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Post by EGBFan on Dec 28, 2006 9:13:24 GMT -4
Let's play a game. ;D Big Brother wasn't the only show to spawn from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. There is, and has been for a while, the much less popular (though I think much better) Room 101. Basically a celebrity goes on the show and tells the presenter about things he or she hates; the presenter puts a little object representing that thing on a conveyor belt, and it plunges into Room 101 (which is a sort of small hatch), never to be seen again. I propose that we play a a mediocre version of this game. So, Da rules:1. Participants choose three things, no more, no less, that they would like to nominate to make the journey down the conveyor belt, giving as many reasons as they wish. 2. Allowed: almost anything. Physical objects, big or small, abstract concepts, aspects of life, um... artistic movements from history... the list goes on. 2a. More of a guideline, but please bear in mind that this is supposed to be fun, and probably not really worthy of anything very deep and significant. 3. Disallowed: anything that is going to be offensive to somebody on a personal level. You know the kind of thing I mean, so I won't go into it. 3a. No real people, including people who aren't signed onto this board and probably won't know about it. We don't mind being unkind to famous people here, so that'll probably be fine. 4. Respect each other's opinions. Please have your turn without getting into any lenghty debates. Quite honestly, I'd prefer to avoid short debates as well. If someone hates something you love, respect the person by not trying to change his or her mind, and expect the same respect in return. (Anyone now tempted to put 'respect' into Room 101 is of course welcome to do so.) 5. The last but very important rule of all games: have fun. My nominations for Room 101:1. WeddingsNot all weddings. Quiet, no-frills weddings are fine. You know the kind of weddings I mean, and you must have picked up by now that I hate them. So, moving on. 2. Dr. PepperIf I was being forced to swallow every foul beverage that was ever invented, and my tormentor took pity on me and said I could choose to omit one of them, I would not hesitate to say Dr. Pepper. 3. 'Astrophil and Stella' by Philip SidneyA sequence of... I forget... well over 100 sonnets about somebody called Stella. An entire sonnet is devoted to her hair, another to her eyes, another to her hands etc. Of all the books I have been forced to read, nothing is more boring. Every copy in the world should go into Room 101, so that no student will ever have to study it again.
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Post by Jason Knetge on Dec 29, 2006 2:33:25 GMT -4
1) scrappy doo he's like jr ghostbusters but for me 2. Dr. PepperIf I was being forced to swallow every foul beverage that was ever invented, and my tormentor took pity on me and said I could choose to omit one of them, I would not hesitate to say Dr. Pepper. 2) mountainn do for me 3) Brats dolls I think they're a bad influence
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Post by Fritz on Dec 29, 2006 10:12:04 GMT -4
I'll respond as soon as I can figure out how to whittle the list down to just three
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Post by Miss Janine on Dec 29, 2006 11:47:36 GMT -4
Bratz "dolls" Bad idea, telling kids looking like a skank can be "cool". Flush 'em all! Coca-cola Just the "classic" variety. Is it me, or has it gotten worse recently? Pepsi for me, thanx. ;D Stupid computers that don't want to play games Yeah, Miss Janine's computer, I'm lookin" at you.
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Post by EGBFan on Dec 29, 2006 11:52:15 GMT -4
I'll respond as soon as I can figure out how to whittle the list down to just three Maybe some of us will need two turns. ;D Bratz dolls - good one. Anything that teaches girls they should be beautiful and vaccuous belongs in there.
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Post by Silent Seraphim on Dec 29, 2006 14:20:39 GMT -4
Irritating Adverts. Especially the Olay woman advertising anti-ageing products with the suspiciously iron-smooth face while talking about panta-bleedin'-peptides. She can't even make a decent facial expression which leads me to believe she's probably had some sort of work done, and yet she's advertising anti-ageing cream to give the impression that you, too can have a face like hers without surgery. Also, any advert in which the voiceover man shouts at you. It's bad enough that they raise the volume of adverts anyway, without having someone shouting even louder about which sofa they want you to buy. If anything gets me rushing for the remote, it's that. Heather Mills McCartney. A great example of a woman who gets everything she wants through lies and manipulation. All her moaning to the Press about being threatened and not being able to pay for a bodyguard, but still somehow managing to scrape together the money to pay for a personal trainer and first-class flights to and from the US?!?! Priorities, people! I'm not saying Paul McCartney's a saint, but you don't drag a guy's name through the mud just to get a few extra million quid for being married to him. Maybe some victims of domestic violence should have a word with her about what domestic abuse is really like before she starts mouthing off again. Chelsea Tractors. Invariably driven by women who don't care about anyone except her precious little Tarquin, these 4x4 monsters are perfect for the country, but not for busy, congested urban streets. Unless, of course, the purpose is to intimidate everyone else on the road. I had one 'lovely' lady try to cut me up in one of these huge vehicles, but I just about managed to fend the cow off, despite being in a situation where I was so close to her front bumper I could almost kiss it. Teenagers in souped-up mini metros and BMW drivers are just as irritating, but I've only got one choice and it goes to the most polluting, self-important, vain, materialistic breed of drivers to ever be on Britain's roads. Coca-cola Just the "classic" variety. Is it me, or has it gotten worse recently? Pepsi for me, thanx. ;D Same for me. Once upon a time I thought all cola tasted the same, but now Pepsi seems to taste a lot better. Is it very wrong of me to want to stick Bush and Blair in Room 101, too? ;D
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Post by Fritz on Jan 12, 2007 22:34:41 GMT -4
I finally have a list of three, but I'm wondering if I should post it. It's a bit angry and verges on Crossfire material.
