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News Agencies Deny NK Blast was a NukeNews Agencies Deny NK Blast was a Nuke
GNAA reveals the truth - Nigger Operatives Responsible
MudanJiang, People's Republic of China: 13 August 2004The GNAA has today broken the media lockout on North Korea's nuclear explosion. With governmental and press agencies everywhere desperately lying to the sheep-like public, the GNAA has had to step forward.
"We did it", the words of Gay Nigger Association President timecop. Nigger agent Relex is believed have penetrated deep into DPRK territory and conducted sabotage missions culminating in the recent Nuke blast. His weeklong absence from #GNAA (on irc.gnaa.us) was cause for suspicions that dangerous operations were afoot. Intelligence sources indicate that Relex did not have enough time to escape the lethal zone of the warhead, and was well within its kill radius at the time of detonation.
A pink ROFLcopter was seen speeding across the DPRK-Chinese border late Saturday night. Murmurs of Relex's successful extraction were confirmed finally on Sunday, 12 August by his personal appearance in #GNAA. He refused to comment on any operations at the time, claiming to have been "in Mexico".
His miraculous survival has led many to hypothesize about his invincibility. Some suggest the Holy Gay Nigger Seed may have "life-sustaining" properties, suggestions that the white medical establishment has dismissed. There is an ongoing debate surrounding this idea, with both sides throwing arguments back and forth. Supporters point to GNAA Terrorist Tar_Baby's unverified survival of the OSTG disaster, that killed over 300 Indians. The opposing camp points to the recent capture and possible death of GNAA broadcast propagandist l0de after he made threats to "crash a cruise ship into the Whitehouse". As of this release, the issue is not resolved, and hard evidence is lacking.
The GNAA's North Korea operations are believed to stem from the ongoing Korean/Black hatred.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA First Post on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website.
- Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.gnaa.us, and apply for membership.
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They were first....The appropriately dubbed 'Uranus Experiment' was filmed on location (i.e.: riding the vomit comet).
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They were...The appropriately dubbed 'The Uranus Experiment' was filmed on location (i.e.: riding the vomit comet).
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Re:And I thought...
They did, it was called The Uranus Experiment, and they filmed the money shots on the original vomit comet, AFAIK.
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Re:And I thought...
Errrr, actually... they've already been there and done that:-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310288/
(see the trivia section)
There's a review here:-
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Grand Moff Tarkin & Darth Vader
Sun will solidify their position as Grand Moff Tarkin to Microsoft's Vader
Offtopic and pedantic here, yeah - I know, but Tarkin was in charge of the Death Star, Vader happened to be a highly esteemed guest:
From IMDB:
Princess Leia : Governor Tarkin, I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.
Governor Tarkin : And you're sure the homing beacon is secure onboard their ship? I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work.
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Re:My MS Rep woke me up in the middle of the night
For the record, we are an enterprise customer.
For the record, the Enterprise was a crack-house in the Carter projects (New Jack City).
Coincidence?
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Re:Wrong on ArnoldThis is merely a step to the Whitehouse. Arnold as President was prophesied in Demolition Man (1993).
Huxley: I have, in fact, perused some newsreels in the Schwarzenegger Library.
Spartan: Hold it. The Schwarzenegger Library?
Huxley: Yes. The Schwarzenegger Presidential Library. Wasn't he an actor when you...
Spartan: But how? He was President?
Huxley: Yes! Even though he wasn't born in this country, his popularity at the time caused the 61st Amendment which states...
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Re:Blue Meanies
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Re:Do we have any choice but to play ball?
WarGames. I love that movie too
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Re:best quote on global government
I'd never heard that Lenny Bruce quote quote before. Now I know the inspiration for The President's Analyst
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Re:How do they track them?
Ugh, this is when you need this kind of mod:
Re:How to they track them? (Score:-1, Reminding me of Star Trek : The Motion Picture)
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Re:Or...
Yeep... Same happened in "The Truman Show".
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GNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTSGNAA ATTACKED BY INTERNET TERRORISTS
During the night cowardly terrorists claiming to be from p2pchat launched an unprovoked and despicably dastardly attack against Evolnet. Their goal was to disrupt the benign activities of the upstanding organization GNAA (Gay Nigger Association of AmeriKKKa).
