Posts by Thomas Foster5

Nicole James said:So, you’re 23, right? Tell me—are you working somewhere at the moment?

Look, I see a potential way out here too.
If you aren't in school, just find some work and move out.

Pure innocence. 😢

Anthony Smith3 said:Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 1/5 - The trailer just dropped.
I suspect there are plenty of people out there who think the second installment was—and always will be—absolute garbage, regardless of how much anyone else tries to defend it. But believe me when I say this: compared to the third one, the sequel is (again) a masterpiece. As for the third film? I honestly don’t have enough insults to do it justice... everything about it is just bad. We're talking about abysmal direction—look, Edward Neumeier might have written some decent scripts back in the day, but he should definitely stay far away from the director's chair. Then there’s the action, which is even worse. It feels like they just set up a tripod, hit record, and let the crew shoot at each other while occasionally changing the camera angle. To top it all off, you have laughable acting and bottom-tier CGI. The kicker? They actually had a bigger budget than the second movie—a whopping $20 million—and "better" actors, too. You had Casper van Dien returning alongside Jolene Blalock from Star Trek: Enterprise, but it was all for nothing. The plot is nonsensical, the acting is subpar, and the characters are just as bad—I mean, we’re stuck with a singing Marshal, a perpetually grumpy Sergeant, and a Lieutenant who can barely string an English sentence together. That religious fanatic from the ship—constantly preaching about faith and God—is someone I’d love to just shut down once and for all.The only redeeming quality here is a bit of skin—but since we aren't getting any actual Jolene Blalock, it’s hardly worth mentioning.
To put it bluntly—it was a total disaster!!!

Reading your post, I realized that you hit the nail right on the head—that’s exactly what I was trying to get at!

mellowtrucker44 said:What do you mean by biblical bullshit? Seriously, bullshit?

The film is a brilliant piece of satire—honestly, I loved watching them take aim at religion. It’s easily one of the biggest enemies and mass killers on this planet since humanity first showed up.

Whenever Holly starts preaching about her religion on that planet, it gets pretty intense—but my favorite part was definitely when she realized Sky Marshall Anoke wasn't exactly praying to the same "God" she was. That conversation was gold:

Bull Brittles: Does he seriously believe a bug is God?
Lola Beck: He’s gone full believer. It's their specific brand of faith.
Holly Little: Bug religion?
Bull Brittles: That’s just wild.
Holly Little: That's blasphemy!
Bull Brittles: So, where do we go from here?
Holly Little: Perhaps it’s time to consider taking him out.
Lola Beck: Is it because he’s lost his mind? Or does he actually share your level of faith?
Holly Little: It's The wrong god !

One word—brilliant!

Then, when the Behemacoytl launch their attack and Holly and Lola start praying—with Holly shouting, "God, send us angels from Heaven!"—suddenly Rico drops down with his Marauders. Are we really calling weapons of mass destruction "angels" now? Haha!

Brilliant!

Following that, experts across the entire Federation reached the same conclusion:
Well—it’s a given that God exists.
b) he's our friend
He's an American citizen—he wants us to win.

I don't know about you all, but this strikes me as a perfect mirror of today’s global landscape—that whole "my God is better than yours and wants me to win" mentality. Honestly? Brilliant.

But honestly, the climax is the absolute peak of the movie. They kick things off with those news segments on the Federal Network, debating whether dropping a devastating Q-Bomba—something capable of wiping out an entire planet—is actually ethical, or if they should just let it rip on the insect planet OM-1.

Man: Why not? Those bugs wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger themselves!
Woman: Sure, but aren't we supposed to be better than them?

And there’s your answer right there. The bomb is en route, while Dix and Lola watch from their spacecraft as it descends. Lola mentions how she found religion and a God down on the surface. Dix just gives her this bewildered look. After a beat of silence, he shrugs: Well, nobody's perfect. 🙏🙏🙏

Then comes the kiss, all while the planet gets absolutely obliterated in the background.

