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The People Celebrities Marry
Yeah, I thought Viggo and EC were an odd couple. She scares me. Now, her and John Doe are perfect, because he kinda had the creepy vibe going, too. Although, Viggo has certainly gotten better looking with age. And EC has gotten worse. Maybe they were more evenly matched back in the Sunset Strip days of the early 80s.— November 7, 2009 11:44 p.m.
Marketing Geniuses
Well, usually the racquetball isn't a problem. That day it was tough though, I must admit. I do have some insane metabolism. I would weight 400 pounds with the amount of sweets I eat. Have you noticed those tortilla chips that are colored, don't taste the same? They seem to be a tad harder.— November 7, 2009 2:11 p.m.
Marketing Geniuses
Well, the only kinds of ice that suck to chew...are those huge cubes. But, the crushed ice makes things so much easier. And it's probably so much better for your teeth.— November 7, 2009 2:23 a.m.
Reality Shows and Rocket Men (I think it's gonna be a long, long time)
Also...if Rino does those childish things, like mentioning serial killers being white, or whatever, it just becomes a big name calling thing. I just got home and turned on Jimmy Kimmel, and he showed an African-American guy that got 3 years in prison for having sex with a horse. I'm not going to log on and start talking about this and that, and what race was the person that did this or that. It really gets us nowhere and proves absolutely nothing (I'm guessing, since Rino will probably point it out...more beastiality probably occurs with Caucasians -- and probably most often in southern states. I'm just sayin'). refried, I don't remember what my answer was in response to the Nazis being hunted down. I'm one of these Jews that is barely a Jew. Never even stepped foot in a synagogue. But, I don't believe there should ever be some amount of time that just gives people a pass. So...if Polanski would've gotten arrested at age 90, while accepting an Oscar, I would've been thrilled. If we arrest OJ for something else to nail him with, I'm thrilled. If some Nazi gets caught years later (which could've been such a great movie, The Reader, which was actually very disappointing)...you can have sympathy when they've maybe made a new life for themselves, but yeah, they should still be held accountable. Unfortunately for Rino, I'm guessing there aren't a lot of slave owners left for us to jail. If there were, I'd be right there trying to round them up. In fact, I look at news stories without worrying about the color of the skin, but who I think is right. When that white guy in Texas shot two people of color for breaking into a neighbors house...I had little sympathy for the thugs. They were robbers. But I was furious that this guy didn't get charged with anything. Had I lived anywhere near there, I would've protested along with the all black crowd. The shooter was told by 911 operators to stay in his house, and he premeditated a killing, even going so far as to tell the 911 operator he was going to do it. He then went out and shot, without even giving them a chance to surrender. He was judge, jury, and executioner. To me, that's flat out wrong. Yet it baffles me that that story, had all the blacks siding one way, and all the whites another.— November 6, 2009 12:42 a.m.
Reality Shows and Rocket Men (I think it's gonna be a long, long time)
Since there were posts to Weird Al songs...well, I'm not sure. Maybe arin wouldn't appreciate humorous lyrics coming from a white man. So, let me give you Stew. He's a heavy, African-American. And he writes and sings some amazing songs. I'm such a big fan that, when he'd play here at Java Joe's, sometimes it was just me and Bart Mendoza in the crowd, and maybe three other people. I flew to New York last year to see his play (and met fellow racist Spike Lee, who was and did, film his wonderful play, Passing Strange). Check out some of his songs. They're funny and interesting pieces.— November 5, 2009 9:11 p.m.
Take Me Out to the Dentist
Pistol...them teeth need to go in for cleanings twice a year. DENTIST UPDATE: The San Diego County Dental Society, according to a report in the U-T, got 80 pounds from one dental office alone (Dr. Sabine Purps in Mission Hills). Until 6 p.m. tonight, some dentist offices are collecting candy (although, they are apparently limiting this, or should I say "putting a cap on it"... when one kid almost broke his back bringing in 14 pounds).— November 5, 2009 4:56 p.m.
The "How to Get Out of a Traffic Ticket" Blog
arin...I hate to sound like other people on these boards, but...were you once logged in here under a different name? I recall a person a while back, that used to always use the same style of writing you do ("my man" and things like that). Back to the subject at hand. Arin, as much as I'd LOVE to claim that cop yelled at me because we were of a different race, I honestly don't feel that was the case. I think this cop (and a lot of cops are like this), take it personally when you break the law. It could be because people break the law, and then yell at them for pulling them over. As if the cop did something wrong and are slowing them down. Or they cause some major accident, and someone dies. And the officer feels that anyone not following traffic laws, no matter how minor, is putting peoples lives (and vehicles) at risk. So, sorry. I can't accuse the officer of being racist. I think he would've yelled at me no matter what race I was (again, I don't think being yelled at was even warranted, on turning left when I had a green light, but oh well). Ponzi...don't burn the popcorn in the microwave. That smell never goes away.— November 5, 2009 3:53 p.m.
Reality Shows and Rocket Men (I think it's gonna be a long, long time)
If laughing isn't a regular event for you, maybe you need to cheer up a little. You got a lot of bitterness flowing, my man. I've seen lots of blacks on Fox News. They're usually Republican commentators, but some liberal ones, as well. Again, I think Fox is biased. But, I did see a black commentator take over for Bill O'Reily a week and a half ago (not sure of his name, but he's a frequent guest). As to why you were pulled out of the car, I have no clue. But as I mentioned regarding my illegal turn...I was yelled at. Seriously. No cop needs to yell at someone for a traffic infraction. Does that mean I can play the race card, since the cop was a different race then me? No. Some cops are just jerks, no matter the color. Reality TV does not play to any specific race. It plays to peoples love of wanting dirt and to watch others air their dirty laundry. It's the same reason the National Enquirer sells, even though they've been known to even make stuff up. In fact, a person I met recently with a high IQ, told me the first thing they look at in the Reader is Off the Cuff. Not because I do it. But because they admitted to being nosy and wanting to see what other people had going on in their lives. Reality shows cater to that. Although, I like to think people that are intelligent, realize a lot of that stuff is contrived on "reality" and even if it isn't, it gets old quick.— November 5, 2009 3:48 p.m.
Reality Shows and Rocket Men (I think it's gonna be a long, long time)
Rino, I'm only going to address the stuff in your posts that I deem make any bit of sense. Regarding Fox News: I don't think they're "racist". Biased, yes. But not racist.— November 5, 2009 10:09 a.m.
Reality Shows and Rocket Men (I think it's gonna be a long, long time)
Rino, not sure why you incorporate race into everything. After all, Martin Luther King, Jr. said to look at content of character, not color of skin. Something you're obviously not doing. But ya know what? Since your opening comment is about seriel killers being white...I figured I might point out the African-American dude in Cleveland. They just found 11 bodies in his home. I'm guessing once you go past two, you're considered a seriel killer. So, OJ just misses the cut (no pun intended). As for crazy people on "reality shows"...I don't really watch reality shows all that much, but nobody seemed crazier than Flavor Flav (although he does wear a Viking helmet, I'm guessing he's black). And, when MTV started the reality show craze with "Real World," the craziest characters they had, always seemed to be the African-Americans (aside from Puck, the redish haired fellow). A few had to be told to move out. One by a woman, because the guy was ripping her clothes off, and she was scared. I don't think race has anything to do with any of that. I'm just pointing out that your statements above, seem to not be indictive of anything. Maybe before you talk about shows like that, you could watch a few more episodes of Cheaters and Jerry Springer, and then decide if it's ALL races and that show that seem crazy.— November 5, 2009 9:02 a.m.