Although their motives are completely unknown, seeing as GNAA is universally loved, their affiliations and funding seem to come from some notorious terrorists well known to the GNAA. Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda has endorsed the attacks as "beneficial to the Linux (a communist operating system made by Lunis Torvald from code that he stole from SCO) movement's goal of re-enslaving gay niggers everywhere."
The sinister Zionist organization #politics has also endorsed the attack. It is becoming increasingly clear that they were involved in the recruitment and payment of the script kiddies that perpetrated the attack.
GNAA has promised reprisal for the attack. Being the responsible citizens that they are, they have reported the IP address of at least one of the Jews involved in the attack. They are also looking in to a possible connection between this attack and the attempt to assassinate GNAA president timecop earlier. It is currently believed that #politics is stepping up its deplorable attacks against GNAA.
Recently promoted #GNAA op x_over_ln_x was quoted as saying "bring it on" when asked about #politics' and the Linux community's recent attacks. He may, however, have not heard the question and was referring to the Jewish catamite he was about to rape.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA First Post on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website.
- Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.gnaa.us, and apply for membership.
Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today! Upon submitting your application, you will be required to submit links to your successful First Post, and you will be tested on your knowledge of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE.
If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is NiggerNET, and you can connect to irc.gnaa.us as our official server. Follow this link if you are using an irc client such as mIRC.
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Re:With all this talk of new versions....
I thought that was what Thumb Wars was. Luke wasn't less annoying in that one though.
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GNAA Launches Attack on Slashdot Parent CompanyGNAA Launches Attack on Slashdot Parent Company
Fremont, CaliforniaThe Holiday of Jew's Revenge, September 11th, was bloodied once again this year. Officials say Gay Nigger Association of America member Tar_Baby stole a Cessna jet from a nearby airfield and crashed it into Open Source Technology Group headquarters, completely demolishing the building, as well as crushing and incinerating everyone inside.
Audio logs recovered via the jet's black box portrayed a disturbing course of events onboard the plane. Passengers were heard screaming for their lives as the terrorist raped and killed the male members of the plane by what was thought to be rupturing their colons with a gigantic black dildo with nails punched out the sides, based on evidence collected at the scene.
Within minutes of the attack, GNAA officials telephoned major news networks claiming responsibility, and promised to continue their campaign of destruction as long as an Open Source movement still existed. This is believed to be the major tenet of the 'Gay Nigger Jihad', first mentioned months ago during GNAA's campaign against AOL.
This comes almost simultaneously after OSTG recently changed their name from the Open Source Development Network (OSDN), in attempt to distance itself from name long associated with failure, stupidity, zealotry, and Cowboyneal. It was also part of a last ditch effort to convince investors not to steal a Cessna and fly it into the headquarters themselves.
Update: A few hours after the crash, the rescue team found what is believed to be the only survivor. CmdrTaco was found in a coma inside OSTG basement, still firmly gripping his tiny cock. In his other hand, he was holding a photo of a muscular black male, signed by "Gary Niger of GNAA". CmdrTaco was rushed to a hospital, and his condition remains critical.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA First Post on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website.
- Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.gnaa.us, and apply for membership.
Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today! Upon submitting your application, you will be required to
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Re:The consumer always gets fscked.
Fight fight!
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Re:378 Terabytes Of Star Wars on 600 G5s
Then I wonder why they credit a special effects person?
Not to take away from the intent of your post. But I think there are levels of effects technology, and levels of the audience's saturation thereof. Groundbreaking effects years ago, the ones that really made us think "how'd they do that an make it look so real", really come apart at the seams 20 years later. Look at Star Wars, or Terminator 2, or the Matrix. In their day, they were at the tops of their games. But the cost of those effects has come down, and they've become commonplace.
While I agree effects should be secondary to the story, I think the real talent is in creating effects that are as realistic as possible, so that the audience doesn't question what they're seeing, and can get swept up in the story. That's probably why there was an effects guy on Shawshank, and why you didn't notice him... he did his job well. -
Re:Raiders of the Lost Arch
> Go for it George Lucas. Ruin all of your movies.
