Tragic!
 

To think Thurgreed went before he got to see FB boobies again. Cruel fate!

Happy, Bilmore?
 

In that case, I'm sure bilmore will make a cell reservation for you.

Happy, Bilmore?
 

I didn't know there was a line out the door. Against my better judgment, I'm sort of intrigued.

Bennifer
 

Thanks man. I thought it was a nice balance between classy and topical and obnoxious.

And now since all the east coasters have gone home, I guess we have the place to ourselves. Guess I'll have to go stand in line to see Bilmore's cell.

seatmates
 

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Sitting next to famous people is overrated. Years back, I sat next to the dalai lama once from Hawaii to LA. One of the more boring adults I'd ever had the mispleasure of listening to. Luckily I had a pinball machine and the complete sherlock holmes to distract me.

Ouvoir de Litterature Potentielle
 

Originally posted by bilmore

No, creativity. Life without restraints is like tennis without nets, too easy to do anything cool.

Ouvoir de Litterature Potentielle
 

I thought you were into restraints.

Please don't feed the goldfish (to the reality TV participants)
 

Trial Date Set For Accused Koi Killers
UCSC Fraternity Brothers Facing Misdemeanor Charges

"What're you in for?"

"Eating a goldfish."

{Muffled sounds of off-camera anal rape.}

Please don't feed the goldfish (to the reality TV participants)
 

It's not just a goldfish...it's a koi. And I hope these guys know that they bought a lifetime worth of bad karma for killing the "lucky" fish. That's worse than prison.

Breasticle Day
 

Site please?

Thrashers Fan's team
 

So, I don't really follow this hockey thing. I follow, in order, MLB, Premier League, WRC, Bundesliga and F1. That's it. So I got that Thrasher's Fan was some big hockey fan, but I thought that the Thrashers were some minor league hockey team or the nickname for some NHL team I had heard of, like the Minnesota North Stars or the Winnipeg Jets. It wasn't until I saw her new 'tar that I realized that the Atlanta Thrashers are an NHL team.

Anyway, now that I get the reference, what the hell is a thrasher? Is that some kind of fish or something? Is that what a Southerner becomes when NASCAR isn't on?

P.S. Is there some kind of good article by King Kaufman or some general interest sports writer that tells me why professional hockey has any sort of redeeming sporting qualities? Because I get that the level of athleticism is awesome and all that, but they keep fighting all the time, and there are no real consequences. It's like watching professional wrestling.

[1] I don't want to hear any shit about me belittling Southerners, because I have complete Southern cred. Two words: Bi-Lo.

Sebby on Survivor?
 

Kellogg is Northwestern's B-School. Hmmm, SMU or Northwestern, which would I find more impressive?

Purple Pride
 

Ha! I am a legend in my own mind.

Speaking of me, there is someone out there I've been expecting to meet. You know who you are. PM me.

Thrashers Fan's team
 

GWINKY and Thrasher Fan can give you better explanations but I'm a recent convert to the sport so I'll explain why I like hockey.

1. To really appreciate hockey, you have to see it live at the arena. Hockey on TV is passable but live is best. Hockey on the radio is for desperation measures.

2. My brother calls hockey "controlled chaos" and that is a big part of the excitement. I love the strategic nature of baseball and think it is a very cerebral sport. But hockey has both speed and limited predictability. Imagine basketball with a player in front of the basket to block shots and make it harder to score, more opportunities to steal the ball both by hooking it with a stick in mid-dribble or running into or glomming all over the person with the ball, player substitutions while play is on, and all this done most of the time at a dead run. Oh and make the ball about the size of a baseball.

3. The icing and offsides rules keep the action moving and all the players involved so teams can't just send one person down the ice for long passes or get the puck away from their goal by hitting it to the other end and making the other team skate away for it.

4. With the speed of play and the size of the puck, sometimes it is hard to keep track of the puck as a spectator -- the skill to do it while playing is pretty amazing.

