Any movie can be intelligent or stupid, but some abstain, I guess like a state of amorality, asexuality (or indeed, atheism). It's without an intelligence quotient. I'm okay when my action movie is brainless- it's an action movie, I generally don't watch them to engage my brain on a deeper level, the same way I don't drink red wine for breakfast. It's when a movie actively insults your intelligence (a la Fast Five) I have a problem with it.

I've never posted a vid that was "properly laughed at."

I am thrilled beyond words!

Or rather... amused. We are amused.

In reply to this comment by robbersdog49:
Brilliantly done! Properly laughed at this :

Great sift.

80 years old! He must drink a lot of red wine.

Just a heads-up, but if you quote someone they get an email telling them what you wrote instantly. So if you go back and edit your comment (as you did in this case) I still get to read your original remarks. Something to consider before hitting the submit button next time, if you didn't realize that. I'll respond to your original post:

Yeah, you used your sad little line once already. I know you think it makes you sound smart, but it just makes you seem like a tool. Care to actually engage in a debate with facts and opinions?

Yes, I would very much like to engage in a debate with facts and...opinions (can you have a debate without opinions)?

Regardless, I would also like to engage in a debate where people avoid logical fallacies rather than zealously pursuing them (for instance, that pesky ad hominem that so many people on the Sift have a hard time avoiding). And unfortunately I've learned that kind of debate just doesn't happen here often enough, which is why (as I said in my original post) I've moved on to debating on other forums where people are more interested in reasonable discussion than comment upvotes or making themselves feel clever by insulting others.

By the way, just in case you still don't understand the point of my original post, I suggest you read my answer to hpqp in which I spell it out clearly.

Or you can keep insulting me and continue proving my point.

Also, since you asked so nicely, here are some facts for you:

-- Hitchens in 2003 he wrote that his daily intake of alcohol was enough "to kill or stun the average mule" (Vanity Fair, March issue)
-- In the same article, he mentions that some people need alcohol to avoid self-destructing even more quickly... self-referential? Who knows.
-- According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans moderate drinking is defined as no more than two drinks a day. Yet according to his own auto-biography Hitchens was drinking far in excess of that, including half a bottle of red wine (no less) at lunch alone in addition to his other drinks throughout the day.
-- As per hpqp's quote, he knew it was bad for him but continued to drink anyways... right up until the cancer. In fact I could find no information stating that he has given up drinking despite the cancer.

Of course, Hitchens denies that he's an alcoholic... but so do most alcoholics so I don't give that much credence.

In the end, though, whether or not he is an alcoholic is actually a moot point. The excessive drinking (if you prefer that term) has contributed to his cancer and an early grave. Thus it strikes me (and Shinyblurry) as peculiar to honor him with a toast. You disagree and that is your right. But instead of stating your case, you (and to be fair, a lot of others) came out flaming those who disagreed with you. And that is how we ended up having this conversation.

(P.S. I am indeed a tool. But I am a tool who carefully considers what his opponents say and can argue his point without having to insult the opposing side.)

In reply to this comment by ChaosEngine:
Wow, what an original and clever response.

In reply to this comment by SDGundamX:
Upvoted for both missing the point and proving it at the very same time.

In reply to this comment by ChaosEngine:
@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/SDGundamX" title="member since March 2nd, 2007" class="profilelink">SDGundamX, Hitchens was not an alcoholic. It is possible to enjoy a few drinks without being an alcoholic.

As for your response to @<a rel="nofollow" href="http://fletch.videosift.com" title="member since August 9th, 2006" class="profilelink"><strong style="color:#FF4500">Fletch, I fail to see how he either missed or proved your point. All I can see is that he refuted your bullshit with facts and logic. But I guess those aren't really popular with your ilk.

Am I the only one here who's not a fucking stoner?

Shit, whatever. Time for my evening bottle of red wine and a box of laxatives.

I am not calling dupe based on "red wine", times dont match, thumb doesnt match, for all I know this could be an exerpt from the documentary I am ( *dead )watching of the gangsta rappin south.


If only the tags where better, more descriptive, if only more clicked into place, if only if only.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

I think the consensus is that this should go. It's "eduPorn" which really is still porn. Not my cup of tea - I can report complete flaccidity (could be the red wine) - but it still needs to go.

What's the deal here? They sit around drinking red wine and discuss religion? Just like in the old days with J.C.? Awesome!

