Exchanges with People that Make Your Brain Hurt

[Diane AKA Traska]

I was watching an episode of Criminal Minds and was instantly suspicious of a particular character until I realized why -- he had played the devil on Supernatural.

Haha, the exact same thing happened to me with an episode of Castle. I knew who the murderer was as soon as he turned up, because the same actor had played the Yellow-Eyed Demon on Supernatural, and no way is he playing a good guy.

In animation, as soon as Clancy Brown's voice is heard, you've found the villain.

[KimChi]

GreenHall wrote:

"I spent most of the first Lord of the Rings movie wondering "Why is Elrond evil?", I finally voiced it out loud, my companions sniggered at me, and reminded that the actor was the bad guy in the Matrix..."

This leads to the funny Rocky Horror practice of adding "Missster Anderson" to the end of all of Elrond's lines.  When my uncle asked where he'd seen that actor before and I did that to answer him, the whole room cracked up.

Virg

LOL, we do that "Misssster Anderson" bit, too.

[T'Mar of Vulcan]

My favorite is when I associate an actor with a previous comedic role, and no matter how serious, or horrifying they are, I am laughing at them.  Because, you know, they are so FUNNY.  Always.

Leslie Nielsen.

I tried to watch "Forbidden Planet" a while back, and couldn't even get through ten minutes. Every time Leslie Nielsen opened his mouth, I would collapse laughing. He was wonderful.

[bigozzy]

My favorite is when I associate an actor with a previous comedic role, and no matter how serious, or horrifying they are, I am laughing at them.  Because, you know, they are so FUNNY.  Always.

Leslie Nielsen.

I tried to watch "Forbidden Planet" a while back, and couldn't even get through ten minutes. Every time Leslie Nielsen opened his mouth, I would collapse laughing. He was wonderful.

The opposite hurt my brain. I recently saw an old wartime movie which had a young Vincent Price cast in a comedic role. Same look, same voice, I just didn't trust him.

[FlyingBaconMouse]

My favorite is when I associate an actor with a previous comedic role, and no matter how serious, or horrifying they are, I am laughing at them.  Because, you know, they are so FUNNY.  Always.

Leslie Nielsen.

I tried to watch "Forbidden Planet" a while back, and couldn't even get through ten minutes. Every time Leslie Nielsen opened his mouth, I would collapse laughing. He was wonderful.

The opposite hurt my brain. I recently saw an old wartime movie which had a young Vincent Price cast in a comedic role. Same look, same voice, I just didn't trust him.

Kind of similar, in The Bat, Vincent Price is at one point is at a cabin in the woods...wearing a plaid flannel shirt.

I'm a big fan: I've seen him in wizard robes and Puritan attire, business suits and doctor's scrubs and even a doublet and hose. I've seen him talking to Muppets, for heaven's sake! But that shirt just made me think No Way, and I couldn't fully get into the movie.

[blue2000]

My favorite is when I associate an actor with a previous comedic role, and no matter how serious, or horrifying they are, I am laughing at them.  Because, you know, they are so FUNNY.  Always.

Leslie Nielsen.

I tried to watch "Forbidden Planet" a while back, and couldn't even get through ten minutes. Every time Leslie Nielsen opened his mouth, I would collapse laughing. He was wonderful.

The opposite hurt my brain. I recently saw an old wartime movie which had a young Vincent Price cast in a comedic role. Same look, same voice, I just didn't trust him.

Vincent Price actually did comedy very well. He was one of the stars on the 70's TV show "The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein" reading funny poetry that he wrote himself. He was incredibly talented!

[Petticoats]

My favorite is when I associate an actor with a previous comedic role, and no matter how serious, or horrifying they are, I am laughing at them.  Because, you know, they are so FUNNY.  Always.

Leslie Nielsen.

I tried to watch "Forbidden Planet" a while back, and couldn't even get through ten minutes. Every time Leslie Nielsen opened his mouth, I would collapse laughing. He was wonderful.

The opposite hurt my brain. I recently saw an old wartime movie which had a young Vincent Price cast in a comedic role. Same look, same voice, I just didn't trust him.

Vincent Price actually did comedy very well. He was one of the stars on the 70's TV show "The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein" reading funny poetry that he wrote himself. He was incredibly talented!

He definitely was. I love him in Laura, where he's the charming Southern kept man with an allergy to work. And he was hilarious in Champagne for Caesar, which is just a fantastic comedy no one has ever seen.

As for brain-hurty... my upper-level at work told me about a conversation she had with the head of marketing (a recently added position, by the way, which is its own brain-hurty topic). Our department had been working like furies to finish preparing a batch of new widgets that people in high places abruptly decided would be a brilliant way of making money. Turns out they didn't think to ask marketing. Marketing guy only found out about them when we were about a day or two from getting the factory started on them. He was, naturally, skeptical, since they aren't a good idea, but no one listens to those of us who actually build the widgets. Or buy widgets in general. I roll my eyes at work so much and so often I'm amazed they haven't popped out.

[Hijinks]

I was listening to a radio show that featured a computer expert as a guest of the two hosts.

A young lady called in about her kindle.  She had bought 3 cords and yet the problem with it persisted.

The computer expert kindly explained that the cord merely transferred the power from the wall outlet to the device.  The problem was with the device.

One of the wise guy hosts unkindly commented how the producer was trying to contain his laughter to the point he was shaking.

Okay, stupid me, but... what DOES the cord do?  It is a USB cable for transferring data?  Is it a power cord?  I don't own a Kindle, so I don't know what their cords actually do.

The USB cable does both; it transfers data AND it's a power cord.

