I’m right there with you—the movie is an absolute masterpiece. It honestly doesn't deserve a remake, mostly because it has that untouchable cult status, especially with the way 🤣 absolutely nailed the lead role.
Jessica Morris6 said:Those are just empty generalizations. The world hasn't fundamentally changed; only our technology and culture have evolved. There have always been fools and there have always been sane people, but in the past, we only focus on the outliers that survived the filter of history. Most of today's idiots will likely just be forgotten by time once they're gone...
I'm right along with this comment, honestly. There isn't a single visionary bone in this entire argument. Fools have existed since the dawn of time and they'll keep existing, and every era seems to produce its own special brand of moron (who usually end up being swept away by the tides of history). As for the movie itself, it’s easily one of the worst comedies I’ve ever sat through—just endless sweeping statements paired with incredibly shallow, low-brow humor. You might catch a fleeting moment of actual fun here or there, maybe even a decent joke, but the rest of it is 👎 👎
Oh man, those scenes where she’s stuck singing her heart out in front of a packed house, just nodding along to everything that Russian waiter was rambling about 🙏 🙏 I honestly find this whole thing hilarious; it’s definitely one of the last decent comedies we’ve seen in a while.
I’ve actually watched this one twice now; there’s just something about this comedy that really sticks with you. For me, the standout was definitely Ray Liotta—he was absolutely brilliant playing up those shady, low-life characters he usually reserves for much grittier crime dramas. It’s hilarious seeing him take that edge and turn it into something so ridiculous, like when things go south during a fishing trip and someone pulls a gun 🤣 The so-called "Olga" character was also a total riot. My favorite sequence has to be when she and the kid try to outsmart that nasty housekeeper, only for everything to descend into absolute chaos. There are plenty of other gems scattered throughout, but I won't spoil them; you’ll have to see for yourself :P If I had to nitpick, some of the conflicts feel a bit rushed toward the end, or they just get swept under the rug without much payoff, though I suppose you can't expect deep character arcs from a lighthearted comedy. The pacing could have used a little more breathing room in certain spots too.
Seriously 🙂 Did you try sending that email again? I actually brought this up with them yesterday, and honestly, I can’t wrap my head around why Discord would go out of their way to ban someone who barely even has an account, let alone any history on there. It’s just pure incompetence at this point. 🤔
It’s honestly such a tragic bit of irony that just before she left the pirates, as she was driving up to that sleek black limousine—the kind of thing the newly minted Mrs. Biden would have thought only existed in those old Hollywood movies she used to sneak into at some underground theater in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. back in the fifties—she ended up falling straight into a septic tank.
Katie completely lost it, to put it mildly. Between the sternness and that underlying layer of bitterness and disgust, Plenković’s voice was enough to chill her right to the bone. It wasn't even the fear of having her pension swindled again—she’s already grown used to that particular brand of theft—but rather the sheer shock of realizing that Plenković actually knows the truth: that she, Katie, is Putin's one and only mistress.
"I know everything, Katie," Plenković groaned into the receiver. In those brief moments when she wasn't reeling from the initial shock, Katie found herself thinking about how strangely attractive Plenković sounded over the phone. It felt almost impossible to reconcile that voice with the man on TV who looks like he’s growing roots while cursing out journalists. "Everything about you, my sweet little Katie,"
I was just sitting there, lost in some idyllic daydream that any average meat-eater would probably find quite appetizing, when suddenly I got slapped right out of it. It was just a sharp, stinging flash across my right cheek, while this complete stranger started screaming at me for reasons just as incomprehensible as some fanatic in a desert firefight. Through all the chaos and noise, I could only make sense of a few scattered words:
Fuchs and his little suggestions for how university professors should handle their lectures:
The Department of Health just released their latest numbers regarding last year's data, and if you're looking for any sense of consistency or clear direction from the Government, you might want to look elsewhere. It’s one of those situations where the statistics feel less like a roadmap and more like a collection of moving targets, leaving everyone to wonder if we're actually making progress or just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Looking at how they've framed these updates, it feels like they're trying to smooth over the cracks in the system with polished rhetoric, much like how someone might try to fix a leaking faucet by simply painting over the water stains. You have to wonder whether these figures provide a genuine reflection of our reality or if they're just a carefully curated version of events designed to keep things quiet. It’s a bit like watching a slow-motion replay of a game where the referee keeps changing the rules halfway through; you know something isn't quite right, even if the official scoreboard says everything is fine.
Alright, great, so everything is back to live, which I definitely applaud—whether we go full throttle or settle for some sort of hybrid model—but what exactly are we doing about the actual measures? They aren't even mentioned in the memo, aside from this rather shy little nudge toward getting vaccinated. Divjakica did a solid job dissecting that in her post:
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The universities are sticking to the old-school playbook, according to what the Secretary is saying, though he conveniently leaves out exactly how or why they're making these calls.
