Nope, not better for society to pay them the money. Rewarding criminal behavior just encourages other folks to engage in the same behavior.

Or the person never kidnaps the dogs in the first place, because they know the reward isn’t available to them.

It’s telling that they had Norm on first. Some people are really well-suited to be talk show guests. Too bad you can’t make a career out of that.

I think Norm just couldn’t help himself (in general, not just here) and Conan was always fascinated to see what was going to come out of his mouth. She was definitely a good sport, and of course knew what time it was with respect to that particular choice of roles.

Fair point, at least all that Norm-ing kept her from having to talk about Chairman of the Bored (and it’s not like he was trashing her, beyond the decision to be involved at all).

And you even saw her married to Jim Belushi.

I’ll just say I’ve never seen anyone brutalized on late-night television the way she was based solely upon someone else’s reputation.  I felt so bad for her.

So you think if Norm hadn’t done this, Chairman of the Bored would have been so successful it would have launched her to another level of fame and opportunities?

Didn’t it, though? Now it’s an absolute hellscape and we can’t get out.

The internet used to be so much fun. 

Looking at the still, I don’t see how it’s possible to take it as anything other than a very pointed joke for the exact reasons you state, which is weird because you’d have to be pretty well-versed in Sino-Asian politics to get it, and 99% of the people who meet that qualification live in those countries and have all…

Yeah, this sounds like a person going through something deeply unfortunate. I hope she’s okay, wherever she is.

When I heard the movie had done this, I thought it sounded like the absolute worst, most craven example of Hollywood sucking up to the CCP - like, in what scenario would you need to include any maritime boundary on a map, let alone this one?

He has and honestly I regret subscribing to his OnlyFans. 

I mean, if you’re expecting terms to have actual consistent meanings, sure. 

Shoutout to the time 15 years ago that my ex and I made a fake Craigslist posting and Defamer (RIP) linked to it the next day.

Still one of best off the cuff kills ever.

No matter how long its been and how many times I have see it, its still weird. 

This isn’t a “Karen freakout.” A “Karen freakout” would be if she was having a tantrum because she brought on a carry-on that’s too big and demanded to speak to the pilot when they tell her it needs to go in with the checked luggage.

This woman appears to be having a psychotic break.

Chairman of the Bored right there