What word describes this? Oh, right! BRILLIANT! 🙏🙏🙏

But then I read this part! 🤣
I was dying laughing!
Maybe you're onto something—it functions more as satire 🤣
Though, personally, I think the film would have been stronger without all that religious nonsense...
The funniest bits for me were:

1. That little guy in the brown suit and bowtie rambling about God on the news, only for the military to drag him away while he yells "awaaay!"
2. It's The wrong god !
3. That ending where the high-ranking lady turns around and you see a black cross engraved on her uniform.
4. The mass for the soldiers led by the priest.

And that final takeaway: the experts concluded:
a) God definitely exists
b) He's on our side
c) He's a citizen of the Federation and wants us to win

"God exists and he is a citizen!"

That woman praying with a halo of dangerous robots hovering over her head. 🤣

Still, I really wanted to punch that flight attendant in the teeth!
"Sir, you really believe that? I didn't know you were one of us!"

I was genuinely hoping the Behemacoytl would listen to that lunatic when he shouted:

"Take this wife off my hands and kill her!"

"I got religion. I got it bad.
Well, nobody is perfect." 🤣

Total garbage. It's so bad, it's actually good.

You guys clearly don't get how this forum works.
You could sit here posting for a hundred years about this or that—it won't change a thing.
Someone actually needs to send Bellwether a direct message containing a formal request, solid arguments, and proof that there’s actual public demand behind it.

Laura Bishop said:Isn't there always some Angry person who just goes totally silent?

I mean, personally—when I'm mad—I just shut up. 😬

http://www.mysmiley.net/free-mad-smileys.php

Anyway, I’d definitely go with this one:

I get why this topic might feel like an emotional gut punch to some people—believe me, I do—but I don't think we should label it taboo just because it hits a nerve.
Look, I’m all for tolerance and showing one another respect, but I’m also a firm believer in free speech and the freedom to hold an opinion.

My thought is that we could approach this specific discussion from a psychological angle: looking at whether the Christ depicted in the Bible would be considered emotionally and mentally stable by today's standards.
Essentially, we’d be basing the conversation strictly on the actual text found in the New Testament.

No insults intended—just a clinical look at the words.

I didn't mean to cause any offense.
My point is simply that these kinds of taboos don't make much sense—and if I do say so myself, I think the topic was presented quite decently.
Based on actual, solid arguments.

Look, if I personally decided that Hitler was a deity and held him in high esteem, would that mean we can't discuss his mental health without offending my religious sensibilities?

Or do I need a following of 100 million people to make that happen?
What’s the actual quota of followers required to turn someone's mental state into a taboo subject?
Or is the issue simply that the legend of Jesus is ancient?

What kind of criteria are we even using here?

Take Sai Baba, for instance.
He has about a million or so followers who view him as a god.
Does that mean I'm forbidden from publicly questioning his mental stability?

Who exactly is barring us from questioning and studying the world around us—including our own religious feelings?

Christian beliefs often leave you closed off to any change in perspective; they are essentially designed with circular logic that self-validates, making it nearly impossible to break out of that absurd loop.
And this "ban" on questioning someone's reliability only proves it—because there is an a priori assumption that such a figure is a perfect god.
It's nonsense.

rowdyhawk10 said:Look, those aren't really comparable, Lester—it's a bit of a stretch. Satanism still falls under the umbrella of religious belief, in a sense.

Thanks, 😍

J. K. Rowling 😁

Nicole Perez75 said:Do I even need to keep typing? Anyone with half a brain gets it by now.

You don't have to—and honestly, you shouldn't. Most people caught on long before your fourth post.

First off, nobody is out here proselytizing for Satanism—it’s just a few of us sharing our perspectives to settle a specific debate or two.

And honestly, I’m glad this topic is being discussed there; it should give a bit of a sting to anyone who’s particularly intolerant or... well, heavily biased.

Secondly, Satanism is a religious orientation, at the very least.

Just like Atheism is.

So, it belongs under the umbrella of Religion.

There’s already a thread about Satanism on the alternative board where people discuss it from a completely different angle 😁

What rowdyhawk10 said—that Satanism is anti-God—simply isn't true.

The issue stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of how religions are split into "left" and "right" paths; people are all too eager to label any non-mainstream faith as "anti-religion" just because it doesn't fit the status quo.

Regarding Ford, I am more than happy to support the initiative 😁 If there is a Church of Google and a Flying Spaghetti Monster religion, then why shouldn't we have COH?