5. It isn't all about the fights. My 15 yr. old nephew bemoans the decline in fighting. And there are consequences -- being on the wrong side of a power play at a critical time can mean the game, especially if the person in the box is one of your best players. And for really egregious violations, the player may be out of commission for 10 minutes -- a significant chunk of a period.

I got into hockey by watching my nephew through years of midget, bantam etc. leagues. (Last year was the first time I could watch him check and get checked without cringing.) I hope he makes the Junior Varsity team this year or I'll go into hockey withdrawal. As he got older, I took him to some Golden Gopher (U of Mn) games and a Wild game.

My advice: Go to a good college or NHL game with someone who knows the game and can explain what's happening.

The Tara Reid challenge
 

Concur. On all counts.

Moving on to the VMAs, I thought Chris Rock saved the day. Concur with str8 on the direction/sound problems/video problems. The reason Kelly Osbourne had to beg for an ovation for Duran Duran is that the video package about how the band was revolutionary etc.

The kisses were medium spicy. Was I the only one who thought that Britney and Christina were going to kiss at some point in the performance? The performance reinforced what we already know:
(1) Madonna can't sing.
(2) Madonna has great stylists.
(3) Britney can't sing either.
(4) Britney needs a better stylist.
(5) Christina can sing.
(6) Christina needs a stylist who has never been convicted of pandering.

I do like the idea of Madonna having to consumate the ceremony with Brit and Xtina on pay-per-view.

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash won best cinematographer for Mark Romanek (who directed One Hour Photo). It was the best video of the year. I saw it a couple of times while channel surfing and was struck by how powerful it was. It reminds many of the emotional punch that "Jeremy" had, but I think it recalls Radiohead's "Just."

I really like Missy, but she should not have won best video. Best use of a prepubescent white girl in a dance video? Sure. Best backwards singing in a video? Yup. Best? Un unh.

It's sad, because there are videos that rise to the level of art.

They Never Learn
 

I think the deviate thing is probably analogous to "contemporary community standards. The more interesting question I think is how could the charge be for an "involuntary" sexual act? WTF does that mean "Oops, I meant to go there, but it went there instead? Thoughts?

P.S. It's a good day to be back on the board. :D

sf

Came across an article from late 2002 on the coldest people in hollywood.

It's pretty funny.

http://www.filmthreat.com/Features.asp?Id=569

You'll like it TM it comments on Madonna, who is number 8 on the list:

"Swept away by her self-importance, the aging material girl still can't comprehend the plain and simple fact regarding her glaring deficit of acting talent. Perhaps she was mistaken in allowing her husband to direct her latest dud: Guy Richie is a director, not an alchemist. "

Purple Pride
 

I knew it. You still want me.

Sebby on Survivor?
 

No comparison of course. I just think it is funny that in his bio he felt the need to add the parenthetical "(one of the best business schools in the world)". Similar to paig's disgust with people calling themselves classy. If you have to say it...

Sebby on Survivor?
 

True. But then, he's probably compensating for a very small penis.

Ouvoir de Litterature Potentielle
 

Originally posted by LessinSF

I suppose we are kindred spirits of a sort, even though you're into physical restraints, and I only conceptual ones.

Happy Gilmour!
 

Lesbians?

Happy, Bilmore?
 

Great. A pedophile with incomprehensible jokes. I'm starting to remember why you never saw the celler.

Bennifer
 

I like the new Ben/JLo avatar as well. I now understand that you are not gay. You are bi. anttwat.

Tara Reid
 

Not pecker. Pekar. It's no Gigli, but go see American Splendor.

Happy, Bilmore?
 

You're just bitter because you got suckered.

Edited to remove the second half of my post, which I've decided to send to Bilmore by PM instead.

Satre's pharma. Cube
 

Daily intake:

litres coffee
litres alcohol
40 cigs
12 corydrane tablets (mixture of speed & aspirin, then available over-the-counter, recommended daily allowance was 2)

Some journalist finds this excessive. It doesn't seem so to me.

