Lord of The Curry

I'm with Lushus, Megan and Michael are next. Anybody know what next weeks theme is? Or do they not announce that this soon after the vote?

So, somebody's going to need to humor me on the timeline shit because I'm getting a tad fucking confused over it. Specifically in the case of Ben. If we're to believe Daniels "What happened, happened" theory then does that infer that when Oceanic 815 crashes and Ben gets captured by Sayid and the like that he knew Jack, Locke, Kate and everybody else who was around in Dharma circa 1977? I'm also having some difficulty grasping how they can "meet themselves" and what that would do to the timeline. Sawyer saw Kate and Claire having Aaron, Locke saw the beam of light from the hatch and if they'd have gone in that direction he would have met himself too. But would they remember meeting themselves were it to happen?

Minor spoiler re: the preview for next week...

That t-shirt also appears to have a logo of some kind on it.

I don't think it's anything. Why would Claire be barely visible in the background, wearing a t-shirt?

Blast Door Notations from The Swan Don't notice anything in here about the wheel or The Orchid.

We don't know that Radzinsky knows about the donkey wheel. I'm just piecing things together timeline-wise because Daniel was still around "working" for Dharma when they discovered it and he's left the island by the time the Ajira place crash takes place.

The only positive that might come out of this tragedy is the federal government making wearing helmets on ski slopes a legal requirement. In Ontario we've had two ski-related deaths in the last three weeks and neither of the victims was wearing a helmet.

I just realized that I'm confusing The Swan and The Orchid. Either way, the point still stands that Daniel was around at some point and now he's not.

Mother Hubbard.

None of which are relevant to Richardson dying.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Too fucking soon. Should have been Oil Rig.

Well, that's what they said happened anyways. It's Lost, remember. This was a solid episode because nothing really "happened" but it got everything together and fleshed out some minor details. We know that Radizinsky (and maybe Dharma as a whole) have found the frozen wheel but haven't built The Swan yet and they're paranoid that The Hostiles want it. We know because of the season premiere that Daniel is around as a Dharma workman when they find the wheel but he's not around when Jack and Co. arrive so something happens between then that causes Dan to bounce. I have no clue what the fuck is going on with Christian but his more increased presence on the show, coupled with the fact that Matthew Fox is the only cast member who knows how the show is going to to end makes me think that Jack and his pappy are going to play a big role the rest of the way.

In Penn's defense (wow, typing that felt weird) in his mind he doesn't think this makes him look pathetic. I truly believe that BJ has become unhealthily obsessed with the situation and, based on what I gathered from the NSAC reports, nothing is going to come out of the meetings that's going to make him healthy. Which is a very dangerous thing because I can't see BJ letting this go....like....ever.

No way I'm missing Coleman/Bonnar. Not for anything.

I think you kinda just did.

Stupid move. Absolutely fucking retarded move.

He'll still be the favorite against Kenny and the only way I see Florian taking Penn out is a UD. If GSP, who's better in pretty much every area then Kenny needs four rounds to finish Penn off Kenny's for sure going to need all 25 minutes.

He's not beyond repair but the longer this goes on the worse it's going to get. Greasegate aside he's once again disrespecting Florian and, on a smaller level, the entire division by not only not committing to a fight date but making this his only focus. It's not a situation that's beyond repair but I fully expect him to get booed a lot more then usual when he faces Kenny.

BJ is slowly losing his mind over this. He's got tunnel-vision and can't fathom a world where he doesn't get "justice". I don't see how he can't realize that this is severely hurting him in the eyes of both the fans and the media. People that didn't like him before really don't like him now, people that were on the fence have probably chosen a side and his fans are losing respect for him as the days go by.

Good article from SI.com about Greasegate.... I'll say this about B.J. Penn: he's as tenacious outside the cage as he is inside. Watching his ongoing campaign to have UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre punished for "greasing" during their UFC 94 super-fight, I can't help but wish for Penn to give up the fight. Just this one. Make no mistake, Penn is the best lightweight fighter in the world right now. But the Penn who is the UFC's 155-pound champ isn't the Penn people are seeing right now. They're seeing a whiner and an excuse-maker. They're seeing a guy who can't admit when he's been beaten. And if he keeps at it, that may be the Penn they remember most when his illustrious career is over, which would be the real shame. Did St. Pierre's corner rub Vaseline on their fighter's back in between rounds at UFC 94? Yes, and the video evidence shows as much. But the amount of Vaseline left on cornerman Phil Nurse's hands by the time they moved from G.S.P.'s face to his body was miniscule. The chances it affected the outcome of the fight are slim to none, and the act certainly didn't represent a conspiracy to cheat. Why? Because Greg Jackson, who was the second man in G.S.P.'s corner that night, is one of the smartest trainers in MMA. That's not to say that a smart trainer wouldn't cheat, but he wouldn't cheat in full view of the scores of UFC cameras and athletic commission observers, who, let's not forget, wiped St. Pierre down with a towel when they saw the Vaseline on his back. If Jackson wanted to find a way to get Vaseline on his fighter's body, he'd probably be smart enough to realize that all he has to do is instruct his man to clinch with his opponent. As notable trainers, such as Pat Miletich, have pointed out recently, plenty of Vaseline rubs off one fighters face and onto another's body during the natural course of a close-range fight. It's become a part of the game at this point, but it's obvious to anyone who watched the Penn-St. Pierre bout that a little petroleum jelly wasn't the difference-maker that night. Penn lost because he fought a bigger, stronger fighter who was in much better shape. They could have contested that bout in parkas and sweatpants and it wouldn't have ended any differently. Penn simply wasn't prepared well enough. Beginning with the second round he wilted under the pressure from G.S.P. By the start of third, Penn looked absolutely exhausted, and the ubiquitous questions surrounding his cardio were answered, yet again, as St. Pierre took him down with ease. Penn went on vacation three weeks before the fight, and it showed. He didn't have the gas tank to go five rounds with anybody, let alone a world-class athlete like G.S.P. Instead of being man enough to admit his mistakes and return to his training camp with a renewed sense of motivation for his next fight, Penn would rather waste his time with lawyers and hearings. He prefers pouring over footage from in between rounds rather than looking at the actual fight and trying to figure out where he went wrong. This isn't to say the hearings and inquiries are entirely bad for the sport. The rules about Vaseline use between rounds may need to be addressed to remove any appearance of impropriety in the future, and to assure that all fights are as fair as possible. But that isn't why Penn is doing this, no matter what he says to the contrary. This isn't a crusade to clean up the sport -- it's a personal vendetta. Penn can't beat St. Pierre in the cage, so he's decided to try to beat him in court. He's hoping that he can attach an asterisk to G.S.P.'s victory by calling him a cheater. It won't work. The more he insists on dragging this out, the more Penn damages his own reputation. The respect fans had for him as a fearless fighter is being overshadowed by their embarrassment at these transparent attempts to scratch a loss off his record. And it's all so unnecessary. Fight fans can understand and forgive a loss, especially when it comes after a move up in weight to face one of the sport's best. The mere attempt is noble. Refusing to accept defeat isn't. It's childish. It's not the conduct of a champion, which is what Penn still is. If only someone would remind him of that, maybe he'll start acting like it again

Well, not really because fishing on Lake Ontario sucks. Maybe kidnap him and drop him off at Jane and Finch with a "I Hate Everybody" billboard sign strapped to him.

One of my favorite urban food legends was told to me as a child which was that for every pop tart I ate I would lose a day off my life span.

You are not Sam Neill and this, sir, is not Jurassic Park.

I think a better solution is for Ken Hayashi to be the victim of an "accident" while out "fishing" or something to that effect.