I have a rant! (Are you ready for the rant?)

I was watching a tape of one of my favorite episodes, To the Bone, yesterday, which was playing on FOX. I had to tape it because I work during the day. I have been waiting for weeks and weeks for this episode to play, as I haven't seen it since it aired in 2006. I was enjoying the first half when they broke in with a special report that Mitt Romney was thinking about dropping out. Now, I don't mind breaking news, but most of the "report" was people talking while they waited for him to make a speech. Thus, I missed the second half of To the Bone and I'm really cheesed!

End of rant. Thanks for reading if you did!

I love a good RANT and this is a particularly good one. I RANT all the tme and if I do not have one readily available I go to my local "DENNIS MILLER RENT-A-RANT" (which is open 24/7 and SUNDAYS are 10% off all RANTS with a coupon!!!).

That really bites, Defender! *packs some Chocolate Chip Cookies to send to Defender*

Darn that FOX! They should get their priorities straight.
I'm sorry for your pain.


I think rants are good for ya like a release valve on a pressure cooker.

I guess if we believed everything the media reports, we would probably die from air!

OK, JRyan, that wasn't fair. You live here, after all......


I thought the rant was lovely. Very appropriate, topical, short and to the point. Bravo! Bravo!

Well how about Atchafalya lol.

Oh and Dennis Miller has a new show, Amne$ia,

at cha fall a?
lol guessing

Uh cha fah lie uh

How about the name of my parish -- Calcasieu

You got me on that one, never even heard of it, kal kas u , lol, My parish is easy, a lot of people has this as a last name, Terrebonne. Ter bone

Has anyone seen Saw 4?

O.O

It's grosss

I have moved this conversation and my reply over from the Writers Strike Thread, where it was Off-Topic.
To make blocks of context distinct, I alternated quotes in black and green and, wrote my own comments in blue.

QUOTE (VDOVault @ Feb 7 2008, 10:57 PM)
. . . June 30th, which coincidentally is VDO's 49th birthday),
The Vault

QUOTE(flashymom @ Feb 8 2008, 05:59 AM)
VDO is 48?!?!?! D&MN! He looks goood for 48!

Quote (DetectiveB 02/08/08 Noon
YOU DIDN'T KNOW??!! (he was born:30 June 1959)

QUOTE(Jryan @ Feb 8 2008, 01:34 PM)
I hate to break it to you youngsters but 48 is not old. Forty eight and 49 are prime years. I have gone past it now and I realize how young that really was!!!
Nila

Thanks Nila, I am going to make 46 this year, I liked 45, since it was half way in the middle, now I will be pushing 50, Of course we know women hit their prime in their 40s, so I have been enjoying that.

QUOTE (ciaddict @ Feb 8 2008, 02:55 PM)
JRyan, does that mean its all downhill after 50? Hope not, because I'm headed for 51 in two months! I love the scene in On Golden Pond where Kathryn Hepburn is describing some new neighbors to Henry Fonda as "as nice middle-aged couple like us". And he responds, "Ethel, people do not live to be 150!"

I can say from experience, that is definitely not "all downhill after 50." I went back to college at 52 and graduated with an A.A. Degree at 55. In 2008, I'll turn 58.

What's young and/or old is "relative." When I was in my 20s, I can remember my grandmother referring to "that nice young man who delivers my groceries," then discovering he was in his 50s and the parent of teenagers.

Likewise, my father (aged 84), thinks we are all kids. He lives alone, does his own cooking; 2 years ago, he took his great-grandson (age 7) across country for a week (just the two of them); and, a few months ago he took a 2 week vacation in Europe alone.

Incidentally, my father and his two older brothers were all heavy smokers (my father, 4 packs a day) for several decades. Both of his brothers died of sudden heart attacks in their 40s (43 and 46); my father had a heart attack at age 57, gave up smoking (cold turkey), and adopted healthier habits. Twenty-some years later, he works out every day, takes no medication, and does pretty much what he wants, when he wants; though he complains that he gets tired quicker and it takes him longer to recover his energy. My grandmother was living alone and taking care of all of her own business until she was 87 (she never smoked and never drove a car in her lifetime.)

