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December 31, 2009

The Time Machine

The Time Machine
The Time Machine (2002)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: Based on the classic sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells, scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted.

look at

Directors: Wells Simon

Actors: Pearce Guy,Addy Mark,Young Alan,Mumba Omero,Arias Yancey,Jones Orlando,Irons Jeremy,Stamberg Josh,Momrow John W.,Baker Max,Meyer Jeffrey M.,Sci-Fi,Adventure,Action,

Cash machines in Bangkok?
Are there cash machines in Bangkok?
How much do they charge to use the cash machine?
Do the cash machines allow withdrawals from a VISA card or MAESTRO card?

What banks are there in Bangkok?

Thank you again.
Yes I mean ATM Machine. Thank you.


Cash Machines? Do you mean ATM machines. Yes they are all over Thailand, Doesn’t matter what bank ATM machine you use it all the same. Remember you will be charged by the Thai bank 150 baht each time you withdraw Thai baht, so I recommend you take the max amount which is 20,000 baht each time to get the most of your money. Also keep in mind that your bank may charge from 0 to 3% international fee when you do use your card here. Check with you Bank, and also inform them that you will be traveling overseas so they don’t lock your account when you do try to make a withdrawal here. There are just too many Thai banks for me to list so here a few of the major ones, Bangkok Bang, Krung Thai Bank, Siam City Bank, Thai Military Bank, and the list go on and on. As I said it doesn’t matter which bank ATM you use it all the same.
No | Dec 27, 2009


If you mean ATM’s - yes there are lots of them all over the big cities. There are ATM’s at the airport too! I have had no problems with Visa and MasterCard debit cards. With my cards I must have a 4 digit pin number. I think many ATM’s will take Maestro but there will be a few that will not. No big problem there are lots of ATMs around anyway.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Atm-Maestr o-Debit-Card-t240815.html

Like the other post said there is a 150 baht surcharge for every withdrawal. You can also bring travelers checks if you want. The rate is favorable and the fee to cash a travelers check is only 33 baht. So, for the same amount of money a TC is a little cheaper for awhile. Some banks and lots of credit unions will issue travelers checks without any commission if you are one one of their account holders. Some credit unions also pay for some of your ATM charges or at least a minimum amount of charges. If you bring cash bring the largest bills you can get. This way you have less bulk. Bring newer bills in good condition. Wait until you get to Thailand for your best rate.

List of Banks:
http://www.inntron.co.th/bank_thc.html

Keep in mind that the rate of exchange you get changes a little every working day. These changes, either up or down, are not too drastic. Most of the banks will have about the same rate give or take a few satang. You will have to change some money over at the airport because taxi cabs and most businesses only take Thai money.

To lessen any chance of credit card fraud use cash for cheap purchases such as restaurants, street vendors and stores. I always have a credit card available for emergencies that might come up. (Remember to let your banks know you will be out of the country!)

Good luck.
karazyal | Dec 27, 2009

IceBreaker

IceBreaker
IceBreaker (2009)

IMDB rating: 1.70

Plot: Gary just wants a date. But his confidence has taken a hit after three straight years of rejection. Now he sets his sights on Lindsay. Will she finally break his streak and give him a chance, or will she be one more name to add to his list of rejections? With help from his friends Eric and Roach, he hopes to find out. Sam just wants an adult relationship. But her boyfriend, Keith, is a little slow on the uptake. Should Sam move on and subject herself to an onslaught of idiot men in search of a better fit, or is it just safer to ’settle’ and stay with Keith? You think war is hell? Try dating.

Directors: Martin Chad

Actors: Andreev Sasha,Lee Eric,Overlander Justen,Kraft Andrew,Feeney Matthew,Courteau Aaron,Anderson Corey,Barnett Justin,Thompson Joe,Hessburg Nate,Comedy,

What are some fun and interesting icebreaker games I can play when I introduce my wife to my girlfriend?
I’m finally going to introduce my wife to my girlfriend on Thanksgiving. It should be fun because they don’t know about each other so it will be a huge surprise. I’m pretty sure they will like each other, because they are so similar, but just to be sure, what are some fun icebreakers I can use to get them talking?


Some kind of drinking game. Then after everyone has had a few, break out the naked Twister. If you play your cards right you might get a threesome.

going postal | Nov 23, 2009


2 is better than 1
Token | Nov 23, 2009


i think whatever game you play you should wear full body armor because im sure the women will attempt to kill you
army wife (cant wait for R&R) | Nov 23, 2009


Ok from your profile picture you look like you’re about 16 so nice try on the absolutely stupid question. next time change your picture
Ellye W | Nov 23, 2009


There’s a cool game called "Slap the Fool."

