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[Megatron1505]

Man Bites Dog is one of my favourite movies, I think the humour of it is amazing. On a side note, my favourite movie of all time is a straight up tie between The Big Lebowski and Old Boy.

[Seul]

My man… Excellent picks right there... Ok... Good movie rec: A SIMPLE PLAN by Sam Raimi… For anyone who hasn't checked it, do so now... Reminds me of a more dramatic FARGO…

[madmonday]

buying/selling/trading has really taken off.  will keep an eye peeled as it seems almost anything can show up.  maybe those twenty's that everyone seems to be after will make an appearance, fingers crossed.

[Megatron1505]

Another big love moment from me for this community, in the last week I have had an amazingly generous offer made to me and my family from a real stand up guy, and there is another guy out there looking to help us out also. Take a bow LandoCal126 and Derivative666, you guys are owed pizza and beer by the Trons if we make it out to NYC in October.

Edit: Forgot the mad man MadMonday himself, who is still owed pizza and beer from an old favour he did us….man the NYC trip is going to need a serious Pizza and beer budget 

[Finn666]

@Seul:

Need that heavy knit jersey shirt… Cause I suspect that won't be re-made... Then it's the mock twist chambray and the pale blue chambray... And who knows what Triple Works might be releasing...

Damn you IH... Damn you to hell 

which one r u talking bout mate?…can´t picture it atm,sry!

edit: found it

@Giles:

Ultra Heavy Knitted Jersey Western

[madmonday]

did i mention the market place earlier?  it's really alot of heat & great bargains to be had there.

[urbanwoodsman]

@madmonday:

did i mention the market place earlier?  it's really alot of heat & great bargains to be had there.

Completely agree with you Monday.

[injunjack]

I got my Shodan acknowledget yesterday, so now I officially have Shodan in my current style. (won't be changing styles  anymore) Took 4 years to achieve this.

[Giles]

You speaking Finnish?

[injunjack]

hahhaa… Shodan = 1. Dan Black Belt. Graduated in my old style Dec. 2007. Switched style...now yesterday my old shodan was acknowledged to be valid in my current karate style.

[Giles]

Well done (but I am still a little mystified)…..

[injunjack]

Ask and ye shall receive.

What is mystified in this. I ask 'cause this all is simple to me, so I may overlook something.

[Giles]

Karate is feckin Karate to a layman like me.  No idea that there were different styles, and I would not recognise a Shodan or non-Shodan if it broke my nose.  But that matters not, I am sure I could mystify you about the intricacies of the different methods of fly fishing or cricket which are second nature to me…

[hectic]

Yeah, hit him with some fly names and watch his eyes glaze over.

[injunjack]

aha…fishing is fishing, aye?

Yep it's about styles and that they do not recognize grades of each other automatically. This can also happen inside of one style but if you belong to a different organization.

There are huge amount of styles.(lets say probably hundreds, if tiniest ones are taken in count too) Shortly, one can draw lineage from each to one of the 3 old Okinawan styles.

[hectic]

Is the 3 inch punch a real thing?

[injunjack]

as in Kill Bill, I don't think so

Though it is certainly possible to hit very powerfully from a very short distance. Even from 3" distance. You just don't use only your hand but whole bodys momentum.

[hectic]

Thanks. Shame about the Five Point Exploding Heart punch

[injunjack]

That one I would like to learn… Only that it would be impossible to train that with live partner.

[Lucifer]