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Online Dating and Psychos.
I will tell you the two most interesting things I've found from listening to people that have done the online dating thing. First and foremost, the lies. Whether that means a photo that is old and isn't an accurate portrait of what the person now looks like, to any number of other lies. Second, and this is a weird one...communicating with the written word, before meeting, is new territory in the history of mankind. In the old days, guy sees woman in history class. Asks her to go out for a soda at the local ice cream parlor. They have "innocent" dates, and maybe not so innocent ones. You meet the parents. You're home by 10, whatever other Happy Days cliches you can think of. But the guy is trying to win the woman over ONLY on dates (or phone calls). Now, a guy can go Google an Emily Dickenson poem, cut-and-paste, and send it to her. He can actually send a woman 15 emails a day, without much effort. And she's falling in love, in the span of 4 days, and 25 emails. Instead of meeting the person, and seeing red flags that might've normally appeared (yelling at a waitress when it wasn't necessary, a condom she finds in the glove compartment of the car, etc etc etc). As long as people doing it this way are aware of all the cons out there, go for it.— December 9, 2008 2:11 a.m.
Drunken Limbo
The blonde would be the woman mentioned in the story, Denise.— December 9, 2008 2:02 a.m.
The Cats Meow
Oh man...there is a God. And he's a cat lover, and is so effin' with me right now. There was a paper on my windshielf the other day, for a lost cat. I'm tempted to call the person and say "Maybe it wouldn't be lost, if you kept it indoors!!!!"— December 8, 2008 11:47 a.m.
Woman Jumping from Coronado Bridge
The problem with that example, though, MsGrant, is when you stand and watch a rape, and cheer it on (as they did in that movie)...the example would be if people were going to throw a person off a bridge. And no, you're not necessarily required to PHYSICALLY stop the person, but calling 911 or at leat not egging them on, is. I was dating a Christian, when that movie came out. And, we had a huge fight, because she said that Jodi Fosters character got what she deserved, because she was a "slut". I yelled that the whole point of the movie, was that...yes, she used poor judgement (dancing on table, etc), but that doesn't mean you deserve to get raped.— December 8, 2008 11:45 a.m.
OJ Day
I went to the Lovitz comedy club once, to see Orny Adams, this great comedian (you can see him, with Seinfeld, in the great documentary COMEDIAN). But he canceled that show, so we left (it's a nice restaurant, a bit on the pricey side). Capricorn One is an underrated movie. It's really good. When I met Elliot Gould at a Lakers game, I told him I loved that movie, even though nobody else did. He got this weird look on his face and said, "People liked that movie! It made some money." I felt stupid.— December 7, 2008 5:35 p.m.
Ladies and Gentleman...the President of the United States of America. Or a Prankster
My only question now is...was that a Paul McCartney clone that took over for the real McCartney that supposedly died in a car accident in the 60s?— December 6, 2008 11:33 a.m.
What phrase or saying do you hate?
My racquetball partner hates "I could care less." He always calls people on that. The God thing is funny. That's why that beer commercial was so great where a guy wins an Oscar and says, "First, I'd like to thank the big guy, upstairs. The man living in apartment 3A, for all the Bud Light he brought me." I agree, shizzy. "that's what she said," is comic gold for so many reasons. One, if it's used in the correct spot, it is funny. Two, if it's not used in the right spot, that's funny, too. Simply because it's Michael trying so hard to use it, and not succeeding.— December 6, 2008 1:22 a.m.
You Eat Chicken, Don't You?
my girlfriend LOVES sipz. as a non-vegetarian, i can say there are things there I love, too. great write up, MsG. my sister is a vegetarian. i am not. but i do feel they get nagged a lot by people unfairly. rent the movie MOTHER, with albert brooks and debbie reynolds. they do things similar to your in-laws.— December 5, 2008 10:40 a.m.
Beyonce & Yusuf in the House
I'm looking forward to seeing Beyonce in Cadillac Records. The Chess label had so many great acts, although something I read said that they don't cover Bo Diddley or Buddy Guy, which is odd. I guess you can only do so much in bio-pic type stories.— December 5, 2008 9:58 a.m.
An unHAPPY MEAL
If people aren't sure how to use their cell phone cameras, they should at least, not bother celebrities by asking them to stand there so they can snap a photo, and then spending 5 minutes trying to figure it out. The amount of times I've interviewed someone or something, and then I see that, is just amazing. Good luck with your cell phone though, blue.— December 5, 2008 9:57 a.m.