Guess which one of you gets slapped.
Horse Peepers | Nov 23, 2009


I’m sure they will take one look at each other fall madly in love and then you can all live forever in a happy, sexy polygamous relationship
MeLoDy | Nov 23, 2009


How about they play flip the coin to see who gets to beat the crap out of you first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Pam | Nov 23, 2009


you are a complete arsehole!!! your cheating on your wife and you think that is okay?
i think your wifeis gonna be pissed when she finds out, so i dont hithink they will wont to play games, your wife will probubly wanna kill you and your skank girlfriend
Cheesetoast | Nov 23, 2009


your joking right? men like you don’t deserve to have a girlfriend/wife.
Ashley | Nov 23, 2009


Try the Lorreta Bobbett quiz! that’s a real ice breaker. You get to play John!
Barb Outhere | Nov 23, 2009


You will need Magic Tricks.
soozemusic | Nov 23, 2009


Why would you date someone similar to your wife? She never puts out unless you buy her something expensive. I would know, I’m running out of money. You should date a stripper instead. They take dollars bills instead of platinum rings. The game catchphrase is always fun. Your wife: CHEAP! DRUNK! WHORE! Your girlfriend: Your husband!!!!! Everyone: YEAHHHH!!!!!!!!! ……can I come over? You will need someone on your catchphrase team.
Brianiac | Nov 23, 2009


There is a really fun game called hide the wiener.
Terry | Nov 23, 2009


Hide and seek is always a good time.
YooHoo | Nov 24, 2009


whatever you decide to do, don’t suggest skeet shooting. i thought since my boyfriend and my husband both liked guns that would be fun for them to do together.

not only was i seriously mistaken about that, i learned how many different ways the legal system can call you an accessory.
Goddess 5.0 & The Little Dog Too | Nov 24, 2009


naked twister
Gentleman Jack | Nov 24, 2009


DON’T DO IT……….
Are you stupid or something???
you will probably lose BOTH of them….
DUMBASS……
Gary J | Nov 24, 2009


pin the tail on the jack @ss.
nickers999980 | Nov 24, 2009

December 30, 2009

Deception

Deception
Deception (2008)

IMDB rating: 5.80

Plot: An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman’s disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

find Deception here and download version for PDA

Directors: Langenegger Marcel

Actors: Jackman Hugh,McGregor Ewan,Burstein Danny,Goodwin Malcolm,Girardeau Frank,Camp Bill,Altman Bruce,Ginsburg Andrew,Drama,Romance,Thriller,

still with an ex and now hes back in touch with an ex i hate and hes been keeping it a secret?
I’m an 18 year old girl and I have been living with my ex since we were both 16.

We are great together but broke up due to fighting and some issues of his…however we still live together and are still intimate…we’re practically still dating whether we like to say it or not.

One of the main reasons we broke up was due to his secrecy…he would spend hours of his day online chatting or texting girls he met on sites like tagged. He was honest about it and I had no problem with it but he was so secretive about it and would never let me see any conversations…he would even sign out of his msn each time I came to the comp just so I wouldn’t see…

He always denied doing it intentionally and I do know he flirted with the girls…I’ll admit I even checked his conversations and could see he wasn’t doing anything bad…just hated the secrecy.

Its been less of an issue since we broke up although I’ve still always said I want honesty as I have no intention of keeping any intimacy going if hes going to date someone else.

However I have recently found out that he got back in touch with an old ex from our school.

They didn’t date for to long but I know he was crazy about her…but she didn’t treat him well and ended up dumping him…

This was because he missed her birthday dinner…yet she still broke up with him even when he explained it was due to his abusive parents nearly killing him when he tried to leave the house that night.

I made it very clear from the beginning of our relationship when I found out they had dated that I didnt like the girl… Shes one of those girls with trashy friends who all think they are better than everyone else and they all bullied me severely at school…even going so far as to attack me on occasion…

When we were dating he was shocked to hear this and did agree that he wasn’t happy with the way she treated me but did maintain that he wanted to stay friends with her…he couldn’t seem to understand how much it hurt me…

Now it seems even worse that hes back in touch with her now that were not together as he was definitely trying to keep it a secret…the only reason i found out was that I was on his face book with him when she started chatting and mentioned that she wouldn’t text him anymore tonight since he was going to bed soon.

Again its been secrecy and more deception and he always says its unintentional…along the lines of ‘well you didn’t ask so i never lied’

Whats getting to me is that yes I do still have feelings for him and clearly hes always been in love with her right from the first day…he still says he loves me as it was my decision to break up but no matter what I cant believe that he would still go back to the one person I hate the most and who has always treated him badly…she only wanted him back when she found out he was living with me..

Im so confused and hurt and havent been able to be near him since I found out and now I dont know what to do…I dont know what to say and I dont know what to do…I have no intention of getting back together but I just wish he wouldn’t talk to her and he knows how much I hate it.

