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Titanic II
I wonder how one can come to the conclusion that the USS Indianapolis is darker then the Bizmark or Titanic. I understand that people were being eaten left and right, but you figure on the other ships people died just as tragically. Differently, but still tragic. Hm, many versions of the Titanic story (I never knew about Ghost of the Abyss until this article), the Bizmark and so on, it sounds like he has an obsession with ships. I also looked up information on Avatar. It's going to be the same type of animation that Polar Express was. I'm very disappointed in this type of animation, looks unappealing to me.— May 2, 2008 11:56 a.m.
'Canes Breeds Fun
I'm happy Kim Deal formed The Breeders and was able to focus the majority of her attention on this group even through all the crap the Pixies went though.— April 30, 2008 11:39 a.m.
Fight Club
I'm very disappointed that you dignafied Karate Kid with a comment. (I'm raising both hands above my head and lifting one leg at you right now). Wax on, wax off.— April 29, 2008 11:01 p.m.
Cat Scratch Fever
Hmm, women driving with cats on their laps...there's a joke somewhere in there, but I won't go with it. But, I am sick of making an honest living while there are people out there making Donald Trump bank rolls for getting convicted of crimes they didn't commit. Sure, I can feel pity for someone who's served several YEARS for doing a crime they didn't do. I would even agree they should get some type of payment for this. But I want it to be reasonable. 10 years behind bars? 100 grand. 5 years? 50 grand. 9 months? 10 grand, if that. The payouts people sometimes receive in lawsuits are insane.— April 29, 2008 10:58 p.m.
Shark Sandwich
I saw a news segment on the shark attack where one of the reporters stated "we are still unaware of the sharks motives in this attack". ..........................What?— April 29, 2008 10:47 p.m.
They'd Think I Had 'Roid Rage
Whoa!! This guy is HUGE. I will stop taking vitamins right now. Really though, amazing.— April 20, 2008 1:41 p.m.
Talent Doesn't Equal Intelligence
Nelson is not the first high-profile public figure to question 9/11. In March 2006, actor Charlie Sheen voiced his doubts and was followed last year by his father Martin Sheen. Aside from celebrities - professors, scientists and other experts the world over have questioned the inconsistencies in the official story, and the topic was most recently even a subject of serious debate in the Japanese Parliament. In December, former Italian President Francesco Cossiga told Italy's most respected newspaper, Corriere della Sera, that the attacks were run by the CIA and Mossad and that this was common knowledge amongst global intelligence agencies. Former German Secretary of Defense Andreas von Bülow also went public in blaming American intelligence for instigating the attack. Nelson's country music contemporaries The Dixie Chicks were savaged by the establishment when they criticized the Bush administration shortly before the invasion of Iraq. It remains to be seen whether the corporate media will dare take on Nelson for his views or whether they will just try to ignore the story as happened with Martin Sheen. Even if they choose to ignore Nelson's comments, the power of the alternative media should organize now to get this story out.— April 15, 2008 10:20 a.m.
Talent Doesn't Equal Intelligence
Willie Nelson: Twin Towers Were Imploded On 9/11 American icon tells Alex Jones Show he questions official story Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Monday, February 4th, 2008 Straight talking American icon Willie Nelson today told a national radio show that he thought the twin towers were imploded like condemned Las Vegas casino buildings, as the country music superstar forcefully voiced his doubts about the official 9/11 story. Agreeing with host Alex Jones that he questioned the official story, Nelson elaborated, "I saw those towers fall and I've seen an implosion in Las Vegas - there's too much similarities between the two, and I saw a building fall that didn't get hit by nothing," added Nelson, referring to WTC Building 7 which collapsed in the late afternoon of September 11. "How naive are we - what do they think we'll go for?," asked Nelson, pointing out that his doubts began on the very day of 9/11. "I saw one fall and it was just so symmetrical, I said wait a minute I just saw that last week at the casino in Las Vegas and you see these implosions all the time and the next one fell and I said hell there's another one - and they're trying to tell me that an airplane did it and I can't go along with that," said Nelson. The former Highwayman, fresh from his appearance at this past weekend's superbowl, questioned why Afghanistan became an immediate target in the aftermath of 9/11 when the official story posited that mostly Saudi Arabians were responsible for the attack. "When I get hit I like to look around and see who did it before I start swinging at everybody in the room and that's kind of what we were doing," said Nelson, "We get hit over here and then next thing you know we're jumping on everybody in the town - so (if) we got hit from Saudi Arabia, I think we've got some questions that need to be answered from those folks," said Nelson. In light of his viewpoint, Nelson said that recent revelations concerning the impartiality of the 9/11 Commission and its close links with the White House did not surprise him. "What does it take for us to realize we're having the wool pulled over our eyes one more time?" he concluded.— April 15, 2008 10:19 a.m.
Incoming Text Alert: Happy Hour, going on…right now!
Hm...I use text messaging to contact my friends/family who also know how (and are willing to) use the feature, but for some reason I am still skeptical about giving out my cell phone number left and right to receive text updates and messages from businesses. I am signed up for text alerts from my credit monitoring company, and so far those haven't become annoying.— April 13, 2008 12:03 a.m.
Computers can now successfully Recognize Beauty in Women
I'd break my computers "face" if it didn't reply nicely to "mirror, mirror on the wall".— April 12, 2008 11:58 p.m.