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Magic 8Baller 07-16-2003 12:36 PM

from the mount
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago

ANd I am a JEw.
My sources say no.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 07-16-2003 12:37 PM

Pot, Kettle?
 
Quote:

Originally posted by paigowprincess
You are now on a rest of the week visit to the land of Foof.

Ohhh, this is going to be SWEET! It's like "free shots" in the schoolyard. There's no defense.

And you can't respond, because if you do your "ignore list" becomes meaningless and everyone will know it.

SlaveNoMore 07-16-2003 12:43 PM

Pluck you
 
Quote:

Bad_Rich_Chic
Just because you've come to peace with the unibrow doesn't mean others should stop striving for a more evolved appearance.

It's the new style.

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/MoreInfo/...mg_ma/bert.jpg

DFH's_Shit_Shoveler 07-16-2003 12:45 PM

speaking of wackadoos
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Not to demolish my status as one of the people too smart to stick her nose into this one, but in fairness, Bilmore didn't equate the two, and never suggested that either comment was "appropriate", either in the first instance or in retaliation; he pointed out that some of the same people who freak out when righteously (and justifiably) trouncing someone's biggoted comments about Jews insist that sweeping stereotyping insults aimed at Christians or sects thereof are "funny," and that there is some obvious hypocracy there, no matter how much Thurgreed insists that "you people just have no sense of humor."

Jokes about individuals for things they actually did or said are clearly distinguishable, without commenting on their appropriateness.
Mercifully, Bilmore did not produce shit for an argument so I won't have to shovel it. Can we kill this now? This conversation is so yesterday.

Thanks for the mercifully short post, btw and fwiw and ymmv.

TexLex 07-16-2003 12:47 PM

Inmates
 
Judge Rules Against New York Vegan Inmates

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has refused to order New York City to provide vegan meals to prison inmates who say their Jewish beliefs forbid the unnecessary infliction of pain on animals, according to court papers released on Tuesday....

Sparklehorse 07-16-2003 12:58 PM

new Craig's List feature
 
In the unlikely event that you feel like you have not been exposed to enough ranting here in the past few days, Craig's List just created a new feature called Rants and Raves. It probably should just be called Rants. I spotted the word recockulous over there so maybe cross-fertilization is already in process.

blueballs 07-16-2003 01:02 PM

new Craig's List feature
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Craig's List I spotted the word recockulous over there so maybe cross-fertilization is already in process.
come on, you think this is the only site that coup d'skek posts on with an everchanging array of names?!? nttawwt.

Shape Shifter 07-16-2003 01:02 PM

speaking of wackadoos
 
Quote:

Originally posted by DFH's_Shit_Shoveler

This conversation is so yesterday.

Yesterday was a very hip day. Hip is trendy, which is as in as rain on your wedding day. Embrace it.

This thread, however, is dead. COntinue shoveling.

ABBAKiss 07-16-2003 01:11 PM

Beggars Don't Sock
 
Last night some guy chased after me for two blocks asking for my spare change. I ignored him, as I usually ignore people begging for money, but he kept tagging along, saying the usual things beggars say. Then he said, "Come on man. Look at me. I ain't got no socks!"

He had a good laugh with me when I stopped, turned around, pointed to my feet and said, "Well, crap, neither do I!"

Like he would buy socks with the 79 cents I may have had in my wallet. Right.

Austintatious 07-16-2003 01:13 PM

Online BAC Calculator
 
Here is an online blood alcohol content calculator you should bookmark.

According to the calculator, I was legally drunk in ALL states on Saturday night.

Sweet.

ATX

ltl/fb 07-16-2003 01:18 PM

speaking of wackadoos
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Not to demolish my status as one of the people too smart to stick her nose into this one, but in fairness, Bilmore didn't equate the two, and never suggested that either comment was "appropriate", either in the first instance or in retaliation; he pointed out that some of the same people who freak out when righteously (and justifiably) trouncing someone's biggoted comments about Jews insist that sweeping stereotyping insults aimed at Christians or sects thereof are "funny," and that there is some obvious hypocracy there, no matter how much Thurgreed insists that "you people just have no sense of humor."

Jokes about individuals for things they actually did or said are clearly distinguishable, without commenting on their appropriateness.
I disagree with your characterization of whether his comments suggested that, at the very least, the two comments were comparable. I agree that he didn't suggest that either was appropriate. He did then say something, and I would assume that if he were commenting negatively on other people's appropriateness, he wouldn't be making a comment he considered inappropriate on the very same day.

I was really initially just yanking his chain and trying to get him to see something from another person's perspective, which he said he was good at and Thurgreed isn't.

Anne Elk 07-16-2003 01:18 PM

PLF Translator -- In Stores Soon
 
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Originally posted by evenodds
Meowlingual will debut soon in Japan.

Japanese toymaker offers cat-language interpreter

TOKYO (AFP) - Takara Co. of Japan will launch a device that translates cats' meows into human speech in November after the smash-hit dog-language electronic interpreter Bowlingual, a spokeswoman said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...hnology_takara
And the Bowlingual will be available in the US in August. Pre-order yours here.
(I wonder if it works during doggie dreams.)

str8outavannuys 07-16-2003 01:21 PM

Lamentations
 
Quote:

Originally posted by evenodds
It's just so meta.
Meta is so 1996, at least it is for me, as that's when I worked for a company with "Meta" in the title. Can't we try to be a little post-modern around here?

Sidd Finch 07-16-2003 01:22 PM

Online BAC Calculator
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Austintatious
According to the calculator, I was legally drunk in ALL states on Saturday night.

Sweet.
I'm sorry, but if you actually remember the amount of alcohol in fluid ounces that you consumed, and the time it took you to consume them, then you were not nearly drunk enough.

Sidd(gave my body to science for the weekend)Finch

Aloha Mr. Learned Hand 07-16-2003 01:23 PM

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

Quote re: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and its role in promoting acceptance of gay men among the masses.

YET

EVEN

MORE

SPOILER

SPACE

Good points, and I think you're right. The "Fab 5" are a little over the top at times, but each seem to be genuinely likeable people (one's from Chicago I think). Liking someone for who they are rather than focusing on who they're in bed with is the way to acceptance.

They certainly won over Butch, who turned out to be a nice, sensitive artist trapped in the body of an axe murderer... The guy's place was horrible (one called it a "crack den") and they really made him and his place presentable. And like I said, I picked up a couple of grooming/fashion tips and product suggestions I intend to try out.

Aside from the show itself, what I was particularly struck by, and not in a bad way, was the commercials. Bravo is definitely targeting gay viewers, between this show and the upcoming "Boy meets Boy". Looks like they're putting more fun in their schedule rather than being known as the arts and high culture channel... Also, did you see the Orbitz ad for Orbitz.com/gaytravel with the pseudo-"Thunderbirds" puppets?? Pretty daring even for these times, but certainly not unwelcome.


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