Xen Tricks posted:

My favorite part is the one or two posters saying it didn't happen and then like 10 people screaming WE CAN NEVER HAVE FUN PEOPLE ARE SO CYNICAL AT MY HOTEL WE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO DO THIS

At least some people doubt it? Better than imgur

Captain Monkey posted:

People rabidly defend their right to be lied to. It's, frankly, ridiculous. They get so wrapped up in this thing existing that they go nuts about someone doubting it.

Xen Tricks posted:

My favorite part is the one or two posters saying it didn't happen and then like 10 people screaming WE CAN NEVER HAVE FUN PEOPLE ARE SO CYNICAL AT MY HOTEL WE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO DO THIS

At least some people doubt it? Better than imgur

Magic Hate Ball posted:

p sure this poster is a gimmick but

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It really was the peak of the day. ... It really was the highlight of what ended up being a pretty rough night.

We spent weeks getting all the preparations just so. Since I decided I'm going to take a break for a while from College, I used the money I was going to put towards classes this semester and went out and bought a BUNCH of GB16 merch. Like, an ungodly amount. My sister still insists that I'm slowly turning into a hoarder, but I know for a fact that a LOT of this stuff is going to be really rare and valuable some day. Plus, I knew that buying every piece of merch for this film in sight was in my own small way helping Feig and co. fight the good fight against the misogynists and sexists, so it really filled me with a sense of pride.

Over the past few months, I had become a GIGANTIC Holtzmann-head. (Seriously, Kate McKinnon is like, literally my favourite person on the planet right now. I absolutely adore how she mugs for the camera literally every time she's on screen, it's the cutest and funniest thing in the world and I was absolutely smitten by the end of the film...is she single? Hey, where's there's hope there's good fortune as my great-grandfather used to say! )

I tried my best to channel my inner Holtzmann and stared off into space, mugging at an invisible "camera."

I literally think Harold Ramis was honestly watching over us last night because amazingly no one was seriously injured.

Now, this was a completely windless and still night. No gusts at all, no reason for this can to roll over to me. But, honestly, I took it as a sign. A sign that no matter what, Ghostbusters don't give up, despite any setbacks or sexism they may face. I felt like I could practically see Harold Ramis' ghost smiling at me and gesturing to the movie theater down the block.

"Aww, how cute," I cooed, "The Troglodytes graduated into 5th grade and learned a new insult. How clever." I said while rolling my eyes. That seemed to really prick the short one.

Well, that about it did it for me. Insult me all you like, but no one disses Mama Bear

While my rage was still ringing in my ears, I eventually heard a sound I don't usually hear. At first I thought it was just popcorn popping, but it was actually applause. I turned around to see the entire lobby applauding and cheering for us. For once, Brains had triumphed over violent and bigoted brawn. The manager at the theater came up to me and personally thanked me, saying they had been having problems with those two particular trouble makers for quite some time. I told them it was all in a days work. Right after that, a woman approached me. Turns out she was a retired female astronaut, and had heard the whole thing. She actually begin crying as she told me how brave I was for sticking up for women in the STEM field. I was humbled by her candor. We embraced for a moment while she wept, and I told her everything was alright now, the Ghostbusters were here.

Zaphod42 posted:

Captain Monkey posted:

Its not. I figure most people didnt make it, but in the end he meets a female astronaut and they hug because they bonded over women in STEM being ok.

Like, this is a definitely parody, its just not particularly well done so its unclear for a while that it is one.

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It's embarrassing when I have to wait on my journey to work because some idiot has stopped their car in front of me to go catch a Pokemon.

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

What a weirdo, everyone knows [redacted] guys are the hottest ethnicity of all. And don't even get me started on [redacted] women, phwoar!

Escobarbarian posted:

sure

Per posted:

I know it's STDH and all, but do you really get arrested for causing traffic accidents if you're not drunk in the Santa Clara area?

davidspackage posted:

Ha ha I killed Kenny

Moon Slayer posted:

I, too, remember a South Park bit from 2006.

CannedMacabre posted:

I ain't afraid of no feels.

Fathis Munk posted:

Huh I didn't actually know it came from South Park, you learn something new every day (it's not always something useful tho ).

Jerry Cotton posted:

The thing is, with a movie like Ghostbusters (or two), it really shouldn't matter what critics say. It's not loving Smultronstället.

e: Well of course it doesn't matter to me what critics have to say about any movie but

TheKennedys posted:

Accompanied by this, which did not help the instant "of all the poo poo that did not happen" feeling I got the second I started reading it.

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

I have a Pokestop outside the front of my place (painted signal box) and a gym across the road (big ol' church), so there are greasy nerds loitering outside on the footpath or in the church's parking lot at odd hours. Luckily I'm round the back of my place so only my neighbours near the front of the property have their sleep disturbed by weirdos celebrating that they've caught a Rapidash

Ytlaya posted:

Hearing stories like this confuses me. There are like 8+ Pokestops between the parking lot and the building where I work (at a medical school with thousands of students), and I do not think I have seen a single person playing Pokemon (though I did see some police officer talking to other police officers say something about catching a Jigglypuff). It's not like there's any dearth of 20-somethings around there, so I'm wondering why other places seem to have wandering herds of people congregating around Pokestops but I haven't seen such a thing.

MizPiz posted:

There was that one time a bunch of people crossed the street into Central Park because something came up. Most of these "dearths of 20-somethings" are just two or three small groups of friends hanging out.