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Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?

Last post by Trevor - Today at 03:17:34 PM

Argentina came from 2 goals down to bump Egypt out.

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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 03:11:15 PM

That allows me to continue with

13. Quo Vadis (1951)

Set in the reign of Nero (until 68AD)

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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 02:11:33 PM

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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 02:09:38 PM

Since Ben Hur is set during the reign of Tiberius (I think), the next movie would have to be

12. Caligula

I really thought resident historian Indiana Smith would be participating here.

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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:40:02 PM

I'm glad to hear that and glad you both know more about Old Testament history than I do. (I've only read the New one.) 

I can highly recommend the Robert Crumb comic version of Genesis. The text is straight up the King James version (I think), so no funny business there, but the panels are in his inimitable style.

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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:36:19 PM

We seem to have taken a biblical path, so the next in line would be

11. Ben Hur (1959)

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 12:39:20 PM

The joke I keep seeing on social media are variations on

"FIFA cancels result of the game. Decided Balogun shouldn't have been allowed to take part."

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?

Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 12:12:19 PM

Looks like all trump's attempt at cheating did was fire Belgium up. I wonder if he'll try phoning FIFA to ask the goals to be disallowed?

Actually, Trump's with Belgium on this one....

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?

Last post by Alex - Today at 12:06:09 PM

That jackass put the US in a no win position. Lose, you lose. Win, everyone says you cheated. Oh well, now I can throw my full support to Spain.

Indeed. Even if they'd have went on and won the cup that victory would always have been tainted by it, in the same way that Maradona's hand of god moment or the was it a goal or not debate from the 1966 final are still argued about today.

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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by chainsaw midget - Today at 10:32:13 AM

10.  The Fourth Wise Man (1985)

I only know this exists because my mom is really into Christian movies and such.  It's about a fourth wise man who set off to see Jesus birth and tries other times over the years to go see him, but repeatedly gets sidetracked by stopping to help other people and doing good. It stars Martin Sheen. 

Anyway, it goes up to Jesus's death which puts us somewhere around around 35 A.D. Give or take a few years.