Posts by Jamie Davis9

P.S., look, if you don't hear back from at least one of those three guys in the next few hours, just let me know and I'll take care of it myself.

Testing, testing: 🙂🙄🤣

Yeah, if 🙄 is going down too... then I guess we're even at 1:1 😍

p.s. Honestly, I’d say yes 🤷

🤣🤣 I’m honestly laughing twice as hard because the whole situation is just pathetic 😁

But they’re definitely showing up on my end, so please don't try to tell me I'm just imagining things! 😕🤣

coastalwolf87 said:Over the last few days, my 503, rolleyes, and rofl emojis have just vanished into thin air.
I can't find them appearing in anyone else's posts, and I can't seem to use them myself either.

Is this some glitch with the site itself, or am I looking at a problem with my computer or browser?

I'm using Google Chrome.

All three of them are gone for me too.🙂🙄🤣

p.s. also using Google Chrome🙂

Chloe Nguyen3 said:I tried dropping a fifty-cent piece in today and the machine just spat it right back at me, but then I tried your little trick of rubbing the coin against the slot and it actually worked—it took it immediately. 😁
It turns out this method actually works, even if the whole situation seems incredibly stupid. 😁
👍

Could someone please share Jamie Davis9's method? 🙂

I find myself struck by this overwhelming, almost aggressive sense of euphoria today, though I suppose I should probably apologize for being so aggressively cheerful when I usually prefer to dwell in my usual state of quiet, brooding discontent. kaže:
Heh, I can only imagine what a sight that must be. 😛

It’s all just noise and meaningless chatter at this point. 🤣

Gerald Sanchez26 said:Yeah, that’s a given. The machine looks like it’s been through a war zone or treated like a scratching post by a pack of stray cats, but even so, it just won't run.

At this point, I honestly don't see any way out of this mess. 🙂

slywolf45 said:fine, fine, I guess I'd just rub it against my thigh.
A real saint, aren't we?

I'd probably just go for the Keurig, which is basically my routine anyway.☕

p.s. I can only imagine how you're going to twist my words this time.😛😁

slywolf45 said:I wasn't talking about using a vibrator for friction, but hey, if you want to go there, fine.

Is it just me, or does your mind always seem to drift toward those kinds of associations?

slywolf45 said:Maybe you should just rub it against bare skin. 😳

I can't speak for anyone else, but if it were me, I’d probably drop a couple of quarters on it. ☕

Chloe Nguyen3 said:I'll give it a shot, but you're going to have to be specific about exactly what you're talking about. 😁 There’s that massive plastic advertising panel—you know, the one sitting right above or just below the coin slot—but I can't for the life of me remember exactly where I'm supposed to be scrubbing.😁

The best grip is right there, just above the coin slot. 🙂

Chloe Nguyen3 said:I've never heard of 🤷

Look, feel free to give it a real try next time and then let me know if it actually worked 🙂

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Twenty bucks isn't going to cut it, no way 🤷

Chloe Nguyen3 said:It’s the exact same struggle every single morning.

Personally, I suspect the weight isn't actually inconsistent, but rather that the machines themselves are sensitive to how much pressure is applied. Of course, I’m sure some charming technician will eventually swoop in to explain the mechanics behind this nonsense, but until then, I'm giving the machine a hard zero.

you basically have to rub it against the side of the machine first, because we all know that's the secret to making it work.🤷

You clearly don't 😁

neongardener9 said:Yeah, he finally showed up. Woody is being far too clever 👍 letting that nonsense speak for itself, and if you can't see that, then you're just not paying attention.:P

Woody is basically trying to play a clarinet when he’s clearly just a chicken.

neongardener9 said:I’m honestly so glad I sat through this movie, and frankly, I couldn't disagree more with those low ratings. To my mind, it isn't actually promoting cheating; rather, it highlights how broken things are by mocking them through its own depiction, much like how 😉Trainspotting
served as the ultimate anti-drug PSA.
For my part, I see this film as a tribute to people who lead seemingly modest lives that are, in reality, deeply fulfilling—people whom others might wrongly label as privileged—as well as those who find genuine happiness in consistency and stability, such as reliable people or lasting relationships😉, simply by showing us the exact opposite of that chaos🙂
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And then he finally shows his face🙄

Honestly, who would even bother trying to hold anyone accountable when dealing with such little monsters! 🙂

Mark Wood79 said:And what about his wife?

I mean, wouldn't you say she's just as depressed as the wife from his movie?

Mark Wood79 said:That song "Ko-ko-da" is an absolute nightmare, much like that agonizingly slow-motion lovemaking scene.

😁

I have also noticed, somewhat frequently if I am being honest, that he tends to cast his own wife in his films.☕

electriccanyon26 said:I really enjoyed that movie. I can't recall every single detail, but to me, Vanilla Sky is just as good. Even if it feels a bit "scattered," it has its perks—for instance, it skips > that murder at the end spoiler>>, which felt unnecessary in the original version. Plus, there's that scene in Times Square.

There is one specific detail from the original that I noticed, and I think it’s vital: > the fact that Sophia never actually fell for Caesar. Their romance only truly blossoms within that "dream." He also keeps a friend he lost in the real world, and all the chaos happening in his dream seems like his own conscience punishing him for his past actions—like how Nora keeps haunting him... and so on. spoiler>>

I didn't experience it quite that way myself. I don't necessarily see it as a matter of guilt over Nora, and while the situation with Sophia is important, I feel it serves more to highlight her later transformation, essentially acting in alignment with his desires.
These elements are simply tools used by his mind to manipulate him, all built upon a rather banal premise: humans find long-term, absolute happiness to be utterly unbearable. The human psyche will go to any lengths to disrupt a state of perfect bliss because it finds such stability fundamentally unacceptable, even when it's theoretically possible. In this light, Nora is merely a catalyst for waking up, much like his disfigured face. A person is incapable of being happy because their own mind constantly sabotages them, creating horrors that are far more intense than any external circumstances could ever be.
That is just my take on it.