http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elective_monarchyAlthough it's implied in II that everyone votes in the Naboo elections.
― grocery groin (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
I can totally see how an elected queen works -- it's just like any other elected position except you get special clothes and better stuff for your family
You also get to boink guys you used to babysit.
― My name is Kenny! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:49 (fourteen years ago) link
fuckin gungans, they just vote for whoever promises more welfare
― Kashyyyk Goood Frriieends (goole), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
sure it wasn't decided through collecting utility data?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
queen amygdala--sounds like the queen of STD's. What is Amygdala anyway
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
in fairness, boinking the babysitter/babysittee just a universal perk of politics
― suddenly, everything was dark and smelly (HI DERE), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
we've gone straight through some kind of custos event horizon itt
― Kashyyyk Goood Frriieends (goole), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:18 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
too true :(
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
(xxpost) Amidala - amygdala is a bit of yer brain
(xxxpost) But that would only work if they had utility data for each individual building, which they didn't because their application wouldn't allow it.
― grocery groin (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://coreygilmore.com/uploads/2007/08/beating_a_dead_horse.jpg
what I do best...
― grocery groin (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
that's a 'shop
― suddenly, everything was dark and smelly (HI DERE), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
the crimes of Cowardly G. Soundgarden (342 new answers)
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
no I'm pretty sure it's a horse
why are the guys from Office Space beating a horse
― Bizarro Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:54 (fourteen years ago) link
because of the data thing
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Definitely a 'shop. Ron Livingston originally had a golf club in the horse-beating scene.
― I am moving on baby, I am moving on (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link
One thing that really bugs me in these movies is that they insist on putting every last line of Yoda's dialog into his screwed-up Yoda syntax. There's a scene in Attack of the Clones where Yoda is supposed to be commanding the Clone Army in the heat of battle and it's obvious that his garbled syntax makes snap decisions virtually impossible because it takes him 10 times as long as it should to give a simple order.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
When The Phantom Menace first came out, there were lots of crazy people arguing that it was a better movie than the original because it had "real" actors like Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor rather than Mark Hammil and Carrie Fisher. These people were obviously smoking crack.
― Moodles, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
haha i didnt even know that was from office space. still havent seen!!
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:39 (fourteen years ago) link
was this literally crazy people yelling things on street corners saying this?
xpost - WHAT?!
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:39 (fourteen years ago) link
do you think you could find anybody (outside of skywalker ranch) these days who will go to bat for these movies, specifically to argue that they are better than the originals? do this person exist?
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/120294/better_than_the_original_trilogy_the.html
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:41 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ the article for which the word "challop" was invented
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Nowhere in the original Star Wars trilogy is there any sequence of events nearly as profound in their application to real life as the manipulation of Palpatine as he orchestrates the separatist movement "headed" by Count Dooku, which allows him to go before the senate and ask for special "emergency powers" to deal with the growing threat facing the peace of the republic. Perhaps if America had embraced the prequel in the way they did the original Star Wars trilogy they would recognize the danger when an elected member of a representative republic asks for "emergency powers" to combat a threat.
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
makes you think
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Watching the Stars Wars prequel is like a lesson in civics
sounds fun
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:43 (fourteen years ago) link
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:42 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
that's not even challop-quality, too earnest
i mean
Chances are you don't even remember these words of Darth Maul: "Fear is my ally."
― Cowardly G. Soundgarden (s1ocki), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
He's written a number of things.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
There is no scarier scene in the entire Star Wars canon than the one that takes place in Attack of the Clones between Anakin and Amidala when they are having a discussion about the politics of the republic, and Anakin suggests that the system is broken and needs to be replaced with something where one person in charge has the power to enforce laws he feels is for the good of the people. To which Amidala replies, rightfully, that what Anakin is talking about sounds like a dictatorship. And then these all-too-familiar words from Anakin: "Well, if it works."
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
dont you see??? the iraq war is OUR fault. for NOT LOVING THE PREQUELS.
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
The Disappearance of Sunday Best and the Relaxation of Proper Church AttireWhat is acceptable to wear to church changed quite a bit over the last quarter of the 20th century.
