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It's Better To Burn Out Than It Is To Fade
SDaniels...see the post in regards to the $5,000 offer I have on the table for all you women that seem to think I post under multiple names. Yes, I agree "dumb broads" is offensive. But with all of your conspiracy theories and attacks as of late, I think it's warranted, no? But, is the word "gals" offensive? If so, I didn't realize that. Regarding hits, I wrote a blog that my editors said had over 15,000 hits. So, creating characters isn't necessarily something I think is so far fetched, but trust me...if you look at the amount of posts I do under my own name, I really don't have time to create a whole cast of other characters for all the devious reasons you and Geek suspect. And if I did, I would do what I've wanted to do from day one. CREATE CONVERSATION AND INTERESTING DEBATE. A person like the ficional arinoman, did none of that.— November 21, 2009 3:12 a.m.
The Swift Justice Of Cosmetology
To stick to Pikes threads, since they're so well written and funny and it's a disserve to do otherwise: This line was one of the funniest things I've read in days: Not what I call having one's finger on the pulse of the marketplace!— November 21, 2009 3:07 a.m.
Walmart's Children
You're a blast to read, Geek (wait...I think I just got "you're" correct! Hoooray!) Now I know why you believed ghosts moved VHS tapes in your place. Because you're obsessed with people and how they write on these boards (if it's me creating all these characters, well...it's perfect to call them "BOARDS"). See my wager to you in another blog. I think you'll find with me putting money like that on the line, it settles things. Another blog explains how Scorpio is the one that was arinoman. Enjoy the reading.— November 21, 2009 2:57 a.m.
Help! Help! Help!
Here's a message to Geek, MsG, SDaniels, Cuddle...or anyone on here. If you guys think I'm ANY other poster on here, first...you really do need to get a life away from the computer. That's first and foremost. Second, I will make this fun little wager. I will donate $5,000 to the charity of YOUR CHOICE. If you agree to donate $100 (you'll never get a better bargain than that), to the charity of my choice... if I am ANY OTHER PERSON ON THESE BOARDS. To prove this, we can all meet in the Reader lobby. Or, I can tell you the name of one of the web administrators on this site. And, I will tell them they have MY PERMISSION, to check the IP addresses, or whatever it is you think needs to be checked out, for verification. And, when you are proven wrong...you can send me a check at the Reader offices, which I'll donate to one of the 3 charities I work with (I'll tell you the charity so you can write that on the check, and not fear me cashing it). If you prove that I AM one of these people...I will send the $5,000 to the charity of your choice. And obviously, you can write that in all the blogs like you do now anyway (which, doesn't really bother me. it kind of amuses me) It can be some "save the cats" charity, or whatever. So....any takers?— November 21, 2009 2:53 a.m.
It's Better To Burn Out Than It Is To Fade
Okay Geek...let me shed a little light on some things. When I saw arinoman post "I am not Josh" and started reading, I immediately thought it was robert scorpio. The name at the bottom said "arinoman". So, my thought there went to "Oh...he must've cut and pasted that." But it didn't look like a cut and paste job. And, I didn't recall reading that anywhere. So, I spent five minutes looking for old posts that arinoman cut and pasted that from. I didn't see it. And I immediately concluded, that arinoman must be robert scorpio. At that point, I thought about a time that scorpio posted on some thread saying how idiotic arinoman was. That confused me for about five seconds, until I realized...if someone is trying to trick someone else with a fake screen name, that's the perfect thing to do. Have a conversation between the two. So, I sent a message to robert scorpio. I said "the jig is up." and he admitted to creating this arinoman character. and i gave him crap in a series of messages. he replied, "hey...you should be happy, it brought attention to your blogs." and again, i went off, saying "I don't want negative attention. Just like I think Pikes blogs should be about pikes topics, not other little silly fights. And, when I initially saw arinomans posts, I doubted it was some "angry black man" because the logic wasn't there in the attacks. and I told scorpio that idiotic stunts like that, just hurt race relations. Because people like Pete, who 50% of the time shows intelligence, and the other 50% of the time shows ignorance. Well, he'll let one idiot like that make him think a certain way about an entire race of people. And it's stuff like that I hate. Well, instead of me posting "haha...I figured it out! this person is this person." I just let it go. Because, I'll admit, part of me liked watching you dumb broads going back and forth thinking "goatfish is arinoman, scorpio is Josh, and blah blah blah." But, since I don't want any association with Scorpio, I figured I'd explain all that. (no offense Scorpio). rickey...your logic doesn't make a lot of sense, because if I was creating a fictional screen name/character, I wouldn't be talking about the same things. That would be obvious. Now, you gals can go back to your bizarre conspiracy theories and interesting world views. (glad to hear the cats fine; hopefully the ghosts are, too)— November 21, 2009 2:43 a.m.
The Biggest Loser. Is it Shawne Merriman, Levi, or Palin?
The problem with American Idol is...okay, well, too many to list. But karaoke on TV, just doesn't do it for me. But I can certainly see the appeal of it. Even when my friends son was on it (adam lambert) I only caught part of one episode.— November 21, 2009 2:15 a.m.
The Oprah Brouhaha
Oh, I always liked Eggos. Unless you burned them! But, the commercial always annoyed me. Why did "leggo" mean "hands off"? Is that a word that means something in another language? Either way, dumb commercial. Speaking of breakfast things you can slip in the toaster, I've never had a Pop Tart in my life. They look gross.— November 21, 2009 2:13 a.m.
The Oprah Brouhaha
Dang, I had a lot of typos in that blog! Rickey, did you like the jingle for the song? Or for the "jingle"? Pete, that FCC law is a good one. You can't have some rogue DJ mad at a company, and unfairly sinking the business by ranting about it. Yeah, that skycraper/crate elevator scene got to me, too. I'm not fond of heights. The other person in that, the cute blonde cop that likes Selleck...that was the Dirty Dancing woman in an early role (she went on to have some hits in music, and marry Richard Marx and have 3 kids) That ending, with the grenade, sounded cool. But...the movie The Professional, had the worst ending ever. And all my friends loved it.— November 21, 2009 2:11 a.m.
Halloween Police
I didn't realize the "power of christ compels you!" was used in two films. I remember it in Exorcist. I remember the priest in Zapped! (remember when Scott Baio and Willie Aames actually had careers?) I just can't type the Latin they yelled at him as he came down the stairs. Anyone remember Richard Pryor on that first season of Saturday Night Live? His skits were amazing. They did a take off on Exorcist. The girl yelled "Your mother sews socks that smell!" And he said "Don't be talkin' 'bout my mama!" before wailing punches on her. A cat named Tofu? What is up w/ that? I'm guessing the cat would be more than happy to eat meat, even if you don't ;-)— November 21, 2009 2:03 a.m.
The Biggest Loser. Is it Shawne Merriman, Levi, or Palin?
Good points. Although, I hate when people talk about books "selling". That isn't really an indication of much. Sean Hannity, one of the biggest dopes of all-time, along with Glenn Beck, an even BIGGER DOPE, both had best sellers.— November 20, 2009 11:18 a.m.