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Weirdest Band Names
I always hated that name, too. I just don't know much about that band. I always think it should be "hobo stank" (why does nobody use the word "hobo" anymore?)— March 19, 2009 9:32 a.m.
Escorts & Engagements
Well...a woman can enjoy sex. Doesn't that mean, that she can then have sex, and often, with the ONE MAN in her life? And again, this all goes back to what I was saying earlier...a woman that "sleeps around," often times is doing it for other reasons, than the physical enjoyment of it. It's the same way so many woman have had surgery to please men, yet they try to claim they did it for "themselves."— March 19, 2009 9:30 a.m.
Watch Out
Agree with your review of Watchmen. I kept wondering why they didn't bring Frank in to play Nixon again, because the entire intro just seemed like a Saturday Night Live skit or something. But aside from the Nixon guy making me chuckle by looking so bad, I thought the same thing with the bald blue dude, that looks like he would be better suited in the Blue Man Group in Vegas.— March 19, 2009 1:21 a.m.
C is for Cookie
You know what? I was thinking about it, and I did have some of that ice cream before. I dated a woman that always had various pints of Ben & Jerry's in the freezer (I'm not sure why she wasn't heavy). And that was the only flavor that looked good. Well, she saw me picking the pretzels out, and insisted on me trying one. And it wasn't bad. It tasted just like a thing of chocolate. I'd never get it again, but it certainly wasn't bad. There are just so many flavors I like more.— March 19, 2009 1:13 a.m.
Sexting
Hey Canongirl...I just read the NPR link you had up here. It added ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to my feelings on the matter, except this. The girl that sent the nude photo, and got kicked off the cheer squad...well, her and her mother are now suing the school. So, I will change my thoughts to say...I now hope the girl gets expelled. I hope the mother loses her lawsuit, is counter-sued by the school, and that the daughter is humiliated by this for the rest of her life. I hope she goes in for her first job interview, and the boss pulls out the photo. Because, for a family like this to think that SUING is the right course of action, for your child doing something that is not only illegal, but is taking time from a school staffs day dealing with it...well, those people are complete idiots. I would've had NO PROBLEM if the mom just complained that the boys passing the photo around get into trouble. But, that would've been a great time for her to step up and become a good parent, and say "Well little Susie, now you know what happens when you take nude photos. You might get embarassed, you might get kicked out of school activities, and hey...you might be 35 years old, and your child finds the photo on some website. So, be prepared to deal with all that, and maybe think about that before you do stupid things, or things we tell you not to do.— March 19, 2009 1:11 a.m.
Weirdest Band Names
Jay A. Sanford, who does the music blogs on this site, as well as various music stories, comic strips, and the current cover story in the Reader...often enlightens me on music history. We'll sometimes have emails at 3 a.m. on various music topics. This was his response to my current blog, filling me in on some info I wasn't aware of: I've always liked Tonto's Expanding Head Band, their name AND their music. They Might Be Giants are named after a wonderfully odd movie about a guy who thinks he's Sherlock Holmes - name, band and movie are all terrific. The title of the first album by Peanut Butter Conspiracy was "Is Spreading," heh heh. There's a bootleg concert album by them called "Sticks To the Roof of Your Mouth." JAS— March 18, 2009 11:22 p.m.
Sexting
Wasn't Forrest Gump quoting his mom when he said that? It should be: "Stupid is as Stupid does," Sally Field or Miss Gump— March 18, 2009 10:38 p.m.
Escorts & Engagements
I don't know which was funnier of the two. The line about "cougars don't cuddle" or "shaving stuff for that." Priceless. Okay, fair enough. No names required for a woman that sleeps around. And, uh...I think if a girl slept with 7 guys on the football team, she might throw a bone (no pun intended) to a dude on the basketball team. I'd wear shoulder/knee pads and a helmet, if need be (that pun intended)— March 18, 2009 10:37 p.m.
None
I like it. I'll use it at some point. I just hope I don't get answers like "The one where these old guys are just sitting there...I can't remember what they were saying, but it was boring." It's the reason why I like the question "worst concert ever," over "best concert ever." I ask the best concert, someone tells me about Metallica playing a three hour show that rocked, because when they did For Whom the Bell Tolls, a big bell came down, and there was a 15 minute guitar solo." If it's the worst concert, they talk about the time Metallica played here in town, and their banner caught on fire behind them (that's so Spinal Tap).— March 18, 2009 5:22 p.m.
None
I like it. I'll use it at some point.— March 18, 2009 5:19 p.m.