bob_barron

No, there's still a few more episodes to go

I have an M.D. from Harvard, I am board certified in cardio-thoracic medicine and trauma surgery, I have been awarded citations from seven different medical boards in New England, and I am never, ever sick at sea. So I ask you; when someone goes into that chapel and they fall on their knees and they pray to God that their wife doesn't miscarry or that their daughter doesn't bleed to death or that their mother doesn't suffer acute neural trama from postoperative shock, who do you think they're praying to? Now, go ahead and read your Bible, _Dennis_, and you go to your church, and, with any luck, you might win the annual raffle, but if you're looking for God, he was in operating room number two on November 17, and he doesn't like to be second guessed. You ask me if I have a God complex. Let me tell you something: I am God.

I'll be there in person to cheer on the Nucks, Bob. Any chant ideas? I love the Turrrrrrrrco chants. Chant some stuff for Trevor- he's the man.

SNL Review- Shia LaBeouf/Avril Lavigne Mailbag!!!!!!- Hey Bob- I thought Wrestlemania 23 last weekend was a very fun show. Whatever would’ve ruled did rule, and whatever would’ve sucked did suck. Lashley-Umaga was fun to watch, and Trump poorly selling the Stunner was hilarious. MITB was awesome but I’m pissed about two things: (1) Edge’s streak is over and (2) CM Punk didn’t do anything totally insane. But those was compensated by two other things: (1) Jeff’s spot and (2) Kennedy disposing of Little Bastard and winning. Now, the misses- Like last year, Benoit’s match was disappointing- I blinked and it was over. The ECW tag match was blah b/c they didn’t make it hardcore. Kane-Khali was a good bathroom break opportunity. Melina-Ashley was hilariously embarrassing- and Ashley’s gimmick reminds of Avril Lavigne. As for the main events, Big Dave-Taker was better than I had thought it would be. And Cena-HBK was flat-out great. Overall, Wrestlemania this year was pretty good but I’d say that last year’s was a tad better- mostly because the midcard this year was very eh. But at least all of my predictions came out to be true. Anyway, Bob- What did you think of the show? How do feel about next year’s Wrestlemania being held in Florida at an open-air stadium? Thanks. Later- Ken Trump’s awful stunner was hilarious, Lashley-Umaga was stupid but fun to watch. MITB was awesome, and I don’t mind Edge’s streak being over- plays into his character. And if you’re streak is going to end, might as well end like that. Punk was awesome, he almost won the match! Benoit’s match was awesome- it went almost 10 minutes. It really should’ve been a 20-25 minute to truly tell its story, but for a sub-10 minute match it was great. I liked WM though. Thought it was a fun show. Chad Ruffner writes- Raw this past Monday night continued the company's recent string of uninspired, boring, drab, post W.M. programming. This one may have been the worst yet. As one reader on PWTorch.com put it, "I felt like I was watching a televised house show." I couldn't have but it better myself. Hindsight is 20/20, but I warned fans that The WWE was more than likely going to hit the skids again after W.M., as the next major ppv, Summer-Slam, isn't for another 4 months. It looks like I may not have been that off so far. Thumbs Down. What Did You Think? Chad I honestly missed it, b/c I read the spoilers and saw that the show looked lame. But it’s post-WM so they’re not going to book super shows. Wanna be in the mailbag???? Email me at [email protected] Cold Opening Cast- Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson Thoughts- You knew Imus had to be the cold opening, so why not bring out Jesse and Al, which always brings the goods. Come on, am I the only one who thought Darrell Hammond was secretly fired and they just decided not to tell anyone? This was pretty funny with some good lines, although I found it to be a bit too long. If Imus had been a bit timelier with his comments, nothing would’ve happened to him since the V-Tech story would’ve brushed him under the rug. Good riddance to bad rubbish though. *** Monologue Cast- Lorne Michaels, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Sudeikis, Amy Poehler, Thompson, Hammond, Kristen Wiig Thoughts- Spelling LaBeouf is going to be a fun exercise all night. How does Shia LaBeouf end up hosting SNL anyway? Did everyone else say no? This SNL season has been the year of the B-level hosts. Even though they just did the go backstage monologue, I’ll give them a pass since this was pretty funny and it was weird to see Darrell in the monologue. I also enjoyed seeing Wally on cue cards. I loved his exchange with Sudeikis and thought the bit at the end with Kristen was cute. Given what happened to Finesse, I’d be paranoid to do any bits where Lorne “forgets†my name. This was funny too and it was good to see how enthusiastic Shia was. *** Moustache Ride Cast- Alec Baldwin, Bill Hader, Hammond, Seth Meyers, Will Forte, Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Sudeikis, Armisen, Thompson, Andy Samberg Thoughts- Watching this in dress, I wondered what the hell this was. It looked awful and pointless and it was a pure DUD. I even grew angry, as I only went to dress to see Avril Lavigne, and I had to sit through this crap? Then someone told me what a moustache ride was. And boy did I feel stupid. The same thing happened with the Colonel Angus skit back in 2003. I sat there dumbfounded, not getting the joke at all while someone IMed me in disbelief that SNL was getting away with this. They then were embarrassingly forced to explain to me why Colonel Angus was so funny. I felt like an idiot. So watching this again, I laughed at some of it. I still didn’t think it was that great, but it was a lot funnier once I knew what a moustache ride was. Plus it was Baldwin a skit written by Downey. ***1/4 Prince Show Cast- LaBeouf, Armisen, Rudolph, Poehler