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Red Dead Setup
by Ebon- 1 reply
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Yup, someone done did it.
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In Memoriam...
by Con- 1 follower
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Just a thread to express your admiration and respect for famous people that are no longer with us. The only rule of the thread is... RESPECT. Respect the posts of other DBX members. Remember that we all have different life experiences and forms of inspiration are different for each one of us. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today, August 26 Gene Wilder died Sunday. Most people know him as Willy Wonka but I remember him mostly for Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, and Hear No Evil...See No Evil. Rest In Peace Gene! Enjoy the re…
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New Year Resolutions (2019 Edition)
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Anyone got any resolutions they are making real or fake for laughs?? I don't make "real" resolutions, talk about it but never have, probably never will I tell @BustyRose my resolution is to make sure she wakes up everyday with a black eye, she tells me that'd be fine but it would be hard for me to do if I don't wake up.
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BBQ Smokers
by D-Rocks- 1 follower
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Who owns one and what brand do you recommend? I got my Christmas bonus from work.
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Thank you crew for helping me through!
by omarcomin71- 2 followers
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Crew love! Some of you may or may not know that last month I was laid off from my job here in San Diego. The company I worked for up and closed its doors without any warning. This was a huge blow to me as I wasn’t sure what to do next. Worry and depression quickly set in. Thankfully I have great family and friends who support me and always have my back. With the belief that everything happens for a reason I looked at this as a new opportunity and have decided to enter the culinary world. I love to cook and find the preparation that goes along with it calming and relaxing. I just want to thank this amazing crew for helping through as well.…
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What to do for money this week
by Kniv3s- 5 replies
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So I think this week's bonuses suck, CEO got cheaper boxes so with them not being double I won't be touching boxes this week. I don't have any MC businesses started and don't want to. I will run cars this week maybe throw in some heists to mix it up. Any other suggestions on money making tactics for this week?
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Our first wedding photo
by Burgermauger- 15 replies
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One of the reasons why I haven’t been around lately... I got married May 19th, to my beautiful wife.
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Cruise Honeymoon
by Burgermauger- 2 replies
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Carnival Magic cruise to Amber Cove, Dominican Republic— St Thomas USVI— San Juan Puerto Rico— Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Our home for the week Carnival Magic Dominican St Thomas USVI Drakes Seat, overlooking Magan’s Bay a must see in St Thomas San Juan PR Grand Turk
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Aqaurium
by Firebear926- 1 follower
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Does anybody in the crew have aqauriums?
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Cruise
by TECHFL227- 1 follower
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Has anyone taken a cruise before? I'm taking my first one in March with my best friend so was looking for tips.
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How to remove a pest 1 2
by Squirrel- 2 followers
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This evening I was just fetching myself another beer and it seems that I have a housemate that I didn't know about. Little mouse just sat in my kitchen stealing my crumbs. Personally they don't bother me but I can just imagine the reaction any date I bring home will have when seeing the little furball. Sorry little buddy you're not getting in the way of me and my ladies! Getting a cat isn't an option so I'm going to have to trap him and any of his little mates. What do you recommend as a crew of the most effective way of getting rid of an unwanted rodent? I don't need anyone to point out that a squirrel is also a rodent! Only room for one of us in this ho…
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New Years resolution 1 2 3
by ScottyB- 2 followers
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Ive never really been one to follow through or care much about doing a New Years resolution, but it would be interesting to see who does and what you want to achieve in the new year. It will be good to write it down (here or elsewhere) as that provides you with a sense of commitment because you have written it down and also told people thus making it real which should help you achieve the Goals more then just having them in your head or telling a few people So I'll start it off with not so much a resolution but more of goals that I would like to achieve in the coming year. 1. To balance my lifestyle. There are many things I enjoy doing but I neglect everything and o…
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What do you want Santa to bring you for Xmas?
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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I asked @BustyRose for the Hee Haw dvd collection If you not familiar with Hee Haw here is a video
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Gas Oven Stove
by D-Rocks- 4 replies
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Does anyone know if it is normal for the numbers on a carbon monoxide detector to go up when you open the door to your gas oven to check on the food that is cooking?
