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The Stadium Wall - Two Bills Drive
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Are You The Only Bills Fan People Know?
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Any Bills fans out there that live in areas of the country that are, shall we say, void of Billsness? Let me explain. Born and raised in South Buffalo, but moved to middle of nowhere Virginia about 20 years ago when I was 30. It cracked me up, that for several years people were blown away I was a bills fan. “But why? They suck! Wait? You’re from Buffalo!?” Makes sense I guess...I never met anyone born and raised in Seattle and is a Seahawks fan. If I wanted to find fellow bills fans the nearest bills backer fan club was a solid 70 minutes away. Eventually I became the “guy that’s a bills fan” among my new friends and co workers. It did suck during the drought but now that the Bills are good it’s been kinda nice. So anyone else in the same boat? Go Bills!
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Everyone who knows me knows I'm a Bills fan for 35 years. I've had a few tell me oh there's another Bills fan I saw one time. They had a Bills sticker on their car. I said are you sure they didn't buy that car from a fan? I'm born and raised and still in Jersey unfortunately. I know there are other Bills fans other than me lurking about. Everyone in my family likes a team other than the Bills so I chose the Bills when I was 10 years old. 45 now and still Ride with The Buffalo Bills.
Kill Bill fan theory - Beatrix doesn't actually Kill Bill
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I've posted my Kill Bill theory before in threads about mind-blowing things, and I've been asked for screenshots, etc. It's taken a while to compile and upload to albums.
The basic premise is this - Beatrix doesn't actually kill Bill in "Kill Bill". In order to understand how this theory works you have to first put events in chronological order:
Beatrix is trained by Pai Mei. He teaches her the eye pluck move that he himself used on Elle Driver to remove her right eye, it's the same move Beatrix uses in part 2 to remove her left eye. He also teaches her the 3" punch which allows her to escape the coffin trap.
At no point are we shown her learning the "5 Point Palm Fist of Death Technique".
01 - Pai Mei Training http://imgur.com/a/0iXc0
Beatrix's first life change event comes when she first learns she's pregnant. Mentally she's making the shift from stone cold assassin to mom. We see that reflected in her refusal to kill her own attempted assassin, even when she has the clear opportunity. For her abandonment of duty, she's shot in the head and wakes up 4 years later.
Waking up and realizing she's not a mom anymore, takes that assassin switch and flips it back on. Her reaction after that is sudden and predictable.
02 - Congratulations! http://imgur.com/a/xLbWz
Beatrix kills her rapist and pimp in the hospital, flies to Japan and wipes out the tea house then kills O-Ren. She shows two acts of mercy, the first being in the tea house itself when she's confronted by a sword weildiing child, slapping his butt with the flat of the sword and sending him home, and leaving behind a mutilated Sophie as a gruesome calling card.
03 - Kill Crazy Rampage! http://imgur.com/a/TNhpD
The second name on the Death List results in another fundamental change. When Beatrix realizes that Nikki has seen her mother's death, her first reaction is shame. She tries to hide the knife behind her leg. From this point on, Beatrix doesn't kill another person, even people who really deserve it.
04 - Nikki http://imgur.com/a/KfGbe
Budd is bitten by a Black Mamba, courtesy of Elle. Beatrix pluck's Elle's eye out, but leaves her alive. She also doesn't injure Esteban, the sadistic pimp in Mexico who ultimately leads her to Bill. She also doesn't hunt down and kill the guy who helped Budd bury her.
05 - The Non-Kills: http://imgur.com/a/lF8qR
Upon reaching Bill's hacienda, BB gets the drop on her mother and what ensues is an elaborate play act. They pretend to shoot each other and pretend to be dead. This is foreshadowing the "death" of Bill. It's all just one big play act.
This is the 3rd switch flip for Beatrix. She went from killer to mom back in the hotel room when she found she was pregnant, she went back from mom to killer when she woke up in the hospital. Now she's a mom again.
06 - Play Acting: http://imgur.com/a/LK93A
Beatrix hits Bill with the 5 point palm fist of death technique, but it seems that she's using the same form as the eye pluck learned from Pai Mei and it also looks like she hits Bill 6 times, not 5 as you'd expect.
07 - 5 Point Palm: http://imgur.com/a/IKXku
Bill seems to be bleeding from a bit lip, not internal injuries as he asks "Pai Mei taught you that...?"
Beatrix responds "Sure he did", but the whole time she's shaking her head "No."
08 - Sure he did: http://imgur.com/a/1PKTA
Bill then takes his 5 step walk of death, but if you look at his weight placement, he actually takes 6 steps. This is his acknowledgement. She hit him 6 times, not 5. so he takes 6 steps, not 5. It's a quiet acknowledgement that "If I pretend to kill you, you pretend to be dead."
