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Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 21, 2003, 08:04:40 PM
You enrolled at NYU Film School and dropped out 2 days later just so you could have something in common with Paul.

You bought both Fiona Apple CD’s and you hate her music

You bought a DVD player just so you could watch the behind the scenes stuff in Magnolia

You are seriously considering moving from your hometown to the San Fernando Valley

You know what a 484 is

You hang out at Art’s Deli

You now smoke Camels and drink Diet Cokes by the boatload

You have rented most of the recommendations mentioned on ptanderson.com

You know who Greg Marriotti is

Not only do you know who Greg Mariotti is, you frequently correspond with him via email.

You break out in a cold sweat when you imagine what you’d do if he shut down his site

You know who Bumble Ward, Joanne Sellar, Dan Lupi and John Lesher are

You will only refer to Hard Eight as “Sydney” and correct other people when they make the mistake

You own the shooting script for Hard Eight.

You know that the above was a trick- the Hard Eight shooting script was never released.

You started shopping at the 99 cent Store after Punch Drunk Love came out

Every other word out of your mouth is “Fuck”

You can list every scene the number 82 is hidden in in Magnolia

You can list more than 5 of the movies he has mentioned in various interviews

You know the box office tally for each of his movies

You hate Burt Reynolds

You hate Rysher and are glad they went out of business

You eat Healthy Choice Chicken Teriyaki for dinner

You knew all along who “Atticus Jones” was

You know what the X4 Project was.

You are anxiously awaiting the “X5” Project

You hounded all your friends to see Punch Drunk Love and wouldn’t talk to them until they did.

When people complain that Magnolia was too long, you’re quick to point out that Boogie Nights was only 30 minutes shorter.

You now stalk Philip Seymour Hoffman because you’ve noticed he’s the only actor to have appeared in all 4 of PTA’s films.

You will only refer to Paul as “PTA” and roll your eyes in disgust when people ask, “Who?”

You almost socked a person for getting Paul’s name confused with Wes Anderson.

You’re about to get fired because all you do at work is play the “Pudding Dash”

You own a blue suit.

Jeremy Blake is your favorite artist.

You know what a “Scopitone” is.

Your favorite shows right now are “Luis” and “Threat Matrix”

When PTA didn’t get the Oscar, you wrote a nasty letter to the Academy

You saw Camp and can’t wait until the DVD comes out

On vacation in LA, you decided to go to Largo

You have read “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” and “A Conspiracy of Paper”- just in case.

You’d rather go to Reno than Vegas.

You rented “While the Cat’s Away” just so you could see what the actress in it looked like

You have a running count of how many reporters have asked Paul about frogs in Magnolia

You’re getting nervous because you know that right after Boogie Nights, he was told, “Your next 3 movies are green lit,” and he’s about to make #3.

You were Rollergirl for Halloween.

You were Rollergirl for Halloween and you’re a guy.

You’re kind of sad there won’t be a Boogie Nights 2

You frequently send hate mail to Kevin Smith

Even so, you are dying to know who his doctor is

You bought The Dirk Diggler Story and Cigarettes & Coffee off eBay.

You threw it away because you felt guilty

You expected Clementine’s Loop to be in Punch Drunk Love and were shocked when it wasn’t.

You read all 72 pages of Jessica Redenbach’s paper and since you took issue with some of her points, you decided to write your own paper in response

You preferred the title “The Rose” and wonder why Paul changed it

You have called the Seduce and Destroy hotline

You slowed down that shot in Magnolia because you HAD to  know what books Stanley was reading in the library

You then checked them out and read them

You bought doughnuts last December and realized you asked the person behind the counter if they were decorated “for the Christmas”

You know what game show Paul was a PA on

You know the correct pronunciation of “Rajskub”

You cried when Greg shut down the message board

You can’t stop wondering if “Flagpole Special” will ever be released

You keep asking your friend in Vermont which cabin is Bill Macy’s so you can see where most of Magnolia was written

When people ask you how you are, you tell them you’re very food.

You own 2 copies of every soundtrack- one for your house, one for your car

You can't remember what color your walls are painted since every movie poster he's made is plastered all over your walls.

You borrowed money so you could fly to the closest  Q & A session with Paul since you live in a small town that you know he’ll never come to
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Weak2ndAct on October 21, 2003, 08:32:15 PM
Lordy, that's a shameful list.  Thankfully, I only qualify for half of them  :wink:
QuoteYou own the shooting script for Hard Eight.

You know that the above was a trick- the Hard Eight shooting script was never released.
Not exactly.  I have the script, it's get-able.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: MacGuffin on October 21, 2003, 08:42:59 PM
Quote from: Weak2ndAct
QuoteYou own the shooting script for Hard Eight.

You know that the above was a trick- the Hard Eight shooting script was never released.
Not exactly.  I have the script, it's get-able.

Yep:
http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=683
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Find Your Magali on October 21, 2003, 09:00:14 PM
Quote from: boombanglarrabee...something absolutely brilliant...

There ought to be automatic entry into the Xixax Hall of Fame for posts like this.  :-D
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cine on October 21, 2003, 10:17:22 PM
There's nothing about jerking off to pictures of him at Cannes. Good. I'm safe.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Cecil on October 21, 2003, 10:20:22 PM
atticus jones, really?
Title: thank you!
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 21, 2003, 10:24:33 PM
Thanks, FindYourMagali!  

PS I'VE gotta be pretty obsessed to sit down and come up with this list, but hey.... it's all in good fun.  I'll try to think of more.

And Cinephile, that was hilarious.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: aclockworkjj on October 21, 2003, 10:28:38 PM
Quote from: Cecilatticus jones, really?
haha.....piff.
Title: some more
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 21, 2003, 11:02:30 PM
When things are slow, Greg calls YOU for news on Paul

You drove by an elementary school and pulled over when you saw a sign that said “PTA meeting,” and had to remind yourself that it’s not the same thing.  You stuck around a while just to make sure.

You and your friends play a drinking game to all of Paul’s movies and take shots whenever the John C. Reilly or Philip Seymour Hoffman are onscreen.

