The Unofficial Badmovies.org Random Thought Thread!

[indianasmith]

Yeah, that does sound like a dangerous situation . . . . especially for him if he dares lay a hand on one of your cubs!

[Jack]

Thinking back to when our girls were that age, I'd never take them within ten miles of that place again.  The fact that the church workers said they knew him and "he's harmless"...that sort of cavalier attitude towards your daughter's safety tells me they don't deserve any volunteer help. 

[chefzombie]

no offense to that church, but i'm with jack on this.

[Allhallowsday]

Thinking back to when our girls were that age, I'd never take them within ten miles of that place again.  The fact that the church workers said they knew him and "he's harmless"...that sort of cavalier attitude towards your daughter's safety tells me they don't deserve any volunteer help. 

no offense to that church, but i'm with jack on this.

I'm with all of you.  Just stay away from that place.  Evelyn, I doubt Grandma would be nearly as wary and useful as you. 

[lester1/2jr]

that is gross and wrong.


Also, I broke my ankle. I skateboard every day so it was bound to happen but i'm still p**sed. I can't drive either which is, ooops. what I do for a living. I wasn't even doing anything good just stepped on it wrong on the ramp

[RCMerchant]

Went yesterday with my eleven-year-old to volunteer at the free kitchen her grandma's church hosts, usually she goes on Wednesday evenings and about half the time I go with her, the rest of the time she is there with her paternal grandmother, and yesterday this clearly mentally-disturbed homeless man kept coming over to my daughter and saying real loudly, "I'm going to marry her!"

Well the first time he said it it was a little amusing, ha, yeah, fine, she's cute, right, by the third time it was annoying and it quickly went past creepy by the fifth time he said it over the hour he was there.

Bear in mind this is not a "retarded" person, this is someone with mental illness. The church workers said they knew him, his name is Dan, and he's harmless, that he had to leave the army because of psychological issues and is having a hard time.

Is he harmless? Maybe, maybe not, but to spend a morning saying you're going to marry a grade-school kid, MY grade school kid, that sets off alarm bells.

So after he got his meal and a bag of canned goods and a sweater, he shuffled over to the foyer and kept looking back like he was trying to find my daughter, who was out of sight in the kitchen area, then finally after standing there about ten minutes by the outside door, he left and my daughter and I stayed almost ninety minutes past him going to clean up and stack things away, but when we left, there was this same crazy homeless man, Dan, sitting under some pine trees on a thirty-degree day, at the edge of the church's property, clearly looking right at our car.

I gave my daughter some powerful USAF tear gas and told her some good safety tips, one of the biggest being what Ari, our family's Krav Maga instructor says is rule one----never hesitate when dealing with a threat---and told her she's never going to volunteer evenings there again til it's light out again, or be there without family with her, and for once she didn't argue that I was making a big deal about something.

She even said, "Yeah, I've noticed Dan before and he stares at me."

Uh-huh. Like that nutcase out west stared at Elizabeth Smart?

OK. May have to deal with this.

Sounds like a creeper to me. I found that usually first impressions are accurate. I mean, he ain't a crazy homeless man for no reason. Just tell the shmuck- "If you ever look at my kid again, I will kill you."  Kick the guy to the curb, man.

[chefzombie]

that is gross and wrong.


Also, I broke my ankle. I skateboard every day so it was bound to happen but i'm still p**sed. I can't drive either which is, ooops. what I do for a living. I wasn't even doing anything good just stepped on it wrong on the ramp

wow, that really sucks! can't they put you in a moonboot so you can drive?

[lester1/2jr]

my appointment isn 't till the 25th. maybe I could get one earlier if I bug them I should try

[chefzombie]

you really should, the boot will help you heal faster too, in my experience.

[Allhallowsday]

Went yesterday with my eleven-year-old to volunteer at the free kitchen her grandma's church hosts, usually she goes on Wednesday evenings and about half the time I go with her, the rest of the time she is there with her paternal grandmother, and yesterday this clearly mentally-disturbed homeless man kept coming over to my daughter and saying real loudly, "I'm going to marry her!"
Well the first time he said it it was a little amusing, ha, yeah, fine, she's cute, right, by the third time it was annoying and it quickly went past creepy by the fifth time he said it over the hour he was there.
Bear in mind this is not a "retarded" person, this is someone with mental illness. The church workers said they knew him, his name is Dan, and he's harmless, that he had to leave the army because of psychological issues and is having a hard time.
Is he harmless? Maybe, maybe not, but to spend a morning saying you're going to marry a grade-school kid, MY grade school kid, that sets off alarm bells.
So after he got his meal and a bag of canned goods and a sweater, he shuffled over to the foyer and kept looking back like he was trying to find my daughter, who was out of sight in the kitchen area, then finally after standing there about ten minutes by the outside door, he left and my daughter and I stayed almost ninety minutes past him going to clean up and stack things away, but when we left, there was this same crazy homeless man, Dan, sitting under some pine trees on a thirty-degree day, at the edge of the church's property, clearly looking right at our car.
I gave my daughter some powerful USAF tear gas and told her some good safety tips, one of the biggest being what Ari, our family's Krav Maga instructor says is rule one----never hesitate when dealing with a threat---and told her she's never going to volunteer evenings there again til it's light out again, or be there without family with her, and for once she didn't argue that I was making a big deal about something.
She even said, "Yeah, I've noticed Dan before and he stares at me."
Uh-huh. Like that nutcase out west stared at Elizabeth Smart?
OK. May have to deal with this.

ER hasn't been on since she posted this... 

[claws]

Apparently 'Parasite' is the new The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as far as social media hype goes.

[Alex]

Apparently 'Parasite' is the new The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as far as social media hype goes.

If it helps any, I thought 'The Man Who...' was terribly dull.

[Rev. Powell]

Apparently 'Parasite' is the new The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as far as social media hype goes.

I didn't see much hype for either, compared to big Hollywood releases. PARASITE's getting a lot of buzz among cinephile types, but I only see it mentioned in specialized art movie Facebook groups. I'll be seeing it tomorrow.

[claws]

Maybe "hype" was a bit of a strong wording but it's been popping up in my Facebook feed lately quite often. More than any recent big Hollywood release.

[Gabriel Knight]

Recently I watched the MST3K episode featuring MITCHELL, which is the last one hosted by Joel. I felt really sad watching him go, especially because they made it so "cold". I was expecting some kind of goodbye from him, but there wasn't any except that silly joke about his favorite movie.

I watched a couple of Mike episodes and he's ok, I'll need some time to get used to it. The guy is funny tho, after all he was the head writer. I can't stand his dorky, constant smile tho.

I try to repeat myself that it's just a show and I just really should relax, but it isn't working.