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OMG mookie gave me the Nice Guy speech / Good Guy speech Roland00 Send a noteboard - 29/07/2017 07:41:23 PM

Mookie I understand where you are coming from, and I appreciate it

But I am also horrified you just said that...Let me explain why. Watch this youtube clip I gave below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMnRiLgmCcc

If you saw the rest of the Newsroom (Sidepoint: Wonderful show when they stop talking about politics in the newscast, but instead shifted the focus to the characters, it was a wonderful show in those scenes). Well if you know what happens to Sloan and Don in the rest of the show you will now understand why I am completely creeped out and horrified by the very kind words you give me mookie.

And mookie if you have not seen the Newsroom find a way to watch it. It is 25 episodes so 25 hours of video. Those 25 hours are told in 3 seasons and thus is like a 3 act play. Well the themes of the show are wonderful and there are lots of great 5 minutes of pure joy scattered through the 25 hours. And lots of bad scenes as well, but overall the show is great if you realize before hand lots of the stuff is bad but the great stuff makes up for it.








Side note. My younger sister, the oldest of two sisters I have (the oldest died several years ago) well my sister the 2nd of 4 kids, well she is very much like Sloan Sabbith the girl in the video clip.

Not show in the 1st video, but the person I am about to show you in a 2nd video is a person I am more alike. The person I am about to show is the main character Will McAvoy...aka I am an asshole but I am getting better. But you can make the point about the whole cast this way, we are all assholes in our own way but we are constantly getting better, and constantly reinventing ourselves while retaining most of our ESSENCE yet we become more true to ourselves and more holistic by incorporating the advice of others and shedding some of our fears and not letting our fears control us.

Here is the 2nd video clip I wanted to share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa4mz6vVdbY

Note I love Aaron Sorkin's writting but no one talks that way in real life. Oh and Sorkin can be kind of a PITA in his own way




So the thought I wanted to end with Mookie is that I am horrified that you just gave me a Nice Guy speech. That said if I am ever in Connecticut I will take you up on that Toto's Vodka and I will try the drink that you are going to mix with the vodka.