You watch his movies while holding the shooting script in your hand, noting all discrepancies.

You applied for an internship at New Line.

When you got your cell phone, you insisted on getting a number in the 818-area code- and you live in Florida.

You’ve sent your headshots to his casting director but you’re not even an actor.

You’ve joined fan clubs for Aimee Mann, Beck, Quentin Tarantino and Michael Penn just because you know they are some of his friends.  You constantly email their fans asking if they have any stories about Paul.

You taught yourself the choreography to the dance scene in Boogie Nights.

You’re taking voice lessons to prepare if he ever does that musical.

Your child’s first word was “Ghoulardi”

You are eager to spot someone’s cheek leak.

You can’t say yes to every one of these items, and it’s pissing you off.

You tried to pitch “What Do Kids Know” to CBS.

When staying in hotels, you either give the name “Dirk Diggler” or “Amber Waves,” depending on your gender.

You thought about getting a pair of lovebirds and named them Barry and Lena, but changed your mind when you heard Paul hates birds.

You’ve watched Magnolia so many times, you were actually able to finally understand what Dixon said in his rap (without the words in front of you!!!)

Pink Dot will no longer deliver to your house because you called them to ask for peanut butter, Camel Lights, white bread, Swank and Barely Legal over 20 times.

You might transfer to Boston University next semester just so you can take that class being taught on Paul and 3 other directors.  You decide to get the syllabus way ahead of time so you'll only be in class on the days they talk about Paul.

You carry a digital camera with you in case it ever rains frogs.
Title: Re: some more
Post by: Alethia on October 21, 2003, 11:04:33 PM
Quote from: boombanglarrabee

You drove by an elementary school and pulled over when you saw a sign that said "PTA meeting," and had to remind yourself that it's not the same thing.  You stuck around a while just to make sure.


hahahahaha
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cine on October 21, 2003, 11:38:16 PM
"When you go to a casino, you only gamble precisely the way Sydney taught John."
Title: some more
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 22, 2003, 12:21:03 AM
You’re still paying off the credit card bill from the impromptu trip to Cannes you took a year and a half ago.

You told your boy/ girlfriend you wanted to smash her face in.  You wondered why s/he called the police.

You watched Minority Report enough times that you finally found PTA in it.  While it was still in the theaters.  (They thought they could slip it by you?  You’d know the back of that head ANY day!)  And you still bought the DVD.

You keep calling the cable company and telling them you’re going to move if they don’t add FX to their lineup so you can see the TV edit of Boogie Nights.  You’re tired of having to borrow it from your cousin who lives across town.

You check ptanderson.com more than you check your email.

You’ve looked in the phone book to see if there are any “Paul T. Anderson’s” in your town.  You’ve called them.  

You’ve got a co-worker named Denise who is about to slap a sexual harassment charge on you if you call her “Denise the Piece” ONE more time.

You are a man who refers to your package as your “big, fat sausage-a!”

You don’t know why Avi and Solomon were so freaked out when Donnie wanted to get braces.  Anything for your idol, right?  

You’re taking harmonium lessons. You get pissed when people ask you if it’s a small piano.  

You went to a casino and wouldn’t play until you got a rate card.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Gold Trumpet on October 22, 2003, 12:43:57 AM
Just a cool thread. boombanglarrabee, thanks.

~rougerum
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: prophet on October 22, 2003, 12:45:13 AM
"You know who Greg Marriotti is" he probably is a little annoyed by me.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: aclockworkjj on October 22, 2003, 12:51:27 AM
ok...so BOOM is TOTALLY OBSESSED!!!!!!!!...

j/k
Title: thanks, Gold Trumpet
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 22, 2003, 01:26:20 AM
Thanks, Gold Trumpet.  

I'm starting to scare myself a bit though.  But I'm on a roll.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Newtron on October 22, 2003, 04:39:30 AM
Quote from: boombanglarrabeeYou will only refer to Hard Eight as "Sydney" and correct other people when they make the mistake
No, that just means you're a complete idiot.

Wonderful thread.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sigur Rós on October 22, 2003, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: boombanglarrabeeYou bought a DVD player just so you could watch the behind the scenes stuff in Magnolia

Not far from the truth.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Spike on October 22, 2003, 07:46:00 AM
Goddamn, a brillant thread, dude!
If PTA reads this some day, he'll think we're fuckin' weird!
But PTA also has done something kind of bad to my life - I began to smoke Camel Lights. I'm so fuckin' mad!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Find Your Magali on October 22, 2003, 09:38:54 AM
This thread should be permanently sticky-ed near the top of the PTA board, because I can think of nothing better that defines our mind-set.  :-D

Here's another sign you might be obsessed: You write for a newspaper and sneak subtle PTA references into your stories.

Before the high school football season, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek column in which I came up with a psych-up song for each local team, something to get them fired up before the game.

Two of the entries were are follows:

DELONE CATHOLIC — Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, by McFadden & Whitehead: There hasn't been much stopping the Squires during Denny Frew's 26-year tenure as head coach. This long-lost sports anthem came out in 1979, when Frew was in his second season. Now, Frew is closing in on his 300th career victory.

EASTERN YORK — The Touch, by Stan Bush: It may seem a bit goofy to include a song from the soundtrack of "Transformers: The Movie." But if lyrics like "And you never get hit when your back's to the wall/Gonna fight to the end and you're takin' it all" don't make you want to go pummel the quarterback (or some evil robot), then you shouldn't have a helmet on.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: coffeebeetle on October 22, 2003, 10:02:22 AM
Heh-heh.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: SoNowThen on October 22, 2003, 10:10:59 AM
boombanglarrabee -- brilliance in posting!!!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ravi on October 30, 2003, 01:09:03 PM
Your eyes light up whenever you see Philip Baker Hall in a non-PTA movie.

You excessively use the phrases, "this is bullshit, mothafucka," "shut the fuck up," and "now you must really shut the fuck up."

You know who Michael Penn is.

You always bet on the hard eight at the craps table.

