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Channel Surfer
Yesterday @ 2:04 pm
......But I say this of course because I am tall, young & have been said to have a body to die for.
So it works for me. To diss something because it is not age appropriate (or in some cases weight appropriate) for yourself is corny. Just because you cant personally see yourself in it doesn't make it a bad thing.
<br>Heh, the old "As a perfect [whatever] and those that that don't agree with me must not be" retort.
Austin16
30th October 2006 - 09:27 PM
I purely love this one from the Friday Night Lights episode thread: QUOTE as a film major that's had to work with insubordinate crews, I emphasized.
I would like to empathize with his need to emphasize, but I'm not sure what we're emphasizing.
Dane
30th October 2006 - 10:00 PM
Shouldn't it go more like this? QUOTE as a film major that's had to work with insubordinate crews, I emphasized.
Gatorbait
30th October 2006 - 10:18 PM
Here's a new one. From the "Dexter" thread: QUOTE ('Magwitch"+)
[snipped big quote]
And as an asexual misanthrope myself, I can can verify that what Dexter is going through makes perfect sense.
<br>Okay, then.
Austin16
30th October 2006 - 10:45 PM
Dexter is a sociopathic serial killer, right? And this guy finds that he makes perfect sense? Holy smokes.
Meglio
31st October 2006 - 03:08 AM
| QUOTE | as an asexual misanthrope
I know true asexuals exist, but reading self-descriptions like these just makes me think that the person simply can't get anyone to like them.
Some people on the Dexter thread seem to be determined to woobify him. The actor is fit and all, but good grief.
Enzed
31st October 2006 - 04:24 AM
QUOTE (Austin16+Oct 31 2006, 12:27 AM) I purely love this one from the Friday Night Lights episode thread: QUOTE as a film major that's had to work with insubordinate crews, I emphasized.
I would like to empathize with his need to emphasize, but I'm not sure what we're emphasizing. Maybe his crews were insubordinate because he couldn't distinguish basic words like "emphasized" from "empathized", I'm guessing. Just vomit.
Spike
3rd November 2006 - 08:07 AM
From the latest Top Chef episode thread:
| QUOTE | my coworkers call me "encyclopedia" because I have knowledge of a wide array of subjects: I worked in my dad's garage in my formative years, I served in the Army, I am a musician, I can sew my own clothes, I have been cooking since I was nine, I was a radio announcer, etc. Even though I am not that old, I just happen to have been exposed to a variety of things that many people wouldn't have.
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henry
3rd November 2006 - 08:17 AM
indigoblue
3rd November 2006 - 08:26 AM
But can you clog topless in a 28 room mansion whilst cooking squirrel for your American-Indian-always-mistaken-for-a-Mexican husband and driving your precious cheerleader daughter Liberty around to beauty pageants? Hmm? HMMM??
(I had to look that post up quickly to make sure it wasn't SquirrelyQ herself I was mocking. Phew!)
fofanna1
3rd November 2006 - 09:32 AM
| QUOTE | my coworkers call me "encyclopedia" because I have knowledge of a wide array of subjects: I worked in my dad's garage in my formative years, I served in the Army, I am a musician, I can sew my own clothes, I have been cooking since I was nine, I was a radio announcer, etc. Even though I am not that old, I just happen to have been exposed to a variety of things that many people wouldn't have.
Bite me.
Eris Rising
3rd November 2006 - 09:47 AM
Wow. I almost punched my screen, there.
Gracie
3rd November 2006 - 09:55 AM
Yeah, I bet "encyclopedia" isn't the only thing his coworkers call him.
fritosman
3rd November 2006 - 09:57 AM
Since when encyclopedias sew their own clothes?
cassandra
3rd November 2006 - 10:15 AM
| QUOTE | I have been cooking since I was nine
<br>That's the funniest part to me. Having to claim a basic life skill as something that distinguishes you from your peers is hilarious. Like saying, "I've been washing my hands since I was four" or "I've been brushing my teeth since I was two, which is a rare life experience."
La G
3rd November 2006 - 10:19 AM
QUOTE (cassandra+Nov 3 2006, 06:15 PM) | QUOTE | I have been cooking since I was nine
<br>That's the funniest part to me. Having to claim a basic life skill as something that distinguishes you from your peers is hilarious. Like saying, "I've been washing my hands since I was four" or "I've been brushing my teeth since I was two, which is a rare life experience." Also, why isn't it ready yet?
Ms. Kubelik
10th November 2006 - 01:21 PM
This is from the Piz character thread on the VM boards. I can't believe someone actually used this "As an.." seriously.
| QUOTE | As an unattainable girl, I find Piz's antics annoying. Regardless of gender, there's nothing more unbelievably unattractive than someone who gets all: "oh, woe is me, why won't you love me!?"
O RLY? Well, as a former Miss Turnstiles of the Month, I can say that Chris Lowell is a really cute guy and I'd hit it, no question. Some of the rabid L/V shippers on that board scare me.
no no no
10th November 2006 - 01:25 PM
| QUOTE | As an unattainable girl
How humble!
bayside_tiger
10th November 2006 - 02:15 PM
QUOTE (Ms. Kubelik+Nov 10 2006, 01:21 PM) Some of the rabid L/V shippers on that board scare me. Only some??
slaphappy
10th November 2006 - 05:01 PM
| QUOTE | As an unattainable girl
<br>Sure you are, honey. Sure you are.
ladybug
10th November 2006 - 05:03 PM
Is she on house arrest?
bellyache
11th November 2006 - 10:57 AM
Oprah thread:
| QUOTE |
kelkon
Fanatic
<snip>
It was actually a pretty interesting show, though I must confess I was in and out of the room, so I may have missed a few things. And color me cynical, but I was a teen once, and I know how hyper-dramatic high-schoolers can get...
<br>As someone who is an adult now, I must confess I too was once a teen. 
Spike
15th November 2006 - 01:54 PM
From the Nip/Tuck thread:
| QUOTE | After watching the entire series of Oz multiple times, I feel I am an expert in the field of prison 'romances'
Eris Rising
15th November 2006 - 02:07 PM
QUOTE (Spike+Nov 15 2006, 01:54 PM) From the Nip/Tuck thread: QUOTE After watching the entire series of Oz multiple times, I feel I am an expert in the field of prison 'romances' WOW. Best one ever. "As someone who has watched ER numerous times, I feel I am an expert in medicine" "As someone who has watched NYPD Blue numerous times, I feel I am an expert in police work" "As someone who has watched Num3rs numerous times, I feel I am an expert mathematician"
buffyvol
15th November 2006 - 02:17 PM
"As someone who's watched Porn numerous times, I feel I'm an expert......Oh! Wait!"
MickiRae
15th November 2006 - 03:22 PM
I'm sorry, but for me, wilting will always own this thread.
And my heart. :::sniff:::
redbeans
18th November 2006 - 12:03 PM
| QUOTE | KatalynJ
Fanatic
Today @ 12:16 pm
Email · Report · Post #471
I used to teach assertiveness training and this whole interaction just makes me cringe. House telling Wilson to go to the casino while he talks to Gabe because he doesn't want to break their friendship entirely reminds me of a guy who beats up his wife and then brings her flowers because he’s really, really sorry and he loves her.
<br>Shut up, you pompous cow.
Gracie
20th November 2006 - 08:50 AM
As a professional forum poster:
| QUOTE | ubikk
Channel Surfer
Yesterday @ 10:55 am
I tried to upload a photo to my profie,but it says that this ability has not been enabled. So, I went immediately to the help section and checked information on profiles and control panel here:
http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/in...DE=01&HID=4
and there is no explanation indicating when or how the photo part of the profile gets activated.
Also, Can someone clarify a question: It says in the FAQ that we are encouraged to start threads on specific episodes. Does that include episodes for shows that are in the "other" category or only shows that have their own sub-forum?
For example: could I start a thread on last week's Dexter episode?
Thanks,
Ubikk.
P.S. As a person who has been posting on BBS's and forums for almost 20 years, and moderated (and still moderating) many discussion groups (including for giants like AOL-Compuserve), I find the rules for posting on this forum to be unusually confusing and complicated. I spent several days looking at your help and FAQ files before posting anything and I'm still confused about how, when to post.
Some areas of the forum is so enourmous, that it's unrealistic for your moderators to ask new people to "look through the whole forum" to find where some subject might have been discussed before, particularly when there are threads that are 200+ pages long.
This post has been edited by ubikk: Yesterday @ 11:05 am
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treehouse
20th November 2006 - 08:56 AM
Yes, but has that person won awards for it?
Gracie
20th November 2006 - 08:59 AM
They might win the award of being banned by Miss Alli; she replied (nicely, wtf) to all of those questions (so did several other posters) and ubikk won't let the Dexter issue go.
fofanna1
20th November 2006 - 10:19 AM
| QUOTE | Some areas of the forum is so enourmous
Not a former English major however.
Enzed
20th November 2006 - 11:16 AM
| QUOTE | Unraveled
Video Archivist
Today @ 1:46 pm Email · Report · Post #113
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Unraveled
Video Archivist
Today @ 1:46 pm Email · Report · Post #113
this is one of those strange and surreal television events that you can't really believe is happening...... In the end I think it's going to disappoint those looking forward to it.
<br>I think this about sums up what I think about this "special." The hype leading up to it is amazing. With people contacting advertisers and how companies are reacting to it. I think that when the special does finally air, it's going to be boring. How many times is he going to say "hypothetically" and "if I did it"?
I get annoyed by how the justice system works in this country. (One of the many reasons I chose not to go law school.) I don't think the Browns/Goldmans deserve money per say, but I don't want OJ to be with any. I can relate as something not-so-similar happened to me, and I wished evil things on the other person.
I'm a huge advocate of first amendment rights. But I am glad to see advertisers refuse to sponsor this programming.
<br>The not-so-similar disclaimer doesn't make up for the fact that you're comparing the most prolific murders of the past few decades, not to mention the brutality, suffering and injustice associated with it, and claiming to "relate" to it??? WTF?
skittlebrau
20th November 2006 - 11:23 AM
| QUOTE | I don't think the Browns/Goldmans deserve money per say
<br>Well, good for you, sweetie, but the judicial system disagrees with you since the Browns/Goldmans won a civil suit and therefore legally are still OWED money... but nice use of "per se".
no no no
20th November 2006 - 01:27 PM
| QUOTE | I can relate as something not-so-similar happened to me, and I wished evil things on the other person.
Based on this sentence alone, I could have sworn this was a wilting hearth post.
henry
20th November 2006 - 01:51 PM
QUOTE (fofanna1+Nov 20 2006, 01:19 PM) | QUOTE | Some areas of the forum is so enourmous
Not a former English major however. don't be silly, that is the Canadian way of spelling it.
fofanna1
20th November 2006 - 03:54 PM
But, but, but, what about "some areas is"? Are you going to tell me that's the new Canadian grammar?
henry
20th November 2006 - 04:42 PM
QUOTE (fofanna1+Nov 20 2006, 06:54 PM) But, but, but, what about "some areas is"? Are you going to tell me that's the new Canadian grammar? uh, that's "grammouar"
Magpie
20th November 2006 - 05:07 PM
ubikk is heading into "Smell Ya Later" territory here, but I do like the way our professional forum poster now lets us know he has other qualifications (former owner of unheated Gremlin). I'm thinking that will surely show Miss Alli and the gang the error of their ways! QUOTE ubikk Channel Surfer Today @ 6:24 pm Report · Post #3743 QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | ubikk
Channel Surfer
Today @ 6:24 pm
Report · Post #3743
As stated above, we don't have the capacity to create a subforum for every show on television, and we don't want to make people sift through several hundred pages of threads owing to each episode of each unrecapped show having its own thread. THAT would be unwieldy.
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How about subforums by network for "miscellaneous" shows? That seems like a decent compromise.
| QUOTE | Put it this way: The Dancing With The Stars people have made it through three seasons with one thread.
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I made it through three years of college driving an AMC Gremlin with no heat in the winter. Doesn't mean everyone else should have to.
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puretrash
20th November 2006 - 05:16 PM
God, shut up already. There's absolutely no reason to have individual episode threads for basement thread shows. I can't believe this poster has gotten two(!) fair responses from Alli, but he/she is still pushing.
skittlebrau
20th November 2006 - 06:22 PM
Jesus God in Heaven, you'd think there were no other message boards about television anywhere. Nut up and start your own forum if it's that big a deal, Mr. Web Community!
notime
20th November 2006 - 08:47 PM
What is he even asking for with "sub-forums by network"?
p2c2e
20th November 2006 - 08:50 PM
I think that there would be literally a place where you could open a thread for any episode that aired on that network because that would be so much less unwieldly!
Possalaqua
20th November 2006 - 09:19 PM
From the Aiken/Ripa kerfuffle:
| QUOTE | Vickilyn
Couch Potato
Yesterday @ 9:58 pm Email · Report · Post #13576
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Vickilyn
Couch Potato
Yesterday @ 9:58 pm Email · Report · Post #13576
He has murdered one in the past, maybe he is afraid the cat's ghost will come back and haunt him.
<br>As someone who has accidentally killed a pet, and been traumatized by it, I don't find this even remotely funny.
Come on Vickilyn, it is sort of funny. I mean, what other explanation is there for killing a cat and then becoming afraid of them?
notime
20th November 2006 - 09:24 PM
Yeah, it's a little funny. Not that her pet died, but, yeah, it's a little funny.
ActonBell
20th November 2006 - 09:31 PM
| QUOTE | I mean, what other explanation is there for killing a cat and then becoming afraid of them?
<br>There really isn't any other good explanation for Clay's cat issues, aside from some kind of catchall "that boy ain't right" one. At least it's a little bit funny.
Larry Dallas
20th November 2006 - 09:43 PM
QUOTE (Possalaqua+Nov 20 2006, 09:19 PM) From the Aiken/Ripa kerfuffle:
| QUOTE | Vickilyn
Couch Potato
Yesterday @ 9:58 pm Email · Report · Post #13576
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Vickilyn
Couch Potato
Yesterday @ 9:58 pm Email · Report · Post #13576
He has murdered one in the past, maybe he is afraid the cat's ghost will come back and haunt him.
<br>As someone who has accidentally killed a pet, and been traumatized by it, I don't find this even remotely funny.
Come on Vickilyn, it is sort of funny. I mean, what other explanation is there for killing a cat and then becoming afraid of them? Posts like that drive me nuts. Ok, Vickilyn, you didn't find it funny because of some personal tragedy. But that's your issue. Are we supposed to refrain from posting anything that might conceivably offend someone out there who has some obscure personal reason to be pissed? Fine, you're hurt by that memory. Just shut up and have a drink; don't post about it to put a guilt trip on someone who made a perfectly normal joke.
As Miss Alli would say, "God."
henry
21st November 2006 - 04:52 AM
QUOTE andrabell
Just Tuned In
Nov 18, 2006 @ 6:40 pm Report · Post #12897
There is no way I'm going to read 860 pages of a thread. The forum that I'm a moderator on has an automatic purge feature. *hint hint* "As a moderator" shouldn't she know to read rules before posting?
L van Van
21st November 2006 - 06:28 AM
QUOTE (ActonBell+Nov 21 2006, 01:31 AM) There really isn't any other good explanation for Clay's cat issues, aside from some kind of catchall "that boy ain't right" one. I agree, and frankly, since Clay's the one who killed a cat, shouldn't the CATS be the ones to have issues with CLAY? Please join my new advocacy group, CACA: Cats Against Clay Aiken!
buffyvol
21st November 2006 - 07:30 AM
QUOTE (L Van Van+) Please join my new advocacy group, CACA: Cats Against Clay Aiken! That brings new meaning to ClayMates. Get it? Clay. Cats. Kitty Litter. Clay. I kill me!
max power
21st November 2006 - 10:38 AM
| QUOTE | Come on Vickilyn, it is sort of funny. I mean, what other explanation is there for killing a cat and then becoming afraid of them?
Not to mention that I believe the ghost thing is Clay's OWN explanation as to why he fears cats.
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Come on Vickilyn, it is sort of funny. I mean, what other explanation is there for killing a cat and then becoming afraid of them?
Not to mention that I believe the ghost thing is Clay's OWN explanation as to why he fears cats.
marlaas
Stalker
Today @ 7:10 am
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As someone who literally cried for several minutes after the Colts lost this Sunday and actually *feels* my blood pressure rise at the inevitable barrage of "maybe they're a lousy team after all and Peyton isn't THAT great a QB!" articles, I think I understand where you're coming from 
I don't think marlass actually has these feelings. She's just faking it for the Friday Night Lights crowd. If she's actually obsessed with the team to the point where she cries about it, then why does she not post at all in the NFL football forum?
redbeans
21st November 2006 - 11:08 AM
Maybe she tries, but gets too verklempt.
chiyo
21st November 2006 - 12:46 PM
There's no crying in football!
Eris Rising
25th November 2006 - 08:48 PM
This post is in no way out of line or obnoxious, but the "As a former" is too priceless to pass up.
| QUOTE | GeoBQn
Loyal Viewer
Nov 20, 2006 @ 6:30 pm
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I haven't been able to watch Fox Sunday night TV for a couple of weeks due to play rehearsal, so I was glad that the first FG episode I was able to watch was pretty enjoyable. I loved the Abstinence-Only speaker--I was in an anti-drug volunteer theatre group in high school and we tried very hard not to be like that. Too many good lines to remember. And the best use of comic timing ever:
Doug: Does this mean I get to see you naked?
Meg: Yeah!
Doug: All right!
[cut to Meg crying in the kitchen]
Lois: I'm sorry Doug dumped you.
Thank you, Family Guy, for playing on every girl's worst fear.
<br>It even got a couple of "A what again?" responses in the thread.
Mabel Dodge
25th November 2006 - 09:01 PM
| QUOTE | --I was in an anti-drug volunteer theatre group in high school
<br>Sorry, but as a theatre person myself, I can't quite understand all of these words in the same sentence.
Oh, alright, I'm in my thirties now and can understand better, but certainly not when I was actually in high school or as an undergraduate.
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Sorry, must have been the crowd I knew back then.
Eris Rising
25th November 2006 - 09:11 PM
I knew a couple of people in a group like that at my own school. They had their own show which was shown at some ungodly hour on public television.
Naturally, they were all on enough drugs to kill an ox.
Mabel Dodge
25th November 2006 - 09:20 PM
QUOTE Naturally, they were all on enough drugs to kill an ox. Or, perhaps enough to calm down the average ADD 8 year old? Sorry, that's just me projecting, yet again.
Eris Rising
25th November 2006 - 09:24 PM
No, no, that too.
notime
25th November 2006 - 11:27 PM
| QUOTE | --I was in an anti-drug volunteer theatre group in high school
Didn't the Upright Citizens Brigade do a skit about that once? Or maybe it was Mad TV. Either way, I had no idea that such a thing existed.
Enzed
27th November 2006 - 04:59 AM
I was just going to mention the same thing, notime. Mad TV did a regular skit like that a few years back. I think their group was called "The E-Racists" and and they would perform to groups like convicts in prison about not doing drugs, not being mean to people in wheelchairs etc. Of course it had the opposite effect. It was Will Sasso, Alex in a wheelchair, Phil Lamar and Nicole.
That was the first thing I thought of after reading that post.
algae429
27th November 2006 - 09:06 AM
[small voice]I was in an anti-drug volunteer theatre group in high school.[/small voice] And it was just as lame as you think. But I got the community service hours I needed and I got to leave classes to perform, so it was good.
Gracie
30th November 2006 - 05:23 AM
As the daughter of the guy who hung Truman Capote's banana bag after a whacky Hampton's weekend bender:
| QUOTE | angelingy
Couch Potato
Yesterday @ 10:23 pm
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I will make her hash, but I agree tortietat, I think I'll leave the skin out. And I would serve this dish to guests, why not?
I love Ina's laugh. I think it's one of the things that makes her real to me. When it's the real deal and not the TV laugh. I think when she laughs at Jeffery, it's real and not meant in any deragatory manner. I tease and taunt my SO, and that's a part of my loving *technique* -- be it as it may.
{On a side note* Truman Capote used to be a regular at Southampton Hospital when my father was a doc there. He (Dad) would complain that "that drunken bastard was wandering the halls again." Maybe he was grumpy that he wasn't invited to a Black and White Party....*heh*}
ninemonths, I've made the Chix w/biscuits three or four times. The son and the SO love it! And so do I, the flavor is so much more rich than any pot pie I have made before. And as Frankie Buttons has said, roast the chix early -- really, how long does it take to throw some olive oil and herbs on it and pop in the oven if you are at home? The biscuits don't take long either. It's worth the effort to be sure.
<br>That's the entire post in the Barefoot Contessa thread. Bolding mine.
fofanna1
30th November 2006 - 06:00 AM
I don't understand what being "a regular at Southampton Hospital" means - does Southampton Hospital have a drunk tank? Did Tru go there thinking it was a saloon? What? I hate when TMI is actually not enough information.
By the way, I've made Ina's chicken and biscuits recipe - it's really good.
dd86
24th December 2006 - 07:08 PM
So they did some singing on The Bold & the Beautiful the other day, and several fans, myself included, commented on how sweet the scene was and how nice it was to hear. And several of us didn't think it sounded bad (not that it was supposed to sound GREAT because the family is just a regular, albeit rich, family), and so we got this from TammiCee:
| QUOTE | I don't know what you all were hearing, but my ears were BLEEDING during the hideous singing around the unrehearsed piano playing. I realize that it was supposed to be haphazardly gathering around the piano for Christmas love, but you'd think that the actors would have practiced -- I could hardly stand the pain.
I am probably too critical -- I am a vocal music teacher -- but most of them had no idea of the tune of the song, the key was way too high for all to sing successfully, and someone was squealing nonsense notes at least an octave too high but not in any melody.
I was embarrased for the actors.
<br>Anna Yolei followed with:
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | I don't know what you all were hearing, but my ears were BLEEDING during the hideous singing around the unrehearsed piano playing. I realize that it was supposed to be haphazardly gathering around the piano for Christmas love, but you'd think that the actors would have practiced -- I could hardly stand the pain.
I am probably too critical -- I am a vocal music teacher -- but most of them had no idea of the tune of the song, the key was way too high for all to sing successfully, and someone was squealing nonsense notes at least an octave too high but not in any melody.
I was embarrased for the actors.
<br>Anna Yolei followed with:
As someone who's pretty knowledgeble on music as well--agreed. I didn't like anyone's singing in that scene, either.
<br>Bleh.
Eris Rising
24th December 2006 - 07:34 PM
What did she expect? That they would spontaneously break into a perfectly rehearsed song and dance number, with music coming out of nowhere? And that they'd follow up with a show in the barn?
max power
24th December 2006 - 11:03 PM
QUOTE (Eris Rising+Dec 24 2006, 07:34 PM) What did she expect? That they would spontaneously break into a perfectly rehearsed song and dance number, with music coming out of nowhere? And that they'd follow up with a show in the barn? When you know the notes to sing, You can sing most anything!
Msquared
25th December 2006 - 07:31 AM
| QUOTE | What did she expect? That they would spontaneously break into a perfectly rehearsed song and dance number, with music coming out of nowhere? And that they'd follow up with a show in the barn?
Well that's how The Partridge Family became famous.
Eris Rising
25th December 2006 - 11:06 AM
I was going a bit more old-school with the reference (Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland), but those work as well.
Msquared
25th December 2006 - 12:34 PM
| QUOTE | I was going a bit more old-school with the reference (Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland), but those work as well.
Ah yes, "Hey kids, let's put on a show."
Eris Rising
25th December 2006 - 01:44 PM
Exactly!
no no no
26th December 2006 - 09:19 AM
| QUOTE | As someone who's pretty knowledgeble on music as well
This reminds me of Paris Hilton's justification for making an album: "I know music- I listen to it every day." The scene was nice and realistic- not something that usually applies to The Bold and the Beautiful.
FootyPajamas
2nd January 2007 - 09:45 PM
This was just too good not to share. QUOTE ally8900
Just Tuned In
Oct 23, 2006 @ 8:06 am
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Maybe I'm being self-righteous but I'm a bit tired of hearing over and over about their addiction past and how it's given them everything from perseverance to patience. Sure, I think it's great that they overcame it but it almost seems to be bragging. Should I feel impressed that you were once laying in a dark alley shooting up?
Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse and the murder of a parent at a young age, I know tragedy. But I didn't dive into drugs as a result
Msquared
3rd January 2007 - 05:34 AM
| QUOTE | Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse and the murder of a parent at a young age, I know tragedy. But I didn't dive into drugs as a result
Is there anything people won't reveal about themselves?
treehouse
3rd January 2007 - 07:18 AM
Yes, ally, you are being self-righteous. And, you know, I get that line of arguing, up to a point, but isn't it pretty apparent that you can't always use that one, or else no one would ever be able to complain about anything, including all the delightful snarkers? "Yeah, well, my entire family was killed by wolves, but you don't see me bringing it up in the Amazing Race thread, do you?"
RockPaperScissors
3rd January 2007 - 03:18 PM
QUOTE (Msquared+Jan 3 2007, 08:34 AM) | QUOTE | Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse and the murder of a parent at a young age, I know tragedy. But I didn't dive into drugs as a result
Is there anything people won't reveal about themselves?
Or make up about themselves?
Msquared
3rd January 2007 - 03:45 PM
| QUOTE | Or make up about themselves?
Never thought of that. Either way, good grief.
Joe Don Faker
3rd January 2007 - 04:45 PM
QUOTE (Msquared+Jan 3 2007, 08:34 AM) QUOTE Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse and the murder of a parent at a young age, I know tragedy. But I didn't dive into drugs as a result Is there anything people won't reveal about themselves? <!--QuoteBegin--> QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse and the murder of a parent at a young age, I know tragedy. But I didn't dive into drugs as a result
Is there anything people won't reveal about themselves?
<!--QuoteBegin)Your results:
You are Batman.
Batman 90%
Robin 85%
Superman 55%
Supergirl 50%
Catwoman 5%
Hulk 5%
Green Lantern 5%
The Flash 5%
Wonder Woman 5%
Green Arrow 5%
Speedy 0%
You have an unquenchable thirst for justice, are fabulously well-to-do, and don't dive into drugs.
ActonBell
3rd January 2007 - 06:56 PM
| QUOTE | Speaking as one who suffered unspeakable abuse
<br>I know I'm being bitchy, but if it was unspeakable...why are you speaking of it? Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?
p2c2e
3rd January 2007 - 07:06 PM
Well unspeakable is completely different than untypeable. Particularly when she clearly needed to take some reality show winners down a peg!
Little Bear
3rd January 2007 - 07:13 PM
Because using your own shitty past to try to guilt people out of compassion for others' shitty pasts is better than any drug. And that's one to grow on.
Rae0618
4th January 2007 - 07:25 AM
Posts like that make my blood boil. No one made you dictator of what people feel pain about, or how they get to cope. So just go off in a corner and pat your self on the back for being so pure and perfect, because no one cares.
zan
4th January 2007 - 11:11 AM
I am with you, Rae. There is nothing I can't stand more than the "my cousin's best friend was once mugged, and totally got over it 10 minutes after it happened, so therefore no one else can ever feel traumatized by it" kind of post.
Isca
5th January 2007 - 08:38 PM
First post! I couldn't let this one slip by without posting! From the Top Chef board:
| QUOTE | Well Stoner!Dude!, my wish for you is 3 more impacted wisdom teeth before it's all over because you're an ignorant baboon (apologies to baboons everywhere) who deserves to be knifed right after Ilyuck. And this is said by someone who hopes to die with her wisdom teeth intact after seeing an ex BROUGHT TO HIS KNEES when he had his removed - and cared at the time because I still lurved him.
<br>Thanks. We care.
ilya kuryakin
5th January 2007 - 08:55 PM
More from the Top Chef (guest judges) thread. This creative type is miffed because people don't like a vulgarian D-List actress and her has-been friends:
| QUOTE | Rai
Couch Potato
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Debi Mazer looked like she was at a dinner party with a bunch of adults, most of whom appeared to be her friends. And they're all creative types too. And as someone who works in a creative field, let me tell you, drinking and swearing and sex jokes are just how we all roll. I think I would've had a good time at that party myself.
<br>Gee, Rai, can I hang out with you?? Please? You just sound so cool.
p2c2e
5th January 2007 - 09:11 PM
Yes, many Top Chef fans are upset with the cursing/sex jokes on that show. Which strikes me as funny because there are few professional kitchens from the mom and pop diner to a top Michelin-rated restaurant that aren't filled with cursing motherfuckers who will mock your mother and your sex life because you failed to cut an onion quickly enough.
p2c2e
6th January 2007 - 03:44 PM
QUOTE thepolice
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To very quickly weigh-in on spanking... Well. I was sort of a victim of abuse. At the time I didn't realize I was actually being abused, but as an adult well I know better. My Mom beat me with belts...chased me around with knives to where I would run into the bathroom and hide. There was other stuff, too, but ya'll probably wouldn't believe it. My dad was alcoholic.. there was just a lot of tension in our home. So I'm not at all suggesting I was a perfect child: I deserved to be disciplined, but not that kind. It sounds like my mom was a monster, but I really loved her. She could be really kind and fun, too. It was just a very weird situation.
Anyway, I alway thought I deserved to be beaten... like I was really a bad. I was always nervous. Then I started working with dogs who had been abused. I realized that they were like me... just always really nervous... had trust issues. With dogs, I use a reward/praise system and my voice to discipline. I don't even spank them with the newspaper because they become afraid of me and just afraid in general. I would think with children it would be the same-- that spanking just makes them afraid of pain. I don't believe in spanking because I remember the fear of being abused.. then the result was I was always afraid and nervous. I know most parents don't go that far, but it's just the idea that a child could be afraid of a parent hurting them rather than really dealing more constructively with problems that wigs me out.
Little Bender
6th January 2007 - 04:05 PM
| QUOTE | To very quickly weigh-in on spanking...
<br>On the one hand I feel bad for him. On the other hand I want to sue him for false advertising.
This kind of post always really annoys me, because I feel guilty for being annoyed, then annoyed for feeling guilty for feeling annoyed, etc., etc.. Dude, we all have issues, but time and place, y'know?
notime
6th January 2007 - 05:01 PM
QUOTE (p2c2e+Jan 6 2007, 03:44 PM) QUOTE thepolice
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To very quickly weigh-in on spanking... Well. I was sort of a victim of abuse. At the time I didn't realize I was actually being abused, but as an adult well I know better. My Mom beat me with belts...chased me around with knives to where I would run into the bathroom and hide. There was other stuff, too, but ya'll probably wouldn't believe it. My dad was alcoholic.. there was just a lot of tension in our home. So I'm not at all suggesting I was a perfect child: I deserved to be disciplined, but not that kind. It sounds like my mom was a monster, but I really loved her. She could be really kind and fun, too. It was just a very weird situation.
Anyway, I alway thought I deserved to be beaten... like I was really a bad. I was always nervous. Then I started working with dogs who had been abused. I realized that they were like me... just always really nervous... had trust issues. With dogs, I use a reward/praise system and my voice to discipline. I don't even spank them with the newspaper because they become afraid of me and just afraid in general. I would think with children it would be the same-- that spanking just makes them afraid of pain. I don't believe in spanking because I remember the fear of being abused.. then the result was I was always afraid and nervous. I know most parents don't go that far, but it's just the idea that a child could be afraid of a parent hurting them rather than really dealing more constructively with problems that wigs me out.
I can't be annoyed with this post because I agree with it. Probably a little too much personal history revealed though. (His, not mine.)
DodgerGirl
6th January 2007 - 06:26 PM
May I just say that if you're being chased by someone with knives, it's not "sort of" abuse? You're allowed to embrace it as "full on".
p2c2e
6th January 2007 - 06:27 PM
And it's not really comparable to spanking.
asphodel
6th January 2007 - 06:45 PM
QUOTE (p2c2e+Jan 6 2007, 12:11 AM) Yes, many Top Chef fans are upset with the cursing/sex jokes on that show. Which strikes me as funny because there are few professional kitchens from the mom and pop diner to a top Michelin-rated restaurant that aren't filled with cursing motherfuckers who will mock your mother and your sex life because you failed to cut an onion quickly enough. You bet your sweet ass, motherfucker! Seriously, I think the vast majority of the posters in the Top Chef threads would have apoplectic fits if they ever stepped foot in a restaurant kitchen, particularly in the middle of a lunch or dinner rush.
ilya kuryakin
6th January 2007 - 07:04 PM
Yes, but the point the the poster was reacting to had to do with the fact that Mazar and the rest were at the table and not in the kitchen.
p2c2e
6th January 2007 - 07:42 PM
And I was reacting to the fact that poster was one of the few in the thread who doesn't seem to have a problem with cursing.
maggie
6th January 2007 - 11:22 PM
QUOTE (Little Bear+Jan 3 2007, 07:13 PM) Because using your own shitty past to try to guilt people out of compassion for others' shitty pasts is better than any drug. And that's one to grow on. That pisses me off. Especially when one's using it to discredit a hated character, but will then go around gushing about the crap-appy life of a beloved character. Man I'm soooo glad innamorata got her ass banned. She used to do stuff like that all the time in the Sawyer and Jack threads.
