WordWolf

The idea is that any group that runs a program of "leadership training" should be competent to conduct such a program, and be able to understand the FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES that go with that. The way corps was started by vpw. vpw was not a graduate in any leadership programs. He was not a participant in any leadership programs. He was not even in the military. However, he had seen movies about the military. He based his ideas about what this program would involve on movies he saw. He envied the movie generals their ability to tell a recruit "jump" and have the recruit obey automatically. He has no understanding of what training and experience the general had before becoming a general, just what was in the movies. So, once again, vpw pretended he had skills and qualifications he lacked. The first few years of the program made that obvious- he was sort-of throwing things together as he went along. There was no overarching goals for the program's teaching. There was no monthly/weekly breakdown of what was to be taught, let alone HOW. The guiding principles were few enough- the students needed to be obedient and be ready to jump off a cliff if told to do so, the students needed to make sure all of their fees were on time, and all things that twi did in the program were to be done in the cheapest manner possible- FREE if possible. Where a responsible organization would consider candidates for a leadership program ready to make a 4-year commitment to be a valuable commodity in themselves- and pay for the program and deal with them carefully-, twi treated them largely as DISPOSABLE and saw them in terms of what twi could get immediately- money, sex- and in the long term to see them as de facto slaves to twi who would jump off a bridge decades later if told to do so. The "screening" was very perfunctory. What vpw said to lcm when he was unsure about being able to raise the money was pretty much the standard for screening- "YOU CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOUR MONEY HOLDS!" When the people had to get from one place to another, a responsible group would have at least an old school bus or a passenger van to move them. No, that costs money. They were told to HITCH-HIKE, and even students raped or killed while hitch-hiking didn't get them to change that policy. (Decades later, the lawyers forced them to change things. How despicable is your religious organization if even the LAWYERS think you're irresponsible?) So, in twi, if you were a stranger, you were pressured to attend twig. If you attended twig, you were pressured to take pfal. If you took pfal, you were pressured to take the Intermediate class. If you took it, you were pressured to take the Advanced class. If you took it, you were pressured to go wow. If you did, you were pressured to go way corps. You were always being leaned on to go further- and to always remember to give twi lots of money. Everything twi did/does was/is at retail prices. They printed books in house- you paid as if you bought them at B & N. They produced tapes in house on the cheapest grade available- you paid as if you bought them from a commercial store. And the TYPES of donations! You were expected to pay 10% for even the least attention from GOD ALMIGHTY. That went up to 15% and even 20% under lcm. Above that was 'abundant sharing'- and that was expected regularly, above the other amount. twi also had the nerve to make up something else. They said to "plurality give." This didn't mean to donate extras of things. This meant to calculate how much you needed to live on- with no luxuries, no investments, no savings at all- then hand over all the rest of it to twi. Ever hear of another group with the nerve to demand that? But the screening to enter any program was largely "confirm the limb leader didn't think you'd get arrested", and "can you pay the fee?" and then you were all set. Many people went into programs that weren't ready or suited for them. A few people had breakdowns or were unstable, and a few people died. twi, naturally, took no responsibility for any of that. So, it should not surprise anyone that women were molested and raped in the way corps and working on staff. It should not surprise anyone that some of them might inflict the same on some males. vpw didn't make it public, but he arranged things to make it easy for him to molest and rape women when he was on grounds. Knowing that, it's not shocking others would follow suit.

All sorts of actors, all in one movie. "Stage Door Canteen??????"

That's it. That's how most of the episodes ended.

I'm stuck for the next round. FREE POST. Anyone who has one can take this next round. Otherwise, I'll have something eventually.

"Hey, Julie, did I ever tell you about my Uncle...."

Three actors who should never meet, all in the same movie? Presuming George is neither factually incorrect nor insane, my first guess will have to be "Amazon Women on the Moon."

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Jane Wiedlin Clue

George got it- it was "HIGH ANXIETY". It was a comedy that was an homage to Hitchcock, with many references to his films. (I presume I didn't get them all.) The premise is a nod to "Vertigo". One scene took place at an important spot in "Vertigo." We saw a shower scene where someone was attacked in the shower, and the frame-by-frame seems to match "Psycho." An innocent man was framed for a murder (not uncommon for Hitchcock.) The director was in the movie- Mel Brooks played the protagonist (technically not common for Hitchcock, but, whatever.) "The Birds" was nodded to in a whole scene involving pigeons, first congregating in a park on a structure... The name "North By Northwest" was mentioned in the movie. (He could have squeezed a few more names into the dialogue, but he chose not to.)

