Bad beat/Moan/Venting Thread - BBV Archive 1

[Icarus152]

Fuck it, let's go bowling.

shut the fuck up donnie.

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[Icarus152]

Think you've got it! (move along Hotspur in the psychology department). Can recite that movie from beginning to end, so, ahhhhh, hopefully that's it....!

Actually to randomly change the topic. Movies I can virtually remember word-for-word:

- The Big Lebowski
- The Graduate
- Zoolander

^^^ it's a sad list, but for some reason they're all ingrained in the brain. (awaits Strewelpeter's views on The Graduate )

Lebowski and the blues brothers for me.

[Wesley Harms]

Think you've got it! (move along Hotspur in the psychology department). Can recite that movie from beginning to end, so, ahhhhh, hopefully that's it....!

Actually to randomly change the topic. Movies I can virtually remember word-for-word:

- The Big Lebowski
- The Graduate
- Zoolander

^^^ it's a sad list, but for some reason they're all ingrained in the brain. (awaits Strewelpeter's views on The Graduate )

I can do Trading Places ANd Brewsters Millions

[Wreck]

Can do Happy Gilmore, Shaun of the Dead, Anchor Man. Probably can do most of Lebowski, Wayne's World and Dumb and Dumber. I'm not proud of this!

Edit: Beverly Hills Cop also.

[RasTa]

Actually to randomly change the topic. Movies I can virtually remember word-for-word:

- The Big Lebowski
- The Graduate
- Zoolander

Friday for me.

[Icarus152]

Trading places,another classic

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRi0FT8uYMY[/ame]

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[CHDad]

Where is El Tren?

[Wesley Harms]

Are you serious?! You've just got to be 40+, although Brewsters Millions has to be one of the best movies - might have to download it now tbh

btw Trading Places was made into a real-life scenario with Way of the Turtle. They took these ordinary Joe Bloggs and turned them into megastar traders with just a few days of stockmarket training. It emerged from a bet between two guys about whether trading expertise was inherent or trainable.

Im 26, just took a liking to the film

[Lord Sir Banter]

Where is El Tren?

This one made me lol this morning:

[Strewelpeter]

Lebowski and the blues brothers for me.

Same two ... and maybe a couple more.
Way back when VCR's were a novelty we used to have Blues Bros Parties after the pub acting out the parts and reciting the lines.
How'd you like to eat corn on the cob ... without any fucking teeth?

Finding myself 25 years later wandering around Chicago and realising that I knew my way around the city just from watching the movie was really weird.

(awaits Strewelpeter's views on The Graduate )

Obv it made a bigger impression on me than I realised

[CHDad]

This one made me lol this morning:

Yeah, I flipped a coin at which one to post.

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[Icarus152]

Same two ... and maybe a couple more.
Way back when VCR's were a novelty we used to have Blues Bros Parties after the pub acting out the parts and reciting the lines.
How'd you like to eat corn on the cob ... without any fucking teeth?

Finding myself 25 years later wandering around Chicago and realising that I knew my way around the city just from watching the movie was really weird.


Obv it made a bigger impression on me than I realised

Lol,snap,"this is glue,strong stuff".

[Guest]

Obv Die Hard.

[rounders123]

Damn cant see the El Tren picture

Longshot as its vague in my memory but what was the name of that film i think it was an 80's film based loosely on the Wayne Williams serial murders, wrapping prostitutes bodies in carpet etc?.

[ghostface]

Think you've got it! (move along Hotspur in the psychology department). Can recite that movie from beginning to end, so, ahhhhh, hopefully that's it....!

Actually to randomly change the topic. Movies I can virtually remember word-for-word:

- The Big Lebowski
- The Graduate
- Zoolander

^^^ it's a sad list, but for some reason they're all ingrained in the brain. (awaits Strewelpeter's views on The Graduate )

Pretty know Unforgiven word for word now. Mate of mine can actually recite American Psycho practically

[Wreck]

Damn cant see the El Tren picture

Longshot as its vague in my memory but what was the name of that film i think it was an 80's film based loosely on the Wayne Williams serial murders, wrapping prostitutes bodies in carpet etc?.

The Atlanta Child Murders? It's going to be pretty weird if this is the film you know all the lines to!

[Flushdraw]

Also Dude, Wheres my Car

Eh this made it uncool!

Are you serious?! You've just got to be 40+, although Brewsters Millions has to be one of the best movies - might have to download it now tbh

I only watched Brewsters Millions again last week, classic.

Films i can do word for word are The Wanders, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Boyz in the Hood and The Commitments

[MrsFlushdraw]

Eh this made it uncool!



