling themselves they'll go to heaven someday and that there they will live the good life. Definitely a fantastic, eye-opening and demoralizing but in a liberating sort of way type of film.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 01-25-2010, 02:28 AM

I think my favorite segment of the movie was the part about the political motives of the baseball steroid congressional hearings. The Biden clip and Henry Waxman interview made my jaw drop.

Orgazmo · 01-26-2010, 10:32 PM

Definitely eye-opening. But it would have been just as effective if it were a 30 minute video imo.

Steroids aren't bad. Everyone that is anyone in sports does them. They don't make the man, they help the man. But you can't get to where the top guys are without them.

Done.

The Waxman clip was really something, though.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 01-26-2010, 11:43 PM

It was more than just about steroids you hayseed!

Orgazmo · 01-27-2010, 01:41 AM

My bad.

It should have been 31 minutes, and they could have also said, "Everyone cheats in everything if they can. Even Tiger Woods. He got Lasik. And some dude that won the tour de france sleeps in a cement tube and that's okay. And gayve takes beta blockers to help his tuba abilities. etc. et cetera eeet ceeet teeera".

f3lix · 01-27-2010, 01:52 PM

I do not take beta blockers pre-concert. I actually just take a shit right before anything that has my nerves unsettled. Used to do that before all big live poker tourneys.

Orgazmo · 01-27-2010, 02:50 PM

Do you think people that take beta blockers are cheating?

f3lix · 01-27-2010, 05:16 PM

Absolutely not.

Besides, professional musicians have ranked 2nd in most stressful jobs on the planet, behind vital organ surgeons. Our job is on the line EVERY second of EVERY performance. You screw up, you lose not only your job but customers who paid big money to hear something performed perfectly.

In baseball, you're considered great if you bat 30%
In basketball, you're considered great if you shoot 50%
In football, you're considered great if you throw 75%
In music, you don't have a job if you only hit 99%

Orgazmo · 01-27-2010, 05:24 PM

Is that really apples to apples, f3lix?

DDTempest · 01-27-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by f3lix

Absolutely not.

Besides, professional musicians have ranked 2nd in most stressful jobs on the planet, behind vital organ surgeons. Our job is on the line EVERY second of EVERY performance. You screw up, you lose not only your job but customers who paid big money to hear something performed perfectly.

In baseball, you're considered great if you bat 30%
In basketball, you're considered great if you shoot 50%
In football, you're considered great if you throw 75%
In music, you don't have a job if you only hit 99%

2nd? Really? Bomb squad technicians are what? Third?

vaga1220 * · 01-27-2010, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f3lix

I do not take beta blockers pre-concert. I actually just take a shit right before anything that has my nerves unsettled. Used to do that before all big live poker tourneys.

Did the beta blockers help you at all. I might need to pick some up.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 01-27-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Orgazmo

Is that really apples to apples, f3lix?

No.

Also, source on the 2nd most stressful job thing?

Mr. Blonde · 01-28-2010, 01:56 AM

The Most and Least Stressful Jobs You Can Get Today - CareerCast.com

20 most stressful jobs - Did you just say that you feel too stressed out at work? Read on to find out who are the people who actually experience stress on a daily basis.- Top 10 - Internet's definitive top list - best, greatest of everything ranked U

http://cord.acadiau.ca/documents/StressFacts.pdf

Orgazmo · 01-28-2010, 02:40 AM

Hmm...must be misprints. I didn't see any mention of professional musician in those sources.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 01-28-2010, 02:42 AM

I don't see professional musician anywhere on those...

Orgazmo · 01-28-2010, 02:47 AM

Maybe they're misprints.

DJ FC · 01-28-2010, 07:30 AM

These lists are bogus and nobody can answer this question.

But I guarentee my job is more stressful than F3lix's. No way that's the 2nd most stressful job.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 01-28-2010, 08:37 AM

I can't believe those lists of stressful jobs don't even have the 2nd most stressful job in the world. In the world! What an oversight.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 01-29-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Orgazmo

My bad.

It should have been 31 minutes, and they could have also said, "Everyone cheats in everything if they can. Even Tiger Woods. He got Lasik. And some dude that won the tour de france sleeps in a cement tube and that's okay. And gayve takes beta blockers to help his tuba abilities. etc. et cetera eeet ceeet teeera".

I'll bet if it was a 4 hour long documentary about children with cancer and it was in black and white you would have shit your pants. If the subject matter wasn't your cup of tea how about you go fuck yourself: or me.

Mr. Blonde · 02-10-2010, 09:42 AM

Just got finished watching Moon.

I'm sure some of you guys already saw it last year, but if you haven't yet...please do. It's really good. And it's nice to see some advanced AI that isn't evil for once.

DDTempest · 02-10-2010, 09:54 AM

Got this from Netflix a couple weeks back, a very solid movie and a return to what science fiction movies are really supposed to be.

tonguegina · 02-10-2010, 12:24 PM

Moon was great, but not what I was expecting from the trailer. It made it seem like the movie was a psychological thriller, while it was actually more of an art-house/social commentary film.

