OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[Magua]

That is one of those movies you only ever need to watch once in your life.

I own it on Blu-Ray.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

That is one of those movies you only ever need to watch once in your life.

Yeah, I mentioned on another forum that it was my first and likely only time.


I’m really glad I finally got around to seeing it, but I don’t know if I can put myself through that again, especially knowing it’s basically a true story.

I own it on Blu-Ray.

Freak.

 

[Flybynite]

I own it on Blu-Ray.

You got a Schindler's List and Requiem for a Dream as well? lol

 

[Magua]

Freak.

I own probably 70% of the Ghibli movies on Blu-ray for my collection. I’ve only seen it maybe 3 times. Don’t blame me you’re not strong enough to appreciate the art!

 

[Chinatown88]

I own probably 70% of the Ghibli movies on Blu-ray for my collection. I’ve only seen it maybe 3 times. Don’t blame me you’re not strong enough to appreciate the art!

AYAYA

 

[Magua]

You got a Schindler's List and Requiem for a Dream as well? lol

Well, I’ve seen both of those multiple times. Requiem is overrated though, so pass. No urge to watch it again. That’s a different category of movie though; it’s just dragging you through the muck. Even Schindler’s List doesn’t fall into that category. I don’t really have the urge to watch something like Come and See again, although I believe all great films are worthy of repeat viewings. But Grave of the Fireflies is profoundly beautiful in its sadness, with the most delicate of touches. It’s absolutely worth a rewatch years down the line. It tells you the ending from the first scene, so I don’t think that’s the only thing to glean from it.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

That is one of those movies you only ever need to watch once in your life.

I feel like the first Joker was like that. That movie made me uncomfortable for good portions of it. Don’t think I would watch it again

 

[Jack Straw]

I saw Midnight Express in the theater when it first came out in 1978. No desire at all to see it again.

 

[ajgoal]

I own it on Blu-Ray.

I'll watch it on my death bed. Not before.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

@Cody Webster

What am I looking at with this hurricane?

I’m supposed to be driving down to Disney on Thursday night. SIL and BIL are flying down tomorrow. They’re likely screwed but I’m more concerned about myself. Should I wait a day to head down or do you think I’ll have enough time for it to be through?

Pending it not destroying tons in it’s path.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

My mom has been in the hospital since Friday evening, she needs a heart catheterization today and it apparently can't be done without an iodine dye that she is severely allergic to (she went into full anaphylactic shock the last time she had a CT with the dye decades ago). They've done pretreatment but there's still no guarantee nothing will go wrong. So to say I am severely concerned is an understatement.

 

[ajgoal]

My mom has been in the hospital since Friday evening, she needs a heart catheterization today and it apparently can't be done without an iodine dye that she is severely allergic to (she went into full anaphylactic shock the last time she had a CT with the dye decades ago). They've done pretreatment but there's still no guarantee nothing will go wrong. So to say I am severely concerned is an understatement.

Best wishes, SF. Hope all ends up okay.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

My mom has been in the hospital since Friday evening, she needs a heart catheterization today and it apparently can't be done without an iodine dye that she is severely allergic to (she went into full anaphylactic shock the last time she had a CT with the dye decades ago). They've done pretreatment but there's still no guarantee nothing will go wrong. So to say I am severely concerned is an understatement.

Shit man, hope everything goes OK. All the good vibes your way.

 

[Cody Webster]

@Cody Webster

What am I looking at with this hurricane?

I’m supposed to be driving down to Disney on Thursday night. SIL and BIL are flying down tomorrow. They’re likely screwed but I’m more concerned about myself. Should I wait a day to head down or do you think I’ll have enough time for it to be through?

Pending it not destroying tons in it’s path.

This thing has absolutely blown up since 2am this morning. This will most likely be a Cat 5 by this afternoon, if it isn't already. If I was your SIL and BIL, I would not want to be flying down there tomorrow. Obviously Orlando is inland, but this storm is still, most likely, going to cause a lot of problems around Disney. It was just announced that TPA is closing at 9am tomorrow, and my guess is that MCO will probably close tomorrow night. The parks will most certainly be closed Wednesday and probably most of Thursday as it is projected to be just off the Atlantic coast Thursday morning. If you're driving down Thursday night, you should be fine. It's cutting across Florida, so you wouldn't run into any issues until south of Jacksonville, and you wouldn't be getting there until sometime later in the day Friday anyway.

Where are you SIL and BIL staying when they are scheduled to arrive tomorrow?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

My mom has been in the hospital since Friday evening, she needs a heart catheterization today and it apparently can't be done without an iodine dye that she is severely allergic to (she went into full anaphylactic shock the last time she had a CT with the dye decades ago). They've done pretreatment but there's still no guarantee nothing will go wrong. So to say I am severely concerned is an understatement.

