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Chin to taints since 1998  

40Deuce 46M
4634 posts
7/30/2018 7:09 pm

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7/31/2018 7:09 pm

Chin to taints since 1998


Remember Jonesy , the cat from Alien and Aliens ? I do . Whatever your relative opinion RE cats and dogs you have to admit that a cat would be a much better pet to have on a space ship . A would go nuts on a space ship . A cat is just going to wander around doing cat stuff and occasionally hissing at a xenoform . I mean you want to crawl into a hibernation pod with a dog ? That things is going to go crazy .

Although I suppose the Russians did actually send a into space . I don't think there's ever been an actual space cat . I mean it didn't turn out great but it wasn't the dog's fault .

Remember when they took those spiders into space to see what they would do in low-gravity and they went berserk ? I do .

Today at work someone said to me they said "What did you do this weekend 40 ?" and I says to them I says "Not much , I went to the Smoke Out Hunger BBQ" and they go "Cool , who did you go with ?" and I told them I went by myself .

RECORD SCRATCH SOUND EFFECT !!!!

I amused by the level of horror and concern some people show when you tell them you went and did something alone . Even if they don't give a shit about you (which let's face it , they don't) you can see in their face they immediately start thinking "How can I help this poor disgusting wretch that is so pathetic they had to do something by themselves ?" Like if you say "extremists killed my whole family" they give you no reaction but if you say you want to see "A Quiet Place" without someone else they lose their freaking minds .

I suppose it kind of makes sense for some people . Two of my friends who've been married forever and have a million really can't handle being alone - if they're alone in the house for a weekend they flip their lids . I suppose it's all just what you're used to . I'd probably be equally as mentally uncomfortable is a bunch of people showed up and started living with me .

I mentioned to my best pal the other day that a better plot for a movie than the very tired "crazy murderer saves little girl and decides life has meaning" would be the aftermath - aka a movie about a mentally traumatized little girl being raised by said maniac . Now that's a platform for drama .

So it got me thinking about some other formulas that we could update for movie plots ;

Rogue cop with a deathwish is paired with straight-laced detective about to retire . Rogue cop is fired from the force and faces criminal charges for his many uses of excessive force . Straight-laced cop retires without incident .

A group of estranged siblings gathers for their parent's funeral - everyone is civil and no issues are dredged up . They return home and never really speak again .

An uptight workaholic learns no lesson and their spouse divorces them , they later remarry but it doesn't really work out .

An outcast is accepted into the in-crowd and finds out that it's totally the best and completed forgets about their other outcast friends .

Someone tells a lie to try and hook up with someone else , the lie is never discovered until later and it rips their marriage apart .

A fish out of water is never accepted by their new community and leaves .

A motley crew of losers is destroyed by a superior team and abandons all hope .

Someone realizes they've made a terrible mistake and runs to the airport but the plane has already left - and the person was on it .

The criminal protagonist does NOT have a heart of hold and screws over the hard luck case just like they said they would all along .

Keanu Reeves isn't the chosen one .

The lovable dope doesn't get the girl who's way out of his league .

The ex-special forces guy's family is killed by a drug lord and he reports it to the police and grieves quietly and mournfully .

The sex comedy ends with everyone being arrested for their many sex crimes .

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40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
7/30/2018 7:10 pm

Can you get tendinitis in your heel ?

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superbjversion2 68F  
24388 posts
7/30/2018 7:38 pm

When I do things alone ... which is often .... I get the "You are so brave. I could never do that!" Somehow, though, it makes me feel abnormal.

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!


40Deuce replies on 7/31/2018 5:41 pm:
We are abnormal

smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
7/30/2018 8:37 pm

Ha! I have experienced similar when telling people I went to something by myself. Oh, and also, there's "Nope I don't have any family plans for Christmas" - people really flip out on that one.

My addition to your list is, "Ugly girl takes off her glasses and gets a makeover and is still ugly."


40Deuce replies on 7/31/2018 5:43 pm:
Or maybe just "people don't pretend hot girl with glasses isn't hot"

positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
7/31/2018 2:30 pm

    Quoting superbjversion2:
    When I do things alone ... which is often .... I get the "You are so brave. I could never do that!" Somehow, though, it makes me feel abnormal.
It took me a long time to go to a movie alone. Now I love it and go a lot. I see others alone, so I am not so odd after all. I go to the beach alone at times. It is relaxing on my time line. No stress. My job can be a lot, so maybe alone is okay for me. But society thinks we should all be coupled up.


40Deuce replies on 7/31/2018 5:44 pm:
Is there a lifeguard at the beach ? Safety first

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