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A Real Life Spiderman
I remember, as a kid, seeing a movie called "Nunzio" (I probably spelled that completely wrong). This retarded guy lived in a NY neighborhood. Other boys did mean things to him, like pulling his pants down when he was in a liquor store. He always wore a Superman outfit, and layed on the swings on his stomach, and pretended he was flying. At the end of the movie, there was a fire, and nobody could save the kid on top of the building. He went up there "thinking" he was superman, grabbed the kid, and jumped from the building. Safely into the firefighters nets below. I remembered, as a 12-year-old, just loving that ending.— April 6, 2009 9:48 a.m.
At the Movies
It isn't noisy when I eat, I should add. Aside from me chewing with my mouth closed, it's one of the reasons I stopped buying Red Vines. I hated the sound of trying to open those, because it can disturb the people sitting nearby. Haven't you ever been in front of someone, that has spent a few minutes trying to open some candy? You can't decide between yelling "stop it, already!" or "Do you want me to open it for you?"— April 6, 2009 9:45 a.m.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that. For some reason, the computer I have doesn't have speakers that work, so once I finish these videos, I never watch them again. Thanks for the kind words.— April 5, 2009 9:39 p.m.
Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill
Hey Mathew A, when you wrote about the guy who "goes to churches a lot," it made think something. IF there is a God and heaven, and that that God feels you should be going to church to worship him, does that mean our Sheeps & Goats writer gets credit for all these church appearances? I mean, he's not going there to pray, but to review the service. But maybe God doesn't know the difference, or doesn't pay attention closely. He just has one of those counters that shows how often you show up! And blue...I'm not even going to dignify your above post with an answer!!!!!— April 5, 2009 12:18 p.m.
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Hey magic...I do have a sexy voice, but only when I'm singing Al Green songs in the shower. But out of curiosity, where have you heard my voice?— April 5, 2009 12:13 p.m.
Teleprompters and Speechwriters
I think the other Favreau is more of a genius. Swingers and Made are two of the best movies of the years they came out.— April 5, 2009 12:11 p.m.
More Police, More Problems
UPDATE: The officer that pulled this NFL player over, who insisted he had to get into the hospital because his mother-in-law was dying, has resigned. I was initially really bothered by this. I heard the tapes, and that officer wasn't being a jerk. I just think he didn't believe the guy (as cops hear a lot of excuses). I think, because of the PR, because of him being a white officer and the driver being black, the police probably asked him to resign. And I really think that's a shame. I think this NFL player should rally to get this guy his job back. Although, having debated this with my friend Kevin, who was glad to see the officer gone, he brought up some valid points. They were actually IN THE HOSPITAL parking lot at that point. How hard is it to believe a story at that point, or at least let the guy go into the hospital, while you put the ticket on his car, or at least go inside to check out the story. But still. Cops put their lives on the line. And, for them to risk losing their lives when they pull someone over, or risk losing their jobs if they pull the wrong person over...that's not cool.— April 4, 2009 11:42 a.m.
A Real Life Spiderman
I always liked that XTC song, but I never really knew the lyrics. After she says "Dear God," I just kinda get swept up in the melody. Hey, there was a "real life Spiderman" in some other country. Apparently, a boy was on top of a building that was on fire or something. And he was autistic, and wouldn't come down. He loved Spiderman, so someone dressed in a Spiderman outfit, and helped rescue him.— April 4, 2009 11:12 a.m.
Teenage Tagger Tagged
Well Rick, I'll tell you what. One good thing about the taggers is this....when they're caught, the police can then say "He was painting 'Kev1' everywhere, so anywhere we see it, we will assume that was him." And it helps charge him with more vandalism. Regarding the bathroom, a comedian...maybe Bill Hicks, I'm not sure...he said he saw writing on a bathroom wall that said "Metallica Rules." Underneath that someone wrote "Metallica Sucks." This was followed, with a different pen, the writing, "No, you suck." And he said: This got me to thinking.....a lot of people crap with pens in their pockets.— April 4, 2009 11:10 a.m.
Our Idiotic Jury System
Someone told me they always ignore them. So, I'm going to ignore this one.— April 3, 2009 9:35 p.m.