Hope it goes well, friend. <3

 

[Cody Webster]

Milton is officially a Cat 5...160MPH winds. It has gone from a Cat 2 to a Cat 5 in 10 hours.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Milton is officially a Cat 5...160MPH winds. It has gone from a Cat 2 to a Cat 5 in 10 hours.

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Isn't that TS to Cat 5 in ~15 hours? Sheesh.

 

[Cody Webster]

Isn't that TS to Cat 5 in ~15 hours? Jesus.

Yeah, pretty much. Luckily, it should run into some sheer tomorrow and come back down a bit, but it is still, most likely, going to hit areas that were just impacted last week as a strong Cat 3. Tampa is in some serious trouble.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This thing has absolutely blown up since 2am this morning. This will most likely be a Cat 5 by this afternoon, if it isn't already. If I was your SIL and BIL, I would not want to be flying down there tomorrow. Obviously Orlando is inland, but this storm is still, most likely, going to cause a lot of problems around Disney. It was just announced that TPA is closing at 9am tomorrow, and my guess is that MCO will probably close tomorrow night. The parks will most certainly be closed Wednesday and probably most of Thursday as it is projected to be just off the Atlantic coast Thursday morning. If you're driving down Thursday night, you should be fine. It's cutting across Florida, so you wouldn't run into any issues until south of Jacksonville, and you wouldn't be getting there until sometime later in the day Friday anyway.

Where are you SIL and BIL staying when they are scheduled to arrive tomorrow?

They'll be staying at AK Lodge. Disney is always seen as a "good" place to be during a Hurricane so if they can get there they will. Although, after i'm typing that out i'm gonna be a bit screwed if they can't get down there for a few days as they are military and they need to activate our tickets. Absolute first world problems right there, just something that didn't cross my mind until now.

I've seen the path that has it cutting across Florida but haven't seen anything once it gets to the other side. Is there a typical path for a storm on this path once it gets to the Atlantic? I'm just worried about it cutting back to the coast and having to drive through it myself in one of the more northern states.

I guess we'll be on standby to see if when the in-laws will be getting down there.

 

[Cody Webster]

They'll be staying at AK Lodge. Disney is always seen as a "good" place to be during a Hurricane so if they can get there they will. Although, after i'm typing that out i'm gonna be a bit screwed if they can't get down there for a few days as they are military and they need to activate our tickets. Absolute first world problems right there, just something that didn't cross my mind until now.

I've seen the path that has it cutting across Florida but haven't seen anything once it gets to the other side. Is there a typical path for a storm on this path once it gets to the Atlantic? I'm just worried about it cutting back to the coast and having to drive through it myself in one of the more northern states.

I guess we'll be on standby to see if when the in-laws will be getting down there.

DVC at AKL? If that's the case, hopefully they can get to the store once they land, or try and order groceries to the resort, so they'll have stuff for when the storm hits and don't have to eat the boxed meals that Disney will provide.

Once it goes through Florida, it continues to go out to sea, no curve north into GA or SC or anything like that, so you won't have any problems driving, until you get into Florida.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

DVC at AKL? If that's the case, hopefully they can get to the store once they land, or try and order groceries to the resort, so they'll have stuff for when the storm hits and don't have to eat the boxed meals that Disney will provide.

Once it goes through Florida, it continues to go out to sea, no curve north into GA or SC or anything like that, so you won't have any problems driving, until you get into Florida.

No DVC, just the regular hotel. They're staying there for a the couple of days before we get there. They're military at least so they can probably handle themselves better in that type of situation than I can. I know my BIL will eat anything, lol.

Should be a family adventure coming up here. Guess I gotta wait and see if they get down there before I start my adventure.

Never a dull moment. It going out to sea makes me feel a good bit better for my drive. What comes with the destruction of this thing is a whole other matter.

 

[Cody Webster]

No DVC, just the regular hotel. They're staying there for a the couple of days before we get there. They're military at least so they can probably handle themselves better in that type of situation than I can. I know my BIL will eat anything, lol.

Should be a family adventure coming up here. Guess I gotta wait and see if they get down there before I start my adventure.

Never a dull moment. It going out to sea makes me feel a good bit better for my drive. What comes with the destruction of this thing is a whole other matter.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843338689000419517

 

[kudymen]

My mom has been in the hospital since Friday evening, she needs a heart catheterization today and it apparently can't be done without an iodine dye that she is severely allergic to (she went into full anaphylactic shock the last time she had a CT with the dye decades ago). They've done pretreatment but there's still no guarantee nothing will go wrong. So to say I am severely concerned is an understatement.

Wish everything goes well for your mom and your family

Edit - with no emojis this message looks blunt.. .. just, hope everything will go well

 

[BernieParent]

 

[trostol]

that brilliant