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MiB - It's no less funny than your false impression you have some kind of relevance. You see, nobody really cares if you're here or there or if you live or die. Like your comments, your existence is utterly vapid and meaningless.
Posted by: JD Ripper at May 17, 2006 01:39 AM (WCg0/)
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No need to be cruel to the guy. I will not have any suicides on my watch. Your comment is noted MIB. I am also a fan of the first MIB movie.
Posted by: Jonathan Ramirez at May 17, 2006 06:47 AM (CnDtU)
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So Vinnie, Mrs. Queef huh? Was she a loud woman? Maybe a little smelly?? ROTFLMAO
And the Pink Taco is actually a menu item, interesting..... That would really be cool if you got to pick one out like you do lobster.. whole big tank of em !!1
As to Mary Carey, the RNC NEEDS HER in a bad way !! Besides the DNC just don't deserve something that fine.
Posted by: memphis761 at May 17, 2006 11:14 AM (D3+20)
The Charge Nurse: My Struggle, Part One
As many of you know, I recently underwent total knee replacement surgery for my right knee, destroyed while working for the Transportation Security Administration. For various reasons, not the least of which is the haste with which it was formed, the TSA has the highest injury rate of any federal organization, outside of the armed forces. This is one of the factors responsible for the extraordinarily high attrition rate among TSA employees. At my home airport, only 19 of the original 150 screeners hired remain on the job after less than four years. But that's another post. This post is about my historic struggle with the medical establishment following the completion of the surgical procedure.
The first indication that my treatment would result in a war of wills came at the pre-surgery consultation with my surgeon. Not only was I informed that the procedure would require a three day hospital stay, but it was to be performed at St. Joseph's, that most militant of hysterical anti-tobacco hospitals.
more...
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Smoke em if ya got em. Grandpa smokes. He's 84. He sweat his ass off all day and wow looky he outlived most all the rest smoke or no smoke. hmmm. But I'm behind a desk the most risky thing you can do, Stress no exercise will kill you quicker than anything.
Posted by: Howie at May 16, 2006 11:46 AM (D3+20)
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Everyone is always in favour of strict obediance to rules and regulations until.....
Posted by: john Ryan at May 16, 2006 12:35 PM (TcoRJ)
1Of course, this is an AP story, which is why, even after she got up from a wheelchair and ran, they insist on calling her a "paraplegic."
Well, she was a paraplegic, before she wasn't one. See how it works?
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 12, 2006 08:57 PM (0yYS2)
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A few years back a guy lived across the street from me who had a son on the permanent disability doll from the state of WA. This guy was a real outdoorsman and was retired from the Navy. He had a good job at NAS Everett and always took off on the weekends with his huge 5th wheel.
He would tell us about his kid who was in his late 20’s. He was on State LI insurance and said he would never get off. He had a “back injury” which prevented him from working any job any time in the future.
I always got mad when he stopped off with his newer pick up truck to hook up his dadÂ’s jet ski trailer to go over to Eastern WA to party all weekend. His dad knew he was a looser and he is probably still on the doll. Must be a million cases like this all over America. Makes me sick
Posted by: Brad at May 12, 2006 10:12 PM (y6n8O)
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Wait.....you misread the news quotation. It wasn't a paraplegic who ran, it was a "paraplegic activist". You know, the activism has nothing at all, whatsoever, with the so-called condition.
You know, like "humanitarian activists" can be very un-humanitarian, "peace activists" can support genocidal dictators. Happens all the time, know what I mean?
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These people, in their self-centered greed, have no idea what damage they do besides just scamming the system for money that doesn't belong to them. It causes more regulation to be enacted and more costs to comply with that regulation, for one thing.
Posted by: Oyster at May 13, 2006 06:22 AM (YudAC)
Spaghetti Eating in Burka: Lady and the Tramp Remix (video)
Jason is on a roll and sets this woman in a full burka eating spaghetti, which we brought to you earlier here, to the appropriate music. Did you think it was funny the first time? This takes the funny up a notch (WARNING: screen spewage alert, drink liquids at safe distance)
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I like how the one lady tries to go over the top. At least the chick with her back turned had enough sense to go under the burka.
You know it is probably quite convenient to have a napkin strapped right to your face. In fact if you get get these chicks a foam dome they'd be all set. It appears they may be on to something.
Posted by: TexAg03 at May 10, 2006 03:51 PM (3qF8P)
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that's hilarious. I'd like to see them eating ice cream next.
Posted by: elmers brother at May 11, 2006 11:39 PM (U2MGT)
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And here at last is all the evidence you will ever need to know why Islam will never dominate the world.
Posted by: Dave at May 12, 2006 09:37 AM (wZLWV)
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Very funny! It looks like the guy reading the paper is checking them out, too.
Posted by: Little Mickey at May 12, 2006 10:57 AM (7vlGK)
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It's actually tragic. These poor women! It's humiliating. Away with burkas.
Posted by: Nancy at May 12, 2006 11:32 AM (2gNJ2)
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The holy Koran says, "Let women be modest, and cover their breasts." And this has devolved into covering all their parts or getting acid thrown on their faces. And who do you imagine decrees this? God? Or the men?
Posted by: Carol Wolf at May 12, 2006 12:22 PM (xnoT9)
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The comments here are offensive and culturally ignorant. Too bad ladies in burkas can't sue your asses.
Posted by: Ashley at May 12, 2006 01:09 PM (61die)
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Yes it is too bad they don't have any rights. What a fine point you just made.
Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 01:14 PM (D3+20)
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HA! That is hilarious! Ladies in Berkas, get thee to Southern California and gets a tan!
Posted by: The CarpetMuncher at May 12, 2006 02:06 PM (MoBQw)
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In traditional countries, they'd eat in an all-women setting with no face veils. Less entertaining, even more oppressive.
Posted by: jb at May 12, 2006 04:54 PM (9omtA)
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This is one of the funniest videos I have seen...ever. Brilliant.
Posted by: bonethrob at May 12, 2006 08:43 PM (LyYk4)
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You guys need to get out of your inner Burkas of Ignorance. You probably never seen anyone eating veiled in a Nikaab in public. Nor have people in the muslim world seen patrons walking, unconcerned, buck naked in a locker rooms.When novelty is hilarious,intellect gets disheveled . Getting around a Nikaab,there are a dozen ways. Hats off to them for their ingenuity, who desire to follow the rules as they redeem being the right for them.