So, it definitely isn't all downhill after 50!

If you smoke, please give it up!

LOCIFan2

Excellent advice. When I was 8 (in 1962) the county health nurse came around to our school to give a talk on the evils of smoking. As we were ushered into the classroom I noticed there were two tables at the front, each with a cloth that was covering something which we could not see. The nurse told us if we don't smoke at all (and she pulled the cloth off what was on table #1)then our lungs would look like this when we were 50. She presented to us a BELL JAR containing a set of lungs that were large and pink and very healthy. She then said if you start at 16 and smoke at least a pack a day until you are 50 your lungs would look like this (and she pulled the cloth off what was on table #2) to reveal the sickliest looking bunch of grapes that would be your lungs at that age. Long story short, I don't smoke because of that single event over 46 years ago. The sad thing is. they don't do this demonstration anymore in our schools.

You ought to see them in an autopsy? My first one I did, I don't think I ate for 3 days!

and 1 , 2, and 3 weren't?

I am not sure if they still do, but when I visited Canada about 8 yrs ago, they put pictures of cancer ridden lungs and such on cigarettes, I think thats what it was, I just remember gross pictures, well people still bought cigarettes, maybe the Canadians can help me out here, I wish the American's would do that too. My husband has the worst cough, he blames it on sinus, But its due to smoking, he is just in denial, I also tell him, it causes High blood pressure too, along with his diabetes he is a stroke waiting to happen, but when someone is in denial, what can you do.

My mother was 68 years old when she died of emphysema after having smoked for over 45 years - it was a horrible decline to watch of a very active life - my son was 2 when she was diagnosed and 10 when she died. He has always said that anyone who ever considered smoking should have watch the effects it can have - he's 21 and has never been tempted to smoke (Thank God), nor have my niece and nephew. Education on the effects should be emphasized in school - I see 13 and 14 year olds smoking, trying to be cool and it breaks my heart.

My daughter has. I am waiting to see it just to see it because I saw the first 3. I turn my head at the gross stuff but the plot is interesting.

Sorry for getting off topic on the strike thread--I'm easily distracted.
Excellent points on getting older (and good for your father for his healthy lifestyle). I remember when I was 15, watching a TV show where a father was telling his sons about something that had happened 20 years earlier. I thought, "Man, you have to be really old to remember something that happened 20 years ago!" Well, I remember 20 years ago so I guess I'm really old. Age has never bothered me, except for when I turned 39. Not sure why, but that was traumatic. My mother will be 79 on Wednesday and she just retired--again; she retired the first time 10 years ago!

Well, I wanted to share with you guys, my anniversary is Monday Feb.11, 21 years! Amazing, huh? Just wanted you to know I wasn't crazy with the sig!

Happy Anniversary! That is also my nephew's birthday. He'll be 3.

Happy Anniversary to you. Mine is Thursday, Valentines Day. 10 years for me.

I actually like the sig. Very cute.

hubby says its Cal Ka shoe . Is that right?

I'm also a February bride. We'll be married 23 years on the 16th.

ding, ding, ding! We have a winner, folks! JRyan's hubby wins the prize! lol

hullbound, this one's for you and hubby!

Awww, thank you. xoxo

Does anyone know of any fun free multiplayer on-line word games? For a long time I played a game called "Tangleword" on "playsite" and then "iwin.com". That was my previous obsession. I didn't play for a couple of months and when I did go to play it was no longer there. It was sort of like Boggle and you could chat in between rounds. I made some nice on-line friends there.

I'm not sure where to post, so I'll start here.
1) Is Julienne Nicholson returning? For I noticed the "Players" episode was edited, and partially rewritten to exclude "Megan Wheeler's backstory."

2)Are

WELCOME TO THE BOARD GENPRO65! Sorry, caps were locked! Glad you're her, you'll really like our family! I always helped me in the pas to read the Etiqutte thread, it has alot of info for you. Again, enjoy posting!

2) (Sorry, 'got interrupted by "flood control") Is USA Network going to continue to use "outtakes" for their CI adspots?

