I just don't get it!

Wayne Plunger

Robert88 wrote:

Wayne Plunger wrote:

I am always left perplexed by the charity appeal about that girl that walks 12 mile a day to the water hole.

Why don't they move nearer to the water hole thus shortening the walk.

Have you seen the property prices nearer the water hole?

Damn good answer Robert!

rolf_f

Robert88 wrote:

Wayne Plunger wrote:

I am always left perplexed by the charity appeal about that girl that walks 12 mile a day to the water hole.

Why don't they move nearer to the water hole thus shortening the walk.

Have you seen the property prices nearer the water hole?

More seriously, which would you prefer: treated tap water or disease ridden water from a muddy puddle?

It's highly unlikely to be treated tap water - more like a (hopefully) properly constructed well with a handpump and a construction that ensures that surface water can't get down the well.

amrushton

Drummers on You Tube (often young women) who play along to a well known track. It could be Metallica or Rush but they can play the track(s) very well so why are they not in a band? Or is it easier/more lucrative to be on a vlog.

Pross

The Marvel films (and DC equivalents). Entire cities get destroyed my the supposed heroes in their spats with a nemesis but everyone seems happy about the destruction at the end. Heard people reviewing the current Avengers film making comments like 'it had no holes in the plot despite me keeping a close eye out for them'. When you accept the whole film is based on the premise of a group of people with super powers it's quite difficult to think of anything that counts as a plot hole! I really don't get people who wait around queuing until midnight to watch any film (or even more so those who will re-watch hours of the previous film in the series up to midnight and then sit there a further 2-3 hours watching the new one).

rjsterry

Pross wrote:

The Marvel films (and DC equivalents). Entire cities get destroyed my the supposed heroes in their spats with a nemesis but everyone seems happy about the destruction at the end. Heard people reviewing the current Avengers film making comments like 'it had no holes in the plot despite me keeping a close eye out for them'. When you accept the whole film is based on the premise of a group of people with super powers it's quite difficult to think of anything that counts as a plot hole! I really don't get people who wait around queuing until midnight to watch any film (or even more so those who will re-watch hours of the previous film in the series up to midnight and then sit there a further 2-3 hours watching the new one).

That's the starting premise of The Incredibles: the supers have to go underground due to public backlash against all the destruction.

cowsham

rjsterry wrote:

Pross wrote:

The Marvel films (and DC equivalents). Entire cities get destroyed my the supposed heroes in their spats with a nemesis but everyone seems happy about the destruction at the end. Heard people reviewing the current Avengers film making comments like 'it had no holes in the plot despite me keeping a close eye out for them'. When you accept the whole film is based on the premise of a group of people with super powers it's quite difficult to think of anything that counts as a plot hole! I really don't get people who wait around queuing until midnight to watch any film (or even more so those who will re-watch hours of the previous film in the series up to midnight and then sit there a further 2-3 hours watching the new one).

That's the starting premise of The Incredibles: the supers have to go underground due to public backlash against all the destruction.

Are we still talking about extinction rebellion ?

awavey

Pross wrote:

The Marvel films (and DC equivalents). Entire cities get destroyed my the supposed heroes in their spats with a nemesis but everyone seems happy about the destruction at the end. Heard people reviewing the current Avengers film making comments like 'it had no holes in the plot despite me keeping a close eye out for them'. When you accept the whole film is based on the premise of a group of people with super powers it's quite difficult to think of anything that counts as a plot hole! I really don't get people who wait around queuing until midnight to watch any film (or even more so those who will re-watch hours of the previous film in the series up to midnight and then sit there a further 2-3 hours watching the new one).

yep colleague at work went to one of those, spent 6hrs in the cinema got home at 4am...then wondered why they were so tired the next day.

I dont think theres enough plot in those films for there to be plot holes, its just a bunch of stuff that happens

ayjaycee

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

mrfpb

ayjaycee wrote:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

Ditto. Some striking images covering an empty plot. I feel the same about The Shining.

cowsham

mrfpb wrote:

ayjaycee wrote:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

Ditto. Some striking images covering an empty plot. I feel the same about The Shining.

Ditto -- bored the nuts off me -- switched over half way through.

