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♥ dosido☮
10/06/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Hey. I like Patrick Swayze as much as the next child of the 80's, but using the riderless horse tradition at his memorial service is TACKY AS HELL.

The caparisoned horse is a powerful statement - and an immense honor - that's generally reserved for higher-ranking military funerals and for state funerals (as in presidents and other major officials). This is typical Hollywood BS, taking itself and its denizens FAR too seriously.

Just because you owned a horse doesn't make you eligible for such an honor, just as simply being dead doesn't make you eligible for a plot in Arlington National Cemetery. Really offensive.

[en.wikipedia.org]
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TheGuvnah
10/06/09

@♥ dosido☮: I pretty much think people can do whatever the hell they want at funerals. Who are we to say what traditions should be reserved for "more important" people? Who the hell cares? Let them commemorate a loved one in a way they see fit.
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Mrs. Stephen Fry
10/06/09

@TheGuvnah: I tend to agree. He was an avid horseman. It was an appropriate memorial for him.

His wife just lost the love of her life. She can do whatever the hell she wants at his funeral to remember him.
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♥ dosido☮
10/06/09

@TheGuvnah: Yeah, you're right. Who cares about hundreds of years of tradition or military honors or anything as stupid as all that? Maybe a 21-gun salute was in order! Or a plot in Arlington!

Honor needs to be earned. This was a classless decision.

And Mrs. SF: this tradition isn't about being a horseman; its a military honor.
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♥ dosido☮
10/06/09

@TheGuvnah: Also, WTH is up with your hostility (as well as Mrs. Stephen Fry's)? I commented on something. If you disagree with my comment, do it respectfully.

I don't know what's going on around here lately with pile-ons, but it's getting really Mean Girlsy up in here these days.There used to be room for a diversity of opinion and reasoned debate on this site.

I've been reading Jezebel for quite a while, and I'm really disappointed in the recent quality of interaction. It honestly didn't used to be this way (except with a couple of commenters who were summarily run off for being so douchey).

In short, SETTLE DOWN.
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adoringava
10/06/09

@♥ dosido☮: That article also points out that the origins of the tradition date back to Khan and also has a Buddhist history. In America it's applied to military funerals, but in general it stands for a well-respected person that can no longer ride on their own. If people felt so strongly about the life of Mr Swayze then this would be an apprpriate honour.
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♥ dosido☮
10/06/09

@adoringava: ..and that's the way to disagree with someone. Thanks!
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TheGuvnah
10/06/09

@♥ dosido☮: oh a Mean Girls reference! how original.

I found your comment to be unnecessarily hostile regarding a funeral. My response was simply matching your tone.
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sleepeatread
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Oh Robert Pattinson, you are just like the stoner kid who sat behind me in Poetry class and wanted to write "deep tunes, man."
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thecameralovesyou
10/06/09

@sleepeatread: He does sound like the perfect jordan catalano stereotype. But ...confession... I actually really like his songs on the twilight soundtrack. Flame away.
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LaFitzy
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Re: Pattinson becoming a rock star too-- God help us! The tweens will destroy us all.

And maybe I've been reading too much, but don't the names Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne sound like they belong in a Flannery O'Connor story?
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sleepeatread
10/05/09

@LaFitzy: Hold on to your prosthetic leg.
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East Saint Lulu
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Dear Kevin Smith,
I completely agree with you, but am saddened by the fact that you know how silly 39 year old men look with backwards baseball caps. I love you, I love your movies, and I think it's great how you put your family and friends in your hillarious, creative, donkey-fucking, lesbian-baiting, cripple-teasing movies. You have always been the least PC person ever, and for that, I love you. Maybe Silent Bob could put his hat on foward?

