Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) TIL that the Studio Ghibli film, Castle In The Sky, which was based on the flying island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels, was partly inspired aesthetically by Welsh mining towns because of the miners' strike in the 80s. Read this on Wiki: Quote Some of the architecture seen in the film was inspired by a Welsh mining town. Miyazaki first visited Wales in 1984 and witnessed the miners' strike firsthand. He returned to the country in 1986 to prepare for Laputa, which he said reflected his Welsh experience: "I was in Wales just after the miners' strike. I really admired the way the miners' unions fought to the very end for their jobs and communities, and I wanted to reflect the strength of those communities in my film." Miyazaki told The Guardian, "I admired those men, I admired the way they battled to save their way of life, just as the coal miners in Japan did. Many people of my generation see the miners as a symbol; a dying breed of fighting men. Now they are gone." Â Edited February 7, 2018 by Carbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 8, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 8, 2018 Between that and adapting Howl's Moving Castle, old Hayao clearly has a right bonk-on for the Valleys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 Apparently Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor were lovers. Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor! unfuckingbelievable. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/08/richard-pryor-and-marlon-brando-were-lovers-pryors-widow-confirms   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Brando shagged James Dean as well. Â I love Brando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 I read that today too. Apparently Pryor's widow is going to release his diaries in which he talked about his relationship with Brando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 On 03/02/2018 at 5:45 PM, WyattSheepMask said: Junior Vaivai, a recent addition to the squad at Hull Kingston Rovers, is a cousin of Dwayne Johnson Heard Rocky is planning to get down Caravan Park for a game? A pint in Red Hell and a kebab and knife fight in Sids have swung it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Call me Bellend said: Apparently Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor were lovers. Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor! unfuckingbelievable. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/08/richard-pryor-and-marlon-brando-were-lovers-pryors-widow-confirms   I like how a mailbox comes before any person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 31 minutes ago, Your Fight Site said: I like how a mailbox comes before any person. I always make sure the mailbox comes first, it's just considerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 9, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Call me Bellend said: I always make sure the mailbox comes first, it's just considerate. Arrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, tiger_rick said: Heard Rocky is planning to get down Caravan Park for a game? A pint in Red Hell and a kebab and knife fight in Sids have swung it. I'm sure he'd have gone to the KC instead if Allam hadnt locked the gates to the footbridge Edited February 9, 2018 by WyattSheepMask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Today I learned that 'dilemma' has never been spelt with an 'n'. I always thought it was dilemna. Apparently I'm not the only person who's thought this though. There were loads of us*. What was that thing someone posted on here where loads of people mistakenly think something is correct? (Mandela Effect) * website http://dilemna.info/   Edited February 14, 2018 by Undefeated Steak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Fucking hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 14, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2018 Add me to this. Only spellcheck on Microsoft Word eventually forced me to accept that it has no N. Equipment is another one for me. For years I forcably taught myself to think "Equiptment" because I was that convinced I was spelling it incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, Undefeated Steak said: Today I learned that 'dilemma' has never been spelt with an 'n'. I always thought it was dilemna. Apparently I'm not the only person who's thought this though. There were loads of us*. What was that thing someone posted on here where loads of people mistakenly think something is correct? (Mandela Effect) * website http://dilemna.info/   Next you'll be saying you didn't know about the R in Streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Just now, Keith Houchen said: Next you'll be saying you didn't know about the R in Streak. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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