Big Blue Huddle

I just finished the short series Godless, which, I mentioned above, I had started to watch. It was 7 episodes and if I do say so myself, it was GREAT. It fit right into my favorite genre, a good Western, and again, if I had to compare it to anything it would be to maybe the best Western series even on TV--Deadwood.
Story-wise it was nothing like Deadwood, but just the way it was presented, acted, written, and filmed--more true to life instead of a Hollywood Western. People actually dressed the way you would think they would at that time period, not with the shiny guns, well-pressed shirts, and clean hats. It had a terrific story, great characters and a host of shoot 'em ups and mucho killings. (The final battle was unbelievable, lasting a good 15 minutes--similar in length to the Wild Bunch).
If you are a fan of Westerns, I would highly recommend this short series on Netflix.
(And if you haven't watched Deadwood--I would highly recommend that also)

PS> In a survey and list of shows that were canceled much too soon, Deadwood always comes up either #1 or #2.

Lost a few years also Ed.

I was like Rich, after my 3 regular words I only had 2 letters, so, as I did yesterday, I looked for a word that had some of my unused letters and because I guessed right, when I put in the first 4 letters I saw a word using the 5th letter and it was it.

Sometimes luck plays a bigger part than being smarter.

Really wasn't a hard word just not having many of the most common letters is what throws most off.

Might as well add a few more

If you hear a noise in the basement, grab a stick and go investigate all by yourself
Remember, if you hear an explosion, always walk calmly away and never look back
If you decide to start dancing in the street everyone around you will automatically be able to mirror all the steps you come up with and hear the music in your head.
Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.
When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.
A chase scene on foot in a city always has a shot of one of the characters running into the street, nearly being hit by a car screeching to a halt at which point the driver flails his arm out the window and yells an expletive.
No matter how slow zombies walk they will always catch up.
The bad guy will always throw his gun at you to indicate he has run out of bullets.
A candle or table lamp can light a whole room and at night time
There appears a very slow bar saying

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 06, 2022, 06:39:43 PM
1. During all police investigations, it will be necessary to visit at least one strip club.
2. All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.
3. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St. Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year.
4. All beds have special odd-shaped sheets which reach up to the armpit level on a woman but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.
5. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French Bread.
6. It's easy for anyone to land a plane providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you through it.
7.The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty.
8. You rarely need to reload your gun, and if you do, there will always be more ammunition on you - even if you haven't been carrying any before now.
9. You're very likely to survive any dire situation unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your wife or child back home.
10. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.
11. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince and squirm when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
12. If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long.
13. When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet or the cash in your pocket as you take out a bill at random and hand it to the driver. It will always be the exact fare.
14. If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.
15. When being chased always climb to the top of the highest building from whence there is no escape.
16. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon, and waffles for their family every morning even though their husbands and children never have time to eat it.
17. Cars that crash will most likely blow up and burst into flames.
18. The Chief of Police will always suspend his star detective.
19. It is always possible to shoot door locks or padlocks off without the ricochet killing you or your companion
20. Any person waking from a nightmare will bolt upright in a sitting position and pant.
21. It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or ending phone conversations.
22. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.
23. It is always possible to park directly outside any building you are visiting.
24. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
25. A black guy will usually be the first to die.
26. Girlfriends tend to be 9

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 06, 2022, 01:01:53 PM
From https://triviatoday.com/blog/featured.asp?a=430DE2

5 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About D-Day ...title should probably say, "shocking facts to many as the old timers know a lot of this"

"On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed at Normandy in northern France, in a massive assault that became known as D-Day. Here are 5 shocking facts you didn

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 06, 2022, 11:45:15 AM
Looks good Lenn - I like the third one the best...although, the first one really captures your smile and happy demeanor.
BTW, thank you for your service friend. I wasn't aware you were a vet 

I liked the 3rd one also. Really makes me look 30 years younger. 

I LOVE it. I just lost 30 years

As I have said, I use HOIST as my first word. Probably not the best choice as most words won't start with an H, but it has worked for me so why change?

Today, with my first 3 words, I only had 2 letters, one green and one yellow. I was scared seeing my streak ending right here and now. So, I looked for my 4th word to have as many of the letters I haven't used and tried them in a word and low and behold, I had all the letters correct except the first one. It was easy to find the right first letter, so 5 for me today and I'm happy with that.

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 05, 2022, 12:52:23 PM
Funny, but I've never seen "Jaws" nor have I read the book. For some reason, there's some blockbuster movies that I have never seen simply because the subject matter didn't pique my interest. Like "Rocky" and all the sequels - never seen a one of them and man do I get criticized by some people for admitting that...LOL

WHAT, never seen Jaws, the original summer blockbuster which started it all. You should see it just for the heck of it. Jaws were simply one of the best movies of all time, Jaws II was just OK and after that, I don't remember how many they made but they were all 'A' type movies that should have been 'B' movies and maybe even 'C' if there is a category for that.

Rocky, on the other hand, held up pretty well thru most of the sequels. Like Rocky 5 was every bit as good as some of the previous ones. The original Rocky was probably the start of all those 'feel good' movies where you just had to root for the underdog. Made Stallone a star. He wrote it and starred in it.

Remember the Sunday funnies

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 03, 2022, 12:21:43 PM
Good stuff on today's opinion of reading. Several things I've read about in the past that stick out to me

1 - there is nothing you can learn in college that you can't learn by reading a book from the library
2 - you want to expand your mind, your vocabulary, you sense of well-being: read a book
3 - no movie has ever been as good as the book from which it was taken
4 - if you want to bore someone to tears, tell them in detail about the book you are reading 

One of my many faults, is coming home with a few new books and realizing I already read one and have one of them. Happens all the time. I'm getting senile I think

Ric

#3 is mostly true, but many years ago, I read Jaws by Peter Benchley and it doesn't even compare to the movie for sheer terror, excitement and so many other things. This time the movie was 1,000 X better.

I do not know whom you are speaking of, maybe it didn't play here in NY. I do remember Elvira and then Zacherly as hosts to late-night movies some of which might have even been considered 'C' movies if there was such a classification.
Lot's of fun though

I had all the letters with my 3 regular words (HA) and just rearranging them was a snap. Probably could have gotten it in 3, but for me, an easy 4.

Quote from: ozzie on June 04, 2022, 08:16:36 PM
Love the shot of Lincoln. Very powerful image.

Just standing in front of that statue is truly awe-inspiring. It is so lifelike, from his head, to even his hands.