Thoughts- Let’s recap: When the Prince Show debuted on February 14th, 2004- it was to mock the bizarre duet that Prince and Beyonce Knowles did at the Grammys. It was the last skit of the night and I gave it **1/4. That was THREE years ago. Does anyone even remember that? If anything, people now remember Prince for his Super Bowl halftime performance where he covered a Foo Fighters song and at one point he held his guitar so it looked like he had a big penis. The Prince Show baffles me, as it’s never been all that funny. Shia’s Tobey Maguire impression was good stuff, but the rest was the usual Prince Show crap. *1/2 We’re 21 Cast- LaBouef, Samberg, Hader, Forte, Thompson Thoughts- This had a good setup but it got way too convoluted once Hader came in, and especially got retarded once Forte entered the scene. Samberg’s moustache only being half on was some funny stuff and a nice touch. But come on kids- fake ID, it ain’t that hard. ** Dakota Fanning Show Cast- AVRIL LAVIGNE!, LaBouef, Wiig, Thompson, Poehler, Samberg Thoughts- Holy shit! It’s Avril in a skit! Awesome!! Best show ever! Is it wrong that I know found Elle Fanning attractive now that Avril has played her? I can feel Chris Hansen standing over me as I typed that. I think the Dakota Fanning show has real potential to be recurring even though Amy really doesn’t look or sound anything like her. As someone who watches the Disney Channel, seeing them impersonate Cole and Dylan Sprouse was pretty cool. I don’t recall an episode of Suite Life where they had to watch a dog though. There was an episode where they had to run a daycare though. Good stuff. Enjoyed the interplay between Reggie and Dakota, and even though she didn’t do anything, Avril as Elle was still awesome. A quick check of wikipedia reveals that none of Elle’s next films are about an Italian composer. ***3/4 SNL Digital Short Cast- LaBouef, Hader, Samberg, Armisen, Wiig, Sudeikis Thoughts- Apparently this was a spoof of the second season finale of the OC, but I first heard this song when watching the pilot of Smith. Poor Ray Liotta. This was really awesome though, especially all of their faces after they just got shot, and Shia walking in only to get blown away. Kristen getting shot multiple times with the song restarting each time was easily my favourite part. The ending felt a bit tacked on, but this was some great stuff most of the way through. **** Sofa King Cast- LaBouef, Armisen, Rudolph, Hader, Samberg Thoughts- One day SNL will run out of words that sound like dirty words. Colonel Angus, Cork Soakers, that whole book discussion skit with Joshua Jackson, it will be a sad day when that happens. Even though I didn’t get Moustache Riders, the minute I walked into an 8H and saw a set with Sofa King in big letters, I knew what we were getting. This was alright, I laughed at some of the puns, but I didn’t think the stuff with their kids was really all that funny. **3/4 Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend†Thoughts- AVRIL!! I admit that it took a while for Girlfriend to grow on me, as has accepting that the sound from Under My Skin looks to have been a one-time thing. I understand it, though I do wish Avril would realize how amazing her slow introspective songs are. Also, Avril should know that backup singers usually suck (hence why they’re backup singers) and her backup singers were especially terrible. I mean, they were so awful that they were distracting. BUT, it’s Avril so of course it was great and she rocked the house. Loved the pink microphone stand too, and Girlfriend is a fun song to listen to. So yay Avril. ***3/4 Weekend Update Cast- Meyers, Poehler, Hammond, Hader, Armisen, Rudolph, Samberg ***1/4 Thoughts- Another not great WU, though I blame this on the commentaries. And come on guys, MORE Andy? His bit with Maya was funny, but this much Andy Samberg should be criminal. Darrell’s Don Imus impression was awful and a complete waste of a big news story. The two gay guys from Connecticut was not nearly as funny as the two gay guys from New Jersey. They cut a bit from dress that featured the Stanley Cup. It was brutually unfunny, but featured the Stanley Cup in my presence. This meant that for all of Weekend Update, I took off my hat, and put my hand over my heart and asked for the Cup to please come to Vancouver. The jokes were really good though, with Seth’s Duke joke being amazing. ***1/4 Selling Knives Cast- LaBouef, Forte, Wiig Thoughts- It’s time for the weekly bizarre Will Forte skit! This one was not one of his best, even though it had its moments. Forte cutting off his finger to prove a point and Wiig’s last name being Ginsu were the highlights. I hated the ending though, if you’re going to have a dog rip apart Will Forte don’t make it look that blatantly fake. ** An Intimate Moment with John Mayer and Jessica Simpson Cast- Wiig, Hader Thoughts- In dress, we had three of these! Given that I was patiently waiting for Avril to sing I Can Do Better, I was ready to kill everyone associated with these skits, so I could get my Avril. Jessica Simpson singing at the end was the only funny part. * Avril Lavigne “I Can Do Better†Thoughts- I like this song more then Girlfriend, even though the backup singers really have to go. I also liked that during this song we got pouty Avril, which is always awesome. This is a really great song, and I’m glad Avril played rather then Keep Holding On, which everyone had heard. **** Maya Seduces Shia.. Cast- LaBouef, Rudolph Thoughts- Poor Shia. DUD The Bottom Line- The avg. skit was **.66 making this a thumbs up show. The skits weren’t that great but they had help from Avril, who of course was my favourite musical guest of the year. So for those of you who don’t like Avril, I can totally understand if you didn’t care for this show. They didn’t give Shia much to do. I’m also thankful that they cut out all the crap from dress. Trust me, dress was loooong and slow. But live was quite good. Thumbs Up

