Shawna Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I dated a friend of my brother's back in the day, and there was no weirdness there. They remained friends even after I dumped the dirt bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 hmm alright thanks for the advice I've got some thinking to do. my friend probably will react positively or apathetically, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If my friend dated my sister it'd probably be a bit awkward, but it certainly wouldn't put an end to our friendship or anything like that. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I´ve had different experiences about that... but you´d better tell your friend if you´ll date his sister, if he finds out by himself he won´t be glad you didn´t trust him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 What age is the friend and what age is the sister? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Friend is a year older, sister a year younger than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Well I guess as long as the friend is okay with it, there's nothing terribly wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Back to what Shawna said ... It's not so much the weirdness when you're dating, it's how each of you react at the point of breakup. Because chances are that eventually you will, right? So usually the wierdness is a reaction to who does the friend end up feeling loyalty to when (if) that happens. If it's entirely casual, no committments, etc, then it may not be a big deal atall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 hmmm I think I'll talk to the brother. If he's cool with it I'll go for it. Thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I want to watch an Easter-themed epic tonight : I've got the old stand by , ' The Ten Commandments' or, alternatively , ' The Passion' . Now I haven't seen 'The Passion' except for the first ten minutes after which I feel asleep last time . But I recall it was in Aramaic , which I thought was cool . My wife says it's just a big sadistic- type flick, though . The 'Ten Commandments ' I've seen for countless years and there is nothing but tradition behind it now , but I still love that green smoke wasting all the first born . Any suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 how about "The Greatest Story Ever Told"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've seen that , and it was disappointing . Thanks , though ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) sorry, I don't care much for films like that, so I haven't seen it, but I remember it being shown every easter and/or christmas Edited April 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) Yeah , me too . It's just out of a sense of tradition rather than choice that I 'feel ' like I should watch one . When you live in a foreign country long enough , silly things like that become important somehow . Edited April 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Well, Ben Hur is surely the obvious one. You know, "Loved Ben, hated Hur!"? Really a fabulous film, without being altogether too worthy. I love a film that takes a tiny character from a well-known story, and then spins a whole new story round them. Wonderful stuff. LBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've got it -thanks Lee . That may be the call , then . I could never figure what this story had to do with Christianity/Judaism , though ...kinda like 'Spartacus '. The chariot race nor the trireme scenes can't be beat , though ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 how about "Monty Python's Life of Brian"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've got that , too ... but a bit ... 'sacreligious ' , and that's not what I'm aiming for tonight . Personally ,I like 'the Last Temptation of Christ ' , but I've seen it recently and that's no good . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) You never figured out the BenHur/Christianity connection? I think maybe you need to watch it again ;-) It's essentially the tale of a guy who appears in the passion story for one brief but important moment, fleshed out into one of film's great epics. I love it, if you hadn't guessed, and I'm no Christian. Love, Lee. Edited April 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think I know the scene(s) you are referring to , but that has little to do with the story as a whole ,I think . I just wanna watch an epic , Easter-themed , etc . Maybe I'll just watch some 'U.F.O' instead ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think I know the scene(s) you are referring to , but that has little to do with the story as a whole ,I think .... Ooh, I think you are missing something there. The story is not called "Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ" for nothing ;-) Anyway, it's big and entertaining, and it's about as Easter-themed as you can get. I'm going to have to dig it out... LBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 You've goaded me into giving it a watch again as well . However ,I've never seen nor heard of that complete title . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yes, one of the biggest-selling novels of all time, written in 1880 by American general, Lew Wallace. The sub-title "A Tale Of The Christ" isn't used for the Charlton Heston movie version, but it's the same story. I've read it and I've seen it, and it's a an accurate description. Aparently it was the first work of fiction ever to be blessed by the Pope. Yay! It won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, still a record, so it's well worth watching anyway. Go for it! A great film for a long rainy afternoon. L, L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Kev, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is my favorite, and I watch it every year around this time. Some considered it "sacreligious" back in the day, but that argument has since silenced after people discovered that the movie is pure entertainment, rich imagery, and music that rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 You know , I've never seen that , Shawna . I'd have to go out and rent it though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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