The Contender
 

So TM, did you watch the entire series or did you cut out before the end? I kind of lost interest when that guy killed himself, but I picked up interest again after a couple of weeks.

NBC's "The Contender" may not have been a smash hit, but it had a solid base of about 6 million viewers per week, and it has rabid support among fans. Still, in mid-May, host and producer Sylvester Stallone said he didn't think the show would be returning for a second season. He cited the show's time slot — 8 p.m. on Sundays, opposite ABC's powerhouse "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" — as one reason that it didn't take off.

Executive producers Sugar Ray Leonard, Stallone, and Mark Burnett are reportedly talking to ESPN about taking the series to the cable network for a second season. And NBC has said they haven't officially turned down the show yet.

Raw Foods
 

Oh, he was and is very cool. I was the one being boring. He was just accompanying me.

Raw Foods
 

This is my Not Bob of the Day. I'm outta here!!!

Raw Foods
 

I worked on a deal recently with a follower of Judaism who was orthodox to the point that he only ate kosher. It made getting lunch at a proper restaurant an interesting experience.

Surely, much of the experience was tied to my general ignorance about the kosher preparation of food, but after learning more about stuff like the little certification symbols on food products and for restaurants, it felt mildly akin to entering into some speak-easy underground economy.

The Contender
 

It's worth watching just for the brilliant analysis.

– Sly: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!"


– Sugar: "Look at those shots!"


– Sly & Sugar: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"


– Sly: "Ohhhhhhhh!"


– Sugar: "Look at th- ... unbelievable!"

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/050525

Spirit-Girl
 

Translation: Sometimes my mommy talks to the people in her head too.

TM

Spirit-Girl
 

Congrats- you managed to donate both the worst momma joke and translation in one sentence to the board.

Spirit-Girl
 

I'm not sure being married to a legacy will help her chances for being admitted. I doubt it comes up often. RP's grandkids, however, will be set.

But this might be putting the cart before the horse. Evan-outa-vannuys will have his pick of cali-hotties, and will be getting laid like carpet by the time he's 11. So the RP-rogeny better have skills to pay the bills if she's gonna man-trap my boy.

I'm sunshine, in a bag.
 

Oh crap I saw them once at the [Nic Harcourt] Hotel Cafe [/Nic Harcourt]. They were actually pretty good. Kind of a poor man's Ditty Bops. I trust you that their website is insufferable.

From the Things I Did Not Need To Know About BS file
 

I'm sorry, but posters are only allowed to mistake me for fringey on the politics board.

Spirit-Girl
 

You're going to jinx it with that kind of talk.....shhhh.

Spirit-Girl
 

Ew ew ew ew ew. Particularly because you make it sound like babyoutavuannuys is going to be pimping his wife out to pay the bills. Can't he and his giant schlong just star in porno?

Spirit-Girl
 

I now have an image of str8 as Hhhhhhhhhugh from Curb, as played by Tim Kazurinsky on the "nanny" episode.

Raw Foods
 

A friend's husband was a vegan until he crossed over to the raw food diet sometime in the last year. He's kind of reticent anyway so I haven't gotten a lot of information out of him. He also claims to have more energy but then again he raves about extended fasts too. Apparently he recently did some fast to excrete his gall stones, which involved fasting and then drinking olive oil. This sounded unpleasant and I never really understood why he felt compelled to remove his gall stones.

They just went to Mexico and I was also curious about how that would work out for him. He said he brought a lot of food with him and ate a lot of salad and fruit. It didn't seem like he got any sicker than his wife did except for the last day/trip home.

WTF
 

Wherever he's going to, can I come with?

The Contender
 

Having watched the finale (and most of the seasons), Simmons nailed it. Stallone talking a rematch when they weren't even halfway through the 3rd round had me howling as the cravenity (not to be confused with Cravathity)

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya...
 

True, true, every word of it.

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

These are interesting links on that there blog.
I Fucked Ann Coulter in the Ass, Hard
Back in Ann Coulter's Ass-Saddle Again

Spirit-Girl
 

You're not really naming the kid Evan, are you?

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

"It’s not how the meat bounces on the girl; it’s how the girl bounces on the meat." Thanks.

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

Does anyone wear Garters or Thighhighs to work? I want to. I just think it would be fun and sexy, but I'm afraid they will come undone or slip down. Any hints on how to do this without running the risk of embarrassment?

Raw Foods
 

As further evidence that chimps have it right, they jerk off in public and fling shit at others they don't like.

