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ltl/fb 04-19-2004 03:42 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Dualit
I ran into John Spencer (from "The West Wing") in a piano bar in the Village, although some straight people hang out there, too, and he didn't hit on me.
I saw him when he was a guest on Ellen and he seemed very interested in discussing gardening with Ellen. I can't recall if he mentioned a wife or an SO of any kind or not. I am sure that his sexuality was not a topic of discussion.

I have no idea whether all those things mean anything or not.

Loving the sample size Sebby uses to support his assertions of absolute rules once again.

ETA bright yellow H2s are, hands down, the most offensive vehicle on the road today. Fuck, I can't even say that, because any stretch H2 is more offensive than a regular H2, but I have never seen a bright yellow stretch H2. I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Aloha Mr. Learned Hand 04-19-2004 03:44 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by NotFromHere
So outside the office today is a bright yellow Hummer with a rainbow sticker in the back window. Is this the new lesbian vehicle of choice?
I wouldn't think lesbians would be into hummers...

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 03:50 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
I wouldn't think lesbians would be into hummers...
She is talking about an H2, I think. Not an actual Hummer. Not that this in any way relates to your comment. I'm just saying. My fantasy: each H2 in existence runs over and crushes a Mini Cooper. The owners of the H2s are thrown in jail and their vehicles destroyed like they destroy rabid dogs.

If I get to feeling more bloodthirsty, the owners of the H2s will also be destroyed like rabid dogs. Or rabid squirrels.

NotFromHere 04-19-2004 03:52 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
She is talking about an H2, I think. Not an actual Hummer. Not that this in any way relates to your comment. I'm just saying. My fantasy: each H2 in existence runs over and crushes a Mini Cooper. The owners of the H2s are thrown in jail and their vehicles destroyed like they destroy rabid dogs.

If I get to feeling more bloodthirsty, the owners of the H2s will also be destroyed like rabid dogs. Or rabid squirrels.
It says Hummer all over it. I think it's the Make. H2 is the model.
I saw an Excursion stretch in LA a few weeks ago. I think you would have liked that.

paigowprincess 04-19-2004 03:52 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
She is talking about an H2, I think. Not an actual Hummer. .
whiffitos

panjabi GA 04-19-2004 03:54 PM

cheers redux
 
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Originally posted by paigowprincess
I cant take it anymore. I have been in heavy back and forth email with my cheers friend. and while nauseating and unoriginal, i think its not wristslittingly gauche to say "cheers" on the end of the first email of the day. But by the tenth, when one throgh nine have the cheers signoff? Its driving me nuts. Like its reminding me she just may not be as cool as I thought. I asked her why she did this and she said "ha ha, you are so funny- I had a british friend and picked it up form him". Like that is an excuse. What can I do? Can I set up my email filter to exorcise the word "cheers" from any incoming emails? Can I do it for just hers since its good to know when new people use it that they might not be as cool as they seemed when I met them after having drunk six bourbon and cokes.
Namaste!

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 03:54 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by NotFromHere
It says Hummer all over it. I think it's the Make. H2 is the model.
I saw an Excursion stretch in LA a few weeks ago. I think you would have liked that.
If H2 is just the model, then what is the model for the vehicle that is actually used to carry troops around? Whatever they are called, they need to go.

And bitch please, I live in Texas. I see stretch SUVs every fucking day.

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 03:55 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by paigowprincess
whiffitos
I specifically noted that my post had nothing to do with Burger's. Go get an afternoon chai soy latte or whatever you are drinking these days.

paigowprincess 04-19-2004 03:57 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I specifically noted that my post had nothing to do with Burger's. Go get an afternoon chai soy latte or whatever you are drinking these days.
Burger as in Cooter? He didn't post. I think you are due for a hot steaming cup of Nature's Remedy Menoupausal Memory Boost, Spinsty.

dtb 04-19-2004 04:00 PM

Josh Groban?!?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Well, was it a Clear Channel station? (they likey the wingnuts)
After a little internet research, I think I have solved the "mystery". This singer (Josh Groban -- I think I'm on pretty safe ground concluding that he's an MOT, or at least that his father is) is a wunderkind a la Charlotte Church (although he's not quite that young.) He apparently made an appearance on Ally McBeal as a shy and retiring teenager with an amazing voice.