Pross

ayjaycee wrote:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

Never seen it but I suspect it may be something to do with seeing it when it was new and seeing it now after decades of advances in special effects and film making technology together with other films that have used it as a reference point. It's a problem I've found when trying to watch several of the 'greatest movies of all time' and even when re-watching films I thought were great at the time.

rick_chasey

Pross wrote:

ayjaycee wrote:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

Never seen it but I suspect it may be something to do with seeing it when it was new and seeing it now after decades of advances in special effects and film making technology together with other films that have used it as a reference point. It's a problem I've found when trying to watch several of the 'greatest movies of all time' and even when re-watching films I thought were great at the time.

Nah the special effects still sh!t on anything CGI tbh.

rick_chasey

I don't get Game of Thrones.

It's dragons and people with stupid names. People banging on about a 'night king' I mean, christ.

rick_chasey

That and superhero films.

I don't understand why people get so into superheros.

What's so good about superheros?

Pross

Rick Chasey wrote:

I don't get Game of Thrones.

It's dragons and people with stupid names. People banging on about a 'night king' I mean, christ.

Same here, I watched the first few episodes and couldn't get into it and tried again a few times but just struggle with those fantasy type things. All my colleagues spend ages talking about it and my boss was talking about hiring a club with a big screen to watch the final episode.

Pross

Rick Chasey wrote:

That and superhero films.

I don't understand why people get so into superheros.

What's so good about superheros?

See previous page!

rjsterry

Rick Chasey wrote:

I don't get Game of Thrones.

It's dragons and people with stupid names. People banging on about a 'night king' I mean, christ.

It's really a mash-up of medieval European history.

tangled_metal

What I don't get is film franchises that jump around and mess around with time. Xmen, marvel films, etc. It only gives the obsessive fandom an excuse to argue about the great order to watch the films in. Seriously, try googling Xmen or marvel film order to see what I mean.

IIRC one of those franchises had a film that went back in time thus changing the future and meaning some films are now no longer in any timeline but no longer happened. Or something like that

DeVlaeminck

Real ale friends of mine who will happily drink flavoured beers, chocolate stout or coffee flavoured beer etc. I admit I'm writing from a position of complete ignorance about these drinks but isn't it just an admission that they are bored of actual beer if they have to make it taste like another drink. If were to order a pint of lager in the company of these friends I'd be in for some mild ribbing yet apparently drinking the equivalent of alcopops for adults is ok.

Fridges at motorway services (specifically the petrol station at Knutsford services last night) with no doors that keep the bottles (why can't they ever sell cans) at what seems to be a couple of degrees above room temperature. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have "ice cold refreshments" written above the door. On the rare occasion I succumb to the temptations of some overly sweet caffeinated drink - usually the "real thing" - I at least want it to be cold. And no I don't want 3 bottles for the price of 2 either I just want a drink not type 2 diabetes.

Stevo_666

Tangled Metal wrote:

What I don't get is film franchises that jump around and mess around with time. Xmen, marvel films, etc. It only gives the obsessive fandom an excuse to argue about the great order to watch the films in. Seriously, try googling Xmen or marvel film order to see what I mean.

IIRC one of those franchises had a film that went back in time thus changing the future and meaning some films are now no longer in any timeline but no longer happened. Or something like that

Terminator franchise? If so I think they decided that installments 3,4 and 5 weren't much good and decided to ignore them by having the upcoming release follow on directly from the second one in terms of timeline. The time travel idea in the original was pretty good though IMO.

capt_slog

Pross wrote:

ayjaycee wrote:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Turned on the TV last night to see that it was on. A mate of mine thinks it's one go the best films ever made but I prefer to think of it as one of the best examples of the Emperor's New Clothes ever made.

Never seen it but I suspect it may be something to do with seeing it when it was new and seeing it now after decades of advances in special effects and film making technology together with other films that have used it as a reference point. It's a problem I've found when trying to watch several of the 'greatest movies of all time' and even when re-watching films I thought were great at the time.

It's one of those that you have to know, reading the book helps lots.





Why does anyone want to take a photo of themselves and have the phone superimpose a dog's face onto theirs?

haydenm

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Real ale friends of mine who will happily drink flavoured beers, chocolate stout or coffee flavoured beer etc. I admit I'm writing from a position of complete ignorance about these drinks but isn't it just an admission that they are bored of actual beer if they have to make it taste like another drink. If were to order a pint of lager in the company of these friends I'd be in for some mild ribbing yet apparently drinking the equivalent of alcopops for adults is ok.