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

"I spit on my skeezer-pleaser and, prying her ass cheeks apart like a hot dinner roll, drove it home, into the biggest browneye I had ever seen."

My coolness is slip-sliding away.
 

In her defense, she apparently had a throat issue that kept her from singing. They had to cancel some tour dates.

That's Dr. Cruise To You
 

Thigh highs have never fallen down on me. I've worn them to the office while going commando. Makes attending meetings interesting.

PS Thanks for bringing up fond memories of that BF. Good times. Good times.

My coolness is slip-sliding away.
 

I can think of exactly zero defenses to the crime of writing the sentence, "I am going to sing to keep myself awake when I am driving." Having a "throat issue" is not one of them.

Str8, if I gave a fuck about anything, the mere expression "a poor man's Ditty Bops" would be enough to drive me to a horrificly violent and painful public suicide. Thank goodness for my relentless Ironweedian apathy and ennui.

My coolness is slip-sliding away.
 

Except he would describe it as "too drunk to give a fuck"

My coolness is slip-sliding away.
 

He says tomato . . . .

Spirit-Girl
 

How about height?

Spirit-Girl
 

Pointing out the essential stupidity of Scientology is one of the reasons I'm opposed to "religious tolerance." Tolerating your religion means I will not pass any laws making it illegal to practice it; it does not mean I must believe it to have credibility equal to my own, or no religion at all.

It's not accidental that Scientology is popular with people who are famous for reasons other than being smart. Remember when Ann Richards said GHWB was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple? Hollywood is filled with people who advanced three bases on walks and think they got a hat trick.

Spirit-Girl
 

Y'all joke, but the technician doing the last ultrasound was duly impressed. I believe the exact quote was "well there's no mistaking the gender on this one."

Spirit-Girl
 

I really am. It goes well with the last name. Plus, it's an homage to my wife's and my mutual hero:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3...623_joe203.jpg

Spirit-Girl
 

Fair enough. Here's my guesses about A-listers' height, male and female. These are mostly pure guesses, but having walked by him once, I swear, Cruise isn't as short as you think. Note, Ben Affleck should not be on this list. He is fairly tall, however.

Russell Crowe (1/5 of 30-odd foot = 6'?)
Will Ferrell (6'4")
Denzel Washington (6'1")
Nicole Kidman (6'0)
Tom Hanks (5'11")
Brad Pitt (5'10")
Cruise (5'9")
Matt Damon (5'9")
Harrison Ford (5'8', probably not A-list anymore)
Julia Roberts (5'7")
Jude Law (5'7", also probably not A-list)
Lollipop head (5'3")

Spirit-Girl
 

that doesn't mean he's a greatfuck. really, there's more to being a greatfuck than just a big schlong.

The Contender
 

I watched the entire season, and as I found the casting of Survivor and Apprentice sucked, it was tied with AR for my favorite reality tv show. It was so well done, that had Rob and Amber not been on AR, Contender would have been the clear favorite. During the finale, Mr. Chick and I were both yelling at Sly to STFU about the rematch already. The finale was also odd, becuause I was so used to the heavily edited fights, and it took me a while to catch on that I wouldn't be able to tell when a really good jab was coming up by the slow motion.

Raw Foods
 

My God, you are a nosey one.




P.S. Who the FUCK is Sequels?

Spirit-Girl
 

I misread your first post. I thought you wrote "even-outta-van-nuys." Figured it was a gambling thing, although I interpreted it to mean "even coming from van nuys, he'll have access to hot california ass."

Bnb's post is a classic example of why you should not generally share what you plan to name your baby -- only reveal it when it's on the birth certicate. Otherwise, you get all the variants of "Oh, I had a boyfriend named Alex, he was a dick, and not in the schlong-to-be-proud of sense."

My kid is going to be named after one of the kids from the Sound of Music. You know, one of the Von Trapps.

Hah! I kill me!! :rolf2:

The Contender
 

I watched the whole thing and really enjoyed it. It made boxing interesting again.

There are so many weight classes out there, they should definitely do the show again, but they should put it in a different time slot. The Mrs. wanted to watch Extreme Makeover HE and I wanted to watch the Contender. Sometimes she got her way, sometimes I got mine, and sometimes I went into my office and turned on the small TV I have in there.

The Contender
 

You forgot the following comments from the finale:

– Sly: I wonder if there will be a rematch?
– Sly: Do you think there's going to be a rematch?
– Sly: Hey Alfonso, would you give Jesse a rematch?
– Sly: There should definitely be a rematch after this fight.
– Sly: I wonder if Peter and Sergio will ever have a rematch?
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