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cleolindaDisney's "Pirates" sells 5 million DVDs in first day. "Dead Man's Chest also is on track to unseat the previous live-action record-holder for DVD sales, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which sold about 16 million DVD copies and 2 million home-video units, a Disney spokesman said. DVD sales can account for as much as half of a movie's total revenues. Dead Man's Chest, the follow-up to Black Pearl, has generated more than $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts, making it the top-grossing film of the year." I'm kind of imagining Disney executives backstroking through swimming pools full of money à la Scrooge McDuck right now. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
greyduck72: "In the 'do the right thing, no matter how heart-rending' department: Father's tip cracks alleged teen burglary ring."
Tornado hits London; at least six injured, homes damaged. Cornelius Fudge must be due in Blair's fireplace any moment now.
Spears says she went 'a little too far.'
Blunt report calls Iraq situation 'dire'; Bush: victory still possible in Iraq.
Food-safety fears revived as Taco Bell pulls onions.
Woman, 75, douses alleged thief with gas.
Japan's dieter-in-chief fights the munchies.
Manliness is next to godliness. "Stine's daylong revival meeting, which he calls 'GodMen,' is cruder than most. But it's built around the same theory as the other experimental forums: Traditional church worship is emasculating. Hold hands with strangers? Sing love songs to Jesus? No wonder pews across America hold far more women than men, Stine says. Factor in the pressure to be a 'Christian nice guy' — no cussing, no confrontation, in tune with the wife's emotions — and it's amazing men keep the faith at all." YEAH! You know what? We should crush beer cans on our heads for Jesus! Headbutt each other in the name of the Lord! Hold services out at the shooting range! Then we can go blast some Turks and recapture the Holy Land! RAWK.
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:08 pm (UTC)"It's been so long since I've been out on the town with friends," the singer writes in a posting Thursday on her Web site.
"It's also been 2 years since I've even celebrated my birthday. Every move I make at this point has been magnified more than I expected, and I probably did take my new found freedom a little too far. Anyway, thank God for Victoria's Secrets' new underwear line! I look forward to a new year, new music and a new me."
Okay, Brit, it's not okay to blame your absence from partying for your lack of discretion. Dude, it's been like 2 years since I last went out partying and I remembered to wear undies. We don't care if they're Victoria's Secret or Hanes or granny. Just get some fucking underwear, yo.
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:12 pm (UTC)Bwah!
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:15 pm (UTC)That she forgot you were supposed to wear undies?
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:17 pm (UTC)I mean...
a tornado?
in London?
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-07 08:43 pm (UTC)You've got to be fucking kidding me.
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:44 pm (UTC)What happened to "love thy neighbor as thyself"? Do these people even READ the Bible? Or is literacy not manly?
Thank God for my bookwormish fiance. And my pastor, who references ESPN and says "pound a beer before the Lord" in sermon, and still, amazingly, manages to emphasize love, peace, patience, kindness, etc., which, if I recall... oh yes, are the you're-a-Christian-if traits mentioned in the Bible. In a book written by a MAN.
Sorry, rant over...
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:52 pm (UTC)Roffle. I love you.
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:57 pm (UTC)The clerk erases the offending greeting. Chalk one up for Christian testosterone.
"I wouldn't have done that before," Stephenson says proudly. "I am no longer a doormat."
No... now you're a stupid prick. *facepalm* And, as another commenter pointed out: Christianity has done terrible things to men, WHAT THE HOW?
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Date: 2006-12-07 10:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-07 10:14 pm (UTC)When you get right down to it, Christianity has done terrible things. Period. And considering that it's been run by men for, oh, ever... eh.
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Date: 2006-12-07 08:59 pm (UTC)Well, gosh I'm sorry, 'cause it's done such wonderful things to WOMEN, assbags.
Also, ranting against homosexuals in that tirade? Oh, right, they're practically ladies. Maybe somebody's been reading mpreg...
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-07 09:04 pm (UTC)I just noticed there is a link at the very bottom of the news story regarding James Kim: http://jamesandkati.com
It includes a link for monetary donations, an e-mail address for thoughts, and a physical address for other donations people would like to make to the family.
