I would blow Dane Cook posted:

First impressions of Spirited Away from someone who's interests do not come close to Anime.

For context, I am a 6ft 260lb Strongman who likes Quentin Tarantino films, drinking good quality IPAs, Bourbon and Rum. I like tech-metal and heavy electronic music. I have never had any interest in anime before, it has never appealed to.me, nothing about it.

I had surgery on my arm last week and am signed off work for the next 6 weeks, can go for a walk, but can't drive. I cannot use my right hand so am fairly limited in what I can do.

Today, I decided to out my prejudice behind me and give Spirited Away a go, I had heard of Studio Ghibli and thought, 'why not?'

I have to admit, I absolutely loved it. I had no idea what to expect, but I love how the story evolves constantly. The whole film escalates continuously in a dream like world that kept my attention the entire way through. I'm prone to drifting during films, but I was watching properly the whole time.

The plot, characters, storyline and setting kept expanding, so rapidly, that before long I wasn't concentrating on the 'why's', just accepting what was happening for the sake of an adventure film and going with it.

Don't get me wrong, I have so many questions that I'm happy to leave unanswered, such as:

Why are they all animals?

Why are there some humans that noone is questioning?

What is No-Face?

Why does the bathouse business need to exist?

Why is there suddenly a Geisha house?

Why is there a disproportionate amount of frogs?

Why does the bird lady look identical to Margaret Thatcher?

Why is No-Face eating everybody?

What on earth is this giant baby doing?

Why does Alice in Wonderland look like a day trip to the beach after this?

Why does No-Face go completely back to normal after leaving?

I think No-Face is absolutely fantastic for reasons unbeknownst to me.

I was dreading that there would be a 'she woke up and it was all a dream' ending and was glad to see there was a subtler, more clever ending to it than that.

Highly impressed, never thought I'd watch an anime film yet alone enjoy it.

norp posted:

Double the HECS debt of anyone who doesn't go pick fruit.
Bingo Bango, deficit fixed, farmers helped, not one rich person has to pay anything!

Knobb Manwich posted:

Thread title please

Zenithe posted:

https://twitter.com/BenjaminMillar/status/1306142244181700608

gently caress I wish cancel culture was real.

Anidav posted:

starkebn posted:

More *clap* white *clap* deaths *clap* in *clap* custody

The Peccadillo posted:

Harold's back, in app form

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jWtbrWNGJQ

Anidav posted:

If you want to post smug anime girl reaction images regarding that post I will allow it.

Anidav posted:

So when jobseeker gets cut again in December, we get to vote them out right?

The Peccadillo posted:

I don't think my class did poo poo, one dude set up a weber on the roof and threw down BBQ but that was about it

Megillah Gorilla posted:

Get it quick before it's gone:


Image reuploaded here in case the tweet is deleted

Anidav posted:

I would like to inform the thread I am on medication that prevents me from making bad posts.

Brown Paper Bag posted:

https://twitter.com/Anthony_Klan/status/1314405876254470146?s=19

bandaid.friend posted:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/73xau-community-action-for-rainbow-rights-fighting-fund

Here's an action fund

Anidav posted:

When in doubt, it's a Palmer shadow organisation.

Was on Facebook the other day and Facebook ads showed me a top page called Number One Australia Videos or something.

It was basically animals doing funny poo poo except the audio had been replaced by Clive Palmer talking about how bad Labor is.

CelestialScribe posted:

gently caress Dan Andrews. gently caress his contact tracing team. gently caress these ridiculous rules.

I'm consistently breaking the 5km limit rule and I'm encouraging others to do the same.

We obeyed the rules for months, the Government not only caused the second wave, but they haven't invested in contact tracing. If they're not going to do their part, I'm not going to do mine.

I'm not going to put people at risk but I'm going for long drives to take my son to parks, and to secluded reserves where we can meet with friends while remaining socially distant, while wearing masks, etc. gently caress Dan Andrews, gently caress Labor, gently caress this administration for fumbling their loving responsibilities.

Sulla Faex posted:

Either way, at the 6 week mark I still got no sense of smell and my sense of taste is still at like 30%, although my heart is doing much better. Good morning goons

CelestialScribe posted:

It's a ridiculous step for a reason: the Government doesn't expect to ever reach this point. The reason this is on the roadmap is because Dandrews was pressured to put one out. This is his, "here's a roadmap, are you happy?".

Carnaticum posted:

That's a positive at least. In my case 0+.

Sulla Faex posted:

although in an ideal world we wouldnt have to donate, we'd just farm the rich

GoldStandardConure posted:

now don't gently caress it up by having a doorknob licking party, ok?

CelestialScribe posted:

As a side note it's really fuckin weird that this thread which advocates abolishing the police is in favour of so many of these measures that exist purely to make policing easier. Curfew, etc, had no fuckin point except to make it easier to police and fine people.

CelestialScribe posted:

dunno about anyone else but as a VIC this attitude is really annoying. no one needs your thanks.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

We need a shitposting lockdown.

Carnaticum posted:

Business as usual.

Sulla Faex posted:

Bit late but didn't see any comments on it. ACT election tracker says no more seats in doubt, 90% counted:

ALP - 10 (-2)
LIB - 9 (-2)
Greens - 6 (+4)