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MDhornet
Comment: Happy Thursday.
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ChocolateBrownGal
Comment: Quote of the day -- "God's timing is rarely our timing. But far better than we do, He numbers our days and knows our moments and our hours. Our task is to trust." -- Os Guinness
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MDhornet
Comment: Wait, I'm first. Does this mean boom boom is acting up today? OK, I checked out BET's highly anticipated new lineup last night. Waste of my precious time. I'd rather have watched House of Pain. SOB was TERRIBLE. I didn't laugh once and I didn't think the setups were that great. Hot Ghetto Mess wasn't any better though my mouth was haning open when they showed dude in the shower in the opening scene. Somebody tell me that neckbone song wasn't for real. I did laugh when the guy from America's Voice was cracking up, but I've seen that one before. Charlie Murphy and DL Hughley should both call it a wrap and let those shows go.
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khufu
Comment: peace....joy...prosperity
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khufu
Comment: hmmm..between House of Pain and BET's line-up....we dont have any real choices do we?
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khufu
Comment: Highly recommend for the readers: The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture by Andrew Keen (Author)
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Prubin40
Comment: Hey people. Well I watched the two shows and felt like I wasted my time too. House of Pain was pretty good. I did watch the second episode which was pretty good. I know most people on the board don't watch 106&Park but I do tune in everyday to watch for the guess stars. Last week they showed a new video that was called "N@@@er Read A Mutherfukin Book. The video was very interesting. Terrence had his mouth open and told people to go to the website and leave their views. You had to see the video because it was full of blips.(sp)
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bigchassie
Comment: morning all. PRUBIN>yeah, i admit. i sometimes peek at 106 N Park just to see the stars on there. did you see it yesterday? they had Monique on there which was good (i'm gonna check out her line of Jeans!) and that guy that won the WOW soul singer contest was pretty good. he was no Luther but he was better than that chick Ywada. i didn't watch HGM or SOB either. i turned on TCM and watched the musical Godspell.
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SpecialK
Comment: Who the hell is Wayne Wonder?
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bigchassie
Comment: SPECIALK>really! i wondered that too. who is he? any kin to Stevie?
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sigmascribe
Comment: Well I watched House of Pain last night and actually chuckled a few times. It's trying to get better. I didn't tune in to any of the BET shows.
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letmein
Comment: Burger King should be put outta business. Their food is GROSS!!!!!!!!!
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Prubin40
Comment: Hey bigcassie. I loved Monique's jean too. I told my daughter she needs to check her website out. Wayne Wonder is a singer from the West Indies(I forget which island he's from). I remember him because he's signed to Atlantic records and was a lable mate of Craig David.
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YLawdY
Comment: Good morning, family. Ditto on Wayne Wonder!!!
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bigchassie
Comment: PRUBIN>go to mo nique.com and they have her jeans on there. i even joined her fan club. the jeans are cute. they come in three styles. i'm thinking abut buying some. a little pricey though, but i'm sure they are worth it.
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Morning ladies and gents. Craig David is cute. RANDOM THOUGHTS: My cafeteria is the debbil. The breakfast special was steak, eggs, and hashbrowns for $5.99. Why won't it stop raining in Houston? I wonder what Boris Kudjoe is doing right now. How does snot smell?
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bigchassie
Comment: SIGMA>House of Pain was actually funny last night? well that's good to know. i also found out that Tyler Perry brought a part of the property that was supposed to be part of our new church. for those in the ATL thats on Greenbrier parkway. the old DELTA Training Building.
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YLawdY
Comment: Ylawdy did I read about a cat in NH that correctly indicates which nursing home patient is going to die next by curling up next to them? He's so accurate that the nursing home staff has taken to calling the next of kin when he chooses someone because they usually die within 4 hours. First thought: I'd have to kick that cat's azz if I were a patient and saw him coming my way. "Aw heyll no. Don't come over here with that shyt, Garfield." Second thought: Might want to talk to that cat in a tiny room under some bright lights.. make sure he's not a serial killer.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Morning all. Am I the only one who knows someone who is WAY TOO INTO television and movies? I don't know if it's b/c I don't watch a lot of that stuff, but my one coworker seems to get emotional attachments to her favorite shows and movies. Is this common?
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bigchassie
Comment: LAWDHAVMERC>i feel ya on the RANDOM THOUGHTS. i have a Proud Deed report: you know when your co-workers have children and they always selling some stuff you don't need but you buy it anyway to "help de chillen" well, anyway my co-worker was selling chocolate chip cookie dough for her daughter's track team. i brought me a box of chocolate chunk cookie dough. i've been on a slimfast diet for five months now and i must say i'm doing very good. so i knew having some cookie dough in my house would be like having a loaded gun in my house. an utter NO NO. So i gave it to my management office in my apartment complex. their office has some of the sweetest people there and the maintence team is on point all the time. so when i went home, something told me to give the box to them so i went into their office and gave the dough to them. i thought it was a good thing because they always have baked cookies on hand when potential new residents come into their office. so that is what i did with the cookies. now, where is my Snackwells?
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MediaAgent
Comment: Good Morning everyone, Bigchassie & Special K, Wayne Wonder had a big summer hit couple summers ago called "Never Let Go"...a carribean Jam. More than likely you heard it. LawdHvMrcy, yes Craig David is cute, I look at him every morning. I have a picture of him hugging me. I saw him in person in South Beach Miami at the 2002 Soul Beach Music Festival. My friend took that picture and blew it up into 8x10 and framed it honey!
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MediaAgent
Comment: I did catch HGM on BET...while I see where they were going with show, not sure I would tune in every week. I know of the website (been around for at least 2 years; they even show white folks, (the show showed some rednecks as well). It was embarrassing that some black people had no idea what NAACP stood for or the wrong number of how many blacks were on the Supreme Court. The only thing I found excellent on the show was a animated clip regarding the sale of a woman to slavery, that was powerful. Out of a rate of 10, I would give it a 6. Just not sure if people will get it.
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: LOL @ Media Agent's blowing up her picture! Girl, I met Montel Jordan about 11 years ago (at the height of that 'this is how we do it' single) and I got our picture framed like we took some portraits or something!
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Wayne wonder is one of the wickedest dancehall artist inna the world!
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Prubin40
Comment: MediaAgent>> I'm a big Craig David fan. I post on him message board but not as much as I used too. His looks have changed. His hair is very short and his body is musclar. He use to be fat as a kid and has to work at keeping his weigth down. I waiting on the fourth CD from CD. I didn't like the third one because it was too pop and I know Craig can bring on the smooth R^B. I can go on and on board Craig. I know he likes to date models and don't keep them around long.
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bigchassie
Comment: MEDIA AGENT>oh really. okay. i was checking out this Rich Boy video and it was a beach scene and there was this really phoine brotha on there. dayum, he was a young cutie. anybody know his name? i forgot his name cause everybody on the show was checking him out. he was a nicely packaged brotha too.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Sigma< I think that after House of Payne gets cancelled Lavan Davis will get his own show or be added to somebody's show. Last night when he was telling Allen Payne that he needed to spank Malik, I laughed my azz off!! He carried that scene like a TV pro. The rest of the cast has no screen presence whatsover. And I get so tired of the wife singing her lines.
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sigmascribe
Comment: IJA}I'm gonna see if I can one of my coworkers to get a candid photo of your ex(Vick) today.
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bigchassie
Comment: LAWDHAVMERC>lol! is Montel Jordan tall. i remember him. wonder what is he doing. This is how we do it was the jam! i used that song in a play at one time.
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letmein
Comment: snot smells like salt. LOL!! Yeah IJA I have a co-worker that is all into her movies and tv shows. And always asking me about them and I'm like dammit girl I don't watch t.v. like that. Lawd==Can I get a breakfast special? I'm hungry as hell! See my post ^^ bought Burger King and threw that nasty shat in the trash. Don't you hate when people show up at your house unannounced? Show up when you're cooking dinner. I only took out 9 wings because it was only my hubby, me and my son. I figured as long as my son ate I was cool so I did offer. They politely said no but after they left went to the kitchen and NO CHICKEN!!! WTF?!?!?
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sigmascribe
Comment: IJA}Malik did good last night. But I do agree that Lavan worked that scene.
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sigmascribe
Comment: letmein}I usually don't let people in unannounced...except for children.
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letmein
Comment: Lawd==I met Montell Jordan at one of the 1st Essence Festivals in New Orleans. We were at the House of Blues and I was standing by the elevator. Out pops him. Girl he spoke and I swear my tongue was tied!
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Sigma< haha! Don't worry girl PLENTY of my coworkers will there in their official roles if you know what I mean.
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MediaAgent
Comment: Lawd>Let me tell you how wild it was to meet Craig; on the plane going to South Beach, I had pulled out my CD player and had his "Born To Do It" CD in there. My two friends were with me and one asked who he was cause she never heard of him. I was telling her that I had not played the CD since 9/11. The day I had to return to work, (across river to Jersey City) I was playing his song "Walking Away" while I was looking at the smoke still smoldering from the World Trade Center...
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letmein
Comment: Sigma==they called the house and told my husband that they were in the driveway. Other than eating my dayum chicken they sat their azzes their until 10:30!!! On a Wednesday night?!?! You don't know how bad I wanted to say "you ain't gotta go home buy you gotta get the %*$!( up outta here!"
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Sigma< to me, Malik was horrendous until they got to the scene where he was mad at his dad. He did really well there. I just don't see how Tyler couldn't identify obvious problems with the script. Like, you don't just bring your new daughter home without telling your kids first. Not to mention the fact that the mother dropped her off with a man she hadn't said two words to in 13 years. He could be child molester!
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letmein
Comment: buy=but
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ImJustAsking
Comment: I just realized that my coworker isn't singing and her radio isn't on. No wonder I'm not feeling anxious first thing in the morning! God this quiet feels so damn good.
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MediaAgent
Comment: I don't know, watching that and hearing that song made me sad, for some reason, I never played song again. Until that day. Well, we get to Miami, drop luggage off in hotel, go out to get something to eat. While on Collins Avenue ( I think that was it), passing Versace's house, I turn to my left to look at beach, my other friend turns to right and says nonchalantly, "Oh look, Craig David"...honey, I stopped in my tracks and started hyperventalating! To make long story short, he was sweet as can be and we took several pictures. In each one I'm hugging him cause I wouldn't let go. He thought it was hilarious. Great memory!
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Montell is 6'8 I think. And, he is very good looking. He can't sing worth a dayum, but he's a good writer. I remember hearing that he wrote a very popular R&B song that is out right now. I think its Tank's new song. *sigh* We would make some pretty babies. Media>> Did you tell CD that story. Girl, you prolly could have gotten some from him! lol OK yall, gotta go. Please play nice today...
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MediaAgent
Comment: Prubin> Craig has 4 CD's??? I only have first two, what are the names of other 2?
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sigmascribe
Comment: IJA}I agree on the the script problems...my beau said "I'm with the uncle....paternity test" "he better hope she returns to get that girl"...oh there were flaws. With Malik, I saw his potential for the first time when he delivered the 'tense' scene with his father. {Letmein}Were these grown people that stopped by?
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MediaAgent
Comment: Khufu> will go on Amazon and get book. Did I ever tell you that my cousin purchased for me Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome DVD? All I can say is WOW! I also purchased the book. I know you can purchase on author's website. These are two things every black person MUST have in it's collection and NEVER loan out to anyone, they must get their own.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: letmein< you know wings are too good to resist. RE: Montell Jordan, for some reason he has just never done it for me. He looks like someone's giant father. I remember seeing him on cribs and he was saying his wife is a 6footer as well. I'd hate to see them to amazons walkin down the damn street. I hate tall people.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: The script writers on that show need to be fired. Either that or the actors are not getting the timing down. There have been what, 10 episodes? Allen Payne deserves better than this. So Tyler Perry has 100 episodes of this? I will not be watching. Mad Men and Burn Notice come on tonite, Damages is very good by the way.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Do you mean to tell me that EUR didn't have yet another day about HGM? After all the criticism, protests, columns, write-ins, advertisers being pulled etc, EUR had nothing to say about this show. They and all others who protested this show obviously didn't see it beforehand. It was TRASH! It didn't live up to the hype in the slightest and seems like another case of black folk jumpin the gun. Maybe it'll get worse or some'n. I don't see how this set us back any further than 8 o'clock this morning.