You refer to Hard Eight as Sydney.

You're not here for the fucking nachos.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ghostboy on October 30, 2003, 01:20:54 PM
What would be good (or food) would be to create an upper left banner with scrolling text containing all these things. Can you do that without Flash? That's the only way I'd know how to do it. Unless it was scrolling horizontally.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Find Your Magali on October 30, 2003, 01:50:15 PM
Quote from: RaviYou know who Michael Penn is.

Yeah, he's the guy who did "No Myth." .... One of the best pop songs EVER.  :-D
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: aclockworkjj on October 30, 2003, 03:00:48 PM
Mags..

what if I was romeo in black jeans?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: TheVoiceOfNick on October 30, 2003, 03:36:05 PM
What's sad, is that I can relate to almost all of these things... with the exception of 5 or 6... but you forgot:

Started a plunger business in Canoga Park after watching Punch Drunk Love...

ok, so I can't relate to that, but I was thinking about it...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: boombanglarrabee on October 30, 2003, 04:53:51 PM
Quote from: TheVoiceOfNickWhat's sad, is that I can relate to almost all of these things... with the exception of 5 or 6... but you forgot:

Started a plunger business in Canoga Park after watching Punch Drunk Love...

Good one!!!!!!!!!! :)
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Find Your Magali on October 30, 2003, 09:26:06 PM
Quote from: aclockworkjjMags..

what if I was romeo in black jeans?

You would have my heart forever.  :kiss:
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Derek237 on November 03, 2003, 07:09:54 AM
Read the list, I guess I'm not obsessed. But I knew that already. I'm a pathetic PTA fan that fits into the "Well....I taped his 3 most popular movies off TV" category. Though I did dress up as rollergirl for Halloween. Twice.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: boombanglarrabee on November 03, 2003, 10:39:41 AM
If you were rollergirl not once but twice (with a screenname like "Derek," I can only imagine), you've taped 3 out of his 4 movies, and you're on xixax.  I hate to break it to you, but you've got a bad case of denial.  It's ok, you know, there's lots of us.  Consider this forum a kind of support group, if you will.  The first step is admitting you have a problem.  Chin up, kiddo.   :wink:
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ©brad on November 03, 2003, 11:11:02 AM
Quote from: SpikeGoddamn, a brillant thread, dude!
If PTA reads this some day, he'll think we're fuckin' weird!
But PTA also has done something kind of bad to my life - I began to smoke Camel Lights. I'm so fuckin' mad!

spikey, ur too young to be smoking! i guess u europeans start earlier than we do, i didn't think about that.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: kotte on November 03, 2003, 02:21:08 PM
Quote from: ©bradspikey, ur too young to be smoking! i guess u europeans start earlier than we do, i didn't think about that.

Yeah, it's totally different in Europe...

We start really early with that shit...if it's good or bad...I don't know.

When I told my friends in NY it's legal to have sex as a 15 year old in Sweden, they freaked out. I don't know if they overreacted but yeah...it's different.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ©brad on November 03, 2003, 02:22:51 PM
i remember the first time i smoked a cigarette. i was 13, and this older, 'wiser' kid told us that u wouldn't get cancer if u only enhaled three times w/ each cigarette. hahah- kids r so dumb.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Slick Shoes on November 12, 2003, 04:17:43 PM
You started peeing in the shower just so you could make a resolution to stop.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pedro on November 12, 2003, 04:56:42 PM
Quote from: Slick ShoesYou started peeing in the shower just so you could make a resolution to stop.
:lol:
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: molly on November 12, 2003, 07:01:45 PM
Quote from: Pedro the Wombat
Quote from: Slick ShoesYou started peeing in the shower just so you could make a resolution to stop.
:lol:

I think everybody will agree this one is a winner
Title: Re: some more
Post by: BrainSushi on November 12, 2003, 11:57:01 PM
Quote from: boombanglarrabeeYou and your friends play a drinking game to all of Paul's movies and take shots whenever the John C. Reilly or Philip Seymour Hoffman are onscreen.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Vile5 on November 13, 2003, 03:36:45 PM
Quote from: boombanglarrabeeYou bought a DVD player just so you could watch the behind the scenes stuff in Magnolia
guilty :oops:

in fact that list is scary, jesus!

what about these:
You never liked Supertramp and now you just love them
Now you want to learn to play the pianola
You didn't enjoy Cannes this year as the last year
One of your avs was a PTA's pic
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cron on November 13, 2003, 03:59:57 PM
You ARE obsessed with Paul if you've reached this far of the post, or let alone , xixax. period.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: kotte on November 13, 2003, 04:47:03 PM
Quote from: Vile5You never liked Supertramp and now you just love them

That's me! :) like, not love...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: subversiveproductions on November 13, 2003, 06:43:50 PM
not to bring the wrath, but i could have sworn that in the behind the scenes doc on the magnolia dvd, paul is smoking marlboro lights.  no?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: kotte on November 13, 2003, 06:51:29 PM
Quote from: subversiveproductionsnot to bring the wrath, but i could have sworn that in the behind the scenes doc on the magnolia dvd, paul is smoking marlboro lights.  no?

Could be...eh...mmm...so?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pedro on November 13, 2003, 08:09:34 PM
Quote from: subversiveproductionsnot to bring the wrath, but i could have sworn that in the behind the scenes doc on the magnolia dvd, paul is smoking marlboro lights.  no?
i dont think so.  im pretty sure they were his standard camel lights.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: 82 on November 15, 2003, 08:27:41 PM
here is how lame I am:

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Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: kotte on November 15, 2003, 08:31:43 PM
Quote from: 82here is how lame I am:

(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gongoozler.com%2Fwebcams%2FMatt%2Flame.jpg&hash=508871bdcbe9b40f3b62d8d4db120f042e2a36a7)

not lame...it's geeky.

