The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.

checkeredhat

checkeredhat

fade said:
I cannot remember the last time I bought a movie. I love movies, but I'm not generally a huge fan of re watching them. I just bought Guardians of the Galaxy though.
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I'm the guy who still buys hardcopy movies. People ask who's keeping that industry afloat in the days of Netflix, Hulu, Crackle and rampant piracy. It's me. I'm the guy.

I preordered Guardians of the Galaxy back in like October, and there are several movies waoting in my Amazon cart right now ( and a few from this past year I really need to add), just waiting to make sure nobody got me any of them for Christmas. Last year, immediately after getting back from family Christmas I bought both Evil Dead s and Army of Darkness as well as Idle Hands. Christmas makes me pine for Halloween.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I buy movies that I want to support, especially if I think they aren't going to make a ton of money. For example, I went to see ParaNorman 3 times AND bought the DVD because I didn't think anyone would go to see it and I was right.
 
Bones

Bones

IM A CONSUMER WHORE...
AND HOW!

I have bought so much anime dvds that I have only watched once and never felt any compunction to ever watch again its sad. I had this hope that by building this massive library I would be able to share with my friends some of the titles no one has ever heard of, sadly that hardly ever happens.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

AshburnerX said:
I buy movies that I want to support, especially if I think they aren't going to make a ton of money. For example, I went to see ParaNorman 3 times AND bought the DVD because I didn't think anyone would go to see it and I was right.
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I WANTED to see it, but couldn't get to it while it was in theaters.
Story of my life since college, really.

--Patrick
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

I buy all the movies I see. I don't like going to the theater, so I only go once or twice a year, and it's cheaper buying the disc the week it comes out than going to the theater as a couple. Tickets, even matinee, are about $12, couple of drinks and a popcorn to share is another $12 or so. *BAM* Cost of a disc.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I like bonus features too much to not get the Bluray/DVD releases. infact the only reason I started buying blurays is because they started only putting the special features on the blu ray releases. now they're doing that with 3D releases and guess what now I'm buying those.
 
Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

With recent films I have gotten to the habit of waiting a year, and if its on any of the multiple video services I have(including cable) I wait. If not, than I'm all up ons!
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

A good friend of ours wants to surprise his girlfriend with a proposal, so he asked if we would host a "holiday party" at our house so all our friends would be around, but she wouldn't suspect it coming. The party is this Saturday, and we've been working with him to make it special, including sparklers, music and "Marry Me" written on our roof in Christmas lights (with remote start).

Mr. Z was busy getting the "Marry Me" written on the roof yesterday, and people, including our neighbors, kept stopping by to congratulate him and ask when he was going to propose. We've lived in this house for over 8 years, and we have a kid. Did they think he was REALLY dragging his feet on this part? (Actually, the funniest reaction was our new neighbors across the street, who thought Mr. Z was trying to write "Merry Christmas" and spelled "merry" wrong.)
 
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Bones

Bones

Celt Z said:
A good friend of ours wants to surprise his girlfriend with a proposal, so he asked if we would host a "holiday party" at our house so all our friends would be around, but she wouldn't suspect it coming. The party is this Saturday, and we've been working with him to make it special, including sparklers, music and "Marry Me" written on our roof in Christmas lights (with remote start).

Mr. Z, was busy getting the "Marry Me" written on the roof yesterday, and people, including our neighbors, kept stopping by to congratulate him and ask when he was going to propose. We've lived in this house for over 8 years, and we have a kid. Did they think he was REALLY dragging his feet on this part? (Actually, the funniest reaction was our new neighbors across the street, who thought Mr. Z was trying to write "Merry Christmas" and spelled "merry" wrong.)
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he should have been like SUSH, DONT TELL MY WIFE!
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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We stocked up on carbonated beverages during our annual toy drive, so the volunteers and staff would have stuff to drink while working out at the collection location. We had left overs. I think they'll last us a while.