Dont even know if I’m asking any questions but if anyone has any advice for me I would appreciate it alot.

P.S. Sorry for the rambling
xxx


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celia | Nov 22, 2009


It seems to me you are making a mistake a lot of girls make when communicating with their ex. I’ll explain

Obviously you’re not at fault here but you have to realize that guys brains work a lot differently than girls. His actions may not make sense to you but they can be explained and when you understand what’s really happening you’ll be able to deal with this a lot better. You should watch this video on youtube, it’ll explain it a bit better than me (whether you want to get back WITH him or AT him):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CsyjK1t oY

So in other words you need to know:
- What exactly goes on inside a man’s mind (not only your ex)
- How you can push his emotional buttons so he comes crawling back to you
- Specifically how to make him commit to you after you get him back

Now whether you’ll want to deal with him after or not, and what you want him to commit to, is entirely up to you. The key is to get the control back in your hands.

Does that make sense? It’s hard to understand at first unless you’ve dealt with it before already
Royal Mike | Nov 22, 2009

December 29, 2009

No Escape

No Escape
No Escape (1994)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: The year is 2022, prison systems from all over the world are now run by private corporations and have become business. After being sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his commanding officer who ordered him to wipe out innocent people. Convicted soldier John Robbins is dumped on the prison island Absolom (after he refused to execute his cell-mate and assaulted the Warden). On Absolom, convicts are put there to either survive or die. Robbins finds the prison island is inhabited by two camps, The Outsiders, tribes of savage prisoners led by the evil Walter Merrick and The Insiders, a community of prisoners living in a fortified village “The Compound” led by The Father. Robbins finds escape from Absolom is impossible, surveillance satellites monitor Absolom and gunships prevent all convicts from escaping from the prison island and The Warden has secretly put a spy on Absolom. Caught up in a feud between the two camps, Robbins is determined to escape from the prison island and finds it is his ultimate challenge as nobody has ever escaped and he agrees to help The Insiders defend “The Compound” from The Outsiders.

Directors: Campbell Martin

Actors: Liotta Ray,Henriksen Lance,Wilson Stuart,Dillon Kevin,O’Connor Kevin J.,Henderson Don,McNeice Ian,Shepherd Jack,Lerner Michael,Hudson Ernie,Kiefel Russell,Logan Brian M.,Chan Cheuk-Fai,Colombani Machs,Argue David,Action,Drama,Sci-Fi,

Please critique or rate this poem?
(I know this one’s not for everyone, but I was inspired when I saw a Fra Angelico piece)

"Requiem"

His arms stretched as if to gather eternity
even as his feet were affixed to that moment
His hair hung low with the weight of his burden
even as his head drooped with dispair
A sigh escaped his parted lips.
It seems he thought he was forsaken again
his withered clothes lay at his feet
along with the cares of a world lamenting.
And as I beheld the multitude of thorns
driven deep, and finding their mark
that would cause streams of blood from each pore
for every tear he tried to withhold.
But I noticed, though his face was sombre
and almost eloquent in anguish
The one detail I could not surpass
was the expression in his eyes
Open, wide, and full; they seemed to embrace
They were dark, but not full of emptiness,
sorrowful, but not in finality
The beauty I beheld, radiated
and I saw in the depths of it, the depths of his love.
Dies ir?, dies illa; In paradisum deducant te Angeli
Requiem aeternam Domine; In paradisum deducant te Angeli


I had to stop half way through, to wipe this audible diarrhea from my ears and eyes. Their is an elephant at the local zoo who paints with water colors. You should contact him for some artistic pointers for your writing. Good day to you ma’am.
ManBearPig | Dec 14, 2009


I couldnt be bothered to read past the 3rd word, but then I dont like poetry.
D | Dec 14, 2009


Where I come from poetry is supposed to have a rhyme or rhythm to it. Yours simply doesn’t.
Master T | Dec 14, 2009


Beautiful description of Christ’s death. Wow. I literally just have to stop for a minute there. I don’t know the Latin (?) or what it means, but I found it very moving. I wonder, are you depicting a particular persons view, or is this just another face in the crowd?

Anyways, there were a few things I noticed. First: "His hair hung low with the weight of his burden/even as his head drooped with dispair." Despair is spelling wrong, just fyi. Also If his hair hangs low and his head drops, which are similar actions, I’m not sure the word even makes sense there. Besides, you just used that word in the previous line. Maybe change it to while, or something like that.

Second: Just a question, can clothes be withered? Maybe sullied or desecrated. To me withered is dry and knotted. An old withered tree, or my grandmother’s withered hands. The clothes would be more of a dirty, bloody, torn pile. I don’t know what the right word is, but I don’t think it’s withered.

Also, you abruptly change into passive voice for one line. "was the expression in his eyes." It felt like I took an abrupt U-turn. The rest of the poem is in active voice. Fix it.

