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str8outavannuys · 06-26-2003, 02:30 PM

But not in prognostacating the results of American Juniors. Especially when two of them were capital-L Locks. But congrats to the five girls who made it through to the finals of AJ. The moral of the story is: white male children have no place in a kids' group. I predict that the band will consist of A.J. Melendez, Tori and Taylor Thompson, Catelyn Tarver and little Danielle whats-her-name. Which would make for a pretty strange dynamic indeed. Is AJ going to front the band, with his four bitches in back? I assumed they'd do something to guarantee a 2-3 split, but I have my serious doubts that either of the two male african-american children will get there. Especially the one who's gayer than gay. (not because he's gay, but because he's not that good a singer).

That said, I am shocked, SHOCKED, that heartthrob Canyon Grove is out. My theory of who is watching and voting (girls aged 8-14) seems to be right, as 5 girls advanced. The fact that these girls didn't heart Canyon surprises the fuck out of me. I guess I'm not in touch with my inner tweener chick.

Of course, I watched it on TiVo because I was at the LA opening night of "Gigantic, a Tale of Two Johns." A dorkier LA crowd you'd be hard pressed to find. Great movie for TMBG fans, less great for those who don't like the band, I suspect.

Oh and Paigow, please edit your signature? Please?
Thank you.
Str8.

ThrashersFan · 06-26-2003, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by andViolins
From the No-Brainer Dept.

Jury finds 'windshield death' defendant guilty

http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/06/26/wi...ath/index.html

aV

Her attorney put on no defense at all. One freaking witness and all he says is that Biggs was prolly unconscious when he hit the windshield and thus would not be moaning in agony while he died in her fucking windshield? No evidence to make this killer appear human? What about her mental state what with the drugs and all? Don't get me wrong, this trainwreck of a person deserves to do some jail time but her lawyers sucked.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 06-26-2003, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
And I knew the Simpsons live in Springfiled. That is pretty unfunny and unwitty bc it is so unoriginal.

The joke goes beyond the fact that they are from Springfield, which is highlighted by your "i'm guessing not springfield, va"

Not Bob · 06-26-2003, 02:39 PM

A friend of a friend is a consultant working as an independant contractor in Grey Davis Land, and is thinking about whether to incorporate his little one man bidness.

If any California lawyers would like to give free advice to me, so that I can pass along said anonymous free advice to the FoF, please email me at notabob_99@yahoo.com.

Thank you. Please resume your regularly scheduled carping and elitist beer snobbery.

purse junkie · 06-26-2003, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
Her attorney put on no defense at all. One freaking witness and all he says is that Biggs was prolly unconscious when he hit the windshield and thus would not be moaning in agony while he died in her fucking windshield? No evidence to make this killer appear human? What about her mental state what with the drugs and all? Don't get me wrong, this trainwreck of a person deserves to do some jail time but her lawyers sucked.

True. But there's not much of a sympathetic mental state defense you can make out of "Holy crap! I hit a guy! And I might get busted for drugs if I get caught!"

NotFromHere · 06-26-2003, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by purse junkie
True. But there's not much of a sympathetic mental state defense you can make out of "Holy crap! I hit a guy! And I might get busted for drugs if I get caught!"

So I'd better drive home with this guy on my windsheild and hope no one sees me. What? How do you drive with a person on your windsheild? I have a hard enough time just with bug death on the windsheild.

ThrashersFan · 06-26-2003, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by purse junkie
True. But there's not much of a sympathetic mental state defense you can make out of "Holy crap! I hit a guy! And I might get busted for drugs if I get caught!"

But the drug use coulda got it knocked to manslaughter. [deletion of analysis of case, charges, etc.] Fuck, I need a life.

purse junkie · 06-26-2003, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
But the drug use coulda got it knocked to manslaughter. [deletion of analysis of case, charges, etc.] Fuck, I need a life.

This is why I could not be a good criminal defense lawyer. I would just stare at my new client in disbelief and say "I can't believe you're so freakin' stupid. You should be locked up for longer on the grounds of being a moron."

My attitude probably wouldn't help her much with a jury.

notcasesensitive · 06-26-2003, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
The more serious problem with SATC was put far more succinctly on the Stalin Board by an angry young man whose name now eludes me, and it goes like this: "Roger Daltrey with tits." That, and I haven't wanted to nail Kim Cattrall since "Mannekin"; Cynthia Nixon is just plain funny looking, though probably a nice person; and Kristin Davis, while very pretty, turns me off because her character is annoying and unappealling.

Finally, there is a gaping plot hole in SATC. None of these women, if they existed in real life, would be friends with each other. They would never meet at the coffee shop, never call each other on the phone. It's glaringly obvious.

Not true. Charlotte and Samantha would never be friends (and the tension there is portrayed on the show). Carrie could most likely be friends with all the others (which is why she works as the main character). I doubt she would talk about the same things with Charlotte that she does with Sam tho. Miranda and Samantha would be friendly acquaintances. I have a circle of girlfriends who are somewhat similar in their dissimilarity. It is doubtful they would all do everythign together, but an occasional group outing of various friends and friends-of-friends is quite possible...

