Manofmanychars

Wow, this is the first time Seltzer and Freiburg have managed to find a property worse than the crap they churn out.

Compared to the stuff being spoofed, this may turn out watchable.

*sees a buncha wimps cryin' about how chocolate-covered coffee beans are so strong*

Geez, seriously? Man Cards, now. Had a bag of those things once, think I got more of a rush off the chocolate. 'Course, I never get a "rush", except sometimes when I down a whole bunch of candy, a few hours later I'll get this blast of clarity that makes me way better at video games.

*Is a Real Man*

You know, I was gonna go ahead and rant about stuck-up yuppies who act as though they can tell the difference between such things as tea or coffee, and then condemn pretty much everyone like that, but while those people do exist and are terrible, I'm being unfair to the subject of their pretentious fawning. So, be warned, this will deal with pretty much all types of coinesseurness.

Different varieties of tea (and coffee, and wine, and cheese, and bread...) have subtle (or not-so subtle, in the case of everything that isn't tea or coffee) differences in their flavor and aroma. The best way to tell is to try two greatly different types. While I assert that 90% of the "differences" between types of coffee are entirely fictitious (though Turkish coffee certainly shows its distinct character by having the consistency of mud), it's very easy to tell the difference between Earl Grey and Green Tea. This is generally due to the composition of the soil, the way the leaves are treated, and other minor environmental factors. The same goes for most wine, the grapes are grown under different conditions and thus possess a different flavor and smell (or "bouquet" for wine experts). That's absolutely every vineyard's wines are different, even if they're going for the same type of wine (like Merlot).

Cheese and bread are judged a bit differently, because the basic ingredients often change, and their texture is also up for comparison (although I guess it might go for coffee, too, if the Turkish Sludge is any indication...). See, not all bread is made from wheat, nor does all cheese come from cows. Additionally, the amount and length of pasteurization, the things the milk-givers are fed, and other factors can affect cheese. Bread is mainly changed by the grains used in it, the time and exact method of baking, and of course, the ratio of secondary ingredients (leavening agents, milk, other types of grain, etc.). And you really taste the difference with bread and cheese (I like the somewhat-sweet potato bread with my tuna fish sandwiches, for instance).

Anyway, bottom line? These "lifestyles" crop up because people feel smart, discerning, and cultured when they can detect the subtle differences from one variety of a thing to the next, but the guy next to them can't. Whether they're actually smart, discerning, or cultured is, like everything else, dependant on the person.

Could somebody please itemize their grievances against The Spirit, because I thought it was hilarious. Sure, it didn't really have all that much to do with Will Eisner's version, but it seemed to poke fun at the very style of writing that Frank Miller helped pioneer.

Sorry for the lateness, gents, but I was waiting for the details. Apparently, Stallone, Statham, Crews, Li, Lundgren, Coutour, and Rourke are all members of the titular "Expendables", while Willis plays the man who hires them, and Ahnold plays the former team leader and rival to Stallone, and the premise shown is pretty much the plot to every team-based action movie ever made in the 80's:

"A team of highly-trained, dangerous mercenaries are sent on a mission to a South American country, with the objective to overthrow a cold-blooded dictator. As the mission begins, the mercenaries discover that the situation is not as it appears. The men find themselves trapped in a deadly game of deception."

Oh and I guess Steve Austin plays a rogue CIA agent's (READ: Major Antagonist's) bodyguard, which means he'll be in a number of scenes.

Basically, it's the Ocean's Eleven of action films. Yes, please.

There are no words adequate to describe what I'm feeling right now.

Seriously, what is wrong with the world these days?

Hell, you guys know the general area in which I live. If you knew my real name, you could find me effortlessly (hell, I'm probably the only person in the southwest with this name). And plenty of you guys live in AZ, too, which would be pretty unsettling if I weren't so groin-grabbingly popular.

I don't even use my real name when it's supposedly confidential if I can help it. DriveThruRPG and Nexon both would have quite a snipe hunt on their hands if they tried to track me down.