and geeky's fine...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: NEON MERCURY on November 15, 2003, 10:01:26 PM
..if you recreate various scenes from his films using friends and family as castmembers ..and cast yourself in the lead and then pass it off  to anyone else who hasn't seen it as "your screen test" for PTA......
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: kotte on November 16, 2003, 07:27:29 AM
Quote from: NEON MERCURY..if you recreate various scenes from his films using friends and family as castmembers ..and cast yourself in the lead and then pass it off  to anyone else who hasn't seen it as "your screen test" for PTA......

haha...that's great.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ElPandaRoyal on November 16, 2003, 10:20:44 AM
It's really funny to read this list of obsessions and laugh you ass of and then show it to your brother who gets this reaction: "you and those guys in the XI... XIKAS... whatever..... you're all just fucking weird."
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: molly on November 16, 2003, 11:09:35 AM
Quote from: RoyalTenenbaumIt's really funny to read this list of obsessions and laugh you ass of and then show it to your brother who gets this reaction: "you and those guys in the XI... XIKAS... whatever..... you're all just fucking weird."

a very mild estimation 8)
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: j_scott_stroup04 on December 04, 2003, 03:18:23 PM
How about:

You join PETA, purely because it has the initials PTA in them

You make your girlfriend/wife call you Paul or Dirk in bed

You're trying to persuade your wife into becoming a solo musician while you pursue your career in filmmaking

You have a web page dedicated to him

You watch the "Magnolia" Diary all the time just to try and mimic the way he incessantly talks with his hands

Whenever you're in the movie store, you tell anybody near you, whether you know them or not, that Punch-Drunk Love is the best movie in the new release section (which is what I do at my job)

You rent "Popeye" just to see and hear the original version of "He Needs Me"

You sing "He Needs Me" in the shower, whether you're a girl or not.

Whenever you're feeling blue, you thinking about Kevin Smith's attempts at downgrading a much superior filmmaker and it makes you laugh- Then you remember that you know more fans of Smith than you do fans of PTA, then you frown again.

You add to an already overwhelming list of PTA obsessions on a message board.

I'm done.......
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: molly on December 04, 2003, 05:37:21 PM
Quote from: j_scott_stroup04How about:

You join PETA, purely because it has the initials PTA in them

You make your girlfriend/wife call you Paul or Dirk in bed

You're trying to persuade your wife into becoming a solo musician while you pursue your career in filmmaking

.......

wow
really?
Never mind, it sounds good.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: freakerdude on December 04, 2003, 07:01:06 PM
I just read these PTA obsessive lists by boom. I really started digging BN about 2 months ago or less and am still captured by it. Now that I've seen Magnolia once and PDL 4 times, I have to say I have become fascinated with his work.

It's kind of weird how many of those PTA-isms I already know in such a short time. This has to be one of the best posts I have come across on here thanks to you.

One of the best lists ever!
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Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: NEON MERCURY on December 04, 2003, 11:22:11 PM
if you think his films are any good.....
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: nix on December 04, 2003, 11:45:06 PM
I can't resist...

Your girlfriend will bail if you make her say "your cock is so beautiful" one more time.

She has also asked you repeatedly to stop calling it "that one special thing".

You've been told over and over by friends and family that you are indeed NOT a " big, bright shining star".

You walk around in a 70s cowboy getup... always with a coffee mug.

As soon as you bought the Magnolia dvd you skipped to the last scene and turned on the subtitles so you could find out exactly what John C. Riley said to Melora Walters.

You constantly ask your dying grandpa why "every word that comes out of his mouth is either cocksucker, shitballs, or fuck" even though he hasn't spoken in six months.

Your six year old little brother tells his kindergarten teacher to "respect the cock!"

(man this is fun)

No matter how much you offer, no one will pay you ten bucks to look at your dick (or twenty to see you jerk off).

You no longer simply tell people to shut up. It's always "shut, shut, shut, shut, shut up!

Anytime you complement someone you call it "waxing their car".

Want to keep going... must....stop...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: aclockworkjj on December 04, 2003, 11:48:05 PM
your in love with an alien.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: freakerdude on December 05, 2003, 01:23:09 AM
I knew the respect  the cock would come up somewhere unless I missed it earlier than this.

If figured it'd go like this.....telling your girlfriend there's going to be some changes around here and it's time we respect the cock and tame the twat. Then she slaps the hell out of you and leaves your ass forever with bills and........stuff. yeah
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: BonBon85 on December 05, 2003, 11:00:08 AM
You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if you quote the following:
Quote from: freakerduderespect the cock and tame the twat

And reply that it's tame the CUNT...sheesh.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on December 05, 2003, 11:02:30 AM
u might be obsessed with PTA if u find the above post hilarious.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sleuth on December 05, 2003, 02:31:32 PM
YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: boombanglarrabee on December 05, 2003, 04:35:14 PM
Quote from: freakerdudeI just read these PTA obsessive lists by boom. I really started digging BN about 2 months ago or less and am still captured by it. Now that I've seen Magnolia once and PDL 4 times, I have to say I have become fascinated with his work.

It's kind of weird how many of those PTA-isms I already know in such a short time. This has to be one of the best posts I have come across on here thanks to you.

One of the best lists ever!

Thank you!

All the contributions... I love them.  I'm so happy.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: freakerdude on December 06, 2003, 05:11:53 PM
Quote from: BonBon85You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if you quote the following:
Quote from: freakerduderespect the cock and tame the twat

And reply that it's tame the CUNT...sheesh.
May the lords of PTA strike me down for such a major flaw in my SINGLE viewing.....as noted in a previous post.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pedro on December 06, 2003, 06:00:56 PM
Quote from: freakerdude
Quote from: BonBon85You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if you quote the following:
Quote from: freakerduderespect the cock and tame the twat

And reply that it's tame the CUNT...sheesh.
May the lords of PTA strike me down for such a major flaw in my SINGLE viewing.....as noted in a previous post.
oh they'll be fucking striking, buddy.  watch out.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: lash larue on December 11, 2003, 08:31:44 PM
if you name your "chest rockwell"
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: jtm on December 11, 2003, 08:47:09 PM
Quote from: lash larue anyone knows what pta next project is.?