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letmein
Comment: sigma==yep!! My out-laws (in-laws but I refuse to call them that) LOL!
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letmein
Comment: RE: HGM or whatever it's called..I did watch and honestly it wasn't what I thought. I did like the trivia segments. Yeah it was sad that some of the AA didn't know the answers but imagine all the home viewers that didn't know either? Now they know!
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MediaAgent
Comment: Speaking of books, children, and the internet-- Last week, when the last Harry Potter book was coming out, the New York Times asked it's readers what books were they estatic about when they were children. The response was outrageous, I think something like 2 to 3,000 (unusual for a question in the Arts section). People were writing in the names of books that really made of difference in their minds as children/teens - many were upset that kids today do not take time to read and let their imaginations run wild or understand how a book can really allow you to see/understand the world around you. I posted my answer(at 2am) and read everyone elses later that day. Some had read books as kids that I also had read, but had long forgotten. I started thinking, on black websites to ask the same question: what books did you read as a child or young adult that really gave you inspiration, let creativity take flight. What did you read way back when that just impressed the hell out of you?
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Musb< can you give me a summary of the show please?
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MediaAgent
Comment: LOL@ IJA comment about Montell Jordan, Musbdherbs>you are not right! LOL; OSB>caught Mad Men last night. That's a good show. Will tune in to see tonight's episode.
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Prubin40
Comment: MediaAgent> His last Cd was called "The Story Goes". He's working on the fourth. Rumor has it that he's working with Timbaland and Neyo. I hope so. The last Cd was low on production. It was just not good. He has great writing skills his self but he needs new producers(Mark Hill did some of the producing and so did the UnderDogs who work with Tank whose has a banging Cd out called "Sex Love and Pain). He's in a bad position being a UK artist. The UK fans don't want his sound to be to Urban(they say he shouldn't sound to American whatever that means). R*B in the US and the UK are totally different. Most UK R&B artist don't sell a lot of CD's and not many come to the US. Lamar is a great UK artist but hasn't crossed the pond yet. Everytime I think of Craig and 9/ll I think of his song "World Fill With Love". Great song for a trouble day in history.
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sigmascribe
Comment: Letmein}Girl, you should have fed yourself and child ...said hello and told your husband to take care of his folks;-)...{OSB}Burn Notice tonight:-)
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soulmusic101
Comment: Bigchassie...did you forget to include the rest of the package or is that coming in a seperate envelope? All I see is Tower's music...no blank's or prepaid....
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: My list of books
Spook Who Sat By The Door
Invisible Man
The Color Complex
Roots
Color Purple
Lord of the Rings
Hobbit
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arkansasgirl
Comment: sigmascribe, umm..I'm gonna need that candid photo of Vick too!
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MediaAgent
Comment: OSB>What's "The Color Complex"? I never heard of it. Reason why I'm asking about books: I'm going to compile a list for the appropriate ages of children in my family and my sweethearts family and honey, they will get them for Chirstmas. Damm Playstation, learn something!
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YLawdY
Comment: MediaAgent ...Valley of the Dolls. It had sex scenes and everything. lol
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Prubin40
Comment: MediaAgent> Me and my kid get into it all the time about not reading. She's in college and doesn't do well in English because she doesn't like to read. I told her she needs to read the classics and she runs her mouth about not liking to read. I loved "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings","Manchild of the Promise Land" and the novels they made you read in school. I'm remember reading Mark Twain and blacken out all the n-words in the book. I loved the story but didn't like the fact he had to use that word in the books.
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MediaAgent
Comment: YlawdY> at what age did you read VOD? I'm not gonna lie, I came of age at 14 reading "Chances" by Jackie Collins. I don't think I read childrens books after that. The last childrens book I read was "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret" by Judy Blume. I almost forgot I read it until someone mentioned it on the NYT comment board.
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YLawdY
Comment: How far back you talking? I read all the Boxcar Kids; Nancy Drew; Bobbsey Twins series. Little Women; Little Men; Are you There God, It's Me Margeret; Where the Sidewalk Ends; The Giving Tree. Earlier than that all the Little Golden Books and Dr. Seuss. "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish" really sent me on my way to...whereever.
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MediaAgent
Comment: Prubin> I understand what you mean, but I think you should stay on her about reading. I see so many children who don't. But my question is what did you read as a child. My best memories were of my grandmother taking me to the library as a 4 year old (and I remember the first book I read was a Peanuts compilation. I loved it. My grandmother took me to the library every 2 weeks for years. I read "Ramona", "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries" etc. I discovered Maya Angelo through the RIF (Reading is Fundamental)program. They used to have trucks that came to your neighborhood and loan out books, just like the library. If you liked the book, in 2 weeks when you came to return, your parent could pay for book and it was yours. I built my first book collection through that program.
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arkansasgirl
Comment: Where Did Our Balls Go? There. I put it here. I wasn't going to comment much on this, in my mind I saw Serena doing what a lot of women in sports and entertainment do and while I do have an opinion on that I figured it's what 'they' do for whatever reason. Empowerment, influence, resume purposes, proof of sexiness/marketability, whatever. She's grown and she can do whatever she chooses, right? I guess not.
It seems that African-American women cannot do what they please without asking certain caucasian folk for the proper permissions. People that look like me haven't carried freedom papers for a couple hundred years. I thought I should mention that. So I roam across the internet and see %*$! like "Serena Goes Ape" and "She's A Man, Baby" as article headlines. I guess the racist and insulting headers are supposed to be a message to the rest of folks that look like us. Now hey, I ain't one to get all up in yours about your opinion, but how many times must I keep reading about how fat or too muscular Serena is. She is an athlete and a pretty good one at that. She had conditioning issues like many athlete regardless of color but it seems that a lot of folk in white America and beyond resent folks like her, sister Venus and cats like Barry Bonds. It ain't the body type or the willingness to speak to the press, it's the fact that someone outside of your comfort level as far as race is concerned is dominating and it burns your %*$. When certain folks get the chance you know we'll hear about it... Right? I know my sports history like many other sports buffs and I respect all of those that have come from wherever to set the bar and create standards that take decades sometimes to touch, but even I know that all records are meant to be broken. One day someone will come along with a skill level that will surpass all others. Same goes for science, entertainment and humanities or whatever. I believe the Creator doesn't discriminate about giving certain skills to random folks.
I recognize that and was taught to respect that and those that set the standards and those that come along and raise the bar. That obviously isn't taught on the other side of the tracks. I am also offended to the highest degree that I must overlook race and background when I recognize things like that. The double standard has never been tolerable over here in these parts. Barry Bonds was hitting homers waaay before his hat size grew exponentially. More than 400 before he 'grew' at that. Never in my life have I heard the term 'cheater' used like this. There have been reports based on science that clearly state that performance enhancing drugs have no real bearing on the hand/eye skills necessary to hit a pitch from 60 feet coming damn near 100 miles per hour with a thin stick.
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arkansasgirl
Comment: What steroids does is cause regeneration, which could explain how Barry is 43 and still at the top of his game, but up until 2004 steroids were perfectly legal in major league baseball, and since his indictment in 2003, Bonds has tested clean in random surprise testing. I never saw anyone, including the commissioner of baseball (who points at Bonds as the reason people hate baseball) mentioning anything about steroids when all them homers were being hit a few years ago. Bonds has been tested vigorously since the federal indictment and dude is still the same size and has the same skill. I'm not saying he never took em', but... Find another reason to hate this dude. You can't punish someone for something they did back in the day, especially when it was both allowed and ignored. Whether you like Serena's style or look is up to you. From the look of that picture up there I do not see a fat, out of shape woman. I also see a champion. Some may like a woman with more musculature... It's up to you family. The thing I'm seeing is that racism is becoming much more blatant today than in latter years. Hateration based on race is more elevated than ever in 2007, and as a black man am I supposed to just look the other way when very commercialized companies, media outlets and their related compares use derogatory and defaming narratives to describe a few of my people and still give my dollar? My time? My accolades?
Hell to the mutherfucking naw. I'm more offended about how America is taking the Micheal Vick case in more than ever. When he was running around trying to avoid 300 pound lineman he was described as "the greatest show on turf". Now that he has been accused of harboring criminals by owning property, providing finances to said criminals and possibly attending dogfights and assisting in the termination of fighting canines it seems that certain folks are 'despised'.
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arkansasgirl
Comment: I got a chance to flip channels and see Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper and folks of the like and the callers from the heartland of America really told us what they thought.
But Lindsey Lohan get a pass because of tremendous pressure. Oh, and that Baldwin cat still gets work after 9 rehab stints... Riiiight. Back in 1994 a drunk driver killed my friend but it's cool for starlets to drive under the influence... She was the %*$! in The Parent Trap! Shiiiiiit. The term 'monkey' to name one as wall as 'ape' and other wonder narratives were used in columns, blogs, responses and phone calls to TV shows to describe ol' Ron Mexico. What ever happened to innocent til proven guilty? Now even I know that a federal indictment is a hard one to shake (especially with a 95% conviction rate), but how does Michael Vick become public enemy number one banned from work when he's only been accused?
How much longer must I flip past the CNNs of the world and see the featured missing white woman of the week and hear absolutely nothing about my sisters? Has our value diminished that much to society in 2007 that we don't get equal play? Why is it when a brown skinned person hits the headlines that person becomes a pariah? Will we ever hear anything about Tim Donaghy and how much of a cheating, lying bastard he is? Why is he getting a pass in the press? He did ref that pivotal game 3 in the West playoffs this year...
Did Scooter Libby just walk free?
Why are we just letting this double standard go on? What ever happened to our standards? Where are the balls in the African America community? My people have been neutered and then pacified with cheap jewelry, alcohol and fake soothsayers that stole our drum. As much as I hate that we are still targeted I am still amazed that we are so silent and just go with the status quo. I'm starting to believe what some of them say about us, being lazy and all. Sad thing is not many will agree in public with these words. I'm 3 weeks from calling the movement dead. Prove me wrong.
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MediaAgent
Comment: Ylawdy> What about "Where the Wild Things Are"? Remember that? And although it was politically incorrect (now that I think about it) how about The Five Chinese Brothers? and Curious George (I admit, I loved him). I wish there were more mutlicultural books for children when i was younger..
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sigmascribe
Comment: Prubin}I didn't like to read when I was younger and it drove my mother KaRazy!!! She tried to make me read the things she was interested in and what she thought I should read....when I got to college...I found something that seemed interesting to me ...it was something like 357 pages and I read it in like four hours...My mother stared at me like I had seven heads. That was years ago, but now that she knows what I like she always gets those kinds of books for me.....You get what I'm saying?
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ImJustAsking
Comment: When I was really little my favorite book was about a squirrel that was EXTREMELY responsible. He saved his nuts and housing materials all winter long while all the other squirrels played. Then…once winter came, the other squirrels were cold and hungry and got caught in a snow storm. And the responsible squirrel invited them into his house and let them eat and sit by the fire. And the other squirrels taught him how to play games b/c he didn’t know how. My other favorite book with City mouse, country mouse. My mom was NOT a good reader so I read her the same two books every night. After that, I stopped reading fiction except for sweet valley high and baby sitters club. I was a dork. I read the encyclopedia and finished Roots in one week when I was 11. And to this day, I still don’t read fiction.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Color Complex is about how light skinned blacks and dark skinned blacks are in eternal conflict. I read this book after my kids were born and the comments people would say regarding color. It is a interesting read. Also I was rejected from Jack and Jill as a teen due to skin color.