Posted by: MZ at May 13, 2006 03:19 AM (BJYNn)
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Wowww How nice this video, I just ate my spaghetti's dish and I try to took them with an scarf, really difficult my folks.
Posted by: Suetonius at May 15, 2006 07:16 AM (3oTon)
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I didn't find this hilarious at all...just disturbing. It makes me wonder whether "the rules", obviously made by men, are only followed by women out of fear.
Are these rules "right" for them because they know what their society would do to them if they went without one?
Carlos Mencia's brief pissing match with an Arab who thought 9/11 was a good thing. Mencia is no dhimmi. Just watch it, you'll be glad you did. Hat tip: Maximum Leader.
Posted by: reverse_vampyr at May 09, 2006 04:05 PM (Ns5kk)
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Clearly, you folks have a different definition of "funny" than everyone else.
Betcha think the "blue collar" comics are a hoot, too.
Is "Hee Haw" still on? That'd be good for some yuks for y'all.
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Theo, do I detect some disgust with people that you consider to make low wages and are from the South? What do you call it when a person discriminates against people from a different place than their own? Xenophobic?
Posted by: RepJ at May 09, 2006 05:20 PM (+6FAX)
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What a pathetic, moronic Uncle Tom. About as funny as cancer.
Posted by: Jo at May 09, 2006 05:47 PM (NYGli)
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Theo, I thought the left didn't look down on other people and accepted everyone.
Posted by: cobalt blue at May 09, 2006 10:16 PM (mGrg7)
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I guess I'm quicker than lawhawk; I swallowed the beer out of instinct when the clip started playing...
This guy reminds me of PJ O'Rourke's famous rant to Old Europe.
Carlos is definitely da man.
Posted by: Casey Tompkins at May 10, 2006 12:10 AM (xdVg/)
Posted by: hephastion at May 10, 2006 10:23 AM (rd++v)
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I went and checked out Theo's pitiful site. Now I'm under the impression he hopes that maybe one day, somebody will read his boring, inaccurate crap.
Not gonna happen Theo, because you suck, you're boring, and can't write.
Go away and die quietly.
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Thanks for the hits on my site, folks.
RepJ: Somehow I doubt you'd have much nice to say about Carlos Mencia if he was an "undocumented worker". As it is, the general consensus on Mencia is that he's a fifth-rate Dave Chappelle.
Beth: If you find using the words "leftard" and "Islamotard" intelligent, I'll stay lobotomized, thank you.
Craig: I don't tolerate stupidity. It's why I'm not a Republican.
Improbulus Maximus: That you think Mencia passes as "humor" does make me want to cry, a little.
dick: Cool, a critique from a guy who named his blog "Big Dick's Place". Keep 'em coming, Einstein.
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Ya see? Ya see!?
Y'all had to go and actually pay attention to the silly git, and now he feels validated in his halfwit attempts at bad sophomoric put-downs.
I don't know why you feel the need to even acknowlege the existance of such an un-popped pimple on the withered scrotum of the Left, myself. Just ignore it, and it will go away. Deeply frustrated. {Snark}
Posted by: Casey Tompkins at May 10, 2006 10:49 PM (xdVg/)
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"Un-popped pimple on the withered scrotum of the left"
You people get downright poetic with your hate, y'know that? It's kinda cute.
But Casey's right...maybe one I could be as cool as him and take the "Cowboy-Ninja-Pirate-Knight Test".
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You started it, Theo.
It's always the same with these idiots. They jump in, say something insulting and when it's dished back out to them, they act all smug and condescending.
Posted by: Oyster at May 11, 2006 12:41 PM (+tpTD)
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For the record, Oyster - I only say something condescending if I think you're beneath me.
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Man Alive! Theo is taking on everyone single handedly! Hogging all the attention and even got in Oyster's craw which I am so fond of doing! It's just no fun being second best!
Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 12, 2006 09:24 PM (FCC6c)
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Well, Theo, since I scored high on "knightlyness," I've got nothing to hide. I'm honorable.
Geeky maybe {g} but honorable.
But don't compliment yourself that my sentiment remotely resembles hate. It's more like amused derision.
You waltz in here, talk some sophomore-level smack, and act like you're the next Noam Chomsky. You've never even established minimal credibility; just talked a lot of crap about people you don't agree with. All you've come up with "blue collars are ignorant redneck 'tards," "Menica sucks, "Republicans are stupid," and "you people are haters."
Whoops, almost forgot, the snotty, condescening tone for all of the above...
Christ, I'm neither Republican nor conservative, but I still get tarred. Please note -BTW- that for all his snide remarks regarding "thanks for all the hits," 'tards, he still feels the need to scope out the opposition. Else he wouldn't know about my magnificent achievement as a "Knight." Heh.
No, little Theo is precisely like a twelve-year-old boy who mouths off to a strange adult; he relies upon social mores for protection, and styles himself as something superior when he doesn't get his teeth kicked out for the impertinence.
I therefore feel compelled to point out that we should pity Theo, my friends, but not condemn him. It's not his fault. He's still a little boy, and doesn't know any better.
Let's all provide kudos to Rusty for allowing the children their self-expresssion on his own dime, God love 'im.!
Which reminds me, I have to add the old boy to my links list... Heh.
Posted by: Casey Tompkins at May 13, 2006 12:54 AM (xdVg/)
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Theo, I didn't say I thought he was funny; I said he kicks ass. Now piss off and cry to your mama you stupid little inconsequential leftard.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 16, 2006 04:58 AM (0yYS2)
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Oh my gosh this was the best thing ever! Wow! Mencia rocks!
Posted by: Muslihoon at May 17, 2006 08:29 PM (Q8UK2)
Kent Hisey, 52, became frustrated by the difficulty of James Mills, who is deaf, in communicating directions....Hisey, who has two prosthetic legs, stopped his car at the Porter County Airport, got out and used his walker to go around to the passenger side, where he grabbed Mills to pull him from the car, police said.
Mills allegedly pushed Hisey to the ground, causing him to hit his head.
If you laughed, you are a bad person. A very very bad person.
