Astrology.

Eisenwurst · 07-11-15, 07:37 PM

Way back in the 70s when I was a boilermaker we had a guy at work who liked to "project" himself as a tough guy, mean s.o.b. You'd look at him and think "Hell's Angel, murderer", a lot of guys were scared of him.

With time I got to know him and was surprised to learn he was a devout catholic, happily married with a young family. And he was a fanatic believer when it came to "star signs". He'd be forever going on "blah blah Capricorn blah blah bloody virgos etc".

But to give him credit he thought the horoscopes in the paper were a load of crap and I agree.

Sailor Steve · 07-11-15, 08:18 PM

I believe in astrology. Here's my horoscope for today:

Oh, I'm an Aries, by the way.

Jeff-Groves · 07-11-15, 09:53 PM

Bet the stars didn't tell you I wouldn't vote in any way.

Sailor Steve · 07-11-15, 10:35 PM

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Bet the stars didn't tell you I wouldn't vote in any way.

Actually Johnny Depp, Natalie Portman and Robert Downey, Jr. all called to advise me of that very fact.

BossMark · 07-12-15, 01:22 AM

Well as a Virgo I.......................

Jimbuna · 07-12-15, 06:07 AM

I'll believe when I read the lottery result prior to it being drawn.

Platapus · 07-12-15, 06:17 AM

When I call a psychic hotline, why do they ask me for my credit card number. That should be the first test they do.

Red Devil · 07-12-15, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Actually Johnny Depp, Natalie Portman and Robert Downey, Jr. all called to advise me of that very fact.

I got a nice tweet from Johnny Depp in reply to a Twitter article in news on his visiting a kids hospital in Brisbane Australia in the full Pirates regalia.

No I tend not to use it too much, I only went in to see what someone had written. BUt dsont ask JD if he would like to join here, his language can be a bit erm, fruitful!

Torplexed · 07-11-15, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I believe in astrology. Here's my horoscope for today:
Oh, I'm an Aries, by the way.

You're better than the Amazing Criswell. Finally. A horoscope I can trust.

07-12-15, 08:26 AM

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What in seven Hells!?

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I remember an incident long ago here in the US. The stars of a certain soap opera were doing an autograph signing, when the actress who played a particularly nasty character was approached by a fan who started demanding to know why she was so mean to the fan's favorite characters. It took more than a bit of "I'm not her! I just play her on television!" to get the woman calmed down.

The guy who played Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I, Ray Park, was attacked by some idiots in a bar because "he killed Qui-Gon!".

The world is a weird place

Sailor Steve · 07-12-15, 09:07 AM

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The guy who played Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I, Ray Park, was attacked by some idiots in a bar because "he killed Qui-Gon!".

How did they recognize him?

You reminded me of yet another similar story. I have a copy of the 1939 movie Frank and Jesse James, which stared Henry Fonda and Tyrone Power in the title roles, and featured John Carradine as Robert Ford. The booklet quotes Carradine as saying that at the premier he was confronted by a young boy who asked if he killed Jesse. Carradine said that when he replied "Yes" the kid kicked him on the shin and ran away.

07-12-15, 09:14 AM

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How did they recognize him?

Not sure, they may have talked to him or something.
Then you have 'making of's' who often show actors without any make up/costume.

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Carradine said that when he replied "Yes" the kid kicked him on the shin and ran away.

Well deserved.

u crank · 07-12-15, 09:15 AM

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The world is a weird place

The world is as nature intends it. The world is populated by a lot of weird people.

Aktungbby · 07-12-15, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

What in seven Hells!?

The world is a weird place

Precisely: according to the Bard

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The world is as nature intends it. The world is populated by a lot of weird people.

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.... Last scene of all,
That (last hell) ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

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07-11-15, 07:37 PM	#1
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,763 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Way back in the 70s when I was a boilermaker we had a guy at work who liked to "project" himself as a tough guy, mean s.o.b. You'd look at him and think "Hell's Angel, murderer", a lot of guys were scared of him. With time I got to know him and was surprised to learn he was a devout catholic, happily married with a young family. And he was a fanatic believer when it came to "star signs". He'd be forever going on "blah blah Capricorn blah blah bloody virgos etc". But to give him credit he thought the horoscopes in the paper were a load of crap and I agree. __________________

07-11-15, 08:18 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I believe in astrology. Here's my horoscope for today: Oh, I'm an Aries, by the way. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-12-15, 01:22 AM	#5
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Well as a Virgo I....................... __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll believe when I read the lottery result prior to it being drawn. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-11-15, 09:53 PM	#3
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Bet the stars didn't tell you I wouldn't vote in any way.

07-12-15, 06:17 AM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I call a psychic hotline, why do they ask me for my credit card number. That should be the first test they do. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.