Random non sequitur posts catch-all thread

Mixolyde wrote:

Edit: Also, I highly recommend The Quantum Thief if you enjoy this sort of thing.

Depends. I didn't get the impression reading Quantum Thief that you were supposed to 100% understand the vernacular at first, but rather pick it up as you go, like A Clockwork Orange. The 'gevulot' in particular seemed challenging to figure out on the fly, at least to me, but eventually became a fun take on how semantic drift would label a fantastic technology.

The pulp-blasting is more about calling a 'hammer' an 'atom-smacker' just to jargon for genre expectations.

Both are fun times based in novel word use, no judgy judgy, but also pretty distinct in how much concentration is required to have fun.

Danjo Olivaw wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:

Edit: Also, I highly recommend The Quantum Thief if you enjoy this sort of thing.

Depends. I didn't get the impression reading Quantum Thief that you were supposed to 100% understand the vernacular at first, but rather pick it up as you go, like A Clockwork Orange. The 'gevulot' in particular seemed challenging to figure out on the fly, at least to me, but eventually became a fun take on how semantic drift would label a fantastic technology.

The pulp-blasting is more about calling a 'hammer' an 'atom-smacker' just to jargon for genre expectations.

Both are fun times based in novel word use, no judgy judgy, but also pretty distinct in how much concentration is required to have fun.

Yeah, that's a fair distinction. The Quantum Thief might be closer to Neuromancer in that regard.

I know I've been watching too many Warhammer 40K lore videos on YouTube (I do not and will never play it, I just find the sheer amount of lore hilariously insane) because the first thing I thought of when some major DACA news came out today was:

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I tried watching some Warhammer lore primers once.

I just got more confused.

Vrikk wrote:

I tried watching some Warhammer lore primers once.

I just got more confused.

It's one of the deepest pools of insanity I've ever come across. Time Cube makes more sense.

This is more than a little scotalogical.

Spoiler:

I was impressively ill at the weekend. It was quite an alarming experience and today I was talking to my doctor about certain persistent symptoms (he was reassuring. Looks like it is probably fine) and he asked me whether I had diarrhea. I said that it was more like someone opened a hatch in my backside and everything fell out. After laughing a little he said, “I think I’d class that as explosive diarrhea.”

Edit: Scatology aside I was very pleased with the interaction I had with a doctor at my surgery. My plan is always to give as clear and accurate an impression of my problem and it’s symptoms along with details of anything I might have done to cause the problem. The doctor, over the phone, asked me a few questions, including one where he said, “If the answer is X then you need to go to hospital straight away. If the answer is Y then you’ll likely soon be feeling fine again.” By the end we’d worked out what happened to cause my catastrophic digestive event and he told me I’d likely be feeling fine this morning, which I am. I was very impressed with his diagnostic skills and tickled that I made him laugh.

Me: "Hey Siri, set a timer for 29 minutes".
Siri: "29 minutes, starting now."
Me: "Thank you".
Siri: *silence*

Rude.

Discovered tonight that "Is Ghostbusters a comedy film?" is a genuine point of debate online, and would like to be trepanned immediately.

I'm going to see a "I saw American Pie primarily as a teen drama, it's mind-boggling that people thought it was a comedy" take sometime soon, and it's going to literally kill me.

Prederick wrote:

Discovered tonight that "Is Ghostbusters a comedy film?" is a genuine point of debate online, and would like to be trepanned immediately.

Wut.

Quintin_Stone wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Discovered tonight that "Is Ghostbusters a comedy film?" is a genuine point of debate online, and would like to be trepanned immediately.

Wut.

To be fair, there are likely a ton of younger people who have not seen Ghostbusters before and the recent trailers do NOT make it seem like a comedy at all. I'll admit that I'm confused with the tone of this movie. It doesn't feel like a typical comedy. More of an action adventure quasi-horror Goonies-esque romp with Paul Rudd to provide the occasional funny.

PaladinTom wrote:
Quintin_Stone wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Discovered tonight that "Is Ghostbusters a comedy film?" is a genuine point of debate online, and would like to be trepanned immediately.

Wut.

To be fair, there are likely a ton of younger people who have not seen Ghostbusters before and the recent trailers do NOT make it seem like a comedy at all. I'll admit that I'm confused with the tone of this movie. It doesn't feel like a typical comedy. More of an action adventure quasi-horror Goonies-esque romp.

I’m confused. Is there a new Ghostbusters movie coming out?

Is a hotdog a sandwich?
I don’t care. Call them what you want. Eat them if you think they’re tasty.

When you shower, do you wash your legs?
I wear shorts year round, so yes. If you’re using this question to hygiene-shame others then please stop.

Is Ghostbusters a comedy?
If you say no you might be an edgelord.

