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[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
OK, if you aren't watching this show, you're retarded. The second episode was pretty damn good.

I do think they tried to make Jesse into more of an underdog than he really was. He was 23-1 coming into the show and his last 5 fights were against some pretty respectable opponents.

Reid's record is also impressive, but there's quite a bit of padding in it. He's definitely fought a few pushovers, even later in his career.

And I think Ishe's getting scared. I'm starting to wonder if Hollywood really IS going to beat him.

Last night was a good episode.

I don't think Ishe's getting scared. I think he was thinking "team" before and now he's thinking about himself. Why should he fight now? If I were in his shoes, I would want to wait until the last few fights as well. It's not like he's going to get out of fighting. And I think there is some creative editing going on when it comes to his nervous looks. And he is way in Hollywood's head. There's no question about that.

I was sorry to see Reid go. I liked his style. I hope they don't foreshadow the outcome every episode by focusing so heavily on the soon-to-be loser's family. That fucking sucks.

Jesse's wife was fat and ugly. I can't believe they bring their kids to those fights and teach them how to scream "Hit him! Kill him! Yeah! Destroy, destroy, destroy!" Especially with the younger kids who are shown hiding their faces during and crying before the fights. Not healthy.

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[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
His comment after: "That guy's just bleeping crazy." Funny.

Keen observation.

What explains continued adulation of MJ? I can understand liking his music of years gone by, and even still liking it. But who are these worshippers? And how pathetic is your life if you still worship him enough to sit outside the courthouse or whatever and pray or hold signs or whatever, supporting him?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Keen observation.

What explains continued adulation of MJ? I can understand liking his music of years gone by, and even still liking it. But who are these worshippers? And how pathetic is your life if you still worship him enough to sit outside the courthouse or whatever and pray or hold signs or whatever, supporting him?

Are any of them from the US? Maybe GWNC should take this one.

TM

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I have little or no interest in motorcycles. However, I saw a cute curvy sportcar this morning on the way to work but couldn't tell if it was a Lexus or a Mercedes (or possibly something else, but I think the doohickey was a circle with angles in it, and Lexus/Mercedes are the only ones I can think of that have that). What was it? How much?

Definitely not a Mercedes if it was curvy. A Mercedes would be boxy. Did it look like this?

Base sticker is a way overpriced $63,575.00. If you add options, closer to 70. It's an old man's sports car. So is the CLK. Don't do it.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Definitely not a Mercedes if it was curvy. A Mercedes would be boxy. Did it look like this?

Prrrrro-maybe. I remember it being curvier, though. But it wasn't a convertible (or if it was, it was a hard top and the top was up) so I'm not sure.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Keen observation.

What explains continued adulation of MJ? I can understand liking his music of years gone by, and even still liking it. But who are these worshippers? And how pathetic is your life if you still worship him enough to sit outside the courthouse or whatever and pray or hold signs or whatever, supporting him?

They interview these people occasionally. It's surprising how many of them are still in their teens. One woman flew in from Germany and said she would stay until the end. Sick. I don't get it. I wouldn't stand outside of a courthouse for weeks for nobody - not even Brad.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Prrrrro-maybe. I remember it being curvier, though. But it wasn't a convertible (or if it was, it was a hard top and the top was up) so I'm not sure.

The top is hard, not cloth. When it's up it looks more like a bubble.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
...And I think there is some creative editing going on when it comes to his nervous looks...

You're right that there's some creative editing going on. It's classic Burnett. This is the guy who became THE master at editing TV shows in an attempt to thwart and throw off Survior Spoliers.

Because of that, I'm not buying into the underdog editing anymore. I'm going to look up the boxers and see what the deal is with them. Take a look at the middleweight ratings at this site and you'll see some familiar names.

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I can't believe they bring their kids to those fights and teach them how to scream "Hit him! Kill him! Yeah! Destroy, destroy, destroy!" Especially with the younger kids who are shown hiding their faces during and crying before the fights. Not healthy.

TM

Too true about the families. Do fighters typically bring their young children to their fights? I'm thinking they must not since most of these kids seem to be watching daddy fight for the first time.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
The top is hard, not cloth. When it's up it looks more like a bubble.

Hm. That looks more like it. No worries -- it's way too expensive and I think I'd look like an ass in a sports car.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
And how pathetic is your life if you still worship him enough to sit outside the courthouse or whatever and pray or hold signs or whatever, supporting him?

Stop picking on Liz. Finding paying work has been tough since she became a drug-addled overweight weirdo.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Keen observation.

What explains continued adulation of MJ? I can understand liking his music of years gone by, and even still liking it. But who are these worshippers? And how pathetic is your life if you still worship him enough to sit outside the courthouse or whatever and pray or hold signs or whatever, supporting him?

I wonder what it would take for one of these people to give up on their hero/idol/cult figure.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Are any of them from the US? Maybe GWNC should take this one.

TM

I don't think he has a particularly big following in Canada. Probably proportionately fewer than he has in the US.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Hm. That looks more like it. No worries -- it's way too expensive and I think I'd look like an ass in a sports car.

Maybe you could buy one, drive down to Mexico and come back hitched.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I don't think he has a particularly big following in Canada. Probably proportionately fewer than he has in the US.

I love the Martin Lawrence line on him.

"You know Michael's big. I mean I was talkin' to him once and he said, "Last week I was rockin' in Bucharest. How many other stars you know can say they were rockin' in Bucharest?"

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mariano Rivera fielded calls Thursday from worried friends and family after a rumor spread that he had been in a serious car accident.

"I received several calls, from friends and family, asking what happened to me. But I'm fine, I haven't had any accident," Rivera said.

"I have no idea how the rumor got started, I only know they killed me."

Rivera thinks the rumor might have been stemmed from the car accident Yankees' special adviser Reggie Jackson was in Friday. Jackson's SUV was struck from behind by a car driven by Miguel Angel Rivera, identified in some reports only as M. Rivera.


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