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by That French Guy
Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:32 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4662
Views: 289765

Re: Movies

I went to see Shape of water and Ready Player One this weekend, and both are a solid 'Meh'. Just not worth the hype. And though I m very much the demô target for the latter, I found it hollow and pointless (just looking in the back grounds to find movies or video characters from my childhood is not ...
by That French Guy
Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:32 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340967

Re: Temporary Television

I almost never quit a show (2 or 3 ever, tops) but l'm getting closer with this one. The 4 épisodes so far have been ultra boring, which is a bit too much to go along the usual plot-driven stupidity of almost every character. If you re watching it for negan, he's barely in it so far, although it loo...
by That French Guy
Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340967

Re: Temporary Television

This has to be the stupidest, heaviest on plot armor episode of TWD, which is really quite an achievement.
by That French Guy
Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:11 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340967

Re: Temporary Television

Funny. I just found out this morning that Schur made the good place and came here to ask you guys about it. Still have to start watching B99 too.
And boy do I miss FJM.
by That French Guy
Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2017 MLB Playoffs
Replies: 481
Views: 8485

Re: 2017 MLB Playoffs

Espn has an article titled something like "G5 win was for Joe", which starts with a bunch of Frazier quotes and it s not even fucking mentioned anywhere that without Frazier's atrocious G2 start (2 E and an inning-ending CS), maybe none of that shit happens because CC has a bigger lead wit...
by That French Guy
Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Jurgen Klinsman Experience
Replies: 301
Views: 22209

Re: The Jurgen Klinsman Experience

You kind of inadvertently made my point. Those are soccer nations with extremely deep, long standing roots where soccer is THE SPORT (I mean, the dutch are weird about cycling and some other shit, but the point remains.) Which is a point you were kind of making in the other thread. Soccer is nowher...
by That French Guy
Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:33 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2018 Qualification
Replies: 702
Views: 24561

Re: World Cup 2018 Qualification

France drew at home to Luxembourg You never quite know with the French. I was at that game, glad i didnt buy the expensive ticket !. So infuriating, seemed like everyone suffered from Arsenal disease "goals are only allowed after a minimum of 12 passes and can t be scored out of the box"....
by That French Guy
Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...
Replies: 4967
Views: 160767

Re: Trump Administration Meltdown Thread...

So first Frank McCourt buys one of the most beloved (but perpetually mismanaged) French soccer clubs, and now we get Jamie McCourt as your ambassador...
by That French Guy
Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:48 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones....
Replies: 981
Views: 44297

Re: Game of Thrones....

So yea. Sweet talk the Bank of Bravos, evacuate Casterly Rock, send them to Highgarden, and send Euron to Casterly Rock to wipe out the Unsullied. Two front wars are ridiculous. Now, with Daenaerys light on allies, enter Jon. Did he really wipe them out ? To me it looks like most of them were aroun...
by That French Guy
Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:34 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: _______ Looks Like _______
Replies: 32
Views: 1527

Re: _______ Looks Like _______

According to a Daily Mail article at the nadir of Christie's weight, "experts believe he weighs between 230 and 330 pounds." WTF? You need an "expert" to estimate a man's weight within a 100 pound range? I can do that without even seeing a picture of someone. That French Guy wei...
by That French Guy
Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340967

Re: Temporary Television

I watched season 1 of American Gods. It s Nice, visually stuning at times and I have high hopes for next season, but i wouldn't put it on a best of 2017 list.
by That French Guy
Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk
Replies: 504
Views: 27419

Re: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk

Soccernomics is a good read if you want to know more about that stuff.
by That French Guy
Fri May 26, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
Replies: 6196
Views: 340967

Re: Temporary Television

Fargo is still one of my favorite shows, but I m starting to feel they push the "every character, no matter how minor, has to have excentric / weirdo behaviour" decision à bit too far.
by That French Guy
Fri May 26, 2017 2:53 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Roger Moore
Replies: 7
Views: 441