I only watched Brewsters Millions again last week, classic.

Films i can do word for word are The Wanders, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Boyz in the Hood and The Commitments

Is that the sequel to The Wanderers ?

[Guest]

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,:

"Get up an' dance he says, I'd like to smack him one!"

One of my fav films of all time.

[rounders123]

The Atlanta Child Murders? It's going to be pretty weird if this is the film you know all the lines to!

Im not sure this is the one, Wayne williams was only my own take but the year is about right and lll have to try can i dl it to see. lol no i dont remember the words of any of my favourite films unless im actually watching the film, only memorable one liners that i worryingly use too much in daily life.

Actually a friend of mine is worse, he used to quote any and every early day Tom Cruise line to girlfriends before he confided to me that the net was closing in on him and if she ever watches a Tom Cruise film he's ruined!.

[Bubbleking]

I can do;

Anchor man, Dumb and Dumber, Rem the Titans and Old school

[thedini]

I can do silent movies.

[Iago]

Brag:

Got a new job, & 3 months "gardening leave" to go with it

Beat:

Didn't get the voluntary redundancy I was hoping for as the icing on the cake

Variance:

Wife is now trying to convince me to stick to the letter of the leave and get the garden as well a whole list of other things done while I'm off

However, I think I'll be more like this for the next 3 months





on a related note, anyone got suggestions for decent sign-up or reload bonuses & Rb at the moment? Mainly micro stakes NLH or NLH STTs ($20-$50)

already with PPP/FT/Stars/Mansion/VC/GJP but could be willing to deposit there if a decent reload bonus was PMmed to me *cough PPP cough**

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[Sledgejammer]

Obv Die Hard.

I'd find anyone who didn't know die hard word for word a little strange to be honest.

[cardshark202]

I've seen the first 2 die hards at least 25 times apiece, the 3rd one maybe 15.
Indiana Jones: I've seen raiders at least 40 times(no exaggeration), temple of doom maybe 25, last crusade about 30.
I'm sick.

[bp_me]

already with PPP/FT/Stars/Mansion/VC/GJP but could be willing to deposit there if a decent reload bonus was PMmed to me *cough PPP cough**

Stars will let you repeat the first deposit bonus up to 3 times... assuming you haven't already.

[Strewelpeter]

I'm having a surreal back and forth with Eircom over the complaint I made over them leaving me for eight days without service claiming that there was a major fault on the road when it was clear that they knew that there was no such fault. It has gone more or less along the lines of:

Eircon: No, there was a major cable fault in the area and we needed to get the road dug up, hard luck but we don't give a shit now fuck off.
Me: There was no major fault, the box outside my house was broken.
Eircon: No it wasn't. The road was dug up to fix your problem nothing was done with your box.
Me: Are you calling me a Liar? I saw the guy fix it !
Eircon: Our story is that there was a major cable fault and we are sticking to it, now fuck off and stop annoying us.
Me: Do I lok like the kind of guy thats going to let this go, now I want to know which of you incompetent fucckheads was responsible for this mess.
Eircon: I already told you to fuck of, now fuck off.
Me: I just got my bill and you haven't credited me anything for the time you left me without the service
Eircon: OK you can have a credit for the time you were without it
ME: OK, is that a statutory right or from the kindness of your heart?
Eircon: Statutory
Me: So why did I have to ask for it? Why didn't you just give it to me
Eircon: Oh please fuck off and leave me alone
Me: No

[bp_me]

I'm having a surreal back and forth with Eircom over the complaint I made over them leaving me for eight days without service claiming that there was a major fault on the road when it was clear that they knew that there was no such fault. It has gone more or less along the lines of:

https://www.comreg.ie

Send in a complaint.

[LuckyLloyd]

Films I know all the words to because I have watched them ad nauseum:

American Beauty
Braveheart
The Blues Brothers
Glengarry Glen Ross
Good Will Hunting
He Got Game
The Shawshank Redemption
Groundhog Day (the scene where he tries to convince her that he is God remains my favourite comedy moment ever!)

[DeadParrot]

I think i was saying to you last week Ronan but Flying Pig Downtown is very good http://www.flyingpig.nl/ very near to train station and has a great bar and fairly lively but is on a quiet street at night. Great noodle shop located off this street aslo which is very much needed!! Another place is the Vondelpark Hostel (part of stayokay group i think) which is down the other end. Very quiet but is within walk of everywhere really, and close to the leidseplein

I've stayed in the Flying Pig manys a time.
It USED to be amazing, and while it is still quite a good spot, it's gone downhill a bit.
Are you after more hotel or hostel though?