Calendae
7th January 2007 - 12:05 AM
Well, it's true. The oneupmanship, especially in the threads of controversial characters, is kind of disgusting. People in this world can have compassion for more than one character. And even dislike characters with similar traits on different shows without their heads exploding! What a concept! When it comes down to it, nobody needs to justify why they hate/like a character with their personal experience. Most of the time, when people resort to that kind of argument, it's not so much a "I like/hate this character and here's why," but rather a "nobody should like/hate this character because I say so" argument. Which is frustrating for all involved, because it's hard to address within the rules of TWoP.
Msquared
7th January 2007 - 06:28 AM
| QUOTE | I'm soooo glad innamorata got her ass banned.
Innamorata used to alternately bug the crap out of me and say something I agreed with, so I could never figure out if she was OK or a nut. I did think she was just trying to shit-stir sometimes. I hadn't noticed that she hasn't been around, so I guess I don't miss her.
Yeah, she was a nut.
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | I'm soooo glad innamorata got her ass banned.
Innamorata used to alternately bug the crap out of me and say something I agreed with, so I could never figure out if she was OK or a nut. I did think she was just trying to shit-stir sometimes. I hadn't noticed that she hasn't been around, so I guess I don't miss her.
Yeah, she was a nut.
Because using your own shitty past to try to guilt people out of compassion for others' shitty pasts is better than any drug.
I agree. I completely understand reacting to something a character has done because of your own history, but that doesn't mean you have the only valid opinion. Plus, keep you crappy past to yourself. Damn, I know it makes me sound uncompassionate, but I don't want to know that a complete stranger on a television board was beaten and threatened with a knife by his/her parents.
dottstar
7th January 2007 - 08:49 PM
For some reason after the 3rd mention the knife wielding parent gave me the giggles. I guess it's like the giggles I get with horror movies. I hope some one emailed them the link to the correct board for abused kids. Yeah, what are other innocent posters supposed to do with the info?
Roaming Tigress
16th January 2007 - 11:22 PM
Expert parrot owner alert! From th Desperate Housewives boards: QUOTE TallTexan Channel Surfer Today @ 2:11 am Report · Post #65 QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | TallTexan
Channel Surfer
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I don't think that anyone caught this yet, but the parrot Alma has in this episode is a different bird than "Baby" from the initial Alma episode.
<b>As a parrot owner myself, I caught it instantly. The first "baby" was an Amazon and the new "baby" looks like a rose-breasted cockatoo. In the previous episode, Orson explains to Alma that he set the Amazon free after she left it behind. If you go back to the first show of the season, Orson takes the empty cage to the curb, presumably to be hauled off with the trash.
I found it interesting that Alma gave her new bird the same name as the old bird, a trait I always find annoying in pet owners who replace a lost/deceased pet. It's as if they refuse to let go, something which would fit in with Alma refusing to let go of Orson.
I also know parrots well enough to know that rose-breasted cocaktoos are rare and somewhat pricey birds (again, where is she getting the money?) who are very unlikely to pick up something as random as "Don't tell Bree" unless it was being trained to say it. Some parrots (African greys and some Amazons) will repeat something said only once but most parrots will think anything said is just gibberish (like baby talk) unless some bird meaning is attached (as in "I'll give you this nut if you say..."). Plus, both birds talked in a voice that did not sound like Alma's.
Still, I'll overlook the descrepencies because most tv/movies involving parrots are even more off the mark about what these birds can/cannot do.
| QUOTE | poor Julie should definitely be getting herself tested now. With Austin's junk mingling with skank-'ho Danielle Van de Tramp, God only knows what she may have contracted.
<br>Ooh. The "Julie gets an STD" storyline would certainly have possibilities. But poor Julie is one of the few people I really like on this show. Don't forget, Susan was sending Julie out to do all sorts of dirty work for her while she was courting Mike in Season One so she really has no reason to act shocked when Julie fibs and is sneaky with her. Heck Susan *defines* lying and sneaking around. She's just not good enough at it to not get caught frequently.
One side note too. Susan's slide down the stairs was not funny to me but it was good to see the writers return to giving her pratfalls. Her physical humor in Season One was one of the best parts of the show. My favorite was where she got stuck in Mike bathroom while (surprise!) sneaking through his house and Bongo comes to "help" (where is Bongo now?).
Enzed
17th January 2007 - 04:12 AM
Oh please let it be the return of Geoffrey Dingle. How I have missed his cutesy quips.
Sexy hotstepper!
Bastard!
Jiminy crickets motherfucker!
superior olive
19th January 2007 - 03:27 PM
From the episode thread for last night's musical episode of Scrubs:
| QUOTE | Rinaldo
Stalker
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Not all the songs were based on pre-existing songs; some did suggest numbers from familiar shows, but others were definite originals. (And I agree with the sentiment that this wasn't a "spoof.")
As the teacher of a History of American Musicals course, I also loved the little moments of connecting recitative.
<br>I liked the singing. Also, the dancing.
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