yeah, we all know.  but it's a secret. shhhhh.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Slick Shoes on January 31, 2005, 11:25:36 AM
... you read Sharon Waxman's book and find yourself questioning some of the anecdotes she lays forth regarding PTA because you just can't picture him saying that.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: mehico on February 02, 2005, 02:29:25 AM
last time you were at a drug store you said to the clerk "motherfucker, you fucking asshole, who the fuck are you? who the fuck do you think you are? i come in here..........."

you constantly throw firecrackers

everytime you're in the passenger seat of a car, you lean your head against the window and sing "prepare a list for what you need before you sign away the deed"

you found xixax by trying to visit www.seduceanddestroy.com
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: analogzombie on February 02, 2005, 12:14:42 PM
...if while on tour with your friend's band (as a merch guy), you inexplicably find yourself at a party with Courtney Love, Kelly Osbourne and Har Mar Superstar, who informs you that Paul Thomas Anderson's coke is in the bathroom, and then you procede to ingest some of his coke,  not b/c you're a drug user per se, but just because it's his.

not kidding, no joke, this happened fo shizzle to me, word up
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on February 02, 2005, 12:19:07 PM
har mar superstar is not a reliable source..
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: analogzombie on February 02, 2005, 12:30:04 PM
Quote from: Pubrickhar mar superstar is not a reliable source..

he is if you know him as Sean
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ono on February 02, 2005, 01:34:57 PM
You seriously consider shelling out the money for this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32989&item=3870861582&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW).

So very tempting.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: RegularKarate on February 02, 2005, 03:21:35 PM
I have that poster... I'll make the signatures look just like those... really... one hundred bucks... that's all.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pozer on February 17, 2005, 07:23:20 PM
maybe I'm not a pta fan after all.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: matt35mm on February 17, 2005, 07:34:28 PM
Quote from: flagpolespecial-you refer to people as stanley when they're upsetting you 'fuck fuck fuck stanley don't do this to me' sometimes you throw a chair too.
This is pretty funny.  This is one of the most psychotic things a person could do, I think.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: fulty on February 17, 2005, 07:56:38 PM
Yeah.

And this was my favorite.

Quote from: flagpolespecial-you found out who all the people paul thanks in the credits of his movies are and you thanked them too.

Thanks for the idea..!!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on February 18, 2005, 07:54:47 AM
some things here are good, some are shit.

u might be *subject of thread* if u know the difference.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Alethia on February 18, 2005, 08:23:42 AM
Quote from: flagpolespecial
-you found out who all the people paul thanks in the credits of his movies are and you thanked them too.

that's funny.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cine on February 18, 2005, 11:30:05 PM
. . . you legally change your full name to 'Paul Thomas Anderson', drop out of school, move to California, sleep with Fiona Apple, cast Philip Seymour Hoffman in all your films, and do copious lines of coke until you die.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ravi on February 19, 2005, 01:41:42 PM
I dunno about anyone else, but I had a dream the other night that John C. Reilly was an extra in a commercial and I was angry that he was an extra.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: mogwai on February 19, 2005, 02:01:33 PM
maybe you predicted the unfortunate future for him?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: mehico on March 04, 2005, 12:38:39 PM
you watched road trip, dogville, the talented mister ripley and a few other films i can't think of now, because they have more than one cast member from magnolia.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Cecil on March 18, 2005, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: flagpolespecial
Quote from: RaviI dunno about anyone else, but I had a dream the other night that John C. Reilly was an extra in a commercial and I was angry that he was an extra.

man, i was having that dream weeks ago.

me too! and the director didnt know how to properly introduce his character. just left him in the background...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: atticus jones on March 20, 2005, 04:00:26 AM
...all your internet puppies think your paul thomas anderson and you believe them

...you keep writing page after page of shitty material because you have the opposite of writers block and you dont want that to ever go away

...you keep hooking up great ass to prove your punk rock style commands respect

...once you watched a p.t. anderson film eight times in a row just to make sure you really liked it

...you never respond to p.m.'s because what hot shot director would

...you keep dropping by the church to phuck with the steeple
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: bluejaytwist on March 21, 2005, 02:48:00 PM
Quote from: atticus jones
...you never respond to p.m.'s because what hot shot director would

true enough
that was my twist-giving
i blue it
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Bethie on March 22, 2005, 03:09:18 AM
...you think you're a hot shot director.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: atticus jones on March 22, 2005, 03:48:28 PM
...you attempt to mock my style in a post about my post in a thread about my head

i am certainly in your dome
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Find Your Magali on March 27, 2005, 09:54:42 PM
...you've checked both xixax and ptanderson.com 15 times apiece in the past 3 hours, while waiting for THE NEWS.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Tictacbk on March 28, 2005, 03:04:09 PM
you already reserved Oil! at the library...


You heard that he was adapting a book and immediatly thought of the word "Oscar"

Quote from: flagpolespeciali had a dream that i woke up. and online full details of pta's next project were up. more answers than i had questions for. not to be.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on March 28, 2005, 06:10:34 PM
Quote from: Tictacbkyou already reserved Oil! at the library...
I tried, but they don't have it...  :yabbse-thumbdown: ...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Tictacbk on March 28, 2005, 07:41:53 PM
Quote from: Jeremy Blackman
Quote from: Tictacbkyou already reserved Oil! at the library...
I tried, but they don't have it...  :yabbse-thumbdown: ...



i just gotta go pick it up!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on April 03, 2005, 06:57:45 PM
-you suddenly quit writing your action-adventure script, or musical script, or quirky script about a loner finding true love   and instead begin to adapt a fairly obscure novel.    

-The 'Baraka-Meets-Scorsese' style of the piece you are working on suddenly takes a backseat so that you can give it an early century look and somehow include a distinguished looking rich guy with a beard.

- you fell for the idea of that damn Chase movie last April Fools.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: grand theft sparrow on May 01, 2005, 03:29:06 PM
...if on the 1st of May, you celebrate...