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MediaAgent
Comment: IJA>You did not mention "City Mouse, Country Mouse"...now there's one book I completley forgot about. I remember reading Roots, at the time that was the largest book I ever read at 11 myself. I think it also took me a week to read. I remember reading the book "Halloween". My aunt was horror book fanatic. Scared me shytless. The movie did the book justice, but I remember knowing that Michael Myers had some serious evil in him, that was hereditary, which they never explained in the film.
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SilentJay
Comment: Well against the better judgement of some of my peers I tuned to watch
BET's controversial show Hot Ghetto Mess or as they tried to rename it
WE GOT TO DO BETTER. Ultimately the preconceptions about the show
still hold some merrit. For the record I watched the majority of the show, CNN was doing a
follow up on the 65 year old black man who was beaten to a bloody by New Orleans cops(three of them) To no surprise one of the cops in question was found NOT guilty. I mean I kinda already new that just like I new the outcome of HGM. A white cop goes free(he's fired thank goodness) but he still walked free. HGM was hard to watch( midly amusing) but still hard to watch and the outcome was what some had already predicted. HGM showed a series of video clips that could be found any where on the internet along with the tried and tested Man on the street routine that filled in the gaps between Charlie Murphy's comments and the next series of sad videos. To tell you the truth the Man the Street segemenst where slightly more embarssing to me than ignorant people (black and white) doing ignorant things. Watching black and white people struggling as they answered questions about black history, current black figures and stastistics on the employment rate of black americans was sad sight to see. Overall I gvie the show a C-, it wasn't the worst show I've ever seen but if I could paraphrase the title "They Got to Do Better". I don't whether the show should be pulled or not, I've far more pressing things to think about; it would seem though that the format is not much more than repackaged version of number of shows I've already seen. I would like see a few more episodes before I put the nail in the coffin. As for thiose three cops in New Oreleans, I'd like put the nail in the coffin of thier carreers and thier freedom.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Oh wait I do remember Ramona, The clutz, and the Fier books. Prubin< did your daughter read at all growing up? In my tutoring experience I have learned that if kids don't develop a love of reading early they typically become 'slow readers' meaning they can't process sentences as whole entities. And slow readers don't enjoy reading b/c by the time they finish a paragraph they don't remember what happened in the beginning of it so they have to go back and reread it. It's very frustrating. That's why teachers encourage parents to read to their kids and to let the kids see the words as they read. I come from a family of slow readers.
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Prubin40
Comment: sigmascribe> I hear you. She does like the black romance novels. I will buy her some of them. I just want her to read some of the classic. I not talking a Bewolf but how about "Root's" or "A Catcher In The Rye"?
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MediaAgent
Comment: OSB> ever read "Our Kind Of People"? That book was interesting. If Jack and Jill were to get rid of the color thing, would you try to get your children memberships?
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MediaAgent
Comment: Prubin> you know, to this day I have never read "A Catcher in the Rye"? I need to get that on Amazon as well. What about "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"? I loved that book!
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Prubin40
Comment: ImJustAsking> I read to her but she just wouldn't read a book on her own. Went to the library and she still won't read a damn book.LOL She banned from the library for going to a ban site on the internet. The heffer is just subborn.LOL
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Never read "Our Kind of People", as far as Jack and Jill it has changed so the color issue is not as prevelant. I took my kids to the library every week so they all have a love of books.
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sigmascribe
Comment: Prubin}In her own time;-) Just keep her reading.
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musbdherbs
Comment: IJA..it was "Hits from the Streets" meets "America's Funniest Home Videos" I can't really add much more than that. White people having redneck competitions. White people putting condoms on their heads and blowing them up til the pop. White people jumping in a pool of mud. Black people singing in the shower. Black people trying to jump over bikes and falling. People spinning wheelz on cars and being fallen from the car. I'm not surprised that many blacks don't know what NAACP stands for. I wasn't surprised that people didn't know how many blacks are on the Supreme Court. It certainly wasn't embarassing. If all EUR posters were in the same room, many of us wouldn't know what the unemployment rate is for blacks. All in all, I was confused as to what the negative publicity was about. It just didn't live up to expectations just like the racial experiment on Survivor. I was like WTF?
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: I used to sneak and read my momma's 'True Romance' magazines. Does that count as inspiration? lol I also read those V.C. Andrews book-- Flowers in the Attic.
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Prubin40
Comment: Talk to ya'll later. I have to go to a doctor's appointment but will be back later to post. Someone asked about the guy in the Rich Boy(he has big azz teeth) video. He's Rich Boy's producer. Damn, I just forgot his name. I think it's Poloou The Don or something like that.
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sigmascribe
Comment: media}I read that book a while back...Our Kind of People..funny!
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YLawdY
Comment: oldschoolbrother....you read those as a child?
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arkansasgirl
Comment: My favorite books were Ramona, The Baby Sitters Club, Fried Green Tomatoes
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Musb< that show sounds stupid. But maybe they did what I Thought they wouldn't do, and re-edited it from what it originally was. B/C HGM wouldn't be an appropriate title for something like what you're describing. Neither is we got to do better. It sounds like street smartz with video clips. Prubin< your daughter went to that blocked site ON PURPOSE b/c she was sick of you pressuring her to read!
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Wow, I just read my post. I read about secks and incest as a kid. No wonder I'm all screwed up! lol I also use to love those Highlights magazines, too. Judy Blume was an alltime favorite.
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YLawdY
Comment: MediaAgent ...OMG, I forgot about the Five Chinese...I was read to from birth by my mother and always had books around. My fondest memories were of going to the Public Library twice a week with my grandmother. She cleaned the library and I would look at books in the little kids room while she worked. She would let me help her dust too. She always brought home tons of books. Anyway, I LOVE to read and I started reading to my daughter the day she came home from the hospital. I would read the newspaper outloud so she could hear the cadence.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Prubin< I have "roll of thunder, hear my cry." I started it but didn't finish it, like I do so many other things.
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MediaAgent
Comment: LawdHvMrcy> I forgot about Highlights magazine. And the Jack and Jill one as well. Anyone remember "Dyanamite" magazine? Or "Encyclopedia Brown" the kid detective?
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: IJA>> I read Roots, too. I use to read the encyclopedia as well. Remember those whack azz'ted science project pullouts? I used one from the encyclopedia and won second place in middle school. I made a diagram of the ear and how it interprets sound. I thought I was the bomb! I also made a replica of the various stages of cell growth using jello molds. I should have been a doctor...*stifles laugh*
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bigchassie
Comment: PRUBIN/MEDIA AGENT>Whooo dayum! yall took me back to high school 76-78! there was this one book i used to love and i read it over and over again, it was called "First Person, Singular" and "Leo the Lioness" but i tell you there is one book i always wanted to read: FANNY HILL. did anyone ever read any Harold Robbins (The Betsy, Goodbye Jeanette, The Carpetbaggers) and Jacqeline Suzanne ( The Love Machine, Once is Not Enough) or my man may he RIP Sidney Sheldon ( The Other Side of Midnight, Master of the Game, Windmils of the Gods) and i almost read everything of Jackie Collins.she was hot in the early 1980s.
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musbdherbs
Comment: IJA..it wasn't even worth watching again..It WAS stupid. Just like DL's Hughs S.O.B. Hell I'm mad cuz it was trash. Maybe it'll get worse. If not, these protestors need to find another cause cuz this one wasn't worth the effort.
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bigchassie
Comment: MEDIAAGENT>how about "RIGHT ON" and "TIGER BEAT" magazine.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Okay, I know the credit industry is in a crunch due to their own negligence, however, they RAISED the interest rate on my Visa from 9.9 to 13 and I don't even have a balance on it. wtf?
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Highlight Magazine, Electric Company magazine, I was reading newspapers at 2 years old. The library was my hangout spot. Had my first card at 7, and would travel to the white areas because their libraries were cleaner and had more books. That has changed now, all of the cities libraries are new, larger and have free internet access. But you still get people complaining.
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MediaAgent
Comment: bigchassie> I have my Right On from 1978 with Foster Sylvers on the cover, I remember when Flo Johnson, was the editor back in '72/'73? Of course I remember when I read Toni Morrision's "The Bluest Eye" and James Baldwin's "Go Tell it on the Mountain" I loved James Baldwin. I had his niece as a classmate in one of my creative writing classes about 4 years ago.
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Encyclopedia Brown... ah yes! Loved him. I also use to READ the Guinness Book of World records. I use to love that kinda stuff. Cuzzin Lawd, I think it is great that you read to PSF. I think I'll do the same. Momma use to say I would lay up in her bed with her True Romance magazines upside down and mimick her. I've always loved to read. TRUE STORY I was in preschool at Burton Elementary. The librarian could not believe that I could read so well at that age. She use to make me read to a group of older kids during story time. I think that influenced my ability to stand up in front of a crowd and talk. I'm a great presenter and facilitator. *pops collar*
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Musb< what is D.L.'s show about?? I like him on Bill Maher's show, he's very smart and politically attuned. And I liked his one comedy special "going home." otherwise, I don't really think he's funny. Is he still hiding his birthmark? lol
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MediaAgent
Comment: IJA>Did you pay another card late or go over the balance. That's all it takes to raise a rate. If not, call and complain and tell them you want it to go back down. Tell them you have a competing offer from another card @ 0% and negotiate for your rate to go back down. OSB> Electric Company magazine? Was that a spin off from the show? My local library have children running around screaming, you would think the staff would let them know that kind of behavior is unacceptable? Of course not!
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Yes the magazine was a spin off of the show. Very good magazine. I tend to go to libraries off the beaten path, quiet areas of the city. We have one that the guards there will drag your kids out if they are too loud though.
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khufu
Comment: yes MEDIAAGENT..every Black person should have the book...it really does SPEAK THE ANSWER DOESNT IT?
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khufu
Comment: sad thing is HOUSE OF PAIN could work if they got new writers, director and actors.....with the exception of the lil boy/son.....the lil girl is atrocious.......as is the rest of the cast
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khufu
Comment: actually I see very lil difference between House of Pain and BET's programming fare......
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: A new character will be introduced into an annual drama recreating a horrific 1946 lynching on a Walton County bridge: Gov. Eugene Talmadge.
Recently released FBI files indicate that the agency investigated the possibility that Talmadge may have played a role in inciting the murders of two black couples on the Moore's Ford Bridge in Monroe.
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) said the third annual dramatization will take place Wednesday at the site, featuring Talmadge for the first time due to his "very prominent role in inciting violence." Brooks' group, the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials, is staging the re-enactment to bring attention to the still-unsolved crime.
Brooks said Talmadge's "racist rhetoric, fiery oratory" incited the violence that led to the murders of George and Mae Murray Dorsey and Dorothy and Roger Malcom on July 25, 1946.
A gubernatorial race that summer had been rife with the race-baiting typical of that era in the Jim Crow South. Talmadge, a three-term governor, had visited Monroe during the campaign shortly after a fight in which a black sharecropper had stabbed and wounded a white farmer. The sharecropper, Roger Malcom, was one of the four people who would later be lynched.
According to an Associated Press review of the FBI files, a witness reported that Talmadge visited the farmer's brother and offered immunity to anyone "taking care of negro." Shortly after the primary election, the Malcoms and Dorseys were riding in a car across the Apalachee River when they were stopped by a white mob. The African-American couples were dragged from their car into the woods, tied to trees and shot to death. Dorothy Malcom was seven months pregnant. Despite investigations by local authorities, the GBI and the FBI, no one has ever been arrested for the crime.
Brooks noted that there is still a $27,000 reward for anyone who provides information leading to an arrest in the Moore's Ford Bridge case. He said there are still suspects alive in the area.
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MediaAgent
Comment: I'm gonna log off for a while, believe it or not, I have not been to bed yet. I've been up a straight 24hrs. Finished my summer term paper, submitted to professor via .pdf file this morning, drank 3 cups of coffee yesterday and it's all coming to a head now...getting sleepy. Will start studying tonight for the final exams next week. I love being back in school, but I should have did this when I was in my twenties. Keep suggesting books for children/young teens. When I get back up, I'm going to write them down. Have a good day y'all.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: CNN) -- No longer able to fit into a booth at a restaurant and too embarrassed to ask for seatbelt extensions on an airplane, Maggie Sorrells was desperate to lose weight.
