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[dtb]

Among my younger boys "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick

Yeah, you make very good points. If you put it that way, I can see how it's intriguing.

I guess this is for other people to get excited about and not me. I like the Elliot Spitzer-style scandals and can get worked up about Kobe Bryant rape-like stuff. To me, this feels like Octomom/Jon & Kate blah.

Spitzer's still the gold standard because he was such a scolding Puritan. But Woods is close because, as TM noted, he's unblemished so far. The further the fall, the more satisfying the schadenfreude.

Octomom and Jon & Kate aren't apt comparisons because they started off train wrecks and pretty much ended up where you expected them to. Rode the arc, so to say.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by dtb

Among my younger boys "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

I asked for a cape when I was little, after seeing Star Wars.

You're fucked. Send him to military school now.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

duece.

Any big scandals recently in the Chess world?

Last one I can think of, off of the top of my head, was the Ivanchuk drug test brouhahaha at Dresden last year, but I am sure that there's something brewing. Those dudes are edgy.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by Adder

I don't think so. I think he wants the record.

I don't normally agree with Adder, but, in this case, I will make an exception.

[PresentTense Pirate Penske]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I asked for a cape when I was little, after seeing Star Wars.
.

I wear a cape sometimes. It's a good ice breaker with the women. What's the big deal?

[Gattigap]

Originally Posted by dtb

Among my younger boys "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

Superhero cape, most likely.

Explain to him, No Capes.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

Explain to him, No Capes.

We are of the same mind today. "NO CAPES!!" was my first thought.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I don't know. Limbaugh has rabid, lunatic, mentally retarded followers who want to believe that the government will do anything to take him out. Outside of professing his love for Obama, I don't believe there is much he could do that would fuck up his celebrity with those that make up his audience. Tiger is just a golfer. And, although his fans (and I include myself in that group) are amazed by him, he really only gives a shit about his image and his corporate deals. At this point, I doubt he'd give a shit about majors if he thought he'd earn more by skipping them.

I think people love to see the mighty fall. And, although I doubt this stupid story will ever be close to bringing him down, I doubt we'll see the reaction you outlined, especially if he never actually discusses what really happened.

TM

But really... How does Woods "fall"? If he just keeps doing what he does, meaning win tournaments relentlessly, he'll overcome anything, and keep his every endorsement. That's the beauty of the guy. You can hate him all fucking day and he doesn't care. He'll make his statements on the course. And as long as he does that, the car companies and Nike will pour money into him. They won't have the option of not doing so.

He's one of those odd talents who's actually bigger than the media/PR game. Which might explain his arrogant reaction so far.

I, for one, love the "fuck you... I'll talk when I feel like it" pose. Says exactly the right thing to fans - "Leave me the fuck alone. I give you what you want. This is personal shit."

[Fugee]

Originally Posted by dtb

Among my younger boys "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

Harry Potter?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally Posted by dtb

Among my younger boy's "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

Sorry, dtb, it was killing me.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

No. Every time I see and hear him talk, I think of Eddie Murphy's impression of a white guy.

Okay. And I understand and appreciate the joke. But people (and I don't mean you particularly, because this applies to everyone, including black people) need to understand that black people are black because of the color of their skin. Because he doesn't speak with what people think of as "black vernacular" is irrelevant. In some cases it may be evidence of someone who is black who doesn't want to identify with other black people and isn't interested in their heritage or history. But the fact that speaking with a voice with less bass or using proper grammar, etc. enables so many to place him in the "not-really-black" category, starts to get offensive.

I hear this shit sometimes. Hell, a certain amount of education at all subjects you to this kind of garbage. "You don't talk black." "Thurgreed isn't really black." Yeah. All good fun until I want to fuck your lilly-white daughter. Then I get black again real quick, don't I? Cabbies don't care about grammar. Cops don't give a shit how you talk if you're in the wrong neighborhood. Partners don't assign work based on whether or not you speak well. And racists sure as hell don't care about any of that (please see treatment of Obama or do a google image search for Michelle Obama).

Anyway, not to get all serious, because I appreciate the joke, like it and sometimes use it myself. Just want to make sure that people don't get too comfortable with it.*

TM

*And this is one of the reasons why I love Chappelle so much. He walked away from $50 million dollars, at least partly, because of this.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I asked for a cape when I was little, after seeing Star Wars.

You're fucked. Send him to military school now.

Nah. Superman and Batman wear capes. He can recover.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

But really... How does Woods "fall"?

Image tarnished. After everyone knows he has a crazy wife who smashes cars with golf clubs and hits him when she's angry, he just another schmoe with a lot of money.

I didn't say he would crash to Earth.

TM

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by dtb

Among my younger boys "wished for" items:

Ninja stuff
Farting Machine
A cape



WTH? When their father was reading the list to me, I laughed at "a cape" and asked whether it was for his evenings out at the OP-era -- such as La Boheme. He thought maybe he was going for the Monopoly guy look.

Hey, our youngest two are getting fencing lessons for Christmas this year. They could use capes.