Howard The Duck, Special Edition!
(although he only produced that, so Maybe...)
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Re:Raiders of the Lost Arch
> Go for it George Lucas. Ruin all of your movies.
Howard The Duck, Special Edition!
(although he only produced that, so Maybe...)
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Re:Don't be a metrosexual
88NoSoup4U88 says, "How about Hiring Charles Bronson ?
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not that you or anyone cares, but poor old Charlies died. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/ So unless they restore heads futurerama style, no more Death Wishes...
(of course, now that I said that, someones going to make a new Death Wish movie...)
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Re:Formicidae
You mean these guys?
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GNAAGNAA Announces l0de's Death
l0de was last seen in #GNAA 17 hours, and 38 minutes ago. After l0de's threat of crashing a carnival cruise ship into the white house, we can only suspect that the United States Government has taken hostile actions towards l0de. We want to express our deepest feelings for l0de.
DementedD: i dont give a shit
tehdely: i call dibs on his organs
rolloffle: he will be missed.
incog: he was a true american icon
BrianF: I love l0de with all of my gaynigger dick, as he has made my penis burn with desire on many occasions, and I will miss him greatly. My next orgasam is in his memory. Goodbye l0de.
About l0de:
l0de was born in the gaynigger lands of Nigeria, where at the age of 4 he had a large metal device inserted into his lip and penis. At the age of 6, he was captured by the white man, the white man beat him and sold him to Master James who in turn made him work on large fields spreading shit and being whipped for 13.5 years. At the age of 20, he met noted mac using niggerfaggot JacksonBrown who was working as a whipboy under the master, taking it up the ass, while being whipped daily for the master's pleasure. They had deep conversations about leaving the field and journeying elsewhere, and 1 year later, they made it true. While the master was away, they snuck out and later met up with the Gay Nigger Association of America. He was welcomed by the Gay Nigger Association of America and soon recieved the gaynigger seed. After which he started his radio show for a gayer universe. On 2004/09/12 he stated that he would "crash a carnival cruise ship into the white house", and he has been murdered.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA First Post on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website.
- Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.gnaa.us, and apply for membership.
Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today! Upon submitting your application, you will be required to submit links to your successful First Post, and you will be tested on your knowledge of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE.
If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is NiggerNET, and you can connect to irc.gnaa.us as our official server. Follow this link if you are using an irc client such as -
Re:Occam's Razor - No God? Think again....
Re:Occam's Razor (Score:0)
by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 12, @02:47AM (#10225852)
...It [Occam's Razor] is, however, used to discredit the belief that there is a supreme being. I (and a lot of other people) do reject the belief that there is a surpreme being.
If that is true, 'morality' is a farce and pointless. With no reason to be 'good', everybody alive may as well 'Do whatever they want to whomever they want whenever they want.'
Do you want to live in a world like that?
I don't.
There appears to be sufficient numbers of 'moral' people alive that the entire planet hasn't become an utter 'hellhole'. They appear to be the only ones preventing the world's ultimate slide into utter darkness....
Added to that, you have people dying in the past and now as martyrs for this 'morality'. Why give your life for something that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt isn't true?
In closing, I assert such matters of 'morality' cannot be proved or disproved by logic or applications of one's five senses so, according to Christianity, one of the dominant tenents of 'morality' on this planet, says:
[3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
-- Romans 12:3 KJV Bible at umich.edu
[6] But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
-- Hebrews 11:6 KJV Bible at umich.edu
Some final material, in closing:
"I don't believe it if I don't see it!"
An atheist once said in a debate that he could never believe in anything that he could not see, taste, hear, smell, or touch. His opponent asked him how he knew he had a brain, if he had never seen, tasted, heard, smelled, or touched it.
The atheist replied that even though he had never seen, tasted, heard, smelled, or touched his brain, the fact that brain experts had always found a brain in everyone they examined meant that the probability was high that he too had a brain. But he admitted that on this line of reasoning it was possible he may or may not have a brain, just as there may or may not be a God.
--Why can't atheists find God? (And how you can help them to find Him.)