What was someone saying about getting a life? I'll have to look into that...

ThrashersFan · 06-26-2003, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by purse junkie
This is why I could not be a good criminal defense lawyer. I would just stare at my new client in disbelief and say "I can't believe you're so freakin' stupid. You should be locked up for longer on the grounds of being a moron."

My attitude probably wouldn't help her much with a jury.

You and me both. I was a prosecutor before I followed my true calling into corporate/transactional booshit and the defense lawyers always intrigued me. In school I clerked for a judge and we had 2 capital murder cases. I don't know how defense attorneys do it. I remember when I was clerking this one child molestor who was sooooo guilty that I stopped watching the trial after the first break. I know the blather about everyone being entitled to a defense, but I think I would "serve fries with that" before I got into that area of the law. But hey, someone has to do it I guess so I do give some props to my homies in the criminal defense world.

greatwhitenorthchick · 06-26-2003, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch .

Finally, there is a gaping plot hole in SATC. None of these women, if they existed in real life, would be friends with each other. They would never meet at the coffee shop, never call each other on the phone. It's glaringly obvious.

I think you are reading it wrong. There is a glue character (Carrie) and the others stick to her and know each other because of her. That happens fairly often. I have a glue like friend and I know some people through her that I would never be friends with otherwise. I also act as glue for some other friendships that would never otherwise happen (law school friends and friends from murky youth that don't have anything in common but get along reasonably well.)

I can't stand any of the characters on the show though. I watched up until (I think) the third season. Then it began to bug me.

Atticus Grinch · 06-26-2003, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Not true. Charlotte and Samantha would never be friends (and the tension there is portrayed on the show). Carrie could most likely be friends with all the others (which is why she works as the main character).

I can see Carrie being friends with Samantha (though explain how that got to be a deep, meet twice a week friendship, given Samantha and the age difference), and maybe Miranda (though every sitcom throws the "high-powered downtown lawyer" character into the mix without ever giving a glimpse of how, as a practical matter, it's difficult for a high-powered downtown lawyer to participate in the fun, telegenic activities required by sitcom formulas, like meeting for a lunch date without rescheduling five times).

Not Charlotte, though. If Charlotte and Carrie were college roommates, they might have had some awkward conversations, found they had no worldview or priorities in common, and that would have been it.

Then again, I was always the guy wondering what the fuck Elaine was doing spending time with George and Kramer.

06-26-2003, 03:15 PM

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
But not in prognostacating the results of American Juniors. Especially when two of them were capital-L Locks. But congrats to the five girls who made it through to the finals of AJ. The moral of the story is: white male children have no place in a kids' group. I predict that the band will consist of A.J. Melendez, Tori and Taylor Thompson, Catelyn Tarver and little Danielle whats-her-name. Which would make for a pretty strange dynamic indeed. Is AJ going to front the band, with his four bitches in back? I assumed they'd do something to guarantee a 2-3 split, but I have my serious doubts that either of the two male african-american children will get there. Especially the one who's gayer than gay. (not because he's gay, but because he's not that good a singer).

That said, I am shocked, SHOCKED, that heartthrob Canyon Grove is out. My theory of who is watching and voting (girls aged 8-14) seems to be right, as 5 girls advanced. The fact that these girls didn't heart Canyon surprises the fuck out of me. I guess I'm not in touch with my inner tweener chick.

Of course, I watched it on TiVo because I was at the LA opening night of "Gigantic, a Tale of Two Johns." A dorkier LA crowd you'd be hard pressed to find. Great movie for TMBG fans, less great for those who don't like the band, I suspect.

Oh and Paigow, please edit your signature? Please?
Thank you.
Str8.

Is Canyon Grove the name of a child or a street in the Hollywood Hills? That may be the worst bullshit name I have ever heard. It's beyond Nanny Diaries.

ANd I think I made the point about the quotes, so I am changing it. The movie quote in signauture was so March 2003, as originated by moi, but I guess its making a comeback.

bilmore · 06-26-2003, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I know the blather about everyone being entitled to a defense, but I think I would "serve fries with that" before I got into that area of the law. But hey, someone has to do it I guess so I do give some props to my homies in the criminal defense world.

My decision to leave that part of our world very closely followed my successful motion-based defense of two kiddie porn traders. I was just fine getting drunks off, but that experience sort of chilled my fun.

Divorces and adoption fights were a breeze after that.

NotFromHere · 06-26-2003, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
Is Canyon Grove the name of a child or a street in the Hollywood Hills? That may be the worst bullshit name I have ever heard. It's beyond Nanny Diaries.

I knew a doctor named Dr. Sandy Shores. When he gave me his business card it took everything in my power not to ask him if his parents were stoners.