I think you need a period at the end of "Open, wide, and full; they seemed to embrace" and maybe a colon or semicolon after "was the expression in his eyes"

Take a general look at your punctuation, figure out how you want to poem to be read.

I understand what this means: "And as I beheld the multitude of thorns/driven deep, and finding their mark/that would cause streams of blood from each pore/for every tear he tried to withhold."

But, it’s not particularly clear. I think you have some agreement issues. Write that whole mess out as a sentence, and reword it so that you don’t have any misplaced modifiers.

Again, beautiful. But, its a work in progress. Keep at it.
TV | Dec 14, 2009


it needs alot of work…on a scale of 1-10 I give it a 3 for trying
Snow The Man | Dec 14, 2009


thats deep i like it
LA N1gga | Dec 14, 2009

First Blood

First Blood
First Blood (1982)

IMDB rating: 7.10

Plot: John Rambo is a disoriented Vietnam Vet. He is hitchhiking from town to town to see friends from the war. A sheriff tries to make him leave town and when he refuses, arrests him for vagrancy. While in jail, a deputy takes delight in abusing him. Rambo escapes showing his old Vietnam fighting skills and takes to the woods as the sheriff and deputies try and find him in his element. Things get out of hand as Colonel Trautman Rambo’s old commander appears to shed light on the situation.

First Blood

Directors: Kotcheff Ted

Actors: Stallone Sylvester,Crenna Richard,Dennehy Brian,McKinney Bill,Starrett Jack,Talbott Michael,Mulkey Chris,McLiam John,Humphreys Alf,Caruso David,Crowley David L.,MacKay Don,Tamburro Charles A.,Petersen David,Huston Craig,Drama,Action,Thriller,

Does the movie "Deja Vu" contain a very big continuity mistake?
When Denzel’s character goes to Claires house for the first time he notices "You can save her" on the fridge and blood-soaked rags. later on we discover that Denzels character was the one who put that there when he travelled back in time and saved the barge. If he had gone back in time before and put the message there and the rags, why did the barge still explode, wouldn’t he have stopped it? Is it just me or is this a really big mistake? What do you guys think?


Here is the place to find the answers to your questions:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467/goof s
Patc | Dec 10, 2009


i knew you would ask that question
timbo44b | Dec 10, 2009


Its one of those movies that is designed to make you think as we don’t know if any of these events are even possible. Just like Back to the future, more you watch it, you will find interesting bits as you get more familiar with the story line. According to imdb website, there are about 29 errors and most of them is with continuity so, you are right in finding and pointing out errors.
Dr Sukuki | Dec 10, 2009

Screamers: The Hunting

Screamers: The Hunting
Screamers: The Hunting (2009)

IMDB rating: 4.80

Plot: A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as “screamers.” Once the squad arrives, they find a group of human survivors eking out an existence in an old military outpost, but more important, they discover that the threat of the screamers has become even more insidious, now that they’re able to morph into human form.

Download Screamers: The Hunting

Directors: Wilson Sheldon

Actors: Henriksen Lance,Bryk Greg,Redman Christopher,Rozon Tim,Lapommeray Dave,Richardson Jody,Amell Stephen,Hopkins Darryl,Lush Steve,Dunn Stephen Patrick,Madol Justin,Action,Horror,Sci-Fi,Thriller,

which is the best movie from the following?
Crank 2 High Voltage [CAM]
Hannah Montana The Movie [TS]
Observe and Report [TS]
The Last Word [DVD]
Never Surrender [DVD]
The Uninvited [DVD]
DragonBall Evolution [TS]
Frost Nixon [DVD]
Fast and Furious 4 [TS]
Little Zizou [pDVD]
The International [R5]
The Haunting In Connecticut [TS]
X-Men Origins Wolverine [WORKPRINT]
Duplicity [TS]
Monsters vs Aliens [TS]
Ong Bak 2 [DVD]
12 Rounds [CAM]
Yes Man [DVD]
DragonQuest [DVD]
Baseline Killer [DVDSCR]
Direct Contact [DVD]
Butterfly Effect Revelation [DVD]
The Last House On The Left [CAM]
Knowing [TS]
The Tribe [DVD]
Killshot [DVD]
Bride Wars [R5]
The Beach (2000) [DvD]
Marley and Me [DVD]
Scary Movie 4 (2006) [DvD]
Inkheart [DVD]
Hallettsville [DVD]
American High School [DVD]
Scar 3D [DVD]
Winged Creatures [DVD]
Happily Never After 2 [DVD]
Growing Out [DVD]
Bad Biology [DVD]
Virus Undead [DVD]
The Adventures of Food Boy [DVD]
Blood Scarab [DVD]
Far Cry [DVD]
Claim [DVD]
Watchmen [TS]
What Doesn’t Kill You [DVDSCR]
The Burrowers [DVDSCR]
Girl’s Best Friend [DVD]
New In Town [R5]
Trapped In 5150 [DVD]
Twilight [DVD]
Babysitter Wanted [DVD]
Walled In [DVD]
Tuesday [DVD]
The Unborn [R5]
Street Fighter Legend of Chun Li [CAM]
Becoming Jane (2007) [DvD]
The Devils Mercy [DVD]
The Legend Trip [DVD]
Let The Right One In [DVD]
Synecdoche New York [DVD]
Milk [DVD]
Bedtime Stories [SCR]
Stiletto [DVD]
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) [DvD]
The Last Confession Of Alexander Pearce [DVD]
Red Victoria [DVD]
Valkyrie [R5]
Lullaby [DVD]
Role Models [DVD]
Punisher War Zone [DVD]
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December 28, 2009

