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And all probably a ruse so they can save their chances at college. When watching WGN News when this was a relatively new story, a commentator mentioned the fact that getting expelled from school (and being charged in court) for hazing could cost them any chance at getting into the college of their choice. Basically, the girls will pretend they're sorry so they can go on to a university and spend more time partying than actually studying. Sick, but at least they're not openly denying they did it. -Ben

^ Takes name from largest city in Tennessee.

Tyson Says Being Labeled a Rapist a Burden on Him 'Now I Really Do Want to Rape' (from The Associated Press) Mike Tyson hasn't lost his penchant for saying the outrageous. In a television interview scheduled for broadcast Thursday, Tyson again denied he raped Desiree Washington in 1991 in an Indianapolis hotel room. But he said the burden of being labeled a convicted rapist makes him want to do it now. "I just hate her guts. She put me in that state, where I don't know,'' Tyson said. "I really wish I did now. But now I really do want to rape her.'' Tyson made the comments during a recent interview in Miami Beach with Greta Van Susteren, who was taking a look back at the circumstances of Tyson's 1992 trial that ended with him convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison. He served three years of the sentence before being released on parole. A call for comment to Tyson's adviser, Shelly Finkel, was not immediately returned. The interview will be shown Thursday night (9 ET) on 'The Pulse' on the Fox network. (snip) Wow....really, just wow. I never thought it was humanly possible for someone to say anything this disgusting... -Ben

Am I the only one who has the feeling that this girl is only sorry that she got caught instead of being sorry that she was witness to, or even part of an unnecessary assault on other peers? Because if you ask me, I think half of these kids honestly don't give a shit that they were hurting or completely humiliating other people in their school that they look down on, but they are upset because the big bad school is punishing them for what they were doing for FUN: humiliating the younger, less popular schoolmates. And I don't think an expulsion or being charged with assault by the police would curb their behavior a bit. They'd just say "fine, whatever!" after the punishment gets handed down, and they'll go back to doing what they were doing before, in between making snide comments about the principal, the police, or even the court that handed down the sentence. I'm sorry, folks, but I do NOT believe any of the kids responsible for hazing are even remotely sorry they did it. -Ben

Even after all these years, I've still seen No Holds Barred. When it first came out, I was just as anxious as any 12-year-old mark would be. So the day it came out, I asked my mom if I could go see it that very evening. And she gave me this vaguely annoyed look and said no, because my dad heard it was one of the dumbest movies ever made, and somehow, I would embarrass my family (especially Dad!) if I went to see it. I wasn't too happy about it. In retrospect, my parents had incredible foresight. -Ben

It's been confirmed, ladies and germs: Bill Murray signs on to voice Garfield. I mark for Bill Murray, what can I say? -Ben

For the love of God...WHY?!! -Ben

That doesn't shock me. It seems that during the 90s when Marvel would push out sorry new superhero book after sorry new superhero book it seem that Spider-Man was required to do a guest spot within the first few issues of the book. Heh...remember Spider-Man's guest appearance in the Ren & Stimpy comic? He battled Powdered Toast Man! -Ben

Yeah, $250 million in debt and possibly climbing by the hour. That's more money then I'll ever see. Makes me think that people should be using Michael Jackson as the poster child for being unable to manage money: Man: See that bum begging for change? That's Michael Jackson, the former King of Pop. He had a fortune, man, a FORTUNE! He amassed over $500 million during his career, and he pissed it all away by spending it recklessly and not paying his bills! Do you want to end up broke and homeless, and drowning in a sea of red ink? Then I'd suggest you manage your money and save it! Kid: Dad, I'm seven years old! -Ben

I'd do anything to have Trio added to my cable system, almost exclusively for Laugh-In. That show was the freaking shit. Hell, I'd love to see a complete run of Laugh-In on DVD, but I guess that's another thread... -Ben

I don't do anything like that. Yet, I'm still a fixture at several bars on Friday night during karaoke time. Fortunately, the ownership understands why I don't touch the stuff and they leave me alone. My aversion to booze, pot and cigarettes started somewhere in high school, where I would hear about wild weekend drinking and sex parties, and I would find myself disturbed beyond reason (Even as an adult, I cannot explain why I used to think this way). And since I was so unpopular through school, I would only view social drinking and marijuana use as something only the "popular" kids did. Since I wasn't popular, why would I want to do anything that they did almost every weekend? I think I've mellowed out since then, but as a 26 year old, I still don't see why anyone would want to drink themselves stupid, when they can't see, walk, or even think straight. Guess I'm just weird that way... -Ben

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I might see it, but there's no way in hell that it would be as enjoyable as an entirely animated movie. Live action movies of cartoon strips are just wrong. Count my vote for Bill Murray voicing Garfield as well. He's as close to Lorenzo Music as we're ever going to get now. -Ben

Man! Maxim would make a superhero article that lame! I still mark for Blue Beetle, myself. And I would have personally picked Jason Todd as Robin for number one. At least it would have showed that someone bothered to do a bit of research and actually knew about the 900 numbers that DC Comics set up asking fans to vote on whether they kill Jason Todd off. -Ben

I have yet to hear a single note from Phish. I knew plenty of Phish fans in high school and college, and they were rabid about that band, but I never did ask them to make me a tape so I could check it out for myself. Good Charlotte, on the other hand....ugh. Fewer acts infuriate me more. -Ben

Track down and listen to Big Star's "Holocaust" if you can. No, it has nothing to do with WWII atrocities. Very depressing and very difficult to listen to. -Ben