I had to watch An Education for work last week. It was really good. Much better than I expected it to be. Probably my favorite of the Best Picture nominees so far, though I haven't seen A Serious Man, Precious, or Up in the Air yet).

Fruitacious B · 02-10-2010, 01:49 PM

Moon is definitely solid. The director is David Bowie's son, and it's his first feature length film, which is also cool.
----

Has anyone ever seen 'What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?' It's a documentary about human thought, conciousness, and all sorts of Quantum theories...and it's pretty awesome (if you can get past the parts with Marlee Matlin acting).

What the Bleep Do We Know!? & What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole

Ugly Bastard · 02-10-2010, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fruitacious B

Moon is definitely solid. The director is David Bowie's son, and it's his first feature length film, which is also cool.
----

Has anyone ever seen 'What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?' It's a documentary about human thought, conciousness, and all sorts of Quantum theories...and it's pretty awesome (if you can get past the parts with Marlee Matlin acting).

What the Bleep Do We Know!? & What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole

Fruitacious, please watch this short video. Thank you.

01-25-2010, 02:28 AM	#253 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	I think my favorite segment of the movie was the part about the political motives of the baseball steroid congressional hearings. The Biden clip and Henry Waxman interview made my jaw drop.
	#YOLO

01-26-2010, 11:43 PM	#255 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	It was more than just about steroids you hayseed!
	#YOLO

01-28-2010, 01:56 AM	#264 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	The Most and Least Stressful Jobs You Can Get Today - CareerCast.com 20 most stressful jobs - Did you just say that you feel too stressed out at work? Read on to find out who are the people who actually experience stress on a daily basis.- Top 10 - Internet's definitive top list - best, greatest of everything ranked U http://cord.acadiau.ca/documents/StressFacts.pdf
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

01-28-2010, 07:30 AM	#268 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 250185	These lists are bogus and nobody can answer this question. But I guarentee my job is more stressful than F3lix's. No way that's the 2nd most stressful job.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

01-28-2010, 08:37 AM	#269 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	I can't believe those lists of stressful jobs don't even have the 2nd most stressful job in the world. In the world! What an oversight.
	#YOLO

01-25-2010, 12:47 AM	#251 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	That happens a lot in awesome films, a la Saving Private Ryan.

01-26-2010, 10:32 PM	#254 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Definitely eye-opening. But it would have been just as effective if it were a 30 minute video imo. Steroids aren't bad. Everyone that is anyone in sports does them. They don't make the man, they help the man. But you can't get to where the top guys are without them. Done. The Waxman clip was really something, though.

01-27-2010, 01:41 AM	#256 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	My bad. It should have been 31 minutes, and they could have also said, "Everyone cheats in everything if they can. Even Tiger Woods. He got Lasik. And some dude that won the tour de france sleeps in a cement tube and that's okay. And gayve takes beta blockers to help his tuba abilities. etc. et cetera eeet ceeet teeera".

01-27-2010, 01:52 PM	#257 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I do not take beta blockers pre-concert. I actually just take a shit right before anything that has my nerves unsettled. Used to do that before all big live poker tourneys.

01-27-2010, 02:50 PM	#258 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Do you think people that take beta blockers are cheating?

01-27-2010, 05:16 PM	#259 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Absolutely not. Besides, professional musicians have ranked 2nd in most stressful jobs on the planet, behind vital organ surgeons. Our job is on the line EVERY second of EVERY performance. You screw up, you lose not only your job but customers who paid big money to hear something performed perfectly. In baseball, you're considered great if you bat 30% In basketball, you're considered great if you shoot 50% In football, you're considered great if you throw 75% In music, you don't have a job if you only hit 99%

01-27-2010, 05:24 PM	#260 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Is that really apples to apples, f3lix?

01-28-2010, 02:40 AM	#265 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Hmm...must be misprints. I didn't see any mention of professional musician in those sources.

01-28-2010, 02:42 AM	#266 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	I don't see professional musician anywhere on those...

01-28-2010, 02:47 AM	#267 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Maybe they're misprints.

02-10-2010, 09:42 AM	#271 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	Just got finished watching Moon. I'm sure some of you guys already saw it last year, but if you haven't yet...please do. It's really good. And it's nice to see some advanced AI that isn't evil for once.
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna Last edited by Mr. Blonde; 02-10-2010 at 09:44 AM.

02-10-2010, 12:24 PM	#273 (permalink)
tonguegina I like dirt. Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,861 Internets: 2790	Moon was great, but not what I was expecting from the trailer. It made it seem like the movie was a psychological thriller, while it was actually more of an art-house/social commentary film. I had to watch An Education for work last week. It was really good. Much better than I expected it to be. Probably my favorite of the Best Picture nominees so far, though I haven't seen A Serious Man, Precious, or Up in the Air yet).

02-10-2010, 01:49 PM	#274 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	Moon is definitely solid. The director is David Bowie's son, and it's his first feature length film, which is also cool. ---- Has anyone ever seen 'What the #$! Do We (K)now!?'* It's a documentary about human thought, conciousness, and all sorts of Quantum theories...and it's pretty awesome (if you can get past the parts with Marlee Matlin acting). What the Bleep Do We Know!? & What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

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