Try watching this while forgetting everything you know about Ghostbusters...

PaladinTom wrote:

Try watching this while forgetting everything you know about Ghostbusters...

Edit: I'm surprised the man-babies out there aren't crying, "Not MY Ghostbusters!" (Or maybe they are, I wouldn't know...)

Right, but this one has boys in it so it's okay.

Looks fun. And some connection to the original at least.

More of an action adventure quasi-horror Goonies-esque romp with Paul Rudd to provide the occasional funny.

This sounds really awesome actually.

I think it comes down to how strict people are with their genre definitions. If you only allow it to be described with a single genre, than comedy is certainly the best fit. It'd be wrong to say that it's not a comedy, but it's also not just a comedy. It's a mix of comedy, action, and horror that's weighted more towards comedy than the other two genres.

The trailer for the new one looks like it'll be more of an adventure movie than a comedy.

I’ve loved every Ghostbusters movie. Therefore I will not watch the trailer for the new one. I’d rather go into it with zero expectations.

Some people scoff at this approach, but I’m convinced that it results in a better experience of the movie. It’s more than just not watching the trailers though. You need to go into the movie with zero expectations. Forget about leaving your expectations at the door. Just don’t ever allow yourself to have expectations. Don’t even think about the movie.

I’m guessing that most people who hated Star Wars 7, 8, and 9 had already created the movie that they wanted to see in their mind. When the actual film didn’t match their expectations, it created a feeling similar to cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is pure torment.

Wouldn’t you rather keep an open mind and just enjoy the movies that you’re anticipating?

Stengah wrote:

It's a mix of comedy, action, and horror that's weighted more towards comedy than the other two genres.

See, I could see this vis-a-vis Die Hard, which has many obvious comedic moments but is clearly an action film.

But Ghostbusters... like, literally every moment of that film is written with a comedic sensibility. Slimer is. Dan Akroyd getting blown by a ghost is. "This man has no dick" is. The arrival of Gozer is.

I think the issue is that it's not written he way most modern comedies are written, which is.... erm.... in a particular manner.

All I nuts, or isn't this Ghostbusters thing mainly just confusion over whether the question refers to the new movie or the original?

It's funny how the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer was cut to make it seem like an action/drama/thriller, but there are so many cues in it indicating comedy scenes, like all the little Stay Puft Marshmallow Men and basically any scene with Paul Rudd.

Paul Rudd is the giveaway. Even the action movies he is in, he is the comic relief.

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Prederick wrote:
Stengah wrote:

It's a mix of comedy, action, and horror that's weighted more towards comedy than the other two genres.

See, I could see this vis-a-vis Die Hard, which has many obvious comedic moments but is clearly an action film.

But Ghostbusters... like, literally every moment of that film is written with a comedic sensibility. Slimer is. Dan Akroyd getting blown by a ghost is. "This man has no dick" is. The arrival of Gozer is.

I think the issue is that it's not written he way most modern comedies are written, which is.... erm.... in a particular manner.

It's got plenty of horror elements in it too; it mainly uses them for comedic effect, but they're still there. It's absolutely a comedy movie first, but it does have obvious horror and action moments. Those devil dogs were legitimately scary as a kid.

The opening library was damn creepy.

I changed my avatar image and now it looks like I’m eating the weiner-bomb.

Driving to an art class I saw an advertising billboard in a farmer’s field. It was at an angle and the words, that all ran together, were slightly obscured. I read it as ‘Radio to roulette’ I thought it was an interesting name but couldn’t start to imagine what kind of business it represented. As I got closer I realised it said, ‘Radiator outlet.’ My brain sometimes leaps to the least likely interpretation.

Higgledy wrote:

Driving to an art class I saw an advertising billboard in a farmer’s field. It was at an angle and the words, that all ran together, were slightly obscured. I read it as ‘Radio to roulette’ I thought it was an interesting name but couldn’t start to imagine what kind of business it represented. As I got closer I realised it said, ‘Radiator outlet.’ My brain sometimes leaps to the least likely interpretation.

There's a company around these parts that does something in industrial construction. I see trucks with their name ASPLUNDH on, and every time I'm all "wait, ass-plunder?"

Jonman wrote:
Higgledy wrote:

Driving to an art class I saw an advertising billboard in a farmer’s field. It was at an angle and the words, that all ran together, were slightly obscured. I read it as ‘Radio to roulette’ I thought it was an interesting name but couldn’t start to imagine what kind of business it represented. As I got closer I realised it said, ‘Radiator outlet.’ My brain sometimes leaps to the least likely interpretation.

There's a company around these parts that does something in industrial construction. I see trucks with their name ASPLUNDH on, and every time I'm all "wait, ass-plunder?"

ASPLUNDH Is German for ass-plunder.