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bailey_187
9th May 2011, 23:37
to want to be tony soprano sometimes
The Man
10th May 2011, 00:11
Well, in order to find out of this is necessarily 'reactionary', we must look all the way back at Karl Marx's essays on this very subject. I suggest looking at "The reactionary position of Tony Soprano."
Nolan
10th May 2011, 00:21
Yes. You should be whacked.
DDR
10th May 2011, 00:25
That's nothing, sometimes I want to be like Travis Bickle, from Taxi Driver.
Sir Comradical
10th May 2011, 00:34
Yes, wanting to be a fat tub of mafia shit is reactionary. Shame on you.

I on the other hand want to be Jean Luc Picard - the coolest fictional communist leader ever.
Jazzratt
10th May 2011, 01:04
I on the other hand want to be Jean Luc Picard - the coolest fictional communist leader ever. The best communistic/post-capitalist fiction doesn't have leaders in the traditional sense, certainly not ones holding rank within a formalised military.

I'd personally absolutely love to be a ship Mind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_%28The_Culture%29). I'd probably rejoice under the name "Where is your gravitas now."
Quail
10th May 2011, 01:13
I on the other hand want to be Jean Luc Picard - the coolest fictional communist leader ever.
Wouldn't call him a communist leader, but he's pretty cool. :cool:
Magón
10th May 2011, 02:08
I want to be like Tony Montana sometimes. But rather have a more appealing and not so end of my life, ending.
Sir Comradical
10th May 2011, 15:04
The best communistic/post-capitalist fiction doesn't have leaders in the traditional sense, certainly not ones holding rank within a formalised military.

I'd personally absolutely love to be a ship Mind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_%28The_Culture%29). I'd probably rejoice under the name "Where is your gravitas now."

This is the first time I've heard of these wildly utopian novels!
maskerade
10th May 2011, 19:06
Yes this is ve
Nolan
10th May 2011, 19:08
Scenes like this are the only things worth watching on The Sopranos.

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praxis1966
10th May 2011, 19:14
I'd personally absolutely love to be a ship Mind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_%28The_Culture%29). I'd probably rejoice under the name "Where is your gravitas now."

Word. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "I'm sorry, David."
Jazzratt
10th May 2011, 19:41
Word. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "I'm sorry, David." That kind of goes against the whole concept of Culture Minds, though. They are pretty much HAL's opposite, even the ones that are noted for treating humans unethically and shunned for it fall some way short of the level of barbarism commoncly associated with "rogue AIs." </nitpickery>

On topic the desirability of a life in the mafia does occasionally come up amongst my friends but, by and large, the risks of being whacked, arrested or otherwise encountering unpleasantness seem to outweigh the potential of living off of cigars and cocaine. Barely, though.
praxis1966
10th May 2011, 20:10
That kind of goes against the whole concept of Culture Minds, though. They are pretty much HAL's opposite, even the ones that are noted for treating humans unethically and shunned for it fall some way short of the level of barbarism commoncly associated with "rogue AIs." </nitpickery>

Hah Dude, I know. Just joshin' ya.
Jazzratt
10th May 2011, 20:16
Hah Dude, I know. Just joshin' ya. When it comes to people joking about my nerdier interests my usually keen sense of when someone is taking the piss or not seem to fall by the wayside.
praxis1966
10th May 2011, 22:59
When it comes to people joking about my nerdier interests my usually keen sense of when someone is taking the piss or not seem to fall by the wayside.

Or maybe I'm just not nearly as funny as I think I am.
Kuppo Shakur
11th May 2011, 05:26
Yes this is ve
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synthesis
11th May 2011, 08:09
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Bryan Cranston is the gulliest
Jack
11th May 2011, 11:13
Tony Montana>Tony Soprano




...until that whole sister-fucking business.
hatzel
11th May 2011, 11:20
Hannah Montana > Tony Montana
Jack
11th May 2011, 12:07
Hannah Montana > Tony Montana

Miley Cyrus >Hannah Montana
praxis1966
11th May 2011, 14:56
Tony Montana sucks. That accent was an insult to Cuban people everywhere. Worst acting job of Pacino's career (although Scent of a Woman was a close second), the guy was practically a cartoon character.
Magón
13th May 2011, 06:07
Tony Montana sucks. That accent was an insult to Cuban people everywhere. Worst acting job of Pacino's career (although Scent of a Woman was a close second), the guy was practically a cartoon character.

1. It was the 80s, so who the fuck cared? It made every little hispanic boy who saw it, want to become Tony Montana one day. :p

2. Take back Tony Montana sucks.

:D