maclean
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OT: Sens Lounge: "Pleeease won't you be.....my neighboµr"
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Mingus Dew
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Need an SUV or wagon unfortunately. The SQ8 is really nice. RS6 would be ideal but too pricey for me.
If I could buy a sedan I’d be trying to find a CT5 Blackwing and learning stick to drive it manual.
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I guess maybe you insulted gov't by calling gov't efficiency an oxymoron? I suspect he just didn't understand the comment though...
Anyways, we're getting dangerously close to political talk, so probably best to just move onto another subject, like @Mingus Dew's next sweet ride.
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Car talk can be ended.
Anyone watch the new Dune premiere on HBO? Was alright but I really am not a fan of the Brian Herbert stuff. Too schlocky.
Anyone watch the new Dune premiere on HBO? Was alright but I really am not a fan of the Brian Herbert stuff. Too schlocky.
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2CHAINZ
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I like the blackwing as well; too pricey for me as well. I find all those top ends to be awesome—the RS, Blackwing, M, etc. It would be awesome to have one, but it is just so unnecessary. Where I live, there are so many speed bumps and speed cameras. It feels almost pointless to have the 360 hp I am about to have. I should just buy a 2018 Corolla and call it a day.
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Yeah. 10,000 years before the events of the first novel. It’s about the rise of the Bene Gesserit.
I love Dune more than any other fictional series so I will devour it but it definitely feels a step below the recent movies.
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There's a ridiculous amount of good tv on this month. Definitely have Dune Prophecy on my list but it might take some time to get to.
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Absolutely.
Especially if you haven’t finished The Penguin. Legitimate masterpiece.
Life is short man. Something like the Blackwing wont even exist in 10 years. A six speed manual sedan with a supercharged V8 putting out 650+ HP. Thing of beauty.
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Penguin ended up being everything I ever wanted and more.
Yes, they won't exist in 10 years, but driving one will just end up costing me my license, probably.
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you have been paying close attention.
You do know that it is Religious laden...
Bene Gesserit is Jewish. And is roughly Clan of the Jesuit
In Arabic it is roughly Clan of the Peninsula!!! As in Saudi Arabia a Peninsula.
As soon as I saw it!!!....Bene is close to Banu.. Arabic for Children of. Or tribe/clan.
Did you watch the first movie.. Islamic messaging everywhere. And Christian messaging about a 'Prophet"..
At one time in the movie, the protagonist is referred to by the supporting desert tribe by an Arabic word that was close to messiah. One lady tells her companion, "we must be sure he is the madi..." Close to Mahdi.. Muslim for savior.
Mr. Villeneuve (adopted Daughter; Salomé) was really digging into Religion. Christianity/Islam and Arab culture.
By the way, So did George Lucas.. May the Force be with you.... Per his words: May God be with you
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Yes the books’ main message revolves around the dangers of organized religions, messianic prophecy and so on. The parallels to real world religions are extremely intentional.
I always thought the BG were more like the Catholic Church to be honest but multiple interpretations are valid.
maclean
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Not Villeneuve digging into it, that is from the original books. Lots of the terms, Herbert based directly on Arabic, and the Fremen language in general. In the movie they actually even moved away from that in doing the Fremen language, because the linguists they hired told them that language would have changed too much over the thousands of years to be so similar to Arabic. But there is clear inspiration there, and he also wrote these books at a time when the Islamic world was casting off the chains of colonialism, so he drew on that a lot for inspiration.
Cool, I will definitely give that a chance. I do love me some world-building and am willing to overlook some shortcomings if the atmosphere is created well. Got a bit of a backlog right now though because I've got a tonne of work to get done by the end of the month and still need to see the new season of Arcane...
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Sounds like you love the V8 engine. With all three cars mentioned, they are very healthy-sounding beasts. Nothing stirs the soul like a thunderous V8...If you are looking for a monstrous V8 that goes like nothing else, take a look at the Dodge Durango Hellcat. I bought one for my wife a couple of years ago and she loves this thing. Build quality is surprisingly very good. No creeks and rattles. In fact, she had a SRT Dodge Durango for three years and then I traded it for this 2021 Durango Hellcat. If you love to laugh like a little kid and dust off practically anything that pulls up beside you, this is it. It will be discontinued after this year 2025.