The day she stepped on a hospital scale and realized she weighed 440 pounds she knew she had to do something.
Name: Maggie Sorrells
Age: 32
Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee
Occupation: Receptionist in doctor's office
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Heaviest weight: 440 pounds
Current weight: 140 pounds
Pounds lost: 300 pounds
Defining moment
The moment I saw that I weighed as much as I did, it scared me, and I knew I had to do something about it.
How did you finally lose the weight?
Diet: Weigh Down Workshop, a faith-based weight loss program. I ate whatever I craved, but only when I was truly hungry, and then I ate a lot slower, so I could tell when to stop.
Exercise: Nothing out of the ordinary, occasionally I'd go for a walk, but never because I felt like I had to.
How long did it take you to lose weight?
Four years with two pregnancies within the same time period. One month after I lost 300 pounds, I became pregnant for the third time with my son.
How has this changed your life?
Drastically, the way I eat, the way I live my life. I am able to move better. I feel better emotionally and physically. I'm just a much happier person.
I love to hike and I could never go when I was big. I almost killed myself going a half-mile. My chest would hurt and I would think I was having a heart attack. Just after we had our daughter, we went hiking all day and climbed rocks.
I also love the beach. I'm no longer ashamed to go to the beach or wear a bathing suit.
Do you have any tips for other people who want to lose weight?
Yes, don't think about how much weight you have to lose because you'll get overwhelmed and discouraged. Set small goals, like 15 pounds. There were times I wanted to give up and there were days I felt like I couldn't do this. Food was my drug. Take [weight loss] in small increments because when you lose 15 pounds you'll be excited and before you know it you'll lose 50.
Perseverance is most important. If you mess up, especially in the beginning you're going to slip. Don't say, "I'll start over Monday." Start over right now. The worst enemy is if you give up. What got me to the end, to losing 300 pounds, was persevering. On days I wanted to eat the whole bowl of something -- I had to talk myself through it. The truth was, I really wasn't hungry. Food is so much better when you're hungry. Andy, my husband, eats what he wants to eat. But instead of eating an entire gallon of ice cream, he'll just have a scoop of ice cream.
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MediaAgent
Comment: khufu>Brother, yes it does. I will say this, when you suggest a book, you don't suggest bullshyt. Let me know what else is necessary for the collection. Will hit the boards later in afternoon.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: mediagent< nope, I've done nothing of the sort. I was thinking I wouldn't call b/c I don't use the card anymore but now you got me thinking I should call and complain just in case I ever have an emergency! For all the ramon noodle eaters like me, I have recently discovered Thai kitchen products. They are much healthier and have half the calories. My coworker informed me that ramen noodles are fried! I had NO IDEA!
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bigchassie
Comment: MEDIAAGENT>you have a copy of Right On Magazine from 1978? oooh that is some money right there. that is a collectors item. Right On had the best pictures. if you wanted to plaster your wall with all the groovy singers and teen heart trobs. and oh yeah, i remember reading Go Tell it on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, Manchild In the Promised Land.
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khufu
Comment: MEDIAAGENT...off the top of my head....."Bible of the Oppressed" by ELsa Tamez....."Pedagogy of the Opressed" by Paulo Freire....."The LIttle Prince" by Saint-Exupery......"WHite Robes, White Justice" by Judge Bruce Wright......"The Philosophies and Opinions of Marcus Garvey"....
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: http://www.thrivingsurrogate.com/
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khufu
Comment: MediaAgent......"ARt of War" by Sun Tzu....."Book of Five Rings"........"Jesus The SOn of Man" by Khalil Gibran....."Black Elk Speaks" by Jhn Neihardt....."The Japanese Way of Doing Business" by Boye Demente......"The Hero With A Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbelll
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bigchassie
Comment: OSB>speaking of ice cream. i don't eat it. i'll eat some frozen juice or i'll eat some fresh blue berries with lite low fat whipped cream and that will be my sweet for the evening. or two or three snackwell cookies.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Anyone ever read Lush Life, the story of Billy Strayhorn?
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khufu
Comment: MEDIAAGENT..."The African American Book of Values"........."Introduction to Black Studies" by Maulana Karenga..."Afrocentricity" by Molefi Asante......."Hair Story" by Aynaa Byrd and Lori Tharpe......"From Babylon to Timbuktu" by Rudolph Windsor....."Enemies: The Clash of the Races" by Haki Madhubuti
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DOne
Comment: I remember reading encyclopedias a lot as a child, but then I was a strange child lol Morning all
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khufu
Comment: BIGCHASSIE..try soy and rice "ice" cream...tofutti
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musbdherbs
Comment: IJA..it just showed how far people can be pushed the limit. Black man in restaurant being told he had to sit in the black section. Black women in salon get'n pedicures being told they have baboon's feet, called chinegros, azzuming that they wanted to read Ebony and Jet mags. It was much funnier than HGM. It just wan't great or some'n I'll continue to watch a lot. I'm not a fan of DL so I'm sure that has some'n to do w/it.
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khufu
Comment: MEDIA AGENT...lastly...."Defending the SPirit" by Randall Robinson........"Marcus Garvy: Message to the People" by Tony Martin......."Why Should White Boys Have All The Fun?" by Reginald Lewis and Blair Walker
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khufu
Comment: OSB..havent got to Lush Life yet...Billy Strayhorn is a very interesting person...would make a nice bio-pic, his story...."Used to visit all the very gay places/come what may places..."
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khufu
Comment: why do I never ever see any old Right On magazines in my travels? Old Life mags abound..Look mags as well...but no Right On mags....
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letmein
Comment: I LOOOVE to read although time doesn't permit like it used to. My mom was an advocate of reading. She would make me read the dictionary. I remember going to the book store with her and reading as soon as we got back in the car. I remember her cussin' because I wanted the dome light on so I could see. Sweet Valley High and VC Andrews books....could read 'em in a day! I stopped liking VC Andrews books when she died and her kids tried to continue the series. Just wasn't the same.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Grettings all... musb>> I'm glad I'm not the only that thought HGM was looking like America's funniest home videos"... on DL's show... that mess they showed with the restaraunt and nail shop... I would have went off.. emotions my ****!!!! I walked out of the room when they had the preachers looking at the playboy mags... a mess, yall right... 'reading is fundamental'
Have a glorious Thursday!!!
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letmein
Comment: khufu==that's because all the posters and pictures are torn out so they threw them away! LOL!
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bigchassie
Comment: KHUFU>now i tried the tofutti ice cream in chocolate. to be honest, i wasn't too crazy about the taste. but is the soy and rice ice cream good? and where can i get it? can i get it at Krogers or do i have to go to Whole Foods or Sevenanda to get it?
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: khufu, Lush Life was supposed to be a movie with Will Smith as Billy Strayhorn, what do you think of that casting move? And you never replied about the article I posted about the Rastas
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bigchassie
Comment: LETMEIN>V.C.Andrews! She was hot back in the day untill she died. i don't know how many times i read Flowers in the Attic, Petals in the Wind, If There Be Thorns. great books to read by the fireplace with some coffee sip-sip and your favorite blankie. at least, that is how i used to read them when i was in college.
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bigchassie
Comment: OSB>Billy Strayhorn, didn't he used to play with Duke Ellington? i remember that name. let me know when i come back from lunch.
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eternallife
Comment: Good Morning/Afternoon folks!~
LHM>A special good morning to you!~LOL
I was an avid reader growing up....I used to love reading "little house on the prairie" series....Langston Hughes'....
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arkansasgirl
Comment: I forgot about Sweet Valley High. Any recommendations for kids? My son is 2 and I want to start him out early reading. When I'm reading the newspaper he mimics me by sitting next to me holding the paper.
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arkansasgirl
Comment: Yall are always talking about eating healthy. I am not a healthy eater. I will eat a pint of icecream in a minute. I do eat alot of fruits and vegatables but I also eat alot of junk but I'm trying to cut back. Just last night I had two ding dongs.
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letmein
Comment: akgirl==Dr. Seuss books are the bomb for kids..IMO...
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khufu
Comment: ARKANSAS..two ding dons, huh? Im not even going to go there...listen...consider...colonics as well as liver/gall bladder cleansings.....
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khufu
Comment: Etta James is in hospital
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khufu
Comment: LOL This "Superhero" show is funny.....anyone watch it? The brother gave up his secret identity for the possibility of some azz LOL
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MDhornet
Comment: Some of y'all had some interesting reading as children. I read Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys and a TON of Enid Blyton, an author out of the UK. ark, I read your piece on Serena and I have to say that most of the time I hear negative comments about Serena's and Venus's looks, they come from black people. I think both sisters are beautiful, but I've rarely heard black people describe them as such. I've heard many black men praise Serena's curves and Venus's toned muscles, but I can count on one hand the number of black people, especially women, who have complimented their looks. At the end of the day, we are our worst critics.
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eternallife
Comment: Now, I'm a big fan of John Grisham...I've read just about er'than he's written..."Pelican Brief", "The Summon", "The Brethern", "The Testament" , "A Painted House"... Bruh, got me thinking I wanna be a lawyer now.
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sigmascribe
Comment: eternal}I like Grisham as well...and Patricia Cornwell and Dean Koontz.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Musb< didn't MTV already do that show? It was called...umm...ummm damn I can't remember what the show as called. What was that show on mtv where you could when money if you kept your cool?
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arkansasgirl
Comment: From allhiphop.com: In the nineties, my Racist Sense (like Spidey Sense for Black people) was always tingling and I guess that’s why I never like François Girbaud. He has spoken out against the Hip-Hip community and based on his comments, that means “Black folk.” Didn’t these fools learn from that Cristal dunce? According to the New York Observer, Girbaud said the following.
“Somewhere, the company was running too much in some direction, too much in hip-hop stuff. ”
“To be just connected in the hip-hop stuff is other brand; there is people like Russell Simmons or Damon Dash or Puff Daddy or all this kind. I’m not the rap people. Sure, we introduced the baggy jeans, we introduced stonewashed and all this stuff in the 60’s or 70’s, I never target just to be ethnic. It’s stupid.”
When it comes to his own self-expression, Mr. Girbaud seems to think that the exigencies of marketing are cramping his style. “I have to talk like that”—he flashed a gang hand-sign—“and speak like that”—he flashed another gang hand-sign—“and move like that”—he grabbed his crotch—“and it’s ridiculous!” Now he was shouting. “What we bring into the market was always innovative, and I feel now I am trapped and I have to just talk the same way, like I have to have skulls and some kind of snakes. It’s boring, it’s really boring!”
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10piece
Comment: Been sick all week. Wanted to wish TAZ a happy, happy belated birthday
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Dang AG>>> my son love him some durn Girbaud jeans... shessh!!! sigh... whatya gone' do??? IJA>> I remember that show on MTV.... now what the heck, they used to win $$ for not blowin up!!LOL
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arkansasgirl
Comment: SilentJay, didn't one of the cops kill himself not long after they beat that man?
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MDhornet
Comment: Have y'all seen Room 401 on MTV. There's this one episode with this black gay dude that is hilarious. It's a prank show. Here's the clip. The first minute or so is missing. It seemed like the girl might have been in on it because she was a lot calmer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8vCOw3jh9g
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MrsPhoenix
Comment: Has anyone stayed @ The Signature Hotel at MGM Grand in Vegas???
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arkansasgirl
Comment: Mdhornet, I didn't write that. IJA, I know the show you are talking about. But it seems BET are putting black folks in racist situations instead of "funny" situations. I saw a clip where 3 black women were sitting at a bar and "Becky" came and sat by them and starting talking about how she loves black men. Then the bartender sends Becky a drink from a brother. The brother comes over and starts talking to Becky while being disrespectful talking about black women. Then he told the black women that they are not classy and other sterotypes and that's why white women are the best. A bunch of bull!
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10piece
Comment: Chassie, I named my daughter after a character in a Harold Robbins book
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eternallife
Comment: The MTV show was called "Boiling Point"...
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HarrisThomas
Comment: it's been facinating lurking and checking out your reading lists . . . while reading the NYTimes paper today, I am surprised to find out that YTs argue over whether their children should learn to read good grammar phonetically versus whole language (YT-speak for ebonics)and it's all stirred up over a 15-year old series called Junie B. Jones . . . any of y'all familiar with Junie B?
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: MDHornet>> Venus and Serena may have pretty HANDWRITING, but ain't nothing else about them is 'pretty'-- ok,, maybe their bank account, but that is about it.
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khufu
Comment: LOL another racist azz reality show......the superhero show with stan lee
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khufu
Comment: and the brother on this show just doesnt get it...i guess a Blackman just cant be a superhero
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bigned69
Comment: Ok Khufu, you called me out of lurking on the Bob Johnson board. Yes, I will go see "who's your caddy" and not feel one iota of guilt about it. Just like I dont feel guilt when I go to Red Robin and eat a cholesto-burger with extra mayo and cheese, with the unlimited fries. so nyah nyah!
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MDhornet
Comment: Lawd, with the exception of maybe Flava Flav, I see beauty in almost everyone I meet. It's how I am. Men for example can be beautiful to me for a variety of reasons - nice lips, eyes, smile, walk..... I have always thought both Serena and Venus were beautiful. I think they're both stunning when they smile. The fact that they both have kick-%*$ bodies is just icing (non lesbionically speaking). Both of them have very strong features. What both of them need is a good stylist. They really don't know how to dress themselves.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: As a kid, on spring break or any vacations, my father made us do definitions, place them in a sentence and write 3 paragraph stories. He was serious about reading, knowing how to write a check, etc. When I had my paper route and complained about how I thought the guy was cheating me, he sat down with me and went over my collection book and I had to prove to him where I was cheated. Me and my brother still laugh about that today. I was making 14-15 dollars a week and thought that was big money. Getting up at 430am throwing those papers.
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Shortey71
Comment: LOL @ bigned69..........I was wondering when you were going to read what khufu said........
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MDhornet
Comment: OSB, when we were little and we asked my daddy anything, he'd make us go look it up in this mini encyclopedia we had. If we wanted to know how to spell a word, we had to look it up in the dictionary. During school holidays when other children were out playing, we couldn't go out until we had done our lessons. Thanks to my daddy, I can add and subtract in my head even now.
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HarrisThomas
Comment: BLACK SUPER HEROES: GREEN LANTERN and BLACK PANTHER . . . here is text taken from a web site dedicated to black superheroes: http://www.blacksuperhero.com/history.html ______Much like the movie industry - racism directly impacted black comicbook characters who were cast in background roles or as “uncle tom” sidekicks . . . Marvel’s first black superhero was named “Whitewash” (the name speaks for itself). Whitewash was a character drawn in full blackface fashion who appeared in the 1940's war comic "Young Allies". (images -1, 2, 3) Notice a common theme in all three cover images? Created for comic effect only, Whitewash was portrayed as a helpless bufoon whose only purpose was to provide laughs as he fell into one dire situation to another. Full of the stereotypes you would expect to see at that time in American history, negative black comic characters were all too commonplace . . . Black superheroes were also subject to the negative perceptions of the artists drawing them at the time and therefore a parallel can be made to struggle for equality in America. Marvel’s Black Panther appeared in 1966 (Fantastic Four #52) and wouldn’t gain his own title until 11 years later (how's that for affirmative action?). Followed by DC’s Black Lightning and Marvel’s Luke Cage, poster children for the entertainment industry’s Blaxploitation of the 70’s. Where possible I have included some images from the comics themselves depicting some of these racial situations as they appeared in print. The progress of blacks in comics has an undeniable link to our society's racial issues and I ask you to keep this in mind as we delve into the offensive nature of some of the characters . . . In recent years, many African American artists and comics publishers have taken it upon themselves to create and explore more black superheroes. The impact of these independent comics can’t be overlooked so I’ve included them in the museum because they are vital to bringing black superheroes to the forefront of the public eye. With many more black artists drawing, and new black superheroes being created everyday, black heroes are on the rise. Over time, their success will only help to broaden the minds of those who take the time to read and enjoy them. In conclusion, if you know artists that are creating comics, buy their books and support black superheroes!
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khufu
Comment: eat what you want...question is: can you afford the grease, calories and other non-nutritional stuff? How much you weigh?
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Name:
SilentJay
Comment: You guys want to hear a sad story, well to damn bad you're
going to hear one anyway. The day before I left for NC I went
by a book store in Alexandria VA. As I was coming up to the door a black woman
and her two sons beat me to the door. They went inside and thier mom told they didn't
have alot of time to shop they needed to move fast and find a book to read. I immediately
went back to the mag rack because I wanted to find somethig to read in the motel room.
I heard one fo th boys say he wanted to read a Harry Potter book. It got quiet for a moment and
I didn't hear them any more. Then I heard the same one ask he could have this book; like I said
I was in the magazine rack in the back so I couldn't see what book he was talking about but given
the mom's response to her son's request it probably didn't matter. She told him (Here it comes the ignance) NO because there were probably to many BIG words in there that he would not understand. I felt a little nuclear explosion go off in the back of my brain. I wanted to jump and not only the buy the child the book he really wanted to read but also buy him a Webster's Dictionary just incase there were some words he didn't understand. I wanted to say to that mom "How dare stifle your seeds potential for the sake of not flexing the brain muscles and breaking a synaptic sweat while at the same time contrstraining his vocabulary and hurting his chances of becoming a better reader whill effect him on every grade level and hurting his chances of getting into a good college. But l like I said; nowadays you can't tell how people will react and I didn' t the boy to feel the mom's wrath because she was mad at me so I let it go. Yeah we can be indignant about Hot Ghetto Mess but we need get even angrier with ourselves and as the sub title goes "WE GOT TO DO BETTER" by our kids.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: question: If you were asked to do something at your job that went against your morals, ethics and principles--what would you do?
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Cuzzin Lawd...I read to PSF every day until about the 6th grade because she wanted me to. Of course, we'd graduated to "chapter" books by then, but I love Shel Silverstein for kids, The Berenstein Bears and of course, Dr. Seuss. "Pop is sad. Very, very sad. What a bad day. What a bad day Pop had. STOP you must not hop on Pop" or "C is for Clown, Clarence Clown."
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Name:
khufu
Comment: SILENTJAY did you say anything to the child or mother?
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Name:
oldschoolbrother
Comment: khufu, I work in IT, we always go against the grain. How you think we find out who will get laid off first? We read all the emails and the websites
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Name:
khufu
Comment: as a child we always had a library......bigger brothers and sisters made me appreciate reading.....mother and father always made sure we read and did our homework
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu--none of your damn bizness how much I weigh. it is irrelevant to the convo. stick to the subject please.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: OSB is your job against your principles? your morality? If so, how and why do you do it?
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Silentjay, that's so sad. As a grown azz 34 year old, there are words in those books that I don't even understand--but for a mother to discourage a child to not read 'complicated' stuff is disheartening. By the way, J.K. Rowling makes up words for interesting word play.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: LOL BIGNED it is very pertinent. surely you can see that?
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: khufu, what would you have said to the mother? It's been my experience that people don't like to be reprimanded where their children are concerned. I learned that the hard way butting in one too many times.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: if you cant, that's sad and part of the problem
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: khufu ...the one time I was faced with that situation, I quit.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: MD I understand and there have been times when I "butt in" and almost got into a fight which I was willing to do as I explained to the peole...I was willing to die because I loved them so much that i was going to "reprimand" them for their inappropriate social behavior...in NY nonetheless.. I always feel protected by the Most High, the Good angels and the Ancestors...and my 3rd Degree Black belt LOL
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu-i work for a megalo-corporation so no, i wouldnt compromise my morals or principals but i would just stfu on the matter.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: MDHORNET>> I see where you are coming from. But finding Venus and Serena beautiful is a stretch for me. They have nice teeth, though. For that matter, Flava flave has nice teeth, too (when he ain't wearing gold fronts)... BUT, that don't make him beautiful, though!
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YLawdY
Comment: SILENTJAY....I'm feeling your outrage, but want to check the context. Was she actually discouraging him from reading or reading that particular book because it wasn't appropriate for his age? I mean a 6 year old picking up Tolstoy because he likes the cover should be encouraged to put it back and choose something else. The fact that she had the child in a bookstore says that she is at least interested in him reading. As a mother you want your child to be stimulated but not frustrated with reading. JMO
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khufu
Comment: MDHORNET I would have said, "Excuse me sister...can I share something with you?" Now if she would have said "yes" that would have set here up for being receptive...if she would have said NO...I would have left it alone
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu, what does my weight have ANYTHING to do with my "so called" desire to see "who's your caddy"?
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Name:
SilentJay
Comment: No khufu, I wanted to but I couldn't be sure how the mom would react. I didn't want to cause her any embarrasement because for all I knew she may have reading problem her self and I did'nt want he to take anger or frustration she had for me out on her sons later.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: khufu, for what I get paid, this is not even a job.
'Let Vick Play'
Three loud Falcons fans, who drove down from Boston, arrived in front of the courts to counter the PETA protesters. One held a sign that read "PETA = Hypocrites." Another held one that said, "Let Vick Play."
"There are a lot of serious allegations, but he hasn't been proven guilty yet," said Michael Geary, 21. "He's innocent until proven guilty, so why are they not letting him play? Let him play. Let him ride this out himself.
"He's not a Pacman Jones. He's not out shooting people."
Geary said he's been a Falcons fan "since they got Michael Vick."
By 8:40 a.m., there were more than 30 people in line to get into the courthouse for Vick's hearing. At the front sat Cathy Coulter and two friends. Coulter, a Richmond area high school teacher, said ESPN was paying her and her friends $150 each to hold their spots in line.
"This is really exciting. I have never been a part of anything like this," Coulter said.
Several bystanders have also showed up to watch the proceedings, including Shawn Dodson, a longtime Vick fan from Lynchburg, Va. He and his wife, Sheila, stayed in a downtown motel last night so they could be among the first in line for the courthouse this morning.
"He was the best quarterback I ever saw," Shawn Dodson said of Vick's quarterbacking at Virginia Tech.
"The hell I go through for Vick," Dodson's wife joked. "You would think I was married to Vick."
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Name:
khufu
Comment: respectfully BIGRED...your answers keep revealing you.....
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: MDHORNET>i saw that picture of Serena and the flower. sista has it goin on. lovely body. she has the type of body that would be great for a painting class. can you imagine the yt guys in that class? shoot, the brothas too. they won't be able to concentrate on the painting and then walk out with three legs!
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Name:
khufu
Comment: BIGRED...see, if youre a person who will eat (physically) something you KNOW is not good for you for the sheer enjoyment, then I know youre the type of person who would engage in going to see a film that has negative repercussions against the greater community...you live to enjoy the pleasure of moments...Im not being judgmental...just reading you LOL....you see youre own gratification as the most important thing
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MsFresno
Comment: Wow talking about this reading thing is bringing me back. My grandmother was blind and my brother and i used to read the newspaper to her. I think I may have been about 3 years old and my brother was 4. It baffles me that kids can get all the way to high school and can barely read a book.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu- whatever. I will not allow you to bait me like you have done to others with your faux, pseudo-intellectual acting a$$. I shall wallow in the gutter with a orbit shining smile. peace.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: OSB LOL but give thanks and praise you have THAT job brother.....
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: and it is BIGNED you numbnut...
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: khufu, that's a good question. I think it depends on the field that you work in rather or not you will accept certain things. I am in the Insurance field so I doubt very seriously if I would do something against my morals, ethic or principle because their are a lot of Insurance jobs available. If I were in a field where the jobs were limited, I would probably suck it up and start looking somewhere else. HOWEVER, I know it is extremely difficult for our brothers to keep quiet when it comes to yt because some might view yall as a sell out or Uncle Tom but sometimes you got to do what you got to do.....