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Re: Well....From the TFA-If you really believe that the US will be able to march into S.E. asia and win a war, I suggest you have another look at your history books.
This reminded me of a quote from Princess Bride:
Vizzini - You only think I guessed wrong - that's what's so funny. I switched glasses when your back was turned. Ha-ha, you fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian, when *death* is on the line.". Hahahahahah. [Vizzini falls over dead]
PS, More quotes from Princess Bride here
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Re:Great
Macaulay Culkin wasn't in the third Home Alone movie.
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Serenity teaser torrent
http://tamara.spacemonkeys.ca/serenityteaser.avi.
t orrent/
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Re:Do we have any choice but to play ball?
When the crazy guy has a gun you don't point your gun at him and start yelling at him.
You obviously didn't go to the Mel Gibson/Martin Riggs school of crisis negotiation. I thought that was required for all Americans... -
Re:While you're waiting for it to be unslashdotted
the book was much better then the movie
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Re:Heh
Rick Berman has been well ahead of Lucas for years now, due to the sheer volume of crap that can be produced with a weekly TV show.
It's (lack of) quality, not quantity. Four words: Star Wars Holiday Special.
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Re:The Past-Future
But for fantasy it can get boring to see the same thing over and over with only little variations.
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Re:The Past-Future
But for fantasy it can get boring to see the same thing over and over with only little variations.
That I agree completely with. -
Re:The Past-Future
But for fantasy it can get boring to see the same thing over and over with only little variations.
That I agree completely with. -
Re:The Past-Future
But for fantasy it can get boring to see the same thing over and over with only little variations.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9I saw 2001 but missed the first 2000
... although I may have caught 10
I saw one million BC but missed the first ...
I saw 5 million years to Earth but ...Oh, forget it.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9I saw 2001 but missed the first 2000
... although I may have caught 10
I saw one million BC but missed the first ...
I saw 5 million years to Earth but ...Oh, forget it.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9I saw 2001 but missed the first 2000
... although I may have caught 10
I saw one million BC but missed the first ...
I saw 5 million years to Earth but ...Oh, forget it.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9I saw 2001 but missed the first 2000
... although I may have caught 10
I saw one million BC but missed the first ...
I saw 5 million years to Earth but ...Oh, forget it.
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Stephen FryWas that Stephen Fry I heard, stating "Islington has that effect on people, even two million years ago"?
Paul.
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A RetractionGNAA denounces 9/11 Announcement
Baldwin, Long Island - GNAA StrongholdWe at the GNAA (Gay Nigger Association of America) would like to express our dismay at a heartless troll making light of 9/11/01
As we reach the third anniversary of the momentous murder of 3000+ Jews by the highly trained agents of Al-Qaeda (Saudi Arabia's notorious anti-negro secret service), and the war against freedom which ensued, we have entered into what is widely recognised as a golden age of trolling. This could not have been possible without the assistance of YOU!
Come join us in #politics and join our constantly growing political blog with incisive reports about the war on terrorism and slobbering over a stereotypically enormous knob.
But most importantly of all. The GNAA issues our fondest desire for world peace. And hold firm in our resolve that the bloodshed can only be resolved through the pacifying and unifying acts of male-on-male sodomy and fellatio, and through a peaceful male-only world. Can the leaders of the world put aside their differences once and for all and love their fellow man? Can we swap our rusty kalashnikovs for a warm meaty dong? Our explosive belts for exploding rectums? We can only hope.
Yours in mourning Gay Nigger Association of America
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA First Post on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website.
- Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on irc.gnaa.us, and apply for membership.
Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today! Upon submitting your application, you will be required to submit links to your successful First Post, and you will be tested on your knowledge of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE.
If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is NiggerNET, and you can connect to irc.gnaa.us as our official server. Follow this link if you are using an irc client such as mIRC.
If you have mod points and would like to support GNAA, please mode -
Re:Heh
And yet, J. Michael Straczynski who has produced what I think is the best Sci-Fi televison since the Twilight Zone and Trek TOS, can't get any more of his B5 ideas on TV.
