Libertarianism and Hitchhiker's Guide

[Uriel999]

This about sums it up in my opinion:
YouTube - Clerks 2 LOTR Vs. Star Wars scene - good quality

LOL @ "Even the trees walked in those movies"

damnt you made me start watching clerks 2 again.

 

[RonPaulwillWin]

^^ same here!

 

[Vessol]

I never understood geekdom vs geekdom. I like both Star Wars and LotR, Star Trek too. Can't we all just get along? Lol

And they've watched those movies way less then I have. For each of the LotR movies besides Fellowship I've seen at least 10 times each. I've probably watched the Fellowship of the Ring 25 times. The good majority of those is that I find the movie incredibly relaxing and watch it whenever I'm having trouble falling asleep. The first half with its awesome scenes from in the Shire and Bree, I'm often asleep by the time they reach Rivendale. I also do this with Studio Ghibli movies such as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away. Easy movies to watch and fall asleep to.

 

[RonPaulwillWin]

We should all set up a date to watch HHGTT on ustream, make funny chat comments, drink beers and geek out.

 

[Brian Defferding]

Bumping this old thread. I think Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is better atheist Libertarian literature than any Ayn Rand book. Just like what has been said already in this thread, such as the lumbering, slow, cumbersome and confusing bureaucracy of Vogons, the President not actually ruling the galaxy but rather is just a PR figurehead, it also shows that Earth was not created by God, but by free-enterprise capitalists; and organized religion is rather silly, with the ultimate meaning of the book (to me) saying that in the end there is no singular ultimate meaning of life that applies to everyone as a whole. Also, to laugh and realize life should not be taken so damn serious

 

[Tinnuhana]

I was thinking about HHG the other day when there was a report about Neanderthal genes present in modern humans. There were the humans part of the original experiment which always came up with the answer "42" and then there were the descendants of the phone sanitizers/manicurists which landed, destroyed the experiment and multiplied to take over the earth. That would make Neanderthals the natural humans, I guess if you want to stretch the analogy.

 

[DeadheadForPaul]

Hitchhiker's Guide and the Lord of the Rings trilogy are two major staples of geekdom that I have yet to experience, among others.

The Hobbit > LOTR

you should read LOTR and then check out the films though

 

[georgiaboy]

. Also, to laugh and realize life should not be taken so damn serious

This sums it up for me. And above all, Don't Panic.

 

[Madly_Sane]

Those books helped me appreciate the grand scheme value of a towel. See you at the apocalypse my micro-fibered friend.

+1

 

[specsaregood]

damnt you made me start watching clerks 2 again.

I just had to watch it again after discovering over the holidays that my cousin in law had "one ring to rule them all" inscribed on his wedding ring and "my precious" on his fiance's.