offencive wdw everest tshirt..help?

[EpcotServo]

Oh please! Obviously, omitting that part of my post makes your own argument appear stronger.

Joking once again, my friend.

In what way have I come across as not "open-minded when it comes to Everest"? Because I don't agree with you that it's an awesome attraction? I wasn't impressed with it, so it MUST mean that I'm closed-minded right? It seems to me, that attitude in and of itself is closed-minded.

Oh come on, you have to know that what you feel about the ride comes into your consideration. Why, I admit that the fact that I like Everest affects what I think about the shirt.

The only thing they have in common is the fact that it happens to be Everest on the t-shirt. How is that MY doing? Have there been other "dirty t-shirt" threads about other attractions that I've conveniently ignored or something? My comments on this thread have been about the t-shirt, not the ride. In fact, I even stated in this thread that I didn't think the drawing even looked like Everest. It could just as easily have been about Splash Mountain (an attraction I happen to love by the way) and if I saw something that looked like an offensive image, you'd still be reading the same comments from me. You're the one who is obsessed with making me out to be an "Everest hater". I'm not sure why.

Perhaps the two threads about how you don't like Everest?

Oh, and for the record, I don't hate Everest. I've actually gone to great lengths in these "other threads" (particularly the one that was deleted) to make that point clear. But you and others choose to ignore those parts of my posts.

Well, we kind of assume that when the thread is called "i hate everest..." That might be the problem right there. And the reason others might have ignored those posts, is that they were hidden in all those one-liners about Everest being overrated.

Anyhoo, that's in the past now...

I think this thread has gotten about 5 pages too big...What was this thread about again?

Monkeys?

 

[mickster]

ok, NOW this thread has offended me! To call the late 80s-early 90s era SNL the "golden age" makes the corpses of John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Michael O'Donoghue & Chevy Chase's sense of humor spin like a dreidel manhandled by an an ecstasy abuser having a seizure in a tornado. Buy the 1st season box set, skip the first disc where they were still figuring out how to do it, watch the rest and see all other casts as the mere caretakers to the legacy that they are.

Besides, the first year with Will Ferrel & Cheri Oteri is still better than the Wayne's World-era claptrap. I'm an anonymous poster on a wdw discussion board do obviously, I know what I'm talking about.

The first cast of SNL is generally considered the best ever, true. It's similar to most people considering Sean Connery to be the best Bond. A lot of times, the first at something tends to have the advantage because everything that follows is inevitably compared to it (sometimes unfairly). As much as I loved the first cast and consider so many of their sketches to be classics, I personally found the cast I mentioned to be the ones who truly mastered SNL. Those skits were just the funniest to me.

But I know what you mean. To some, suggesting any cast other than Belushi and Co could be the best would just be sacreligious.

PS: I'm a huge Bond fan, and I think Daniel Craig played the role better than Connery. He plays it closer to Ian Fleming's vision for the character.

 

[jmvd20]

The first cast of SNL is generally considered the best ever, true. It's similar to most people considering Sean Connery to be the best Bond.

Actually I always thought that Sean Connery was the best contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy - not as James Bond.

 

[mickster]

Actually I always thought that Sean Connery was the best contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy - not as James Bond.

Another classic SNL sketch!:lol:

 

[jmvd20]

Another classic SNL sketch!:lol:

Well there we go - you and I can agree on something!

I guess we just needed to get on a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with Expedition Everest! :lookaroun

 

[mickster]

Oh come on, you have to know that what you feel about the ride comes into your consideration. Why, I admit that the fact that I like Everest affects what I think about the shirt.

It's interesting that you find it so difficult to believe someone can separate their feelings about a t-shirt from their feelings about a ride. Just because your judgment is clouded by your love for this ride, don't assume everyone thinks that way. This actually speaks volumes about some of the biased statements you've made on this thread and others.

Well, we kind of assume that when the thread is called "i hate everest..." That might be the problem right there.

So basically you read the headlines and not the actual article itself. Is this how you form opinions about world events too?

So all this time, you have assumed that I "hate" Everest and haven't bothered to truly read what I was conveying in my posts. Pity.

 

[mickster]

Well there we go - you and I can agree on something!

Kinda gives you hope for world peace, doesn't it?

 

[jmvd20]

Kinda gives you hope for world peace, doesn't it?

I think it does

Except - I can't believe you guys are still going at it over that old thread.

I had to give that argument up a few weeks ago - doctor said it was making my blood pressure too high :lol:

And people say I'm stubborn

 

[mickster]

I can't believe you guys are still going at it over that old thread.

I had to give that argument up a few weeks ago - doctor said it was making my blood pressure too high :lol:

And people say I'm stubborn

I'm telling you, EpcotServo is obsessed with me. I think he sits up late at night scanning all my posts looking for inconsistencies...and yet, as we've just learned, he's never really read my posts for what they are. Go figure.

 

[mickster]

As for spelling its the Queens English, so were right your wrong and besides most of its latin or french anyway. No Presidents involved.

One of the many things that makes me proud to be an American! :sohappy:

 

[EpcotServo]

PS: I'm a huge Bond fan, and I think Daniel Craig played the role better than Connery. He plays it closer to Ian Fleming's vision for the character.