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:06 pm (UTC)Thank you, God, for making sure my fiance is a lapsed Catholic. And also for estrogen. Yes, thank you for all my lovely estrogen.
i don't know about you...
Date: 2006-12-07 09:54 pm (UTC)my vagina is awesome. sure, it's capable of squeezing out babies for teh horde. but its true awesomeness lies in its ability to accommodate any manner of foreign objects all for the purpose of giving me fucking awesome orgasms. yes, that's right, more than one. no squirt and run here, my twat churns out orgasms like hotcakes.
i could go on, but i think i've made my point ;)
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:21 pm (UTC)Haaaaa. I think we all have Harry Potter on the brain right now. (http://soleta-nf.livejournal.com/214174.html)
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:29 pm (UTC)As for the GodMen's foolhardy notion that homosexuals are limp-wristed weaklings...yeah, someone should tell them about the ancient Greeks.
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:32 pm (UTC)HEEE. There's a "feral dong" joke in here somewhere.
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:40 pm (UTC)I think someone's been watching TC in Magnolia a few too many time.
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Date: 2006-12-07 10:03 pm (UTC)unbelievable. you wanna be a responsible "godly" man? put away your tent, take your howling crotchfruit from your wife and let HER go on a camping trip to get away from you both. unselfish sacrifice anyone? isn't leadership living by example and taking responsibility? grar, i say!
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Date: 2006-12-08 04:53 am (UTC)Damn straight. Also, Jesus, like, respected women and stuff.
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Date: 2006-12-07 10:41 pm (UTC)Hee hee heeeeeee!!!
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Date: 2006-12-07 10:51 pm (UTC)I swear, I thought the axact same thing when I saw that headline.
BTW, I got your book yesterday from a friend, and it is killing me dead with the funny. Just what I needed during finals week! LOTR in 15M had me rolling around on the floor. Thanks, Cleo! :)
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Date: 2006-12-07 11:02 pm (UTC)I'll leave it at that, instead of writing a paper on religion and gender roles, but gaaaaaaaah. *headdesk*
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Date: 2006-12-08 02:29 am (UTC)CaveGodMan lead me anywhere. Assholes. Assholes who can't figure out how to put down their own fuckin' toilet seat. Yeah, I'll say that, too. Why? Because I don't need a seminar to find my cojones!...yeah, sorry, that crap just pisses me off.
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Date: 2006-12-08 04:47 am (UTC)Okay, now that was hilarious.
(but not the whole tornado part, of course)
Music Performance DVDs
Date: 2006-12-08 04:51 am (UTC)Tony Bennett - American Classic (http://www.amazon.com/Tony-Bennett-American-Diana-Krall/dp/B000J6I0PC/sr=1-4/qid=1165552222/ref=sr_1_4/104-5985056-9902312?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)
Chis Botti Live (http://www.amazon.com/Chris-Botti-Orchestra-Special-Fanpack/dp/B000EHQJFO/sr=1-1/qid=1165552410/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5985056-9902312?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)
Oklahoma! (http://www.amazon.com/Rodgers-Hammersteins-Oklahoma-London-Revival/dp/B0000C23HY/sr=1-2/qid=1165552524/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/104-5985056-9902312?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) (London Revival with Hugh Jackman as Curly) (You will not believe how awesome Hugh Jackman is! HE SINGS! HE DANCES! HE ACTS!)
The Eagles - Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne (http://www.amazon.com/Eagles-Farewell-Tour-Melbourne-2DVDs/dp/B000L9IUPM/sr=1-8/qid=1165552862/ref=sr_1_8/104-5985056-9902312?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)
Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky (http://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Bocelli-Under-Desert-Included/dp/B000I2J6R8/sr=1-1/qid=1165553074/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5985056-9902312?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)
Oh, and the "Cornelius Fudge must be due in Blair's fireplace any moment now," comment just left me dumbstruck at your quick wit. I marvel at your sheer creativity!