Hello and Damn

[progressoid]

HELLO :hi: because I've been away from the AA group for a while (I just got my donor star back). Missed ya!


And DAMN because Richard Dawkins is coming to town and it's sold out!

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Finally something besides Toby Keith or Bob the Builder to see and I miss it! Grrrr.

[trotsky]

1. Well, shit.

You shoulda said something about missing a star! Good to have you back here. Bummer about Dawkins though. For a radical fundamentalist atheist he sure attracts a crowd, eh?

[progressoid]

3. Yeah, I was surprised the tickets went so fast in Omaha NE!

It's sponsored by a local Unitarian Church (that I actually attended a few times about 18 years ago). Hopefully the local fundies don't ruin the event.

[Twillig]

5. Goddamn right.

Always mention that you miss the groups after losing a star.

Shit happens, but people are better than you can imagine.

[tbyg52]

2. I'm so sorry!

I can empathize - I'm always fiddling around and missing things.

[progressoid]

4. That's exactly what happened.

I had to wait for the tickets to go on sale and then got busy and missed the window of opportunity. Damn.

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Glad you are back...

I stumbled on the atheist group a while back, but couldn't post (I couldn't swing a donation last time around). Someone threw one in for me- I thought that was great. Will not miss another cycle.

on edit: don't slam on Bob the Builder like that- he is much better than Toby Keith :)

[progressoid]

7. If my kids were younger, I might be sitting in the Bob the Builder audience.

Plus he has that "Yes We Can" lyric in his song. What's Toby Keith got?

[southpaw]

8. Toby's got a boot to put up yer ass.

It's the American way, ya know.

[progressoid]

9. I don't think I'd pay for that.

[onager]

10. And he's a movie star!

Beer For My Horses. Produced, co-written by and starring You-Know-Who.

Co-starring two more big brown skid-marks on American culture--Mac Davis AND Ted Nugent!

Some of you may be, mercifully, too young or smart to know who Mac Davis is. He's a bad songwriter--just Google the lyrics to "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me," or "In The Ghetto." And an even worse actor. All in all, one of those "celebrities" who makes you wonder why he isn't frequently assaulted in the streets by total strangers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178640/

And the (IMDB) critics rave...

My wife and I are huge TK fans...I'm not sure if the acting was so bad it destroyed the writing or if the writing was so bad it couldn't be acted, but whatever the reason, this movie was just plain bad...save your $8.50 and watch it on CMT in 3 months.

I needed a shot or two of whiskey after watching this.

The writing, directing and acting were all equally terrible. The 'best' parts of the movie...involved a pit bull farting and an up close look at him licking his male parts. No, I'm not kidding.

Personally, I'd much rather hear a pit bull farting than TK singing. And the dog licking his 'male parts' sounds like a creative use of symbolism, specifically symbolizing the relationship between TK and a recently departed President.

I'll go ahead and get started on my review for Cahiers du Cinema...

We went in a packed car and all agreed afterward that it was the worst movie we ever saw. No exceptions. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck deserved Oscars for Gigli compared to 'Beer for My Horses.'

That pretty much says it all. I'd rather have my eyes clawed out by feral cats than see Gigli again. Or Jennifer Slopez, for that matter.

[southpaw]

11. Look for 'Beer for My Horses'

In the $3.99 bin at your local car wash!








OK... I stole that line from Family Guy, but I think it fits the occasion.