NationStates Jolt Archive

Discuss.

I look forward to eventually having an opportunity to ride a great big bomb to the ground. :)

We have a mineshaft gap.

i like the 10 attractive women for every man part

i like the 10 attractive women for every man part

"I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration , Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids... "

the arms race turns into a mineshaft race: the absurdity of war. especially the cold war.

I look forward to eventually having an opportunity to ride a great big bomb to the ground. :)
thats how I want to die, preferably in Paris, or Michael Moore's backyard

Watch out, they'll always be a General Ripper.

You can't fight here, this is the war room!

Funny movie.

Mein Fuhrer!

I CAN WALK!!!

thats how I want to die, preferably in Paris, or Michael Moore's backyard

Better: Strap Moore right at the afterburner and ride the bomb to Paris.

Mandrake: Colonel. That Coca-Cola machine, I want you to shoot the lock off it. There may be some change in there.
Colonel: That's private property.
Mandrake: Colonel. Can you possibly imagine what is going to happen to you when they learn that you have obstructed a call to the President of the United States. Shoot it, shoot it off. That's what the bullets are for you twit.
Colonel: Okay, I'll get your money for you. But if you don't get the President on that phone, you'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.

best scene. ever.

That's why I love Colonel Bat Guano!

He'll see the big board!!

I remember on another thread that I asked "what's a prevert", and someone responded "haven't you ever seen dr. strangelove?"

I was gonna respond, but that thread got deleted.

My answer: No, I havent seen that movie.

You must see Dr. Strangelove. If you have ever heard the term "Cold War Propaganda" but aren't sure what it means, Dr. Strangelove will fill you in.
People actually used to think that way. Some still do, but that movie captures the whole Cold War paranoia perfectly. Kubrick was a genius and I'm really sad that he died before he could do AI. We should really swap him with Spielberg, even in a reanimated zombie like Kubrick could make a better movie than that jackass Spielberg.

The entire point of having a doomsday machine is lost if you fail to tell anybody about it!!!

The entire point of having a doomsday machine is lost if you fail to tell anybody about it!!!

But you know the Secretary likes surprises!!

Anyone but me notice that this thread has absolutely nothing to do with the philosophy of the film?

I'll take a stab. Creating and aiming weapons of Ultimate Doom is stupid, because no matter what the safeguards and no matter how statistically small the chance of an 'accident', society is doomed since we can never eliminate the human factor.

I'll take a stab. Creating and aiming weapons of Ultimate Doom is stupid, because no matter what the safeguards and no matter how statistically small the chance of an 'accident', society is doomed since we can never eliminate the human factor.

I would add to that - anybody with the ability to order the use of our most powerful weapons should have periodic mental health exams. If they rant about Commies, bodily fluids, and how bad it is to ejaculate, we should discharge them from the armed services.

He'll see the big board!!

Ha! I love that segment :)

I would add to that - anybody with the ability to order the use of our most powerful weapons should have periodic mental health exams. If they rant about Commies, bodily fluids, and how bad it is to ejaculate, we should discharge them from the armed services.
I'm pretty sure the USAF does conduct routine psych testing on all officers and NCOs involved in any way, shape, or form that has to do with nukes.