So this song that I heard on the Top 40 show is not technically wingnut music, although certainly the born-agains have interpreted it as such (and it does sound suspiciously like one of those songs on those commercials for wingnut music where the zombified audience is waving its collective hands in the air). It is more like he's just got a beautiful voice and an angelic face. He's not really classified as classical, pop or "easy listening" but apparently isn't ready (or, rather, his voice isn't ready) for opera performances.

His voice really is beautiful, which I didn't notice on the radio, as I was so distracted by trying to figure out whether a Jesus song was actually that mainstream.

I'm sure you were all on pins and needles waiting for resolution of that heady question.

NotFromHere 04-19-2004 04:02 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If H2 is just the model, then what is the model for the vehicle that is actually used to carry troops around? Whatever they are called, they need to go.

And bitch please, I live in Texas. I see stretch SUVs every fucking day.
Military Hummers
The Hummer - M998, M1038, M1035 versions, are rugged and versatile vehicles. It's the ultimate 4WD machine.

http://army4x4.com/graphics/hummers/military_hummer.jpg
And I think you'll like this website. It's called fuck you and your H2.
http://www.fuh2.com/
Welcome to FUH2.com, home of the official Hummer H2 salute. So...why all the fuss? Well, it breaks down like this:

The H2 is the ultimate poseur vehicle. It has the chassis of a Chevy Tahoe and a body that looks like the original Hummer; i.e. it's a Chevy Tahoe in disguise.


The H2 is a gas guzzler. Because it has a gross vehicle weight rating over 8500 lbs, the US government does not require it to meet federal fuel efficiency regulations. Hummer isn't even required to publish its fuel economy (owners indicate that they get around 10 mpg for normal use). So while our brothers and sisters are off in the Middle East risking their lives to secure America's fossil fuel future, H2 drivers are pissing away our "spoils of victory" during each trip to the grocery store.

The H2 is a polluter. Based on G.M.'s optimistic claim that it gets13 mpg, an H2 will produce 3.4 metric tons of carbon emissions in a typical year, nearly double that of G.M.'s Chevrolet Malibu sedan.


The H2 is a death machine. You'd better hope that you don't collide with an H2 in your economy car. You can kiss your ass goodbye thanks to the H2's massive weight and raised bumpers. Too bad you couldn't afford an urban assault vehicle of your own. Or could you...?


The H2 is a tax loophole. Under Bush's new tax plan, business owners can deduct the entire cost of their $55,000 H2. If you are in the highest tax bracket, that's a tax savings of nearly $20,000! The government rewards you more savings for buying an H2 than you'd get for buying an electric car.
So, if you see it our way, tell a Hummer owner what you think and show 'em the bird. If you do, send us a picture--we'd love to post it on our site.


--Your friends at FUH2.com

notcasesensitive 04-19-2004 04:03 PM

Josh Groban?!?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by dtb
After a little internet research, I think I have solved the "mystery". This singer (Josh Groban -- I think I'm on pretty safe ground concluding that he's an MOT, or at least that his father is) is a wunderkind a la Charlotte Church (although he's not quite that young.) He apparently made an appearance on Ally McBeal as a shy and retiring teenager with an amazing voice.

So this song that I heard on the Top 40 show is not technically wingnut music, although certainly the born-agains have interpreted it as such (and it does sound suspiciously like one of those songs on those commercials for wingnut music where the zombified audience is waving its collective hands in the air). It is more like he's just got a beautiful voice and an angelic face. He's not really classified as classical, pop or "easy listening" but apparently isn't ready (or, rather, his voice isn't ready) for opera performances.

His voice really is beautiful, which I didn't notice on the radio, as I was so distracted by trying to figure out whether a Jesus song was actually that mainstream.

I'm sure you were all on pins and needles waiting for resolution of that heady question.
It sounds to me like he is a wingnut singer and you have now been pulled into his cult. I will avoid hearing his stuff at all costs if someone as seemingly normal as dbt can be pulled in that easily.

sebastian_dangerfield 04-19-2004 04:03 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If H2 is just the model, then what is the model for the vehicle that is actually used to carry troops around? Whatever they are called, they need to go.

And bitch please, I live in Texas. I see stretch SUVs every fucking day.
I'd rather they just make the real Hummers, which are prohibitively expensive and consequently rare. The H2, which is affordable, has now become the suburban war wagon of dickless accountants everywhere. I have yet to see a male over 5'7 get out of an H2.

