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I'll bet they just rehash their old pics as a "head-to-head" battle of the fake boobed blondes. Nothing that hasn't been done before by much more attractive airbrushed women. Besides, once you've seen them nude, what's the attraction, especially when you have to pay for it? HLA might be the trick, but I doubt they'd go for it. So, yeah, nothing to see here.
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There's always one exception to the rule. And I was being facetious anyway.
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This is professional wrestling. By its very nature, it's jingoistic and misanthropic. It's not just the (un)creative team.
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I too understand the Peggy hate. She's obnoxiously misinformed about how smart she is, but I like how eventually she's always taken to task for it. As for Hank being too whipped... well, life imitates art. Show me a married man who isn't whipped (and who also isn't abusive towards his wife) and I'll brand you a liar. Even the best of us have fallen prey to the power of She, especially the "'til death do us part" variety.
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Fixed... I hope.
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My stuff, not counting vinyl and cassettes.
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I know a lot of people who are into animated sitcoms that aren't too high on King of the Hill. Granted it's not as off-the-wall and caustic as The Simpsons or Futurama, but I think people overlook just how well this series has developed. Perhaps not so much in its current incarnation, but that can be said of all TV series that start to run their course. You'd think a sitcom devoted to a "hillbilly" family from Texas would be a mishmash of hackneyed redneck jabs and retread George Bush jokes, but as much as they make fun of Texican stereotypes, it's done with some even-handed cynicism and commentary on both sides of the socio-political fence, as well as a lot of heart, intelligence, and wit. Lots of subtle wit. Take for example "Bobby Slam", the episode where Hank's less-than-athletic son Bobby tries out for the wrestling team. His gal pal Connie also tries out, to the chagrin of the chauvinistic coach and the majority of the male population of Arlen, Texas. Hank's slovenly neighbor Bill quips that women's wrestling is only acceptable in pudding. Cut to a few scenes later, where Connie's mother Minh and Bobby's sexy cousin Luanne are practicing wrestling manouevers for Connie. It turns out while Hank and his buddy are in the alley drinking beers, Bill is watching the women's grappling exhibition with googly eyes and a stirred libido. But, unlike his counterparts, he's not drinking beer. What is he doing? He's eating pudding. Now that's brilliant.
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Anyone care to elaborate?
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I'd rather see wrestlers on a wrestling show than non-wrestlers. Even if it's Bob "Buttplug" Holly.
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I'm in the same boat. I turn 32 in two weeks, and I'm just about ready to give up wrestling again and wait for the next renaissance. Or not.
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Last night I kept hemming and hawing about opening up the new SD! game I got for Christmas. Should I play it, or watch RAW? Should I play it, or watch RAW? I chose poorly.
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Do you think Teddy Long would make a good GM?
notJames replied to EdwardKnoxII's topic in The WWE Folder
The term "good GM" is a contradiction in terms. The days of GMs, co-GMs, figurehead presidents, and on-screen "matchmakers" has long since passed. Don't get me started on this whole "sheriff" bullshit either. -
Damn, beat me by two minutes. I must have still been typing when you posted it, because I definitely didn't see it before. I blame the unwieldy bandage on my left index finger. Or perhaps it's grief from Nahs not accepting a new cotnract.
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Not to derail the thread, but... I think my GrammarTron 3000 just exploded. And yes, Lawler will go over on tonight. Probably against Rico, since it's fun to gay-bash, especially in the South.
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Mephiskapheles did it on their God Bless Satan album. Unless, of course, someone else did it that I'm not aware of. Maybe Skankin' Pickle? That goes good with tuna, right?
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Smartest. Post. Ever. And I think that most of the 2-Tone things shouldn't be considered ska-punk. They really weren't all that punk - they're just straight up ska. I dunno, Two-Tone bands were coming out of punk modifying ska to fit in with punk rock. It may not be as punk sounding as the faster sound of Rancid, Reel Big Fish etc, but it's still closer to ska punk than ska. Isn't there another term for the Two-Tone bands' music style... something like British Wave Ska? I think bands like Madness and English Beat were more mod than punk, but I see what you're getting at. Maybe we should call them mod-ska... ... or not.
