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Joe Redifer
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posted 09-19-2008 07:36 PM

What the hell is this "joint" nonsense? Does he think he's better than us?

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Brad Miller
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posted 09-19-2008 08:39 PM

I've been asking myself that question for the last 20 years. You will not find an acceptable answer. The best answer I've heard in that timeframe was the "unfinished sentence" excuse, meaning "a Spike Lee Joint (venture/effort/production)"...but that's just as retarded and awful of an answer as his movies.

I stand firm that my original assessment of the term is that joint=shit.

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Michael Barry
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posted 09-19-2008 10:20 PM

I always thought that was weird, too.

My best guess is that he means 'joint' as in a place to hang out, like a pizza joint, or as in, 'come hang out back at my joint'.

So instead of making 'films', he makes 'joints': a cool place to go hang for a couple of hours where you'll feel right at home.

Or something like that.

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Mike Blakesley
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posted 09-19-2008 10:28 PM

That "joint" thing probably comes from the same place as another equally-annoying expression -- that something isn't released, it "drops." As in, the new Moody Blues album drops next Tuesday. It sounds dopey.

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Charles Greenlee
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posted 09-20-2008 01:00 AM

Maybe Spike Lee rolls really big ones? I dunno, maybe some smokers could help here? Joint makes me think of something where two things meet, like bones or something, or a place where people meet; "This is a happening joint"; Or lastly what the hippies smoke. "Patchouli is not a deoderant!" Damn kids and their tiedye and flowers.

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David Stambaugh
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posted 09-20-2008 11:22 AM

I always figured it was a metaphor for how he wants his movies to have an effect on the viewer similar to smoking a joint.

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Allison Parsons
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posted 09-20-2008 12:47 PM

quote: David Stambaugh
I always figured it was a metaphor for how he wants his movies to have an effect on the viewer similar to smoking a joint.

So no motovation to do anything and always hungry. hehe

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Greg Anderson
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posted 09-20-2008 03:12 PM

I once asked a co-worker this same question and added, "...and why doesn't anyone else call their movies joints?" The answer I got was, "You are so white." (This answer came from a white guy, by the way.)

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-20-2008 03:21 PM

Perhaps one of our African American members can elighten us as to the Spiksters jive.....

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Tim Reed
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posted 09-20-2008 06:27 PM

It's a marijuana reference.

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Allison Parsons
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posted 09-20-2008 06:37 PM

-Joint (anatomy), a location where two bones make contact
-Joint (audio engineering)
-Joint (building), a junction where building elements meet without a static load being applied from one element to another
-Joint (mechanics), where two rigid bodies move in relation to each other
-Joint (geology), a fracture in a rock mass which has no offset
-Joint (cannabis), a cannabis cigarette
-Joint warfare, warfare involving several military branches (services)
-Universal joint
-Woodworking joints, used to join pieces of wood
-Joint, a TV movie by Yaky Yosha
-A film by Spike Lee
-JOINT, the first opening to the anime Shakugan no Shana II

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Joe Redifer
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posted 09-20-2008 07:33 PM

Spikey-poo has always seemed a bit racist to me.

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Mike Sellars
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posted 09-21-2008 12:32 PM

It's a 'thing', like Jimi used to say... god, you people ARE so white!

[Razz]

Mike

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Dennis Benjamin
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posted 09-21-2008 04:56 PM

Here in the Washington D.C. area the word 'joint' in used as a noun to replace words that users don't have enough brain power to think of at the moment. This usually comes from smoking too many 'joints' that directly affects the amount of brain cells needed to remember words. A good example that I can give - I overheard customers talking about a movie that they have not seen and the quote was "Ima gonna hafta go see that joint".

There is a lot of slang being used here that I have never heard anywhere else. Like "Triflin". Even on the radio here in D.C. they use these slang words quite often. It's almost triflin'....errr. I mean troubling. [Big Grin]

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Charles Greenlee
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posted 09-21-2008 05:46 PM

I like Allison's Response.

quote:
-Joint (anatomy), a location where two bones make contact
-Joint (audio engineering)
-Joint (building), a junction where building elements meet without a static load being applied from one element to another
-Joint (mechanics), where two rigid bodies move in relation to each other
-Joint (geology), a fracture in a rock mass which has no offset
-Joint (cannabis), a cannabis cigarette
-Joint warfare, warfare involving several military branches (services)
-Universal joint
-Woodworking joints, used to join pieces of wood
-Joint, a TV movie by Yaky Yosha
-A film by Spike Lee
-JOINT, the first opening to the anime Shakugan no Shana II

It pretty much agrees with my note since most of the definitions boil down to a joint being where 2 things meet. I find other uses of the word silly. I do wonder, does Spike Lee have his films spliced with joint compound? ::Ducks: Ok! ok! I know that was bad.

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