I have no problems with Minis. They're like those new Beetles. They make the statement "I'm an utter idiot" in advance. If I'm waiting to meet someone and they pull up in one of those $20k plus golf carts, I need not waste time on conversation. If you're driving a mini, I've got a bag of tech stocks to sell you. Really hot internet hosting shit.

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 04:07 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Burger as in Cooter? He didn't post. I think you are due for a hot steaming cup of Nature's Remedy Menoupausal Memory Boost, Spinsty.
Aloha. I always get them mixed up. I've even commented on it before, I think.

I will take that Menopausal Memory Boost stuff though, especially if it is hot. It's kind of cold in here -- they must have cranked up the A/C in anticipation of summer.

sunnybunny 04-19-2004 04:09 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I have yet to see a male over 5'7 get out of an H2.


So funny you should say this, two of my male trust fund friends who went out and bought them are both wishing they were 5'8"

NotFromHere 04-19-2004 04:09 PM

Too good not to post
 
Only because I love her name...Prostitute suing Vince Neil
‘TrixXie Blue’ says Motley Crue frontman assaulted her.

LAS VEGAS - A former Moonlite BunnyRanch prostitute who accused Vince Neil of assaulting her is suing the former Motley Crue frontman, the brothel and its owner.
Andrea “TrixXxie Blue” Terry claims in her lawsuit that Neil grabbed her by the neck, pushed her against a window, and pulled her to the floor after she and another prostitute refused to have sex with him until he paid $4,000 for each woman.

Neil was at the brothel in the tiny community of Mound House at Hof’s request. He was signing autographs a day after he performed with Poison during a concert in Reno.

Hof said Terry should have known Neil would not have to pay for her services.

“We don’t charge celebrities, we pay the girls ourselves,” Hof said.

Ah yes, the advantages of celebrity.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4780373/

dtb 04-19-2004 04:11 PM

Josh Groban?!?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
It sounds to me like he is a wingnut singer and you have now been pulled into his cult. I will avoid hearing his stuff at all costs if someone as seemingly normal as dbt can be pulled in that easily.
Funny that you should say that, because when Dick Clark (at least I think it was Dick Clark) was introducing the song he said "yadda yadda Josh Grobin and his followers" and it struck me as odd that he didn't say "fans" or similar. That was before the song. After the song, it was all frighteningly clear to me. And then there was a black helicopter hovering outside my window this morning! Did that happen to anyone else?

Chef's Biggest Fan 04-19-2004 04:12 PM

uncool
 
Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I have yet to see a male over 5'7 get out of an H2.

Why are you unprovokedly dissing on Chef like that? Jealous much?!?

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 04:13 PM

Josh Groban?!?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by dtb
Funny that you should say that, because when Dick Clark (at least I think it was Dick Clark) was introducing the song he said "yadda yadda Josh Grobin and his followers" and it struck me as odd that he didn't say "fans" or similar. That was before the song. After the song, it was all frighteningly clear to me. And then there was a black helicopter hovering outside my window this morning! Did that happen to anyone else?
That rhythmic noise you hear is the jackbooted thugs coming for you.

ET correct subject/verb agreement so she doesn't send the jackbooted thugs after me.

Mr. Man 04-19-2004 04:17 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Or rabid squirrels.
Perhaps limiting to the carnivorous squirrel(s) would be ok.

Your theory seems fine other than it is a slippery slope before you have to add Suburbans, Escalades, etc. Pretty soon we are down to the really cute and practical little Japanese band gear hauling utility vehicles. Next thing you know your friends are walking home from the bars...

Dualit 04-19-2004 04:17 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Rose's Turn or Marie's Crisis?
The Five Oaks on the corner of Bleeker and Grove. It's not there anymore. Now it is some straight lounge.

leagleaze 04-19-2004 04:22 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by NotFromHere
So outside the office today is a bright yellow Hummer with a rainbow sticker in the back window. Is this the new lesbian vehicle of choice?

We don't really like hummers. It probably belongs to a gay man.


I saw some asshole driving a hummer this weekend. He was driving very slow and flashing the peace sign at people. The bastard made me miss my fucking light. I wanted to take his peace sign and shove it up his ass.



