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So does CVS.

I still don't think that warrants the sentiment you expressed. I'd be shocked to learn that they spend any significant time together outside of public appearances.

I'm no fan of Bubba, but isn't a bit classless to wish him dead?

Oh, good. Like we don't have enough kitties and trolls here as it is.

I've seen that. Trust me, she is Baryshnikov compared with me.

Rest assured that when it comes to any of the terpsichorean arts, including "The Elaine", my lack of ability is positively stunning.

I have one rule that all my social acquaintances are well aware of. If anyone ever sees me dancing for any reason whatsoever, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, please take my keys.

That's fair. I remember most of the way through the movie thinking "hey, what's up - no atomic breath???" Then there was the scene where you see his spines begin to glow, subtly at first. I thought it was awesome. First, the spines along the tip of his tail lit up, and this ominous sound as the blue light traveled up his back until he turned toward the Muto, all spines glowing, and basically said "okay, mother$@#@er, eat this!" I understand you wanted more from a Godzilla movie, but that part was what I had been waiting for the whole time. Once he let loose with the breath, I was satisfied that I was watching a legitimate Godzilla flick.

You care enough to post about it.

In defense of those pols on the right, any time propose anything (literally anything) that will reduce spending, they are always (literally always) accused in the mainstream press of wanting to starve infants, children, minorities, etc, etc, etc by withholding funds necessary to keep the truly needy alive. Even if that could be further from the truth, that's how it's always portrayed. It's the gatorman spin, straight from the textbook.

Neither can I, but while I do my best to avoid it myself, I've come to expect it from celebrities and leftist pundits. Better them than me.

The new movie will undoubtedly have more human element than I prefer, but that's the only way they're going to get enough people into the theaters to see it in order to at least break even. I wish that wasn't the case, but it's something I've come to accept. As Tom mentioned, I've always understood Godzilla to be a metaphor for the nuclear bombs we dropped on Japan. The story I read was that Japan would not allow anyone to make a film about the atomic bombs, so Gojira was born - an nearly unstoppable nuclear force that ravaged Japan's cities and countryside, indiscriminately killing and destroying everything in it's path. Then Americans got their hands on it and added approximately 20 minutes of footage of Raymond Burr portraying a foreign correspondent, reporting the story to the media back home. We renamed the movie Godzilla. That movie was later renamed Godzilla King Of The Monsters. But Gojira/Godzilla was not an indestructible force. He was slain using a type of 'oxygen bomb' - reduced to skeletal remains in what looked like a massive, deadly Alka-Seltzer fizz at the end of the first movie. Japan was saved. Toho revived Godzilla, and he eventually became a sort of champion for Japan, defending the islands against a host of monsters while heedlessly flattening villages, towns, cities, etc. A few movies veered away from that format along the way, but most portrayed Godzilla as a defender, not so much as a destroyer. The 1998 American remake was a high tech, big budget piece of crap. Calling the monster a weak little iguana is an affront to iguanas worldwide. I don't even consider it to be a Godzilla film. What I enjoyed about the 2014 movie was that despite the human interest-heavy story, they did a great job of making Godzilla actually look like Godzilla. That alone was a triumph over 1998. They also brought back the notion that Godzilla was a literal force of nature, risen from his slumber by the emergence of the "Mutos". Gratuitous destruction from the resulting conflict, a staple of any decent Godzilla move, ensued. My biggest complaint about that film was that Godzilla wasn't on screen but for a few minutes, really. That was a common complaint in most reviews of the film that I saw. Hopefully that will be addressed in next year's movie and we'll get more Godzilla for our money.

Don't forget such American classics as Onions and Liver, or Dumplings and Chicken.

I'm not sure they're going to need to worry about rationing water, not if Californians continue moving to Texas at the rate they have been for the last decade.

One posts links to right wing & conservative news stories. The other trolls. I'm surprised you don't see a difference.

No, he gets it. He's trolling you.

No, I haven't. Online was a first for me - my introduction to MMORPGs. Until then I played mostly Halo (but got sick of constantly being torn to shreds by kids), and al of my RPG gaming was restricted solely to table top RPGs - hard core nerd stuff. I've heard nothing but good about them though, and will likely give them a try at some point. If and when I do, I'll let you know.

I've been looking for something like that for a long time - a good combat flight simulator, especially from either the WWI or WWII eras. I play on an Xbox One, and have been playing The Elder Scrolls Online exclusively for the last 3 or 4 years. I added the Morrowind expansion from a year or so ago, and on Tuesday the new Summerset expansion drops. It's too hot around here in the summer to do much of anything else, anyway.

I actually loved the 2014 version, and I'm looking forward to the new release as well. My biggest beef with all of the Toho movies has always been how cheesy the monsters looked, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah will be portrayed in high-tech CGI, as opposed to dudes in rubber suits.

ABC wanted to avoid the public backlash they would have received had they not fired Barr. What she said was racist (whether or not she is actually a racist herself) and deeply offensive to many people. That obviously reflects on them as a network, and they stand to lose a lot of revenue if viewers decide to boycott. I think most agree that ABC was well within their right to react as they did. TBS will do the same if they begin to believe that Bee's comments will draw the same kind of reaction, but there is a significant difference between the two controversies: Barr put hers out there as a late-night tweet, from home, acting strictly on her own. Bee's comments were part of a TV show, and as a result may have a degree of insulation from fallout (maybe DR or others here have better insight into this) - the controversy may even generate a spike in Bee's ratings (sad as that may be). Something else I think is worth consideration is the fact that profanity and classlessness is one thing, while racism (real or perceived) is quite another. Many people can handle the controversies they may generate by using edgy or profane language, but people (especially white people) treat accusations of racism like kryptonite or leprosy. They can't get out of its way fast enough, and many will instantly turn on their peers over it if helps to insulate themselves from similar accusations.

Hah! They were probably Irishmen. I swear, I've never heard that uttered by anyone other than an Irishman or someone playing one in TV. Fire her? Heck, as Stephen Miller tweets, “If you’re a Trump supporter you should want her on TV every week leading into 2020.” Honestly, we all need to stop worrying about what we call each other, and remember that despite the fact that they may be repugnant in the extreme, they're still only words. It makes it a lot easier to learn who the fools are if we give them both the stage and a microphone to show us.

Two things: 1) Why do you always belittle the board when someone owns you? 2) "Boyo"? What, are you Irish mob or something?

It's a shame that so many people come here to do nothing more than snark.

You can act a fool on your own. You don't need to involve others.