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Esther
"...because, of course, we were stoned to the bejesus." LOL. Of course you were. :) I didn't mean you should reveal Esther's true moniker to US, Grant. Just that if you remember it, you should look her up on Facebook or elsewhere. You've GOT to be curious! Whaddya reckon? Where is she? Prison or politics? :)— December 13, 2009 7:48 p.m.
Weld Paddy's Mental Web
I knew it. Frogtoes is a fence. :)— December 13, 2009 7:38 p.m.
Particularly Rambunctious
Okay, looking a little deeper, here's what Foucan's website says: "Sébastien Foucan is the founder of Freerunning and co-founder of Parkour..." His Background & History page provides more info on "Parcours" vs "Parkours" vs "Freerunning." Concpicuously absent is any reference to David Belle, although the group Yamakasi, of which they were both members, is mentioned. David Belle's website is not up.— December 13, 2009 7:23 p.m.
Particularly Rambunctious
Re #8: Was it this guy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXxYCk24TOg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WG_q5zS-rA&NR=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belle I'll bet the documentary was this one, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVj2F9KxI6g About Belle's friend, this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Foucan I see that documentary cites Foucan as the inventor, but other sources say Belle. <shrug>— December 13, 2009 7:13 p.m.
Esther
I was laughing right along with Esther at that cross-eyed mama lecture. Can't imagine how you managed not to. "I did not keep in touch with a single person from high-school." Neither did I. About 3 or 4 days ago, my best buddy from back then apparently joined Facebook. What's Esther's last name? :) http://www.facebook.com/ I'll bet she's still a blast to hang out with. >:)— December 13, 2009 6:48 p.m.
Ramona Zapata, In Memoriam
Lovely entry, Cuddle. Grant is right -- that pic of your mother looks like the child in your avatar pic (which I assume is you). Right, Ms. Black Friday Warrior? :)— December 13, 2009 6:12 p.m.
Particularly Rambunctious
The world is one big piece of playground equipment for some guys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmMPCbRuW2Y&featur… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQhbJcRqCNU&featur… Knock yourself out, Pikey. :)— December 12, 2009 8:02 p.m.
"Jesus is the ONLY reason for the season" Billboard
Starting with #2: "Actually, the reason that God sent his son, according to most versions of the bible, was to offer redemption to humanity through receiving the Christ as the savior." As I understand it, that interpretation is only about 150 years old, and originated here in America. And no, I'm not going to take time to re-research it. :) "While the billboard seems offensive to non-Christians, the message is not inaccurate as relating to Christian beliefs. All religions are exclusionary by their nature." Nope. Christians and Muslims are bad about that. Missionary "work" and conversion of others is part of their shtick. You couldn't even say it about Jews -- the other "Western" religion, and certainly not about the eastern ones, especially Taoism. Unitarian Universalists (origin: America) and the Bahai (origin: Tehran) would be examples of thriving religions in America that are absolutely universally inclusive. As for the billboard? Yes, it's stupid. Not only was Christ -- if he was indeed a historical figure -- most likely born in the summer, based on what the Bible says. It also appears that the Christians co-opted a major pagan holiday in December and stamped "Jesus" all over it, assigning him a birthdate of December 25, when the Romans just so happened to celebrate the Winter Solstice. (Nothing pagan about celebrating Winter Solstice at all.) So really, it should read: "MITHRAS is the reason for the season." Or Winter Solstice. Or something. Anything but Jesus. :)— December 12, 2009 3:33 p.m.
Bah humbug!!!
When any holiday comes up, I always get the annoying, predictable, ethnocentric QUESTIONS instead of simple greetings. How is one really supposed to answer these provincial, bubble-encased, clueless twits? If people would just wish me a "Merry Christmas" and shut the hell up, I'd be fine with that. But that's never what I get. It's always "Got all your Christmas shopping done?" Since a stupid question asked deserves nothing better than another stupid question, I think next time I'm going to ask them this: "And what f**king Christmas shopping would that be, given the fact that I'm a nonChristian AND a hermit that despises that greedy consumerist Gimmefest that passes for a "holy day" here in the U.S.?" And after the latest crappy bogus "holiday" is over, it's "Did you have a good _________________?" Sometimes, there's an extended interview, where they want to know exactly what you DID for such-and-such bulls*** holiday. GAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! Just make it STOP!!! http://justgrits.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/grin…— December 12, 2009 3:04 p.m.
Requiem for the Vampire
Sounds more like the Cycle of Beer. Wait a minute, that would be a... http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/6/18/63380880… Yeah. You knew it was out there. Had to be.— December 12, 2009 2:43 p.m.