Newsroom, First Clip
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Thoughts on the internet outrage over Trump's transgenders in the military announcement damookster - 26/07/2017 05:42:34 PM 1022 Views
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Physical mutilation is a more appropriate word. Tom - 26/07/2017 07:07:33 PM 609 Views
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RINOs are a pack. Tom - 28/07/2017 12:46:44 AM 615 Views
Agreed with McCain The Shrike - 27/07/2017 03:35:06 PM 603 Views
It makes eminent sense why trannies shouldn't be allowed. Tom - 26/07/2017 06:57:00 PM 641 Views
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Absolutely agree on all counts *NM* Cannoli - 27/07/2017 06:40:03 AM 325 Views
You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. Joel - 27/07/2017 10:14:11 PM 649 Views
You're an idiot. *NM* Tom - 28/07/2017 12:47:21 AM 323 Views
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So I was reading.... Jeordam - 26/07/2017 09:07:11 PM 626 Views
This is part of my point Tom - 26/07/2017 09:47:39 PM 624 Views
The rate goes down significantly after transition. Ghavrel - 26/07/2017 11:24:50 PM 607 Views
Bullshit. Tom - 27/07/2017 01:40:05 AM 714 Views
I also like that study because it uses correct terminology: transsexual, sex-reassigned. Tom - 27/07/2017 01:42:19 AM 637 Views
Gender has had a non-grammatical meaning since the 1950s, and you know it. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 03:05:09 AM 612 Views
And people misuse the subjunctive all the time. Your point? Tom - 27/07/2017 04:57:19 AM 633 Views
Re: And people misuse the subjunctive all the time. Your point? Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 02:13:57 PM 624 Views
That's not necessarily a biological difference Tom - 27/07/2017 05:03:30 PM 699 Views
or liposuction or laser fat removal too. *NM* damookster - 27/07/2017 05:06:56 PM 339 Views
Facelifts, tummy tucks, collagen implants, nose jobs... *NM* Tom - 27/07/2017 05:09:01 PM 324 Views
Not bullshit. The rate decreases. It is still elevated relative to the general population. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 03:00:15 AM 651 Views
"transition is the cure" Tom - 27/07/2017 04:50:11 AM 652 Views
Sloppy wording on my part. Transition is currently the most effective known cure. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 02:18:41 PM 638 Views
Yes, but that just argues against transsexuals in the military either way Tom - 27/07/2017 05:04:39 PM 575 Views
Yes, and I don't feel particularly strongly about the current fiasco for that reason. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 05:51:29 PM 649 Views
Yes, I am waiting for one of our veterans to weigh in with their thoughts. *NM* damookster - 27/07/2017 06:13:19 PM 318 Views
For what it's worth.... Jeordam - 28/07/2017 10:36:22 PM 654 Views
I have a friend who was an officer in the army who feels the same way. Ghavrel - 29/07/2017 12:37:48 AM 602 Views
which should then close the debate on the original question damookster - 27/07/2017 05:07:34 AM 650 Views
Exactly. *NM* Tom - 27/07/2017 01:26:48 PM 329 Views
Well, to the extent that it covers people with dysphoria, sure. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 02:26:26 PM 591 Views
As I said above, Viagra treats a dysfunction Tom - 27/07/2017 05:08:19 PM 633 Views
also, to a point you made earlier damookster - 27/07/2017 05:39:32 PM 597 Views
Well, that's an argument for not putting them in roles where they can be captured, sure. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 05:53:02 PM 579 Views
The argument is that transition corrects the dysfunction of gender dysphoria. Ghavrel - 27/07/2017 05:49:24 PM 608 Views
So let me understand your position correctly via asking a few questions Roland00 - 28/07/2017 04:01:50 AM 656 Views
Too long Tom - 28/07/2017 01:54:11 PM 627 Views
The main reason for the post was the standard you created Roland00 - 28/07/2017 05:00:27 PM 586 Views
Reductio ad absurdum, Roland? damookster - 28/07/2017 05:29:23 PM 587 Views
I know Tom and Cannoli don't care, but on the off chance that you do... Ghavrel - 29/07/2017 12:39:16 AM 642 Views
I didn't realize that damookster - 29/07/2017 01:10:30 AM 562 Views
Also trivia Roland00 - 29/07/2017 01:22:37 AM 546 Views
No worries. I'm not offended. I just thought you might want to know. *NM* Ghavrel - 29/07/2017 02:32:01 AM 298 Views
Thanks damookster - 29/07/2017 03:25:08 AM 565 Views
I don't? *NM* Cannoli - 29/07/2017 08:23:14 AM 338 Views
Yeah, I really don't care. Though I use the term for a different reason. Tom - 29/07/2017 07:12:03 PM 600 Views
So right now let me share the joke that is happening in my mind Roland00 - 29/07/2017 07:28:22 PM 545 Views
Girlfriend Mookie, you are projecting onto me. Roland00 - 29/07/2017 01:17:47 AM 641 Views
I absolutely respect you, Roland/Matt damookster - 29/07/2017 01:40:28 AM 571 Views
We are cool Roland00 - 29/07/2017 02:36:00 AM 629 Views
Blah blah blah and now I am showing off like an asshole Roland00 - 29/07/2017 02:52:48 AM 575 Views
you're a nice guy, Roland00 damookster - 29/07/2017 03:22:15 AM 597 Views
OMG mookie gave me the Nice Guy speech / Good Guy speech Roland00 - 29/07/2017 07:41:23 PM 541 Views
I've never seen Newsroom damookster - 29/07/2017 08:00:38 PM 573 Views
Teases I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too! Roland00 - 29/07/2017 09:13:30 PM 594 Views
Nah, I'm not that subtle. damookster - 29/07/2017 11:01:39 PM 543 Views
Edit: Double Posted due to bad wifi *NM* Roland00 - 28/07/2017 04:01:51 AM 322 Views
Serving its end: As long as everyone argues over this, no one talks about Trumpcare nor Russiagate Joel - 27/07/2017 10:05:00 PM 578 Views
What's horrible is the portmandu with -gate......Can we just let that one go yet? *NM* Jeordam - 27/07/2017 10:51:20 PM 310 Views
Joel, seriously damookster - 29/07/2017 08:33:14 PM 620 Views
No the real boogeymen are the ones we do not see with our eyes, but are still lurking in the shadows Roland00 - 29/07/2017 09:16:34 PM 517 Views
And Rejoice Roland00 - 29/07/2017 09:17:42 PM 574 Views
You are mixing up your metaphors, it is sleight of hand not sleight of mind Roland00 - 29/07/2017 09:20:17 PM 578 Views
Everybody Is Missing The Mark Here MrFarstrider - 29/07/2017 10:25:04 PM 696 Views
Nice comments. Thanks for that explanation. *NM* damookster - 29/07/2017 11:15:29 PM 323 Views
Also, For the Record MrFarstrider - 30/07/2017 08:02:58 AM 721 Views
Incite or Insight *NM* Roland00 - 01/08/2017 06:30:28 AM 308 Views
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