Too bad we are all here to roast neuralnoise... does anyone even know who this guy is?

Not that I dislike the guy; I mean how could I? He has a picture of himself holding his beautiful daughter to disguise the fact that he is an alcoholic burn-out. I do, however, disagree that his favorite sift of his was a Bukowski reading.(also a connoisseur of the red wine....) I'm pretty sure it's this one titled, "Cat Orgy". I can't believe this trash didn't get sifted with all you horny assholes roaming around here. If he really wants to get gold he just needs to start sifting tittie massage videos like Bea.

So what if he names his cats after a communist leader and a psychoanalyst? I'm not going to assume that he is a pompus ass.
I am saying though it would be easy to draw your own conclusions.

"Are you a lover or a fighter?
I´m a lover but my women like to fight. me."

So you can also draw the conclusion that he is a pussy. Or really into BDSM.

This guy checked out of a restaurant I worked at the best way I've ever seen. The exchange went something like this:

Waiter: here's your white wine, maam.
Woman: Oh, actually I ordered red wine.
Waiter: No, you ordered white wine.
Woman: No, I ordered a red wine.
Waiter: You ordered a fucking white wine, now fucking drink it!

He then slammed it down on the table, calmly walked out the back of the restaurant, clocked off, and never came back.

Admittedly, he was the worst waiter I've known, but a most memorable exit!

>> ^gwiz665:
I wanna see that done with beer and/or red wine!


That would hurt me to see.. spilling innocent alcohol for test purposes.. no way, man. Give it here.

I wanna see that done with beer and/or red wine!

America's Test Kitchen covered sangria -- here's an excerpt

Many people mistake sangria for an unruly collection of fruit awash in a sea of overly sweetened red wine. There's also the premade sangria sold in liquor stores, which is at once sugary, watery, and flavorless--a poor substitute for Hi-C.
The Goal

A robust, sweet-tart punch.
The Solution

Start with cheap red wine, which actually makes a better sangria than the expensive stuff. (Experts told us that the sugar and fruit called for in sangria throw off the balance of any wine used, so why spend a lot on something that was carefully crafted?)We experimented with untold varieties of fruit to put in our sangria and finally concluded that simpler is better. We preferred the straightforward tang of citrus in the form of oranges and lemons. And we discovered that the zest and pith as well as the fruit itself make an important contribution to flavor. Orange liqueur is standard in recipes for sangria, and after experimenting we found that here, as with the wine, cheaper was just fine, this time in the form of Triple Sec. Fortification with any other alcoholic beverage, from gin to port to brandy, simply gave the punch too much punch. What we wanted, and what we now had, was a light, refreshing, very drinkable drink.

Here's the recipe -- http://www.recipezaar.com/The-Best-Sangria-64855 . I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list

I hate fighting on pavement, and any form of fighting that is not well premeditated (fyi I like MMA or proper war like WW2). The thing that is great about this is that the green bitch obviously wanted to jump the leather guy with is red klad friends, but the bitch got taken before his lure could work. Great zen from the leather, as usual.

And +1 for the guy carrying the open red wine bottle at the end. That is hawt!

I've heard this many times before, and I disagree. When I'm training one of my cooks the temperatures of meats, I will call them over to my station every time I am testing a steak. Only by actually feeling dozens of steaks, lamb racks, pork tenderloins, ducks breasts and so on, can you begin to learn the feel of doneness.

My principle argument with this is that different cuts of steak feel different. A prime rib that is medium well may have a texture that is almost as tender as a medium rare new york striploin, just for example.

My favourite temperature? Take a large, well marbled steak, preferably rib eye or striploin, and place above the grill or under a heat lamp for 10-15 minutes, until roughly body temperature. Now season liberally with kosher salt and cracked black pepper, and grill at extremely high temperature over hard wood charcoal. Sear each side twice for about 15-30 seconds. The steak should still be bright red and gelatinous all the way through, but have beautiful char lines on each side.

Serve with red wine and shallot veal reduction, something horseradish-y (horseradish compound butter, horseradish mashed potato, horseradish creme fraiche, etc), something green and leafy and garlic-y (maybe garlic fried rapini, maybe some wilted spinach, whatever) and some colourful veggies.

Oh and as long as we're in dreamland, why not a bottle of Vega Sicilia Unico as well? I mean, if you've got a few grand to toss around.