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[–] weirdboy@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is nothing wrong with Ishtar as a film. It's not perfect, but it's actually a decent comedy. The problem is that the production ran over budget by such a huge amount that it killed Elaine May's directing career and it became a meme even before memes were a thing.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Memetics predate language.