Love and Helen Keller jokes, Lulu
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ZioZio
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
I didn't know that about Maggie Smith! She just seems like she'll always be around. There will be an awesome(ly)-bitchy-old-English-lady void in the world if we loose her!
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willwriteforfood
10/06/09

@ZioZio: I know, it's very upsetting. She's such an underrated actor. She's exactly the way I pictured Prof. McGonagall even before the Harry Potter movies were filmed.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Jon Gosselin says Kate's story is, "a total fabrication." He explains, "I've never taken any money out because over 10 years, Kate handled all the banking. Over the past four years of doing the show, we accrued $2,250,000. She says in the past week I took $230,000. I have withdrawn roughly $177,000 over the course of a year, which is less than 10 percent of what we made. That's like my paycheck."

Jon, Jon, Jon, Jon. What part of "total fabrication" do you not understand? It would be a "total fabrication" if you said that you had not taken any money from the account. The fact that you admit to taking money from the account, makes it "partly fabricated" at best. You see how that works? You might want to invest in a good dictionary before you do any more interviews. Just sayin.'

Also get better, Brian! The BSB can't catch a break, can they?
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
10/05/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Awww, I just watched the video at TMZ and it broke my little heart. I thought Brian was going to burst into tears! Hey, it is not your fault you have the swine flu and had to cancel appearances!
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LaComtesse
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Anne Heche--Good for you, girlie. So many people go on and on about the importance of having a relationship with your parents because they're you're parents. I think it takes a very strong person to recognize a toxic person/relationship and stay clear.
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AnneBoleyn
10/05/09

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OMG my favorite Backstreet Boy has swine flu!
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serreca
10/05/09

@AnneBoleyn: I KNOW!! I just IMed my bff about it. We were (are) huge BSB fans. Saw them in concert several times. Get well soon, Brian!!
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PaintedTrollop
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Dear Kate - if you're going to weep on tv about how you have no money to pay your bills, you should probably NOT buy yourself a new diamond ring. It might make you seem selfish, stupid, crass, and materialistic.
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EndangeredRed
10/05/09

@PaintedTrollop: That was my first reaction, but it sounds like she is going to trade in her wedding ring for a less expensive ring that represents her love for her eight children.
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PaintedTrollop
10/05/09

@EndangeredRed: Well, then, cash in the ring and put the money in their bank accounts. This is just crass "oh pity meee but see how wonderful I am" theater.
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EndangeredRed
10/05/09

@PaintedTrollop: As much as I do agree with you, I don't think she owes every part of herself to her children. When she said "we talked about it," I took it to mean she and Jon talked about it and decided to exchange the ring in that way. I think that is perfectly acceptable. She shouldn't have to go around in mourning clothes and greasy hair just to prove her children are provided for.
I realize I am spending too much thought on this, but I have always felt some of the Kate-hate has it's roots in the "women should submit and speak when spoken to" camp. Not that criticism of her isn't valid, but if the woman wants to wear a damn ring, I have no issue with that.
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PaintedTrollop
10/05/09

@EndangeredRed: I am not suggesting she owes every part of herself to her children - but for fuck's sake, I never bought myself a diamond to represent my love for my daughter. What she really ought to do is put the money into a therapy fund. Those kids are gonna need all the help they can get to recover from the abysmal parenting theyre getting from both of their attention whoring, money grubbing parents.
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limber
10/05/09

@PaintedTrollop: I don't know, I'm okay with the ring idea. Changes wig the hell out of children -- subtractions in particular, especially those in constant view. Changing out her wedding ring for a new ring that has a positive association is probably worth the money, because otherwise those kids see her hands every day and think about the missing ring and the missing father.

