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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Australians are also wrong in this respect
though I rapidly reverted back to calling them "chips" when I went back there. I also talked about going to the "movies"
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Bazongaloid, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:24,
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15 years ago)
well you are going to the movies? they're not pictures, they're movies - the images MOVE, y'see?
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Poppet some assembly required., Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:26,
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They are pictures, that's how film works
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Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:27,
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yeah, the PICTURES travel past the projector
to create the illusion of movement
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:29,
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yes but they're veiwed in such rapid succesion that the images within the pictures move, and there is sound too, which you don't get with just a still image.
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Poppet some assembly required., Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:30,
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I'm not sure why I'm having this argument
I always say I'm going to the cine.
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Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:31,
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It is the work of Satan and should be banned,
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Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:31,
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*burns zoetrope*
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:34,
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You bummed Zoe who?
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Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 13:39,
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