Nuadha's Tale

Ignorance can be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it. -Thomas Jefferson

Sunday, July 25, 2004

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IMDB's Top Rated Movies of All Time
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Rank

Movie

My Rating

1

Godfather, The (1972)

Loved It

2

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

Loved It

3

Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

4

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Own It!

5

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

Own It!

6

Casablanca (1942)

Own It!

7

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)

Own It!

8

Schindler's List (1993)

Own It!

9

Shichinin No Samurai [Seven Samurai] (1954)

Loved It

10

Star Wars (1977)

Loved It

11

Citizen Kane (1941)

12

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

13

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Loved It

14

Rear Window (1954)

Loved It

15

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Loved It

16

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Loved It

17

Memento (2000)

18

Usual Suspects, The (1995)

19

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Hated It

20

North by Northwest (1959)

21

12 Angry Men (1957)

Loved It

22

Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le [Amelie] (2001)

Own It!

23

Psycho (1960)

Loved It

24

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

25

Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il [The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly] (1966)

Loved It

26

Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

Loved It

27

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

28

Goodfellas (1990)

Loved It

29

American Beauty (1999)

Loved It

30

Vertigo (1958)

Loved It

31

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

32

Matrix, The (1999)

Loved It

33

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Loved It

34

Pianist, The (2002)

35

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36

C'era una volta il West [Once Upon a Time in the West] (1968)

37

Some Like It Hot (1959)

38

Third Man, The (1949)

39

Taxi Driver (1976)

40

Paths of Glory (1957)

41

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi [Spirited Away] (2001)

Loved It

42

Fight Club (1999)

Own It!

43

Boot, Das (1981)

Loved It

44

Double Indemnity (1944)

45

L.A. Confidential (1997)

46

Chinatown (1974)

Loved It

47

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

48

Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

Loved It

49

M (1931)

50

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

51

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

52

All About Eve (1950)

53

Se7en (1995)

54

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Own It!

55

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

56

Cidade de Deus [City of God] (2002)

57

Raging Bull (1980)

58

Rashômon (1950)

59

Wizard of Oz, The (1939)

Loved It

60

Sting, The (1973)

61

Alien (1979)

Loved It

62

American History X (1998)

Loved It

63

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Loved It

64

Léon (1994)

65

Vita è bella, La [Life is Beautiful] (1997)

66

Touch of Evil (1958)

67

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

68

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Loved It

69

Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

70

Great Escape, The (1963)

Loved It

71

Wo hu cang long [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon] (2000)

Own It!

72

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Hated It

73

Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

Loved It

74

Amadeus (1984)

Own It!

75

Modern Times (1936)

Loved It

76

Ran (1985)

77

Annie Hall (1977)

78

Jaws (1975)

Loved It

79

On the Waterfront (1954)

80

Braveheart (1995)

Own It!

81

High Noon (1952)

82

Apartment, The (1960)

83

Fargo (1996)

84

Sixth Sense, The (1999)

85

Aliens (1986)

Loved It

86

Shining, The (1980)

87

Strangers on a Train (1951)

88

Blade Runner (1982)

Own It!

89

Metropolis (1927)

Own It!

90

Duck Soup (1933)

91

Finding Nemo (2003)

Loved It

92

Donnie Darko (2001)

Loved It

93

General, The (1927)

94

City Lights (1931)

Loved It

95

Princess Bride, The (1987)

Own It!

96

Toy Story 2 (1999)

97

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

98

Great Dictator, The (1940)

Loved It

99

Sjunde inseglet, Det [The Seventh Seal] (1957)

100

Lola rennt [Run Lola Run] (1998)

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Sunday, July 18, 2004

God Hates Shrimp!
Why are fundamentalists so worked up over gay marriage when there is already a much greater plague of immorality whithin our nation?  There are stores in practically every city that encourage and cater to those who would take part in this sinful practice:  Eating Shrimp! 
  
 
Leviticus 11:9-12 says:

9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

 
It has been said clearly: "They shall be an abomination to you."   While they've been busy protesting the funerals of gay men who have died from AIDS (or in at least one case I remember from violence), there has been a much more prevalent sin in our country.    One in 10 people may be gay, but I am sure there is a much higher percentage eating shrimp and lobster. 
 
Well, GodHatesShrimp.com supplies T-Shirts for those of you who want to get out and protest at your local Long John Silvers.    I'd suggest planning your protest on a Sunday as church is getting out, so you can catch many of the god-fearing people stopping there for a meal afterwords.  Turn them away from their filthy shrimp-eatin' ways!  
 
On a similiar note, I've been wondering: Once "Kenny-boy" Lay is found guilty, will Bush have his hands cut off as the bible tells us should be done?

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Did you know?
The first American law regarding marijuana was passed by the Virginia Assembly in 1619. It required all households to grow it.

The first law banning Marijuana was passed by El Paso, Texas in 1914.

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

X-Men Quiz

professor x
You are Professor X!

You are a very effective teacher, and you are very
committed to those who learn from you. You put
your all into everything you do, to some extent
because you fear failure more than anything
else. You are always seeking self-improvement,
even in areas where there is nothing you can do
to improve.


