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The Real Edwards Tragedy
Well, you can't fault him for not waiting until Elizabeth passes on. Her husband didn't wait, before having an affair! And she's choosing to stay with him, write a book, etc.— September 21, 2009 4:21 p.m.
Fanaticism, Zealotry--Cal It What You Will...
Interesting blog. Good read. There was a story in Time magazine that explains zealots and conspiracy theorists pretty well. And basically, they are a lot worse in this day and age of computers. Because, instead of finding the facts on an issue they are curious about, they INSTEAD just seek out people that think the way they do, to re-enforce their beliefs (no matter how insane those beliefs may be). Can someone find out what KFC puts in their chicken that makes you crave it nightly? (I borrowed that line from a Mike Myers movie)— September 21, 2009 4:18 p.m.
¡Viva Mexico!
Good story, refried. I wonder if...instead of all the people being shot in TJ these days they instead, on this day...shot their guns into the air in celebration.— September 21, 2009 2:53 p.m.
County Health Meet County Fair
Me thinks Pete likes the phrase "me thinks". I just heard on CNN, that this guy had escaped before, in the early 90s. Even more reason why they shouldn't have let him go on a field trip. Here's a link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM…— September 21, 2009 2:49 p.m.
Mutt Mixer
If you ever wanna cruise with me to a party, you're more than welcome. Just leave me your contact info on my voice mail line, and what part of town you live in. When I hit a party in that neck of the woods, I'll bring ya along.— September 21, 2009 2:45 p.m.
County Health Meet County Fair
So, I'm guessing you'd be upset if I took the one sentnece you about how it was great he was caught before he "reached his destination" and I asked...was his destination the "Tilt a Wheel"? C'mon, LaPlaca. You agree with me on many points, what's the argument? I said that I agreed with my friend, that those cases probably don't happen much (where a person gets a mental institution instead of jail). Also, I hardly think that the book "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" (which came out in the mid-to-early 60s), and the movie (1975), didn't do a disserve to mental institutions. Just as Jack Nicholsons movie "A Few Good Men" didn't show the Marines in a bad light (the way Camp Pendleton said it did). It showed one instance. And, I believe this was back in a day when maybe some doctors didn't know the best way to treat patients. RK, I appreciate your kind words. But really, you're acting like the guy escaped and murdered 10 people, and I'm making light of it. What I'm making light at, is the fact that someone who murdered a woman, gets to go on a "field trip" to a place where families...women and children are...and this guy is able to escape. A lot of people think prisoners shouldn't be allowed to have exercise facilities, TVs, 3 squares a day, etc. I'm not one of those guys, but geeeeez, we can surely keep these people (whether it's the criminal eliment, or simply the mentally unstable) from going to amusement parks and county fairs. And if we can't, I'll make light of it. It's the same way I made light of Jessica Simpson and her dog. I have the same dog she has, and believe me, I was sad for her plight. But it wasn't the story of a coyote eating the dog that I was poking fun at. It was her misguided belief that the coyote may have just taken the dog out for a walk, and dropped it off somewhere. And that if anyone sees it, they should contact her.— September 21, 2009 10:58 a.m.
Driving Pet Peeves
I dunno. Might've been clever for about five minutes. Ironically, I'm guessing Clinton thought those stickers were clever.— September 21, 2009 9:08 a.m.
Huff-Puff
Tell us what you think of Inglorious Basterds. Such a great opening scene, before it turns into QT just turning it into garbage. Even a scene that has director Eli Roth bashing in a Nazi head with a baseball bat, isn't that interesting, because it borrows from a few other films. QT has to chill out on that a bit. And how many movies is he going to employ the same technique he used with Reservoir Dogs and so many other films, where everyone pulls a gun out at once? He did this also in True Romance (a great scene and underrated movie), and also that scene mentioned above in the diner in Pulp Fiction. Speaking of which, I have no problem praising that movie. It was great. I loved it. But with QT, it's almost the same problem I have with praise thrown upon the Coen Brothers. They've done brilliant movies. But they also gave us two crappy ones: The Man Who Wasn't There and Intolerable Cruelty, a comedy that wasn't funny. Nothing worse in film than that. At least in a drama, if it's bad, you'll have a few scenes you can appreciate for certain reasons. Even "No Country For Old Men" was just an average film that critics overrated. I think you need a better track record before you are called a genius: Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchock, Stanley Kubrick, etc etc etc. And on a side note: Pulp Fiction won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, so it did get its props for the writing. As for why Travolta may have gotten the nomination and not Jackson, when in fact, Jacksons acting is better if you really break down the range he had to go thru (being calm after he "sees the light"; and being angry at other times); Travolta just had to play the stoned/cool/mellow dude. I think it's the fact that this was a "comeback" role for Travolta (much like Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, although everyone seems to forget he "came back" in Sin City, to much critical praise, a few years earlier).— September 20, 2009 1:30 a.m.
Bad Cop, Bad Cop
Dude...you so should've said that to the cop. That would've been awesome. And really, would could he do? Take you in for correcting his ignorance?— September 20, 2009 1:18 a.m.
Funny the Way It Is
I hate, hate, hate, the Dave Mathews Band (although Crash Into Me is a good tune, I must admit). But he seems like the coolest guy. I've seen a few interviews where he's very playful, and the other night on TMZ, he was signing autographs for fans out his car window, and even got out and posed with this inflatable monkey someone gave him. He even made monkey faces, while pulling his ears back. I'm not sure if the monkey had something to do with a song of his or not, but it's cool that he hung with his fans and joked around.— September 20, 2009 1:16 a.m.