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Akoto

(4,266 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:18 AM Oct 2013

Wow. Charlie Chaplin speech well ahead of its time.

Needing inspiration on a role-playing game I'm working on (think D&D), I was looking up great speeches, and I stumbled across this one by Charlie Chaplin. He was way before my time, but this speech seems so far ahead of my own:

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Wow. Charlie Chaplin speech well ahead of its time. (Original Post) Akoto Oct 2013 OP

Watch the movie. It's great, and genuinely funny. n/t Scootaloo Oct 2013 #1

Chaplain Was A Socialist And He Was Banned From US. Died In Switzerland I Believe. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2013 #2

He returned to the US once in 1972 to accept a special Academy Award. Kablooie Oct 2013 #3

Worth a bump, I think. n/t Akoto Oct 2013 #4

I'm more curious about the game you are working on. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #5

Sure ... Akoto Oct 2013 #6

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

1. Watch the movie. It's great, and genuinely funny. n/t

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Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:23 AM

Oct 2013

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

2. Chaplain Was A Socialist And He Was Banned From US. Died In Switzerland I Believe.

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Fri Oct 4, 2013, 02:31 AM

Oct 2013

His movie "Modern Times" is also a classic.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

3. He returned to the US once in 1972 to accept a special Academy Award.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:10 AM

Oct 2013

He asked to drive by his old studio and looked at it from the outside but didn't go in.
It's still there today and is the Jim Henson company.
On top of the entrance tower is Kermit with bowler, cane and mustache.

Akoto

(4,266 posts)

4. Worth a bump, I think. n/t

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Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:35 PM

Oct 2013

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

5. I'm more curious about the game you are working on.

Reply to Akoto (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 05:38 PM

Oct 2013

Any hints?

Akoto

(4,266 posts)

6. Sure ...

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 06:13 PM

Oct 2013

It's an online Star Wars game based during the Clone Wars era. I was looking for inspirational speeches to give me a little, well, inspiration concerning the Senators who were holding out for the cause of liberty against Palpatine's rising authority.

If you're familiar with MUDs, it's like that, except it's centered around role-playing and table top-like stats.

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