Born to Defend

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , — dansnow1961 @ 9:49 am

Born to Defend
Born to Defend (1986)

IMDB rating: 5.10

Plot: Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Directors: Li Jet

Actors: Li Jet,Harrington Dean,Petersson Kurt Roland,Tocha Paulo,Zhao Erkang,Action,War,

? ? WWE Quiz! Winner gets 10 points!!!? ??
First one to get right gets ten points. This is my first quiz so it might be easy.
1.) What was the first WWE/WWF Pay Per View?
2.) What wrestler was born on February 8, 1972?
3.) Who died on May 23, 1999?
4.) How many times has Undertaker defended a world title at WM?
5.)What is John Cena’s record at WM?
6.)Who is the longest WWE Tag team championship reign? Who did they lose to?
7.) When was the first match for the WWE Divas title?
8.) Who has the shortest Royal Rumble time?
9.)Which Royal Rumble number has the most wins or known as the lucky number?
10.) What superstar won three consecutive titles at WrestleMainas.
Oh. So close you almost got it. You missed 10,6


1) The Wrestling Classic was the first WWF pay-per-view
2) The Big Show
3) Owen Hart
4) 0
5) Win: 5 Lose: 1
6) Demolition - 698 Days, they lost the titles to Hart Foundation
7) July 20, 2008
8) Santino Marella, 1.9 seconds
9) No. 27
10) Christian

well there are your answers but it isn’t fair seeing as I answered first everyone who answers after me can copy so yer.

talesofves | Dec 07, 2009


1. WM1
2. The Big Show
3. Owen Hart R.I.P
4. 0
5. 5-1
6. Paul London and Brian Kendrick?
7. It was on SD in 2008 for a vacant title. and I think it was a ttile on a pole match as well
8. Santino Marella
9. 27
10. Hulk Hogan?wh
Chris Jericho{Rated Y2J Edition} | Dec 07, 2009


1. Wrestlemania
2. The Big Show
3. Owen Hart
4. 0
5. 5-1
6. Demolition lost to The Brain busters
7. The Great American Bash 2008
8. Santino Marella
9. #27
10.The Rock
Melo | Dec 07, 2009


1 - Wrestlemania I

2 - Big Show

3 - Owen Hart

4 - 0

5 - 5-1

6 - Demolution 478 days - Brainbusters

7 - Great American Bash 2008 - Michelle bt Nattie Neidhart

8 - Santino 1.9 seconds

9 - 27

10 - Christian isn’t it
The Extreme Pope (22ndEdition) | Dec 07, 2009


1. Wrestlemania
2. big show
3. owen hart
4. 1 time
5. 5 wins 1 lose
6. Dudley Boyz lost to Hardyz
7. 2003
8. Santino Marella
9. 28
10. stone cold
NYRangers #1 Fan | Dec 07, 2009


1. WM1
2. The Big Show
3. Owen Hart R.I.P
4. 0
5. 5-1
6. Paul London and Brian Kendrick
7. It was on SD in 2008 for a vacant title.
8. Santino Marella
9. 27
10. Hulk Hogan
Matthew G | Dec 07, 2009


1. Wrestlemania 1
2. ———————–
3. Owen Hart or Brian Pillman
4. 0
5. 5-1
6. London and Kendrick, Deuce and Domino
7. Smackdown
8. Santino or The Miz
9. 27
10. ————————

*EDIT: I thought for number 7 it said when was the LAST match. So I changed it to Smackdown.
Charlie Scene (SPW MSP) | Dec 07, 2009


1)WM1
2)Big Show
3)Owen Hart (RIP)
4)0
5)5-1
6)Paul London and Brian Kendick. Duece and Domino
7)It was on SD 2008. It was between Michelle Mcool and Natalya
8)Santino Marella
9)27
10)Edge and Christian
jblking28 | Dec 08, 2009

4.50 from Paddington

4.50 from Paddington
4.50 from Paddington (1987)

IMDB rating: 7.00

Plot: Elspeth McGillicuddy, an old friend of Miss Marple’s, witnesses a strangulation murder in a passing train through the window of her coach compartment. When Police Inspector Slack can’t find a body along the tracks and doubts the validity of the story, Miss Marple and Elspeth locate the area where the body was probably thrown from the train, the isolated manor house of an aged, cantankerous millionaire, Luther Crackenthorpe. Miss Marple’s niece Lucy is recruited to apply for a job on the estate in hopes of locating the corpse. When she finds it in an ancient sarcophagus in an outbuilding housing Egyptian and Etruscan art treasures, the police and Miss Marple are brought in. Obviously someone in the large household is involved, but who?