Ok, NOW it's on. You could knock everest all day long, but I only get mad if you say that Casino Royale is a good film.
:lol:

It's the worst Bond film ever! He just kind of floats from one part of the movie to the other! He looks at things, and moves his head to the side. It's pretty much just that for two hours! And don't get me started about the ABYSS that building sinks down too at the end of the film. I guess they built it above 300 feet of water!

The ONLY reason to watch this film is if you're planning to watch it with the brand new Rifftrax commentary for it. That's the only way you can enjoy that movie.

 

[mkt]

 

[CaptainMichael]

Ok, NOW it's on. You could knock everest all day long, but I only get mad if you say that Casino Royale is a good film.
:lol:

It's the worst Bond film ever! He just kind of floats from one part of the movie to the other! He looks at things, and moves his head to the side. It's pretty much just that for two hours! And don't get me started about the ABYSS that building sinks down too at the end of the film. I guess they built it above 300 feet of water!

The ONLY reason to watch this film is if you're planning to watch it with the brand new Rifftrax commentary for it. That's the only way you can enjoy that movie.

Worst. Post. Ever.

Have you ever seen a little piece of crap called "Die Another Day"??????

 

[mickster]

Maybe I'm not as :ROFLOL: as the first 5 years of SNL, but definitely more :ROFLOL: than Saturday Night '80 under Jean Doumanian's incompetent rule.

That was the Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo era. Unfortunately, it was also the era of Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky, and a few other forgettable players.

 

[unkadug]

Ok, NOW it's on. You could knock everest all day long, but I only get mad if you say that Casino Royale is a good film.
:lol:

It's the worst Bond film ever! He just kind of floats from one part of the movie to the other! He looks at things, and moves his head to the side. It's pretty much just that for two hours! And don't get me started about the ABYSS that building sinks down too at the end of the film. I guess they built it above 300 feet of water!

The ONLY reason to watch this film is if you're planning to watch it with the brand new Rifftrax commentary for it. That's the only way you can enjoy that movie.

I DID have some pretty location scenery. :lookaroun

 

[mickster]

Nowhere near as funny as the Richard Pryor / Chevy Chase "Word Association" skit.....

Another classic! It's unfortunate that we can't really quote any lines from it here. That would get the thread locked and deleted for sure. :lol:

 

[EpcotServo]

I'm telling you, EpcotServo is obsessed with me. I think he sits up late at night scanning all my posts looking for inconsistencies...and yet, as we've just learned, he's never really read my posts for what they are. Go figure.

I still think that you're a nice guy. The ONLY thing I thought you've done wrong is make another everest thread. Shoot, if you really understood me, you'd know most of the time I'm kidding around. I make jest of things. It's what I do.

Very crazy what we do, no? This constant argument that dosen't really have a face? We just go on and on, hoping someone will listen. Until then, it's a never-ending internet dance of death.
:lol:

 

[mickster]

Worst. Post. Ever.

Have you ever seen a little piece of crap called "Die Another Day"??????

:sohappy: The only good thing about that movie was that it paid homage to all the other Bond films at some point or another. While that aspect of it was fun, it certainly didn't do anything to elevate the series. Pierce Brosnan proved to be one of the worst ever to portray the character.

 

[mickster]

I still think that you're a nice guy. The ONLY thing I thought you've done wrong is make another everest thread.

Well you're in luck because I've grown kind of bored with the Everest discussions lately. Doubtful you'll see any Everest posts from me for a while....that is until someone else starts a thread on how "amazing" it is and then I just can't resist. :lol: :lol:

 

[CaptainMichael]

:sohappy: The only good thing about that movie was that it paid homage to all the other Bond films at some point or another. While that aspect of it was fun, it certainly didn't do anything to elevate the series. Pierce Brosnan proved to be one of the worst ever to portray the character.

It came on Spike TV the other night. I suffered through most of it. The beginning is great, but it goes downhill from there. Pierce was starting to show his age also.


My assessment of Casino Royale:
Firstly, Daniel Craig is probably the best actor to play the part. He's very believable as the character, and for the most part, did his own stunts. Him and Eva Green (Vesper) have great chemistry. Actually, the best thing about Casino Royale is the quality of the actors.

Secondly, Fleming's original novel was perfectly adapted/modernized. Instead of Baccarat, they used Poker. It works. There is poker throughout the first half of the movie. During the main showdown with LeChiffre, the action is broken up different things. So, there is a focus on cards in the movie; however, the overall purpose of this movie is to show the growth of James Bond from pre-00 agent to more of the Bond we are familiar with. (It's sort of a "Bond-Begins" story) This is where Daniel Craig excels because the man is a bloody good actor. When all is said and done, Craig may surpass Connery...shocking, I know!

The movie can kind of be divided into three parts:
1) Bond gets his license to kill and lots of action.
2) Card Game
3) Bond falls in love.

Thirdly, the action and gadgets while fantastical enough to still be Bond, are more realistic and gritty. There is little to no CGI (unlike Die Another Day).

Fourthly, who else in the world can play M better than Dame Judi Dench? You kind of have to throw continuity out of Bond films to a certain extent. She plays the part better than ever and just seems right for the role. Jeffrey Wright is a good Felix Leiter, he didn't do much in this film, but what he did was spot on.

I recommend that everyone watch it, even if they don't particular care for Bond films because, while alike in many aspects, it is a different type of Bond film. They threw the traditional formula out of the window (no Q and Moneypenny just for the sake of having them) and made a damn good movie. I've seen it like 8 or 9 times:lookaroun