The 12 Hour Deathless Thread

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:53 am

Checks out.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:13 am

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #14:
Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1954

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:18 am

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:23 am

Sure.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:48 am

Sure deodorant is a remake of the original 1964 recipe for Lucky Charms, when there were only four types of marbits and no sugar coating.

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:43 am

Fun fact: You can buy bags of cereal marshmallows on EBay.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:16 pm

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #13:
Bonnie and Clyde, directed by Arthur Penn, 1967

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:21 pm

Fun fact: Bonnie and Clyde were trying to steal cereal marshmallows off of Ebay.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:13 pm

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #12:
King Kong, directed by Merian C. Cooper, 1933

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:59 pm

Fun Fact: the actress who played King Kong also played Bonnie & Clyde.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:02 pm

It was Bonnie who killed the Clyde

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:05 pm

poorpete wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:02 pm It was Bonnie who killed the Clyde

Respect.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:27 pm

Aretha Franklin's Respect was a remake of Luke Bryan's One Margarita.

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:27 pm

Which was just a prequel to the ads for Tres Margaritas.

Which was the inspiration for Margaritaville.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:09 am

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #11:
The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:48 am

Never heard of it.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:02 am

The Godfather is actually part 1 of the little known prequel to Godfather 3.

poorpete · Post by **poorpete** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:35 am

The Godfather? pfff. Now if there's a film called The Dogfather, count me in. Little dogs, wearing suits, playing with guns, barking in Italian accents. That's an offer I can't refuse!

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:42 am

I’ll post a movie here later. I’m on a plane right now.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:03 pm

Airplane is actually a parody of a film called Zero Hour.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:08 pm

Mike wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:03 pm Airplane is actually a parody of a film called Zero Hour.

I... uh... just looked this up and... this is actually true.

You win. Close it down, folks.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:47 pm

Kyle wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:08 pm
Mike wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:03 pm Airplane is actually a parody of a film called Zero Hour.
I... uh... just looked this up and... this is actually true.

You win. Close it down, folks.

I've watched Zero Hour out of morbid curiosity, and it's nearly a scene for scene remake/parody. It's bizarrely uncanny to watch, right down to Dana Andrews (from the song Science Fiction Double Feature) playing the hero Ted Stryker.

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:55 pm

So... Is this where we comment on the 12 Day thread?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:23 pm

If you like.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:56 pm

Yeah- that's totally cool. I feel like, because it only gets one a day, when I post I want it to be something special. Not to criticize Tahlvin- I think everyone can interpret it however they want. But for me? It's going to be a journey.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:09 pm

Had I had time and not been on my iPad on an airplane and trying to connect to several Zoom/Team meetings at the time (which did not work over airplane WiFi), I would have drafted the first part of a write-your-own-adventure story or something like that, so the next person could pick it up and run with it, and we could watch it develop each day. Sorry I let you down, Kyle. I'll try harder the next time it's my turn to post.

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #10:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg, 1981

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:01 am

Totally understandable, Tahlvin. I posted this morning, and while it seems benign and simplistic, I'm actually building to something. It's going to be more of a parable about the importance of small, individual actions in a whirlwind of global chaos.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:46 am

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #9:
Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski, 1968

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:08 am

Great movie. Terrible director.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:20 am

Agreed on both counts.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:10 pm

Trees, ranked. 44. Burr Oak

We're at a part of the list where every tree has a heckuva lot to recommend it, and this tree is no different. It's a good tree. However, its run ends here because a) the bark is so deeply scored (you're planting this to look amazing in the landscape and yet it's lousy for climbing), b) its leaves are less attractive than related cousins, and c) its branching habit quickly turns to the irregular and looks more off-balance than pleasingly unique. This tree is constantly recommend as a top-rank for planting in your yard to diversify but I think it's being pushed too hard relative to the merits.

Here's a nicely full one:

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:15 pm

Not high enough on the list.

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 5:45 pm

Trees, ranked. 43. Yew

Yew trees are amazing! In fact, the reason they land down here on the list is precisely that they are SO amazing that it's almost too amazing. Frequently they come straight out onto the other side as slightly terrifying. Furthermore, one finds many a yew in England and I am not often found in England, and this is my list. So if there were more yew trees hanging around my areas, I'd probably rate them more highly. Unfortunately, this is the situation and if we are going to reward unusual foreign trees, we will have to wait for a few others appearing down the road.

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:30 pm

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #8:
The French Connection, directed by William Friedkin, 1971

Post by **Mike** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:35 pm

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:10 pm

Cereal

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:30 am

Eliahad · Post by **Eliahad** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:06 am

Post-Cereal Life... Elevensese?

Tahlvin · Post by **Tahlvin** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:32 am

AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, #7:
The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1963

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:47 am

Birds

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:48 am

Suddenly.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:08 am

Last summer.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:18 am

Nights

Phoebe · Post by **Phoebe** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:21 am

Trees, ranked. 42. Pinus sylvestris or Scotch Pine / Scots Pine

I had a terrible time coming up with a decent photo of one of these bad boys for your enjoyment, which is bizarre because I'm surrounded by an uncountably enormous number of lovely, fully developed specimens of this tree and they look precious little like the sad versions google presented. I have a hard time rating this tree as low as it is because of the phenomenal memories of climbing. This is one of the best possible climbing trees EXCEPT for one thing: you cannot care about sap. I did not care about sap. My mom cared about sap. Now that I am a mom, I care more about sap. Also as an elderly climber I might not want to encounter sap. So these considerations rise up against the younger me, who would have rated this tree as a top ten without question.

The trees have an open, spacious look between relatively large, thick branches arrayed regularly around the large central trunk. Thus the good climbing! They also tend to start branching fairly low unless you cut them off - also good for climbing. The bark is rough but not so rough to to be uncomfortable to grab - the sap is the thing. The pine cones are wonderful. In short, a fabulous pine and now I'm talking myself into rating it more highly.

However, this is the major concern: the pine beetles are destroying these trees and they look absolutely terrible and leave ugly holes behind when they are destroyed this way. They were overplanted and now we reap what we sowed. This one is a baby and I honestly cannot find a decently attractive picture of an adult, and that is NOT because such specimens are rare - in fact they are the norm. Take more pictures, world.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:09 pm

Who say Neek

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:41 pm

otine lozenges.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:09 pm

I cry fowl.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:32 pm

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:34 pm

Dream Stime

Post by **Mike** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:07 pm

Stime to get a new watch! Amiright?!