NWR: Nominations for Politburo positions

For the Ministry of Debate, Summa Cum Laude, I nominate Chris Coad.

Or maybe we need someone more knowledgeable about every aspect of the subject matter, in general and in specific.

Now who could that be?
 
originally posted by Joe_Perry:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Joe Perry: do you ever watch LOST? The influence of Solaris is made overt at times.
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Good Heavens, no.

That said, I have seen three(?) episodes, which means that I have probably seen every episode.
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So, is Lost worth checking out?

I find Solaris compelling in ways that I find hard to describe. Andrei Rublev too. Images and scenes that stick with you like good poetry. Zul would have a good wine producer analogue for Tarkovsky films.
 
originally posted by Bwood:

I find Solaris compelling in ways that I find hard to describe. Andrei Rublev too. Images and scenes that stick with you like good poetry. Zul would have a good wine producer analogue for Tarkovsky films.
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I enjoy faster paced movies - Aguirre: The Wrath of God, or Ran - as examples.

I know what you are thinking, that I have only seen the Clooney version of Aguirre, but you have to admit he is a dead ringer for Klaus Kinski.

Best,
Joe
 
No. Unless you're from Hawaii and just like seeing familiar scenery.
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Hey, did you ever think that you might let them know where they are? I mean, it would seem polite of you to do so. Because I think they're lost.
 
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by Paul Hagerman:

Uh-oh.

I see myself banished to a Siberian Wine and Food Tasting Exposition....hmmm, what sort of plonk goes well with gruel...maybe, plonk?
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Thanks for all the creative suggestions, Paul, though I do question about including Czars in a Politburo. After all, wasn't the Politburo installed in place of the Czars? And don't sell Siberian cuisine short until you've tried reindeer and Amanita muscaria "tea".

Mark Lipton
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right, right and right.

But I couldn't help but to intrude and try to americanize the process by adding czars.
 
originally posted by Thor:
No. Unless you're from Hawaii and just like seeing familiar scenery.
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Hey, did you ever think that you might let them know where they are? I mean, it would seem polite of you to do so. Because I think they're lost.
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That would piss a lot of people off. I'd have to go into hiding and move in with VLM somewhere in the sticks.
 
originally posted by Joe_Perry:
originally posted by Bwood:

I find Solaris compelling in ways that I find hard to describe. Andrei Rublev too. Images and scenes that stick with you like good poetry. Zul would have a good wine producer analogue for Tarkovsky films.
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I enjoy faster paced movies - Aguirre: The Wrath of God, or Ran - as examples.

I know what you are thinking, that I have only seen the Clooney version of Aguirre, but you have to admit he is a dead ringer for Klaus Kinski.

Best,
Joe
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I really like Ran. Not so much Aguirre, although that may make me a heretic of sorts.
 
originally posted by Bwood:
originally posted by Joe_Perry:
originally posted by Bwood:

I find Solaris compelling in ways that I find hard to describe. Andrei Rublev too. Images and scenes that stick with you like good poetry. Zul would have a good wine producer analogue for Tarkovsky films.
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I enjoy faster paced movies - Aguirre: The Wrath of God, or Ran - as examples.

I know what you are thinking, that I have only seen the Clooney version of Aguirre, but you have to admit he is a dead ringer for Klaus Kinski.

Best,
Joe
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I really like Ran. Not so much Aguirre, although that may make me a heretic of sorts.
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Wasn't that the guy who managed to lead the league in scoring one year despite the fact that he couldn't jump over a piece of paper? (aside from Larry Legend and Lamebeer, I mean)
 
originally posted by mlawton:
originally posted by Bwood:
originally posted by Joe_Perry:
originally posted by Bwood:

I find Solaris compelling in ways that I find hard to describe. Andrei Rublev too. Images and scenes that stick with you like good poetry. Zul would have a good wine producer analogue for Tarkovsky films.
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I enjoy faster paced movies - Aguirre: The Wrath of God, or Ran - as examples.

I know what you are thinking, that I have only seen the Clooney version of Aguirre, but you have to admit he is a dead ringer for Klaus Kinski.

Best,
Joe
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I really like Ran. Not so much Aguirre, although that may make me a heretic of sorts.
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Wasn't that the guy who managed to lead the league in scoring one year despite the fact that he couldn't jump over a piece of paper? (aside from Larry Legend and Lamebeer, I mean)
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Yeah, a 6'7" post-up player with a vertical leap of 5 inches. My hero, in other words (along with the Round Mound). Depaul, right?

jb (who's b-ball career was cut short by the lack of demand for 5'10" post-up players with zero vertical)
 
originally posted by Eden Mylunsch:

And how about skraft for Minister of Branding? He could mastermind the pernicious dissemination into the international wine forum world a series of Wine Disorder coffee mugs, t-shirts and baseball caps in an effort to attain brand (if not actual) dominance.

-Eden (I'd volunteer to be Minister of the Interior, but my color-sense isn't all that great when it comes to painting walls and hanging drapes, and not everyone is likely to be on board with the sort of art I prefer)
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There would be flagrant perestroika which would lead to my ending up like Trotsky in Mexico. These people are not to be messed with. Don't you watch Breaking Bad?
 
Besides, have you noticed the name on this puppy?! Wine Disorder?! I'd like to think one of my competitors came up with it. Sadly, I doubt it. Who's going to get excited about association with such a lame brand? I guarantee you 10 of 10 focus groups would vote against it. And that's what determines what wins!

Even the Soviets knew better. They just took what the thing was and called it the opposite. Not the greatest creativity, but a solid strategy when faced with an undereducated peasant population. The fewer words the better and use them over and over. After all, it's the master brand - Soviet - that needs to stand out. Not the little People's this or Democratic that. (Indeed that was probably the biggest brand debate they faced: "I say we call it the People's Soap!" "No, that'll never fly. We just launched the People's Rat Poison. If we bring this out so close to that, the People will think it's the same thing in a different package."
 
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