Re: Roger Moore

Yeah, I've always thought of him as the real James Bond. I like Connery's Bond, but I always thought the character needed the touch of silliness that Moore brought. I'm sure that's largely because he was Bond when I was a kid. I'm gonna disagree. Not to speak ill of the dead. Moore had the suave an...
by That French Guy
Wed May 17, 2017 1:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Movies
Replies: 4662
Views: 289765

Re: Movies

Alien : convenant was a waste of time. They kept most of the things I hated in Prometheus (especially the utter stupidity of supposedly traîned characters) and mixed it with a weak ass remake of the first movie, topping it off with a final twist so predictable I got angry while watching it. You re b...
by That French Guy
Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:52 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Walking Dead - Season 7
Replies: 7
Views: 579

Re: The Walking Dead - Season 7

People with paddings and spears. At last !
by That French Guy
Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:47 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: October Baseball Thread
Replies: 672
Views: 17336

Re: October Baseball Thread

Whenever I do not have strong rooting opinions on remaining playoff teams, I like to root for teams that haven't won for a while and/or have been long suffering. Great playoffs so far !
I m still undecided between "the year of Cleveland" and "Epstein, curse breaker".
by That French Guy
Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk
Replies: 504
Views: 27419

Re: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk

mister d wrote:#blessed
If that's a deliberate reference to one of my top5 funniest tv jokes ever from "you re the worst", you get my vote for swamper of the year.
by That French Guy
Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:41 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk
Replies: 504
Views: 27419

Re: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk

Frank McCourt is buying Olympique Marseille. A club and city notorious for being unmanageable.
As someone who enjoys when they lose (in domestic league), this should be a fun ride
by That French Guy
Mon Aug 08, 2016 4:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2016 Rio Olympics Thread
Replies: 617
Views: 31313

Re: 2016 Rio Olympics Thread

So far, French athlètes are on a disturbing 3-day run of near-misses and heartbreaking losses. Special mention to both tennis doubles (#1 and 2 seeds) and judokas. A record in olympic futility may be nearing.
by That French Guy
Sat Jul 30, 2016 3:54 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: SWAMPCRASH PYRAMID - ROUND 12 RESULTS AND WINNER
Replies: 205
Views: 9990

Re: SWAMPCRASH PYRAMID - ROUND 10 RESULTS/ROUND 11 ACTIVE

Holy fuck, you people are impressive. Several of those names are familiar, but no way in hell I ever would have come up with them, or even known they were Civil War generals. Chedda, you are one lucky fuck that nobody else said Sherman. Sherman, Lee Jackson and Grant were all I had. Fuck, did Grant...
by That French Guy
Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: SWAMPCRASH PYRAMID - ROUND 12 RESULTS AND WINNER
Replies: 205
Views: 9990

Re: SWAMPCRASH PYRAMID - ROUND 8 RESULTS/ROUND 9 ACTIVE

The Sybian wrote:Saw this just in time...
Me too. Hadn't logged in since the site went down. Answer sent.
Pruitt wrote:
Tyrannosaurus Rex - That French Guy
Is this the new standard for beating the game?
I didn't how to translate the other dinosaurs into English.
by That French Guy
Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

brian wrote:Seriously the way I've been running lately if there's a team you want to win, just make sure I bet the opposite. You want me to bet on the Germans, ThatFrenchGuy?
Thanks if you did !
by That French Guy
Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

That s one of the worst (so best) shootouts i ve ever seen. Which Germany sadly won as usual.
by That French Guy
Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Iceland were +850 in 90 minutes yesterday, chedda and I jumped all over it. They are +850 again against France. Doesn't look as enticing this time The Iceland party stops against France. Sad to see them go, but France rolls over them, IMO. No Rami and no Kante could make things interesting Kanté is...
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:12 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk
Replies: 504
Views: 27419