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Name:
oldschoolbrother
Comment: Okay this is funny.
July 23, 2007 -- A former Mitsubishi executive is suing his ex-em ployer because a co-worker allegedly took a picture of his penis after a booze-fueled karaoke bash - and his boss compared it to an "Italian sausage."
In his suit filed in Manhattan federal court last month, James Bonomo, a former paper sales manager for Mitsubishi International Corp., alleged that his career effectively ended after the humiliating incident during what should have been a routine business trip to China in April 2005.
Bonomo joined MIC's New York office in 1999, and his suit said that during his tenure, annual sales grew tenfold, from $3.5 million to $39 million.
The suit also says that during a trip to Beijing, Bonomo and his Tokyo-based superior, Tetsuya Furuichi, and a China-based Mitsubishi exec had dinner with a potential customer.
Afterward, Furuichi took everyone to a bar for some liquor-fueled karaoke, telling Bonomo beforehand, "You will be the target tonight," the suit charges.
Later that same night, Furuichi allegedly pressured Bonomo into visiting a bathhouse for what he said would be "a non-sexual massage" with the clients. En route, Bonomo's boss regaled him with an analysis of his admiration for the purported genital size of Italian-Americans, he said.
Despite Bonomo's discomfort, Furuichi continued on in that vein, allegedly saying, "Italian men have penises 'down to here,' gesturing to his knees." The suit noted that Bonomo is both Italian-American and gay.
At the bathhouse, a colleague from Mitsubishi's Beijing office, Yue Zhibo, took a picture of Bonomo's penis on his cellphone and then "refused to delete the picture" when Bonomo demanded he do so, the suit states.
After the incident, Bonomo's boss, Furuichi, compared Bonomo's penis to an "Italian sausage," the plaintiff said.
Not long after the trip, Bonomo's suit claims, his work environment became abusive and hostile. Also, the suit says, his sales targets were "set unreasonably high" in an effort to force him out of his job.
The suit asks for the court to assign compensatory damages and lawyers' fees.
Mitsubishi denied all of the charges to The Post.
"We investigated these claims and found them to be baseless," a Mitsubishi spokeswoman said. "No one involved in Bonomo's [Beijing trip] said that anything like what is alleged in his suit occurred."
She added that at no point before he left the company did Bonomo ever file a complaint, mention it to his supervisors or call the company's anonymous tip line.
Bonomo told The Post that he stands by his story but referred all other questions to his lawyer, Jeffrey Liddle of Liddle & Robinson, who declined to comment.
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MDhornet
Comment: Sorry khufu, but I'm not about to risk my life because I don't agree with the way someone talks to their child. Shoot, I hear black folk saying sh!tty stuff to their children all the time. I got told off enough times and learned to take my mom's advice and shut up. I used to try to talk to young girls when I saw them acting contrary to the way young ladies should act, but I learned pretty quickly that I was wasting my time. The ones that seem interested, I'll deal with. I'm not risking my life for the ones who're content in their mess. I have neices and nephews who need my time.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: BIGRED Im not baiting you...on the contrary, I am merely REALLY conversing with you....dissecting what you say and challenging you on it...in love of course....and by the way: Pseudo-intellectualism is much more desired that wallowing in the mud and gutter.......it's healthier for me and the community...and the children.....
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu- you only live one life, why not enjoy it? i will not go thru life wondering if every friggin step i make in life will do damage to the so-called "greater good" if i did that I would need exedrin for life. all that matters is me and my seed.
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Some people should stfu always analyzing.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: MDHORNET not to suggest YOU should......
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: ? I just got into watching the show Weeds. That show is so darn good, i received season 1 and i almost finished with Season 2. I feel Nancy and Conrad will be hooking up season 3.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: BIGNED...I respect your free choice but I ask: do you believe in a God bigger than you?
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: *sigh* i shall no longer respond to the insolent one
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Name:
khufu
Comment: MSFRESNO ROFLMAO....stay in the mentally dead corner..kissing a yt's azz
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: uh, yes I do believe in God. and again, what does that have to do with me wanting to see "who's your caddy?"???
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: such an incorrigible a$$
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Name:
khufu
Comment: BIGRED...me, insolent? Oh youre in the corner and you have no other answer...busted. So you plead the 5th? LOL typical...predictable.....enjoy Who's Your Caddy? you deserve it and it -you. Take MSFresno, too...LOL
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: You know khufu you talk a good game, but I still have trouble believing you walk and of your talk. You've obviously never been told off by a mother after you let her know that her child was out riding on the main road with no helmet and rode in front of you or had a a mother go off on you because you said "excuse me" to her child because he was running in the store and blocking you from passing. There are a lot of black people out ther who ain't about sh1t and I choose not to deal with them. Unlike you, I don't feel a bond with every black person I meet. I wish them well and hope the get their ish together, but that's about it.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu- you are nothing but a big game, and I enjoy playing you...
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Khufu you know nothing about me dear, and I for one would not pay 5 cents to see who's your caddy. But you are the most judgemental person to ever type on a keyboard.
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: bigned, khufu used to annoy the he11 out of me, but then I realised than anyone who talks as much sh1t as he does has got to be making it up as he goes along. He says he's a writer so obviously he knows how to use words to push buttons. Now he's just like an annoying lil brother. Love him, but don't take anything he says too seriously. On rare occassions he says something I agree with and it takes me a moment to recover from the shock. All in love khufu. All in love.
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Name:
oldschoolbrother
Comment: Reading to us was fun but remember, we had no videogames, no internet, none of the distractions that kids have today. I look at the empty ball fields and it is truly sad. We used to be outside playing strikeout, football, baseball, swimming, whatever we could. Now you got these amazon kids who are overweight from the junk food. I told my kids that all we could drink for lunch was white milk, orange juice and if we were lucky apple juice. No pizza, no pop, no chips. There are fast food places strategically mapped around high schools now. Designed to ruin your childs health. Vending machines that have nothing but soda pop and candy. It is sad.
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: And for the record I dont kiss yt's or blackies asss.
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Name:
khufu
Comment: BIGRED....again you posed that you going to see the movie wasnt a "crime" against the community. You then mentioned that youd eat food that you know wasnt good for you but it tastes good. I asked you your weight to confirm my theory that youre health is an issue. Now if your individual health is an issue and yet you engage in actions that are counter-productive to your own individual health, then I know you have no regard or consciousness for how your individual action affects the larger community's health. Furthermore, you dont care because it's all about you and yours and what pleases you NOW.....
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Name:
khufu
Comment: MSFRESNO sure you did....either unconsciously or consciously and you rationalize the kissing.....self-hypnosis
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Lordy lordy
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Name:
khufu
Comment: MD LOL I have almost gotten into fights getting involved and butting in...and had to calm people down and had to seriously humble myself..and sometimes not pull my damn gun...LOL...God and the Ancestors know....you have never met a true lover of Black people huh? I hope yu do..one day..then it wont be hard to believe that we do exist...stop believing in this virtual reality so much...live sister live....live for Black folks and your self..it's time
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: MsFresno. I am in the Bay Area, lets say we meet halfway, say in Stockton? and I will pay your way so we can see "Who's yer caddy" get a big bucket of popcorn and a hot dog each. no...wayt...khufu is the food police so I will hold off on the popcorn extra extra butter and hot dog with nacho cheese sause and jalapenos and get a vitamin water and some sour patch kids...no wait...my blood sugar....ok some water and pita chips...no wait...the sodium... hell i will just bring a plate of food from home and smuggle it in my Dooney and Bourke...
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Dayum. I was going to lurk on the board during my lunch break but I see things are headed straight to nowhereville. Fast. Not even worth my bandwith. People, when will yall learn? *logs off*
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Name:
khufu
Comment: yes MSFRESNO..Lord, Lord..he sees and watches even the Internet conversations..this I know, you must not or else you never would have said this idiocy: "Some analyze too much?....
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Lmaoooo @ Bigned alright im down, if you are paying. I will sneak some sodas and some big macs in my purse and you bring the extra buttered popcorn and m&m's and we will set that mother off. lol
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khufu
Comment: food police, health police. Black police, on and on and dont stop...LOL..Hey BiGNED...when we support non-sense like WHo's Your Caddy? we invest in our own degradation and oppression....and ridicule
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Name:
khufu
Comment: LOL See LOL "If youre paying..." typical always looking for the hook up or for someone to pay..how about treating the sistah? ANyway......MDHORNET...are you willing to lose your life for the brothers and sisters? WHat better love doth a man/woman hath than to lay down his/her own life for his brother or sister? hmmmm I bet you go to church dont you?
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Name:
khufu
Comment: I love palying....it keeps you alive....but in the final analysis you better hope WHAT i say is wrong and that you wont be held accountable......be ye ware how you entertain strangers lest you entertain angels unaware
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: See khufu, I've always considered people with opinions like yours to be enemies of black people. I love black people enough to see us for who we are. True love would allow you to see that we're varied in every way. I love us enough to allow someone else who's skin looks like mine to have thoughts and opinions and ideas that are polar opposite to my own. Anyone with a narrow view of what black is does more harm to the black community. Love doesn't shove it's ideas and thoughts down someone's throat. Love does not offend and insult and then call it uplifting. I'd say you should rethink your ideas of blackness and black love, but like I said I don't believe you actually believe half of what you say. I'm just entertaining myself with you now.
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MsFresno
Comment: Well Khufu Bigned did say he would pay so I agreed. I like to have discussions with people like yourself because just as Mdhornet says. You are the type of person that likes to preach black love but when you speak not an ounce of love comes from you.
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Name:
SilentJay
Comment: WE GOT TO DO BETTER!
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: khufu-when i meet with the ancestors once St. Peter lets me in, I will be the first to tell them "Yeah, I saw who's your caddy" and it was hella funny...then one of them will say, "I agree, Ned...it shol was"...
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MsFresno
Comment: My bad Bigned you are a lady. My bad hahahahaha. Well just to irk Khufu I will purchase some discount movie tickets from my job and we will meet up and see Who's my Caddy and maybe the local dollar theatre will be playing Soul Plane. lol
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: LOL@ SilentJay ~~~ MDhornet>>> I love it, great words!!!
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: Too funny silentjay.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: I have truly arrived on the FFA board when I got Khufu post-checking me...lol
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Waiting for a paragraph or two
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: See we scared Lawd away. Come back Lawd. We'll be good.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: thanks Silent Jay for that break from my momentary lapse of insanity
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Name:
ImJustAsking
Comment: msfresno< Weeds is SO DAMN GOOD!!!!
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: Are Ugg boots warm? Are they worth the money? I want to tret myself to some really nice warm winter boots this year. If I'm gon lay down $200 for some boots though, I want to make sure they're warm. I swear I'm sweating just thinking of spending that kind of cash.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: ok! chassie left, the Lawd's left, OSB left....just us left coasters? khufu is such a polarizing figure though...
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: YALL ARE CRACKING ME UP!! *munching on a carrot*
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: IJA > I know im like I have been missing this for 2 seasons. I just added Showtime to my satellite. I think Conrad is so effin cute. DId you see the episode when her brother in law let that girl use that strap-on on him, he was sitting on one of those donuts the next day. I was dying.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: MD- i hear from those who have them SWEAR BY THEM. this lady in my office got some ugly fuschia ones but she wears them faithfully ever winter.
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: MDhornet i have some knock off uggs and they are mad warm and confy. I feel like a white girl sometimes because even when its not that cold i will put them on with some shorts. Lol
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Name:
MDhornet
Comment: Seriously, why would any straight man let someone use a strap on on him? I don't get that one? Supposedly those things are gaining popularity. If my man wanted to use a strap on, I'd assume he was gay.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Chassie Baby! glad i could be of service...now pass me a carrot
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: amen@hornet. I was like wtf?
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: whatever happened to Mother Love? and did anyone see "last comic standing"...Thea didn't go thru to the next round...but Lavell Crawford did. I am wondering how those 2 are in a comedy reality show, yet they have already parlayed their comedy into some successes...Thea had a show in the 90's and that brought Brandy out into showbiz
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: Hey has anyone ever got one of those Nouveau Tech Society letters???
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Hi Cali! Me thinks I ran off the east coasters...my bad guys...come back! I miss you!!
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Lol@bigned see what you did
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ImJustAsking
Comment: msfresno< I would poke a hold in a condom to have a baby with romany malco!! He is so foine to me. I love the scene you just talked about but the best scene was when Nancy got her brother in law to talk to her son about masterbation. That monologue was CLASSIC!
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ChocolateBrownGal
Comment: HARRRIST>>>I know Junie B well. When my god daughters were small, I used to give them the series for birthdays. In fact, every Black history Month, I gave the girls books that featured black children or girls. I love finding books with colorful & lively pictures, Like the story "Amazing Grace". I used to love the children's books by Tom & Muriel Feelings as a child. Anyone remember, Moja Means One or Jambo Means Hello? Those were classics! I loved my parents for subscribing me to Ebony Jr.
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MsFresno
Comment: Lol @ IJA i was on the floor when he had that conversation with that kid. And then the next day when Nancy was talking about him saying i guess he is low on potassium. Haha classic. I would spit out about 10 babies for Romany
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Hayyyyy Ned!!!
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bigchassie
Comment: BIGNED>*hands her a carrot* here you go sweetie. IT'S GETTIN HOT IN HURRE, SO TAKE OFF ALL YO CLOTHES!!! i don't know why that song popped up in my head.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: Hornet< I don't know why anyone- man or woman- would want something pushed deep inside their anus, however, I do know that it's natural for a man to enjoy anal stimulation b/c his prostate is back there. Sue Johanson explained this a while back, and it makes sense to me. What I don't understand is why it turns women on. *bends over to take a peek* yeah, still don't get it.
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YLawdY
Comment: How did the post take a left turn from childhood books to WE GOT TO DO BETTER?
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MsFresno
Comment: IJA my best friend always wanted to do that to a guy. So she finally met this guy in vegas and during there "act" she asked if she could stick her finger in his butt, I guess he said yes because she said he got turned on by it. Number 1 ewww i dont want my finger up nobodys butt. Number 2 i would have automatically assumed the guy was gay and would have been turned off. Ok this brings me back to Weeds when the dog was biting the dudes toes off and Sanjay stuck his finger up the dogs butt to get him to let go. I was crying.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: don't forget to watch Mo-Mo fat chance in paris saturday too.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Song of the Day: Fight The Power - Isley Brothers and Fight The Power - Public Enemy.
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: Coom Bah Yah my Lord, Coom Bah Yah.......yall got me over here CTFU today! Damn BigNed, I didn't know you had it in you girl. MDhornet, I feel you about the strap. They are getting very popular. I visited this place in S.F. called the Power Exchange. I went with my sisters and her friends. It has every kind of gadget in there known to man/woman kind.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Here’s the thought for the day.
Are You Hooked On Logic?
Don't assume that you know it all. (Proverbs 3:7 TM)
One day a scientist asked an old preacher how come the Bible version of creation defied logic. Smiling, he replied, "The reason God came from nowhere is because there wasn't anywhere for Him to come from. And coming from nowhere He stood on nothing, for there was nowhere for Him to stand. And standing on nothing He reached out where there was nowhere to reach, and caught something when there was nothing to catch. Then He hung that something on nothing and told it to stay there, and nobody said a word, because there wasn't anybody around to say anything. Then God said to Himself, 'That's good!'"
As humans we tend to try and figure things out in advance. But we're not nearly as smart as we think. Solomon said "Don't assume that you know it all," or you'll find out the hard way that you don't! One Christian author writes: "I… couldn't feel at peace. Unless I'd everything figured out… I became anxious, restless, nervous, worried and grouchy… similar to… a drug addict who needs a 'fix'; the… severity wasn't the same but the symptoms were. I was a Christian and supposedly walked by faith… I trusted Jesus for salvation, but in other areas I trusted myself." Sound familiar? Chronic worry proves you're trusting in yourself more than God. And worry, like any other sin, needs to be dealt with.
Jeremiah said, "Mere mortals can't run their own lives… men and women don't have what it takes" (Jeremiah 10:23 TM). So stop trying to control every possible outcome! Life is much more peaceful when you decide to stand on God's Word and trust Him, regardless of circumstances! (~The Vine, Bob Gass)
Make it a great day!
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ImJustAsking
Comment: fresno< I have no desire to anally satisfy a man, lol I was just saying I wouldn't judge it. lmao!!! Sanjay was so cute! I still can't believe that toe biting scene. It was SO REAL.
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ChocolateBrownGal
Comment: BIG...i'm crying over here with your movie menu & the D & B bag! Girl, don't forget to take the aluminum foil so you can annoy heck out of the other movie goers! CU!
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Name:
ImJustAsking
Comment: Cali< what's nouveau tech? it sounds like jeri curl activator.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: SHORTEY- I ALWAYS wanted to go to the power exchange!!! Lets set up a field Trip!
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: LOL@IJA... gurl, it's one of those cuckoo letters that tries to get folks to send money to get some wonderful secret'...LOL and in the letter they say 'dont tell anyone or the secret wont work; ROFL... I've gotten a few and the first one I read one night when I was real tired... almost had me, they fix up the letter with your name inserted throughout the thang, like it's all personal and mess....LOL kinda cultish' they keep talking about famous people whose names are never mentioned but the 'secret' has brought these unnamed one sucess... hogwash I tell ya! LOL
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: East Coast checking in. Y'all have taken me back reminiscing about the childhood books. And guess what's on the radio right now: Minnie Ripperton's "Back Down Memory Lane". I still love to read and can spend hours doing it. One favorite series was Pippi Longstocking. And I read all of Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Langston Hughes, J. California Cooper, and James Baldwin. Others include "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "Jubilee". And I read lots of Black biographies: George Washington Carver, Althea Gibson, Jack Johnson, etc.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: uh...shortey//Ned' ladies.. power exchange ?? splain' please???
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Big Ned - How have you been feeling lately? Are you progressing with the improved eating habits? I got the pom-poms at my desk, ready to cheer you on.
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Name:
blackdiamondleo
Comment: Hi y'all>>> I heard something on the radio this morning about the young kid who's facing 10 years for the sexcapade with the 15 y.o when he was 17. There was a black AG, I believe saying he's going forward. I looked at my online Atlanta Journal headlines and don't see anything. Please can someone email me and let me know what's going on? patricia.carter@ubs.com>>>Thanking in advance
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: I had a centerfold poster of Prince from a Right On magazine. It was at the beginning of his career. I got it when I was about 9 years old and had in on the wall through my sophomore year in college. He had a big afro and looked 100% masculine. lol
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: TO ALL ATL FOLKS>Talk to Me is playing in Atlantic Station. it will not be playing at magic theatres.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Amethyst--I am doing a lot better, since I have been on insulin I got my sugar under control, cut out any add'l sodium, my feets aren't swole no mo...go to the gym and water aerobics 3-4x weekly. I am a work in progress and got a long way to go...but I am a lot better, thanks for asking :-)
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MDhornet
Comment: Chassie, I was trying to go see Talk to Me tonight and I could only find it at one theatre near me. The Magic Johnson theatre. I was so shocked. I didn't know it was playing in limited releae.
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bigned69
Comment: CaliRed--the Power Exchange, In San Francisco, is a club for "alternative lifestyles" and the men and women who love them. I heard it costs $60-75 bucks just to get in, but oh the debauchery that goes on once your in there. Similar to Caligula, I have heard.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: OOOOOOOHHHHHHH, okay. thanks Ned' nope, no need for me join yall on that fieldtrip....LOL...we'll do our thang' at the house...LOL I's be married soon!!!
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Cheering for Big Ned - Go, Less Ned!! Go, Less Ned!! Every healthy meal; every minute of exercise; and every ounce of weight loss is a success. Remember, this is a JOURNEY, not a quick trip around the block. Be patient with yourself and the results; every little bit counts.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: For yall' BayArea folks" ~~~
GospelFest2007 Feat. J Moss
The Annual Six Flags Gospel Festival
This is a reminder for those that may want to participate in this sure to be great event. There will be rides, games, fun in the sun, animals and the best part EXCELLENT GOSPEL MUSIC!!
Where: 6 Flags Vallejo (formally Marine World)
When: August 25th 2007
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Wasting time at work? You're not alone: survey Thu Jul 26, 10:06 AM ET
Americans who feel bored and underpaid do work hard -- at surfing the Internet and catching up on gossip, according to a survey that found U.S. workers waste about 20 percent of their working day.
An online survey of 2,057 employees by online compensation company Salary.com found about six in every 10 workers admit to wasting time at work with the average employee wasting 1.7 hours of a typical 8.5 hour working day.
Personal Internet use topped the list as the leading time-wasting activity according to 34 percent of respondents, with 20.3 percent then listing socializing with co-workers and 17 percent conducting personal business as taking up time.
The reasons why people wasted time were varied with nearly 18 percent of respondents questioned by e-mail in June and July said boredom and not having enough to do was the main reason.
The second most popular reason for wasting time was having too long hours (13.9 percent), being underpaid (11.8 percent), and a lack of challenging work (11.1 percent).
"While a certain amount of wasted time is built into company salary structures, our research indicates that companies with a challenged and engaged workforce can expect more productivity in return," said Bill Coleman, chief compensation officer at Salary.com.
While the amount of time wasted at work seems high, Coleman said the numbers have improved, with the amount of time wasted dropping 19 percent since Salary.com conducted its first annual survey on slacking at work in 2005. Then workers reported wasting 2.09 hours of their working day.
"I think (the decline) is really a result of the economy and that there's more business, more work available and less time to sit around wondering what you are going to do with your day," Coleman told Reuters.
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Name:
blackdiamondleo
Comment: MD>>>>"DAMAGES" (w/Glenn Close)Ch. FX, "MADMEN" (AMC) 2 new fantastic shows.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: blackdiamondleo ....I missed part of Damages. Why was she bloody and half nekked?
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: MDHORNET>you know that is really F-ed up!
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Today's Bumper Sticker: Mirrors can't talk. Luckily for you they can't laugh either.
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Name:
eternallife
Comment: Any man that wants a finger stuck up his azz is gay...Sorry, ladies aint nothing sexy or quite despite what your friend told ya!~
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Name:
sigmascribe
Comment: blackdiamond/OSB} I didn't get home in enough time to watch Damages..I am hoping to catch a rerun of it before the next episode.
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Name:
leeneepoo
Comment: BIG>>>your news is so wonderful to hear!!!! Stick with it and you will prosper just well...all the best....
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Afternoon folks. Don't yall ever run me out of the room again! Yall put the smack down on ole boy, though!
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Name:
ImJustAsking
Comment: Lawd< a study was just published that says obesity spreads socially. I KNEW you were making me fat!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: I'm sorry to bring up old news...but why am I NOT to see "Who's Your Caddy"?
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Aww hell...well my job is making me fat!! Good for nothing mofo's!
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: well who woulda' thunk' it..... -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three others plead not guilty to dogfighting charges. A trial date is set for November 26.
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Name:
sigmascribe
Comment: someone else please go over to sandrarose.com and check out the posting on LaurieAnn(MissBoomKat) and listen to that snippet of her 'song'. OMG
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: okay since yall talkin about mindless movies.. anybody going to see the simpsons movie?? LOL (i cant stand them big head creatures!!)
