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A Few Observations Over the Weekend
Take the K-UUUUUUU-SI guy, back to the windy city!— November 9, 2009 10:35 p.m.
Caging Elephants and Catching Trains
Pete, why even argue with him/her. It'll just be the same argument over and over. I'll notify the administration EVERY TIME I see him mention anything negative about "the white man" or "any man", that I can deem "offensive." Karen...here's the thing. Remember the video of that stroller that went onto the subway tracks? It was all over the internet last week. I would've felt HORRIBLE had that child died. But ya know what? I would've also had absolutely no sympathy for the idiotic parent that let a stroller roll onto the tracks. Especially when, you can see a second before that, the stroller almost gets away. I've seen others stand so close to the subways or trains, and maybe I'm paranoid, but I stand really really far back. I figure, you never know if someone might accidentally bump into you, the wind does soemthing weird, who knows. I just saw video tonight, of a drunk woman walking out and falling on the tracks. And all these people had to signal the woman conducting the subway, to stop. She stopped just inches from the drunk womans face. I would've had NO SYMPATHY had she died. Sorry. I WOULD HAVE had sympathy for everyone that would've had to witness such a horrible accident occur, and will probably never be the same.— November 9, 2009 10:32 p.m.
A Few Observations Over the Weekend
Russl, it's one thing if you're talking about miners getting black lung in 1918, in horrible working conditions. But, all the casinos in Vegas, have black jack dealers that have to deal with cigarette smoke. If they don't like it, they can request the non-smoking area to work in, or find a different profession. Aside from the UV rays, what about the sign twirlers breathing in exhaust fumes. Isn't that like second hand smoke? Or worse.— November 9, 2009 6:59 p.m.
Caging Elephants and Catching Trains
My goal, when it comes to women laughing (or in this computer age, should I say LOLing)...is for them to wet their pants. (Don't go there, Pete)— November 9, 2009 6:56 p.m.
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That's funny, Verolica. Someone called me and was chatting, and said something similar about the Dave Navarro thing. I can't figure it out. The guy was super nice. His arms were covered in ink. Not sure if they were Navaroesque tattoos, though. This video would've been so much funnier. I had asked the kids father, and the boy gave this cute answer. He said, "I'm like Homer Simpson." I asked in what way, and he went on about his love of donuts. Awesome stuff, right? Well...I go to get the video camera and his dad is talking to him. I hear something like "Make sure you say that," right before I get the camera rolling. All of the sudden, he's talking about "hitting homers". When I shut the camera off, I ask the father what that was all about. He said, "Uh...I told him to mention that unlike Homer Simpson, who is lazy, he plays little league baseball. And he's hoping to some day hit a Homer." Well, kids can't retain an answer like that. So, I got what I got, and didn't feel like starting the camera again, telling him "Just give me the answer about the donuts!" (in my best, angry Homer Simpson voice): Stupid stage parents!— November 9, 2009 3:08 p.m.
The People Celebrities Marry
I always felt that...if a famous person marries the "trophy wife" they're both getting what they want. No harm, no foul. I would just think...if I were a pro athlete or movie star, I'd want an attractive woman that WASN'T a dyed blonde. And one that wasn't attached to other famous men before me. My friend is dating a guy that's a tour manager for some famous musicians. One (household name), has this wife that I believe was dating some other famous musician. And she recently complained that HE had his own jet, and this one doesn't. Insane.— November 9, 2009 1:05 p.m.
A Few Observations Over the Weekend
I wanna know two things. First, who is Matt Lincecum? Second, if bars weren't allowed to have smokers, and the big argument was "it's not a safe working environment for bartenders"....well, sign spinners are standing out in UV rays, and that could cause skin cancer. Is there going to be some insane class-action lawsuit in a few years? All the sign spinners with skin cancer on their arms or foreheads.— November 9, 2009 12:59 p.m.
The People Celebrities Marry
Each statement that I deem racist, I'm going to have the administrators remove. I just received this letter via the website, regarding Ted Leitner. I know nothing about it: saw your story today and was wondering if you heard or have any pictures of Ted Leitner and his new fling? He apparently is dumping his current wife/girl, Robyn Sanchez for some Kellogg family member. I wrote 944.com looking for pictures from the Cove event and they pointed me to your publications ... any help is greatly appreciated, Deb— November 9, 2009 9:08 a.m.
The People Celebrities Marry
In the future, if arin makes idiotic statements, just ignore them. On Monday, when the web administrator is in, I'll have the comments deleted.— November 9, 2009 1:01 a.m.
A Few Observations Over the Weekend
She wasn't a sign spinner. I think she was just twirling the sign a little, because that probably felt a little less awkward than merely standing there holding a sign that said "50% off hamburgers" or whatever. What's weird about the gas tank toppers, or whatever you're calling them...is that lines suck. We can all agree on that, right? So, why give a cashier $60 knowing that your tank will hold about $56, and that you'll need change? It makes absolutely no sense, as to why you wouldn't just give the cashier $45 or $50, knowing your tank could probably hold a few more dollars, but now you don't have to go back in and deal with idiots (the idiots could either be the cashier or others in line; one time I borrowed a friends truck to help someone move and had to top it off like that, and it seemed to confuse the c ashier when I asked for the $4.38 change on pump #3)— November 9, 2009 12:55 a.m.