Pirate1974

The title of this thread wasn't supposed to be serious, but I do think a guy who has his wife popping out babies like a gumball machine is a little on the odd side. I know what my wife went through with just two pregnancies. I can't imagine what 13 would do to a woman's body. To each their own, I guess.

Michelle Duggar, 37, of Tontitown, Arkansas gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday. Jackson Levi Duggar was born at 10:52 AM, weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and is 20 inches long. Nothing special about that, except for one thing: It was her 15th child. Yes, 15th. Her husband Jim Bob (yes, that's his real name!!), 38, said on Monday, "I have always left it up to Michelle [whether to have more children] because she's actually the one that carries them and does all the labor [Really??] We both love children. Even yesterday, she said she would like to have some more. " This woman had her first child at age 21 so she's basically been continuously pregnant for the last 17 years. The lineup is as follows; Joshua - 16 Jana and John-David - 14 Jill - 13 Jessa - 11 Jinger(???) - 10 Joseph - 9 Josiah - 7 Joy-Anna - 6 Jeremiah and Jedidiah - 5 Jason - 4 James - 2 Justin - 1 Jackson Anybody notice a pattern here? Do you think she's figured out what's causing this yet??

It is an interesting show. It looks like the kind of thing that would be fun to do for about a week and then you'd get sick of it. I wouldn't want to be the guy who had to knock the sheep on the head and slit its throat. Somebody else can have that job. I heard that they had to break down and finally give these people real toothbrushes. They had been brushing with some kind of sticks but everybody's teeth turned black and they were afraid they were going to fall out. A couple of years ago they did Frontier House with people living in Montana or someplace in the 1880s. That was pretty good too.

I've been watching television for half a century and I think I just saw the most disturbing show I've ever seen. I was stuck in a motel room in Macon, GA this weekend and the kids were flipping around the stations trying to find something to watch and they came across this piece of video garbage: "America's Funniest Home Videos" Now I thought this thing had been mercifully put to death years ago, but apparently not. When this was brand new more than a decade ago, I admit I found it mildly amusing. There were too many guys getting hit in the crotch for my taste, but some of the stuff was pretty funny. Now goofy Bob Saget has been replaced by some dork named Tom Bergeron and the "home videos" now consist of two types: set-up stunts and little kids getting hurt This is funny? In a half-hour, I saw: A kid getting hit in the mouth with a plastic bat One kid pushing another one off an amusement park ride A dog knocking a kid down a flight of stairs One kid spinning around until they kicked a smaller kid right in the face Several kids falling off a see-saw, one of them landing on her face on what looked like concrete A dog dragging a kid around the yard by its leash until the kid finally hit a tree with his head A kid falling off a swing on the back of her head Now THAT's funny stuff!!! Of course, the mouth-breathing morons in the audience laugh like crazy. When did real children getting hurt become the stuff of comedy for adults? Who are the parents that would send this stuff to a tv show in the first place? It really creeped me out. The only thing missing was somebody saying "Oh my God, they killed Kenny. You b*stards!!"

Interesting, Steve. Didn't know that. Well, dang it. I'd sell all my Wierwille stuff there too except its all in a landfill with a golf course built on top of it.

Absolutely amazing. Somebody actually paid $227.50 in real money for these books, some of which "have some rippled pages from being wet at one time." P.T. Barnum was right. Obviously, I don't understand how this e-bay thing works. This item shows a total of nine bids, seven of which appear to be from the same person. Is this really some moron who keeps increasing his own bid or what?

If you liked the first one, you'll like this one. A lot more inside jokes and cultural references that kids will miss, but adults will get. Some of them are a little on the suggestive side, but those go right over the kids' heads. There didn't seem to be as many laugh out loud moments, probably because after the first one you kind of know what to expect. The Antonio Banderas Puss in Boots character is a hoot. Check it out.

All I know about this is what I see in the commercials, which is really enough for me. I know Clay Aiken because he went to UNC-Charlotte. You couldn't help hearing about him around here. The daughter of a friend of mine graduated in the same class at UNCC and they had to limit the number of guests that each graduate got to invite because so many people wanted to see Clay. Some people were really ticked off. I don't get the whole Clay Aiken thing myself.

I thought Kelly Clarkson won "American Idol." Did I miss something here?

Universal owns the Hulk. When that new Superman movie was first announced about five years ago, it was supposed to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicholas Cage. They both dropped out long ago, apparently because of all the delays. Everybody from Keanu Reeves to Russell Crowe to Ben Affleck to Liam Neeson to Jude Law to Josh Hartnett to Brendan Fraser to Ashton Kutcher has been mentioned for this role. Nobody's been signed yet for sure.

This won't happen either but Spiderman and Daredevil would make a cool movie. It was pretty good when they used to get together in the comics in the old days. There is a new Superman movie scheduled to come out in 2006. Right now the director is supposed to be McG, who was responsible for the Charlie's Angels movies. If that holds true, I don't see how it could do anything but suck.

