It's not the parody of Emirates Airlines, but the fact that PSG have one of the most notoriously skinhead-ridden fanbases in Western Europe.
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That's an…interesting choice of soccer clubs for somebody whose public image involves anti-racism.
Because YOU DON'T LISTEN!
Like how the Coens cast John Goodman as the Christ figure in Barton Fink.
"For Your Consideration: Patrick Bateman as Christ Figure"
Well, that's not a very nice thing to say about Mary Jo Kopechne.
Thanks for the video tip! It reminded me of a similar friend who was into swing dancing, although nowhere near that level of course. I'd bet that, if you can find an way past the inertia and spend the time and money learning to dance competently enough to not be embarrassed in public, it would have a snowball effect…
We've seen each other's posts for a few years now, and I've always felt some uncomfortable distance from your suffering because fate dealt us different hands in terms of temperament. My reservoir of confidence has been deep enough that I've always been able to accept my body (and I'm also a bald guy, have been since…
I recently had my first serious medical issue - thanks, late thirties! - and, as a result of the necessary and permanent diet modifications have dropped 26 pounds in the last 10 weeks. This should be awesome, right?
Please tell me I'm not nuts for not "getting" The French Connection.
"Find a big hill, Marty!"
Meh. I'm still holding out for "Law & Order: Mind Beauty" starring Jenna Maroney, nat-ur-ally.
No problem. I have a ready supply of Reagan, Scalia, and Goldwater quotes on hand, because I also post on The Atlantic (out of sheer masochism) and get tired of NRA-parroting Christian rightists pretending that their heroes shared their opinions.
"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and…
Hmm. Go on…
Upvoted, queasily.
"I thought you were in prison!"
Sounds like my story, too. I was an enthusiastic Bush voter in 2000, but his foreign policy misadventures had me pestering friends to vote for Kerry in '04.
Happy Birthday!