Banter 2021 Off-Topic Chat Thread - PART II

[FredLeDeux]

I totally forgot about that. That's 2 separate types of Olympics.

There was a bloke whom did the same, but I forget his name.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Native American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and the decathlon in 1912, but was stripped because he played some semi-pro baseball before the Games. He also played major league baseball and early NFL after the games. An amazing athlete.

He was one of the 3 or 4 earlies who virtually made pro gridiron popular, but apparently he was so good he would have been dominant in any era.

 

[Spazz Cat]

That reminds me. Last week my kid watched Cool Runnings at school when the teacher couldn't be arsed or whatever.
It's the exact same movie I used to always have to watch at school when the teacher couldn't be arsed.

 

[cats_09]

That reminds me. Last week my kid watched Cool Runnings at school when the teacher couldn't be arsed or whatever.
It's the exact same movie I used to always have to watch at school when the teacher couldn't be arsed.

We used to get Grease in that situation

 

[Spazz Cat]

We used to get Grease in that situation

I remember it about grade4 they showed Grease on TV and it caused a sort of Grease-mania at my school for a while.
It was such a miserable time for me.

 

[Shell]

We were watching Shawshank Redemption (school i worked at) and the Principal walked in atthe exact moment: "now youre going to open your mouth for me.. and you're going to swallow what i give you"

I could have died.

 

[Spearman]

He was one of the 3 or 4 earlies who virtually made pro gridiron popular, but apparently he was so good he would have been dominant in any era.

another notable thing about Thorpe was he was the first Native American I heard about as a young boy who not one of the old warriors who had fought the white expansion across the continent. And the only one until the 70s.

 

[Shell]

Also had to sit thru Step Brothers and SemiPro with VCAL. Iirc some pretty awkward scenes to sit thru

 

[winty]

Speaking of Shawshank Redemption, I remember Stephen King talking about once he was in a shop and an old lady approached him and said "I know who you are. You write all those awful scary books. Why can't you write something uplifting like Shawshank Redemption?" King replied "Actually, I wrote that too." The old lady snapped back "No you didn't. Don't lie!" and walked off.

 

[Shell]

Speaking of Shawshank Redemption, I remember Stephen King talking about once he was in a shop and an old lady approached him and said "I know who you are. You write all those awful scary books. Why can't you write something uplifting like Shawshank Redemption?" King replied "Actually, I wrote that too." The old lady snapped back "No you didn't. Don't lie!" and walked off.

That is so funny i read a "things you didnt know about TSR" today.. they kept the whole Stephen king thing hush hush on purpose they didnt want ppl thinking it was another usual SK horror story.

 

[Shell]

He also would sell aspiring new movie makers rights to his books for a buck.

 

[winty]

He wasn't a fan of Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining" either.

 

[Shell]

The Shining would be a good remake. Got the CGI now to do the hedge animals coming alive.

 

[Shell]

Amd better actresses than Shelley Duvall

 

[Spazz Cat]

He's written fantastic books that aren't horrors.
He's just a brilliant story teller. Stand by me was the best.

 

[winty]

I've read a book about how most, if not all, of Stephen King's books are intertwined somehow. Quite fascinating.

 

[winty]

Here's the book on Amazon if you guys are interested....

The Complete Stephen King Universe: A... by Golden, Christopher

The Complete Stephen King Universe: A... by Golden, Christopher

www.amazon.com.au

 

[Spazz Cat]

Ahh bummer. Its not on audible

 

[Shell]

I've read a book about how most, if not all, of Stephen King's books are intertwined somehow. Quite fascinating.

Ah like links between characters and such?

Yeah its pretty cool.

 

[FredLeDeux]

another notable thing about Thorpe was he was the first Native American I heard about as a young boy who not one of the old warriors who had fought the white expansion across the continent. And the only one until the 70s.

Yeah, the next one I heard of was Billy Mills in the 64 Marathon.

 

[cats_09]

He's written fantastic books that aren't horrors.
He's just a brilliant story teller. Stand by me was the best.

Apt Pupil is also really good

 

[cats_09]

Here's the book on Amazon if you guys are interested....

The Complete Stephen King Universe: A... by Golden, Christopher

The Complete Stephen King Universe: A... by Golden, Christopher

www.amazon.com.au

Something else to add to the present wish list

 

[Spazz Cat]

Something else to add to the present wish list

Yeah I want that.

 

[Shell]

Library doesnt have it

 

[Shell]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooal