--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Donna-Lee Phillips
<dlp@p...> wrote:
> Rainmandu--
>
> I didn't say anything about sex acts.
>
> > If I make a movie that depicts a sex act that you (or others)
> > consider to be "harmful," why is that an abuse of free
speech?
>
> I certainly didn't say anything about sex acts that I (or others)
> consider to be "harmful".
> I didn't say that was an abuse of free speech.
>
> >
> > It's all down to your own perception. Like I said in an earlier
post,
> > it's "freedom" when you like it, "license" when you don't. Larry
> > Flynt is no more "abusing" his freedom of speech, freedom
of
> > the press, and freedom of expression than the feminist
who's
> > saying she doesn't like "Hustler."
>
> I didn't say anything about Larry Flynt, and I didn't say anything
about
> "Hustler" (although they gave my book a shitty review).
>
> What I say is just this, and no more... absolutely nothing more:
With
> freedom comes responsibility.
>
> And everyone has the freedom not to watch, read, listen to or
perform
> anything they find offensive.
>
> DL

I agree. But Rick and I were discussing "indecency" in public
(nipplegate) and in the public arena (magazines, etc.). You
weren't specific when you made your comments, so I figured you
were on about what we were on about. What WERE you on
about, then? Verbal harassment?

Yes, people have the freedom to not watch, etc.

My point is, quite simply, the government has no role to play in
matters of speech, "indecent" or otherwise.

Rainmandu

On 28 Nov 2004, at 16:44, Chris W wrote:

> Not related to the medallions, but what about the name
> "Fred"?  How come that always came up?  Jaka's Story,
> Joanne's husband, Cerebus as Five Bar Gate player,
> etc.

Not sure if this would extend to Canada, but in the UK, at least in my
experience "Fred" is a common "placeholder" name for generically
nameable things. In fact this usage extended so commonly into the
programming scene as a scratch variable name, it's even found it's way
into the jargon file - (
http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/F/fred.html ) - I don't think any
of the suggested derivations in the entry are much cop though, I'm
certain I was using it before I started poking at computers. It's
absolutely true though that much computer code is littered with
inconsequential things called "fred".

So when I read Jaka's story, I read the joke thus, along the lines of
"Joe Bloggs" , or perhaps the US-ian "John Doe" - although I thought
all the "Fred" laughs in that story similar to "Bob" for any Blackadder
fans.

--
Regards,
Colin M. Strickland.

========================================
Message date : Dec 01 2004, 06:28 AM
From : ctowner1@...
To : cerebus@yahoogroups.com
Copy to :
Subject : Re: [cerebus] Re: OT: The L Word (was: on culture war)

In a message dated 11/30/2004 9:00:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, cerebus1957@... writes:

Spoiler space for The L Word:  No major plot reveals, just trying to
keep L nny happy!

Perfect! Thanks.

 

  e

L nny

 

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Anyone who hasn't done so  should check out the ROTS videogame trailer at Lucasarts.com. It includes #way# more spoilers than the movie trailer; my favourite scene is Anakin and Dooku's 'sabres crossing in front of Emperor Palpatine - mirroring/foreshadowing the Luke v Vader duel in ROTJ.

 

ryan

p.s - To Rick: you know how I decided to give up religion to fuck that teenage girl. Well, yesterday the condom split during sex! I think I would have preferred if God had just struck me with a thunderbolt; you really do worship a Cruel Deity.....

 

KRAKA-KATHOOOOOOM!!!

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Donna-Lee Phillips <dlp@p...> wrote:

> > > Do you do this in your head??
> > >
> >
> > Yup.  That was the point of "showing my work".
> > If I had just blurted
> > out the answer, you'd think I had just looked it up on a 1941
> > calendar.  What fun would that be?
>
> I am awed and impressed.
>

After reading your "story so far" and your posts here, I think I can
say "likewise".

- Larry Hart

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "John" <cerebus1957@p...> wrote:
>
> ...technically it's not a haiku.  It's that other word, the one
> I can't at present remember.  Haikus are traditionally used to
> describe things in nature, and usually have a seasonal quality to
> them.  Ok, I'll shut up now.
>

Can't help you with the term, but my favorite haiku of all time was
in an old "Badger" comic book.  I want to say #47 or #48, but that's
just off the top of my head, and may be wrong.