Directors: Friend Martyn

Actors: Beames David,Blane Nicholas,Adams Leslie,Horovitch David,Brimble Ian,Denham Maurice,Burt Andrew,Crime,Drama,Mystery,

Anybody here like Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?
I am a fan of the Miss Marple audiobooks but I only have one (4:50 from Paddington) after losing another (A Pocket full of Rye). Can anyone think of some others I would like and where to find them cheap? (HINT: You can ask tons of questions only on ONE! I only spent 5 points instead of 15!)


Greetings! Years ago, I used to love reading Agatha Christie. I read at least thirty or so of her books. I liked Miss Marple, but I enjoyed Poirot better. The only one that really jumps out at me is "Nemesis", which was Miss Marple’s last story and was posthumously published.

Agatha Christie, at one time, was the most prolific authoress in the world. I don’t know if anyone has taken her place, but she has over 80 books written, so there are tons of Christie books around.

My suggestion is to go to your used paperback bookstore and see what they have. My hunch is that they would have several shelves just by Agatha Christie, and you could get one for well under a buck.

Take care.

TeacherGrant | Jul 18, 2007


I like Hercule Poirot much better. But I love Nemesis, try it.
zachmir | Jul 18, 2007


I know that A Pocketful of Rye and Miss Marple’s Final Cases
are audiobooks.
I don’t know if my two Miss Marple’s favorites, The Mirror Crack’d and The Moving Finger, are in audiobook form.
The Mirror was made into a movie, if you’re interested. With a middle-aged Elizabeth Taylor in it.
Letizia | Jul 18, 2007


Miss Marple is a darling, and all of her stories are great. One in particular is chillingly superb — Sleeping Murder. It’s not standard Christie, but it’s so good.

The Mirror Crack’d, A Murder is Announced, The Body in the Library, and Murder at the Vicarage are all excellent, classic Marples as well.

Check out Poirot, and the Tommy and Tuppence series (N or M is excellent) while you’re at it!

A Christie short novel without any of her standards is Ten Little Indians (And Then There Were None, british title) and one of my absolute favorites of hers. She has superb characterization, and seeing the settings evolve as she wrote through the decades is very cool.
Lillian | Jul 18, 2007

December 27, 2009

Dead Calm

Dead Calm
Dead Calm (1989)

IMDB rating: 6.90

Plot: A married couple sail the Pacific Ocean to forget a tragic accident. After a month at sea, they sight a mysterious yacht and are boarded by its lone surviving crew member. When the husband discovers the yacht’s terrible secret, the crewman goes wild, kidnapping his wife and taking his ship. Terror on the high seas is center stage as the husband fights to keep the mystery yacht afloat and his wife battles the psychotic who’s assumed control of their ship.

Directors: Noyce Phillip

Actors: Zane Billy,Neill Sam,Mullinar Rod,Tilden Joshua,Shevtsov George,Long Michael,Thriller,Horror,

Help, I don't feel like I have a family or a home..I get hurt, I cry and I pretty much rather just die?
I’m sorry for the long post but I’m basically just hiding in my bathroom pretending to have a shower but I’m secretly just writing this in tears hoping there are people out there who doesn’t hurt me like I always do…

I have a sister and a mother who is always smiling. She loves the family and works really hard but my dad has anger problems.

Okay yes, he does love us and he’s only living here oversea and doing a job he hates just to support me and my sister at college. My parents own a business together. The only problem is he is always mad, especially that his job is extremely mad and he can’t quit because he doesn’t really know the native language here. This happens every week.

Since I was a kid I was already quite afraid and I always refuse to stay in the same car as him, even now it is a bit awkard. He yells at my mum all the time and when he yells his voices raises really loud like a demon and curse, swear, critisize, shout unreasonably to her and then us.

Last year when I was going through a break up and depression, having to see a psychologist and always hiding in my room with fear that I will get verbally abused or hear him scream at my mum, I finally had it and yelled at him. He then sat me down and spoke with me telling me that he’s working hard for us.