It's sad to see Trek limp along while the B5 Universe has so much potential.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9
Indiana Jones 4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10 as well as Schindler's list 2,3,and 4 and ET 2-47...
That reminds me... I saw The Passenger, and I saw Passenger 57. But I missed Passengers 2 through 56. Can anyone tell me if they were any good?
Lol.
No, I didn't make this up myself. Someone else did -- years ago. I would cite them if I knew who they were.
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Re:Inside Scoop; Episodes 7 8 & 9
Indiana Jones 4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10 as well as Schindler's list 2,3,and 4 and ET 2-47...
That reminds me... I saw The Passenger, and I saw Passenger 57. But I missed Passengers 2 through 56. Can anyone tell me if they were any good?
Lol.
No, I didn't make this up myself. Someone else did -- years ago. I would cite them if I knew who they were.
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Re:This is funny...the genre may be a thing of the past, even if its trademarks are gradually being co-opted into the mainstream: Witness Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize-nominated Oryx and Crake, for instance...
Hasn't this guy ever heard of Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale? Published fifteen years ago, IIRC. Blurb: "respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here a fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is a feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells how the chilling society came to be." link
There was a feature film as well, starring Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, and other fairly well-known actors. This book didn't exactly slip under the radar.
Lemme tell you what. Every genre has an ebb and flow. Every style has its historical nadirs of quality. I mean, for Pete's sake, when's the last time you read a 1940s pulp serial? It was crap back then, and everybody knew it, but it sold and made people money, and that was that until the Futurians came along and got serious. And we had some great socially conscious sci-fi in the 60's and 70's (Stranger in a Strange Land, Gateway, Lord of Light, Dune).
Then it went downhill in the Reagan era, IMHO, and really hasn't bounced back. Ever since the prophets ran out of ideas, and the kids these days get their sci-fi from (honestly) shitty TV and shitty movies, few have picked up the reins. Gotta get kids to stop watching crap like Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, and Enterprise. It's all half-baked. It has no edge. It's watered down. I loved ST:TNG back in the day, but I look back on it now and there aren't a lot of episodes I'd bury with me.
And let's face it, genre fiction is overpoweringly name-oriented. As in, you shop by author name before any other consideration. "Yeah, that book over there looks potentially interesting, but I've never heard of her."
I think the genre also did itself a disfavor by heaping such accolades on American Gods. I know this position probably won't win me many friends, but it's a work that has some excellent moments but a hilariously underwhelming climax and denouement--the same problem I had with Neverwhere. The turn is so miniscule that merely describing my reaction could be qualified as a spoiler. I don't know, I just felt a little burned after a 600-some page build up leading toward a climax about as satisfying as the end of Matrix Revolutions. The book has some interesting ideas and touching moments, but the narrative flow is too episodic and the characters too shallow and uninteresting to me beyond their thumbnail description. If you liked it, more power to you. If you loved it, stop reading this instant and dive into Lord of Light . If you've already read it, read it again.
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Re:Getting Old
I could make a film about how great the Nazis were and what a great leader Hitler was, but should I call it a documentary? No. That's propaganda, as are Moore's "documentaries".
Ummm, it's called Triumph of the Will. And yes, it was considered a documentary, despite obviously being propoganda. Not to mention the WWII documentaries from the allied side that were just as skewed, but won oscars nonetheless.
You don't think the typical American romantic comedy that's all about getting the promotion, money, success, whatever, and then getting the girl isn't propaganda for American capitalist values?
Every film has a bias. Take a film class (or hell, any literature or other media class for that matter), and learn to think critically about EVERYTHING you see. You'll probably be impressed with how up front Moore is with his values, at least.
We covered Roger and Me in my film class, and his only really major crime against the documentary was mixing the four traditional modes of documentary style to pull the viewer in unexpected directions. He pretty much helped to establish a fifth style, that yes, is far more direct about it's political intentions. -
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Why Nosferatu, Not Metropolis?
Jaymzter,
It seems to me that Metropolis would proved more furtile for analysis of German culture during that period, particularly as I find your points of comparison a litte stretched. Out of interest, what was the rationale behind the choice of Nosferatu?
As a layman, my guess is that Metropolis may have been done to death..