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You and others were right. I was wrong. I apologise. Let me just say the thread wasn't worth keeping open 'til the bitter end for the photos -- but for Ryyannon's "Panem et circenses" quip.

Well, there we are then. Poor Flave. Poor Lanikai. Poor The Zigmeister. I don't want to sound like a scold, but for all of you who wanted to punch Lanikai in the gut, set his balls afire, and drown his pet hamster, dudes, you him a major, big-time PM apology.

YES! Oddly enough, it does. And somehow also Nicole Ritchie... Swdivad, eww. That's worse than Firecrotch. But I agree -- I think it'll be nuked due to the Work Safe rule. If Admin is agreeable, he can move this no problems to the Looney Bin.

THANKS FOR THE PICS, ROLLI! I knew you wouldn't fail. I am a little scared about your lug alteration, since I don't think I have a reputable watchsmith here to do that. And each of my Radiomirs with the exception of the base 210, has given me lug probs. I still prefer the 183 Black Seal better, but your photos are ridiculously good-looking (esp. the straps...WHICH REMINDS ME!).

Hmm, I've also read a few comments over at RWI where basically the guys were saying "Good first effort, David", but perhaps awaiting a better version for the price. By the way, apparently the 249 wears "smaller" than many 47mm PAMs because of the dial shape. Here is a compare-contrast with the 232. Same 47mm, but an odd visual effect of seeming smaller!

Perhaps some men think that, but I don't. My Fiddy and 217h look just fine on me. I found an interesting web article about this phenomenon last night. A PAM owner's wife tried his watch on, and it looked fine on her. He was forced to observe: hxxp://www.paneristi.com/archives/pr_review/index.html "It is interesting to note that on a woman the Panerai ceases to look like a huge watch, and starts being a piece of jewellery, like a bangle." YES! Bang on. Mystery solved. That's great, because being a woman it makes sense for me to wear a watch considered effeminate. In fact, if Chris is feeling agreeable, I'll gladly take his Cali from him to up his machismo points.

To know the history of Panerai, is to know the watch's purpose. hxxp://www.paneristi.com/reference/vintage.html (alter xx to tt) "At the request of the Italian Navy, progress through the following years resulted in the wired lugs being changed by creating a completely new case made of one massive block of steel to avoid damage and to make the watch more stable." Basically, to keep the crown stable, and to provide an extra measure of protection from water seeping in, if I have understood other people's explanations correctly. Another interesting read here: http://www.pmwf.com/cgi-bin/Forum/webbbs_c...es;read=1263726

On Risti, it's the number one covetted watch of them all, other than the Fiddy. In fact, have you noticed how they are very big on Radiomirs? I notice in the rep world it's the exact opposite. Luminors rule. Oh well, that's helpful now, Phoband! P.S.: Here is David's "improved hands" PAM 249 (I think that's the 262, since it has a choc dial, but...) http://replica-watch.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23446

I always use Image Shack, since it doesn't require an account. It's up at the moment (Hotlink #1).

Good eyesight! Too dark up her skirts for me.

A little something to start off your day now that RWG is working again...please, don't thank me. Or Miss Spears.

Falling in love with the Cali-dial. Anyone have tips on which of the reps out there is the best bang-for-buck?

Wow, okay. First, it's taken me about 15 minutes to access this post-reply. The system must be being worked on. Second, thanks for the votes! I AM CLOSING THE POLL AS OF 8 PM EDT. RWG HAS SPOKEN! I will see Bourne Ultimatum at 9ish. Might take my parents along for the ride, since it's too late for my working friends. Third, thanks TTK. Seen all the ones you mentioned since I have well-over 3000 films in video and DVD format at home, and as I said I used to do film reviews professionally a few years ago -- so it's always difficult to suggest films for me to watch at home, which I haven't already done so. Interested in Alatriste, but heard from my Spaniard friends it wasn't good. My French friends said the same about Monsieur N, e.g., and I was forced to agree. See you guys tomorrow for the Wristies!

iTunes didn't work for me either. I just right-click on the WMP icon amongst the 4 selections, copy the url, and copy-paste it unto the player after having launched it separately. Yes, when you click on the WMP link technically it should launch the player, but it sometimes gives me an error code.

I am just a newbie, and only one voice in the wilderness, but I beg you to at least ascertain if Flavor Flav wants to have these photos published or not. He may one day return to modding (which I feel in my bones he will) and the last vision we'll have of his work will be these photos. That's not fair on his past reputation and character reference, which no matter how stellar, may well take a face-losing blow. The same is true of Lanikai, should the reverse occur. At the end of the day, Lanikai has these photos, and this "settled" matter won't ever be "settled" once they are published.

