WordWolf

That used up the most obvious link. I could use Dangerfield, but not to anything else I can think of. So, let's go with Burt Young Rocky 4 James Brown

I'm stuck on the first third.

Old Man Ribba.

That was also in the collateral readings- like "the First Century Church in the 20th" and so on. The actual pushing during pfal wasn't quite so heavy- vpw had to bait the hook first, and hide the net. pfal references to it were a bit subtle. That's why vpw said in pfal he dedicated his life to that field, but didn't say there-to the new people- that he claimed God Almighty spoke to him and that he was privy to the First Century Church like nobody else was, and based twi on it. That was covered later, informally. "In vain is the net spread in sight of any bird." So, the heavy advertisements were snuck in later. The early ads were subtle and designed to "get in under the radar." Blatant stuff would have tipped off too many people during pfal. As it was, a LOT of people took pfal and left within 3 or 6 months of having taken it. That's one way twi inflated their numbers and convinced people that there were huge numbers of members- they counted everyone who signed up and paid for pfal, whether or not they finished it, stuck around after, or even made it to Session 1. (When I took it the first time, 8 of us were signed up, 7 made it to Session 1, and 3 of us completed Session 12. All 8 were counted equally in twi "statistics.") Even the drones had a purpose in twi, and a purpose was found for those who stopped attending, but the rich, famous or influential, those vpw made a special effort to court, both locally and at events like the ROA.

"The whole purpose of that booklet is to convince the readers..." How does this one isolated sentence convince the readers? ========== There's an easy-to-understand difference between "The purpose of this book is" and "Every sentence in this book specifically pushes the purpose of this book, which is" This means that one can find individual sentences that don't push the purpose of a book written with a purpose. (If the entire Bible can be considered to have the purpose of the plan of salvation, whole chapters can be found that don't point to it.) CSBP, as a whole, WAS a booklet-long commercial designed to convince people that A) they needed to give 10% of their income, according to God (this has been proven false) B) twi, as the best vehicle for giving to God, was the proper recipient of the 10% to give to God More of twi's other stuff was pointed at "the giving goes to twi" than the booklet. The booklet was primarily to convince people the giving was mandatory. Lots of other things here and there were pointed at giving to twi specifically- like vpw saying in twi that, instead of giving to other causes, why not give to Bible research-and pausing with a small smile to make sure that set in, and was viewed at the moment as a joke rather than part of the advertising campaign in twigs and all other types of twi meetings. But in twi, the special treatment for the wealthy and famous has been well-documented. They were honored in manners unofficial and official. They were introduced onstage at the ROA, and they were given WOW pins they never earned, and so on. Even lcm objected to vpw bringing a judge onstage at an ROA who was considered prideful- but he was influential. And some rank-and-file resented Tony Collins of the New England Patriots getting awarded a WOW pin by vpw personally despite never entering the WOW program. vpw invented some spin about him actually being a WOW while at work despite never actually fulfilling any requirements of the program. Even the innies at the time who heard of it objected, because it was a blatant example of "respect of persons."

This game show had an episode where round 1 lasted most of the episode, because both contestants kept guessing poorly at the last question, and they had to answer correctly to win it- despite having 50/50 odds at a wild guess to do so. "YOU FOOL!" accompanied many of the misses. It's based partly on a children's game. This show also had a short-lived spinoff, a game-show targeted towards children based on the original.

This was "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me." The version I knew was by "Naked Eyes" in 1982. FREE POST!

The only formal training in the corps has been: Dale Carnegie training in SALES Some people would claim the rock-climbing was professional training, but if it was, it wouldn't have been conducted the way it was- which meant there wouldn't have been crippling injuries. BTW, vpw STOLE the Carnegie training. He had someone take the training, then reteach it while giving them neither credit NOR TUITION. Since vpw based his career on those sorts of practices, really, this should surprise no one. I really do think it's surreal that the corps were told, despite having no training in any such things- that they were qualified to do counseling in general, marriage counseling, and to work as management in corporations. That's why there's so many horror stories about people being told rather insane-sounding things from corps who were trying to "counsel" them, or order/bully them into doing, depending on the situation. Right after lcm started making his pronouncements in 1988 and claiming he was supposed to be obeyed, I began pointing out that this is the same man who's lambasted popes for several years for their practices- who was now claiming Papal Infallibility and Apostolic Succession. Naturally, he had no idea he was claiming the same things Popes ever claimed- his education on the Papacy he was ridiculing was rather stunted.

That's it. You didn't have to make it look THAT easy... (BTW, I'll be out of reach for a few days, so don't be surprised if I stop replying until Monday.)

Based on both that and the vehemence of his post, it has to be "Guardians of the Galaxy." (I have GOT to sit down and watch it this upcoming week.)