I know it might sound like psychological claptrap, but weird little things like this make lasting impressions on kids.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
10/06/09

@limber: Also, Kate is going through a divorce from a person she pledged to be committed to, and then proceeded to start a family with. Her life and the dynamic of her family is changed, and it seems like she wants to commemorate that. Her wedding ring was sentimental to her, and this seems like a very sweet way to replace it. And it also sounds like this ring may be less expensive than the one she is ditching. Would we really be asking her to pawn her wedding ring, and any valuables she might have if she had just decided to put the ring in her jewelry box instead? Blah blah Kate is horrible mom because she gets regular (awful) haircuts, tans, and doesn't pawn all her jewelry upon divorce. Because upon divorce, a woman's worth can only be proved if she takes a vow of poverty in order to support her kids who already have trust funds. Right...
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TransFat
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Oh Robert Pat., how very Depp/Reeves/Crowe/Lewis/Foxx/Deschanel/Johanssen/Malone/Willis/Murphy of you.
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boatdock.bearcat
10/05/09

@TransFat: Except Zooey Deschanel can actually sing. Amazingly, I might add.

But yes to the general sentiment.
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TransFat
10/05/09

@boatdock.bearcat: Agreed. I saw her and M. Ward at least a year ago and was impressed.

I feel like I forgot a lot of them, does the Hoff count?
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TexasCrude
10/05/09

@boatdock.bearcat: She can sing? Because that cotton commercial she warbles in says otherwise.
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abagatelle
10/05/09

@TexasCrude: touche! it made me temporarily hate my bangs, my bike and my cotton sundresses in one fell swoop.
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serreca
10/05/09

@TransFat: He's actually pretty talented. Plays the piano and sings.
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alouette
10/05/09

@abagatelle: I love this :). Nothing like seeing yourself in someone you hate!
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GeorgeFayne
10/06/09

@TransFat: You forgot Swayze. I'll bet Bella is like the wind too.
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rodmanstreet
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
That quote is classic Kevin Smith: honest, simple, slightly philosophical, and laced with profanities.
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JennaW
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
In the film adaptation, the role of Robert "Joe" Halderman will be played by ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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History Major
10/05/09

In reply to Penelope And Javier Are Engaged; Jon Calls Money He Withdrew A "Paycheck"
Why does Kate have 14 accounts? Something in the milk ain't clean!
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Evie Havok
10/05/09

@PogoStick09: The gov. taxes you heavily when you accrue above one million. I know this because my dad does the same. He either invests in real estate or puts money in many separate accounts so they don't get taxed more heavily.
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Maritsa
10/05/09

@PogoStick09: First of all, *they* have 14 accounts, not just *Kate.* If they have a lot of money they have to spread it around for FDIC purposes. And who knows what they mean by accounts - if you count our checking, savings, retirement plans, 529 plan, money market, we probably have seven, and we're not millionaires.
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BetteD
10/05/09

@Evie Havok: Oh yeah. I know what you guys mean. It's kinda like how I have that tube sock full of nickels duct-taped onto the back of my toilet tank, in addition to my cookie-jar full of wayward buttons and crumpled singles. Except, like, less first-worldy n'stuff.
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SpicyTamale is a GA peach
10/05/09

@PogoStick09: also the bank only guarantees up to 150,000 to $200,000 of the money in your account. I would have several bank accounts in that case (if i had money)
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Harlot Brontë
10/05/09

@BetteD: Hee! AMAZING.

I have a bowl of pennies, old bus tickets and purse litter to keep me in my old age. I'm not letting the taxman get his filthy mitts on my fuzzy purse gum. No sir.
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formergr
10/05/09

@Evie Havok: You get taxed on earnings no matter how many different accounts the money is divided up into (unless some are retirement funds). Generally people divide up their money into different accounts because the FDIC only insures up to $200K (I believe) in a single account.
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whynotshesaid
10/06/09

@PogoStick09: It's not that unusual. if I had a bunch of money I would probably do the same.
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sybann
07/16/09

In reply to Rubina Ali Calls Kidman "Strange"; PETA Angry About Jackson Butter Sculpture
PETA STFU
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stoprobbers
07/15/09

In reply to Rubina Ali Calls Kidman "Strange"; PETA Angry About Jackson Butter Sculpture
1. Michael Fox: Awesome.

2. American Idol Tweet: Awesome.

3. Rubina Ali: Adorable.

4. PETA: Beat it! Just beat it!
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