A nice little suspense movie is "Cube" (1998). It has an ensemble cast of unknown actors. A number of people wake up in 14x14x14(?) cells, with a sliding trapdoor on each wall and the ceiling and floor. They awaken without food or water and set upon trying to find a way out. Nothing outstanding, but fun nontheless. I think BRC would like it.

Happy, Bilmore?
 

And if you ever cleaned out your mailbox, I would reply.

The Tara Reid challenge
 

Christina lost all the weight she was packing on a month ago. Perhaps she picked up a few binge/purge habits from Mariah. God knows she's picked up her habit of "never enough notes in a phrase". That being said, I thought she looked pretty hot, she definitely sings better than the other kids [except Beyonce] and struts better too.

Say what you will about Good Charlotte - but they were one of the few acts that actually played live.

After watching everyone fawn over 50 "got no flow" Cent [and wondering why], I harken back to Thurgreed-Billmore's discussion of misogeny in rap. And I watch as they are glorifying pimps and saluting their "pimp hands being strong". Amazing.

The Cash video was overrated and the song wasn't so great either. American 1 and 3 were much better albums. This was a sympathy vote.

Beyonce is gonna be a superstar - if she isnt already.

not7yS

The Tara Reid challenge
 

You say this cuz yo' pimphand be weak, like a little girlz. Best protect ya' neck kid!

The Tara Reid challenge
 

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore

Originally posted by mr. bob dobolina

Naw, he really does care -- he wants equal time glorifying the ho and saluting her dick-hand.

The Tara Reid challenge
 

if he just pay her fee and maybee a tip for xtra, i sure she is will be satisfeyed/ if he does the screw and dash, he will find a strong pimphand on hes ass.

Monday Morning Scare
 

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com...on_carf104.jpg

Now that my friends is a big head.

aV

Isn't the idea in beauty pagents to make the women more beautiful, as opposed to say, making them break out in a rash?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html

The Tara Reid challenge
 

Didn't I say this, like, two years ago? Get with it.

Thurgreed on Survivor?
 

That guy ain't me. He has no hair. Plus, he said, he feels he's ready for SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS because of his mental stability, patience, wisdom, resourcefulness and God's blessing. I have none of that (especially God's blessing).

Thurgreed(looking forward to the premiere of Joe Schmo, tonight at 9:00)Marshall

Thrashers Fan's team
 

The Thrasher is the State Bird of Georgia. Saying this makes me wonder once more why we allow these fucks to waste our money on such things as naming state birds, flowers, songs, snack foods, etc.

Fugee was kind enough to pick up the slack and respond to this when I dropped the ball and left early for the holiday. To Fugee's great (and enthusiastic -- I love new fans) analysis I would add:

1. I played hockey as a kid, I think that helps a person to develop a love of the sport. My dad used to flood the backyard for me to use as a rink -- how cool is that?
2. It helps to grow up in a cold, snowy, miserable climate where there is nothing to do but stay indoors during frigid evenings and watch hockey.
3. Finally, for Gwinky's sake, some of these guys are real hotties. It is important to note that back in the 70s when I was growing up on hockey helmets were not mandatory so many of the guys were pretty beat up and toothlessly fugly.

Now go and rent Slap Shot and tell me what is not to love about hockey.

Thurgreed on Survivor?
 

I want to see that, but it conflicts with Boy Meets Boy finale. Will probably watch some before I start to watch the Tivo'd BMB to see how it is. Did anyone watch the FLo$ filler show, er, I mean reunion show, last night? I did not, so if there is any dirt to spill re:the vacuous contestents, please do so now. Thanks so much...

Thurgreed on Survivor?
 

I dunno, you're kind of resourceful -- but not in a mentally stable, patient way.

I can't speak for God. Actually, wasn't I in God's law firm for a while? If I still am, all I can say is that God has no comment.

The Tara Reid challenge
 

I hope you harkened back to the substance of the conversation.

TM