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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#60151: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:31:41 PM

How come you are surprised?

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
lee4hmz 486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart from A shipwreck in the tidal Potomac (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#60152: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:57:20 PM

I found a dump of an old VHS tape my brother made, with parts of A Disney Halloween and A Disney Vacation (both from 1981-1982) on it. It's so clear that Disney was in a rather big Dork Age at the time; the production values are cheap (the editing would scream "HAY GUYS WE HAVE AN AVID" if it were done 10 years later; I'm not sure how they would have done it in 1981) and the shows themselves are nothing but clips, with a bare minimum of linking material.

It's almost as if Disney saw itself going the way of MGM — thoroughly broken and relying on its past successes in a desperate attempt to stay relevant...

edited 12th Mar '11 9:59:24 PM by lee4hmz

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AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#60153: Mar 12th 2011 at 9:58:48 PM

Oh god, MGM. They seem to be the most prominent example of a "dead" studio to me. All they seem to subsist on are UA properties anymore.

(It doesn't help that many of their pre-1986 IPs are in the hands of Time Warner now)

lee4hmz 486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart from A shipwreck in the tidal Potomac (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart
#60154: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:01:03 PM

AU: Indeed. Why they haven't just deeded the MGM trademark over to Warners is beyond me. I guess because no one really remembers UA anymore.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#60155: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:02:36 PM

sometimes I wonder why I bother trying to do things at all, you know?

Sometimes I think it would just make more sense to stop. Be still while everything passes by me.

Other times, I think it'd be better if I did more. Set out on my own and just do everything by myself, take on the world head-on. I get excited thinking about that second one, but I'm not strong enough to do it. I lack spine...I lack....confidence. Mostly. I wonder what would happen if I just left my home today, picked a direction, and started walking. Would I have adventures, or would it suck horribly? I really want to do that kind of thing some day, but they say that accepting that you can't do those things is part of growing up.

That's another thing. On one hand, I want to become an adult as fast as possible, but on another, I really feel like I somehow missed my entire childhood. Do you know I've never been on a rollercoaster? I've never had cotton candy either.

I feel so out of touch with everyone. Not just 'the mainstream' everyone. I feel equally out of touch with the entire world, and don't know how to say it. Because I feel like because I'm so different (and not in a good way) no one will like me. And from what I've seen, that's pretty accurate. I've changed a lot since coming here, and a lot of it is for the better, but I have to wonder how sincere it is. How much would've happened anyway, I mean, if I was never here. I don't know if that matters though....Sometimes I feel like I'm just not cynical enough, that I'm too naive. Others, I feel the exact opposite of that. Is this normal? Just teenage hormones, or something?

I don't like being so confused about myself. Yet I am. I was given no say in the matter. I'd like a lot more to firmly believe something. So I can rally around people who think the same way I do. It'd be so much easier, but that's not the lot that was given to me.

*sigh*

What am I on about, anyway?

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#60156: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:03:08 PM

They're hanging by a thread right now, aren't they?

Vintage Sci-fi wank!

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#60157: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:04:20 PM

What am I on about, anyway?

Growing up.

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#60158: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:04:59 PM

I wish someone had told me that immaturity and growing up were equal pains in the ass in different ways.

@Zigzee: Ahahahaha, wow. Some things never change, eh?

edited 12th Mar '11 10:07:00 PM by Charlatan

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#60159: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:06:28 PM

Mm.

I'd like to be mature, but that seems to entail abandoning a lot of things I like.

eg; web humor.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
lee4hmz 486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart from A shipwreck in the tidal Potomac (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
486-powered rotating frosted cherry Pop-Tart
#60160: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:07:06 PM

Am I the only one that thinks that gum turpentine smells like lime juice?

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juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#60161: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:09:01 PM

I'd like to be mature, but that seems to entail abandoning a lot of things I like.

It's either change or die. Choose.

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
RocketDude Since: May, 2009
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#60163: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:11:05 PM

The more things change indeed...What else can I stumble upon...

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#60164: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:11:37 PM

@Rocket Dude: Sci-fi has changed...

edited 12th Mar '11 10:11:59 PM by juancarlos11

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#60165: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:12:11 PM

It's either change or die. Choose.

I hate it when people say this.

Because my response is always "No, you choose, bitch."

FOR SOME REASON people don't like that.

edited 12th Mar '11 10:12:37 PM by SpainSun

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#60166: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:13:09 PM

I have matured because a lot of hobbies I had as a kid aren't very fun relative to how expensive they are.

Of course, the hobbies have changed and become more accessible too, so...

AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#60167: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:13:26 PM

What is "maturity", anyway? It seems to be defined as being able to function in society in a competent manner, but there seems to be all sorts of other things with it. Sense of humor, taste in entertainment (I have always enjoyed children's cartoons)...

edited 12th Mar '11 10:13:37 PM by AnonymousUser

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#60168: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:15:15 PM

I don't understand how watching Dexters Lab impedes one's ability to—say—run a Fortune 500 company.

But I guess that's why I'm not mature.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#60169: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:18:12 PM

It doesn't. Though I don't imagine I'd be equipped to run one anyway, as they are almost all huge diversified conglomerates.

Why do I find it amusing that both of those are owned by the same Fortune 500 company

edited 12th Mar '11 10:18:41 PM by AnonymousUser

Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#60171: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:19:08 PM

I think maturity is more about taking initiative, accepting responsibility for snafus, and trying to take control of one's own life as well as circumstances will allow*.

  • This means amongst other things earning what you want. I don't think living with your parents is necessarily a sign of immaturity or failure—I did that with my dad for years after high school simply because it was pragmatic and we were both living in the same city, so we figured why not?

juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#60172: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:19:15 PM

I choose Change, your turn. :P

But yeah, the gist of it is that what you're wondering are just normal conundrums about living. It's specially hard for you because you have to grow up earlier than most people.

[up]I agree wholeheartedly.

edited 12th Mar '11 10:19:57 PM by juancarlos11

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#60173: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:21:19 PM

After seeing a fanmade trailer video for a TRON: Legacy mod for Team Fortress 2 taken down by UMG, I've determined that even when one has the chance to be childlike it's hard to be a kid these days. sad

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#60174: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:22:00 PM

I do most of that already though. Well, either do or will soon be doing. And I don't consider myself mature in the least, because....well, I just don't feel mature.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#60175: Mar 12th 2011 at 10:22:53 PM

Neither do I.

Also I fear adulthood.


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