09 - Walk of death: http://imgur.com/a/VvF7j
At the end of the film Beatrix is on the floor of a motel bathroom 1/2 laughing and 1/2 crying and saying "Thank you!" Who is she thanking? Bill. Why? For letting them all go. Pretending to kill him and him pretending to die is the only way either of them can exit the situation gracefully. They both love each other, they don't really want to kill each other, espectially not after it turns out BB is not only still alive, but has been cared for by Bill all these years.
BB meanwhile is watching a classic Heckyl and Jeckyl cartoon. Previously Beatrix and BB had been watching Shogun Assassin, the story of a Japanese assassin and his son killing their way across Japan (based on the manga "Lone Wolf and Cub".) Drawing the obvious parallel, the Bride and her daughter aren't killers anymore, they're trickster crows.
10 - Thank you! http://imgur.com/a/3LzBP
There are two credit sequences at the end of Kill Bill, Vol. 2. The first being in color. Everyone who dies is shown at a point from the film where they were still alive. Except Bill. Or is he? If you look closely and compare his body position to where he was when he fell, his feet have moved.
11 - Color credits: http://imgur.com/a/Mkt5G
But was moving his feet a continuity error or a deliberate hint? For the answer to that you have only to look at the black and white credit sequence. Every actor on the death list who dies has their name crossed off. Daryl Hannah, whose character was blinded but left alive is marked with a huge question mark. But David Carradine? His name is not marked at all.
The only conclusion based on this entire sequence is that Beatrix does not kill Bill in Kill Bill.
12 - B&W Credits: http://imgur.com/a/hgzIz
Top Comment: Nice theory, although there are some weak points: At no point are we shown her learning the "5 Point Palm Fist of Death Technique". Of course they're not going to show that, it would ruin the surprise of the scene where she actually uses it Beatrix's reaction around Nikki is also at least partially because she doesn't want Nikki to seek revenge like she has. Quote from Tarantino: "I've already got the whole mythology: Sofie Fatale will get all of Bill's money. She'll raise Nikki, who'll take on The Bride. Nikki deserves her revenge every bit as much as The Bride deserved hers" This also implies that Bill is dead, or at least has gone to a lot of effort in faking his death
A quote Bill Watterson sent in a letter to a fan
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We’re in good company since bats are also bugs!
Has anyone seen the fan edit of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair? : Tarantino
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[OC] I know not everyone is a fan of twink bill but ...
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Bill Starsap Fan Club!
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Starsap stans! make your claim to the hottest tour guide on Titan! Who’s with me? Show your appreciation to the man, the myth and the pop culture sex symbol that is Bill Starsap!
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Bill Simmons: "[I'm] Not a [Dillon] Brooks fan but “Under any circumstances” is shitty. The Grizz might want to look in the mirror for the culture they’ve created."
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Dillon Brooks only has himself to blame for all the antics he's done this season, but I think it's fair to say that the Grizzlies aren't blameless in all of this either. It seems apparent they need grown-ups in that organization. Just because Brooks isn't going to be there doesn't mean the team itself will change. There are still internal issues they ought to address this offseason. I think Ja Morant is learning to be better and that's good, but eventually that change and maturity is going to need to be shown next season. Not just by him, but the team as a whole.
Top Comment: The hornets didn’t disown Miles Bridges this aggressively💀💀
[Lune] LeBron: "I miss Bill Walton. He was always a fan of mine, always kept it real with me, and always appreciated my game. He wasn’t one of those old-school haters that we have in the NBA"
Main Post: [Lune] LeBron: "I miss Bill Walton. He was always a fan of mine, always kept it real with me, and always appreciated my game. He wasn’t one of those old-school haters that we have in the NBA"
Top Comment: Bill Walton is dearly missed by many. Love the shoutout!
Fan vs. Air Conditioning
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Which one uses more electricity? It's my first summer here in Atlanta and I'm living in a 800 sq. feet apartment by myself. I personally believe it's unnecessary to use central air for my entire apartment for myself but it's getting really hot down here. My apartment complex uses central air conditioning. Since summer started, my monthly electricity bill has gone up by $10 because I always have a fan on. I assume air conditioning will costs more but how much more?
I'd be willing to pay $15 more a month from my regular bill than the $10 I'm already paying, if I can live more comfortably.
Top Comment: Fans are very energy efficient. And ceiling fans are cheaper than you might expect: they start out around $40 at your local home improvement store, and usually cost less than a penny an hour to run. Central AC costs seventy times more to run than a fan. http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/cooling.html
Kid Rock | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Kid Rock is such a fucking clown. mother fucker doesn't even have a clue.
Bill Murray loves Uconn Basketball
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Top Comment: His son is an assistant coach for UConn