Toward the end of last week, a memo from the Secretary of Education finally landed on the desks of all the major universities, covering the protocols for conducting classes at colleges, universities, and higher education institutions. This memo is a perfect snapshot of the sheer cluelessness currently plaguing our higher education system—it’s a mix of an irrational fear of classroom technology, total confusion, and a complete lack of preparedness. Honestly, it makes sense when you realize that anyone at the Department of Health who actually understood how universities work has basically jumped ship over the last year. We’re left with a vacuum where there used to be experienced officials who actually grasped the mechanics of the system. It’s highly likely the Minister didn't even have anyone competent on hand to draft this, which really highlights the absolute void of vision coming from both the Minister and the Government. They seem completely lost, whether we're talking about managing things during this pandemic fight or trying to build any actual 21st-century skills. I'll break this down into a few different points for you. The post kicks off with the observation that universities have moved their entire curriculum into a virtual environment over the last year and a half—which, frankly, is one of the few accurate points made here. From there, the author starts rambling about virtual, digital, and some sort of "electronic correspondence" formats (I’ve never even heard of that last one; it sounds like a clunky bureaucratic term that perfectly captures how out of touch the author is regarding modern educational tech). They go on to claim that the quality of instruction hasn't lived up to the accredited programs. To make matters worse, our Department of Health—well, let's just say the government—apparently "thinks" the quality was poor. It’s presented so bluntly, without any distinction between the institutions that actually pulled it off on a global scale, the ones who clearly didn't bother, or the actual value that this digital transformation brings to the table in terms of progress. Then comes the usual predictable mantra about how hard it is for students and how much virtual learning supposedly wreaks havoc on their mental health. It’s almost funny, really—as if students weren't out there living and learning in some kind of untouched paradise before the digital world showed up. From there, they pivot to this dramatic conclusion that certain generations have somehow reached their absolute maximum threshold for exposure to online classes. One of my colleagues remarked that the way they phrase it makes it sound like we subjected them to radiation at Chernobyl, rather than actually protecting their well-being and our own by pivoting to remote work. We put in an enormous amount of effort to ensure that education remained high-quality, even if it had to happen through a screen. On the flip side, these students are going to spend their entire professional lives working and interacting within virtual environments anyway, so developing those competencies now is actually a necessity. But, of course, you won't find any mention of that practical reality in the official memo. Then comes the threat: if we don't secure accreditation for our online programs, we won't be allowed to teach remotely anymore, forcing us back into strictly in-person instruction by next academic year because apparently, online learning doesn't align with current laws. It’s completely absurd, really, considering the Department of Health and the entire Government spent the last two school years practically mandating or heavily recommending remote learning due to the pandemic; there was already a solid legal foundation established both here in the States and globally. That bloated paragraph was clearly penned by someone close to AZVO, but they obviously lack any grasp of the broader regulatory landscape. Not a single word in this entire memo addresses how universities are actually supposed to follow these epidemiological guidelines, or if they’re even expected to comply at all. I mean, let's be realistic here: if you have a lecture hall with 180 seats and you need to cram 180 students inside, maintaining any kind of social distancing is physically impossible. It’s just basic math. Not once did they attempt to actually reach out to the professors, the students, or any of the other staff members to encourage them to get vaccinated, nor did they bother pointing out that these kinds of decisions really ought to be grounded in peer-reviewed scientific facts rather than just following whatever pseudoscientific slogans happen to be trending at the moment. Fortunately, a handful of universities—and even more frequently at the college level—are actually prepping for hybrid learning models, so we might just scrape through this somehow. The current directive coming down from the Secretary is incredibly superficial; it’s completely untethered from actual research or scientific data, lacks a coherent roadmap, and offers zero support for implementation. As it stands, it's basically unworkable. At least given how things look right now, unless someone decides to look at the actual scientific indicators and declare that the pandemic is officially over by October 1st, 2021.
So, the Department just informed us that this virus is moving around like a character in a PS2 game, where you can only move up, down, left, or right. Apparently, they might add diagonal movement in the next update, or maybe it'll just become some premium feature that COVID unlocks once the infection count hits a certain threshold. I wonder if they even bothered to report this logic to the task force? ☕
What an absolute joke. But then again, if someone can say this with a completely straight face—well, since we're talking about a Republican, I guess it makes more sense now.
If a student falls ill, there’s no need to put the entire class in isolation; just isolating a few students sitting immediately to the left and right should suffice, Fuchs stated.
Please, let that "expert" team go ahead and believe that kids just sit perfectly still during breaks or don't socialize at all, acting like they're glued to their desks. Do they honestly think that, especially in middle school or high school, students follow rigid seating charts without any group projects forcing them to move around? Or that classes like Ethics, Religion, or e foreign language wouldn't cause groups to mix and seating arrangements to shift? Do they really imagine students will stay scattered like bowling pins that haven't been knocked over yet? ☕ In this Fuchsian universe where children are treated like creatures permanently fused to their chairs by some strange substance that only releases them when the final bell rings, the logic fails. If Joe from the right row is absent, his desk mate George might drift toward Peter in the middle row, then Peter skips Biology during fifth period, leaving George to wander over to Isaac in the left row. How on earth are they supposed to track that? 😁