[DeadParrot]

meh, couldn't find Trading Places as rapid.org has changed a bit, so going for Back to the Future.

its now bolt.org
Tip: use IMDB links as your search guide.

[ghostface]

Films I know all the words to because I have watched them ad nauseum:

American Beauty
Braveheart
The Blues Brothers
Glengarry Glen Ross
Good Will Hunting
He Got Game
The Shawshank Redemption
Groundhog Day (the scene where he tries to convince her that he is God remains my favourite comedy moment ever!)

He got game is the shit... what kind of name is Jesus anyway?

[Strewelpeter]

www.comreg.ie

Send in a complaint.

They are copied on all the correspondence, I'd say thay are laughing their asses off at me.
I've now opened a separate complaint into the handling of the original complaint
I have ammo against their complaints procedure of a recorded call that I'll throw into the mix if I have to.

I feel kind of sorry for them though it must be hell to have to work in an organisation that has nothing but utter contempt for their customers.

[ghostface]

I've stayed in the Flying Pig manys a time.
It USED to be amazing, and while it is still quite a good spot, it's gone downhill a bit.
Are you after more hotel or hostel though?

Downhill since you can't smoke in the anymore? Haven't stayed there in bout 2 years i think

[Strewelpeter]

Its bizzare how Groundhog Day is so easy to watch over and over again

[DeadParrot]

Pretty Much all Kevin Smith movies
All arnie Movies
A lot of cheech and chong
a lot of 80's comedy
and most embarrassing of all, Top Gun.
I know that shit by heart.
Damn babysitter watched it on repeat when I was a child.

[DeadParrot]

Downhill since you can't smoke in the anymore? Haven't stayed there in bout 2 years i think

yeah, the bar bong was amazing, though they have a terrace now. It's just that it's a bit seedier, and not in the good way.
I was never as comfortable and relaxed there as I was in the past.

[LuckyLloyd]

At 9pm ET tonight LeBron James will take an hour on ESPN to inform the world where he intends to play basketball next year. Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Carlos Boozer have already completed mega million deals. Of course LeBron had to be last to declare.

Over the past two days the stock of the MSG group (the company that runs the stadium where the Knicks play) has seen a significant rise in both it's baseline stock price and the amount of long bets in the options market (i.e. people betting the stock will rise). They are also the favourite to get his signature on the likes of Intrade.

I personally think he will stay in Cleveland, with Delonte West being traded away (alleged to have been shagging LeBron's mother during much of last season). The idea that he would go on Primetime TV for an hour to break the hearts of the people of Akron and Cleveland is just a bit too much. He would be an even bigger douchebag than anyone thought possible if that is what he did.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-lebrondecision070710

The Championship of Me comes crashing into a primetime cable infomercial that LeBron James and his cronies have been working to make happen for months, a slow, cynical churning of manufactured drama that sports has never witnessed. As historic monuments go, this is the Rushmore of basketball hubris and narcissism. The vacuous star for our vacuous times. All about ‘Bron and all about nothing.

James is throwing a few foosball tables at Boys & Girls Clubs, an empty gesture out of the empty superstar. He’s turned free agency into the title of our times, a preening pageant of fawning, begging and pleading. Hard-working people are dragged into municipalities and told to hold signs, chant scripted slogans and beg a diva who doesn’t care about them to accept a $100 million contract.

Privately, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh weren’t pleased on Wednesday morning with the belief that James’ camp was responsible for leaking their plans to a television partner, but then again it makes perfect sense: This isn’t about Wade and Bosh choosing the Heat. It’s about LeBron getting the stage to himself on Thursday night.

One front-office executive whose team made a presentation to LeBron James told Yahoo! Sports that he believes James is choosing between Miami and Cleveland. And yet, if James wants to deliver the biggest kick in the gut to his hometown, he’ll pick the flat-lined New York Knicks. Whatever the decision, he’s made clear that the teasing and tormenting of the loser isn’t his concern.

Team LeBron is having the time of its life, but has no idea the repercussions of what it’s done here. All that comes to James now is the biggest burden to win a championship that sports has ever seen. They aren’t making James a bigger star with this big-top, but a bigger target. All those teams that marched into the presentations and listened to some of the foolish and naive questions asked of them believed these kids had no idea what they were doing, or what they had gotten themselves into. They’re all feeling more validated every day. From beginning to end, this process has been a farce.

