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I like him on House. He should have been at least a recurring character.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Why is the singing part necessary? In a musical? Yeah documentary sounds right up my alley. Get Ken burns on this poo poo! Speaking of documentaries, I watched "only the dead see the end of war" last night. Pretty good stuff, and seeing that most of you should have HBO, you should check it out.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 19:53 |
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I liked this episode, didn't have tons of laughs, but it informed me of something I had no knowledge of
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 20:32 |
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I have to say that this episode annoyed me because of the topic more than anything. I hate how everyone hates tax breaks and the "they took our jobs" loving attitude of sending jobs overseas and Puerto Rico does it then we're supposed to feel bad for them when they have our jobs, then we're supposed to feel even more bad when we take them back loving which oen do you want america. Also Puerto Rico doesn't pay federal taxes, just payroll taxes and even on that they don't pay until they make something absurd like 40k dollars, and universal health care, and they spent themselves into a dumb mess that the're currently in. They need a bail out, I get john is asking for a patch fix but they need a loving bailout like crazy. They also shouldn't be tied to america if they want to pull off stunts like this. Did I mention pretty much nobody pays taxes in Puerto Rico?
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 21:09 |
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I don't mean this in an "I'm too cool for Hamilton" way or anything but it struck me as really weird when they showed a context-free 20 second clip that might as well have been anyone rapping about anything, and John Oliver was like SEE??? gently caress IT'S SO GOOD!!! I guess it makes more sense knowing LMM was actually there though, John Oliver has been known to oversell a compliment
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 21:33 |
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Stumiester posted:I think that you have to give the Hamilton album the time it deserves - sit down with the lyrics, read along and listen to the whole thing in one shot. Without the visuals it can be difficult to follow without the lyrics, it really is pretty amazing. I'm doing this and finished Act 1. I need to take a break but it's really, really good. I love musicals but I generally don't like rap/hiphop and it took me a few songs to warm up to it, but now it's awesome.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 21:33 |
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Asiina posted:I love musicals but I generally don't like rap/hiphop and it took me a few songs to warm up to it, but now it's awesome. That was almost literally the exact reaction of my father -- a 60-something white guy. So yeah, just because you're not a fan of the specific music genre that it's largely associated with doesn't mean you'll dislike Hamilton.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 21:42 |
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Veskit posted:I have to say that this episode annoyed me because of the topic more than anything. I hate how everyone hates tax breaks and the "they took our jobs" loving attitude of sending jobs overseas and Puerto Rico does it then we're supposed to feel bad for them when they have our jobs, then we're supposed to feel even more bad when we take them back loving which oen do you want america. If all those poor people without jobs would just pay more taxes all of their problems would go away.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 22:08 |
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Veskit posted:I have to say that this episode annoyed me because of the topic more than anything. I hate how everyone hates tax breaks and the "they took our jobs" loving attitude of sending jobs overseas and Puerto Rico does it then we're supposed to feel bad for them when they have our jobs, then we're supposed to feel even more bad when we take them back loving which oen do you want america. You do realize they did that to get people to come and get some income into the commonwealth? Also how can they be taking our jobs when they are American citizens?
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 22:21 |
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bobkatt013 posted:You do realize they did that to get people to come and get some income into the commonwealth? Also how can they be taking our jobs when they are American citizens? Right and why did we cut section 936? To help the commonwealth? To keep jobs in PR? socialsecurity posted:If all those poor people without jobs would just pay more taxes all of their problems would go away. Someone should pay taxes. Someone and yes that includes people making 20-40k a year
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 22:30 |
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Also was this the one where they talked about that stupider than poo poo port rule that PR has to follow to "import" good into the country? I get my sources mixed up.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 22:36 |
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Asiina posted:I'm doing this and finished Act 1. I need to take a break but it's really, really good. I love musicals but I generally don't like rap/hiphop and it took me a few songs to warm up to it, but now it's awesome. I finished it and now I'm crying.
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# ? Apr 27, 2016 23:29 |
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Statehood or independence are really the only ways to solve the problems facing PR in the long-term. The solution is not amending Chapter 9. The provision in Chapter 9 against PR can be appealed very easily by making it the 51st state. The prevailing reason PR's some of citizens are voting against statehood is because they dont want to pay federal taxes and they think they'll bear the brunt of their debt burden. The US should bail out the island so the debt issue can be solved, and extend tax breaks to the citizens for awhile. Of course, neither major party wants them to be added as a state so it wont happen.
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 00:05 |
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Veskit posted:Right and why did we cut section 936? To help the commonwealth? To keep jobs in PR? Did you miss the part where almost half the population is below the poverty line? Yes, a lot of things need to be fixed in Puerto Rico, but it's not the citizens' faults. The US set up their economic rules to benefit the US, some corrupt PR politicians didn't do much to make it better, then the US kept making it worse, and now lovely US business people are preying on them. Asiina posted:I finished it and now I'm crying. Yeah, that'll happen every time.
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:04 |
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Practical Demon posted:Did you miss the part where almost half the population is below the poverty line? Yes, a lot of things need to be fixed in Puerto Rico, but it's not the citizens' faults. The US set up their economic rules to benefit the US, some corrupt PR politicians didn't do much to make it better, then the US kept making it worse, and now lovely US business people are preying on them. Dumbshoe what is the poverty line amount? If you look it up you'll see I didn't miss it
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:53 |
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Asiina posted:I finished it and now I'm crying. Pretty much, yeah. Its Quiet Up Town, and then the gut punch of "live another 50 years/the orphanage" in the last song... So good.
