WordWolf

Here's a triple movie...... A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jaded lover. After an injury leaves him no alternative but to survive by being placed in cryonic suspension, he begins to have lucid dreams of New York City being attacked by giant robots and scientists disappearing, while he becomes a secret agent trying to prevent a plan to induce war between China and the UK.

"Sandy, you can't just walk out of a drive-in movie!"

Yes. Too easy?

Someone (apparently very young) saw a repeat of this older show (seen in syndication sometimes) and said it reminded them of a cleaner version of 2 1/2 Men. This show's continuity was a little soft- the main characters met originally on jury duty, or in the army, or as children when one's father ran a speakeasy and the other's father was his optometrist, depending on the episode.

"Howard the Duck Dynasty."

I'm now wondering whatever came of Steve Gerber's lawsuit. I'll have to look it up.

That's it.

"Dead Poets Society." What do you call it when you have 12 lawyers buried up to their heads in manure? Not enough manure.

Fans of this particular movie, or trivia fans should get this one quickly. "It was good of you to come!" "How could I not?" "How... Did my work please you?" "..I never knew that music like that was possible." "..You flatter me." "No, no! One hears such sounds, and what can one say but... 'Salieri."

*thinks* Haven't seen it, but IIRC, Popeye Doyle was a character in "the French Connection".

Of all people, the prospect of even possibly losing my memory with advancing age frightens me a lot more than death does. However, at the very least, some people have been able to retain a positive life in the face of that. I was reading online about a family dealing with a grandmother who was slowly having memory holes. She was at hope, reminiscing about a boy she knew and wished she'd stayed in touch with...and the family insisted she married him. She accused them of teasing her, and they replied by telling her to look in the next room. She did, saw her husband, and lit up like someone who found something precious they thought they'd lost for life. It was a short story, but I thought there was something beautiful about it. I think focusing on an Awesome God, and an Awesome Lord and Saviour is worth any possible side-effects, although I suspect there are few beyond a more positive outlook, and hopefully a more peaceful, beatific one.

Santa Clause 3-the Escape Clause Peter Boyle Taxi Driver

twi can never let people "arrive" for at least 3 reasons: 1) the marketing is that enlightenment will arrive with the NEXT class, the NEXT program. It drives repeat business because the person keeps needing them to arrive. They "chase the dragon" but never catch it, so to speak. You have your own Blue Book? Everyone in your family needs their own copy. You all have the Blue Book? You don't have the special Anniversary Blue Book. You took "the class"? You didn't take the CURRENT one and will not be considered a grad of "the class" anymore until you take it.... Moving the goalposts is the way they make money when it's not through tithes and other mandatory "optional donations." 2) If people "arrive", they will feel they can hold opinions, think for themselves, and plan and execute plans independently. That is a FEAR of twi. People must OBEY and must NOT think. 3) If people are told "now you have arrived", then they can figure out the arrival was bs because they aren't any different now and no special revelation has erupted to match your arrival. Then the scam is exposed. twi-keeping members in fear and subjection to ensure profit and repeat business.

"You're WHAT? Tin Roof! Rusted."

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", by Wham.

That's it. You stay classy, George.

"She... She... It's terrible! She has beautiful eyes, and her hair smells like cinnamon!" "Loud noises!" "Hey, Aqualung!" "What in the hell's diversity?" "Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era." "Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight." "No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good." "It's quite pungent." "Oh yeah." "It's a formidable scent... It stings the nostrils. In a good way." "Yep." "Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline." "They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time." "My God, what is that smell? Oh." "That's the smell of desire, my lady." "God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food. Oh, excuse me." "You know, desire smells like that to some people." "What is that? Smells like a turd covered in burnt hair." "You are a smelly pirate hooker." "You look like a blueberry." "Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?" "Well, you have bad hair." "What did you say?" "I said... your hair... looks stupid." "I don't know, Ron." "Guess what, I do. I know that one day Veronica and I are gonna to get married on top of a mountain, and there's going to be flutes playing and trombones and flowers and garlands of fresh herbs. And we will dance till the sun rises. And then our children will form a family band. And we will tour the countryside and you won't be invited." "What, you guys can't say one thing? Even the guy that can't think said something. You guys just stand there? Come on. " "Brick, where did you get a hand grenade?" "I don't know."

No. Not in the right ballpark, nor the city the ballpark is in.

Experts have pointed out that the man was not using any known sign language, and there was no structure to the gestures he was making, so he was not using a known language, nor an unknown language because it didn't match the structure of sign languages. So, it was neither a known nor an unknown language. I don't know if that's enough to close the case for everyone, but it sure is enough for me.

"She... She... It's terrible! She has beautiful eyes, and her hair smells like cinnamon!" "Loud noises!" "Hey, Aqualung!" "What in the hell's diversity?" "Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era." "Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight." "No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good." "It's quite pungent." "Oh yeah." "It's a formidable scent... It stings the nostrils. In a good way." "Yep." "Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline." "They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time." "You are a smelly pirate hooker." "You look like a blueberry." "Why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?" "Well, you have bad hair."