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Same Sex Marriage 1 2
by JustHatched- 3 followers
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Yours? This thread was split from another thread, this is for the discussion of same sex marriage and not hate or bashing of gay or lesbian people
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Going into a new business
by JustHatched- 4 followers
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As many of you know Rose and I own and operate a flower shop, she has had it for 19? years -1 due to the fire a year and half ago. Anyways, on top of that we are going in the ranching business, Alpaca's to be exact. We have 3 animals coming next weekend to be followed by 20 or so more by mid summer 2018. We are going to be doing the genetics side of the business and being specific in which DNA sequences get bred together to have "Elite" animals to sell. Should be interesting...
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Mid Century Furniture
by BryannosaurusRex- 4 replies
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So, after redecorating my living/dining room I'm in the process of filling it with furniture. As its a 1970s built house I've been looking at mid 20th century items - 1960s & 1970s stuff. It suits the size and shape of the room well. British made items from that period are very Scandinavian influenced, but much of it wasn't too well constructed and most has been binned over the years. The better quality stuff that remains therefore demands a high price, particularly as it's becoming quite fashionable again. So, my question is for the Scandi folk among us - What sort of prices does 1960/70's Scandi/Swedish/Danish furniture sell for in its native countries? Th…
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Christmas
by D-Rocks- 2 followers
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Alright- It is starting to get cold up here in Minnesota. I am just curious what people are thinking about putting on there wish list this year.
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Do you like your current residence?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Ya know, your house, apartment, trailer, etc...? What would you change if you could? Do you get on well with the neighbors? I do fine with our neighbors, they are all family. I would like to tear the house down and build a new one, its tough to heat and air due to shitty design and cathedral ceilings, not enough closet space and to fix it to be right would cost as much as a new house.
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Introduction Welcome to my Moto Blog of Greatness. I hope to write at least one entry each week, hopefully more, on something motorcycle related. I've been riding almost all of my life on all types of bikes and in lots of different situations. I also plan to write about motorcycle racing, motorcycles in pop culture, new bikes, old bikes, travel, maintenance, safety gear and riding techniques. I am also reserving the right to blog about other gearhead stuff like cars, trucks, ships, tools and radio controlled things. For some reason I think my entries should serve some purpose. Maybe it's just to entertain and that's good enough but it would be cool if they also i…
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This post is the Blog entry that is getting removed. I'm posting it in the forum to keep it from being deleted... 2015 - The Year of Hell March 24, 2015 changed my life forever. That day, my wife gave birth to our still born boy at 24 weeks. I had never known what a loss like that could do to a family. I expected my wife to be sad. I expected to be sad. I expected my other kids to not really understand what happened, and have a lot of questions. I was not prepared for the months to come. I was not prepared for any of the repercussions of this Event. Come to think of it, the whole pregnancy was doomed. It was doomed from the beginning. Maybe that's what wa…
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Remember Manchester
by Brainstick- 3 followers
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Hi guys, I looked if there was a post like this one on the site but I couldn't find one, so sorry if I missed it somewhere. We all know about the attack on, mostly, young people at the Manchester Arena. And it made me very sick to see that another attack took place on innocent people. Mostly young people who should have the time of their lives at a concert of Ariana Grande. 22 died and 59 were badly injured. There has been said a lot about it but somehow I still can't find enough words to describe how I feel about this and what may be to come.(sorry if my English let's me down a bit). Because we also have a lot of members from the UK, I hope non of our memb…
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Drop a list of the Comedian's whom you consider as falling into the category of most influential in making you laugh, & or make honorable mention of those who came close but no cigar, giving insight if necessary.
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Aussieisms 1 2 3
by revbouncer- 2 followers
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We Aussies can seem like a strange lot to outsiders. It's because we generally are very blunt and call things as we see em, usually with some colourful adjectives to enhance the expression of the comment. We love our lingo and love it even more when migrants adopt our style of communication, showing us that they're really trying to be good Aussies. Here's a thread for ALL things Australian, feel free to add your own Aussieisms or just comment on the posts. I'll get it started with some of the new politically correct terminology they'd like us to start using in the workplace... ( fat fucking chance mate, I say )
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Is it worth it, being nice and all....
by JustHatched- 4 followers
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Do you think it is worth an effort to try to be nice to people? I've spent a few years making this attempt and I seem to just get the same result as being a prick or get taken advantage of. Now I am reached the frame of mind of fuck the world and everyone in it, or at least those whom are useless cocksuckers that deserve an ice pick in the brainstem. Thoughts?