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I'd also like to add Courtney Love in The People vs. Larry Flynt, who's role as the porn king's druggie whore with a heart of gold was a big stretch for her normally conservative nature.
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Operation Ivy bit the Clash's act. So what does that mean? I think it means your equation is wrong. I think Rancid after their third album bit the Clash much more than anything OpIvy every did. Besides, the Clash aren't ska-punk in the sense of bands like Less Than Jake, the Bosstones and Reel Big Fish. Yes, the Clash were a punk band who had lots of ska influences in some of their songs, but I wouldn't consider their sound ska-punk. I mean, is "Should I Stay or Should I Go" ska-punk? Or "Train in Vain"? What about "Rock the Casbah"? I think not.
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Spot on! QT was horrible as the distraught husband of Bonnie. As for brutal actors, I think the worst kind of actor is the one who refuses to play against type, who is always in the same kind of movie playing the same kind of character all the time. Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise are the biggest offenders. Not terrible actors, just ones who are too afraid to stretch their acting muscles. I will say, though, that I liked Cruise in Magnolia, as his T.J. Mackey role gave me just cause to hate him, and thus, appreciate his performance. You also have those late 90s teen movie "actors" like Freddie Prinze Jr., Denise Richards and Jennifer Love Hewitt who have only their looks to thank for their "successes", who unsurprisingly have not found a vehicle ala Keanu's Matrix run to mask their mediocrity. However, Mena Suvari's stint in American Beauty made me forget what a generic teen queen she is. Then there's someone like Lisa Kudrow, who was wonderful in The Opposite of Sex. Normally I despise the whole Friends cast, as they collectively couldn't act their way through a wet paper bag. But Kudrow playing the shrewish, cynical sister was a pleasant surprise. And of course, there's Adam Sandler, who's lazy manchild schtick I despise with a passion. His turn in Punch-Drunk Love was a clear sign of PT Anderson's gift of alchemy, turning the leaden delivery of Sandler into a goldmine of a performance. Much like Robin Williams' first step away from machine-gun standup in The World According to Garp, it was refreshing to see him mix it up a bit and not rely heavily on his formulaic hyperboy persona.
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The only one that should have been held accountable was the mother. She had the responsibility of watching both children* and failed to do so, resulting in the six-year-old's death. She should be the one to serve time. *A 12-year-old is still a child in my eyes. If he was also mentally-challenged (as has been speculated/reported), all the more reason for the mother to accept responsibilty for the death.
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TV shows you like well enough to own on DVD
notJames replied to Youth N Asia's topic in Television & Film
Simpsons King of the Hill Futurama Clerks the Animated Series The Young Ones I might get Strangers with Candy. -
Rebellious is bringing your own food into a movie theatre. Rebellious is wearing a Union shirt into Wal*Mart. Stealing a car, driving underage without a license and dangerously over the speed limit is not rebellious. It's criminally stupid and thoughtless. They deserved every bit of death that smeared them across the tarmac.
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Apparently GTA is worse than Child Molestation
notJames replied to EdwardKnoxII's topic in Current Events
Memo to Christopher Byron: "Journalists" who use post hoc fallacy to write their articles are the real criminals. If people are really stupid enough to let a video game dictate how they live, how many other stupid people are out there that actually think that what you say is true? Stupid human. If I had my winged ostrich right now, I'd joust you until an egg dropped out of your ass. -
Holy shit, that was great! If bitterness was a neon sign, Ole could be seen from Jupiter. What a crusty fuck! "Wah wah wah, if I had known the kind of money I could make, I would have made myself champ like Flair did." Meltzer's "Stuttering John" routine didn't go over too well, though. He sounded like a whiny, petulant child sometimes, but he definitely put Ole in his place.