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  • Comment on kitschnsync's answer…
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    Ah ha! Remove is invisible! You have to mouse around until it appears. It's like freaking Monkey Island.

  • Comment on kitschnsync's answer…
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    It's not in Applications. I found it lurking over in Profile -> Information -> Edit -> Likes and Interests. I just don't see a button to remove it.

  • Comment on Fnarf's answer…
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    I previously reported sidewalks that were closed on the opposite sides of the street to SDOT, and they took care of it. Also, a red light trigger that wasn't detecting motorcycles (let alone bicycles) and SDOT fixed that too.

    This is the form I used:
    http://www.cityofseattle.net/transportation/citizen_response.htm

  • Comment on Basil's answer…
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    Lightsabers ain't all that. They're no different than a poisoned blade: one nick and it's all over. And Paul had plenty of fights against poisoned blades, most notably against Sting and his Harkonnen underoos.

    The real thorn is that both characters are creatures of a prophesy whose freedom of choice is limited by a messianic role. Any scenario in which they would meet and would have reason to fight would necessarily eliminate their role as the savior of the universe, and therefore eliminate what makes each of them who they are.

    And if you're talking about a fight between someone who is not Paul versus someone who is not Luke, who knows? Or if one of them remains the savior and the other is just some guy, then obviously the messiah wins, by definition.

  • Comment on elenchos's answer…
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    Only loosely is that sort of thing called passive aggressive; it's more accurately called disingenuous. It's an example of what Socrates did in The Apology, where he told the jury, "I'm not going to remind you of my heroism at the Battle of Marathon," thereby disingenuously bragging while pretending to be modest.

    Neither Dan nor Socrates were obstructing anything, nor were they being passive. They were actively making an assertion while trying to avoid having that assertion reflect back on them. Possibly with humorous intent, but whatever.

  • Comment on keshmeshi's answer…
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    It's a good theory; I could have conflated Bruce Spence with Brion James. But I can't find pictures of him from the 70s. Maybe he was skinnier. Or something.

  • Comment on Fnarf's answer…
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    I especially like the locks when it's raining, for some reason. Smaller crowds, too.

  • Comment on keshmeshi's answer…
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    So I went through the Stranger film archives one by one until I found the obituary:

    http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/death-of-a-character-actor/Content?oid=1996

    Brion James?!

    That's definitely the article I read, but the face of the actor from Blade Runner doesn't match the image I remember from the other films. So possibly I mixed up the guy in the article with some other actor. Or something.

    The only thing I can do is start watching all 100+ of his films until I find the roles I'm thinking of.

    Anyway, Brion James WAS the guy from the obituary I read in 1999. Good call.

  • Comment on Geni's answer…
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    Pat Roach was burly. This guy was skinny. And the Indian Jones films were *huge*. This guy was more Death Wish or Death Race 2000, not something major like Indiana Jones.

    This has been driving me crazy for years. I can see his face so vividly, and I remember reading his obituary.

  • Comment on Rev.Enant's answer…
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    Michael Ironside, Martin Balsam, Roddy McDowall were all much bigger stars than this guy. And Vincent Schiavelli was in a lot of big films.

    Vladek Sheybal and Steven Keats are much closer to what we're after here.

    Can you find any pictures of William Prince? All I can find are Prince William.

    The list of James Bond henchmen might be what I need.

    I should emphasize that this guy was *not* burly, muscular, or heavy-set. He was on the skinny side and his defining feature was his large front teeth and scary grin. Seems like every film made a point of showing that grin in the first shot of the character.

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