(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Famie_07%2FTomCruise%2Fmagnolia06.jpg&hash=f18af325943e441f6bf3bb33debf070203c1a6ed)

V-Day!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sleuth on May 01, 2005, 04:10:32 PM
Go on...!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on May 03, 2005, 06:37:55 AM
brilliant!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on May 07, 2005, 08:04:55 AM
you wonder what he's doing right now.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Myxo on May 07, 2005, 11:58:19 AM
Quote from: Roman Cibelesyou wonder what he's doing right now.

Losing alot of sleep.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on May 08, 2005, 08:16:22 AM
you know what he's doing right now.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ghostboy on May 08, 2005, 01:35:39 PM
You read Oil! and then write a lengthy review with an eye towards exactly how PTA might adapt it on your blog.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pozer on May 08, 2005, 02:58:51 PM
As soon as the first bit of news broke for his next project, you suddenly felt the need and obligation to watch 'That Moment' because he is in the pre-production faze.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on May 08, 2005, 08:07:44 PM
Quote from: flagpolespecial...you have trouble relating to your parents.
what? no.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on May 08, 2005, 10:54:23 PM
Quote from: GhostboyYou read Oil! and then write a lengthy review with an eye towards exactly how PTA might adapt it on your blog.
I wish PTA would adapt a movie on my blog.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ghostboy on May 09, 2005, 12:36:38 AM
Fun with sloppy syntax! Ah, how I love it.

BTW, JB, you should eschew the library if they continue to let you down and go ahead and buy Oil!, cause I think you'll love it.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sleuth on May 09, 2005, 02:27:42 AM
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christianguitar.org%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fhair.gif&hash=e6ae4558ec665125ff86bbbd437fd85c9f56be88)
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on May 11, 2005, 05:12:41 AM
You wish for an auteur gossip show or at least hope to see him in any new issue of US magazine
And realize you are amongst cinematic visionaries at xixax.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: md on May 11, 2005, 09:52:27 AM
when you meet him and realize he is just a person
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on May 13, 2005, 05:08:44 AM
you met him?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pozer on May 13, 2005, 05:29:54 PM
I met him twice. and yes, he is just a person.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: modage on May 13, 2005, 05:38:54 PM
:ponder: was jesus a person?  cause if he was, then i agree.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: md on May 13, 2005, 11:27:08 PM
yeah he was taller than i imagined
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: meatball on May 13, 2005, 11:29:51 PM
md and POZER, tell us about your PTA encounters.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: jtm on May 14, 2005, 12:17:44 AM
Quote from: Meatballmd and POZER, tell us about your PTA encounters.

http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=42952&highlight=#42952
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on May 27, 2005, 11:19:38 AM
I saw a liscence plate on a car, and I should've pieced together that it was just a mom's car, but the plate read "JOIN PTA" and I was like "That's badas--- waitaminute..."
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: noyes on May 30, 2005, 03:46:30 PM
i saw Paul about two months ago driving down 2nd Avenue, while waiting online to watch Masculine Feminine. He was driving a mini-van and had his hand to his mouth like he was deciding where he wanted to go.

the same day, I saw Phil Hoffman walking up Seventh Avenue, talking on his cell, as they were shooting 'The Family Stone' across the street at the Riviera Cafe on Christopher Street.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on May 30, 2005, 03:56:13 PM
Quote from: noyesi saw Paul about two months ago driving down 2nd Avenue, while waiting online to watch Masculine Feminine. He was driving a mini-van and had his hand to his mouth like he was deciding where he wanted to go.
I took a picture of PTA's van.

(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urban75.org%2Fbrixton%2Ffeatures%2Fimages%2Fcountry20.jpg&hash=203a3ab50867e5b4072c508e48add57084965381)
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: mogwai on May 30, 2005, 03:58:36 PM
a wooden experience. no doubt about it.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Stefen on May 30, 2005, 06:49:32 PM
Very funny JB. But since you all must know. I do have a picture of his van, but it's old and may not be the same one he drives in today.

SPOILER SPACE.
































(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbuffoonery.org%2Fmoblog%2Fimages%2F1097788696Picture001.jpeg&hash=30dd44a10d8859a1e1a451989e60a760e4e3b150)

He drove this when he first started dating Fiona years ago,. Oddly enough, this is also a picture of his old house.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: SiliasRuby on May 30, 2005, 09:50:02 PM
Where did you get that pic Stefen?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Brazoliange on May 30, 2005, 11:14:53 PM
he iz ninjaz
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: brockly on May 30, 2005, 11:28:26 PM
hes come a long way, thats for sure. here he is editing hard eight back in 96 (from his van)
(took me ages to dig this up again since greg's site is closed now  :yabbse-angry: )


(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcosma.customer.netspace.net.au%2Fpta_editing.jpg&hash=8c2550779c0055b2f9c081246433371290e6e04c)
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: jtm on May 31, 2005, 01:32:32 AM
Quote from: noyesHe was driving a mini-van

he drives a mini-van?  wtf! :saywhat:
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: MacGuffin on May 31, 2005, 01:40:05 AM
Quote from: Jay Tee Em
Quote from: noyesHe was driving a mini-van

he drives a mini-van?  wtf! :saywhat:

But it's the Cadillac of mini-vans.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: jtm on May 31, 2005, 01:57:11 AM
ok, i know that's from a movie, but for the life of me i can't think of which one.... i'll prolly feel real stupid when someone tells me.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: MacGuffin on May 31, 2005, 02:00:17 AM
Quote from: Jay Tee Emok, i know that's from a movie, but for the life of me i can't think of which one.... i'll prolly feel real stupid when someone tells me.

You'll get it. Your mind is just coming up short.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: jtm on May 31, 2005, 02:02:34 AM
haha Get Shorty.  it was right there i just couldn't grab it.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on May 31, 2005, 06:15:17 AM
He doctors scripts and gets good mulla out of it...his only condition is not to be credited.
Spielberg himself has asked him for advice...
I think he did some commercials too...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ultrahip on May 31, 2005, 12:31:55 PM
He should really drive a P.T Cruiser.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cowboykurtis on May 31, 2005, 12:42:41 PM
why?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ultrahip on May 31, 2005, 02:26:54 PM
So as he whizzes past pedestrians they can stop say, "there goes P.T Anderson in his P.T Cruiser! I love that guy!"
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Gabe on June 01, 2005, 07:43:29 PM
Quote from: UltrahipSo as he whizzes past pedestrians they can stop say, "there goes P.T Anderson in his P.T Cruiser! I love that guy!"