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 02:01 |
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Asiina posted:I finished it and now I'm crying.
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 03:35 |
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Veskit posted:Dumbshoe what is the poverty line amount? If you look it up you'll see I didn't miss it 45% of the population is below the poverty line and the median income is 19,000
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 03:43 |
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I cried at the end of Field of Dreams, "hey dad, wanna have a catch" Gets me every loving time!
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 03:44 |
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bobkatt013 posted:45% of the population is below the poverty line and the median income is 19,000 Is that below or above 20k?
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 06:32 |
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Veskit posted:Is that below or above 20k? This is a really odd thread to be asking for help with your homework.
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# ? Apr 28, 2016 18:05 |
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Tempo 119 posted:I don't mean this in an "I'm too cool for Hamilton" way or anything but it struck me as really weird when they showed a context-free 20 second clip that might as well have been anyone rapping about anything
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 04:49 |
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coyo7e posted:Congratulations on being the whitest white dude I've ever heard Yes if only I wasn't so so white I could see a short clip of a show and know what it's about. You've hit the nail on the head.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 14:52 |
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Hamilton is really great but I can totally understand the hype rubbing some people the wrong way at this stage. All I can say is I thought I would never buy CDs again but I had to have this soundtrack for my car. Doubt I will ever see it live, nor do I feel I need to really.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 16:18 |
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I've seen a few of the clips of Hamilton, but I'm not really grabbed or anything. I guess it helps a bunch of people get an interest in history if they don't have one already? I guess Hamilton is also a great guy to follow to show how much the founding fathers hated eachother's guts. He's the reason for the part of the constitution that stipulates how Ted Cruz isn't eligible for president.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 18:24 |
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SlothfulCobra posted:I've seen a few of the clips of Hamilton, but I'm not really grabbed or anything. I guess it helps a bunch of people get an interest in history if they don't have one already? The clips didn't really do anything for me, but listening to the whole production was great. It's like watching clips of a movie vs watching the whole thing.
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# ? Apr 29, 2016 18:43 |
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Tempo 119 posted:Yes if only I wasn't so so white I could see a short clip of a show and know what it's about. You've hit the nail on the head. If you had a better tan you'd understand.
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# ? Apr 30, 2016 01:07 |
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Tempo 119 posted:Yes if only I wasn't so so white I could see a short clip of a show and know what it's about. You've hit the nail on the head.
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# ? Apr 30, 2016 21:30 |
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FilthyImp posted:You could have just said "I dont mean understand this urban 'rap' fad". drat colored kids and their jungle music!
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# ? Apr 30, 2016 22:16 |
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Harton posted:If you had a better tan you'd understand. *climbs into tanning bed* whooaa the visual spectacle of Hamilton is opening up before my eyes Edit: no show this week? Tempo 119 fucked around with this message at 00:05 on May 1, 2016 |
# ? Apr 30, 2016 23:47 |
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Tempo 119 posted:*climbs into tanning bed* whooaa the visual spectacle of Hamilton is opening up before my eyes Doesn't seem like it. I hope you manage to survive this upcoming week despite being outed as "white" by this thread.
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# ? May 1, 2016 00:17 |
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Tempo 119 posted:*climbs into tanning bed* whooaa the visual spectacle of Hamilton is opening up before my eyes Would spray tanning make you be able to speak fluent douchebag? I've learned so much from this discussion already.
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# ? May 1, 2016 05:19 |
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Yes.
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# ? May 1, 2016 07:21 |
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I'd heard the name Hamilton a lot, but only checked out the album on Spotify this week. There are very few things in life I am sure of, but I am fairly certain these songs will he stuck in my head for the rest of the year. It really is something else.
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# ? May 1, 2016 13:51 |
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richardfun posted:I'd heard the name Hamilton a lot, but only checked out the album on Spotify this week. God damnit, now I'm actually starting to get curious.
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# ? May 1, 2016 20:34 |
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Exclusive web content! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5E7cG54VoA
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# ? May 2, 2016 06:58 |
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Xand_Man posted:
Such a Guido his 4 of his abdominal muscles banded together to form a V pack. Still, he could probably still appreciate the context of a 20 second "rapping" clip.
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# ? May 2, 2016 07:27 |
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Exclusive web content! ... OK, so I'm going to be "that guy" and just throw this out there: he didn't mention 9/11. I mean, I don't like being the guy who brings up 9/11, but when recapping the events of the last 17 years, that's one that I'm pretty sure you'd want to at least mention.
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# ? May 2, 2016 14:53 |
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tarlibone posted:... OK, so I'm going to be "that guy" and just throw this out there: he didn't mention 9/11. I mean, I don't like being the guy who brings up 9/11, but when recapping the events of the last 17 years, that's one that I'm pretty sure you'd want to at least mention. Yeah I totally agree that when bringing up a bunch of lighthearted funny changes between the 90s and now that it's incomprehensible to not bring up a few terrorists flying into a couple of buildings, killing a few thousand people, and giving collective anxiety to the whole world. I would have totally cut out the destiny's child joke to fit a 9/11 joke in.
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# ? May 2, 2016 14:55 |
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# ? May 14, 2024 06:57 |
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tarlibone posted:... OK, so I'm going to be "that guy" and just throw this out there: he didn't mention 9/11. I mean, I don't like being the guy who brings up 9/11, but when recapping the events of the last 17 years, that's one that I'm pretty sure you'd want to at least mention. You do realize this was meant as a joke and not a serious retrospective on important events of the last 17 years. I'm pretty sure the cicadas give no fucks either way.
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