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Oh I'll never leave now.

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You can check out any time you want ...

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You're not going to start trying to claim that wine is a spirit now, are you?

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Are we in the Matrix?

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No, we can't be. I'm still awake.

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There is no spoon ...

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We must be. This is completely fkd.. I've heard all this Eagles nonsense before. :blink:

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That or we're all holograms on Red Dwarf.

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That's the secret trap of BE.. we've suddenly all turned into holograms.

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I tried watching the Matrix again the other night.

:whatchutalkingabout

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I watched it once, in the pictures because my mate had a couple of free tickets, so we went.

I left with an overwhelming sense of WTF and haven't been able to bring myself to watch it again since. I never did understand why everyone loved that series of films so much :confused:

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Fantastic movie ... the second one was great, because Monica Bellucci was in it :heart::wub: ... the third one was pretty dire.

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I guess I'm not sophisticated enough. :blink:

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I liked the first one, diminishing returns after that.

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Needed more Despair Squid.

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Yeah, lets hope they don't toss things up like the Bruins and the Red Sox....saying that, the Pats haven't started yet, so could easily add them too :D

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Sorry to hear that :(

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Maximum hotness!

Don't get me wrong, I thought the first Matrix was a masterpiece, but the second one was OK. I didn't like that seemingly endless scene where Neo was fighting 800 Agent Smiths. The Zion rave scene was also overly long and unnecessary. As for the 3rd movie, it was a big pile of crap and a huge disappointment, considering the anticipation and the fact that I specifically drove up to the Imax in West Palm Beach to see it.

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What's the expression...every cloud has a ??

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We live in the Pacific Northwest (near Seattle) and while I'm not a fan of the weather, at all (I was born and raised in Southern California) my husband truly believes that the reason why he has acclimatized so well is from living up here. I just think its part of his nature, but I know he probably wouldn't have done well in the mid-west or deep south.

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This is all completely off topic. But Matrix was ace!
It was so refreshing to have a Hollywood action film that asked questions about the nature of existence but is fun. It got a great balance of philosophy and action, It might not be as high faluting as reading Plato, Kant or Baudrillard but it way more entertaining. (I have to admit to having failed to understand a word of Baudrillard, so I do know my limits)

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I agree with you, but I cannot help but feel that the Wachowskis should have just left it at one movie, which would have left the rest to our imaginations. I cannot help but think that the sequels were rushed and ill thought out, especially the third and final movie. Fantastic concept though. I can watch the first Matrix over and over again and never get bored, but the 2 sequels are like adding brown sauce to lobster ;)

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I haven't been to Washington or Oregon, but I really liked northern CA and could see myself living there. I've heard a lot of good things about Seattle too. I'd like to try switching coasts before I even think about throwing in the proverbial towel.

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Yes the third one was as bad as the first was good.

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Ok, to summarize, we need to find for Ethelred a part of the country where there are pubs and beer and football and people who appreciate them, the employers are not insane exploiters of their minions, plus no relatives and The Matrix on a 24 hour loop.

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Thorn.

Oh wait, that's rose, isn't it?

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Yeah. The correct expression is:

A cloud by any other name is just as damp.

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You've been listening to too much Poison.

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The PNW is the place for football, 38,000 crowds at Seattle; 20,000 sell outs in Portland (but they are not very good).
Lion you forgot the countryside bit, Ethelred needs that, the PNW is trumps again.
I still have a job, so your 'not insane exploiters of their minions' is true here.
Pubs could be better, but I have little to compare within the states.
I think some place in Cascadia might be the answer.

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I was forgetting the countryside, you're right. I've been to the PNW coast, and the mighty Pacific is spectacular. I've been up Mt. Rainier (well, as far as you can walk, no crazy ice climbing or anything), and ditto on the spectacular. As long as you are OK with marmots and grey skies and rain ALL winter, PNW might be a go.

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Will I get mauled and devoured by disgruntled brown bears though?

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See? The perfect place.

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Not as long as you don't sneak up on them, or keep any food in your tent.

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So pitching any kind of tent is out of the question?

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Rarely, if ever. That one just popped into my head ...

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If there's a labour shortage of British non-degreed, but seriously experienced accountant types, I'll be on the next plane.

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Well in Seattle it wouldn't be necessary. They have houses and everything there.

Other than that, hang all your food in a bag from a rope slung between two trees.

Or just keep it in the car.

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Guilty pleasure #1,876,976. It's the only Poison song I'll admit to liking.

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Same here, mainly because I liked it when it came out. I always much preferred Guns n Roses and Iron Maiden myself.

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There is always a necessity to pitch a tent here & there though.