Not usually my favourites but I can see why you'd try one for a change. There are hundreds of different sorts of beer, beers brewed with other things are just one of them, as is lager. You are just restricting yourself to one very narrow sort which often happens to often be mass produced, flavourless gruel for nothing other than thoughtless alcohol delivery. (Obviously a complete overstatement, and there are some very nice lagers about )

rjsterry

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Real ale friends of mine who will happily drink flavoured beers, chocolate stout or coffee flavoured beer etc. I admit I'm writing from a position of complete ignorance about these drinks but isn't it just an admission that they are bored of actual beer if they have to make it taste like another drink. If were to order a pint of lager in the company of these friends I'd be in for some mild ribbing yet apparently drinking the equivalent of alcopops for adults is ok.

They still taste like beer in the same way that red wine still tastes like red wine even if it has 'ripe blackberry notes'. Chocolate stout doesn't have any chocolate in it you just roast the malt to a higher temperature.

rick_chasey

Good shout on the ale stuff.

I do not get overly hoppy beer, which seems to be 95% of anything that is considered good and no bland sh!te.

DeVlaeminck

rjsterry wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Real ale friends of mine who will happily drink flavoured beers, chocolate stout or coffee flavoured beer etc. I admit I'm writing from a position of complete ignorance about these drinks but isn't it just an admission that they are bored of actual beer if they have to make it taste like another drink. If were to order a pint of lager in the company of these friends I'd be in for some mild ribbing yet apparently drinking the equivalent of alcopops for adults is ok.

They still taste like beer in the same way that red wine still tastes like red wine even if it has 'ripe blackberry notes'. Chocolate stout doesn't have any chocolate in it you just roast the malt to a higher temperature.

They "may" be delicious but the ones I'm referring to do have chocolate or cocoa in them it isn't just some process that produces a taste hinting at chocolate. I like a typically dark beer or stout.

haydenm

Rick Chasey wrote:

Good shout on the ale stuff.

I do not get overly hoppy beer, which seems to be 95% of anything that is considered good and no bland sh!te.

So you don't like IPA with certain types of hops in, try something else, the world is your oyster when in comes to beer...

rick_chasey

HaydenM wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Good shout on the ale stuff.

I do not get overly hoppy beer, which seems to be 95% of anything that is considered good and no bland sh!te.

So you don't like IPA with certain types of hops in, try something else, the world is your oyster when in comes to beer...

Not entirely sure it’s all that easy to get a light refreshing beer that tastes nice in the U.K.

hopkinb

Rick Chasey wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Good shout on the ale stuff.

I do not get overly hoppy beer, which seems to be 95% of anything that is considered good and no bland sh!te.

So you don't like IPA with certain types of hops in, try something else, the world is your oyster when in comes to beer...

Not entirely sure it’s all that easy to get a light refreshing beer that tastes nice in the U.K.

Jever pilsner could possibly be your friend. Defintely light and refreshing compared to those syrupy IPAs that reek of skunk (I do like the occasional one, but they are tiring). Though having just googled it, it's not that widely available, though my local offie stocks it, which is how I know it. More widely available, but not as good, is Pilsener Urquell.

DeVlaeminck

Far from a beer expert but while I don't mind some pale ales they tend to be the less pale ones in appearance. I fear that some of the easy drinking beers like Bass, Pedigree, Burton Ale that I grew up drinking may be described as hoppy by beer experts. I actually like those maybe because as fairly local to me they are what I consider standard beer. I don't like golden beers with citrus or floral flavours - purely subjective of course but not for me.

Re. My earlier comment about if I were to buy lager I'd get a ribbing - I don't actually often order lager it's just that "if" I were to order a mass produced pint of chemicals called lager it's surely no more worthy of a ribbing than a beer with chocolate in it.

rick_chasey

hopkinb wrote:

More widely available, but not as good, is Pilsener Urquell.

Too gassy.

TBH, i much prefer short cocktails, so where I can I'm the weirdo who orders those.


F*cking love a good cocktail bar but it's a challenge getting people to join you there.