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #168 (Mar 17-23) Sisu dir. Jalmari Helander/2022/1h31m Sisu is a Finnish action film set during the latter stages of WWII in the Finnish countryside where a grizzled old gold-miner, Aatami (Jorma Tommila), has just struck the motherlode. Unfortunately he runs into a group of n*zis led by SS officer Bruno (Askel Hennie) who are retreating out of the country and they steal his stash. What they don't know is that he is a legendary badass soldier who then proceeds to go on a bloody rampage to get his gold back. There are few things more satisfying to see in a movie than n*zis getting absolutely brutalised (Hitler getting his face machine-gunned into Swiss cheese in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is a personal fav) and this delivers that by the blood and guts full bucket load. If you want to see a n*zi get exploded by having a landmine f*cking thrown directly at his face then this is the film for you. Tommila gives a great performance in the lead, even though his character doesn't have a single word of dialogue. This is a man who speaks with his actions. Plus he just looks like a badass, I can totally believe that he could take on an entire troop of n*zis and win. Hennie is also good, but his character is very one dimensional, but his presence is more symbolic here of how evil the n*zis were as a whole. If you want a straight forward and thrilling action film then you should check this out. 8/10 Breaking dir. Abi Damaris Corbin/2022/1h43m Based on a true story, Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine suffering from severe PTSD who has had his VA benefits taken away, straight out of his bank account. Desperate and seeing no other option he holds up the bank with a bomb, taking two hostages. What follows is a tense standoff involving the police, the media and Brian, with Boyega's performance really carrying what is a pretty generic film. The way the public and media sympathy is on Brian's side as he's able to explain his situation put me in mind of Dog Day Afternoon - also based on a true story of another bank robbery gone wrong - but that just makes this film feel even blander. Now this isn't a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, it does its job well, but apart from Boyega's performance there isn't anything that really stands out. It did make me sympathise with the real Brian Brown-Easley as this is a tragic story from every angle, and it does a good job of showing who he was as a person with flashbacks showing him spending time with his young daughter and not just focusing on that day. 6.5/10 Furious 7 dir. James Wan/2015/2h17m Jason Statham enters the Fast and Furious series - after a post-credit teaser in the last film - as the brother of the baddie from the last film and he wants revenge (it's about family). Djimon Hounsou is also here as a totally underwritten bad guy who is totally forgettable and unnecessary and I don't know why he was there because Statham is already the bad guy. I can't even remember what relevance he had to the plot, if he had any at all. But I like Djimon Hounsou so it was nice just to see him I guess. I did have fun with this one, the less grounded the plots the more enjoyable they're becoming, especially since everyone is acting so seriously, particularly Vin Diesel. One aspect where this actually works is where they keep going on about family, their sincerity really makes me believe they care about each other, and that made the tribute to Paul Walker at the end of the film genuinely touching. 6/10 Le Corbeau dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot/1943/1h32m In this French mystery/thriller Pierre Fresnay plays Remy Germain, a doctor in a small village who is the victim of poison pen letters accusing him of having an affair with the wife of another doctor and performing illegal abortions. Soon other villagers start getting letters, all of them signed Le Corbeau - The Raven. As everyone's secrets start getting exposed, desperation to find The Raven grows. This is a very dark film made during a dark time in France's history, and the way the film shows how easily people can be turned against one another speaks to what was going on at the time. The actual mystery is well written, with the audience left guessing right up to the shocking finale, and it's all shot in a film-noir style that really sets the tone perfectly. It's a little slow at the start, but the third act really ramps up the pace as we start eliminating possible suspects, leading to what I think is a satisfying reveal. The performances are all good, especially that of the person eventually revealed as The Raven, but this is more about the atmosphere. 