I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
alright, that one is multiple levels of creepy.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Who the hell is this guy, anyway? And why do you boys have a crush on him?
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
Who the hell is this guy? Really?
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I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
A shining surprise it would be.
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Tomorrow is like an empty canvas that extends endlessly, what should I sketch on it?
Okay, it's Jack Nicholson. I looked him up. Only movie he's ever been in that I've seen is The Witches of Eastwick. Not really sure why I was supposed to be able to identify him, he doesn't seem to have been in much of anything good (or at least my taste, anyway).
So why the hell do you boys have a crush on him, exactly?
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
He's in movies that guys (including me) like?
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Because he's a great actor and very well-known. Quite a few great roles as well.
Easy Rider, Shining, two Jakes, Batman (the 1st), A Few Good Men (You can't handle the truth! Surely you know that one?), Mars Attacks, As Good as it Gets, About Smith, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Departed.
Why the hell not?So why the hell do you boys have a crush on him, exactly?
I don't have a crush on him, I have a crush on Stephen Fry.
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
Nope. Never seen any of them. So congratulations, he's so well-known that I don't recognize him. I'm perfectly willing to believe he's a great actor, but he's not in anything I want to watch.
(The Witches of Eastwick was a terrible film, incidentally - the book was way better)
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
Well, can't argue over taste, so I'm not gonna. And you're not the yardstick with which people determine whether someone is well-known, so I'm afraid I can't accept those congratulationsBut I would urge you to at least check out One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, As Good as it Gets, About Smith and the Departed. I rather liked those, who know, you might too
On a different, more on-topic, note:
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I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
I liked the book of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, I'm perfectly willing to try the movie.
Like I just said in IRC - I've heard of Jack Nicholson, of course - but I never would have been able to recognize him by a photo or in a preview of a film.
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
Nurse Ratched![]()
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
*shivers*
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
In the future, the Berlin wall will be a mile high, and made of steel. You too will be made to crawl, to lick children's blood from jackboots. There will be no creativity, only productivity. Instead of love there will be fear and distrust, instead of surrender there will be submission. Contact will be replaced with isolation, and joy with shame. Hope will cease to exist as a concept. The Earth will be covered with steel and concrete. There will be an electronic policeman in every head. Your children will be born in chains, live only to serve, and die in anguish and ignorance.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Yeah, the US is the only country with asshats that have access to Twitter...
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I think those are all facebook updates![]()
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Well, that does explain a lot
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300 million and we found what, 10 idiots? I'm really impressed.
Sadly, idiots tend to be the vocal minority.![]()
and tend to run for Congress
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