On James’ new website, under the headline dubbing this TV debacle “The Decision,” there come these words: “Maverick Carter, CEO of LRMR Marketing said…” This explains everything. Carter’s marketing company isn’t doing so well trying to get its one client Jonny Flynn a used-car dealership endorsement in the Twin Cities, and now Carter’s going to try to justify all that plush office space, staff attorneys, private planes and resort hotels by translating the Championship of Me into the making of his reputation.

Carter’s pushed one agent – Aaron Goodwin – and one advisor – William Wesley – aside because he wanted to be the voice in James’ ear and the one getting credit on the masthead. So far, Carter’s been a superstar at spending James’ money on LRMR, but now he’s getting the company name out there and turning LeBron into Mr. July after LeBron didn’t have the stomach to be Mr. June.

Team LeBron had discussed a documentary on the free-agent process, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported, but the narrative changed after James’ Game 5 meltdown in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Carter says there was never a plan for a free-agent tour, but this is what he means: There was never a plan for James to get held accountable, to have his motivations and priorities called into doubt. There was never a plan for the blame to shift from Danny Ferry, Mike Brown and his Cavaliers teammates. There was never a plan that real-world rules applied to the self-proclaimed King.

They scrapped the tour, the documentary and set sights on hijacking the network for an unprecedented special they believe will elevate James’ brand. Only, James has never looked smaller, never more insecure and unsure of who he is and what he wants to be. He won’t look so much like Kobe Bryant(notes) and David Beckham, but rather a three-star linebacker from Shaker Heights picking Bowling Green over Kent and Ohio U. on local access television.

Team LeBron has known all along it was going to do this, and the cushy, protective relationship with that television network culminates with a basketball player commandeering his own coverage on his own terms. Now James and his buddies spoon out misdirection plays on his possible destination – feeding everyone for days and weeks that the Knicks were dead, only to say now, “Well…who knows?” – to build back drama for the infomercial.
For LeBron, free agency hasn't been about Dwayne Wade (R) or Chris Bosh, it's been about him.

This is some plan they’ve hatched and some game they’re playing with those Cleveland fans who’ve been so relentlessly loyal to James. First, he marched the biggest suitors in the sport to come court him in downtown Cleveland with those pointless presentations. He wanted those people out there creating a visual public push-and-pull for him, and because James needed to be told something that probably isn’t completely true anymore: Cleveland loves him.

Well, Cleveland craves him. Love is a strong word, and it ought to be unconditional, but loving a sports hero is the most conditional kind of love there is. Only, it was different with Cleveland. He’s one of them, but you still have to wonder: Are they one of him?

James never shared that town’s angst with the Browns and Indians. He wanted winners in his life, and rooted for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees. He doesn’t feel the pain of a city’s broken heart. Shaquille O’Neal(notes) leaving the Orlando Magic for the Los Angeles Lakers 14 years ago was a hard hit, but LeBron bailing on Cleveland is far more devastating on a different level.

Everyone ridicules Cleveland, makes it a butt of jokes, but LeBron James has the chance to change all of that. And even then, it has to crush Cleveland’s sporting psyche that James could still walk out. If one of our own won’t stay, what does that say to the rest of the country?

That’s the hardest part here, and that makes the possibility that James would go on national television – with those split-screen shots of stunned fans in Akron and Cleveland – and completely crush those people so impossible to believe. He couldn’t be that cold, that callous, that cunning? Or perhaps, maybe this is all a rollout – the website, the Twitter page and the infomercial – to introduce a new LeBron, a new city, to the world.

Whatever happens, James and the television network will hide behind some money going to the Boys & Girls Clubs. But this isn’t about kids and sports, and it sure isn’t about the credibility that comes with winning championships. Something’s changed here, and LeBron James has gone a long way to devaluing winning and losing in the NBA. David Stern has long pushed the individual over team, marketed showy over substance, and LeBron James represents the manifestation of it all.

Greatest talent to ever walk into this league, the self-proclaimed King, and now everyone gets a front-row, primetime seat for how it means to live without self-awareness, without restraint. The vacuous star for our vacuous times, live on Thursday night and fitting himself for a ring as the undisputed Champion of Me. All about ‘Bron and all about nothing.

[Ste05]

www.comreg.ie

Send in a complaint.

A friend of mine had a problem with Meteor owing him money that had gine on for a couple of months and comreg sorted it out and he got his money the next day. He raves about them. How have your dealings been with them?

Also I also know quite a few films off by heart. Gladiator is one that hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Sledgejammer]

I've seen the first 2 die hards at least 25 times apiece, the 3rd one maybe 15.
Indiana Jones: I've seen raiders at least 40 times(no exaggeration), temple of doom maybe 25, last crusade about 30.
I'm sick.