8/10 The Electric State dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo/2025/2h5m The Electric State is the latest film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, and apparently cost Netflix 320 million dollars to make. It looks alright, and by that I mean the effects look alright, the actual art and production design is bland and derivative nostalgia bait, but it doesn't look like 320 million dollars. The actual plot, adapted from a graphic novel, sees Millie Bobby Brown play an orphaned teenager living in an alternate history 90's after some war with robots or something. She has to find her brother, who she thought was dead, but has been kidnapped by an evil tech guy played by Stanley Tucci and is now in a coma with his consciousness in a robot based on an old cartoon character and is the power source for his new VR tech I think. Also Chris Pratt is there doing the same character he's been doing for the last decade. There are some things I liked about this. Stanley Tucci is always good and is almost able to give his character some depth. Brian Cox voices a baseball robot, that was fun. I'm struggling now. Millie Bobby Brown's American accent is passable. I guess it's not the worst film I've seen this year, that would be Borderlands. This is slightly less obnoxious. 3/10 Cars 2 dir. John Lasseter/2011/1h46m The first non Toy Story sequel for Pixar kicked off an era of sequels where out of their next ten films only four were original. But at least the plot here is very different from the original, which was all about slowing down and enjoying the smaller pleasures of life. Cars 2 is a spy thriller where Mater the Tow Truck (Larry the Cable Guy) is mistaken for a secret agent by superspy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine). He is caught up in a plot involving eco-friendly oil invented by billionaire Miles Axelrod (Eddie Izzard), who is also hosting a worldwide grand prix in which Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is competing. There's a lot going on, but I do like how they've decided to go in such a mad direction after the relatively grounded first film. My biggest problem with this film is the same one I had with the first, and that's how much I f*cking hate Larry the Cable Guy and his stupid f*cking voice. And now he's basically the lead character, with more time given to his plot than McQueen's. 5/10 Across 110th Street dir. Barry Shear/1972/1h42m This film opens with two nobody crooks stealing a few hundred grand from a Mafia deal in Harlem, killing them and a couple of cops in the process. This threatens to incite a race riot if the two detectives assigned to the case can't find who did it. They are the gruff, no nonsense, racist Italian Captain Mattelli (Anthony Quinn), and the Black liberal Lt. Pope (Yaphet Kotto). A gritty crime film that's a perfect time capsule of the era, this is both very real feeling and stylised at the same time. There's a brilliant use of location shooting and handheld camera that give it a raw, almost documentary like feel. Quinn and Kotto are excellent as the diametrically opposed duo, butting heads while still trying to pull in the right direction. Their relationship is symbolic of the film as a whole, a powder keg just waiting to go up, and that level of tension is sustained throughout the film. The cherry on top is the brilliant soundtrack, which includes the legendary title song by Bobby Womack. 9/10 Lime's Film of the Week!- 2
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225Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Alien Romulus (2024) dir Fede Alvarez Another film in the Alien franchise. More of the same reasonably high quality sci-fi horror, quite gory at times with dark, atmospheric, industrial looking sets. A cast of relatively unknown actors do a good job playing a group of young off-worlders, including an android, who see a way to escape their dreary mining colony planet by boarding an abandoned space craft to use it's resources to get their ship to another planet. But this craft is research station, with all human crew dead, because, of course, it had an alien on board. It then becomes the familiar last-woman-standing as one by one they meet the usual face-hugging / chest-bursting or other death by xenomorph. There is a lot that refers to one of more of the original films, including an appearance by an Android “played” by an AI version of Ian Holm (Ash in the Aliens). It is essentially a sequel to Alien that could be happening before, after or even about the same time as Aliens. So it fits into the original films rather than the newer ones from the 2010s. Although I like some of the references to the original films the problem with this for me is it has very little that we have not already seen in those originals. It does not bring much that is new to the franchise, unlike Prometheus and Covenant. Whilst I would have seen it as quite a good film if it was the 2nd or 3rd film in the franchise, I really don't see it adds anything more to the story. So it's fine if you just want more of the same, but for me if you are going to keep adding to a franchise the films needs to bring something original, some aspect of the overall plot not explored before, and this does not do that. I was actually getting slightly bored towards the end and would have been quite happy with it finishing maybe 20 minutes earlier. 6 / 10- 1
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