Otherwise, it's like reading "the Diary of Anne Frank" and crediting the Nazis for adding to literature, because without them the book wouldn't have been written.

the Mexican Brad Pitt Interview with the Vampire

"She... She... It's terrible. She has beautiful eyes, and her hair smells like cinnamon." "Loud noises." "Hey, Aqualung!" "What in the hell's diversity?" "Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era."

That's it.

skyrider: "With all of its bloviating, TWI never impacted culture one iota.....never even stirred the waters. Wierwille was ALWAYS on the outside looking in. As a child, he was a lazy loner. As a student, he looked for every shortcut. In seminary, he went against policy and eloped. In his doctorate studies, he found a degree-mill. As a small-town pastor, he bucked church boards. He attended big-name seminars to gather ideas/material." johniam: "(so by your definition, "having impact" means being a total conformist, always following the rules, changing your own diapers, being a robot for whoever is in authority, etc.????? Those people have the LEAST impact!)" [No, he was laying a foundation for his statements. vpw didn't put in the work "in the system." As a child, he refused to do his chores-he slipped away for hours into the woods. As a student, he didn't put in the hours of work-he plagiarized and chose the softest options whenever possible- the man who claimed to teach you Bible languages NEVER STUDIED Bible languages, he studied Homiletics, how to preach-for Seminary, an incredibly soft option and one matching someone with a gift for gab and no heart for research. When it came to seminary rules, he ignored them and just did his best not to get caught rather than follow the rules he agreed to follow when he enrolled. When it came to doctoral studies, he went to a de facto degree mill- where plagiarism was unlikely to get caught. As a church pastor, however, we have no proof he bucked the church board- only his own bluster that he did so and they just shut up and accepted it. Far more likely is that what we have documented is what happened all the way through- he technically did sermons there weekly, making sure he drew a steady paycheck, then built a side business on their dime (which he later called "the way") and quit when it was enough to pay him full-time after years of keeping it going on the side. He got there after visiting with real ministers whenever possible, trolling for material to plagiarize and charge people for. In between what vpw did, and your crude extreme polar opposite caricature-the drone- is where all the legitimate ministers have always existed. They put in a lot of work, passion fueling their discipline, and they arrive prepared to help people and to do the job. That's why they affect people's lives for the better and manage to live fairly free of vices like tobacco, alcohol and rape.] skyrider: "Twi's books are not allowed in local libraries." johniam: "(bibles were not allowed for public consumption....during the DARK ages, by THOSE authorities.)" [There is no "those authorities." twi themselves never wanted their books in any local libraries, because they want people to pay for any access to them. No local libraries have had demand for twi books, and have never been given a reason to seek them out as any reliable source of information. As for your fictional story, the "Dark" ages weren't really that "dark." They were, however, before the invention of the printing press. Bibles were not for peasant consumption because peasants in Europe was generally illiterate and thus had no demands for owning ANY books. The town priest was literate- and he had a Bible. The merchant class and nobles were literate in part, and had access to books (what books there were to own.) There were major universities in a few cities, and students went there. They had access to Bibles there if they wanted, generally written in Latin which was not a problem since Latin was the language of scholarship. Honestly, get an education. Really, it's easy to find all this out. Do some research online, or visit a modern library.] skyrider: "Corps campuses had very little involvement with communities." johniam: "(those communities didn't WANT any involvement)" [And yet, communities all over the country and the world WELCOME involvement with college and university campuses local to them. If the students behave themselves, they're welcome to interact and spend money locally. More, many universities have groups on campus that do charity work locally. One such group is active on over 300 campuses in the US, and is welcomed by local charities over much of the US. yet twi corps campuses never had that welcome. Maybe if they ever approached the community with an attitude of "what can I help with?" rather than "what can you help me with?" that would have been different. Then again, that would have been an entirely different way corps. ] skyrider: "The Way's Auditorium was BUILT with major emphasis on "Word in Culture"...... with orchestra pit, rehearsal rooms, studio, lighting, stage-performance, etc. and yet, BORING MONOTONE TEACHINGS SEEMS ALL THAT COMES FORTH. Hardly a ripple to stir the cultural waters." [vpw was a man who talked a good game but was short at ever delivering on anything that didn't involve him talking. For all his talk about show business and performance, twi never made any kind of inroads into the industry or into mass communication. They had much of the materials, the equipment, that would be used, but the equipment is useless if you have no talent to make use of the equipment. Nowadays, people can reach the world with a video filmed cheaply and hosted on YouTube. twi's scared to reach out to that medium- since divorced from their cultivated aura of secrecy, they have nothing to offer. They'd be a laughingstock on YT the way they were on that talk show. vpw talked a lot about impacting culture, but never did, and twi never did and never will.]