Here's a triple. In this movie, a special-effects expert is recruited secretly by the government to fake the death of a witness due to testify. Also recruited to work secretly for the government is an extreme sports athlete who was sent to infiltrate a group of potential Russian terrorists. After their separate missions, both are sent to a private academy to help the students oppose an opposing terrorist organization. Stars Brian Dennehy, Brian Brown, Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, and Halle Berry.

This game show had an episode where round 1 lasted most of the episode, because both contestants kept guessing poorly at the last question, and they had to answer correctly to win it- despite having 50/50 odds at a wild guess to do so. "YOU FOOL!" accompanied many of the misses. It's based partly on a children's game.

I disagree. I think he would CLAIM to enjoy it. vpw was an accomplished spin-doctor. He made all his deficiencies sound like strengths to be admired. He preferred to have adulation and admiration-he considered it his due.

Was this "Hot Tub Time Machine" or something?

"I walk along the city streets, you used to walk along with me And every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be. Oh, how can I forget you, girl?" "As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night. And I can't help recalling how it how it felt to kiss and hold you tight." "I was born to love her and I will never be free You'll always be a part of me." "If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share. Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there. Well, how can I forget you, girl?" =================================== Artists who did versions of this song included Dionne Warwick, Jose Feliciano, The Four Seasons, Jay and the Americans, Peggy Lee, Martha and the Vandellas, and Johnny Mathis, not counting the version I'm familiar with.

*looks* It definitely was an INVALID JUMP because it recursed. (SAT term for "it doubled back on itself.") So, replaying the invalid jump, we ended with "Practical Magic" and "Nicole Kidman." So, let's continue.... Billy Bathgate Steve Buscemi Big Fish

Practical Magic Sandra Bullock Demolition Man

Could also be "the Tonight Show." I know that's been on since before Johnny Carson and was in black and white originally.

Not that anyone said it did. Strength of character is dependent upon what that character was based on. It's integrity with a moral dimension- and whether that actually means anything depends on how integrated one's morality was until that point, and how solid it was until that point. A system that's integrated and weak can be discarded in its entirety when sufficient excuse is offered- a large enough bribe, for example- and a system that's not integrated isn't consistent enough to provide guidance about what to do or what to not do-so there's nothing to base decisions on but a whim, and nothing to prevent a demagogue or advertiser to get one to buy into whatever they were selling just because it's cleverly phrased or repeated enough. Basing one's character on the Bible, or on one's relationship with Jesus, is one option (two options), and both can be used for comprehensive, integral, consistent systems. That can't necessarily be said for everything, and constructing a personal system from the ground up is certainly a lot more work than a lot of people are willing to do. So, they don't have a coherent code of conduct, and will go along with the crowd easily enough. That's good news to the advertisers and the demagogues of all stripes- they need cattle to direct and exploit.

"I walk along the city streets, you used to walk along with me And every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be. Oh, how can I forget you, girl?" "As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night. And I can't help recalling how it how it felt to kiss and hold you tight." "If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share. Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there. Well, how can I forget you, girl?" Artists who did versions of this song included Dionne Warwick, Jose Feliciano, The Four Seasons, Jay and the Americans, Peggy Lee, Martha and the Vandellas, and Johnny Mathis, not counting the version I'm familiar with.

The idea was to suggest that EVERYBODY does it (which is not true), then suggest that twi get a free pass about it because everybody does it (although it would still be wrong even if everyone did it.)

I don't think corruption is guaranteed after power. Look at Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. They've given away ENORMOUS piles of money after acquiring enormous piles of money. By Lord Acton's thinking (the guy who made the comment about power corrupting), they should have been GUARANTEED to be greedy and grasping. I do think that power/OPPORTUNITY will AMPLIFY WHAT'S THERE. A generous person will remain generous, a trustworthy one will remain trustworthy. Those who don't commit crimes primarily because they'd get caught, however, would probably become criminals, and the greedy will remain greedy.

I don't think that's it, but I still don't know what it might have been. I liked both shows. I really appreciated the nods to the original show- Roarke looking at a closet of white suits, picking the black, then saying to burn the others, Roarke in a flashback IN a white suit, a guy ringing the bell with a hammer and yelling "THE PLANE! THE PLANE!" and Roarke telling him ONE shout is sufficient. Amick, I'm sure you remember, played a shapechanger who was therefore very versatile for roles all over the island. Finkel's office helped explain how people ever got to the island. Then again, some people are happier just dealing with the island and that's it. The newer "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" gave Wonka's back story, and even with Christopher Lee, it didn't seem to add much to the movie. So, maybe people thought a back-story and the staff actually having some role was a handicap to the series.

The remake of this show didn't last long, but I personally have no idea why. I liked that it went into some background details of the settings and recurring roles, where the original series did absolutely nothing of the kind. Among the new characters for the remake was Fyvush Finkel as a travel agent, and Mädchen Amick as an onsite assistant with multifaceted talent. The original had many celebrity guest-stars, and was mostly filmed in California.

"As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night. And I can't help recalling how it how it felt to kiss and hold you tight." "If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share. Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there. Well, how can I forget you, girl?"