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Post by EGBFan on Jan 13, 2007 10:22:15 GMT -4
I finally have a list of three, but I'm wondering if I should post it. It's a bit angry and verges on Crossfire material. Well, it was supposed to be fun, but I went into this knowing that somebody was likely to get angry with something at some point. I trust your judgement, Fritz.
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Post by Fritz on Jan 13, 2007 13:51:33 GMT -4
Eh, I toned the "controversial" comments down and I think it will work now...
Entertainment Tonight
As an emblem of the brain-dead, celebrity obsessed "culture' we live in which treats the latest news about who Paris Hilton is screwing this week as a Page One story. These bastards certainly aren't the only ones who pumped up "celebrites" who "earned" that status by popping out of the right vagina, being taped having sex, converting to Scientology, or f***ing Brittney Spears, but they're at the forefront of it.
Fox News
A jingoistic propaganda machine masquerading as "journalism". Populated by bloviating gas bags like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity who'd rather talk about their trumped up, phoney-baloney alleged "War On Christmas" than on the constant stream of failure and corruption oozing out of our leadership...
Wal-Mart
Once a good thing, after Sam Walton kicked the bucket this company metamorphosized into the Empire of Retail Evil. It leads a Race To The Bottom throughout the entire retail industry--I worked for a rival retailer for eight years, and we were constantly being essentially told "You have to work harder for less money and benefits because we have to stay competitive with Wal-Mart." Every expense must be cut--except, of course, for executive compensation. But hey, it serves it's purpose: Sam Walton's kids are some of the richest people in the world, and that's all that matters, right?
--------------------------- Yeah, I know, still angry, but better...
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Post by Kingpin on Jan 13, 2007 20:31:51 GMT -4
Eh, I toned the "controversial" comments down and I think it will work now... Entertainment TonightAs an emblem of the brain-dead, celebrity obsessed "culture' we live in which treats the latest news about who Paris Hilton is screwing this week as a Page One story. These bastards certainly aren't the only ones who pumped up "celebrites" who "earned" that status by popping out of the right vagina, being taped having sex, converting to Scientology, or f***ing Brittney Spears, but they're at the forefront of it. Fox NewsA jingoistic propaganda machine masquerading as "journalism". Populated by bloviating gas bags like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity who'd rather talk about their trumped up, phoney-baloney alleged "War On Christmas" than on the constant stream of failure and corruption oozing out of our leadership... Wal-MartOnce a good thing, after Sam Walton kicked the bucket this company metamorphosized into the Empire of Retail Evil. It leads a Race To The Bottom throughout the entire retail industry--I worked for a rival retailer for eight years, and we were constantly being essentially told "You have to work harder for less money and benefits because we have to stay competitive with Wal-Mart." Every expense must be cut--except, of course, for executive compensation. But hey, it serves it's purpose: Sam Walton's kids are some of the richest people in the world, and that's all that matters, right? --------------------------- Yeah, I know, still angry, but better... By some twist of fate I was able to read your unedited post... what's the benefit of having your own forum without truely venting your spleen? My three: 1) Specific commecialisation (Music, fonts etc). What the hell is it with people wanting to make everything a pay for product? My main gripe is with fonts... they'd have to be a pretty fantastic font to justify me shelling out the damn near daylight robbery-like prices they'd expect me to pay... especially given the ages of some of these fonts. And if it's not that, it's the extortionate prices of music which is far too much... but if someone downloads it illegally there's a huge clamp down and legal suits because someone's crying foul after losing 'income'. If you're a rich megastar with more money then sense (Or if the original artist has passed on and the rights got to some company, I say downloading them online is fair play to the market who has had to deal with overpriced CDs and albumns for too long). 2) Sony: I really, really, really wish they'd get off their asses and out of this 'we hate Ghostbusters' trip they seem to be constantly in. They give us meagre products and expect us to lap it up... just give us what we've been goddamn waiting for... are decent season sets of The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters, amongst other things; too much to ask? 3) Hollywood, get some bloody originality again. Stop making, or remaking films for the lowest common denominator. Where's the next generation of film makers and actors because you can't keep going forever with your currest actor/actress stock. You're not putting enough into finding and nurturing new and budding talent... and it shows. Most of your recent films have stunk to high heaven, and remaking a classic doesn't mean it'll be better or 'click' with the current demograph. Phew.