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE!!




Don't worry, she's returning. "Players" was edited for the same reason as "Untethered, " both were extended length episodes that needed to be trimmed down to the usual 42 minutes.

My father in law is EXACTLY like that! He coughs like he is choking and when you tell him eh should "smoke another cigerette dad...", his reply is it doesn't have anything to do with smoking and if it does...then its too late now anyways.




HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY ANIVERSARRRRYYYYYYYY!!!
You have to add your own music tune to that!

Happy Anniversary to everyone celebrating in Feburary.

As for the smoke packages, Health Canada now does require pictures of lungs and other side affects of smoking to be big on the packaging. Some of the pictures are quite graphic and disturbing, IMO. I hope it's had an effect on lowering the smoking rate.
Almost every major city in Canada now has smoke free restuarants and bars. Smoking is now confined to patios. Personally, this is very welcome to me. I have mild asthma which flares up in two circumstances: when I exercise in cold weather (think running for the bus), and around smoke. It doesn't matter if it's wood smoke, a smoke machine, or cigarette smoke. If I'm even close, I have to leave the room. That has ensured I will never smoke, and I'm glad. I wouldn't be surprised if smoking is most prevalent among girls in junior high (which was the one time I was pressured to smoke) both because of the coolness factor and also because it helps to regulate weight. But don't get me started on proper body image...

Touche'




Yeah, thats all i basically like about it, the crazy plots.

Happy Anniversary Hullbound and KRod!!


I'm a February baby (12th)...it's a great month, ain't it?

Happy Anniversary Hullbound and KRod!

Happy B-Day OYV

That's all I watch the horror and suspense movies for is the plots and to find out why. That's the part that interest me. I can watch some gross but not a lot. Too much is just too much and I can't stand torchure.

Thanks Judyg!

I don't have asthma, but suffer from migrains, I hate the smell of smoke, so he isn't allowed to smoke around me, or in the car since it leaves an odor, and gets mad, when I make him change when I say he smells like smoke, he can't believe I can smell it on him, But I tell him non smokers can smell things better than smokers, also when he sprays on his cologne, he puts too much on and it triggers a migrain, he thinks he needs to smell the cologne or he doesnt have enough on, I can't make him understand its for others to smell that if you smell it you have too much. Oh, and since I am picking on the love of my life, lol, he rides in the left lane even though I tell him it for passing only, lol. Boy does he piss off drivers. Back to smoking, all restaurants and stores are smoke free, but people stand right by the door and smoke, so you still have to walk through a cloud to get in, So I have to hold my breath and run through. Oh and I did smoke, started when I was 15 to be in the hip crowd, stopped when I got pregnant with my second child I was about 25 so its been about 20 yrs since I quit. My mom tried to quit but feels its too late, my son gave my mom such a time about smoking when he was young, now he smokes, he is always catching colds, and he was a sickly child always had colds and pneumonia, because mom smoked around him as a baby, thats why I didn't smoke for second child. Oh well, I wrote hubby a Valentine's letter since all my preaching about smoking, blood pressure and diabeties isn't working, maybe the love letter and about wanting to spend another 40 yrs together and wanting him to be around might help. Who knows, they have to want to do it.

oh vince Vaughn was on David Letterman the other night, wonder if he dropped in on his Friend VDO while in NYC.

Uuu..I wonder,too!!

I hope it works, JRyan...did you tell him about how you lose 5 years off of your life when you smoke (to all the health professionals on the board: please correct me if my figure is wrong) I could give him a scary tale about sarcoidosis that will keep anyone from smoking. I know smoking doesn't cause it, but when you have sarcoid, being around smoke sure doesn't help it!

I think they look as though they could be brothers! Not in the Cell though! VDO, man it didn't look at all like Bobby! He scared the h*ll out of me in that movie! That's when I thought Vince Vaughn was so hot!

i dont mind watching it but i don't like hearing it, like all the sounds of cutting and blood gushing. >_<

I did see saw 1,2,3, I wonder do they tell what happen to that mans daughter.

Watch and found out!

is it out on dvd? I wouldn't pay to go see it in the movies.