So much this. No freaking way I'm making my equipment discoverable in a lawsuit. If they want to contact me after hours they need to give me a phone.
Is that the only joke from that movie? Because it's the second time it's been posted here
"The Great Race" is better than Airplane!
The title is the post. Really, you need to know: The Great Race is better on pretty much every dimension than Aeroplane – comedic timing, joke density, meme-ability, sound track, cringe-resistance… It’s just, better.
Cross-posting here from YSK.
The Great Race is better on pretty much every dimension than Airplane! – comedic timing, joke density, meme-ability, sound track, cringe-resistance… It’s just, better. It holds up better, too.
They are admittedly very different movies, both really well done. But TGR has absolutely epic production that’s not necessarily obvious on the surface. The big fist fight, for instance – the moment when Leslie stage dives is choreographed with so much detail, and most of the stunts in that shot are tossed aside like croutons, but absolutely make the scene.
Another thing is that TGR never winks at the camera, despite being pretty campy. That's a feat!
Last but not least: the best pie fight in screen history
the trailer for the Great Race doesn’t contain a single joke.
Maybe you just didn't get the jokes?
Oh I'm just here to have fun! But hey, of you want to grump around that's your rainy day not mine! 😘
Watch them yourself, no one else's opinion matters. But mine is actually correct.
Edit: they are admittedly very different movies, both really well done. But TGR has absolutely epic production that's not necessarily obvious on the surface. The big fist fight, for instance -- the moment when Leslie stage dives is choreographed with so much detail, and most of the stunts in that shot are tossed aside like croutons, but absolutely make the scene.
To say nothing of the best pie fight in screen history.
And: more brandy!
YSK: The Great Race is Better Than Airplane
The title is the post.
Really, you need to know: The Great Race is better on pretty much every dimension than Aeroplane -- comedic timing, joke density, meme-ability, sound track, cringe-resistance... It's just, better.
Ha -- one of my favorite hobbies has an active listserv. They also apparently have a FB group but it's not as active nor as helpful.
I have the ECO, with an EF nib. It's not scratchy at all -- it's almost ghost like if you want to make very fine lines. At max pressure it's about the same size as a roller gel.
It's the only fountain pen I have (I have an ancient set of adjustable dipping pens from my great grandpa's engineering toolkit, not sure if that counts), so this isn't an expert opinion or anything.
I mostly write in a moleskine, which isn't supposed to be great for fountain pens but works fine for me.
Edit: just to say, I got the plunger stuck at the bottom, and was about to toss it when I found out that there's tutorials on how to completely disassemble and reassemble the ECO, and forums where people talk about the exact problem I had. It's super easy to maintain. Reminds me a bit of owning a VW -- you think "I can't possibly fix this," and then you start tinkering and it's fixed before dinner. Except the pen takes about 5 minutes.
sorry, I mean, if you didn't have to worry about food, housing, healthcare. I just edited the title to reflect that.
What would you do with your time if you didn't have to work to meet your food, housing, and healthcare needs?
Re-creating this thread a different server.
edit: "not work" as in "food, housing, and healthcare needs are met," not as in "billionaire super-villain money"
I would sail sail the great lakes for weeks at a time.
I would write more music, and hire musicians to play it with me.
I would spend half the summer growing food (which I already do!)
I would continue to invest in my own mental health, but spend more time meditating.
I have chronic fatigue (to simplify a longer story), and spending that precious energy solving logic puzzles for a paycheck is sometimes pretty demoralizing.
I would sail sail the great lakes for weeks at a time.
I would write more music, and hire musicians to play it with me.
I would spend half the summer growing food (which I already do!)
I would continue to invest in my own mental health, but spend more time meditating.
I have chronic fatigue (to simplify a longer story), and spending that precious energy solving logic puzzles for a paycheck is sometimes pretty demoralizing.