What's sick is watching 2 more than 3. 3 is a far better film surely....

[LuckyLloyd]

He got game is the shit... what kind of name is Jesus anyway?

Yeah, it really is incredible. Two scenes in particular stand out for me:

- The one where they are on the basketball court and get into an argument over how much of a prima donna Jesus is and the dude fires the basketball the whole length of the court in frustration and binks it off. The rye high five and "shit, that's the million dollar shot baby" reaction is money;

- The one where Denzel meets his son on the Cony Island boardwalk and explains the origin of his name - i.e. he wasn't named after Jesus but a 70's basketball player with the same nickname. The love for the game just shines through the whole scene;

[Guest]

What's sick is watching 2 more than 3. 3 is a far better film surely....

I put them about equal...3 tends to drag at the end a bit.

[bp_me]

How have your dealings been with them?

I don't have anything to do with the bills in the house so I also have nothing to do with the complaints when things go wrong

[cardshark202]

What's sick is watching 2 more than 3. 3 is a far better film surely....

Nah I think 2 is the best of the lot actually. It's tight though.

[Strewelpeter]

A friend of mine had a problem with Meteor owing him money that had gine on for a couple of months and comreg sorted it out and he got his money the next day. He raves about them. How have your dealings been with them?

Comreg have been fine, they understand what I'm trying to do, and Eircon are scared shitless of them.

Whats getting me is that someone somewhere decided that they weren't going to bother fixing my line.
I don't know if it was incompetence or if it was because I got into a row with the cnut who told me that if I was lucky they might come and look at it someday soon. I'm not looking for Money or anything else I simply am asking for an explanation of how they were able to leave me for over a week without even performing a basic line test when all the time I was telling them that my neighbours lines were OK so how can the main line to me be gone?

[Sledgejammer]

I put them about equal...3 tends to drag at the end a bit.

There's an alternate ending on youtube which I think is far better, here...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSVwuFsiZv4[/ame]

Takes the place of the whole bit in Canada and is a few years in the future

[Guest]

Nah I think 2 is the best of the lot actually. It's tight though.

[Sledgejammer]

Yeah that's pretty shocking. I thought it was pretty much beyond doubt that one was the masterpiece of the series. Hans Gruber ffs!

[Strewelpeter]

This looks like its gonna be great, opens on 16th

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z75o-F6ja2I&NR=1[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSyQ3K0xnYg[/ame]

[Lafortezza]

At 9pm ET tonight LeBron James will take an hour on ESPN to inform the world where he intends to play basketball next year. Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Carlos Boozer have already completed mega million deals. Of course LeBron had to be last to declare.

The more I read about this BS the more I hate LeBron. It seems pretty obvious that he cares more about being rich/famous/"the first sports billionaire" than actually winning championships. With his talents he should be the first player to actually challenge Jordan's place as the GOAT. Although Kobe is getting pretty close in terms of titles.

[The Situation]

Watched the game in the Woolshed. We decided to be belligerent German supporters. Got the Spanish people also watching the game there involved in some fun back and forths. Never so much fun had backing the wrong horse!

Did you see the German girl that was built like an Olympic shot put or hammer thrower? I was in the terraces with the Spanish fans and they started too boo the Germans at one stage after a tackle. She turned around and gave the most intimadating stare down I've ever seen in my life from a man or a woman! The Spanish went very quiet for a while

[The C Kid]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArS16ZyOxLQ[/ame]

Can recite nearly all of both of these movies.

[Iago]

Comreg have been fine, they understand what I'm trying to do, and Eircon are scared shitless of them.

Whats getting me is that someone somewhere decided that they weren't going to bother fixing my line.
I don't know if it was incompetence or if it was because I got into a row with the cnut who told me that if I was lucky they might come and look at it someday soon. I'm not looking for Money or anything else I simply am asking for an explanation of how they were able to leave me for over a week without even performing a basic line test when all the time I was telling them that my neighbours lines were OK so how can the main line to me be gone?

mostly column B above tbh

[DeadParrot]

There's an alternate ending on youtube which I think is far better, here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSVwuFsiZv4

Takes the place of the whole bit in Canada and is a few years in the future

thats pretty cool

[AndyFatBastard]

Yeah that's pretty shocking. I thought it was pretty much beyond doubt that one was the masterpiece of the series. Hans Gruber ffs!

I think they were talking about Indiana Jones.

[cardshark202]

Yeah that's pretty shocking. I thought it was pretty much beyond doubt that one was the masterpiece of the series. Hans Gruber ffs!

Meh they are all awesome anyway