A Black Hole of Happiness

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Whatever day. Like I'm supposed to keep my days straight*. Every day other than yesterday is now classified to me as Not-The-Day-I-Saw-Crowded-House-At-Troubadour.



*I'm not a bi.

How many tickets did you end up with?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Well, lots of us white people don't have it staring us in the face too much -- especially if (like me) we grew up in areas that were de facto segregated or had a tiny minority population. [But then I joined the Army, moved South, etc.]

I was also struck by the split reaction to the verdict -- reflecting very different perceptions on that "reality." I too was at work when it was announced. TV on in the conference room, crowded with people. Every black person in the room (at that firm, in that office, at that time -- they were all staff) cheered, celebrated, or otherwise expressed satisfaction. Every white person in the room (lawyers and staff) just turned around and left.

If that verdict was useful for anything, it was for the lesson that the quality of "justice" you receive is even more about money than race.

S_A_M

Interesting. I guess you didn't watch the riots sparked by the Rodney King beating and verdict? Guess your tv was at the shop.

What amazes me is that so many white people still think that black people were happy for OJ. When really, most black people I know thought that OJ was an asshole who wanted to leap back into the arms of a community he had rejected, once he got into trouble. (Hard to blame him for that when every white person he wasn't paying ran in the exact opposite direction of him when for so long he was considered "one of the good ones,"* but I digress.)

Black people were expressing satisfaction over the fact that the system was finally worked by a black man in his favor. Not too many examples of that throughout history. I must admit that it was somewhat satisfying watching white people react and say shit like, "Where's the justice?!?" between tears. As I've said over and over again, where were these tears for all times a black man has been falsely accused? Where was the outrage over the woman who drowned her kids, said a black man took them and subjected a whole community to an overzealous police force? Since we had to suck up the old, "the system isn't perfect" crap for so many years, it was nice seeing those words shoved right back down their throats. That really has nothing to do with the fact that OJ got away with it. It's a "I guess you see what we've been dealing with" moment.

To this day, I don't understand why so many people were so upset about this particular murder and verdict. No one gave a shit about her before she was killed. Why is she more important than anyone else that gets murdered by an ex? But again, that is neither here nor there, I guess.

And I take your point about money, but that only applies when people have money. When you don't have money (and sometimes, even when you do), you are at the mercy of a panel of people with internalized stereotypes, fears and assumptions that influence the outcomes of trials all the time.

TM

*If you didn't know anything about his football career, he was that black guy who ran after Mr. Johnson at the airport bringing his bag to him, smiling the whole way.

[robustpuppy]

As has happened with several other shows, it took me three episodes* to get into Flight of the Conchords. Business Time had me in tears.

*I call this the Tootsie Pop rule.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Someone just told me that I'm likely to be gay or bisexual (and good at sports - yay!) because my ring finger is longer than my index finger. Apparently this is very peculiar for women, although the norm for straight men and means that I was exposed to a lot of testosterone in the womb. Anyone ever heard of this theory? I think it's a load of crap, but I googled it and there appear to be studies done on the subject.

Bottom line -- I really do have man-hands! Thank you, science.

I've got man hands too. I'm good at sports, but have no sexual interest in women. I'll have to check my SILs hands, she is the real athlete in the family (one of last players cut from the Women's Olympic Hockey team).

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
As has happened with several other shows, it took me three episodes* to get into Flight of the Conchords. Business Time had me in tears.

*I call this the Tootsie Pop rule.

He-One, he-two, he-three. Crunch.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
wrong finger. index and ring. get back to us.

Ah! I totally misread. My ring finger is longer than my index finger. Eerie!!!!!!!

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
The lengths of my fingers are apparently perfect for administering the shocker.

On Rescue Me they called this the Venus Flytrap or something like that.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Ah! I totally misread. My ring finger is longer than my index finger. Eerie!!!!!!!

It could be worse. You could have mistaken Morgan Fairchild for Morgan Freeman. Or "He-one, he-two, he-three. Crunch." for TM's blow job tips.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
It could be worse. You could have mistaken Morgan Fairchild for Morgan Freeman. Or "He-one, he-two, he-three. Crunch." for TM's blow job tips.

That's not a bj tip?

[barely_legal]

My new favorite show in the world is Rock of Love. I've never been a big Poison fan, but I can actually see why some of these crack-addled, stripper, porn-star wannabes want to be with Brett, where I could never really buy into Flavor of Love because it was so obvious that 90% of the women were repulsed by Flava Flav. Brett is a horndog but actually seems nice, somewhat intelligent and insightful. Oh, and at least one of the women on this show is definitely a transexual.

I had high hopes for Scott Baio is 45 and Single but I think Rock of Love is going to be better.

Thank God Bilmore isn't here to read this.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
It could be worse. You could have mistaken Morgan Fairchild for Morgan Freeman. Or "He-one, he-two, he-three. Crunch." for TM's blow job tips.

I have been asked to not only use my teeth but to "bite down hard at the base." I must admit it is oddly satisfying, apparently for both of us.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
To this day, I don't understand why so many people were so upset about this particular murder and verdict. No one gave a shit about her before she was killed. Why is she more important than anyone else that gets murdered by an ex? But again, that is neither here nor there, I guess.

This has always been the big mystery to me too about the OJ trial. I'm much more upset to hear about someone being exonerated after many years in prison for a crime they did not commit.

[dtb]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
* Acting like you can't wait to have it in your mouth, devouring it (without use of the teeth, of course) like you haven't eaten in days and this is the last morsel of food on earth is great.

* The key is to make it sound like you want it more than I do.

Acting? Like?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
That's not a bj tip?

Not one of TM's ... unless you want to be ridiculed behind your back.

[dtb]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Someone just told me that I'm likely to be gay or bisexual (and good at sports - yay!) because my ring finger is longer than my index finger. Apparently this is very peculiar for women, although the norm for straight men and means that I was exposed to a lot of testosterone in the womb. Anyone ever heard of this theory? I think it's a load of crap, but I googled it and there appear to be studies done on the subject.

Bottom line -- I really do have man-hands! Thank you, science.

What is on one hand, the ring finger is a lot shorter, but on the other hand, the index and ring fingers are almost the same length?

What then, Miss Smarty Hands?



ETA: Same is true for index and ring.


EATA: Misread about which finger, when longer, means you're gay.

I AM TOTALLY GAY!!!