I'm not even really all that fond of Dr Pepper, sacriligeous as that is to say in Texas.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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PatrThom said:
Nobody should ever buy any of the "10" products, ever.
Just sayin'.

--Patrick
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Actually it's not entirely clear to me as to whether we bought this or it was donated as part of a sponsorship.

But yeah, also there's never a good reason to buy Diet Dr Pepper either.
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

Any of those you don't want you can send my way. :D

Related, I've always wanted to try Dublin Dr. Pepper with sugar instead of corn syrup. I rarely drink soda anymore, but when Passover comes around and they sell Coke with sugar...Mmmmm!
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Celt Z said:
Any of those you don't want you can send my way. :D
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Related, I've always wanted to try Dublin Dr. Pepper with sugar instead of corn syrup. I rarely drink soda anymore, but when Passover comes around and they sell Coke with sugar...Mmmmm!
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They are tasty, but I've gotten too used to the aftertaste left by HFCS/Aspartame for it to taste "right" to me.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Yeah I got really excited a few years ago when I saw Vanilla Coke in a convenience store and thought it was back. I bought a can and it was disgusting. I then discovered Vanilla Coke was NOT back in Canada, that convenience store just sells things from the States. your guys' pop is gross.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Celt Z said:
Any of those you don't want you can send my way. :D

Related, I've always wanted to try Dublin Dr. Pepper with sugar instead of corn syrup. I rarely drink soda anymore, but when Passover comes around and they sell Coke with sugar...Mmmmm!
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Dr Pepper forced Dublin out. They make their own sodas now. But once in a while Dr Pepper will put Imperial Pure Cane Sugar back in.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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You know your town/school is kinda rednecky when the student living "good neighbor" tips open with a recommendation to put your couch(es) in the living room, not on the porch.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

So, I'm out doing some shopping this afternoon, wearing blue jean shorts, tee-shirt and feeling good. Found some stuff I was looking for. I started noticing that I was getting some strange looks from people, almost a "How dare you!" type look. The people giving this look to me were all wearing coats, and a couple of them had scarves on. It was freaking 58f out there! IT'S NOT COLD YOU FREAKS!
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Sparhawk said:
So, I'm out doing some shopping this afternoon, wearing blue jean shorts, tee-shirt and feeling good. Found some stuff I was looking for. I started noticing that I was getting some strange looks from people, almost a "How dare you!" type look. The people giving this look to me were all wearing coats, and a couple of them had scarves on. It was freaking 58f out there! IT'S NOT COLD YOU FREAKS!
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Well it was damn near 80 yesterday, so 58 feels a little chilly today.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

Sparhawk said:
So, I'm out doing some shopping this afternoon, wearing blue jean shorts, tee-shirt and feeling good. Found some stuff I was looking for. I started noticing that I was getting some strange looks from people, almost a "How dare you!" type look. The people giving this look to me were all wearing coats, and a couple of them had scarves on. It was freaking 58f out there! IT'S NOT COLD YOU FREAKS!
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I've officially acclimated. I'm fine in a t-shirt and jeans now if it's in the low-50's.
 
David

David

I've had a can of Spam in the kitchen for a few months that I felt ambivalent toward; I'm neither a particular lover nor hater of spam. I had it offered up that if someone wanted to go ahead and eat it I wouldn't be upset.

Today my roommate brought this up and decided he wanted to try to claim the can. He didn't want to eat it, however; he wanted to move it onto his private shelf (next to a can of spam he already owned) so it would be claimed as his and no one else could eat it.

Dude, I was trying to be nice for someone who actually liked spam and ensure it didn't go to waste or sit for months taking up shelf space. Not replenish your private grocery pile at my expense. I told him to leave it on the community shelf unless he was actively about to cook with it.

He's gone to bed and now I'm in the middle of cooking some Spam & Egg sandwiches for dinner. "Passive aggressively eat spam" is not one of those things you ever wake up in the morning thinking you'll end up doing this day.
 
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