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I am glad you find the term "cripple" so amusing. I am a paraplegic and I don't find anything at all funny about your post or the South Park reference. During my childhood the term was used exclusivley by people who wished to deride and demean me and others afflicted by a disablility...its a shame to see you indulging in the same infantile behaviour. I have been enjoying your blog for almost a year now on a daily basis, but no more. I will never visit your blog again.
Posted by: Craig at May 07, 2006 12:40 AM (b/444)
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They may be deaf but they can hear you better thena politician or buricrat
Posted by: sandpiper at May 07, 2006 02:42 PM (XGDTE)
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Why is cripple such an offensive word? It's an apt description, but it's honest, which means that it isn't PC, so it must be offensive.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 07, 2006 04:33 PM (0yYS2)
That's the best I can describe how it felt watching this movie.
Helpless watching the passengers board, the door shut and the plane taking off with 4 terrorists bent on flying it into the Capitol.
Helpless watching the FAA, ATC's, and military trying to make sense out of what was going on.
Helpless watching the ground get closer and closer before the screen went black.
You want to yell "Don't get on that plane!" You want to yell "No, dammit, American Flight 11 is NOT still in the air!" You want to yell "They're not POSSIBLE hijackings, goddammit!"
But all you can do is sit there, helpless, knowing what the end is going to be.
This movie will weigh heavily on my mind when we get ready to board our flights for our upcoming vacation. While watching United 93 left me feeling helpless, I know that in the post 9/11 world, no American plane will be ever be hijacked in that fashion again and used as a guided missile.
We have the heroes and heroines of United Flight 93 to thank for that.
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We are no longer helpless. They can't kill us if we kill them first.
The Oracle
www.redskybrothers.com
Posted by: The Oracle at May 05, 2006 11:07 PM (xJxIy)
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I'm not sure I'll be able to sit through that one. I find it excruciating watching good people taken down and taken from their families. I'm already a little annoyed lately. That's going to make me want to inflict damage on somebody.
Posted by: Richard at May 05, 2006 11:55 PM (7KF8r)
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I just pray that there are some arabs in the audience when I view it this weekend, they will be leaving the theater feet first.
Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at May 06, 2006 12:45 AM (y+196)
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They said they were contributing 10% of the opening weekend's earnings toward a memorial for flight 93. They earned 11.6 million. 1.16 million is a hefty donation. I really want to see it, but my workload has been pretty heavy lately. I am a bit apprehensive though as I'm such a crybaby. The Passion of the Christ really messed me up - for weeks. This one will probably have the same effect.
Posted by: Oyster at May 06, 2006 06:29 AM (YudAC)
At Last!Now my son and I can spend some really important quality time doing a six episode Star Wars marathon. IÂ’ll never have to explain Episode V and VI again! And no kid, those are my toys at grandmaÂ’s not yours.
Timeout.com :Geeks the world over have reason to celebrate today – George Lucas has finally listened to their pleas and is releasing the original versions of the 'Star Wars' trilogy on DVD.
On September 11, two-disc sets of 'Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope', 'Episode V The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Episode VI Return of the Jedi' will hit the streets, featuring the digitally restored and re-mastered versions of the movies.
And as bonus material, they will also include the Holy Grail for true 'Star Wars' fans - the original theatrical versions of the films.
Yes Mom, it is the same poster from my bedroom wall.
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Have you guys seen "George Lucas In Love" pretty funny
Posted by: memphis761 at May 04, 2006 01:56 PM (D3+20)
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thanks for the pic, Howie. I'm pretty sure that's the poster that was drawn by my 5th grade teacher!
Posted by: caltechgirl at May 04, 2006 02:11 PM (/vgMZ)
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I does not quite match mine (close) but I can't mine on the scanner.
Posted by: Howie at May 04, 2006 02:15 PM (D3+20)
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I, too, had that poster on my wall for many years.
Posted by: Bill Dautrive at May 04, 2006 03:02 PM (G95Uf)
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These parts are already available here downunder and have been for some time. The remastered versions may be different though.
Posted by: Jester at May 04, 2006 03:49 PM (TuAMG)
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I have tapes of IV it;s a bit differend than the origial. Wife has been looking for V VI on tape for me at the resale shop. I think the DVD will have both the original and enhanced versions. I'll probably buy this if I don't find the tapes cheap.
Posted by: Howie at May 04, 2006 03:55 PM (D3+20)
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I held out over buying the DVD box set for almost TWO YEARS in the hopes he would finally release the original versions of the saga on DVD, and now they are released after I finally caved in and shelled out $40 for the Hayden Christensen special edition and I'm supposed to be grateful!? And the sad thing is, I actually am.
Posted by: Sean P at May 04, 2006 06:41 PM (DEeWo)
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Got that one and many more, had them lamented years ago..I actually have one that's a promo release one, used commercially. Love the original and now I have hope he'll actually do the last 3, it is a 9 part triology. Harrison and company can now play the grandparents as it should be!
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to do Ayn Rand
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Atlas Shrugged? That's what the Hollywood insiders are saying. I guess anything with Angelina Jolie is bound to attract some attention from me--on top of the fact that she is going to star in the screen adaptation of one of the Right's most beloved works of fiction.
Personally, I'm not a big fan. Hang around with enough libertarians (like I do) and you realize that there is a kind of cult of Ayn Rand among certain circles. So what I'm about to say is bound to offend.
In addition to being bad gay, I don't think Ayn Rand was that great of a theorist. I don't really get Objectivism--Ayn Rand's philosophy. I find it tired and boring in the same way that I do Marxism. I just don't have a lot of patience for any theory of absolutes--which is why I describe myself as a 'Burkean libertarian' when asked.
In my dealings with Obectivists, I always got the feeling that they were the Right's version of Scientologists. You know, like they couldn't let an hour go by without dropping Ayn Rand's name into a conversation, and that every time they walked into a book store they had to buy a copy of Atlas Shrugged. No wonder Allen Greenspan dropped out of their ranks years ago!
And it's not like I hated the books, I just didn't love them either. No epiphemy for me--but maybe that's because I've always had libertarian leanings? Just a good read. No big deal.
So, will I go see Atlas Shrugged? Sure will. The last time an Ayn Rand novel was put on to the silver screen it turned into an instant classic. But then again, we had Gary Cooper to convince us that one man could stand alone against the world. I just don't see Brad Pitt pulling the same thing off as tycoon John Galt.
But Angelina Jolie as Dagny Taggart? I'm so there.