Re: Premier League 2016/2017 and other Euro League Talk

Blanc and his staff are out from PSG. Win you league by 30 points but don't go past the round of 8 in the CL and you are out. Maybe it has to do with not keeping Zlatan happy. He got kicked because he was a poor tactician who shit on himself for the City game with a new ill-advised and never-rehear...
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Question for Tom or the other Welsh. Whats the deal with the green yellow red striped bucket hat ?
The town was filled with Welsh lads all weekend, lots of them wearing that hat.
I asked my Welsh friend but she had no idea.
Thanks.
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)
Replies: 319
Views: 15508

Re: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)

One of my biggest pet peeves is people running away in a straight line from something that cant switch directions (like Charlize Theron in fucking Prometheus). Try to zig and zag Rickon !
by That French Guy
Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

We’ve got Payet, Dimitri Payet! I just don’t think you understand. He’s Super Slavs man, he’s better than Zidane. We’ve got Dimitri Payet! God, that was a nerve-wrecking game but one of my best times in a stadium ever. i don't think something will ever top me attending the Cup League victory of my l...
by That French Guy
Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:04 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Rex wrote:I'd be more worried if there wasn't a strike going on in France...
Sad but true.

I'll be at the France Albania game tomorrow. A game we lost 1-0 last year (yes we were the phonies in the qualifying group but still). Combined with the lackluster opening game, I demand lots of goals. French goals.
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3481
Views: 225894

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

Did you guys know that Spider Man doesn't produce his own webs? I knew he invented the web shooter but I thought that it was connected into his veins where he could biologically spin silk. Yes. The mid-2000's Tobey Maguire movies made a change from the standard comic setup and had the webbing come ...
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)
Replies: 319
Views: 15508

Re: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)

The Starks and allies have really fucked themselves up by keeping on choosing the honorable thing rather than the logical one. I wonder, does that reasoning apply to Robb or Catelyn Stark? Robb declared himself King, started a war, and breached his promise to marry Walder Frey's daughter. Catelyn l...
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)
Replies: 319
Views: 15508

Re: Game of Thrones Season 6: The Quickening (chatter/guesses/spoilers)

the whole "extreme parkouring thru the city" a few hours after being multi-stabbed in the gut was a bit far-fetched, unless lady Crane was a red sorceress in hiding. The Starks and allies have really fucked themselves up by keeping on choosing the honorable thing rather than the logical one.
by That French Guy
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:20 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Back from the Spain Czech game. Czechs were weaker than expected, even if their defense was solid, although à bit Lucky, for most of the game. Great crowd. Will Iniesta ever stop being amazing ? At times, it looked like Sybian's criticism for arsenal tendency to over complicate attacking phases was ...
by That French Guy
Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:28 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

degenerasian wrote:WC2018 will be fun if England qualifies. Or Ukraine. Or Poland. Or Germany. Ah, it will just be fun.
the russian security/police will probably be less cordial towards hooligans. Granted, it will still be russians fighting others, but they will have spécial gear.
by That French Guy
Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Well, now they're gonna probably destroy the whole city.
by That French Guy
Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:00 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

Oh that France defending is as shaky as the experts said. Won't really matter until the round of 16, but that could be an issue. Evra being close to a 8-year run as a LB starter whereas he gives up one crucial goal at every tournament will never stop to infuriate me. Sagna can't cross for shit. Our...
by That French Guy
Fri Jun 10, 2016 12:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 449
Views: 21205

Re: EURO 2016

2nd ? You gotta be fucking kidding me. We lost 4 backs and Diarra in a month, I have zero trust in our backline (evra koscielny rami sagna) which got scored Twice upon by a weak Cameroon. We ll have to score 2 or 3 goals each time because we ll allow at least one. The silver lining is Payet and Grie...
by That French Guy
Sat May 21, 2016 3:22 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter
Replies: 1272
Views: 129405

Re: Twitter

howard wrote:
Moreta wrote:Now I have the Carpenters stuck in my head.

Earworms with tiny hammers and saws are the worst.
Forward to Superstar, and at least it is a good song that is stuck in your head.
Baby, baby, baby, baby oh baby
The Sonic Youth cover from Juno sound track is one of my favorite songs ever