Anyway after a few month he broke back to his habit, Screaming constantly at my mum.
For example, last night I hid in my room (which I did for the last 15 years that i can remember) and he kept yelling at my mum asking where all our money are. Mum explained that they have to pay $5-10K bills every months but he just kept saying, ‘SO WHAT, WHAAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, I SAID WHERE IS THE MONEY’. He is SO unreasonable. My mum said she doesn’t eat out, gamble and she wore the same jeans until there is holes, she works 13 hours 6 days and he said, ‘OH YEAH SO NOW IM GAMBLING AND THE BLAME FOR ALL THE MONEY MISSING RIGHT?;. His voice breaks because he raises his voice so loud. Then mum yet explained the money went to the house loan and he said, ‘YEAH WHAT YOU TRYING TO SAY, I SAID. WHERE. IS THE .F*CKING. MONEY!!!!".

He has to be always right and not wrong. When mum said he has anger issue and needs to see someone he raised his voice so loud (which I was crying in my own room) and said, ‘YOU’RE THE ONE WITH ISSUES, WHY DON’T YOU GO CHECK UP YOUR HEAD’ and slam the door.

Last night I knew he was mad and wanted us to vacuum so when they went to work I vacuumed the house, I kneeled in their bathroom scrubbing everything, rearranging everything for hours, breaking my nails, hoping there is a tiny hope that he will stop screaming and appreciates what I did. When he got home he went straight in to the bathroom for 1hour, came out and slammed his door so no one can get access to it.

Today when I got home and first thing he asked, ‘What are you planning to do after you graduate?’ in a calm voice. I graduate next week from uni by the way and I thought he was interested in what I had to say. I said I want to find a job and he said what kind? I told him what kind (my aim after studying so hard all these years) and he said in a sarcasm voice, ‘well, have you ever thought of helping your mum huh, she’s about to DIE soon you know?’. Obviously meaning she has a lot of stress. I walked in to my room and I just had tears running down my face whilst I went in to the bathroom to have a, ’shower’.

Obviously Im not, Im writing this…
I have no idea what to do seriously. I can’t move out because I don’t have a job and I can’t find one yet because my family planned a holiday in January. They are moving houses and obviously expect me and my sister to go with them. Most of the time I just image myself being dead and I feel a relief. No, I won’t hurt myself though I used to harm myself but not anymore.

I just feel like I need a family and a home. I want to put myself up for adoption so I can have a home to go to. When I go out my mum always say, ‘You’re always out, don’t you even remember your home now?’. I say to my friend, ‘My home is a place of fear and all I do is hide in my room..’.

Can someone please tell me what’s happening, or something that’s nice to hear…please? I really hate my life…I really appreciates all the ones who read this…thanks
1) I ask everyone and all they say is Speak to someone
2) He say he’s here to help us but they’ve only paid for one semester of my 3 years of college. All of the money comes out from my paid and when I was in highschool I secretly gave them 3K for their bills.
This is crap, no one gives nice advices.


talk to somebody
awommack | Dec 11, 2009


I think you and your sister should get part time jobs and help pay for your own college education.
Bell | Dec 11, 2009


For college expenses research available loans for education. A part time job would get you out of the house, and help the family stress level.
miss_ebbie | Dec 11, 2009

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: Meet the Gecko brothers, (George Clooney and QT) two of the most wanted people of America. After Richie Gecko (QT) broke out his older incharge brother Seth Gecko(Clooney)The start off their crime spree.First they rob a liquor store ending in a bloody shootout. Then taking a woman hostage.(Then Richie kills her). Knowing they need to cross into Mexico to meet a man who promises them freedom as Mexicans, they meet the Fuller family. Jacob Fuller(Harvey Ketile) and his son and daughter(Erenest Liu and Juliette Lewis) and their large motor home is the perfect way to cross the border. So the Geckos take the Fullers hostages to cross to meet with the man. After the Geckos/Fullers cross they head to a strip joint called “The Titty Twister”. The strip joint is where their friend is to meet them a little after dawn. But The strip joint is not everything expected to be. They and the management has a taste and not for boos!

Directors: Rodriguez Robert

Actors: Clooney George,Tarantino Quentin,Marin Cheech,Keitel Harvey,Liu Ernest,Trejo Danny,Savini Tom,Williamson Fred,Parks Michael,Saxon John,Lawrence Marc,Action,Comedy,Fantasy,Horror,Thriller,

So the question is….who's YOUR daddy?
Sorry, just had to put a little humor into this.

This is REALLY long & please have the heart to read it.

I’m 18 years old & my dad passed away 10 years ago (when I was 8 years old) from a heart attack. In the last 10 years, my mom has had 5 long-term relationships (that I’ll admit to, anyway).