That's it!

Hmmmmm..... Good question.....

Should be the old "Dragnet" TV show. Funny how some of the old, classic shows are getting re-aired now, with so many media platforms looking for content.

That's interesting. I thought you, in particular, would have had this one already.

That's it. I was surprised how many people in Ron Howard's family were on camera in that movie. His mom played Jim Lovell's mom in the movie, and had some good lines. Clint Howard was in Mission Control. He was the one who replied when one of the astronauts mentioned he needed an extension on his tax returns. "That's not funny-they'll jump on him."

Luke Wilson Anchorman- the Legend of Ron Burgundy Paul Rudd

Jean Speegle Howard Rance Howard Bryce Dallas Howard Clint Howard Cheryl Howard Roger Corman Max Grodénchik Kathleen Quinlan Ed Harris Gabriel Jarret

This movie was not filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. Why might I lead off with that? Well, the rest of the clues..... This movie included a scene that took place at an important spot- the exact same spot- as a scene in "Vertigo." And ANOTHER scene was a reenactment of a scene in "Vertigo" but not in the same spot-the exact set was a recreation but the alleged location was along the shore.) It also had a scene that appeared to be a frame-by-frame reenactment of a VERY famous Hitchcock scene (so famous I am not naming the scene.) We had an innocent man framed for a murder. The director appeared in the movie. The name "North By Northwest" appeared in the movie's dialogue. Alfred Hitchcock got to screen this movie before it was released. He seemed to like the movie- his only criticism was something insignificant. (Knowing Hitchcock and under the circumstances, that's the same as someone else saying it was a good movie.) One scene was a nod to another famous movie- a man sat on a park bench, while pigeons slowly congregated on something behind him... This was NOT an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Which movie was this?

Herman's Hermits? *wild swing* "Something Good"???

Next one. This movie was not filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. Why might I lead off with that? Well, the rest of the clues..... This movie included a scene that took place at an important spot- the exact same spot- as a scene in "Vertigo." And ANOTHER scene was a reenactment of a scene in "Vertigo" but not in the same spot-the exact set was a recreation but the alleged location was along the shore.) It also had a scene that appeared to be a frame-by-frame reenactment of a VERY famous Hitchcock scene (so famous I am not naming the scene.) We had an innocent man framed for a murder. The director appeared in the movie. The name "North By Northwest" appeared in the movie's dialogue. This was NOT an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Which movie was this?

Jean Speegle Howard Rance Howard Bryce Dallas Howard Clint Howard Cheryl Howard Roger Corman Max Grodénchik

"STELLA!!!!! STELLA!!!!

Police Squad! In Color! Your turn.

Hey, they are all games and we all have lives.

"Now do you think you can beat The Champ?" "I can take him blindfolded." "What if he's not blindfolded?" "I can still beat him." "I'd just come from the stockyards. We'd gotten reports of hundreds of cows had been senselessly slaughtered in the area, but I couldn't find any evidence. I stopped off for a hamburger and checked in with headquarters." "Who are you and how did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith."

It is not. Good, I thought this one might have been too easy.

I was hoping someone from that time would explain. I'll explain a bit. It started before I started posting here. As I understand it, something happened. Raf meant to post about it (a twi news event, if memory serves.) He posted it with a normal title and a normal initial post. For reasons of internet, somehow the post got eaten, but not 100%. The first word of the title remained, and the first word of the post remained, along with the comma following it. The rest of the post was blank. Naturally, some of the posters had some fun with it, reacting as if it was intentional, and an artistic choice. But the jokes...just...kept...coming...... Months and years later, they were still coming. People wrote song lyrics for THE. People got titles for THE ("Official Shaver of THE", etc.) It was an inside joke that just never stopped. Years later, another thread was posted. The poster immediately reconsidered. They changed the title to "Oops" and the post to something like "Never mind, please delete." We had a few pages of similar jokes, IIRC. I speculated on whether "Oops" would someday rival "THE" and overtake it (my speculation was largely a joke.) That joke ended a LOT sooner. That's all I've got.