Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Yeaaaaa!! 😁 More bodies to help our overworked Mods!!!! Keep manning the walls and know that those of us who pop in amd out to stay informer appreciate all the work you do!!!!
Good lord!
HBO announced that Harry Potter is getting an actual reboot just now, with JK Rowling as executive producer, and it is a ten year accurate-to-the-book TV series.
I am mining so much salt from Twitter, who is having a complete meltdown over this!
Are the existing Harry Potter movies not accurate of the books?
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was considered close enough to the books that the movie hype only translated to a small bump in book sales. JRR Tolkien’s son Christopher was probably content with the royalties from the movies and wasn’t too desperate to do something undignified for money. He died in 2020, then one of JRR’s grandchildren sold the rights to Amazon who immediately butchered the grandfather’s vision.
I guess the main reason for the delay of The Song of Fire and Ice series‘ last books, The Winds of Winter (WoW) and A Dream of Spring, is that grr Martin is slow, but I have a supplemental theory. WoW is now a decade overdue, no one is that slow. Martin has a desire for money and for oneupmanship of JRR Tolkien. Weiss and Benioff adapted HBO’s Game of Thrones, and the first few well written seasons achieved recognition for Martin’s book series. When HBO ran out of source material to finish their show, Martin orally mislead them about the story’s conclusion and probably laughed at the disastrous final seasons. They still had many viewers, so Martin still made plenty in royalties. Martin has sold them prequel series, too. He wrote the Hedge Knight story that just got announced for an HBO adaptation. If Martin had released a WoW book that was different from the show, HBO would’ve wisened up to its bamboozlement and wouldn’t have bought the prequels.
Martin has twisted the knife in the backs of HBO by telling disgruntled fans that his books will have an ending much different from the show. If the show and the books turn out pretty much the same, people won’t want to buy the books as much, like what happened during Jackson’s LotR. If the books turn out much better than one of the most-watched tv shows, Martin might think of his book series as superior to Tolkien’s.
Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets are relatively accurate, although they did still cut quite a bit out, including leaving out a rather notable side-character that is present throughout the entire book series (Peeves). Also, fun piece of trivia: Harry first meet Draco during his first visit to Diagon Alley, not when they all got to Hogwarts.
The rest of the movies really have cut and altered things. They stuck to the books for the basic plot and characters, but they really changed things up and left out whole character arcs, side characters, and scenes, probably due to time constraints. Understandable, but it had the unfortunate side-effect of leaving people confused as a result, or leave certain scenes less emotionally impactful.
This new reboot promises to bring everything back to book accuracy.
thanks for info
Lol, that's awesome... fuck 'em, I love Harry Potter🐸
Mask mandates dropped at doctors office! Finally! Only mask I saw were the people that walked in with them on. Just went to a doctors office to get the stent removed from the kidney stone surgery few weeks ago. Hopefully this journey is over. Doing good except for pain, normal for both surgeries.
Whereabouts are you? Out here in Australia, even most medical places stopped caring about masks almost 6 months ago. Some doctors and some nurses still wear it, but they dont make us.
But I still see some people wearing masks while driving alone in a car, kek.
I'm in the eastern part of North Carolina, USA. In the past 18 months mask have pretty much been abandoned everywhere except in medical offices or hospitals. Sometime in the past year workers in stores still wore masks. I asked some employees (in different stores) about it. They had to wear masks if they were not vaccinated. Now it's pretty normal to see a few people still wearing masks out in public. Yeah wearing them outside or in the car always makes me wonder these people's intelligence levels.
Biggest volcanic eruption since Tonga.
If I saw this, I'd be convinced the apocalypse was upon us: https://youtu.be/8__UUpm2ir0
I'll have to research this volcano. I'm wondering if it's part of the pacific rim volcanoes.
Volcanoes are rad
I'm fascinated with volcanoes. Took one visit to Kīlauea on the Big Island Hawaii. It was such an incredible experience.
Morning Rant: "Good morning, my fellow warriors in the battle for truth and justice. As we rise to meet the challenges of a new day, we are confronted by the reality of a ruling class that seeks to maintain their grip on power through corruption and deceit.
But let us take inspiration from the wisdom of Sun Tzu and other great strategists throughout history. They teach us that victory is not won by brute force alone, but through careful planning, cunning, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
So let us sharpen our minds and hone our skills, as we prepare to engage in the struggle for a better world. Let us remain vigilant in the face of opposition, and steadfast in our commitment to the cause.
For as Sun Tzu wrote, 'The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.' Let us use our knowledge and our passion to win the hearts and minds of those who would stand in our way, and create a future that is worthy of our aspirations.
Together, we can and we will emerge victorious. Thank you."
Not Long Now!
Beautiful Black Sky
Sure, here are three potential reactions to your morning rant, along with possible responses:
Reaction: "You're just a conspiracy theorist. There's no evidence to support your claims." Response: "I understand that my perspective may seem unconventional to some, but it's important to consider alternative viewpoints and not just accept the official narrative at face value. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that those in power are not acting in our best interests, and it's up to us to hold them accountable."
Reaction: "What can we even do about it? The system is too powerful to fight against." Response: "It's true that the system can seem overwhelming, but we have the power to effect change through collective action. By coming together and demanding accountability from those in power, we can create a groundswell of support for a more just and equitable society. It may not be easy, but it's worth fighting for."
Reaction: "This is all just negativity. We should focus on positivity and good vibes instead of dwelling on the negative." Response: "I agree that it's important to cultivate a positive mindset, but we can't ignore the reality of the world around us. It's important to acknowledge the challenges we face and work to overcome them, rather than simply turning a blind eye. And by coming together and working towards a better future, we can create a more positive and hopeful world for all."
Is this chatGPT or what?
Yes i used Chat GPT all the time fren
oh. okay
Lol I'm onto something with this bulldawg thing. I just don't know what. I need some help. I really think there is something with all the past mascots names, ive listed in my post. The owner I've put a post up. Idk. Thanks ya'll. Haven't slept yet. Lol.
Dawg Comms?
Awesome, I remember when we were talking about the Dawgs I told you about Que
Boom is too big of a coincidence.
Keep digging. You have 5 months to dig freely before the Dawgs start playing again :)
I just remembered Herschel Walker played football for the GA Dawgs! And he just ran in Nov mid terms 2022.
Btw i did not know Walker played for the Dawgs, the Dawgs really are amazing
Damn good dawg!
Also Joe Burrow...
Burrow..digging a hole or tunnel to hide something
What doe Joe Biden have burrowed away?
Dark to light...Burrow talked with Trump at UFC
But just three years ago Joe Burrow said Trump was a clown
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O5c4a6V--jA
Ok, burrow got the Heisman trophy thst year 2020. I watched the video. He also bought some land with some other guys. Can't remember right this minute. Ohio, Ohio Ohio. At the ufc from 4-8-23. Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa were there. Sam Hubbard. Also. O'Dell Beckham. All but Beckham went to Ohio st. Ohio idk, I'm reaching the train derailment and etc... I'm really no good at this.
Also kn burrow, not sure if means anything.... Born in Ames Iowa. But went to Athens high school! Ga Dawgs are Athen GA. I know. Still digging. I did look up all the people's names at the UFC fight. And except 1. They all went to Ohio st.not sure if means anything with Ohio and the derailment. And such.
Wow! That's very interesting! Thank you. Looks like I've got some digging to do.
Yes, you did. Thank you. I thought this was to odd to be a coincidence also.