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: Okay, I'm back. We had movie day today at work. We all vote on movies and watch one part on Tuesday and the other part of Thursday. Cali, whew girl, the Power Exchange is off hook. Okay, it starts with men walking around in NOTHING but towels. All kinds of men yall, fat, short, tall, white, black, mexican, asian you name it. Then there's like 10 theme rooms where you can go and do whatever you want with whomever you want. Every room has a fishbowl full of condoms. My sister was a damn fool, a guy asked her to rub jack him off so she took a condom and started jackin' him off then about 7 other guys approached us yall!!! I was just sitting there looking at her. She was jacking off 7 %*$!('s at a time!!! I couldn't believe it!! I saw all type of brother (fine one's yall) getting out of cabs going in there at around 3 in the morning after the clubs close. Then they have the VIP room upstairs, that is for couples only (gender doesn't matter). It was my first experience and it was truly off the hook. Especially when I saw Keith Da Sneek up in there...........Cali/BigNed, yall still wanna go??? LOL....
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MDhornet
Comment: Talk about Hot Mess. That chile is delusional. Superstar my azz.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: CALIRED>speaking of the Simpson, that South Park is ranchy as heyell.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: LMAO....UH NAW Shortey' U AND NED CAN GO.... lol, told you I's gone' be married soon and Ima get my freak on at the house!!!
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Name:
jazzfan
Comment: The Hot Ghetto Mess was that they couldn't even keep the damn spotlight still on Charlie Murphy, and they didn't reshoot his parts to match the new title, he kept calling the show "Hot Ghetto Mess" rather than "We Got To Do Better". I liked DL Hughley's show that preceded it better.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: SHORTY>keith da sneek??? who is he??
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: whaaaaa keak' was up there??? LOL, dont doubt it
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Name:
ImJustAsking
Comment: jazzfan< where the hell you been? letmein< who you telling?!?! I had a job that truly did make me fat! it was my job before my last job! I have never been that big in my life! I am glad I have lost that weight.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: LOl@chass' keak da sneak, local artist, he's on e40's "tell me when 2 go" Hypy baby!!!
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: Chassie, Keith Da Sneek is a rapper from the Bay Area. Man, I couldn't believe the brothers that were there yall........oh yeah, my sister was jacking off one guy and I swear another he/she came up behind him and started grabbing him from the back. He realized it was a man and just turned back around let him finish.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: cuse' me that's" Hyphy"
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Name:
letmein
Comment: I don't know if I want to jack off 7 dudes at one time. Seems like that would get a little messy! Ewwww....
And you mean to tell me that these places are legal?!?! Dayum, I need to get outta KC and go the big city1 LOL!!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: So you pay $40 and just go do whatever to whomever? Where do y'all live again? So whores must not get any attention. Why pay her $20 when you can get a gang of 'em for $40?!?!
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MsFresno
Comment: Umm was Keak the sneak with a woman or man?
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: ewwww.. shortey' what part of SF is this place ?? sounds like it's in the castro' or polk street.
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: My homegirl is coming down from Maryland in August and we are meeting up in San Fran that weekend. We might have to stop in to that place because i am damn curious. lol
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Shortey71
Comment: LOL @ letmein. MsFresno, honestly I didn't see Keith but my sister did. He went upstairs to the VIP room. Cali, it's RIGHT off of the bridge, the first S.F. exit. The night I went it was on 1/7/06. We actually got in free. They said it was actually dead that night because of New Year Eve's the weekend before. I was like, if this is dead, DAMN!!!
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CaliRedbone
Comment: 74 Otis St (at Mission), San Francisco CA; Tel. 415.487.9944 Self described as an "adult sexual play space," the Power Exchange is an open forum for desires ...
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: I cant wait, i love to see stuff like that because it is so shocking. Now I aint participating in shiyat, but i like to watch, lol.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: powerexchange.com
dont open it at work.... LOL
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: MsFresno>>> as chass would say, I want a full report on my desk" LOL
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Name:
letmein
Comment: **googling tickets to San Francisco**
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Keak Da Sneak was in THE POWER EXCHANGE??? All in da doe, I guess.
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: And they have gloves in every room too. I swear my sister looked like she was milking 7 cows yall. I was sitting there shocked and too scared to open my mouth for fear that they would probably try to stick there "thang" in it...LOL.....they will test you but you just say "no thank you" and they'll go to the next chick/dude.......it is something else......
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Name:
ImJustAsking
Comment: *eyes wide* Good night.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Ms. Fresno, when your friend come down, come pick me up in Fairfield. I am right off of I-80 on the way to the Bay....I want to go there so bad just to say I came, I saw, and I left.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: nite, IJA.
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Name:
bigheadbull2
Comment: Hi yall know I'm late but I read my first book at age five it was The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. Love you Khufu
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: Ned' I'll be needing your report as well.... for research purposes of course
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: bigned i will have to get your info. We plan on partying it up. Powerexchange sounds like that place noah went to on Noah's arc. Lol@cali i will give you a full report come august 14th or 15th when i make it back.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: LETMEIN>dayuuummm!!!!! i heard there is a place like that here in the ATL. somewhere off of industrial blvd.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: yeah i DEFINITELY WANT A REPORT ON THE EXHANGE!! DAYUM!!!
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: CTFU@chass'... uh-huh
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: reach me at nedrapolk@comcast.net....I hate that address.....they would've been better off giveing me my guvmentname@comcast.net
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: **note 2 self*** need reminder for august 14/15 to follow up on report w/msfresno
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: Chassie, I will provide not only a Power Point on my visit, but I will also have a copy collated and stapled for you.
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: I will give you a power point on my visit there.....
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Name:
bigheadbull2
Comment: Don't know if yall know this but Etta James is the daughter of Minnisota Fats
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Name:
Shortey71
Comment: LOL at Cali.....
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: San Francisco's Power Exchange
By Matthew Morin
To my immediate left a naked woman in a gimp mask is shackled to the wall. Straight ahead, behind a chain link fence, one heavy-set woman in a corset whips another large woman. To my right, a dozen onlookers watch as a couple has sex on a bed with thick rubber sheets. And it was barely after midnight. Welcome to Couples Night at San Francisco's Power Exchange.
The Power Exchange bills itself as an adult sexual play space for "all preferences and exotic sensibilities." In short, a legal sex club. The top two floors are gay-only, while the ground floor and basement are for straight, bi, and lesbian couples. It's somewhat of an odd San Francisco institution - everyone knows about it, and everyone knows someone who has been, but very few actually admit to going themselves. The Power Exchange has various theme nights, and on the fourth Friday of each month they have Couples Night. I had heard that since it was a couples-only evening, the crowd was more varied and the action hotter. Sounds like a party to me.
I arrived at the neon lit warehouse space about midnight with Jacqui. (More on her later.) We signed in at the from desk, read the house rules, paid the $40 cover and proceeded to the clothes check. (What? You expected a simple coat check at a sex club?) I hesitated on taking off my shirt. "Do you think I should check this?" I asked Jacqui, glancing around at the crowd. "Hey, if she's going to show her tits like that, you definitely need to show yours," the clothes check guy laughed. It was true. Jacqui had checked everything that wasn't vinyl or see-through mesh. Well then…I guess the guy had a point. Check the shirt. So dressed in vinyl pants, a spiked choker, boots and nothing else except an open attitude, we started our exploration.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: The first thing that hit me when we entered is the smell. It's a strange, almost overpowering gym locker room smell of sweat mixed with bleach, plus the unmistakable odor of sex. It would get more cloying as the night wore on, and the entire time I was there, it was never something I got used to.
The ground floor consists of about a half dozen large rooms, each with a theme. The Medieval Room features a huge banquet table complete with fake roast pig, a large bed, a pair of thrones, and other King Arthurish décor. With the right lighting, it could host a Chuck E. Cheese birthday party for 6-year-olds. Well, maybe if you lost the leather restraints on the rack. The Prison Room was just that - an actual group of jail cells with sex swings or dentist chairs inside each. There was a Game Room where people played pool while watching two women strip on a shimmery curtained stage. An Egyptian Room with sarcophagus led to a Bates Motel look alike. Bowls of free condoms were everywhere. (House Rule #1: Condoms are mandatory.)
Downstairs opens up into a low-ceilinged Dungeon Room with various areas for different fetishes. There's a large bondage area and a room playing types of porn I never knew existed. We spent a few minutes contemplating the fact that people actually enjoy being strangled with a belt, not to mention that someone films it and makes money selling the video. The rest of downstairs was a dizzying maze of hallways, with small dark rooms hidden everywhere. Abused couches sagged into corners. Black lights lit cool, dark hallways streaked with glowing paint.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: The clientele was mostly milling around when we arrived. Couples wandered from room to room like they were window shopping. Occasionally, crowds would form around a couple engaged in oral sex, but at the start I was really wondering what all the hoopla was about. We wandered out to the main dungeon area where one overly-skinny woman was bent over a bench and whipped by a large bald man. A naked man was splayed out, tied down and being stroked with a feather. The gimp woman in a rubber mask was yelping as a man ran an electro-wand over her back. All this certainly wasn't turning me on, but I think that's sort of the point of the Power Exchange - different strokes for different folks. Even if those strokes come at the end of a riding crop.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: The crowd was an amazingly eclectic mix. Some couples were obviously regulars - dressed in full fetish gear. Some looked like they wandered in off the street, only here for a week from Nebraska. A young, wide-eyed Asian couple in khakis and t-shirts. A man and woman in their 60's, shuffling room to room. A tall Mexican women in a tight dress held the hand of a short, skinny black man sporting a yellow tracksuit. Maybe half the people dressed especially for the occasion.
As the evening picked up steam, more and more rooms offered couples going at it. Lots of oral sex. Slightly less "regular" sex. I'd estimate that at any one time, less than a quarter of the people there were actually doing anything - almost always with the person they came with. The rest would mill around until some new couple decided to go at it. Upstairs, in the King Arthur Room, two women licked each other while the men they were with sat in the thrones and watched. "I can't believe.
I expected to find more of this sexy. Or at least turn me on. Very little of it did. Maybe my undiscovered fetish just wasn't on display that night. Maybe watching people have sex just isn't that exciting. Maybe if Kate Beckinsale and the Playboy Bunnies were there I would change my story. But obviously, for a lot of people, this kind of thing is a huge attraction. It was clear that despite being handcuffed to a huge wooden cross and whipped with a cat o'nine tails, people were having fun doing things that they enjoyed. More power to them, I guess.
After about two hours, with the ever present smell getting to both of us, Jacqui and I wandered back upstairs. "You two have fun?" the clothes check guy asked us. "Oh yeah. It was definitely an experience," I replied. And that it was.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: so yall' that's going, we need your experience broke down like the above...LOL
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: OK BIGNED i have your info so when you receive a email from tenel you will know its me.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: WIN A DREAM DATE FOR YOU AND A FRIEND
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Name:
bigheadbull2
Comment: Blank stare.....
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: lol at bigheadbull.....i am sitting here with my mouth gaping open
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: nighty night yall!!!
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: Oh wait..is that what happened yall' was reading the story....LOL I just everybody left....LOL...im out, we're going to look at a house! peace!'
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: one more thought... where's MWM when u need him...LOL
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Name:
bigned69
Comment: nite everyone...till tomorrow!
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Name:
URKillingMe
Comment: Posted, July 25, 2007 – BET is gearing up for its new show, “Judge Mooney,” and you can help! Do you have a beef with a family member, a neighbor, an ex or even a co-worker? If so, take the matter to Judge Paul Mooney!
The always controversial comedian Paul Mooney stars in BET’s new court show. Brilliant and funny, he will give you a verdict like no other!
Judge Mooney wants to hear real cases from real people! Does someone owe you money? Does your ex-girlfriend still have your bling? Or is your roommate not paying their share of the rent? Bring them to Judge Mooney and he will settle your dispute like no other Judge on TV!
To have your day in Judge Mooney’s court, send us a brief description of your case, along with your name, phone, and e-mail.
Here's your chance to state your case to the Honorable Judge Paul Mooney - The Ultimate Truth Machine
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Comment: To YLawdy; if your still reding the comments: My back was turned so I couldn't tell whether or not the book was appropriate for his age but she never said anything about the book being wrong for his age she just said the book had too many big words in it!
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