The first guy "Bob" lived (& still does) in another state & we only had 3 real visits w/ him. He would’ve been an okay step-dad, except for the fact that he made me very uncomfortable & still does. When I was 10 years old, he kissed me on the lips twice…one was before he left for the airport when he visited us & the other was really random & for some reason we were alone in his room. I have kept in touch w/ him through the years, simply because I’m friends w/ both of his sons (who are 18 [almost 19] & 13 [almost 14]) & also, I have a hard time saying goodbye to people. This man began dating a woman who had a daughter who is my age (2 days older actually). My friend (his son) & the woman’s daughter became quick friends & I somehow befriended her too. We have remained really close friends throughout the past 3-4 years & I’m actually more close w/ her than I am w/ my mom’s ex-boyfriend’s son. We have talked on several occasions about this man & she said that when she was 14, he asked her what her bra size was. Also, he took pics of her & her friends swimming & barely paid any attention to his girlfriend (her mom). "Bob" has said some things over the past few years that are leading me to believe he’s a potential pedophile. The biggest one was I told him a while back that a former teacher of mine would often stare at my chest & "Bob" goes "Well, it’s kind of hard not to notice…". I have told my mom about these things, but she says it doesn’t matter now since I’m 18 & if he was a pedophile, he probably wouldn’t want me since I’m no longer jailbait. WTF?

Okay so then she dated another guy (this isn’t in the right order I don’t think) who was an alcoholic & a rocker. I was pretty close w/ him, though my mom didn’t tell us until way after they broke up that the guy was slightly abusive.

My mom dated another guy who ended up breaking up w/ her because he couldn’t handle us kids (I have 2 older brothers), which was dumb because he raised 2 kids of his own & had a granddaughter.

The next guy ended up being a total a**hole & completely ditched her after she was diagnosed w/ epilepsy. She almost died in summer 2005 & whenever she’d call him from the hospital, he’d make up excuses as to why he couldn’t visit.

In June 2007, my mom started dating a guy who is now my step-dad. They dated for a little over a year before he proposed to her & they got married in a judge’s chamber in December 2008, but we moved in w/ him in August 2008. Things were fine from the start, but soon went downhill. The best way to sum it up is now they’re about to get divorced because they argue every single day (almost literally from dusk till dawn), my step-dad is a former military man & an alcoholic & just recently started becoming abusive & my mom is just as abusive back. This weekend, my step-dad went to stay in a hotel (he’s currently there) because my mom had to call the cops on him for abusive, except they didn’t arrest him.

I have been looking for a stable father figure for the last 10 years since my dad died & I’ve really been lacking. This has caused me to have crushes on & even love a handful of authority figures (I’ve loved 3, crushed on MANY)…teachers, administrators, police officers, etc. People get onto me about it, but they just don’t understand.

Where can I find a stable father figure? because it’s really started to affect me emotionally & I’m starting to wonder if I’ll ever have anybody I can look to as a potential father figure. What would you do if you were in my situation?


Hi Soccermania, very sorry you had to gp through all that at such a young age. I imagine your father would be rolling in his grave if he read what you posted. I lost my father when I was five, my mother never remarried but I often wonder what would have happened if she had. There is and always will be a gap in my upbringing by not having a father around. I am 52 and I really do enjoy helping people, so if your looking for someone who can give you advice or you just want to chat with about life in general please feel free to look me up anytime. You can click on my profile to contact me or send me an IM. I have a soft spot in my heart for helping younger people because I can relate to not having a father. By the way I like your sense of humor, lol.

Naughty Santa | Oct 25, 2009


Wow, that’s a lot to deal with, and I’m sorry you had to go through all of that.

The answer to your question is that there is no good answer. Sometimes, not all people are blessed with a loving home life. It sucks, but it’s the way it is. My recommendation to you would be to accept that you most likely won’t have a normal father figure, and try to move on from there.

You have moved in the right direction already in that you recognize and understand that you have been traumatized - the tough part now is applying that to future decisions you make. You need to actively think about the people you are getting yourself involved with, and ask yourself, why am I attracted to this man? It will be important for you to truly analyze a person for who they are, as opposed to what they do/how they act.

In addition, I would recommend that you stop "looking" for a father figure or potential mate. The best ones usually come upon you without your searching. You’ll eventually meet someone who makes you happy, and it probably won’t happen the way you expect it to.

Keep your head up, and try to focus on the future, instead of the past.
Nick | Oct 25, 2009


You got a lot to deal with. Im so sorry about everything. This must be really hard on you. I would suggest you tell you mom. You’ve been alone for 10 years. It’s gotta be hard. Think about your mom. Thats all I can really say. Once again Im really sorry.
Jessie | Oct 25, 2009


So sorry what you had to go thru, men ( and some women ) are jerks. U have not said any thing negative about your biological father that is so great. Do not try to look for a replacement, keep him in ur heart as your one and only Dad. Ur Mom on the other hand , can really pick circus freaks. Do not do what ur Mom is trying to do, replace ur Dad ( her husband ) .
thanxs1 | Oct 26, 2009

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