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Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
The expression "to take the high road" means that one will not engage in a situation that the other party is. For example, you have a neighbor say "You're an idiot, mowing your yard at 7 a.m. when I'm still trying to sleep." And, if you're like me, you yell something back. If you "take the high road," you just ignore the person, and don't respond.— April 18, 2009 2:43 p.m.
Live from New York...It's Saturday Night!
Miller is hard to take. TO me, those ref. he makes are so stupid. it's gotten to the point where (and it got to this point about 10 years ago), it's not funny. it just makes you sound like a pompous know-it-all. there's nothing funny about making a ref. that less than 1% of the population would get. When he goes on his political rants, I usually swithc the station. Yes, Rushmore, that was the movie. I can't believe Conan O'Brien said it was the best movie of the year, and all the critics went nuts that it wasn't nominated for best picture. It had some scenes that were clever, but the screenplay could've been so much better, and fleshed out the characters in a more realistic fashion. That director is horrible (wes anderson, is it?)— April 18, 2009 10:13 a.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
Ovod...your English is good enough for us to understand you here. So, you're fine. But, I will correct you on something (that has nothing to do with language). OJ will NOT BE HAUNTED by what he did to Nicole, the mother of his children. He will ONLY be haunted by the fact that he was caught doing something else and is in jail. You see, there are those that murder and do feel remorse, and are haunted. OJ is not one of them. He was of the mindset, that he gave Nicole a mansion. He gave her family members jobs, money, etc. Therefore, if he did a few things wrong, he should be forgiven. It's one of the reasons I thought he might pass a lie detector test (which he failed miserably). Because, he was convinced she deserved to die. Also, to say that Hogan "took the high road," to me, is also disgusting. I like to use that expression if...let's say an old girlfriend is talking negatively about me to some of our mutual friends. I might "take the high road" and not say anything negative in response (in truth, I probably wouldn't)...the point being, for someone "not to murder their ex" and considering that "taking the high road," again, is very bizarre to me. And, ovod, you gotta admit that laws line about "succeeding" was extremely funny.— April 18, 2009 10:11 a.m.
Domino's (the pizza, not the game)
The worst pizza I ever had...and the place is still there. On Mira Mesa Blvd, right off of the I-15. It used to be Hungry Howies, which was good, cheap pizza. They had flavored crusts which were fun. And it was only $4 for a medium pizza. Well, it became some other pizza place. They have a guy standing on the street corner, twirling a sign, saying $5 pizza. I got it once, and it was the worst tasting flavor ever. I literally tasted like some sort of cardboard. I had the same flavor a few years later in a fancier pizza place, and someone said that taste was a cheap kind of cheese. Who knows. My stepbrother tells some great stories about not being tipped. One was a guy in a wheelchair in Mira Mesa. He ordered 3 large pizzas, and he wanted extra napkins, bags of peppers...all kinds of these things. It was pouring rain, and he had to get buzzed into the gate. And the guy didn't tip him. He actually said to the guy (to bide his time, and because he wasn't sure) "Is everything alright? Is there anything else you need?" When he still didn't get a tip, he figured from that point on, if someone doesn't tip, he'll say "Is there a problem?" I tried to explain, that since Domino's used to have free delivery, and they stopped, maybe some people felt they didn't have to tip, that the delivery charge covered that. And...he also thought there was no difference between what a pizza guy does, and a waiter in a restaurant. I claim waiters/waitresses work a lot harder for the tip.— April 18, 2009 10:02 a.m.
