Olympics Bore Festival

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Casual homophobia. Tut-tut.

No I just thought you look like him in your avatar xx

Mind your head on the way down

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Kubricks best films are Paths Of Glory and The Shining

[Jimmy the Jock]

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You know, I will give it another go. I've felt the same about quite a few films I watched decades ago and thought WTF? at the time. I still think Full Metal Jacket is one of his best but I would need a safe word if I agreed to watch Eyes Wide Shut again.

BTW - I'm liking your politics-lite (I think over-simplified won't get through the focus groups) and nodding in agreement.

I love watching old films . Its like there was a secret code years ago and I never got it . And now I do.

Foreign films is another love of mine. They are written in a totally different way and bring a new dimension to the party.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I watched ACO again recently and thought it was brilliant .
So much more going on than the obvious.

Have you read the book? It's a hard read due to the specific terminology in it which was used by the protagonist and his cohort (whom he refers to as his 'droogs'). 'Nadsat' was invented by the author and is heavily infused with Russian. You find yourself either continually looking at the translations in the glossary or thinking that you can get by and simply let the occasional reference go above your head if they have not already sunk in from previous references to them. The book is highly unusual in that respect.

[Jimmy the Jock]

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Have you read the book? It's a hard read due to the specific terminology in it which was used by the protagonist and his cohort (whom he refers to as his 'droogs'). 'Nadsat' was invented by the author and is heavily infused with Russian. You find yourself either continually looking at the translations in the glossary or thinking that you can get by and simply let the occasional reference go above your head if they have not already sunk in from previous references to them. The book is highly unusual in that respect.

I have read the book . I enjoyed it , understood as much of it is I normally do

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I have read the book . I enjoyed it , understood as much of it is I normally do

You could have taken a vellocet but I'm sure that you are more oomny that you admit. Nadmenny you're not.
Me, I'm just a eunuch jelly and a dedoochka who talks chepooka.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Have you read the book? It's a hard read due to the specific terminology in it which was used by the protagonist and his cohort (whom he refers to as his 'droogs'). 'Nadsat' was invented by the author and is heavily infused with Russian. You find yourself either continually looking at the translations in the glossary or thinking that you can get by and simply let the occasional reference go above your head if they have not already sunk in from previous references to them. The book is highly unusual in that respect.

Now I'm going to have to put that on an ever-expanding reading list. I think I'll read it before I watch the film again though. The problem is, I tend to always prefer the books. I had this problem with Catch 22. Perhaps there's a certain irony to that.

[Rjk]

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Now I'm going to have to put that on an ever-expanding reading list. I think I'll read it before I watch the film again though. The problem is, I tend to always prefer the books. I had this problem with Catch 22. Perhaps there's a certain irony to that.

I loved catch-22, the book, haven't really got on with any of the film/tv versions.

I've tried on 2 occasions to read ACO but fairly quickly given up both times

[life on mars]

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To liven up the Olympics the next Olympics there is talk of introducing pet walking with and without leads , tree growing , litter picking up , allotment digging ,avoiding the cracks in pavements jumping, cycling backwards ,and hedge trimming

[BLUETIT]

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To liven up the Olympics the next Olympics there is talk of introducing pet walking with and without leads , tree growing , litter picking up , allotment digging ,avoiding the cracks in pavements jumping, cycling backwards ,and hedge trimming

TBG, is entering the "Park your Camper Van" competition

[Jimmy the Jock]

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You could have taken a vellocet but I'm sure that you are more oomny that you admit. Nadmenny you're not.
Me, I'm just a eunuch jelly and a dedoochka who talks chepooka.

As you read the book , it becomes understandable, either from the context or you somehow start to understand the language?

It was probably reading the book that opened up my eyes to the story .

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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To liven up the Olympics the next Olympics there is talk of introducing pet walking with and without leads , tree growing , litter picking up , allotment digging ,avoiding the cracks in pavements jumping, cycling backwards ,and hedge trimming

I can imagine that

[Citizen's Nephew]

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To liven up the Olympics the next Olympics there is talk of introducing pet walking with and without leads , tree growing , litter picking up , allotment digging ,avoiding the cracks in pavements jumping, cycling backwards ,and hedge trimming

After watching competitive sheep-shearing at a County Show years ago - I'd rather watch Olympic paint-drying.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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As you read the book , it becomes understandable, either from the context or you somehow start to understand the language?

It was probably reading the book that opened up my eyes to the story .