And for my Objectivist friends, on a note of redemption, they will be glad that I passed on this news: Angelina Jolie is said to be a big Ayn Rand fan---and anything Angelina is into can't be all that bad, can it?.
Except Brad Pitt. And it turns out, Brad Pitt is into Ayn Rand, too. Go figure.
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Brad Pitt as a philosophically influenced physicist... sorry don't see it. He should stick to sitting on a couch smoking pot out of an empty honey container or simply not bathing.
Posted by: PMain at April 28, 2006 04:12 PM (Wi32/)
2Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to do Ayn Rand
You said "do Ayn Rand."
Your readers aren't the same as they used to be. They're like all serious and stuff.
Posted by: Leopold Stotch at April 28, 2006 07:25 PM (uvZMh)
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Who wants to bet they spin this story into "Socialism is the solution" instead of "Socialism is the problem", or otherwise get the message completely spun into something the book did not intend?
This was one of my favourite books, unfortunately I do not think this movie will do it justice. Not just because books that are turned into movies tend to lose things in translation but because the message the book was trying to convey seems to be the antithesis to the ideology that is dominant in Hollywood these days.
Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at April 28, 2006 08:24 PM (3smJS)
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You are clearly an idiot, but maybe you'll have an EPIPHANY and figure that out.
Posted by: Brad at April 28, 2006 10:08 PM (BJYNn)
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I'd bet a thousand on this: they're going to make a pass at keeping the plot intact, and they're going to rip the guts out of the philosophy. This movie will have as much of Rand's thought in it as the Starship Troopers movie kept of Heinlein's ideas (which I like better than Rand's.)
Posted by: ShannonKW at April 29, 2006 02:14 AM (dT1MB)
Posted by: kadir at April 29, 2006 04:59 AM (9xsGY)
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I really dread the thought of having the biggest leftist in Hollywood produce a remake of the antithesis of leftism. I mean really, after Munich what can we possibly expect?
As I've said elsewhere, it's absolutely sacreligious (not to mention the hypocrisy) that someone like Pitt and Jolie would rail against "corporate greed" yet, find comfort in Rand's philosophy to justify their own greed and sense of entitlement. This is just a Hollywood fad.
Most people who follow Rand believe that capitalism is good for everyone, not just themselves.
Posted by: Oyster at April 29, 2006 05:34 AM (YudAC)
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Only time will reveal these two's real "motive". They are so self-involved it's sickening. To take advice and follow the lead of two such insensitive people would be the equivalent of listening to moral advice from Madonna. To viciously break up relationships and then justify it as it was already in trouble just fits right into their huge sense of entitlement, doesn't it? Anything with these two in it will end up in my rubbish bin where it belongs. I wouldn't let that woman anywhere near my kids.
Posted by: Diane Gillan at April 29, 2006 07:17 AM (/yM4k)
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I predict Hollywood will massacre this book, not from any particular ideological reason but simply because that´s what they do to books of great length about ideas. There isn´t all that much action in it, and there´s a speech that lasts almost 100 pages out of about 1000. Also, the narcissism of the author is extraordinary: all men desire the lead female, and are willing to sacrifice anything (except capitalism) to have her. She goes from Cisco to Hank to Galt as each proves himself to be a better thinker. Everyone good is smart and beautiful. Everyone bad is dumber and ugly (except Robert Stadler).
Hollywood will be able to handle the narcissism, methinks, but have real trouble with the ideas. Any guesses to how long this movie will be?
Rusty--Are you sure Ayn Rand was bad gay? Nothing about it in the biography of hers I read, which was very critical (written by a former follower, who was married to Rand´s adulterous lover, Nathaniel Branden--great read, incidentally, The Passion of Ayn Rand).
Posted by: jd at April 29, 2006 08:57 AM (e2/tI)
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No idea what they'll do with the philosophy of the book, but Brad Pitt is more than capable of pulling off a brilliant John Galt. If I had the choice, I'd almost rather see him as Howard Roark in a remake of The Fountainhead. He's already pulled off the "genius vandal" role in 12 Monkeys and Fight Club, and done an exceptional job in both. (Christian Bale is another actor I could definitely see knocking that role out of the park.)
If the standard for Brad Pitt to beat is Gary Cooper's role as Howard Roark, that's pretty much a walk. Cooper put in some great performances in his day, but his role as Howard Roark definitely wasn't one of them. Cooper's passionless closing argument at Roark's trial was nothing short of painful to watch.
I'm not the biggest fan of Angelina Jolie, but she could do a good job as Dagny.
I'm much more concerned with the storyline & philosophy than the actors, but the fact that there is a push to do this story tells me someone who understands the philosophy wants this movie to be made. There's definitely room for playing up an anti-corporate angle to the story, but I'm not sure that would necessarily be objectionable. The story of one group of industrialists teaming up with the government to squeeze out their competitors would play well across the political spectrum. Whatever the particular angle, it would seem to be impossible to tell anything even remotely resembling the story without including the message that the people should be very wary of government power in all its forms. If that message makes it through, I'll probably be pretty happy with the movie.
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I'd much rather see the Fountainhead made, although didn't the Italian fascists do that one during the war? In any case, Fountainhead would be a much more compelling story, because it has the Nietzschean newspaper publisher, who is that rare thing in Randian fiction--a mixed type. Usually, people are either all good, or all bad, and the only time a good person is bad is when they are confused or misled. (Dagny when she struggles against Galt's plan until she sees the light, or Dagny's sister in law).
I wonder how they'll handle her strange attitude towards violence and sex? Should hit Hollywood's sweet spot.
Posted by: jd at April 30, 2006 03:31 PM (uT71O)
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JD,
I always thought she was bad gay, but maybe I've just seen too many pics of her (shudder).
Posted by: Rusty at April 30, 2006 05:30 PM (JQjhA)
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Cologne Killing Young Saudi Men
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) Social science experts are calling for a national awareness campaign after a rash of deaths of young Saudi men who drank cologne containing methyl alcohol. Although alcohol is prohibited in the Kingdom, 17 young Saudis have died in the recent past believing anything that lists alcohol as an ingredient is safe to drink.
Al-Nadwa daily recently launched an investigation into the practice in an effort to warn young people and hopefully save lives.