Joseph Chavez7 said:You don't actually import it into Word—you just drag and drop it directly into the C:\WINDOWS\Fonts folder, and then it’ll show up right there in your Word font menu. As for finding one online? Just hit up Google with a search for "free fonts" and click the first result; it's pretty much magic.

I actually already had the font downloaded; I just didn't realize how to get it to actually work.

Thanks so much 😁

With your help, I managed to get it sorted in about 30 seconds 😁 Thanks again 😉

Regarding this—it’s not really about picking an existing one, but rather how to actually download a new font from the web and get it working within Microsoft Word (specifically older versions).

Is that even doable?

Kenneth Jackson30 said:That's happened to me plenty of times; I'll be yawning and suddenly—splat😂. Sometimes I try to do it on purpose, but then it just won't happen.

🤣
Yeah, when you actually want it to work, it just refuses to... well, you know.🤣

Well, at least I know I’m not the only one 😛ugh:

Does anyone here actually have any insight on this?
I'm curious—is this something you guys are running into as well?

When I have my mouth open and my tongue raised, my sublingual salivary glands tend to release saliva in a thin spray—tiny droplets that shoot about 2 to 12 inches outward.

I honestly assumed this was just a universal human thing—it mostly happens when I yawn—but after chatting with some folks, I realized some people have never experienced this at all.

Now I’m curious about how common this actually is among the general population, so I put together a quick poll.

For the record, it isn't an issue for me (if anything, it's kind of interesting😁); I'm just genuinely curious.

gentlestag3 said:I guess you guys should just hang in there until spring brings some decent weather, and in the meantime, maybe try to hold off on the suicide attempts. If you’re already thinking about ending it, just don't do it with pills, because honestly, you might feel pretty embarrassed if you actually survive that.
What kind of nonsense is this, and how can people be so weak? I mean, are you even realizing how much you're weighing down everyone around you with all this negativity? Maybe if you tried learning how to be genuinely kind to others—and to yourselves, too—life might actually feel a bit better, instead of being stuck in this mindset where it seems like you only think about yourselves, which is probably why these silly thoughts pop up. A little exercise, hanging out with friends, plenty of love, and just... maybe focusing a little less on being the center of everything. I think that's the recipe, anyway. It worked for me, I guess.

By the way, spring (specifically April and May) tends to see the highest rates of suicide...
Probably a hormonal thing...

Sometimes, life just feels meaningless, sad, or bitter simply because people have too much idle time on their hands.
Find a hobby!

Kenneth Lee16 said:Man, Paul Smith16, crimsoncyclist14, and the rest of you... life’s definitely keeping us all busy enough...

No matter how you slice it... the whole goal is just survival.

There are plenty of speed bumps and losers surrounding us trying to hold us back... you're basically just here to weave around them.

If you check out early, all the pain vanishes pretty smoothly... but then what?

Even those people who lived through a hundred lifetimes didn't experience more than you have—and they're still six feet under, so you have to wonder who they actually lived it all for.

Great. Just great.
That exact mindset is what drove humanity to build civilization and push boundaries in science, medicine, and social progress...

But that same attitude is precisely what makes you a pessimist—and being negative only reinforces that outlook.
You're essentially trapping yourself in a loop of your own making...
You need to snap out of it a bit; if you look closer, you'll see there is plenty of good in this world.
It isn't all bleak...
And find yourself something meaningful to do.
Something to occupy your time so you don't end up spiraling into these kinds of thoughts...

My advice? Just end it all if you can—honestly, that’s what I want for myself too.

Well, isn't that just wonderful advice...

First off—tackle the immediate issues that are actually within your control.
(If you're fighting with someone, fix it; if you're struggling at college, hit the books; if you're... well, you get the idea.)
As for things you can't change—unrequited love, losing a parent... you just have to face them and accept that life is often unfair. If it feels overwhelming, I'm sure there are people close to you who would be more than happy to listen and help.

And finally, once you've handled those two things, find a hobby—something to fill your time and keep your mind engaged enough to stick with it.
(Reading, sports, target practice, chess, swimming, gaming—anything really.)

That’s about all the help I can offer...