OT: The OT Non-Ski Resort - Xbox One Pity Party Thread
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Ahh yes...
Not bad...
Unfortunately...
A bit short...
That I could barely remember it.
I went and saw them live when Rogers Arena was GM Place. It was quite a while ago, but the experience was super cool.
Yeah...
I really want to see them live.
It is weird...
But I like the sets I have seen in clips.
REALLY?!
My entire childhood has been a lie.
Read The Arabian Nights.
The story was set in China.
Nevertheless...
Everything else still feel very Persia.
Royal Canuck
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WHAT?!?! No.
Aladdin is such an East Indian name, plus Jasmine's attire along with the Sultan is very East Indian, I don't even think there are sultans in China. Plus, the housing, the sandstorms and deserts, that can't be China.
Keep in mind The One Thousand and One Nights are largely translations derived from common story tellers, who probably didn't have a sharp knowledge of geography. Yeah, Aladdin is Chinese but even in the original story, almost everyone has Arab names and the setting is very Arabic/Muslim.
In the original story in The Arabian Nights...
Aladdin was set in China.
Disney had been known to take great liberties with the stories.
Another example would be Pocahontas.
In real history...
When she saved John Smith...
She was probably 11 or 12 at that time...
And not the teenage version in the movie.
You are completely correct.
I really recommend people to read The Arabian Nights, or The One Thousand and One Nights, again.
You get something different from it when you read it as an adult.
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me2
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Disney has never met a story it could not screw up.
Some spoilers for you
The hunchback starves to death after lying down with corpse of Esmeralda after she was hung as witch and dumped in a tomb. The officer just want sex and was part hanging her.
No idea why Disney had the idea to change history with Pocahontas when they could have given them made up names and made it an original fiction.
Must resist further anti-disney rants. Could be worse though, Disney could sink to a Mike Moore level of inaccuracy passed off as fact.
Some spoilers for you
The hunchback starves to death after lying down with corpse of Esmeralda after she was hung as witch and dumped in a tomb. The officer just want sex and was part hanging her.
No idea why Disney had the idea to change history with Pocahontas when they could have given them made up names and made it an original fiction.
Must resist further anti-disney rants. Could be worse though, Disney could sink to a Mike Moore level of inaccuracy passed off as fact.
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Bourne Endeavor
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[url]Xbox One to back track on DRM policies[/URL]
Microsoft is learning? Though the official statement is they're only doing this because of Sony not the "Internet whining." Whatever helps you sleep at night, M$. See if they actually follow through with this.
Microsoft is learning? Though the official statement is they're only doing this because of Sony not the "Internet whining." Whatever helps you sleep at night, M$. See if they actually follow through with this.
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me2
Go ahead foot
Next you will be telling me that Baloo does not in fact have the Bear necessities...
I can confirm he does **** in the woods though or is that jungle.
I'm still never getting one as long as the kinect is required. I don't want to waste $100 on something I will never use, it takes up space that I don't have in my gaming setup area, and I don't like how it can watch/listen you all the time.
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Good article in Slate. (Warning: NBA content)
http://www.slate.com/articles/sport...s_three_pointer_revealed_everything_that.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/sport...s_three_pointer_revealed_everything_that.html
Royal Canuck
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Intoewsables
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Amazing. This stuff is exactly why I find the majority of sports media to be insufferable. The analysis is so lazy and generally inaccurate.
X team lost? They choked.
X team won? They just wanted it more.
If Player X's team wins game 7, he's the best player in the league. If not, CHOKER.
Oh, and that really was a fantastic game (and I hate basketball). Might actually watch game 7 if I get the chance.
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This is probably one of my favourite videos ever.
Also, more Skip Bayless hilarity.
y2kcanucks
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Just got back from auditing an acting class at Austin-Tuck studios downtown. I have to say it was a very humbling experience. I realized about 2 minutes in that whatever I thought I knew...I didn't know a damn thing. Mega respect for actors and actresses, professional or student.
Definitely something that I want to learn more about and take part in, though it'll probably be something that gets pushed back after my September Eurotrip. It's definitely not a class that you can just do 1 month of and be comfortable with what you've learned...it appears to be all about development and developing and evolving your skills and that will come over time. A very eye-opening, but great experience.
Definitely something that I want to learn more about and take part in, though it'll probably be something that gets pushed back after my September Eurotrip. It's definitely not a class that you can just do 1 month of and be comfortable with what you've learned...it appears to be all about development and developing and evolving your skills and that will come over time. A very eye-opening, but great experience.
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