Chulla 4,946 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Those of you who have wondered what happened to cause the great financial crash ten years ago, it's all here in this spoof scene adapted from It's A Wonderful Life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Sorry, Ian, I've not seen that film. I'm not very filmic(?) as, going right back to my childhood, the cinema would give me blinding headaches which put me off going. This was all something to do with the frequency of the flickering of the film conflicting with my brain - in a similar way to flashing lights affecting epileptics - although I must emphasise I am not epileptic, just adversely affected by certain frequencies. A small point is that I'm not affected by TV or films on TV as the 'flicker rate' is very much different from the cinema. I realise that cinemas tend not to use the old film and projector systems now but, I'd rather not take the risk. I did go to the cinema very occasionally but it had to be something special and I dosed up on the aspirin and codeine beforehand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 You probably have a high flicker fusion threshold jonab. Some people are more susceptible than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Brew said: You probably have a high flicker fusion threshold jonab. Some people are more susceptible than others. That's most likely it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Been watching recordings tonight of Father Brown. The amateur detective Catholic Priest. It's set in the Cotswolds, but the ambulance they use has Nottinghamshire County Ambulance Service emblazoned on the side ..... No wonder they're scarce here ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Just been watching the news where Theresa May arrived in a Range Rover, it was flying the Union Jack on the front, the flag was flown upside down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Treason ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 This means someone is in distress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Blimey Den, you can say that again ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 This means someone is in distress. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 A similar idea in the Western film The Professionals, with Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster, whereby any sign of an upside down cross means they're in peril. A brilliant film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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