PROPS!  :yabbse-thumbup:  

You might be obesessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if you wonder what his farts smell like.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cowboykurtis on June 01, 2005, 08:40:41 PM
Quote from: UltrahipSo as he whizzes past pedestrians they can stop say, "there goes P.T Anderson in his P.T Cruiser! I love that guy!"

?
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pozer on June 01, 2005, 11:32:33 PM
Quote from: JaruebiFor Now
Quote from: UltrahipSo as he whizzes past pedestrians they can stop say, "there goes P.T Anderson in his P.T Cruiser! I love that guy!"

PROPS!  :yabbse-thumbup:  

You might be obesessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if you wonder what his farts smell like.
what the motherfuck? you might be ghey if you still visit this thred.
wait that includes me.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: meatball on June 02, 2005, 08:55:57 PM
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgraphica.com%2Fwasabi%2Farchives%2F022705_la_topanga_bench_w498.jpg&hash=5386826f2f842b3c40bd2ccebb29d9cf669abb4e)

Didn't take the picture or write it.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: cowboykurtis on June 02, 2005, 09:10:29 PM
Quote from: Keanu(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgraphica.com%2Fwasabi%2Farchives%2F022705_la_topanga_bench_w498.jpg&hash=5386826f2f842b3c40bd2ccebb29d9cf669abb4e)

Didn't take the picture or write it.
of course not...
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: polkablues on June 20, 2005, 11:21:30 PM
...your Fiona Apple sex fantasies just aren't complete without him there.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on June 21, 2005, 06:08:32 AM
Quote from: polkablues...your Fiona Apple sex fantasies just aren't complete without him there.

and Maya Rudolph in black leather with a lasso.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on June 26, 2005, 03:37:53 PM
You wish for  "SAN FERNANDO VALLEY P.T.A"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077660/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166869/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262112/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Stefen on June 26, 2005, 05:12:07 PM
you have two 82 posts. thats odd.
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ElPandaRoyal on June 30, 2005, 06:17:57 PM
Quote from: Roman CibelesYou wish for  "SAN FERNANDO VALLEY P.T.A"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077660/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166869/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262112/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL

West Valley PTA (1970)

Plot Outline: George the pool cleaner gives lessons in love to Valley girls and their moms.

LOL!
Title: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: NEON MERCURY on July 01, 2005, 10:03:51 PM
...you thought about commiting suicide when you first read the thread under this one.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Reel on March 31, 2011, 09:31:49 PM
I just friended this rly hot girl from high school on Facebook. Her name's Cheniece, and the first thing I can think of saying to her is "Cheniece, Cheniece the piece." she won't get the reference, but I think the message is clear  :inlove:
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: mogwai on March 31, 2011, 09:51:55 PM
Quote from: Reelist on March 31, 2011, 09:31:49 PM
I just friended this rly hot girl from high school on Facebook. Her name's Cheniece, and the first thing I can think of saying to her is "Cheniece, Cheniece the piece." she won't get the reference, but I think the message is clear  :inlove:

That she thinks you're mentally retarded?
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Stefen on March 31, 2011, 10:13:01 PM
lol.

This thread is pretty good.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Ordet on June 08, 2011, 01:59:25 AM
one of your playlists reads: penderecki!!
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sleepless on August 18, 2011, 09:59:09 AM
So many PTA threads, I couldn't decide where to put this... Driving home from work last night I caught Caged Animals — Teflon Heart (Starslinger Remix) on the radio. There's a line in there about the guy's girlfriend making him watch Magnolia. I thought it was funny because I'm pretty sure everyone on this board has forced their significant other to sit through it at one point.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on September 09, 2011, 08:10:27 PM
Quote from: Sleepless on August 18, 2011, 09:59:09 AM
There's a line in there about the guy's girlfriend making him watch Magnolia. I thought it was funny because I'm pretty sure everyone on this board has forced their significant other to sit through it at one point.

All I had to do was ask her if she saw it.

She said "I Hated It."

Doesn't mean I'm still not havin' sex with her!!!
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ElPandaRoyal on September 10, 2011, 04:31:53 PM
"You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if...." every time you see a new post on the Master topic you get excited and absolutely sure they've released a trailer, and a release date, which is tomorrow.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on September 10, 2011, 05:27:58 PM
... you thought "Couch" was a masterpiece of comedic filmmaking.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Pubrick on September 11, 2011, 03:22:31 AM
Quote from: O on September 10, 2011, 05:27:58 PM
... you thought "Couch" was a masterpiece of comedic filmmaking.

welcome to xixax. introduce yourself  (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=2.msg307405#msg307405)and tell us a bit about how you found the site, and your favourite movie/director/xixax member you've been stalking, or whatever..
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on September 11, 2011, 01:24:10 PM
Quote from: Pubrick on September 11, 2011, 03:22:31 AM
Quote from: O on September 10, 2011, 05:27:58 PM
... you thought "Couch" was a masterpiece of comedic filmmaking.

welcome to xixax. introduce yourself  (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=2.msg307405#msg307405)and tell us a bit about how you found the site, and your favourite movie/director/xixax member you've been stalking, or whatever..

I was looking for something like this! Awkwardly this is the first time I find it. Will do, will do.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Robyn on October 17, 2011, 12:29:54 PM
... you talk so much about him that you get PTA-related stuff on your birthday, even tho you haven't asked for it

well, I am guilty.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 17, 2011, 02:37:58 PM
what'd cha get
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Robyn on October 17, 2011, 03:23:41 PM
A PDL-poster and a CMBB-dvd, man.

