OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Today is my 10 year anniversary on this forsaken site, apparently.

Congrats.

I guess

 

[Cody Webster]

Depends on what you're eating

Cherry coke with pizza or a burger with fries for me.

Cherry coke zero goes great with a pizza and a gummy

 

[Magua]

Off by a few days

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Ahh I got a notification from HF saying it was today. Liars.

There have been 3 leap years since he joined. It’s off by 3 days. I think it just counts total days. Did I solve this mystery and clear HFBoard’s ad-riddled good name?

 

[DancingPanther]

Cherry coke zero goes great with a pizza and a gummy

I do love a good coke with a bowl. Something about the sugar and bubbles

 

[Cody Webster]

There have been 3 leap years since he joined. It’s off by 3 days. I think it just counts total days. Did I solve this mystery and clear HFBoard’s ad-riddled good name?

You sir are a genius.

I do love a good coke with a bowl. Something about the sugar and bubbles

Yes! Once it hits your lips, it's so good

 

[Rebels57]

There have been 3 leap years since he joined. It’s off by 3 days. I think it just counts total days. Did I solve this mystery and clear HFBoard’s ad-riddled good name?

I cant believe you researched this lol

 

[Magua]

I cant believe you researched this lol

I figured that was it, and it took 10 seconds to confirm. I put in the same amount of research as Flahrsy for the 2nd round.

 

[Chinatown88]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839660598935650729

Godspeed to a legend.

 

[Jack Straw]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839660598935650729

Godspeed to a legend.

One of my favorite actors. Absolutely a legend.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

James Earl Jones and now Maggie. Tough year for legends.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Oh it's the lady from Gosford Park and Clash of the Titans. She was great in the former, but I didn't know she was that famous.

 

[Chinatown88]

Oh it's the lady from Gosford Park and Clash of the Titans. She was great in the former, but I didn't know she was that famous.

The Sister from Rush Hour 3. @Hollywood Cannon

 

[Embiid]

Ciao from Tropea, Calabria Italy

I think I might just stay here...

 

[swami24]

Oh it's the lady from Gosford Park and Clash of the Titans. She was great in the former, but I didn't know she was that famous.

Sister Act and Downtown Abbey

 

[Kermit the Prog]

Oh it's the lady from Gosford Park and Clash of the Titans. She was great in the former, but I didn't know she was that famous.

Like Cary Grant before her, one of the greatest comedic actors of all time. The best part was she didn't have to "act" funny to be funny or even be in a comedy to be funny.

 

[Embiid]

More Tropea..

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Sister Act and Downtown Abbey

I got corrected on this by my wife. It’s Downton Abbey

 

[swami24]

That's ok, I never watched it...

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Like Cary Grant before her, one of the greatest comedic actors of all time. The best part was she didn't have to "act" funny to be funny or even be in a comedy to be funny.

Whoa. That is quite the bar. I’ll look into her some more. Thanks.

 

[ajgoal]

Whoa. That is quite the bar. I’ll look into her some more. Thanks.

I'm going to go looking for some of her older films once I get the office finished and I can move the computer and boxes back out of the tv room.

Which reminds me: suggestions for a mid-tier standalone turntable?

 

[Jack Straw]

Wait. Are there really people who don't know what a great actress Maggie Smith was? If that's the case, you start with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. A truly iconic (NOT comedic) performance that earned Smith her first Oscar:



Maybe go for Olivier's 1965 version of Othello in which she plays Desdemona.



When I think about my favorite actors of all time, there are two that come to mind first; Peter O'Toole and Maggie Smith. Maggie Smith is without question one of the greatest actors ever. And if you haven't watched Downton Abbey it's worth watching for her scenes alone, she basically steals every scene she's in.

Edit: If you have Amazon Prime, "Evil Under the Sun" is available for free for a little while:

Amazon.com

 

[Young Sandwich]

She was Wendy Darling in Hook, what more do you even need to know? RIP to a legend.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Which reminds me: suggestions for a mid-tier standalone turntable?

Honestly, I would just shop local sales and Facebook/Craiglist pages for someone dumping a good one. Same thing for audiophile forums. You can tell if it's been maintained.

If you're going newer, avoid anything with this POS like the plague:

 

[ajgoal]

Honestly, I would just shop local sales and Facebook/Craiglist pages for someone dumping a good one. Same thing for audiophile forums. You can tell if it's been maintained.

If you're going newer, avoid anything with this POS like the plague:

You need to talk at me like I'm a moron. I don't know what that is.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

You need to talk at me like I'm a moron. I don't know what that is.

I think I know what standalone means, but I want to be sure -- speakers bundled with it or just the turntable? If separate, do you need Bluetooth?

I will give you new options in a price range, but I'm going to say flat out that I think you'll get a much better deal buying a vintage Technics or Pioneer unless you need BT.