"This problem started four years ago when a number of university and high school students fell victim to it," said Dr. Saleh Awad Al-Garni, an expert in Islamic studies. "At that time, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry withdrew all the cologne from the market where ethyl alcohol exceeded 90 percent and methyl alcohol exceeded 50 percent."
Unfortunately, a typical result of banning a product is the creation of a black market.
"It's very sad that these people are buying the cologne to drink it," said Dr. Muayad Al-Hashmi, a general practitioner. "The Ministry of Commerce warned us about these colognes and limited sales to spray bottles. Smugglers, on the other hand, import the dangerous colognes into the Kingdom caring only about making fast money -- not about people's health.
Experts blame a variety of causes for the behavior of the young men. These include personality disorders, social and family troubles, and satellite television. I don't know, but if I lived in a hot, desert environment, I'd want a cold beer. You could blame it on my . . . uh . . . personality disorder . . . or anything you'd like. And despite flowery-pleasant breath, I'll pass on the foo-foo.
Posted by: Howie at April 21, 2006 11:25 AM (D3+20)
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A better headline would be gross stupidity killing young saudi men.
Posted by: Jones at April 21, 2006 11:30 AM (SJ35d)
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At least our smugglers and black market durring our prohibition tried to make something somewhat drinkable...
Posted by: Ranba Ral at April 21, 2006 11:49 AM (GyNTD)
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It just shows that stupidity is international. In the West it's glues and solvents. In Africa it's cow manure and gasoline. In Asia it's methylated spirits. It won't be long before we hear that this was part of yet another evil zionist conspiracy to subjugate muslims.
Posted by: Graeme at April 21, 2006 12:13 PM (csTil)
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Natural selection, survival of the fittest (mentally).
Posted by: memphis761 at April 21, 2006 12:38 PM (D3+20)
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What are the jihadis preparing for their meeting with their 72 virgins supposed to do now without cologne?
Posted by: Oyster at April 21, 2006 12:45 PM (okCpP)
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And that's just one more example of why we don't give guns to monkeys.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 21, 2006 03:08 PM (0yYS2)
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It is a culture crying out in desperation for a Hooters franchise
Posted by: john Ryan at April 21, 2006 04:35 PM (TcoRJ)
Posted by: jesusland joe at April 21, 2006 08:34 PM (rUyw4)
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We should start an email campaign sending them recipes for homebrew beer and various assorted hard liquors. I brew my own beer and quite enjoy it, its not hard to make, and I'm sure they could figure it out! Might bring them a step closer to the 21st century too!
Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at April 21, 2006 10:44 PM (3smJS)
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Everyone bookmark this page and keep it forever, because John finally said something that made sense.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 22, 2006 05:07 AM (0yYS2)
Posted by: sandpiper at April 22, 2006 07:41 AM (uo3LX)
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This parallels the war on drugs in the U.S. Legal highs can be regulated and safe. Street stuff may be hazardous to your health. During alcohol prohibition, plenty of folks died or went blind drinking bathtub gin that was improperly distilled.
Posted by: Paul Moore at April 25, 2006 03:31 AM (mw+rq)
Free Breast Exams(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) A 76-year-old door-to-door illegal breast examiner, Philip Winikoff, was arrested for playing doctor and sexually assaulting women.
The man found at least two Lauderdale Lakes women who took him up on his offer.
One 36-year-old woman said she let Winikoff into her apartment. She (sic) after he touched her breasts, he moved his hand to her genitals. She said one (sic) she realized that Winikoff was not a real doctor and she called the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said by that time, Winikoff had already found another victim; a 33-year-old woman who lives in the same complex. That woman told deputies that Winikoff also sexually assaulted her.
Obviously, Winikoff didn't read the rule book which specifies that a person must quit playing doctor after promotion from grade school. Winikoff instead might want to consider playing a congressman. By his picture, there's a remarkable resemblance to Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania who has recently shown that he would help the country more by being a breast examiner. Okay, that was a cheap shot. I apologize.
Winikoff has been booked into the Broward County Jail on sexual assault charges.
Posted by: Howie at April 20, 2006 08:42 AM (D3+20)
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There's a man who knows what he wants and goes for it!
Posted by: dcb at April 20, 2006 08:43 AM (8e/V4)
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So now you need a license to be a "breast examiner?"
Sheesh!
Posted by: mrclark at April 20, 2006 09:13 AM (S76hi)
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Door to door breast inspector? Why did I waste my time attending university?
Posted by: Graeme at April 20, 2006 09:16 AM (xnfHT)
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Me and a buddy actually did this in college. There were a lot of booths set up for something the student union was doing and we set up one with a sign that read 'Free Breast and Pelvic Exams By Pre-Med and Computer Science Students.' We were flashed a couple of times and got dates for that weekend but didn't get to perform any exams. The only difference is that we didn't pass ourselves off as doctors and we had the girls come to us.
Posted by: slug at April 20, 2006 12:27 PM (wYW63)
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What ever happen to not opening your door to strangers. Did those women not learn that early in life?
Besides, you can tell that man has crazy eye.
Posted by: Leatherneck at April 20, 2006 03:53 PM (D2g/j)
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Well, you certainly can't fault the old bastard for trying.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 20, 2006 09:07 PM (0yYS2)
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Woman are so whiny. I'd be a little mad if a woman gave me a free prostate exam, but I wouldn't call the cops. Well, maybe, if she made me cough.
Posted by: Inigo Montoya at April 20, 2006 09:16 PM (RHG+K)
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It's nice to see an elderly man who takes up a hobby in his golden years.
Posted by: nuthin2seehere at April 21, 2006 02:22 AM (blNMI)
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I hadn't seen his picture! I don't think he was capable of finding the breasts, do you?
Let's face it. This was his only hope.
;-)
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ALL YOU PEOPLE NEED TO SHUT YOUR MOUTHS! THIS MAN IS MY GRANDFATHER AND I DONT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOU GUYS MAKING FUN OF HIM ABOUT HIS EYES OR WHATEVER! HE'S AN ELDERLY MAN AND IF YA'LL HAVE HALF A BRAIN YOUD REALIZE THAT AS YOU GROW OLDERS YOUR EYES GET BAD AND YOU NEED GLASSES. I DONT WANT TO HEAR ALL THIS SHIT FROM YOU. HE'S A WONDERFUL LOVING MAN. AND ANYONE WHO'S MET HIM KNOWS THAT. THIS IS ALL BULL SHIT. PEOPLE THESSE DAYS DISGUIST ME. I CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE WOULD MAKE UP CRAP LIKE THIS. I KNOW HE DIDNT DO IT SO WHY DONT YOU ALL JUST SHUT YOUR FRIGGIN MOUTHS AND LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE!!??