VS is showing tonight's Canucks v. Stars game JIP. Thanks NHL!

Thanks for the theme, Richard McBeef. I really appreciate it.

I'm going to Braves-Mets on Saturday! Get to see Chuck James in person for the first time

Congrats. Last time I was warned was for a "tasteless Eddy Guerrero joke." The remark was neither tasteless or a joke so HTQ was 0-2. But it does make me wonder if people got warned for their comments in the VTech thread.

Que? They hate Jews

Was anyone warned for their comments in the VTech thread? Some of the stuff said in there was tasteless, and I know the mods don't tolerate tasteless remarks

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Your name is Jason223_ThePit. Come on!

1. Some of you assholes seem to be forgetting that the white guy who blew himself up outside the Oklahoma U football stadium a few years back turned out to be a recent Islamic convert. He wasn't exactly a stereotypical Muslim and it took some digging to prove that he was one. 2. THIS guy just appears to be a batshit-crazy Korean guy, but the lack of an immediate ID on the shooter and a code-word of "Asian" has been a press trademark in the past when it comes to arrests of "militants", which turn out to be Middle-Eastern Islamists from areas like Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. A lack of immediate ID shouldn't be surprising in hindsight, though, considering that the V-Tech administration seemed very hesitant to say something that wasn't total CYA after the initial dorm shootings. Oh, the Pit

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Lavigne

I think this was the movie that Bill Hader told me that they got an NC-17 on language alone

>_> is officially overused. Thank you.

MVP did serve time in prison. He mentioned it an ROH promo

Imus is known for being a huge racist, it's not like this was a one time thing. And max is really terrible at defending him

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. What a fucking game. Welcome to the playoffs

To go to bed or stay up...what do I do???

Trevor Daley, the guy who John Vanbiesbrouck called a nigger, scored in the Stars-Canucks game. Vanbiesbrouck is calling the game, making it hilarious

True or not, the crowd died when Shane was on offense. That happens whenever Lashley is selling, or at least selling for someone the fans don't take seriously as a threat to Lashley. To be fair, the crowd seemed to die the moment the bell rang virtually every match. One of those 'pop for the entrances' crowds. Hopefully once they get to Europe the next few weeks the crowds will be a lot more responsive. Yea, the crowd did seem to be a pop for entrance and big move type of crowd. But Shane getting any offence just killed it

Hoff, it's a throw-away PPV main event. I don't think anyone cares. :-( Edge #1 though obviously.

Europe is much more racist. Go to any soccer game