The only Firefly I know is one of the best films I've ever seen, the anime classic, Grave of the Fireflies, so I can't comment on that really. Just to say that hey, sure, I don't like people talking as if they were the only people on earth that wanted to watch the film, or on their mobiles/cell phones, or going up and down stairs in groups of 14, making a racket as they did so. To that end, I usually go to a very fine cinemahouse in Boca Raton called the Muvico Palace, which has a "Premier" balcony section. Since they serve alcoholic bevvies, they card you, and no one can buy the pricey ticket (U$18.75) unless one is over 21 -- one of the times, other than drink-driving, that the odd American drinking limit actually pays off. The seating is only 60 plush, velour enormous settees, and you can bring your alcoholic drinks and food from the adjacent restaurant ("Bogarts") to your seat. Because the seats are so enormous, you can't hear your neighbours slurping away. To drink champers whilst watching Pirates of the Caribbean, munching on a gourmet pasta dinner was a rare experience, my friends, and a sublimely adult one. (There are a few other places like this around the US, other than the Muvico chain. "The Alamo" chain of private restaurant-cinemahouses is one, in Texas. There are similar ones in Britain, but not the whole hog like the Boca Raton one, which is exclusive to the nth degree, from valet parking to being escorted by uniformed ushers with torches like in olden times) So yes, I know what you mean, but I still prefer the communal event whenever possible. Tangentially, this is why I actually go to the voting poll stations during election day, rather than submitting an absentee ballot. Because I feel we in the Western world are perilously close to losing our communal spirit IN THE FLESH, save for sporting events. That is true about "mainstream" Hollywood films, but not of independent films, of which we are living through a Golden Era. Puggy, I hear you. But one day, when my husband and I build our own cinema projection room in our home, with the same plush, velour settees, kitschy "ticket booth" outside, the whole nine yards, I will STILL schlepp out to the cineplex to catch a film. Mind you, I'll probably be so soused by champagne I won't care about anyone else. @Deltatahoe: HEY THERE! Only just mentioned you a day ago. Welcome back! Seen Once, which was great! @Ryyannon: I have desperately wanted to watch David Lynch's Inland Empire, but he's handling distribution, and it was in a limited run only. I mention this because though he's loopy, I love Lynch, Blue Velvet especially.

No offence, but that's incredible. It's the internet equivalent of looking at a trainwreck long after the passengers have been taken to hospital. It is both unfair to Flavour Flav and to yourself, because to my understanding, matters were handled privately, and both of you have moved on. Don't cave in under "popular" pressure, just to assuage a few people's curiosities that could well be done via email. Look at the under-title. "Settled". Once the aggrieved party said that, this thread should've been closed down. I have no idea why it wasn't, although Nanuq tried to, but either way, it's very disappointing.

Best of luck and happy birthday, our Ken! See, not all Poms are bad?

Thanks for the pirating suggestion (yaaaarrr!). Nice to see you around, again, too Fitmic. I have indeed seen "This is England", and it was absolutely jarringly brilliant. Inconsistent in timeline, but the acting performances were streets ahead of similar plotlines. That kid is amazing, and Stephen Graham just ate up the screen. But I am a true cinephile, and the cinema-going experience, from start to finish entrances me. I love overhearing people's commentaries as we file out at the end of the film. Standing in the queues for the popcorn (or in my case, Coke and hot dog). I especially like the shared laughter during a really funny film. I have a very nice home theatre, with all the latest gadgets and 5.1 surround sound, but to me, a picture isn't really a picture unless you get off your duff and watch it with 200 other souls. I'm off! I'll be checking the poll results on my laptop in the cafe.

I got mine in the member trade area here, from a very nice Belgian chap. His girlfriend didn't care for it, though it was a summer surprise for her. Well, though after my PAMs it fits "strangely" on my wrist now, it's plenty big at 42.5mm. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Stupid confusing poll options...made me look stupid! Heroic Grauniad journalist?? That I'd like to see. THANKS! However, I rarely read a review before I go to watch a film. I want my impressions to be completely fresh, and this my friends, is why this girl whose favourite directors are Carl-Theodor Dreyer, FW Murnau, and Jean Renoir...loved the Wayan's Bros' White Chicks. Keep voting, peeps, please! Don't need to reply here -- just, as Paris Hilton urged, vote or die! (Turns out she didn't vote. So I'm waiting)

Seen just about everything else. TIA. (EDITTED)

Well do I remember as a child being on my father's lap as he drove (neither himself nor my mother wearing seatbelts)... I also remember eating paint flecks from the wall, which I'm sure contained lead in them... And oh yes, I used to drink Yoohoo a lot... Not sure why I mentioned that last bit, but it seemed

RWG is less hierarchical than another board I am thinking of, and that accounts for its more friendly atmosphere, IMO. Also, other boards are very Anglo-centric, whereas the wealth of countries represented here (just by you, Corgi, and I who replied so far, for example!) is fantastic. We all speak English, but instinctively one feels it's like a Tower of Babel too. And the wit and imagination...well, as Tony Soprano says, fuggedaboudit. The smallest of examples: I was showing my boyfriend Euno's What the Hell??! thread, and we were laughing our fool heads' off on the phone, over it. He loved it. I loved it. And I know such a thread was really only possible here because one great characteristic of this forum is its sense of silliness. Never underestimate the power of "silly", as Peter Sellers once said.