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Slim Whitman, RIP
I grew up watching commercials of Slim and being not quite sure what exactly to make of him , even though I liked the sounds of his records. At any rate, he's part of the cultural landscape and he'll be missed.
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posted to MetaFilter by jonmc
at 8:13 PM on June 19, 2013
Talking Famous Female Suicide: The Right, Wrong, and Vice Way
I kind of find the praise for VICE from some odd. At best they are occasionally amusing, and I'm usually a fan of un-PC stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by jonmc
at 1:11 PM on June 19, 2013
They're going to go "white middle class feminists are stupid, let's go to Hooters and have a good time!"
No. Nobody goes to Hooters for a good time, unless they're idiots. The wings suck and there's no actual nudity, so it's a ripoff.
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at 5:00 PM on June 19, 2013
The chickenhawk phenomenon explained
My dad was drafted in 1965, before the lottery and sent to Vietnam. He was stationed in a combat zone, but thankfully never got his CIB. His politics have always been middel-of-the-road going slightly to the left or right with the times. FWIW.
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at 9:17 AM on June 17, 2013
Go nuts for
I've heard about it, but sadly have yet to try one.
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at 12:09 PM on June 15, 2013
Bring me One, Pinky.
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at 6:59 PM on June 15, 2013
we'll negotiate.
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at 7:04 PM on June 15, 2013
His final words were "Set me free."
The term "mixed feelings," is probably the ultimate cliche, but it describes what I'm having here. Like most people, I sympathize much more with Van Poyck's victim than I do with him, but I can't deny that 25 years in solitary sounds excessive.
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at 4:51 PM on June 13, 2013
Armed With Antique Clothes and a Bike
For some reason, the older I get, the more I aspire to glamour.
Really? The older I get, the less I care what people think about how I look and the less effort i want to expend on it.
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at 5:47 PM on June 11, 2013
I didn't say I care about what other people think. It's for my pleasure.
I can dig that. It's more the amount of effort that fucks with my head. As a t-shirt I once saw said "I'm awake and dressed, what more do you want?"
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at 8:01 PM on June 11, 2013
They think he's a righteous dude.
Like most of John Hughes' movies (except Dutch), It hasnt aged well.
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at 10:51 AM on June 11, 2013
I liked Dutch. The rest of his stuff just reeks of the 80s to me.
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at 11:05 AM on June 11, 2013
Actually, movies like Rivers Edge (murder notwithstanding) Over The Edge, Fast Times at Ridge ont High, and later stuff like Clerks much more actually captured the time, IMHO.
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at 12:17 PM on June 11, 2013
Fast Times at Ridgemont High actually nails it better than FBDO seem to. It's funny and escapist, but more realistic in that everyone's pessimistic about the future and everyone has a job, which none of the kids in FBDO. Plus there's topless Phoebe Cates and the famous bathroom scene.
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at 1:15 PM on June 11, 2013
Maryr: I meant that parts of it were escapist (like most of Spicoli's scenes), but that it was actually FAR more realistic than most teen flicks. Chalk it up to awkward phrasing.
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at 2:49 PM on June 11, 2013
*learns about Cuba*
*has some pizza*
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at 2:51 PM on June 11, 2013
Wherever I go in the world, people think the real scene is elsewhere
To quote another great teen flick:
"Well, all I'm saying is that I want to look back and say that I did I the best I could while I was stuck in this place. Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place..."
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at 5:32 PM on June 11, 2013
Your Parents Were Listening To This
1. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon and Garfunkel
Yeah, I could believe that.
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at 9:17 AM on June 10, 2013
"When I See You Smile" by Bad English. I've never heard of the song.
Mullet-rock makeout song. OK for what it is. Features John Waite ("Missing You") and Jonathan Cain from Journey.
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at 9:40 AM on June 10, 2013
Not a cheery indicator
We won't have true integration till they put regular Cheerios and Honey Nut in the same box.
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at 8:02 AM on June 7, 2013
Chillin' The Most
Two Words: JUGGALO CRUISE!!!
*waits for $$ to roll in*
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at 7:57 AM on June 6, 2013
I'm trying to imagine a Smiths cruise, but keep getting stalled at the vision of vegan buffets and everyone getting mopey and throwing themselves overboard.
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at 9:32 AM on June 6, 2013
I did read about Styx playing a cruise ship and if I was a passenger and they didn't play "Come Sail Away," as we disembarked, I'd ask for my money back.
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at 9:35 AM on June 6, 2013
Gallant was a boring prissy stiff.
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at 10:43 AM on June 6, 2013
Bon Jovi was the opening act at my first concert. Scorpions were the headliners. It rocked. The rough looking dude next to us bummed my lighter to fire up a joint but didn't offer me a hit.
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at 5:09 PM on June 6, 2013
Disclosure
Cunnilingus IS dangerous. It's like being in the Mafia, one slip of the tongue and you're in deep shit.
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at 1:12 PM on June 6, 2013
(It's bad enough that I had to tell my mother what a wanker is last year. THAT was fun. Not.)
Well, not the literal meaning. But the figurative meaning, I'm sure she undertands.
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at 4:51 PM on June 6, 2013