The Effect of Crime Scene Investigation Technology on the Private Detective ShowWhat ever happened to the traditional detective show on TV? The crime scene investigation show killed it, that's what happened to the traditional detective show on TV.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Class Warfare, Ideology, and the Ways in Which Rap and Country Music Are Identical EntitiesSome of the greatest music in pop history was forged by the rebelliousness engendered by class warfare; then there's rap and country music in which class distinction created the desire for assimilation into the capitalist ideology.
I'm not sure we have that individual data here.
― well I'm married to a limping, crescent-shaped abortion (sarahel), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
There is no scarier scene in the entire American canon than the one that takes place in between McCain and Palin when they are having a discussion about the politics of the republic, and Palin suggests that the system is broken and needs to be replaced with something where one person in charge has the power to enforce laws he feels is for the good of the people. To which McCain replies, rightfully, that what Palin is talking about sounds like a dictatorship. And then these all-too-familiar words from Joe The Plumber: "Well, if it works."
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
What Do You Know About Weddings?Weddings are one of the oldest and longest-lasting rituals known to man. The joining of a man and a woman in matrimony is a rite of passage shared by civilizations across the planet.
Bio:Timothy Sexton was named AC's very first Content Producer of the Year. If you get the message on his home page here that he has published no content, understand it's a glitch: he's published 3500 pieces of content on AC alone.
Interests:Ticking off conservatives by revealing how facts disprove their ideological theories, revealing the complexities of movies that have been dismissed by clueless critics, The Simpsons, 80s alternative music
Motto:Eat the rich...but try to avoid the diarrhea that comes with eating something so vile.
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― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Titles that I Published This Week that You Probaby Weren't Notified OfI did not receive notification of most of these articles having been published so I assume most subscribes did not. I simply want to bring attention to the fact that I was published this week. Not a lot, but here are some you may have missed.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:46 (fourteen years ago) link
With the Adoption of Preventive Detention Pres. Obama Becomes the New CheneyYes we can? Oh no, you didn't! Obama's acceptance of preventive detention means suspects can be jailed without evidence based on what they might do in the future. Is Obama really just Cheney in disguise?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Is the Catholic Church an Institution Too Silly to Be Engaged in Serious Discourse?Isn't it time to relegate the Catholic Church to the same peripheral status we give to Flat-Earthers and right-wing militias and neo-Nazi skinheads.
Yes, isn't it.
How to Quit Wasting Time and Start Making the Most of Your DayA little lesson in time efficiency.
On that note.
I have distinct memories of LOTS of people around me going to bat for these when they first came out (particularly I, but also III) but 10 minutes into Phantom Menace I basically became a completely unforgiving asshole about Lucas and his general horribleness and had a lot of arguments with various apologists.
― Bizarro Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
The Effect of <something_you_like> on <something_you_hate>.What ever happened to the traditional <something_you_like>? The <something_you_hate> killed it, that's what happened to the traditional <something_you_like>.
― grocery groin (snoball), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i think a lot of people were in denial early on, kinda like everyone i was with at this midnight screening of 'the matrix reloaded'
― "he said...all things passantino the night" (omar little), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i went to the matrix reloaded with like 12 of my friends and we all came out and before anyone said anyhting i was like well that was a huge piece of shit and then no one would talk to me for the rest of the night
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:54 (fourteen years ago) link
theres a picture somewhere of me as a junior in high school with a bunch of other dudes outside a movie theater where theyre all giving a thumbs-up sign and im standing slight off from the group giving a thumbs-down
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
brand loyalty is a weird thing
― Bizarro Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I STILL stand by my claim that the series went to hell with Empire Strikes Back. They'll have my Star Wars original edition DVD-R sourced from LaserDisc when they pry it from my cold dead utility data.
I wasn't really ever bothered by moving Jabba, and only moderately bothered by Greedo shooting first. What bugged me the most was all the shit added to Mos Eisley. I loved it when it felt more like an empty and evil version of Barstow.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:56 (fourteen years ago) link