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I prefer the more poetic "Panama City license plate" to tramp stamp.— November 29, 2011 11:12 a.m.
Top Ten "Turkey" Films to Help Combat the Effects of Drowsiness Brought on by the Tryptophan
I've got VHS. When you have as many kids as I do, you have to have both.— November 23, 2011 4:42 p.m.
Top Ten "Turkey" Films to Help Combat the Effects of Drowsiness Brought on by the Tryptophan
Speak no ill of PT&A. I'm going to have to run down to Kensington to get Johnny Guitar.— November 23, 2011 3:24 p.m.
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Brave
Pixar, you ignorant sluhhhh... artists. Why, why, why would you screw up the good thing you had going? Just as Disney shot themselves in the foot with a long list of animated movies featuring feminist daughters, overbearing and/or weak fathers, and straw man caricatures of masculinity, you, Pixar, were thrilling audiences with masculine heroes such as Woody and Buzz, Lightning McQueen, the Bug's Life ant, and Wall-E. And we loved it. Why mess with that? And by the way, many of your heroes learn from heroines - Wall-E from Eva, McQueen from that Porsche girl, Ed Asner from his dead wife in Up, the Ant from Ant Girl. It was all good. We had heroes and heroines in good measure. And we loved it. But no, you had to remake the same old Disney-esque crabby rebellious princess story. (And by the way, where's the heroism in being a teenage bitch?) Congratulations, Pixar, you've sold your soul to Disney and to a few old bitter feminists.— November 18, 2011 3:24 p.m.
Working the Alaska pipeline and Prudhoe Bay
I don't think Mr. Daugherty meant to uphold his lifestyle as an example to all men. He's simply telling us how it was in a remarkable time for our country in a remarkable place, the Alaskan frontier. You have to admit, the path he's walked is pretty unusual.— November 16, 2011 12:31 p.m.
All Free
If Svetlana's playing is half as pretty as she is, it should be a good show.— November 16, 2011 10:54 a.m.
Turn Signal: Holly Hofmann and Mike Wofford Turn Left
They seem like a great duo. But every time I heard about jazz flute, I start chuckling. Why? Ron Burgundy, that's why. I am Joaquin... another victim of pop culture poisoning.— November 15, 2011 11:41 a.m.
Kevin Harrington's Wounded Warrior Bike Ride from Montauk to San Diego Comes to An End!
So apparently, Kevin rode in a motor home instead of on his bike? Explain?— November 15, 2011 11:25 a.m.
Pop Quiz - Star Wars
The actor hasn't been born who would refuse to be part of a "never-ending cash-grab."— November 15, 2011 11:02 a.m.
Pop Quiz - Star Wars
G. His midi-chlorian count got so high that the force-chanelling microorganisms ate his face.— November 15, 2011 10:59 a.m.