Posted by: Jill at April 24, 2006 06:42 PM (kJMyI)
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i agree with jill she is my best friend and i kno that man never would have done nething like that and all you people who believe he did need a serious and embracing reality check!if that man is anything like his grandaugter he si a very loving man who is caring and nice to everyone no matter what neone says or does towards him I DO NOT BELIEVE HE WOULDVE DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND THAT WOMEN IS JUST IN IT FOR THE ATTENTION AND MONEY SO SCREW HER LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE!! JILL IS MY BEST FRIEND AND I KNOW NEONE RELATED TO HER WOULD NEVER EVER DO NETHING LIKE THIS EVR EVR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Brandi at April 24, 2006 06:54 PM (Ffvoi)
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Dammit,
That old fart is making us legitimate door
to door breast examiners look like a bunch
of perverts. What a chump!
Posted by: Dr Boobie at April 25, 2006 10:16 PM (UC0in)
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Breast sex ever! Now that's a retirement hobby I can get behind, or in front of. Good clean sex.
Posted by: sex machine at May 03, 2006 11:12 AM (xYcC2)
Scientists Smell Cow Manure
(Hays, Kansas) Researchers at Fort Hays State University are studying cow manure to determine what makes it stink. To determine the cause of the odor, Professor Ed Olmstead, cattle scientist John Jaeger and two students plan to sample manure deposits at a variety of feedlots and analyze the constituents.
It's believed that specific unpleasant elements can be identified and possibly eliminated to make cow flop smell as enjoyable as Irish Spring. Notably, Jaeger said it might be something in what the cows eat. I'm not a scientist, but I think Jaeger may be on to something.
Presumably, the researchers will incorporate results from studies of animals known not to produce foul smells. For example, the in-depth statistical data derived by mainstream media analyses of people who produce no foul-smelling effluent could be most beneficial. Consequently, a close examination of the manure from Cindy Sheehan and Hillary Clinton could likely yield important results. The consensus of the media is that their stuff doesn't stink.
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Yeah if they can just get the poop part out should be fine.
Posted by: Howie at April 12, 2006 08:37 PM (D3+20)
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Wow, this makes me so proud to say I went to Fort Hays State. The place is so boring all you do is drink and I guess now play with cow pies. Hey I guess if they get it right they can say "Come to Fort Hays State our sh*t don't stink!"
Posted by: bags75 at April 12, 2006 08:47 PM (1/GRb)
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No doubt millions of our tax dollars are going toward this effort.
And in other news, Congress has just approved a one billion dollar grant to reasearchers working to discover why water is wet...
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 13, 2006 06:30 AM (0yYS2)
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I love the smell of manure in the morning! it smells like ...
Posted by: hondo at April 13, 2006 08:45 AM (4mgfY)
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Yes Hondo? It smells like .... well let us know when you come up for air!
Posted by: Last word Larry at April 15, 2006 07:19 PM (FCC6c)
"Divorce Court" Judge Plays Race Card
It seems that playing the race card is just as popular as always. This week we had Cynthia McKinney and now Mablean.
Mablean Ephriam, television's "Divorce Court" judge, claims her firing by FOX was because of racial and ethnic issues. FOX stated that Ephriam wanted too much money and reportedly turned down a contract for $2 million a year.
Since FOX replaced Ephriam with ex-Ohio Judge Lynn Toler, also an African-American, her racism charge seems baseless. I suggest that she try claiming FOX is sexist.
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Nobody believes these bogus racism charges anymore. Ignore the stupid biatches. People like them is why I'm not a Liberal anymore.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 09, 2006 12:17 AM (8e/V4)
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A**holes, idiots and fools come in all colors, but you sure can't convince some people of that. Makes you wonder if it's self-loathing or an unusually high regard for themselves that makes them think others can't see past their skin color.
She'll find a lawyer who'll gleefully use it to sue on her behalf. Anything for a buck.
Posted by: Oyster at April 09, 2006 04:07 AM (YudAC)
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I think they've played this hand plumb out. It's time for a new deal.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 09, 2006 06:55 AM (0yYS2)
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Once again, the free market systen has spoken. Ephraim thought her services to Fox were worth more than 2 million a year. She was mistaken.
Posted by: Nightfighter at April 09, 2006 11:28 AM (k/2Hv)
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More of the usial lies by the liberal minority fools i guess their loking for JESSIE JACKASSON to get involved
Posted by: sandpiper at April 09, 2006 12:44 PM (XGDTE)
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As a presumed impartial, objective judge in the legal system, Mablean sure whipped out the race card with lightning speed. As such, one might believe that some of her judicial opinions were biased.
Posted by: Mike at April 09, 2006 05:17 PM (Kjxf6)
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Mike, that's probably why she's just a TV judge.
Posted by: Oyster at April 10, 2006 05:40 AM (YudAC)
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While I agree that the race card is used as the trump far too often, in this case I have to agree. Check out this article< http://eurweb.com/story/eur25782.cfm, for the complete story of what she said at the press conference. Often times, editorial "decisions” don’t allow for the full story to be told. I have searched the net and seen way to many versions of the same story where only one part of what the judge said during her conference was quoted. Her complete explanation, which breaks down her reasoning behind the accusation, was left out in almost every article I found.
In regard to Judge Toler being black, I wonder if she is fair skinned with good hair. Like it or not racism and intra-racism in the black community still exists. In our history, you once had the brown paper bag test. If you were darker that the paper bag and had curly - "nappy"- hair, you were considered less than other members of your race. And, although Jim Crow law refered to everyone with a drop of black blood as a n***a, if a choice was to be made of selecting one black over the other, the one with the fairer skin would be selected, unless of course it was field work.
I wrote all this to point out that the racism Judge Ephram described is still alive today and it is reflected in the unequal pay and ridiculous requests made by Fox as described by the judge in an article reporting the full story.
