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Spurious!

by Aaron David · November 19, 2015

Tags: Culture, Philosophy, & Religion economics Philosophy Religion

Aaron David

A fourth generation Californian, befuddled.

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greginak says:

November 19, 2015 at 7:43 pm

I hope this post doesn’t cause something bad to happen.Report
- Kim in reply to greginak says:
  
  November 20, 2015 at 8:13 am
  
  Drink!Report
Michael Cain says:

November 19, 2015 at 8:12 pm

Part of me is jealous that someone has either the time, or the ~~minions graduate students~~ assistants to collect all of these datasets.Report
- Kim in reply to Michael Cain says:
  
  November 20, 2015 at 8:14 am
  
  We have automated trolls in the world, why wouldn’t we have automated data collection and creation of websites? Granted, the automated trolls speak all languages equally horribly…Report
Glyph says:

November 19, 2015 at 8:36 pm

Because of acid, I now know that butter is way better than margarine. I saw through the bullsh*t.

– Mitch HedbergReport
Mike Schilling says:

November 19, 2015 at 9:05 pm

It’s quite plausible that people drowned themselves because the alternative was watching a film starring Nicolas Cage,Report
- North in reply to Mike Schilling says:
  
  November 19, 2015 at 9:18 pm
  
  I’d certainly seriously considering doing so.Report
  - Glyph in reply to North says:
    
    November 19, 2015 at 9:49 pm
    
    Raising Arizona, Wild At Heart, Red Rock West, The Rock, Matchstick Men, & Adaptation would like a word.Report
    - Chris in reply to Glyph says:
      
      November 19, 2015 at 10:11 pm
      
      Also, hate watching Con Air.Report
      - Glyph in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 19, 2015 at 10:16 pm
        
        Con Air is like The Rock, except Con Air is terrible and The Rock is amazing.Report
        
        Chris in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 19, 2015 at 11:24 pm
        
        Not gonna admit how many times I’ve seen The Rock.Report
        
        Kazzy in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 12:13 am
        
        YOU TAKE THAT BACK!Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Kazzy says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:04 am
        
        NEVAH!Report
      - Mike Schilling in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 2:24 am
        
        Con Air starts with a scene captioned State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Vacaville, California:. That got a huge laugh where my son and I saw it, in Vacaville.Report
    - Aaron David in reply to Glyph says:
      
      November 19, 2015 at 10:50 pm
      
      You forgot Leaving Los Vegas and Vampires Kiss…Report
      - Glyph in reply to Aaron David says:
        
        November 19, 2015 at 10:54 pm
        
        I’ve actually never seen either. I’d like to see the latter, based on its rep, but not the former, for the same reason.Report
        
        El Muneco in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 12:28 am
        
        Vampire’s Kiss is weird. Which you’d expect from its rep… What gets me is that it’s listed as a black comedy, but it isn’t. It’s dark, sure enough, but it isn’t a comedy in either sense – it’s not funny, and it doesn’t end happily. It’s just trippy, and that’s not enough for me.
        
        IMO, Innocent Blood is a much better sexy black comedy vampire movie from the 90s.Report
    - Oscar Gordon in reply to Glyph says:
      
      November 19, 2015 at 11:52 pm
      
      Then there is National TreasureReport
      - Mike Schilling in reply to Oscar Gordon says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 2:27 am
        
        And Peggy Sue Got Married. And Gone in 60 Seconds. And The Wicker Man. And Left Behind, And …Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Mike Schilling says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 7:45 am
        
        It’s tough when you’ve made some Elvis-level bad financial decisions, and Vegas isn’t an option.Report
        
        Chris in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 7:59 am
        
        This seems to be the career path of Kilmer and Cusack, as well as Cage. All 3 of them have at some point in the last 5 or so years done a string of straight-to-video stuff. I watch anything they do that shows up in Redbox. For a while, Kilmer seemed to have a new movie there every month.Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:20 am
        
        Not sure about Kilmer and Cusack, but with Cage we have some idea where the money went:
        
        http://www.avclub.com/article/overview-all-crazy-shit-nic-cage-blew-his-money-218518
        
        Also, Nic Cage is an Elvis superfan (having even wedded Lisa Marie), and Kilmer played Elvis’ ghost in True Romance. COINCIDENCE?! Probably.Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:33 am
        
        Script idea: facing insurmountable financial and tax difficulties, a desperate Val Kilmer, John Cusack, Nic Cage, and Wesley Snipes agree to star in one last film in hopes of a big score. Soundtrack by Willie Nelson and MC Hammer.
        
        Last Ditch, coming Summer 2016.Report
        
        Chris in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:23 am
        
        I will invest in that film!Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:44 am
        
        The twist: the “film” is just a scam to bilk investors and abscond with the funds!Report
        
        Kim in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:47 am
        
        No, if you’re going to do something like that, the title has to be:
        A fool and his moneyReport
        
        Mike Schilling in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 12:32 pm
        
        They sold 10,000% of the film, since it was sure to fail miserably, but it became a hit by mistake! Hilarity ensues.Report
        
        Chris in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:27 am
        
        …a shark, an octopus, a crocodile, and two albino king cobras
        
        What the hell? First, who knew there were albino king cobras (that you could buy!)? Second, what the hell?Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:33 am
        
        The real question, of course, is what kind of sex do albino King Cobras have.Report
        
        Chris in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:41 am
        
        OK, now I really, really love Nick Cage.Report
        
        Mike Schilling in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 12:32 pm
        
        Vanilla.Report
        
        LeeEsq in reply to Chris says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:35 am
        
        Kilmer never really did well after the glory days of Willow.Report
        
        Glyph in reply to LeeEsq says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:50 am
        
        He was great as Gay Perry.Report
        
        Zac in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:57 am
        
        Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my three favorite Christmas movies (the other two being A Christmas Story and Die Hard, of course).Report
        
        Glyph in reply to Zac says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:03 am
        
        I presume that Gremlins just missed the cut.Report
        
        Burt Likko in reply to LeeEsq says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 4:40 pm
        
        Um… Heat?Report
        
        LeeEsq in reply to Glyph says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 8:35 am
        
        Large number of celebrities aren’t really good at managing their money. It seems almost contractional.Report
        
        Kim in reply to LeeEsq says:
        
        November 20, 2015 at 9:36 am
        
        It used to be honestly hard to become a celebrity.
        The 1930’s to 1950’s celebrities had a brain, and were decently capable of keeping money together. (Shirley Temple excluded, but she was a kid. her parents ruined her).Report
    - Gabriel Conroy in reply to Glyph says:
      
      November 20, 2015 at 7:25 pm
      
      I’ve heard so many good things about Raising Arizona from people whose opinion I respect to think I gotta get over my Nicolas Cage aversion and give it a shot.
      
      (((Not a fan of Andy Garcia, either. To me, he and Nicolas Cage are basically the same person.)))Report

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