Replaced_Texan 04-19-2004 04:23 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Dualit
The Five Oaks on the corner of Bleeker and Grove. It's not there anymore. Now it is some straight lounge.
See!?! Fucking Bravo.

Dualit 04-19-2004 04:30 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by Dualit
The Five Oaks on the corner of Bleeker and Grove. It's not there anymore. Now it is some straight lounge.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quote:

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
See!?! Fucking Bravo.
Its demise predates Bravo by a number of years so we can't attribute it to that. I have noticed that more and more straight people are hanging out at my regular haunt. I'm concerned that the owners (who are straight) will officially designate the bar as straight.

leagleaze 04-19-2004 04:32 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Dualit

Its demise predates Bravo by a number of years so we can't attribute it to that. I have noticed that more and more straight people are hanging out at my regular haunt. I'm concerned that the owners (who are straight) will officially designate the bar as straight.

Straight or gay who cares. I am however tired of the occasional straight man who decides the appropriate way to behave in a gay bar is to pull down his pants and rub his ass against a drag queen. WTF?!

LessinSF 04-19-2004 04:32 PM

Random surfing is fun
 
Quote:

Originally posted by robustpuppy
But Less is the King of the Bedroom. As in, "Oh, Less, you're the King. You're the Master."
Baiter.

NotFromHere 04-19-2004 04:33 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by leagleaze
We don't really like hummers. It probably belongs to a gay man.


I saw some asshole driving a hummer this weekend. He was driving very slow and flashing the peace sign at people. The bastard made me miss my fucking light. I wanted to take his peace sign and shove it up his ass.
I can't imagine a gay man in a yellow H2.

Next time, flip off the driver of the H2 and post the picture here.
Pictures of people flipping off H2 drivers

notcasesensitive 04-19-2004 04:35 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Dualit
I'm concerned that the owners (who are straight) will officially designate the bar as straight.
How does one do that? My current favorite bar is owned by gay guys and (other than Sunday brunch, which is gay city) the crowd is primarily straight. My gay friends are always happy to meet there though, despite the make-up (and given that it is in Dallas, there is some make-up) of the crowd.

Mr. Man 04-19-2004 04:39 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by leagleaze
Straight or gay who cares. I am however tired of the occasional straight man who decides the appropriate way to behave in a gay bar is to pull down his pants and rub his ass against a drag queen. WTF?!
Is that the straight man seen occasionally, or the man that is occasionally straight? To me, the same thought should apply to the suburban bachelorette party attendees that occasionally show up at a gay bar with phallic food products screeching like little kids.

spookyfish 04-19-2004 04:40 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by leagleaze
We don't really like hummers. It probably belongs to a gay man.


I saw some asshole driving a hummer this weekend. He was driving very slow and flashing the peace sign at people. The bastard made me miss my fucking light. I wanted to take his peace sign and shove it up his ass.


Christ, are we back to the double anal discussion again?

leagleaze 04-19-2004 04:43 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Man
Is that the straight man seen occasionally, or the man that is occasionally straight? To me, the same thought should apply to the suburban bachelorette party attendees that occasionally show up at a gay bar with phallic food products screeching like little kids.

The man is straight, most straight men behave just fine in gay bars, but the occasional straight man does not.

ltl/fb 04-19-2004 04:43 PM

Hummm
 
Quote:

Originally posted by spookyfish
Christ, are we back to the double anal discussion again?
Hm. Each H2 driver could also be punished by being subjected to double anal penetration by rabid carniverous squirrels. Works for me, though it does seem a bit unfair to the squirrels.

Replaced_Texan 04-19-2004 04:57 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Man
Is that the straight man seen occasionally, or the man that is occasionally straight? To me, the same thought should apply to the suburban bachelorette party attendees that occasionally show up at a gay bar with phallic food products screeching like little kids.
Oh god. Those women give a bad name to straight women in gay bars everywhere. Makes us fag hags look suspicious by association.

And there's something just tacky about straight men going to gay bars and accepting drinks from suitors without letting the suitors know that nothing is likely to happen beyond the drink.

ETA to change "going to" into "likely to" cuz it's not gay if you're the one that's blown.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-19-2004 05:12 PM

fwiw
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
There goes my shot at a mentor.
Not to worry -- if you suck up a little, Hank'll be happy to give you some pointers.