Jealousy? That'll be the day - when I'm jealous of a guy wearing a leather skirt!

Brad Pitt? Who cares? Diane Kruger Now that's Greek to me.

Well, it was bound to happen eventually, I guess. The first 3D internet church has started holding services in the UK. Sponsored by the Methodist Church, not known for being innovative as a rule, the church chose its name to deliberately avoid pomposity. Apparently, this is supposed to be completely on the level and not a joke. Worshippers create their own cartoon persona, choosing faces, clothes and names, and then they can log onto the church any time they want. The first official service May 11th didn't exactly go off without a hitch. The minister who was leading the service disappeared into thin air when his computer crashed. He was "translated," I guess. The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, delivered the sermon by way of comic-style speech balloons. The members of the congregation are also able to speak the same way, and there were some problems with profanity in the pews. Some folks also couldn't resist wandering around the church during the service. It is the internet, after all. "Church Wardens" have been added who can "smite" disruptive people, logging them out of the church. Due to bandwidth limitations, only 25 people at a time can be logged on as active participants. There is room for others to drift around the church anonymously, sort of as "holy ghosts." It's a fascinating concept and it'll be interesting to see if they get anywhere with it. The next official service is Sunday May 16th at 9:00 PM UK time (4:00 PM EDT). Check it out Church of Fools You need Shockwave version 8.5.1+ to launch the church.

If I'm going to look for America, don't I have board a Greyhound in Pittsburgh? Thanks for the offer, Tom. You would think they might come somewhere closer to here. This ain't exactly Podunk Center any more. The Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill would be a perfect place for them to play.

Grand Rapids? Omaha? Uncasville, Connecticut? Nothing in the Carolinas again. The closest is Nashville, 400 miles away. Who books these tours, anyway? Jeez. The correct name of that song is "I Am A Rock."

"Van Helsing" is rated PG-13, but I agree 100% with parents using bad judgement about what movies are appropriare for small children. I was sitting next to a little girl who absolutely freaked out at "Attack of the Clones" and had to be carried out of the theater. A wonderful viewing experience for the rest of us. Some people just have absolutely no common sense.

I was disappointed in the Friends ending. I was hoping Rachel would finally wise up and leave that whiny Ross. What a dweeb. Question: Does anybody have friends who just walk into their house or apartment without knocking. or is that just a sitcom thing? Apparently nobody in New York ever locks their doors.

One episode of "Friends" costs NBC $10 million. One episode of "Fear Factor" costs about $1 million. You do the math. I think the reality show craze will run its course pretty quickly. Its too repetitive. Same stuff, different day. Already they're having to resort to weirder and weirder to keep up interest. The key to a good sitcom is the writing. No actor, no matter how good they are, can overcome poor material. That's why good sitcoms like "Cheers" and "MASH" could lose major characters and not miss a beat. Unfortunately, too many of them are just a series of one-liners or a contest to see how many sexual references you can fit in a half hour show. I've never cared much for "Friends." I'm in the wrong demographic, I guess. "Frasier" I've always liked because I think David Hyde Pierce is one of the funniest guys ever on tv. Excathie, They're supposed to making new episodes of "Family Guy" but it'll probably be the first of next year before you see them. The old ones are still on Cartoon Network. It is kind of sick, but can be really funny. Don't let the kids see it.

Bra and socks? Now that's a look I'd like to see. :D-->

One I had forgotten: We had a way big shot come to town (don't remember who) who claimed that he had driven all the way from New Knoxville to Greenville, NC on half a tank of gas. That's about 700 miles. Darn good mileage. Being the sceptic that I am, I never believed this for a second, but most of the others accepted it as the gospel. Weird.

This must have been long after my time, because I never heard of this, but I can't believe that people actually did this. If somebody had told me that I had to put on a suit to listen to some bozo on the phone, I would have laughed my a*s off. When I was in, one of the main draws for people was that you were not expected to dress up for any occasion. You didn't have to put on a tie for a Sunday teaching. That was what the Lutherans and the Methodists and the Baptists and the Presbyterians and the Catholics and all those other "phony" denominations did. The true believers of the rightly divided Word of God were so above that sort of thing. The only time I recall anybody even suggesting how people should dress was the one time that VP came to town. Had to impress the man, you know.

I experienced that "miracle" myself. I got my tax refund just in time for the class and it was almost the exact amount of the "donation." Praise the Lord!! I should have used that money to get new tires for my car, like I originally planned.

Now I seem to remember hearing somewhere about "whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me." Who was it that said that? Oh, yeah. Jesus. I know I didn't hear that in twi. Must have been the Methodist church.

I hate that shaky-cam stuff. Sometimes on "NYPD Blue" I want to just yell at the cameraman "Hold still, stupid." I had the same reaction watching "The Blair Witch Project." In that one, I know they had to do it that way since it was supposed to be filmed by a kid with a home video camera, but it got me so dizzy at times that I just couldn't watch it.