Feels good.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 17, 2011, 04:16:40 PM
Um, okay, maybe it's cuz I'm a noobie, but does everyone call There Will Be Blood CMBB?
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ElPandaRoyal on October 17, 2011, 04:21:06 PM
What else should we call it?  :ponder:
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Robyn on October 17, 2011, 04:36:08 PM
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg685.imageshack.us%2Fimg685%2F5485%2Fptalol.jpg&hash=ca606be590bef6d83bf62a42fa09274eae207006)

No seriously, I just called it that to fit in.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on October 17, 2011, 04:54:56 PM
Quote from: O on October 17, 2011, 04:16:40 PM
Um, okay, maybe it's cuz I'm a noobie, but does everyone call There Will Be Blood CMBB?

We call it Chere Mill Be Blood.

Pubrick coined this based on the font on the original poster (see below). Basically no one is resisting it anymore.

http://www.movies-wallpapers.net/Movies/There%20Will%20Be%20Blood/There%20Will%20Be%20Blood-01.jpg
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 17, 2011, 05:11:30 PM
What's Chere Mill? Google bears no fruit on the matter.

Tell me everything. I want to be well-versed in all of Xixax history.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Robyn on October 17, 2011, 05:18:35 PM
Chere Mill is the first two words from the title of Paul Thomas Andersons fifth feature film Chere Mill Be Blood.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 17, 2011, 05:22:22 PM
Oh, nevermind, I see it now. I guess the typographer side of me blocked out reading any other way than was already established.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: polkablues on October 17, 2011, 05:25:30 PM
http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=10940.msg284558#msg284558 (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=10940.msg284558#msg284558)

Read and learn.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: 72teeth on October 22, 2011, 08:52:14 PM
I forget that i'm being silly when i say "Chere Mill" and have in fact used it during a serious conversation... and they didn't even question or correct me!

"Smart boy, but that's some speech impediment...:ponder:"
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AM
I had a dream last night that I saw 'The Master' -- it made perfect sense to me for a while, and the movie was actually incredible, until I realized it was a movie I had made up in my mind about railroad tycoons (???). I had only realize this after (in my dreams) I e-mailed PTA 25 times about me liking the movie and he responded 25 times (that's when I realized it wasn't actually 'The Master' but something I'd made up, so I knew I was in a dream). So then I went outside to my parking lot and saw an awkward handle near a dumpster which opened up to reveal (woah!) PTA was living in an underground vault! Baffled, and excited, we quickly became friends and frolicked like fuck around my neighborhood. In my actual life, there's a lady here who has a shitty car that always pollutes the air with smoke, that same woman manifested in my dreams. When PTA and I got near her, he started coughing, then a lot more, then eventually he coughed so hard he vomited some weird yellow stuff on my arm and told me to go the emergency room quickly or I could get a thing called "nucleus throat" (???) so I did, and I went to the hospital within 10 minutes and was quarantined in a room with only UV lights where my arm was wrapped in an air tight sheet and they pulled that nasty viscous material out of me and I woke up soon afterwards.

ya'll jelly? :finger:
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: ono on October 25, 2011, 11:56:12 AM
Quote from: O on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AM
I had a dream last night that I saw 'The Master' -- it made perfect sense to me for a while, and the movie was actually incredible, until I realized it was a movie I had made up in my mind about railroad tycoons (???). I had only realize this after (in my dreams) I e-mailed PTA 25 times about me liking the movie and he responded 25 times (that's when I realized it wasn't actually 'The Master' but something I'd made up, so I knew I was in a dream). So then I went outside to my parking lot and saw an awkward handle near a dumpster which opened up to reveal (woah!) PTA was living in an underground vault! Baffled, and excited, we quickly became friends and frolicked like fuck around my neighborhood. In my actual life, there's a lady here who has a shitty car that always pollutes the air with smoke, that same woman manifested in my dreams. When PTA and I got near her, he started coughing, then a lot more, then eventually he coughed so hard he vomited some weird yellow stuff on my arm and told me to go the emergency room quickly or I could get a thing called "nucleus throat" (???) so I did, and I went to the hospital within 10 minutes and was quarantined in a room with only UV lights where my arm was wrapped in an air tight sheet and they pulled that nasty viscous material out of me and I woke up soon afterwards.

Great dream.

Quote from: O on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AM
ya'll jelly? :finger:

But stop that.  Now.  It's almost as bad as polka's subtitle.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Reel on October 25, 2011, 12:17:21 PM
It sounded like Paul was your own personal E.T.

lol @ "nucleus throat"
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on October 25, 2011, 12:22:24 PM
Quote from: ono on October 25, 2011, 11:56:12 AM
Quote from: O on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AM
ya'll jelly? :finger:

But stop that.  Now.  It's almost as bad as polka's subtitle.

Yes. I'm afraid that's your first infraction, O.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Stefen on October 25, 2011, 05:38:12 PM
Quote from: O on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AMya'll jelly? :finger:

Psh. No. Well, kind of. But not as much as some dudes here who would pull a Martha Marcy May Marlene to spend any amount of time with PTA.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on October 25, 2011, 07:20:29 PM
Woah, hang on! Why does that emoticon exist then if not to be used alongside something ironic!
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: 72teeth on October 25, 2011, 07:45:23 PM
it has literal connotations as well... we go there, sometimes
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: polkablues on October 25, 2011, 10:51:09 PM
Quote from: ono on October 25, 2011, 11:56:12 AM
Quote from: O on October 25, 2011, 11:45:32 AM
ya'll jelly? :finger:

But stop that.  Now.  It's almost as bad as polka's subtitle.

(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi35.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd179%2Fpolkablues%2Fs4xqhkjpg.gif&hash=cf6275577735143d7250b4f74b4b835027f18ce5)
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: Sleepless on October 26, 2011, 11:51:02 AM
I fucking hate memes.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: polkablues on October 26, 2011, 03:48:34 PM
I'm endlessly amused by them, it seems.
Title: Re: You might be obsessed with Paul Thomas Anderson if....
Post by: O. on December 13, 2011, 04:47:30 AM
i watched bridesmaids when it came out just because maya was in it.