Which X-Men character are you most like?
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Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Cult Movie Meme
(Also from MacGeek)

Cult movie meme
I've seen the ones in bold: own the ones in bold and italics.

2001 - A Space Odyssey
Abba - The Movie
A Clockwork Orange
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Akira
Alien
Apocalypse Now
Army of Darkness (will own someday)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (I've seen parts)
Bad Taste
Barbarella
Batman (1966 movie)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
The Big Lebowski
Blade Runner
Blood and Donuts
The Blues Brothers
Blue Velvet
The Boondock Saints
Boxing Helena
Braindead (also known as Dead Alive)
Brazil
Bubba Ho Tep
The Breakfast Club
Carnival of Souls
Carrie
Clue
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dark Star
Dawn of the Dead (George Romero original)
Day of the Dead
Dazed And Confused
Deep Throat
The Draughtsman's Contract
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Drowning by Numbers
Donnie Darko
El Mariachi
Eraserhead
Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Forbidden Zone
From Dusk Till Dawn
Gayniggers From Outer Space
The Grand Illusion
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Harold and Maude
Harry Knuckles series
Heathers (I've seen parts.)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Highlander
If...
Incubus
The Italian Job (original)- (I've seen the remake.)
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Kids
Koyaanisqatsi
Lon
Liquid Sky
Little Shop of Horrors
Logan's Run - (I'd like to get this one on DVD.)
Mad Max
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Mars Attacks!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Motel Hell
Meet The Feebles
The Naked Gun trilogy
Night of the Living Dead
Office Space
Paris, Texas
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pink Flamingos
Pink Floyd's The Wall
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Planet of the Apes (Original)
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pulp Fiction (Words do not describe how much I disliked this movie.)
The Princess Bride
The Producers
Raising Arizona
Reefer Madness aka Tell Your Children
Repo Man
Reservoir Dogs (Another reason I don't like Tarentino.)
RollerBall (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scum
Shallow Grave
Silent Running
Six String Samurai
Solaris (original)
Southlander
St. Elmo's Fire
Santa Sangre
Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars series (I own the original trilogy and am trying to forget the other two.)
Tank Girl (I've seen parts.)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
They Live
Themroc
This Is Spinal Tap
This Island Earth
Tommy (the Who rock opera)
Total Recall
The Toxic Avenger
Tremors
TRON
UHF

Waiting for Guffman
The Wicker Man
Withnail and I
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Yellow Submarine
Zardoz
Zoolander

Another Religion Quiz
...but not a very good one.
(Via MacGeek)

Take the quiz: "WHAT RELIGION BESTS SUITS YOU?"

Pagan/Occultist
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Spending your entire life searching various forms of philosophy and religion, you choose to observe everything and believe little. You're personality is one of truth seeking, nature respecting and god/goddess accepting. Lastly, you don't judge anyone, but if annoyed, you will exact some form of revenge. You don't believe in the Three-Fold Law.

Monday, July 12, 2004

Sacrifice
God forbid that Americans earning, say, more than $1 million a year be asked to pony up a little more in taxes to support a larger military at a time when, we are told over and over, the country is in the middle of a war on terror. Millionaires can't be asked to sacrifice even just a little bit. No, they deserve to have their taxes cut while others fight and die.
-- E.J. Dionne

One of the things that angers me the most with the current regime is all the things they have been asking of regular Americans, while working hard to give those tax breaks to the elite. "You need to sacrifice your civil rights, because a war's on." "We're going to war, we want you to send your children to die."

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Anyone Interested?
Gaelic Storm will be playing at The Magic Bag theater in Ferndale, MI on August 3. It's a Tuesday night, but I really want to go. So, I'm asking my local friends out there: Anyone interested in going? If you haven't heard Gaelic Storm, they are a very high energy band that is a lot of fun and I'd highly recommend them.

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

Top Ten George W. Bush Complaints About "Fahrenheit 9/11"
as told by David Letterman

10. That actor who played the President was totally unconvincing

9. It oversimplified the way I stole the election

8. Too many of them fancy college-boy words

7. If Michael Moore had waited a few months, he could have included the part where I get him deported

6. Didn't have one of them hilarious monkeys who smoke cigarettes and gives people the finger

5. Of all Michael Moore's accusations, only 97% are true

4. Not sure - - I passed out after a piece of popcorn lodged in my windpipe

3. Where the hell was Spider-man?

2. Couldn't hear most of the movie over Cheney's foul mouth

1. I thought this was supposed to be about dodgeball

Sunday, July 04, 2004

Need a vacation....
I'm tired. I'm almost always in a bad mood these days, especially at work. While phone support jobs can usually be very frustrating, I generally like my job. However, these days I've been finding I have a lot less patience for everything.

Unfortunately, three (count them! Three!) of my co-workers have weddings and honeymoons this month and one has a baby due soon, so I won't be able to take any days off this month. I just need to wait. I've asked for a couple of days at the very end of the month off, so it gives me a few days to look forward to.