Please, you are not "stupid" for asking. I view asking questions as a sign of intelligence and self confidence. You are seeking new knowledge!


ETA: Lady Redundant Woman typed faster!

Wait. Just asking for clarification, trying to understand . . . I don't have a Kindle, but I have a Nook so things might be different.

The one end of the cord that goes into my Nook is more like a phone-charger connection (not a USB connection) and the other end is USB which can plug into my computer for data transfer and battery charging off of my computer.

I had a problem where my Nook would freeze even though I charged it off of my computer. (I posted here for suggestions and received wonderful answers! ) I bought a wall plug adapter for the USB end to go into so the Nook was charging off of the wall instead of through my computer . . . No problem recharging since.

So, my brain is hurting right now, If the lady in ShanghaiJill's post was recharging her Kindle off of the computer instead of through a wall outlet . . . I mean a USB can't connect into the wall outlet without an adapter . . . I do understand where the confusion came from.

I think it is just a question of crossed-wires and communication. 

I don't know about the Kindle.

But my Nook Color's instructions say that it charges ONLY from the wall and hooks up to the computer through the same USB cable (minus the little adapter plug) to transfer files.

Not knowing what was said - I wonder if the "computer expert" wasn't as up to date on tablets & ereaders as he was on computers.

Or if the lady's communication skills were limited to "I plug the thing into the thing and it doesn't do its thing - so what's wrong with it?" that I have ah.....heard about on various sites not limited to POLITE interaction.

My iPad will charge off of the computer, but veeeeerrrrryyyy slowly.  They recommend charging it off of the wall plug whenever possible.

[Wulfie]

That is what I like about my Kindle. It charges just as fast off the computer as it does off the wall charger.

[Virg]

Hijinks wrote:

"My iPad will charge off of the computer, but veeeeerrrrryyyy slowly.  They recommend charging it off of the wall plug whenever possible."

Oddly, my iPod charges at exactly the same rate using the wall plug or a USB port on my computer.  Part of it is certainly down to the fact that the iPad battery pack is much larger than the iPod's, but you might also want to try a different port or a different computer to see if you've got an amperage problem on your USB port.  Specifically, if you're charging through a USB port on a laptop, it might not provide as much juice as a port on a desktop machine even when the laptop is plugged into the wall current.

Virg

[MariaE]

Hijinks wrote:

"My iPad will charge off of the computer, but veeeeerrrrryyyy slowly.  They recommend charging it off of the wall plug whenever possible."

Oddly, my iPod charges at exactly the same rate using the wall plug or a USB port on my computer.  Part of it is certainly down to the fact that the iPad battery pack is much larger than the iPod's, but you might also want to try a different port or a different computer to see if you've got an amperage problem on your USB port.  Specifically, if you're charging through a USB port on a laptop, it might not provide as much juice as a port on a desktop machine even when the laptop is plugged into the wall current.

Virg

Doubt it. Apple themselves state that iPads don't charge from a computer whereas iPods and iPhones do. I'd assume it's the larger battery that makes the difference.

[jpcher]

That is what I like about my Kindle. It charges just as fast off the computer as it does off the wall charger.

My iPad will charge off of the computer, but veeeeerrrrryyyy slowly.  They recommend charging it off of the wall plug whenever possible.

Hmmm . . . Light bulb just went off in my head . . . interesting thought (add this thought to the others who posted about charging off of their computers) I'm just wondering if this makes a difference.

What type of computer do you have? Is it a desk-top or a lap-top?

I was charging my nook on my lap-top while the lap-top was not plugged into the wall.

I mean, as far as the instructions go, a computer is a computer, right? The instructions don't specify what type of computer.

But (light bulb moment) a desk-top has more energy simply because it doesn't depend on a battery and is constantly plugged into a direct electrical source (wall) right?



Am I way off base? Or am I on to something?

[kherbert05]

BG for those not familiar with US/Texas Voting
1. You have to be 18 on or before the day of the primary, run off, or general election.
2. You have to register 30 days prior to voting
3. If your birthday falls between the deadline and the day of the primary, run off, or general election you can register because you will be of age on the day of the voting.
4. You don't register and a R or D or anything else in Texas.
5. If you vote in a primary then for that election cycle you can only vote in that parties run offs and such.


SS you won't let my under aged son vote ...




My coworker posted that officals gave her son problems about registering to vote when he went in yesterday.


I posted back a link to the form he needed and said the deadline for registering for the May primary had just pasted. There has been a lot of confusion because a Federal Court ruled our new voting districts were violating voting rights of certain groups and the day for the primary has been changed/pushed back several times.


She posted back that NO they said he couldn't register till he was 18, but if he didn't vote in the primary he couldn't vote in the general election. That I was horrible for trying to help them take way her son's rights.  I stepped away from the crazy at that point.


The scary thing is she is a TEACHER. I think this is going to rank with the teacher that told kids that AD stood for after death. Actually that may not be far off. A good portion of head hurting stuff I hear at school from staff comes from a group of teachers that went to the same very small town HS. Maybe they just had a very bad Civics/history Teacher for 40 years or so.

[BabyMama]

Now, Aragorn, he's the evil one!

And we all knew when we saw Sean Bean that Boromir would be biting the big one...

[greencat]

Re: After Death instead of Anno Domini - I went to a Christian private school for preschool and some of elementary (primary) school...and I was DEFINITELY taught the After Death version.  I suspect that the lack of certification requirements for private school teachers may have been at fault for that spectacular educational failure.  I actually remember having the head-hurty about the intervening years between birth and death...I think that was another episode of "teacher got mad at me for being smart."