The Unofficial Badmovies.org Random Thought Thread!

[Rev. Powell]

Why don't phones autocorrect "u" to "you"?

[ER]

To My Mother

Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Therefore by that dear name I long have called you-
You who are more than mother unto me,
And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you
In setting my Virginia's spirit free.
My mother- my own mother, who died early,
Was but the mother of myself; but you
Are mother to the one I loved so dearly,
And thus are dearer than the mother I knew
By that infinity with which my wife
Was dearer to my soul than its soul-life.

--EA Poe

[Rev. Powell]

To My Mother

Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Therefore by that dear name I long have called you-
You who are more than mother unto me,
And fill my heart of hearts, where Death installed you
In setting my Virginia's spirit free.
My mother- my own mother, who died early,
Was but the mother of myself; but you
Are mother to the one I loved so dearly,
And thus are dearer than the mother I knew
By that infinity with which my wife
Was dearer to my soul than its soul-life.

--EA Poe

Disturbing; he's dedicating this "Mother's Day" poem to his aunt, who is also his mother-in-law... you can always trust Poe to creep you out!

[Leah]

I finished college. Feels surreal.

[ER]

ACTUAL Conversation From Earlier

My dad: "I feel old. An old lady passed me on the way to work this morning."

Me: "That's not so bad, maybe her lane was just moving faster."

My dad: "She was walking."

[Flangepart]

Gravity can been a cruel lover. It hugs you tightly...some times, too tightly.

[lester1/2jr]

misfit - go back and take more classes it's no good out here

[ER]

"I think Tigger is unhappy on the inside." <--- My son's (kind sad) random thought.

[Flangepart]

A stuffed Roy Rogers would make Ingrid Newkirk very happy.

[ER]

Don't smoke.

Make friends with your inner darkness.

Don't smoke.

[Flangepart]

Why did my inner darkness just ask me to buy it a flashlight?

[ER]

Today at lunch at school:

Me: "....and that's why no matter what your talent is, you should work to be very good at it."

My seven-year-old: "But what if your talent is something really bad?"

Me: "Even then. If Jack the Ripper hadn't been such a good serial killer, would we still be talking about him today?"

My seven-year-old: ".....no......"

Me: "Well that goes to show you."

[indianasmith]

Today at lunch at school:

Me: "....and that's why no matter what your talent is, you should work to be very good at it."

My seven-year-old: "But what if your talent is something really bad?"

Me: "Even then. If Jack the Ripper hadn't been such a good serial killer, would we still be talking about him today?"

My seven-year-old: ".....no......"

Me: "Well that goes to show you."

I dunno, ER - Gary Ridgeway had TEN TIMES the body count of the Ripper, and most folks don't know who he is.
The universe does not always reward competence!

[Chainsawmidget]

I dunno, ER - Gary Ridgeway had TEN TIMES the body count of the Ripper, and most folks don't know who he is.
The universe does not always reward competence!

Yeah, but Jack came first.  There's something to be said for being a pioneer in your field. 

[ER]

I dunno, ER - Gary Ridgeway had TEN TIMES the body count of the Ripper, and most folks don't know who he is.
The universe does not always reward competence!

Yeah, but Jack came first.  There's something to be said for being a pioneer in your field.  

Friend of mine in Austin was ob-fuggin-sessed with this dude:

http://www.servantgirlmurders.com/the-servant-girl-annihilator/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_Girl_Annihilator

(A killer who would perhaps be better known if he'd given his talent his all...)