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Post by Jason Knetge on Jan 14, 2007 1:31:09 GMT -4
Eh, I toned the "controversial" comments down and I think it will work now... Entertainment TonightAs an emblem of the brain-dead, celebrity obsessed "culture' we live in which treats the latest news about who Paris Hilton is screwing this week as a Page One story. These bastards certainly aren't the only ones who pumped up "celebrites" who "earned" that status by popping out of the right vagina, being taped having sex, converting to Scientology, or f***ing Brittney Spears, but they're at the forefront of it. ( puts arms in air ) testify I hear that as a former rite aid worker I can relate As for FOX I only watch it for they're cartoons
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Post by Fritz on Jan 14, 2007 21:00:11 GMT -4
Lol...you either found the hidden Crossfire forum (it's still there, just not visible) or it showed up on the Ten Most Recent Posts. Yeah, but when I did that people started complaining about how I "take it too far" Lol...the Fox cartoons are on a seperate network from Fox News. The Fox network is comprised of affiliates on broadcast channels (ironically enough, Fox's Channel 59 WXIN in Indianapolis ran RGB back in the day) while Fox News is carried by cable. Though I have heard Fox News called the "Fox Cartoon News Network", because their characters are far more ridiculous than anything seen on Saturday Morning TV.
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Post by EGBFan on Mar 22, 2007 12:56:37 GMT -4
Iwannanothergo. ;D 1. Synopses that start "What if..."There are a lot of stories on the internet, and even when you've narrowed it down to your desired genre you couldn't possibly read all of them. So how do you decide? Well, the next thing to consider is the synopsis. Anyone who doesn't know how to write a synopsis can expect their story to be overlooked by me - if the synopsis is bad, imagine what the story must be like. "What if" - for example - "Ray and Janine got locked in a supermarket overnight?" (I just made that up) is not the way to write a synopsis. 2. Dick and Dom in Da BungalowThankfully this show has now been taken off the air - it was some time ago now, actually. It was the prime example of the (fairly) recent dumbing down of children's television. I've never actually seen an episode all the way through, but I know that it involved a lot of shouting and running around, and encouraged children to shout "BOGIES" at inappropriate moments ( particularly inappropriate moments, I might add, like in lessons or something - is there ever a truly appropriate moment to shout "bogies"?). The truly appalling thing is that this show replaced the traditional Saturday morning television of music reviews, genuinely funny comedy sketches, slightly rubbish competitions in which you could sometimes win - hello! - books (or, y'know, whatever), and the odd break for a twenty-minute cartoon. 3. Over-inflated egosA slightly strange one - but I really do think the world would be a better place if you could just chuck a person's ego into Room 101 if it reached a certain size. I have no time for people who fancy themselves. The guy who thinks his opinion is worth more than mine because he studied whatever for two years or he knows someone with a degree in payroll; the man in front of you in the queue for the checkout, gets the idea that he is being discussed and so turns round and says huffily, "Excuse me, do you have a problem with the amount of shopping I've got on the conveyor belt?" Ooh, how I hate them... Edit: (That reminds me: I usually like Egon, but I went right off him when I saw that bit in... ach... the episode with the opera where he says to Winston, "Who are you going to believe? Me, or a guy who pulls ropes?" Ego.)
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Post by ghostdiva on Mar 22, 2007 14:59:06 GMT -4
Why am I just now reading this thread...
I agree with most of the things getting put into the room. I hate all soft drinks except Pepsi.
Now what would I put into the room:
high-heeled shoes--if you've ever had to wear them for any length of time then you know why
cigarettes--if any of you smoke then you will disagree, but I would be thrilled if they all just up and disappeared off the face of the earth, I can't stand to get stuck next to a person that is smoking
dial-up internet--everyone should have wireless access, end of story
ghostdiva
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