How Is Your Life Different Now Than When You Joined SSP? - Page 5

O-tacular · #81 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 6:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by LightingGuy

Left, Right - doesn't matter we need multiple perspectives. Open respectful disagreement is a good thing. I find that especially nowadays where I work from home, I'm not as surrounded by others perspectives on a daily basis, so I'm either in my head (100% agreement), or with my wife (90% agreement), or with my friends/relatives (70-80% agreement). Like most people, I tend to naturally avoid people who I always disagree with, and now I'm in environment where I basically only have people who I agree with on almost everything.

So I'd say that's the biggest value I get from this forum - multiple perspectives from across the country - as long as it's respectful commentary that makes an attempt to contribute/correct.

Fair enough. I just grow weary of right wingers coming and spewing ignorant statements bordering on hate speech and then clutching their pearls when there's any level of pushback.

LightingGuy · #82 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Fair enough. I just grow weary of right wingers coming and spewing ignorant statements bordering on hate speech and then clutching their pearls when there's any level of pushback.

Agreed, but that's not unique to people on the right. Dicks are everywhere on the political spectrum and are independent of ideology.

Nashe · #83 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 6:21 PM**

Joined in early 2009, but lurked for a few years before that. Since that time:

Got married, got 2 cats. Got a promotion to management. Sold the house, bought a house and renovated it over 3 years. Sold that and built a house, got a dog then upgraded the house over 6 years. Sold that and moved to the city where we've been for the past 5 years. Got a second dog after two of the cats passed. I just hit 50 this year and am happy with only fur-children. We travel a lot more, and enjoy that. Less than 5 years to go to retirement, so slowly trying to figure out if I can afford to.

samne · #84 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 6:37 PM**

Joined in 2003 while I was living/working in the US. Didn’t know anyone there, so started connecting with people online which was new to me at the time. Have always had a deep fascination with urban development and found like minded people on SSP.

Since then, moved back to home town Toronto. Married, kids, dog, mortgage, etc etc…Never the biggest contributor, but still hung around here on SSP 😀

MolsonExport · #85 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 8:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

So many great quotes from that movie. Too many to count. Similar to the vomit bag I loved this line:

And of course this:

Totally. I loved the insurance seminar line. So funny. It is probably one of the funniest ever movies (along with Airplane!), and some movies that have me laughing like crazy even though they are not intentionally funny (e.g., Goodfellas).

O-tacular · #86 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Totally. I loved the insurance seminar line. So funny. It is probably one of the funniest ever movies (along with Airplane!), and some movies that have me laughing like crazy even though they are not intentionally funny (e.g., Goodfellas).

I've never actually seen all of Goodfellas. Is that why you love to post this gif so much?

Airplane was great but I really loved the Naked Gun series. Leslie Nielsen could play Eddy Savoie in the movie adaptation about Clockzilla.

As for unintentionally funny movies have you witnessed The Room?

O-tacular · #87 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nashe

Joined in early 2009, but lurked for a few years before that. Since that time:

Got married, got 2 cats. Got a promotion to management. Sold the house, bought a house and renovated it over 3 years. Sold that and built a house, got a dog then upgraded the house over 6 years. Sold that and moved to the city where we've been for the past 5 years. Got a second dog after two of the cats passed. I just hit 50 this year and am happy with only fur-children. We travel a lot more, and enjoy that. Less than 5 years to go to retirement, so slowly trying to figure out if I can afford to.

Pretty crazy when you can measure the length of time in number of pets and homes that have come and gone.

11a2b3 · #88 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 9:07 PM**

Lurked here in highschool when it was Naylds Skyscraperpage, 1998.

harls · #89 Posted **Nov 28, 2022, 6:42 PM**

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Yes I do. In the creepiest way imaginable.

Don't think I didn't see this.

MolsonExport · #90 Posted **Nov 28, 2022, 8:00 PM**

Goodfellas is one of the best movies of all time. Easily ranks as one of my top three favourite movies.

Sometimes I post this one too, out of frustration with some of the morons on this site.

softee · #91 Posted **Nov 28, 2022, 10:12 PM**

When I joined SSP over 20 years ago (this is my second account) I was a skinnyfat single, childless dude in my early 30s living in North Bay and working at a job I didn't enjoy. Fast forward to today and I'm still a single, childless dude, but I moved to downtown Toronto 12 years ago and after a series of short term flings I've been seriously dating a great girl for the last 3 years.

I've been into fitness and lifting for over 10 years now, and am in much better shape.

I still have a job I don't enjoy, but I'm well on my way to leaving that behind and supporting myself through self employment by means of a youtube channel that allows me to earn income doing something I enjoy that doesn't even feel like work (walking around and talking about Toronto and other cities).

I still check the forum on a daily basis and my focus on urbanism and hi-rise development is as strong as ever.

harls · #92 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

So many great quotes from that movie. Too many to count. Similar to the vomit bag I loved this line:

And of course this:

People train runs outta Stubbvile. Lessin' your a hog or cattle.*hawk* thpuuut.

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MolsonExport · #93 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:08 PM**

^love that scene. Stubbville. What a shitty-sounding place.

MolsonExport · #94 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:10 PM**

Another classic hilarious film of yesteryear:

Go to 1:17 for the classic horse laugh. Still makes me barf with laughter

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harls · #95 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:13 PM**

^ I made my kids watch this a couple of years ago, to know real comedy (planes trains).

MolsonExport · #96 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:18 PM**

And the funniest of all:

^this scene makes me laugh so hard, I have tears flowing.

That second slap for good measure kills me.

^Johnny stole the show.

^Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop____!

There is no end to the silliness in this movie. I still discover new silliness, even after seeing the film maybe 20 times.

harls · #97 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:22 PM**

Ahahah Airplane. The best!

MolsonExport · #98 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:26 PM**

I think it is the funniest film of all time.

O-tacular · #99 Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

People train runs outta Stubbvile. Lessin' your a hog or cattle.*hawk* thpuuut.

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Yes so classic. "Her first baby - come out sideways. She didn't scream or nothin'."

Does that actor ever not play a creep? The dentist dad from Happiness was next level.

O-tacular · #**100** Posted **Dec 1, 2022, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

And the funniest of all:

^this scene makes me laugh so hard, I have tears flowing.

That second slap for good measure kills me.

^Johnny stole the show.

^Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop____!

There is no end to the silliness in this movie. I still discover new silliness, even after seeing the film maybe 20 times.