Ayana
Posted by: Ayana at April 10, 2006 06:33 AM (p2vSu)
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If you've never been discriminated against you certainly would feel that the race card no longer has basis. Although some may abuse it please know that racism in America is still alive.
Posted by: Jay at May 03, 2006 10:09 AM (Qa0Pn)
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If you have never been a victim of racism, if you you are not a "person of color," certainly you find it difficult to believe in the existence or reality of racism. If you could only walk in "our" shoes, you WOULD understand.
Italian Elections(Rome) This weekend, the Italians will be voting on a new Prime Minister. Consequently, the current officeholder, Silvio Berlusconi, has been colorfully campaigning for re-election.
[Berlusconi] has vowed to give up sex for the election, compared himself to Jesus and Napoleon, and admitted phoning late-night erotic chat lines. Nothing, it seems, is out of bounds for Silvio Berlusconi.
But yesterday the Italian Prime Minister, trailing in opinion polls before Sunday's vote, perhaps went a step too far when he suggested that left-wing voters were "dickheads."
Note that left-wing dickheads are not unique to Italian politics. They are known to reside throughout Europe and all other continents with a particularly prominent distribution on the seaboards of the Americas.
Posted by: jesusland joe at April 01, 2006 11:03 AM (rUyw4)
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You are SO on crack, Rusty. I'm straight, and I'd go for Angelina if the opportunity arose.
;-)
Posted by: sadie at April 01, 2006 04:01 PM (xV63t)
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Hey, pranks are all well and good until someone disses Angelina. Don't make me come over there...
Posted by: reverse_vampyr at April 02, 2006 01:00 AM (P8ALb)
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It's April 2nd and this is no joke:
This bed hopping tramp has kooties.
Every time I see a picture of Brad Pitt, heÂ’s scratching his privets.
As Patrick Henry once said “Price check on Vagisil…Vagisil”
Posted by: Brad at April 02, 2006 08:05 AM (BJYNn)
Fake Breasts Banned in Space(United Kingdom) Virgin Galactic is booking reservations for its inaugural flight into space -- scheduled for 2008. Consequently, measures have been established to assure safety including a ban on individuals with artificially augmented breasts.
Bosses fear the implants may expand and burst due to cabin pressure, according to The Sun.
More than 157 people have paid 115,000 British Pounds [about $200,000] each to travel into space on the Virgin Galactic space "shuttle."
Spokesman Will Whitehorn said: "We've discovered there may well be issues with breast augmentation.
"We're not sure whether they could stand the trip - they could well explode."
People with heart or circulation problems may also be ruled out.
It's not clear whether artificial penile augmentation will also be banned. However, one has to assume that any rejections of prospective passengers will be based entirely on the honor system. There must be a law that prevents spaceport screeners from searching for evidence of cosmetic surgery.
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No way. We need a law REQUIRING female space travelers to be screened for breast enhancements. In the open. In front of a web cam. So that more experienced, uh, screeners can observe remotely and comment, er, say something if they spot fake breasts.
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Of course, the prohibition will prevent some of the rich and famous celebrities from being space cadets actually in space.
Posted by: Mike at March 30, 2006 06:10 AM (KCwGv)
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How low is the cabin pressure in this thing going to go? If fluid filled implants are likely to explode, what about the person's organs?
Posted by: Graeme at March 30, 2006 06:41 AM (kQpJt)
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Mythbusters did this, and I think the result was that implants aren't a problem. The problem came from inflatable bra inserts...
Posted by: Robert Crawford at March 30, 2006 06:42 AM (n5eDP)
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Well, the story did generate a couple of days of publicity - didn't it?
Posted by: hondo at March 30, 2006 08:51 AM (StM4D)
6Mythbusters did this, and I think the result was that implants aren't a problem. The problem came from inflatable bra inserts...
I think they found that death would come long before the small inflation of the implant became a problem.
Posted by: Apesnake at March 30, 2006 12:57 PM (scKzN)
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Exploding boobs in hyperspace?........"Spock get up here on the flight deck immediately, something's bad wrong!".
Posted by: n.a. palm at March 30, 2006 12:58 PM (RwcIA)
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Perhaps there will be some adaptive technology. If one can afford $200,000 for the suborbital ride on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, then perhaps, some space medicine could come into 'play' prior to liftoff. After all, this is the 2nd Space Age.
Posted by: JackKennedy at March 30, 2006 07:11 PM (UHMzg)
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The breast implants expand and then explode? Here's a solution, make implants that are more durable that don't explode. That way there are bigger fake boobies in space!
Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at March 31, 2006 12:27 AM (3smJS)
Morrissey: Canada = Hitler
Former The Smiths frontman, Morrissey, equates Canada to Hitler. Killing baby seals, killing Jews....six of one, half a dozen of the other.
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Who in the hell is Morrissey, and who are The Smiths? I've heard of The Whites, but The Smiths, nah!
Posted by: jesusland joe at March 29, 2006 02:02 PM (rUyw4)
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Joe, you never heard of the Smiths? Yeesh, dude.
Looks like no one is safe from the Hitler label. Excuse me if the definition seems watered down these days.
Posted by: Oyster at March 29, 2006 02:27 PM (rGS2g)
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I do not understand why the world loves to kill those Jewish folks. Is it because they brought morality to the world? Perhaps, it is because they will not worship any false gods. Whatever it is, the world just can't seem to get enough of blowing up Jews. What a world.
Posted by: Leatherneck at March 29, 2006 02:45 PM (D2g/j)
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HaHa The Pogues were the best band of the 80s and everyone knows it. Morrisey is a f'in freak.
Posted by: joey jojo at March 29, 2006 04:51 PM (aBQ9h)
Posted by: hondo at March 29, 2006 05:12 PM (StM4D)
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hondo!!!!!! Where have you been? And I didn't either.
Posted by: jesusland joe at March 29, 2006 05:39 PM (rUyw4)
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JJ - Busy
Submitting retirement papers in a month - have 2 disability claims to prepare for DA/VA.
Posted by: hondo at March 29, 2006 05:43 PM (StM4D)
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Well, busy or not, I missed ya! And I don't think you saw that apology I made to you a few days ago. You sure do know those Euros, hondo. Haha!
Posted by: jesusland joe at March 29, 2006 06:32 PM (rUyw4)
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joey jojo: The Pogues best song EVER was "Dirty Old Town". I love that song.