Anyway, this rain forest was being menaced by loggers, and the Ju-Ju
Jaguar (who lived there) acted out (in "charades") this haiku,
basically saying it was time to move on:

> Yo, Moe.  Time to blow!
> Lumberjack is up our ass.
> Let's make like a tree.

(You all get that it's "make like a tree and leave", right?)

The two-part story also contained such memorable lines as:

Badger: I have half a mind to <whatever>.
Mrs. Badger: That's all honorable husband *does* have.  Half a mind.

- Larry Hart

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Donna-Lee Phillips <dlp@p...> wrote:

> > Me! Me!  And you KNOW the guy?  I'm soooo jealous!  I've been
> > reading Spain's stuff since '75.
> >
> > John L (in full fanboy mode)
>
> Shucks. I guess I'm a fangirl then. Beats being a groupie.
>

Do you have any tattoos?

Heh.

- Larry Hart

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Chris W <show_me68508@y...> wrote:

> Hokey smokes, there's a Sim drawing of the X-men!!!
> Whooda thunk it?
>
> ...

Hey, is that a drawing of Dave with that earring on?

See, I've always wondered who the ghostly image was during the
opening sequence of "Minds", and it made sense that it was Dave,
except that I ruled that out because I figured the flashing earring
indicated it was a woman instead.

I was even going to ask that as a question for "Minds".  "Who is that
ghostly image in the opening sequence"?  I guess that's another
mystery solved.

- Larry Hart

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Tundis" <jctundis@c...> wrote:
>
> > A quitter never wins....
>
> ---------And a winner never quits... unless he's already won, then
> it's OK because... well, that would be poor sportsmanship.
> ---------Quit it!
>

And there's no "I" in "team".

And there's no "f" in "way".  ;)

- Larry Hart

Quoting rainmandu2 <rainmandu@...>:
> I don't believe for a minute
> that Quentin Taratino was pushing the limits of violence in "Kill
> Bill Vol. 1" just to prove that he could.

Neither do I. He'd have pushed it a LOT farther if so, I'd guess.

Dom

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "rainmandu2" <rainmandu@e...> wrote:
>
>
> My theory? People don't like other people's freedom. Mostly
> because, when people make choices that we would never make,
> it reminds us that, deep down, we're not all the same, and THAT
> scares the hell out of us.
>

My theory, which I just made up now?

Capital-L Liberals have faith that, given the freedom to choose,
everyone would choose to be like them (us?) and it fries their (our?)
brains when the evidence seems to suggest otherwise.  They (we?) just
can't be*lieve* that anyone would choose to act *that* way.

Capital-C Conservatives have *no* faith that the common man (and
woman) will behave correctly, but they have faith that, once *forced*
onto the path of righteousness, people will reluctantly but
inevitably see that that path is the only desirable one.  They may
try and fail to stay on that path, but they will try.  It fries their
brains when the evidence seems to suggest otherwise.  They just can't
be*lieve* that anyone who has been exposed to their "truth" would not
find their way self-evidently compelling.

I try to have faith in the ability of free adults to act like free
adults.  That doesn't mean I believe they (we) always choose
correctly.  It means I believe that letting them (us) choose and
occasionally fail ends up in the long run with a better outcome than
does forcing everyone to do what *I* think is right at the moment.
It means accepting at least the possibility that if the majority sees
the world differently from me, *maybe* I'm the one who's wrong and
they are the ones who are right.  It's my opinion that this is the
essence of small-l liberalism, and that if Capital-L Liberals don't
adhere to it, it's because they've lost their identity.  It's why I
find George W's unwavering certitude to be an unattractive
characteristic, in contrast to the way Conservatives like Dave Sim
feel about it (yes, I said *feel*).  But I'm getting even further off
topic, am I not? ;)

- Larry Hart

In a message dated 11/30/2004 9:44:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, dgrace2@...
writes:

>
>Quoting ctowner1@...:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/30/2004 6:35:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> dgrace2@... writes:
>>
>> >
>> >Quoting Chris W <show_me68508@...>:
>> >
>> >> > >> check out the perception test on the right hand
>> >> > >> side..it's pretty cool....
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> >
>> >> >http://mis-nagid.blogspot.com/2004/11/befuddled-brains.html
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>         e
>> >> > >> L nny
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >Which side is the right side?>>
>> >> >
>> >> > The one opposite the left side.
>> >> >
>> >> >   e
>> >> > L nny
>> >> >
>> >> Which one's that?
>> >>
>> >> *does this perception test get any easier? :(*
>> >
>> >Actually, it was pretty easy, unless I really missed something. . . .
>> >
>> >Dom>>
>>
>> Really? w/o spoiling it...you saw it all?
>>
>>  e
>> L nny
>>
>
>Far as I know. I saw everything the little explanation afterward said I should
>have.
>
>Dom>>

Then you're way ahead of most people!

    e
L nny

In a message dated 12/1/2004 9:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Larry"
<larrytheillini@...> writes:

>
>
>--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Chris W <show_me68508@y...> wrote:
>
>> Hokey smokes, there's a Sim drawing of the X-men!!!
>> Whooda thunk it?
>>
>> ...
>
>Hey, is that a drawing of Dave with that earring on?
>
>See, I've always wondered who the ghostly image was during the
>opening sequence of "Minds", and it made sense that it was Dave,
>except that I ruled that out because I figured the flashing earring
>indicated it was a woman instead.
>
>I was even going to ask that as a question for "Minds".  "Who is that
>ghostly image in the opening sequence"?  I guess that's another
>mystery solved.
>
>- Larry Hart>>

It never ocurred to me that it was ambiguous as to whether it was Dave! I mean
it looks just like he drew himself in the 180's!  And I think he drew himself
with the earing in that pic too, didn't he?

  e
L nny

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "John" <cerebus1957@p...> wrote:
>
> Yeah, what Rain said.  Reminds me of a joke list of "Kids' books
> you'll never see"; #7.  "You're Different - and That's Bad".  No
> matter what Sesame Street and other PBS shows keep trying to tell
> kids, our culture keeps reminding them of that very fact.
>

Sesame Street is *supposed* to be all about how being different is
good and everyone is included.  And then they have that song
about "One of these things is not like the others.  One of these
things just doesn't belong."  And I wonder, doesn't anyone even read
their own stuff before they broadcast it?  Heh.

- Larry Hart

Quoting ctowner1@...:
.
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.
> >> >> *does this perception test get any easier? :(*
> >> >
> >> >Actually, it was pretty easy, unless I really missed something. . . .
  >>
> >> Really? w/o spoiling it...you saw it all?
> >>
>>>
> >
> >Far as I know. I saw everything the little explanation afterward said I
> should
> >have.
> > Then you're way ahead of most people!
>
>    e
> L nny

Now you're just monkeying around.

Dom

In a message dated 12/1/2004 10:31:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, dgrace2@...
writes:

>
>Quoting ctowner1@...:
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>
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>
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>> >> >> *does this perception test get any easier? :(*
>> >> >
>> >> >Actually, it was pretty easy, unless I really missed something. . . .
> >>
>> >> Really? w/o spoiling it...you saw it all?
>> >>
>>>>
>> >
>> >Far as I know. I saw everything the little explanation afterward said I
>> should
>> >have.
>> > Then you're way ahead of most people!
>>
>>    e
>> L nny
>
>Now you're just monkeying around.
>
>Dom>>

Evidently, I'm not perceptive enough to do that!

   e
L nny

Of all things...

http://tinyurl.com/6pmq7

The very opening of the article:

> * Was reading the latest excellent record album-shaped issue of
> BLAB The other day (#15, edited by Monte Beauchamp;
> Fantagraphics, $19.95). More book than magazine, more graphic art
> magazine than comic book, it has the usual assortment of
> fascinating bizarrities, and even a few standard (more or less)
> comic strips, including an autobio piece from Spain Rodriguez,
> of whom the more said the better.

Quoting ctowner1@...:

>
> In a message dated 12/1/2004 10:31:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dgrace2@... writes:
>
> >
> >Quoting ctowner1@...:
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >
> >.
> >> >> >> *does this perception test get any easier? :(*
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Actually, it was pretty easy, unless I really missed something. . . .
> > >>
> >> >> Really? w/o spoiling it...you saw it all?
> >> >>
> >>>>
> >> >
> >> >Far as I know. I saw everything the little explanation afterward said I
> >> should
> >> >have.
> >> > Then you're way ahead of most people!
> >>
> >>    e
> >> L nny
> >
> >Now you're just monkeying around.
> >
> >Dom>>
>
> Evidently, I'm not perceptive enough to do that!
>
>   e
> L nny
                                                                            e
I can't think of another joke response. I considered something like, "but L nny,
you're still the gorilla my dreams," but I decided it was too stupid.

Dom

In a message dated 11/30/2004 7:04:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, "rainmandu2"
<rainmandu@...> writes:

>
>
>--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" <larrytheillini@y...>
>wrote:
>
>> I think the world would be a better place if kids spent less time
>on
>> the streets and more time reading comic books.  I think the
>world
>> would be a better place if most people spent the day drawing
>comic
>> books or painting or writing poetry music or making their own
>films
>> or (you get the idea) some kind of artistic endeavor, and then
>> families spent their evenings reading those comic books or
>looking at
>> those paintings or listening to that music or watching those
>films,
>> etc.
>>
>> - Larry Hart
>
>You're describing a perfect world.
>
>No more drug commercials on TV. People who don't talk during
>movies. Writers and artists and filmmakers who are more
>interested in stories than story arcs. No more FCC regulating the
>airwaves. People who write their own songs (Tony Bennett gets
>a pass, because he does standards, and Holly Cole gets a pass
>because she does mostly jazzy covers and has a great voice that
>I just need to hear on a regular basis, baby). More B-side
>compilations from bands that were never that popular and so
>their B-sides are hard to find. Sahara Hotnights videos in regular
>rotation on the various music channels. New Quentin Tarantino,
>Paul Thomas Anderson, and David Gordon Green movies every
>year or so. Zooey Deschanel in nine new movies all in the space
>of a few months (breaking Jude Law's record of eight). Ewan
>McGregor in nine new movies all in the space of a few months
>(tying Zooey Deschanel's record). Boti Bliss's character, Valera,
>on "CSI: Miami" being moved up to the main team, with her
>name in the opening credits, so I can be guaranteed to see her
>every week, because she's take-my breath-away beautiful, and
>she has the best nose (even better than Michelle Wild's nose,
>which is pretty nice). Oh, and more Michelle Wild porn movies.
>She's retired, and I'm sad. A backlash against hip-hop. David
>Lynch doing a new TV series, that stays on the air this time. New
>episodes of "The OC," every week, year-round. Shirley Manson,
>naked, in my house. More "Ratchet and Clank" games than you
>can shake a wrench at. Lukas Moodysson's "Lilya 4-Ever"
>released on DVD in region 1. It's been a couple of years since it
>was in theaters. His other two movies are personal favorites of
>mine and I want to see this one. Adam Ant makes a comeback.
>Clare Grogan makes new music. And Squeeze. New Squeeze.
>Difford and Tilbrook are among the greatest songwriting duos
>ever. Oh, and the Go-Go's. More Go-Go's. Thank you.
>
>Rainmandu>>

Wouldn't Cerebus be up to around issue 309 in such a world??? ;^)

   e
L nny

In a message dated 11/30/2004 4:33:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, Chris W
<show_me68508@...> writes:

>
>Did we ever get these? :*(>>

Not yet.  I'll post them as soon as I receive them.  Melmoth discussion starts
on Monday, btw.  Feel free to start working on Melmoth Q's (I don't think there
are any of those in the current Wildcrad stockpile).

   e
L nny

--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Tundis" <jctundis@c...> wrote:
>
> > A quitter never wins....
>
> ---------And a winner never quits... unless he's already won, then
> it's OK because... well, that would be poor sportsmanship.
> ---------Quit it!
>

And there's no "I" in "team".

And there's no "f" in "way".  ;)

--- rainmandu2 <rainmandu@...> wrote:

>
>
> So I'm watching "Las Vegas" last night (Marsha
> Thompson is hot
> - leave me alone), and there's James Caan and the
> actor who
> plays the former valet, now security guy, and
> they're chasing
> down a serial killer, and they follow the clues and
> they find out
> the guy's name, and it's... Chris Johnson. No one
> had any idea
> why I was laughing when that name popped up on the
> screen.
> Dude kidnapped women, forced them to help him kidnap
> other
> women, then tied them to a chair and killed them.
> Brutal shit. And
> I was laughing. People already think I'm weird. If
> the guy's name
> had been Rick Sharer, I'd have fallen on the floor.
> And how would
> THAT have looked?
>
> Rainmandu

Heh heh heh.
Nice.

It reminds me of the show Pacific Blue (or something
like that).  I was informed by many folk (and I was
awfully surprised that people were watching this show)
that the lead character's name was Tony Palermo.

Great.

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--- John <cerebus1957@...> wrote:

>
>
> --- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "rainmandu2"
> <rainmandu@e...> wrote:
> >
> > So I'm watching "Las Vegas" last night (Marsha
> Thompson is hot
> > - leave me alone), and there's James Caan and the
> actor who
> > plays the former valet, now security guy, and
> they're chasing
> > down a serial killer, and they follow the clues
> and they find out
> > the guy's name, and it's... Chris Johnson. No one
> had any idea
> > why I was laughing when that name popped up on the
> screen.
> > Dude kidnapped women, forced them to help him
> kidnap other
> > women, then tied them to a chair and killed them.
> Brutal shit. And
> > I was laughing. People already think I'm weird. If
> the guy's name
> > had been Rick Sharer, I'd have fallen on the
> floor. And how would
> > THAT have looked?
> >
> > Rainmandu
>
> From the floor?  Most likely like a low angle shot,
> very arty.
>
> John L

BWAH HA HA HA!!!
Nice one, J!

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--- ctowner1@... wrote:

>
> In a message dated 11/30/2004 4:33:41 PM Eastern
> Standard Time, Chris W <show_me68508@...>
> writes:
>
> >
> >Did we ever get these? :*(>>
>
> Not yet.  I'll post them as soon as I receive them.
> Melmoth discussion starts on Monday, btw.  Feel free
> to start working on Melmoth Q's (I don't think there
> are any of those in the current Wildcrad stockpile).
>
>   e
> L nny

I am SOOO far behind in the reread.
8^(

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--- Jeff Tundis <jctundis@...> wrote:

> > Ah.  I guess that's why there are so many
> continuity
> > nuts out there going ballistic over the ASM Sins
> Past
> > storyline...they all want their no-prizes!  Heh.
> >
> > TTM
> >
>
> ------------Speaking of which. When Spidey's eyes
> opened wide, and
> looked to see the new Goblin come crashing through
> the window-- was
> that not a superbly done and chilling moment? The
> energy of that
> scene was Amazing!
> ------------What did you think?

That's one of the reasons I love comics so much,
moments like that.

In fact, a "moment like that" happened for me in
CEREBUS #88 when the grey one blew off Thrunk's leg
and got me hooked on the series...where I was to
encounter many more "moments like that".

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--- rainmandu2 <rainmandu@...> wrote:

>
> > But you know that I'm on your side when it comes
> to
> > prosecuting makers of pornography.
>
> Rainmandu says:
> Really? I thought you were the guy who once said
> that you would
> allow the government to regulate the porn industry
> (not just
> distribution, but content, as well).

As long as no criminal acts are committed, I think the
govt should stay out of content...but yeah, the
distribution of said "content" should be regulated as
the need arises.

> If I'm not
> remembing it right,
> well, hey, you never remember it right that I'm on
> your side in the
> student-led prayer at a football game thing.

I remember, it's just that you make great points fo me
to counterpoint with that, even if I'm not trying to
beat it over *your* head.  Think of it more as
teamwork.  :)

> Rainmandu says:
> That's the thing about orgies. You want there to be
> a screening
> process to keep out Roseanne, but you're afraid that
> a screening
> process might also keep you out, as well. So you
> say, okay, no
> screening process, and then, just as you're about to
> enjoy a
> sandwich with the two girls that look kinda like
> Nancy Suiter and
> that hot chick you used to have a thing for in high
> school, here
> comes Roseanne, belching and farting and grabbing
> your wang
> and scaring off the babes. And then the guy in
> charge of the orgy
> makes some speech about not making anyone feel
> unwelcome
> and so, in order to get invited to the next orgy,
> you have to get
> down with Roseanne, and it's not even like on "Fear
> Factor,"
> where you can win a lot of money for doing it. Bad
> orgy. Bad.

I've always said that's the trouble with open orgies
and temple prostitutes...you're never getting exactly
what you think you're getting.

> Rainmandu says:
> You can't be arrested for libel or slander. It's
> civil, man. And I
> have no problem with that.

Agreed.  Fine the hell out of them if you have to, but
keep them out of prison.

> Rainmandu, on Fuck Usage, says:
> It depends. If you're harassing others or causing a
> scene, yes.
> But, if you're just having a conversation and you
> say the word
> "fuck," there's really not a whole lot they can do
> about it. Other
> than beat you up. But that's not the law. That's
> just guys beating
> you up. Which I'm opposed to, by the way.

Heh.  That falls under Civility, along with not
picking your nose and wiping it on your shirt pocket
in front of people.

> > > Rainmandu says:
> > > So Rick supports the right of NAMBLA to
> distribute
> > > its literature.
> >
> > How did you get that?  I think it falls in the
> same
> > category as speech that injures others...those
> > "rights" end where other people get "damaged", or
> > could get damaged, just as with physical freedom.
> You
> > have both, just don't abuse either.
>
> Rainmandu says:
> According to your definition of the First Amendment,
> NAMBLA (or
> other groups) would have the right to dissent. To
> say that having
> sex with prepubescent children shouldn't be against
> the law, and
> to explain why, in hopes of convincing people that
> they're right
> and getting them to vote accordingly. Or are you now
> saying that
> people shouldn't be allowed to dissent?

When it's determined that the results of such
"dissent" don't damage prepubescent children, then
they can be allowed to dissent.

TTM




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--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" <larrytheillini@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, "John" <cerebus1957@p...> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, what Rain said.  Reminds me of a joke list of "Kids' books
> > you'll never see"; #7.  "You're Different - and That's Bad".  No
> > matter what Sesame Street and other PBS shows keep trying to
tell
> > kids, our culture keeps reminding them of that very fact.
> >
>
> Sesame Street is *supposed* to be all about how being different is
> good and everyone is included.  And then they have that song
> about "One of these things is not like the others.  One of these
> things just doesn't belong."  And I wonder, doesn't anyone even
read
> their own stuff before they broadcast it?  Heh.
>
> - Larry Hart

Yeah, they used to do "One of these things is not like the others"
back in the early days, but I remember it being changed in the mid
eighties to things like "One of these kids is dong his own thing,"
very street, very hip, man.  It's cool to march to that different
beat!  I wasn't saying that Sesame street was against diversity, I
was trying to state the opposite - but that our larger 'American'
culture is always stressing just how bad diversity really is.
That's all.

Now, let's talk about Dave Chappelle's standup stuff concerning
Sesame Street.  Do you really wanna go there?  Six foot pigeons
walkin' around?  Crazy midget mammmoths?  And everyone is always
bustin' on Oscar for being a grouch.  He lives in a fuckin' garbage
can, fer crissakes!  And the Count, he ain't foolin' nobody.  Only
guy dresses like that in a neighborhood like Sesame Street is a
pimp!  "You don't have my money? How many times must I slap you?
One!  Two!  Three!"  OK, I'm done.

John L

--- rainmandu2 <rainmandu@...> wrote:

>
> My theory? People don't like other people's freedom.
> Mostly
> because, when people make choices that we would
> never make,
> it reminds us that, deep down, we're not all the
> same, and THAT
> scares the hell out of us.

We're all the same in what we are...but we're all very
much different in what we want.

Although John wanting a blowjob from an Irish Setter
really doesn't scare me as much as it makes me cringe
thinking about what might happen if the dog is really
hungry.

TTM
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--- rainmandu2 <rainmandu@...> wrote:

>
> ...and they're chasing
> down a serial killer, and they follow the clues and
> they find out
> the guy's name, and it's... Chris Johnson. No one
> had any idea
> why I was laughing when that name popped up on the
> screen.
> Dude kidnapped women, forced them to help him kidnap
> other
> women, then tied them to a chair and killed them.
> Brutal shit.

Yeah, that sounds like our Chris.

> And
> I was laughing. People already think I'm weird. If
> the guy's name
> had been Rick Sharer, I'd have fallen on the floor.
> And how would
> THAT have looked?

*That* would've looked like someone that does VEGAS is
on this list, that's how that would've looked!

TTM




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--- Margaret <meowwcat@...> wrote:

> well, it'd help if I had a teevee first. i asked
> santa for that 46"
> projection hdtv, but something tells me it won't fit
> down the
> chimney. :D

D'OH!  :)

Instead, just ask him for a PS2 and a TV emulator card
for your PC.  I think you're on your own with the big
screen.  :)

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--- In cerebus@yahoogroups.com, Rick Sharer <rlsharer@y...> wrote:
>
>
> I've always said that's the trouble with open orgies
> and temple prostitutes...you're never getting exactly
> what you think you're getting.
>

I've always said that's the trouble with religion. ;)

- Larry Hart