The Random Thread

[mwhittington]

Or make them lick poisoned toads. They're reusable, and the condemned would probably enjoy the trip.

[Mikey]

"First we hang 'im - THEN we kill 'im!"

Are the basic techniques really tough to learn?

The techniques aren't difficult to learn - what takes practice is recognizing when and where to apply each one.

[Mark]

Makes sense, if you need to parry, you don't want to think to long about how.

[Mikey]

Makes sense, if you need to parry, you don't want to think to long about how.

Or, more importantly, in what position your sword hand will be left after the parry. In saber, for example, it's often preferable to execute a high parry, even though it's a bit slower - because the head is a valid target, and a quick flick of the wrist from an overhead parry can often turn into a scoring riposte to the top of your opponent's noggin.

[stitch626]

Ah the physics of swordplay.

I like ice-cream cake. It mixes my two favorite foods, ice-cream and cake.

[Mark]

Mmm....good point. A slash to the head could RUIN somebody's day.

[Sonic Glitch]

"We'll do a number 6 on them."

Cookie is waiting for the reference.

[Mark]

You've stumped me.

[Sonic Glitch]

Here you go:

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Taggart: I got it. I got it.
Hedley Lamarr: You do?
Taggart: We'll work up a "Number 6" on 'em.
Hedley Lamarr: "Number 6"? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that one...
Taggart: Well, that's where we go a-ridin' into town, a whampin' and whompin' every livin' thing that moves within an inch of its life. Except the women folks, of course.
Hedley Lamarr: You spare the women?
Taggart: NAW. We rape the shit out of them at the Number 6 Dance later on.
Hedley Lamarr: Marvelous.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071230/quotes

[Tsukiyumi]

[Mikey]

Too late. I knew that one.

[Sonic Glitch]

Too late. I knew that one.

I figured someone would. So I'll ask you, what is/was your reaction to the "we'll ride through and kill the first born male child in every household. {contemplation}..too jewish."

I've often wondered how they (and show's like the Simpsons) manage to get away with their lack of political correctness.

[Mikey]

In the case of Brooks' films, the Jewish jokes are often presented as in-jokes; as in Blazing Saddles, when Mel as the Indian chief looks at the black family and says, "Schvartzes?" In some way or another most of those jokes make most mainstream Jews say, "I can relate," rather than, "That's offensive." I'd guess most of the hardcore fundie Jews aren't big fans of comedic film.

In general, the same applies to an extent - in The Simpsons where Krusty's father was discovered, for example, there weren't any jokes which denigrating Judaism - the jokes merely referenced it. If you're the sort of person, Jewish or not, who would actively find something to be offended about, you're probably not watching The Simpsons anyway. I'd probably be more offended by some of the messages on the sign in front of Springfield Catholic Church if I were Catholic, than by any of the Jewish references.

[Mark]

As for me, unless it's a direct attack, I just laugh..................because, hey let's face it, alot of Jewish jokes are FUNNY

Remember the "Druish Princess"?????

Cookie for reference

[Mikey]

Speaking of Mel Brooks, Spaceballs of course.

Part of it is also that Brooks' makes Jewish viewers feel like they have "insider knowledge." Ex.: in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Cary Elwes dumps a dead boar on the table in front of Richard Lewis (a la Errol Flynn.) Lewis looks up in exasperation and says: "Traif!" Now, not many gentiles would know what that means. BTW, traif is the Yiddish word for non-kosher food (like pork,) derived from the Hebrew word terefah, "torn." (I'll only other explaining that derivation if someone really wants to know.)