Posted by: Oyster at March 29, 2006 07:43 PM (YudAC)
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Morrissey is Galic for sea shell. I thought you might want to know.
Posted by: Leatherneck at March 29, 2006 10:12 PM (D2g/j)
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Letherneck: My head is already crammed with enough useless information. Thanx a lot. Now I have to discard some other useless tidbit to fit that one in. ;-)
Posted by: Oyster at March 30, 2006 08:11 AM (rGS2g)
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Morresy is a idiot why dont he just get lost and SCREW GREENPEACE
Posted by: sandpiper at April 01, 2006 09:02 AM (uo3LX)
A Muslim couple in India have been told by local Islamic leaders that they must separate after the husband "divorced" his wife in his sleep.
The Press Trust of India said in a report published on Monday that Sohela Ansari had told friends that her husband Aftab had uttered the word "talaq" or divorce, three times in his sleep.
When local Islamic leaders heard about the incident, they said Aftab's words constituted a divorce under an Islamic procedure known as "triple talaq."
The couple, married for 11 years with three children, were told that they had to split.
The religious leaders ruled that if the couple wanted to remarry they would have to wait at least 100 days. Sohela would also have to marry another man, spend at least a night with him and be divorced by him.
So, in a nutshell, Aftab accidentally divorces his wife because he talks in his sleep, OR she made it up to get rid of him. Either way, I'm bewildered by the screwiness of the religion of peace.
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Don't you have to have two witnesses to it? Or have the rules changed again?
Posted by: Oyster at March 28, 2006 07:29 AM (YudAC)
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Oh those wacky, silly, nutty muslims. It's a good thing they are strictly peaceful, and not a threat to destroy the civilized world........
Posted by: n.a. palm at March 28, 2006 07:41 AM (EWjTF)
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I thought there had to be wittnesses for that. And the clerics won't let him take back his supposed words? Jerks.
Posted by: Palm boy at March 28, 2006 07:42 AM (mdXP5)
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That's what he gets for even uttering the divorce word. Shame be upon him. Next time, it's his head.
Posted by: thirdee at March 28, 2006 08:01 AM (UsDrv)
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So if they want to remarry, she first has to marry and be divorced by some other guy. I guess that's a convenient "c'mon dude, share the weatlth" rule that's been added on.
Posted by: Graeme at March 28, 2006 08:08 AM (+8oZx)
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I think the two witnesses thing is limited to rape - and victims and participants don't count.
Posted by: Insomniac at March 28, 2006 08:09 AM (IEpte)
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I guess it really is a matter of what rules one wants to apply. It appears that the Shia forbid it and the Sunni's say it's okey dokey. Some Sunnis even go so far as to say that you have to say it at different times, not all at once. Oh, and here's the big one; you're not allowed to do it while the wife is menstruating. WTF? Most countries have banned it, but India still allows it and much like fatwas you just go by whatever rule your Imam applies.
Sonds like the Democratic Party.
Posted by: Oyster at March 28, 2006 08:26 AM (V9juS)
Posted by: Oyster at March 28, 2006 08:27 AM (V9juS)
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This is insane. You should publish and read the whole article from aljazeera.net before misleading others. . Here is a copy from the article that no Muslim disagrees with.
"The law clearly says any action under compulsion or in a state of intoxication has no effect. The case of someone uttering something while asleep falls under this category and will have no impact whatsoever"
Zafarul-Islam Khan, Islamic scholar
Posted by: Mkahiel at March 28, 2006 08:42 AM (dTqnp)
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Mkahial,
Maybe you should learn to read. Clearly, Islamic scholars differ. It's so nice when Muslims drop by to inform us of what 'real' Islam is as opposed to Islam as it is practiced by others. How do we know which Islam is the 'real' Islam?
Anyway, I had a dream last night. First, I converted to Islam. Then, I became a Hindu. Then, I pissed on the Koran and burned it. Am I eligible for the death penalty or what?
Posted by: Rusty at March 28, 2006 09:04 AM (JQjhA)
Posted by: Oyster at March 28, 2006 11:26 AM (rGS2g)
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That pretending to be asleep and muttering “Divorce, Divorce, and Divorce” works ok in the Muslim world overseas. Here in the Ole USA it’s going to turn out different.
After throwing his wife and daughters out of the house, Iqbal wakes up the next morning to find a lawyer on his doorstep and an order for child support from the State. That night after the family moves back in, his wife smirks behind her birka as he once again talks in his sleep….”Yes dear” “Yes dear” “Yes dear.”
Posted by: Brad at March 28, 2006 12:01 PM (3OPZt)
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Anyone here old enough to remember way back in the old days of life in the United Syayes when one would have to move to Nevada for one month to establish residency to get a divorce ? Or when Catholics just did not get a divorce ? In my suburban grade school there were always one or 2 kids in each class that came from what were then called "broken homes"
Posted by: john Ryan at March 28, 2006 12:30 PM (GzwSF)
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Mkahial, did you know you guys worship a false moon god, and your boy Mo likes to get it on with little girls, cut peoples heads off, and steal things from folks?
ROPMA!
Posted by: Leatherneck at March 28, 2006 03:11 PM (D2g/j)
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Pretty cheap way to do it though...my divorce cost me a fortune. This 3 talaq thing could catch on.
Posted by: Jester at March 29, 2006 06:31 PM (TuAMG)
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LOL
It finally sank in. Women cannot get divorces, but the courts will take their word for it that their husbands talk in their sleep, and divorced them.
Posted by: Phillep at March 31, 2006 07:21 PM (Xg00m)
Do not laugh at this. I repeat: Do. Not. Laugh. At. This. 
Now my son and I can spend some really important quality time doing a six episode Star Wars marathon. IÂ’ll never have to explain Episode V and VI again! And no kid, those are my toys at grandmaÂ’s not yours.
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) A 76-year-old door-to-door illegal breast examiner, Philip Winikoff, was arrested for playing doctor and sexually assaulting women.
(Rome) This weekend, the Italians will be voting on a new Prime Minister. Consequently, the current officeholder, Silvio Berlusconi, has been colorfully campaigning for re-election.
(United Kingdom) Virgin Galactic is booking reservations for its inaugural flight into space -- scheduled for 2008. Consequently, measures have been established to assure safety including a ban on individuals with artificially augmented breasts.
