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Forum: Intermission: Miscellaneous Chat 19 hours ago
Replies: 3
TCL Phone
Posted By Captain Steel
I probably won't be much help, Stirch, but you...

I probably won't be much help, Stirch, but you can open the back and look at the battery to see if it looks okay. You could also take down the battery info and order a new one on Amazon or eBay as a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 20 hours ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

That James Randi ("The Amazing Randi") was gay.

Randi (1928 - 2020) was famous for being a stage magician, scientific skeptic and a debunker.
He was also famous for his million dollar paranormal...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 23 hours ago
Replies: 8
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
I was just joking. But there may be something to...

I was just joking. But there may be something to it - you may be seeing their (then) real-life mutual attraction showing through their performances even though they were supposed to be playing...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 23 hours ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
I know there are good reasons for doing this (as...

I know there are good reasons for doing this (as other replies indicate).
But I've never washed new clothes before wearing them.

A funny story along these lines: somehow this came up with my...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 23 hours ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

I saw Cheap Trick live in 2004 - which is rare for me as I'm not a concert goer. It was at a place that was formerly a dance / night club.
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago
Replies: 1,306
Give me three films about....
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Give me three films about....

The Thief of Baghdad
From Russia With Love
X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes



...with a life boat
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago
Replies: 1,584
Alphabet Movie Characters
Posted By Captain Steel
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Tin Man (Jack Haley) in The Wizard of Oz.
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago
Replies: 1,306
Give me three films about....
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Give me three films about....

The Music Man
Death of a Salesman
Glengarry Glen Ross


...with surfing
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

Famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov died of AIDS / HIV!

Asimov was one of the rare cases where he contracted the disease via a blood transfusion during a heart surgery.
Asimov was married...
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
Hmmm.. I would say my opinion is based on what...

Hmmm.. I would say my opinion is based on what I've learned & observed about biology & aging.

I watched and helped 2 parents grow old and die, sat in on countless doctor consultations along the...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 2 days ago
Replies: 8
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
That's because they were married in real life! ;)

That's because they were married in real life! ;)
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 3 days ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
At one job, I and another guy were discussing the...

At one job, I and another guy were discussing the wearing of pants with female co-workers.
We confessed that we usually wore the same pair of pants all week - it's not like they got dirty in an...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 3 days ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid

I wear the same clothes for weeks. Of course I wash them (at which time I wear another set of same clothes).
I have this thing where I like to wear stuff out before wearing new stuff. Like socks -...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 3
All Hail, Helmut Doork!
Posted By Captain Steel
I also read an interview with Werner Klemperer...

I also read an interview with Werner Klemperer and when asked on his playing Nazis in movies & TV (he also played one in Judgement At Nuremberg) he said it was kind of a goal for him to make Nazis...
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
First, everyone is different, with different...

First, everyone is different, with different eating habits, metabolisms, or potential disease processes which can effect how they gain or lose weight, so no rules apply to everyone equally.

But...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 days ago
Replies: 13
Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)
Posted By Captain Steel
Very good. Come to think of it, James Earl...

Very good.
Come to think of it, James Earl Jones would make an excellent Franklin! ;)
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?

Over time, the slower metabolism results in less appetite, a shrinking of the stomach and weight loss.

Unless, of course, if you keep eating like when you were 18 as you move into your geriatric...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 days ago
Replies: 13
Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)
Posted By Captain Steel
Paul Giamatti was good casting for Adams (they...

Paul Giamatti was good casting for Adams (they were both short, stocky and not what most people would define as "handsome"). I agree, it was a great series - even inspired me to read the biography...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 days ago
Replies: 8
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
I watched the entire series at one time, but...

I watched the entire series at one time, but don't remember a lot of the details.

I will try to answer one question: Dexter's adopted father was trying to teach him a code to live (and kill) by to...
Forum: Games and Tabs 4 days ago
Replies: 2,489
Like or dislike?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Like or dislike?

Like (peanuts)


Exercise
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?

In general, your metabolism slows.
For some (who keep their food consumption in proportion with their metabolism), this ultimately results in less hunger and less food consumed, and thus weight...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 5 days ago
Replies: 47
3 Body Problem (Netflix)
Posted By Captain Steel
I love ELO! Strange coincidence: I...

I love ELO!

Strange coincidence:
I watched the first 2 episodes of Lost (I was hoping for a survival action / drama: kind of like a serious version of Gilligan's Island or Castaway with a larger...
Forum: Games and Tabs 5 days ago
Replies: 1,306
Give me three films about....
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Give me three films about....

Gone With The Wind
Pulp Fiction
Fame


...where the bad guys win in the end
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 6 days ago
Replies: 7
The Beach Boys (2024)
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: The Beach Boys (2024)

I'm a huge Beach Boys fan.
But haven't there already been multiple documentaries and biopics about the band and / or its memebers?
Forum: Games and Tabs 6 days ago
Replies: 2,489
Like or dislike?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Like or dislike?

I think I liked Tang when I was little (but that may have been more due to the advertising using astronauts).


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