ThurgreedMarshall 04-19-2004 05:20 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by evenodds
Here is my comment:

I hate this fucking mis-application of a formerly useful phrase.
Not a mis-application. It's actually used this way now. I would say that the phrase currently has two meanings, but who in their right mind would say "on the down low" at all anymore?

TM

john123 04-19-2004 05:30 PM

U R so late March 2004!
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Not a mis-application. It's actually used this way now. I would say that the phrase currently has two meanings, but who in their right mind would say "on the down low" at all anymore?

TM
"no diga no más" is the new "secret supérieur" which was the new "ixnay" which was the new "don't ask, don't tell" which was the new "nuff said" which was the new "hush hush" which was the new "on the dl" which was the new "on the down low". Word!

Hank Chinaski 04-19-2004 05:49 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Not a mis-application. It's actually used this way now. I would say that the phrase currently has two meanings, but who in their right mind would say "on the down low" at all anymore?

TM
Want a piece of advice?
You might want to use the phrase around the partners. It'll make them think you'll be making them hipper if they hang around you.

mmm3587 04-19-2004 06:06 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

And there's something just tacky about straight men going to gay bars and accepting drinks from suitors without letting the suitors know that nothing is likely to happen beyond the drink.

What is the argument that "men can do everything women can" an element of?

Manimism? Manism? Machoism?

greatwhitenorthchick 04-19-2004 06:17 PM

My doggy had to go.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by mmm3587
What is the argument that "men can do everything women can" an element of?

Manimism? Manism? Machoism?
Umm, the word you are looking for in this case may be "equality".

However, the context is different because the customs are different in the straight dating world and the gay dating world. apples, oranges. Hard to equate.

Not Me 04-19-2004 07:02 PM

Spacey's shame prompted false claim to police
 
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=444192004
  • KEVIN Spacey, the double Oscar-winning actor, said yesterday that his "incredible embarrassment" after a bizarre incident in a London park in the early hours of the morning had caused him to lie to police.

    The star of American Beauty and The Usual Suspects was at the centre of a mystery after he reported he had been assaulted and robbed of his mobile phone while walking his dog in a park near his home at 4:30am on Saturday.

    He reported the attack within half an hour and received hospital treatment for minor injuries. But a few hours later, he returned to the station and withdrew the assault claims.

    Interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Spacey said he wanted to "set the record straight" and to apologise.

    He explained that he had reported the attack after a young man conned him into handing over his mobile phone as he walked his dog.

    "What actually happened is I fell for a con. And I was incredibly embarrassed by it. Some sob story about somebody needing to call their mother and could they use my phone."

    "It was such a good con, that I actually dialled the number myself and when somebody answered, I then finally handed [over] my phone," said Spacey.

    He said he gave chase when the youth took off with his phone, but tripped over his dog and hit his head on the ground.

    "And now I’m bleeding relatively profusely - I’m extremely upset, I feel like the biggest fool that has ever lived."

    Spacey, 44, said: "I march over to the police station and say I got mugged, and I’m thinking they are going to run out and find this kid a block later. They take me to the hospital and they are very kind. That is one of the reasons I went back on Saturday morning to the police station."

    He woke up after a couple of hours sleep and thought better of his initial report, he said.

    "I thought, there is a difference between assault and theft and it just wasn’t on for me not to come clean about my own level of embarrassment and being humble about the fact that I got taken in by the oldest con going."

    He added: "I want to apologise to the police, and any readers and anyone who picks up this story thinking it is true. I’m fine. It is probably good that I got bumped on the head because obviously I wasn’t thinking."

    When asked what he was doing in the park at that time in the morning, he admitted that people might be wondering, but added: "My doggy had to go."

    The theft happened in the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, in Lambeth, near London’s Old Vic theatre where Spacey is artistic director.

    A police spokesman said a man in his 40s, with a minor head injury, had reported the theft of his mobile on Saturday.

    Spacey, who appeared with his friend Bill Clinton at the Labour Party conference in 2002, has had a home in Britain since he became involved with the Old Vic.

    In the past, Spacey has been dogged with rumours that he is gay and once told an American magazine: "It’s just that the less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I’m the character on screen."

Walking his dog at 4:30 am in a park? Hmmmmm.


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