>> ^NordlichReiter:
If you dig deep enough you can find very old really grainy film of something like this.


It's a Yukio Mishima short called "Patriotism: The Rite of Love and Death", you can find it here. It's really one of the Japanese masterpieces in terms of filmmaking, highly depressing, though.

Incidentally, Mishima himself was fascinated with Seppuku, and himself became the last documented case of it in 1970.

edit: I've uploaded it to the Sift, changed the link

That guy very succinctly said about the sound of vinyl what I have been failing to communicate to people I know. Fine! Call me a vinyl snob.... but you don't know what you're missing unless you actually listen to one.

I've been collecting vinyl and '78s for years now, but I'm way more picky since it's my own private collection... my collection is only just now breaking a thousand.... but if it's worth listening to I'll make a digital transfer to preserve the grooves on the records. Very human, the record.

Was that.. REM in the background?

Either way, Lizard Physics.. lulz.

^ At least Po-Mo hasn't (actively) promoted the fall of civilization with it's naivete of human nature.

^ Easy there, speedy, he ain't in office yet: this is the work of Our Great Decider.

"Natural *or* Man-Made Acts" is what concerns me the most. It suggests that in the event of a Hurricane, Earthquake or other Natural disaster (with a capital N) that the people affected could be legally considered and dealt with as combatants for breaking into a walmart for water or baby formula (ala NOLa) and would likewise be treated similarly if there was, say, nu-ku-lar attack or Civil Unrest (ala UC Berkley in the 60's).

There's a reason for Posse Comitatus; without it there is great risk of political intimidation and stifling public response. Kinda makes me wanna reach for my tinfoil hat when I think of this in combination with those detention centers being developed stateside on the down-low.

Can I have his baby yet? That man is *still* seriously good looking.

It's official: 9/11 is the new El Niño.

And suddenly I'm thinking 2 things:

"Hurry up, Mr. B. Angels don't wait for slowpokes!"

and

"FILL YOUR CRAVING AT THE CIRCUS OF VALUE!!"

(It's got to be because I'm replaying it, though. I just got the PS3 version so my PC copy can have someone to talk to other than that schizo Orange Box. ;-) )

this makes me think of WKUK:

"We're going to The Place!"

YES PLEASE!

"We'll pray for you" is NOT generally a sign of goodwill, it's usually used as a punctuation so that the uncomfortable party can get away from an arguement they may very well wish to avoid. It's the religious way to say "Fuck you, I'm taking my ball and going home."

Also, about the "In God we trust" on money? If someone has a problem with that and is willing to make a big deal about it in front of strangers then they really need to grow up/get laid. If "Athiest Boyfriend" uses that as a conversational springboard then he's already a douchebag.

^ yep, welcome to the age of retardation. You may as well also charge an underage person with child pornography every time he/she gets in the shower.

There are numerous cases just like this one, although I recall there is something called a "Romeo and Juliet" law some states use to use that provided for couples who are underage not to be charged with child molestation, although that gets hairy once one partner turns 18. Sounds like Penn has no such provision.

Showed those tuxedoed squares what's what, I tell you!

Oh gezz, that movie is THE epic among epic old kung-fu movies. I've had it on dvd for quite a while now. I use it to disturb friends and fambly.