Big Bottoms
Dang it, you talked all legalese and what not. My pea brain can't comprehend it all this early in the morning. Those are all good points. I love the fact that airlines charged more for baggage, because of the rising price of fuel. Yet, when the fuel prices went down, they still kept that $15 charge.— April 18, 2009 9:57 a.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
The above post makes me tingly in my naughty parts. Thank you! Yes...I love when someone talks about all the problems with our insane legal process. Now, lall...I know you'll disagree with my disagreement of your last paragraph. I, personally, have no problem with one innocent person being jailed, if that means those 99 DO NOT go free. Sorry, I just don't. And you guys can save your posts saying "Yeah, you'd feel different if you were the innocent one jailed." Obviously. But still...I just see too many guilty people like Baretta dude, go free. When jurors mentioned that they think they did it, but state didn't prove it, I always thought the same thing. Well, they must've, you idiot. But, what I would rather tell those idiotic jurors is this. Why not say "Hey, just a heads up. The DA and prosecutors really sucked. You guys almost blew the case. But, lucky for you, there was enough evidence, and the dude seemed like a scum bag on the stand, so we still found him/her guilty, dispite you." Or, like with the OJ jurors. One said that she thought he did it, but wouldn't do it again, so she voted that way (yeah, not only is that idiotic logic, she was dead wrong...he DID do a serious crime again, thankfully for all of us). But the best, is what Christopher Darden said in his book about the vary thing you posted above. That even judges don't understand what "reasonable" doubt really means. I speculate, that that is because of Harrison Ford movies. Homeboy has done two or three films where he didn't kill someone, but the evidence looks like he did. And all the idiots of the world, then think this applies to real life. When the simple fact is, if someone looks guilty (by looks, I don't mean physically or skin color), I mean the evidence points to them...it IS them, not some one armed man the authorities just didn't find or suspect. And, (to stick with OJ for example), you're a black juror, and don't like the fact that a cop (Mark Furhman), said the dreaded n-word, after testifying that he never had...well, that's understandable. Be angry. Just don't let a killer walk free because of it. And, don't let that think that that means there is "reasonable" doubt. What that means is this...you can throw out his testimony, as he just perjured himself in court. Then look at all the evidence you have left. And decide...is it reasonable or not?— April 18, 2009 12:38 a.m.
Domino's (the pizza, not the game)
I don't care so much for the movie songs, but it's funny. I remember in 1990, buying a CD player, and cringing that my thousands of albums, are now going to have to be replaced by CD. I bought the entire CD catalogs of The Doors, Zep, Beatles. Other bands, like The Who...I didn't need to replace every album I had. I was content with a Whos Next, Tommy, and Who Are You. The Kinks, there were about 5 discs I was fine with. And so on. With Elvis, after the complete Sun Studios ones, I bought the double set of hits. As Dave Foley said on Kids in the Hall..."Greatest Hits are for housewives." But with Elvis, I was fine with that. Then, I realized I had to have Viva Las Vegas, so I bought that soundtrack. And, there was another soundtrack I really liked a few songs from, so I got that as well.— April 18, 2009 12:27 a.m.
Water-Drinking, Tokyoites, Fart-Eating
George Carlin once asked why everyone was carrying water bottles around and wondered "when the hell did everyone get so thirsty?"— April 17, 2009 5:01 p.m.
None
That's a cute story, souri. No magic...the story is true. He claims it was this evil neighbor, a real pyscho.— April 17, 2009 4:59 p.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
o, I don't think you realize, that llaw and I both aren't saying you would kill a woman. Or that Hogan would. Just that you and him understand that anger. We are saying is we do NOT understand that anger. Because, there's an implied meaning that it is somewhat justified. What you are mistaking, is the word "understand." Because, let me give you an example. I was playing basketball the other day. There's a guy up there that's an idiot, always starting fights, yelling at people. I blocked his shot. It was a clean block, yet he called a foul. I said "I didn't foul you." He said "Yea you did." So, he got the ball back and the game resumed. Now, let's say two days later, he does this with someone else. And they say "You're a big lying p*****, I didn't foul you. You aren't getting the ball." And the guy punches him, knocks him out, and says "There! Now I fouled you!" Well, I WOULD NOT understand the guy punching him. I WOULD NOT understand his anger. Because, I was angry too. But once he punches him, I can no longer say "I understand his anger," because that's saying/implying I think it was right for him to punch the guy just for making a bad foul call. Therefore, I WOULD NOT understand, just like I don't understand, OJs anger. Also, OJ did cheat on his wife. He's admitted that. Here's what I can't figure out about men. If I'm so in love with a woman, and she breaks up with me and breaks my heart...yes, I'm devastated. But, part of me also thinks and analyzies the situation. I think about how 2 days earlier, she told me she loved me. I wonder how she could say that, and then break up with me. I wonder how she can already be in a new relationship. Was she seeing him while she was with me? I'm guessing so. Therefore, it makes me think...I'm better off with out her In my early 20s, I had a huge argument with a group of guys I play poker with. Some man in La Jolla raped a woman. She admitted in court being drunk, met him in a bar and took him back to her place. They started messing around, and she said to stop, and he didn't. One of our guys said, "Hey, if a woman gets you aroused, it's her fault." And, that logic blew me the heck away. (the guys a lawyer now, not that there's anything wrong with that) My immediate response was...if I'm doing things with a woman, no matter HOW FAR ALONG things have gotten, if she says stop, not only do I stop because of the legal ramifications. But, I would immediately NOT be in the mood. I'd be wondering what is wrong, and if she's okay. I'm not wondering how I can finish, or convince her to continue down that path.— April 17, 2009 4:18 p.m.