So no one in Hollywood knows what a tomboy actually is, right? I'm not saying there's a set definition, but when Paris Hilton is convinced she's a tomboy then the word has lost all meaning.
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Also, I want to know which song(s) specifically Carrie Fisher is talking about.
@happymisanthrope: Yeah, you have to take Wikipedia as Wikipedia. But the "Graceland" entry says "The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage to actress and author Carrie Fisher." I'm guessing it's the lyric, "She comes back to tell me she's gone / As if I didn't know that / As if I didn't know my own bed / As if I never noticed the way she brushed her hair from her forehead", etc.
@sangmo: Eh, the stats on cheating really aren't anywhere near that bad. The more scientific studies generally have pretty low numbers (20ish%). Men aren't animals.
@sangmo: Like clevernamehere said, not all guys cheat. They're not barbarians. I don't care if you want to sleep around, that's fine, but I don't like when people cheat on their unsuspecting spouses (men or women). It's just not fair, and it puts the faithful spouse at risk for things like STDs. I just don't see the point in getting married (assuming your spouse expects you to remain monogamous) if you want to sleep around, since you can always opt to not get married.
As an army brat who spent the first fifteen years of her life on military bases, I am somewhat suspicious of Megan Fox's statement. She's clearly never met a pack of squaddies, at least.
@Lachaise: I've found that on an individual level, military personnel are (for the most part) in line with her statement. In groups though, with some alcohol, military men can be just as big of assholes as civilians. If you were an ass before putting on a uniform, the uniform probably didn't change much.
@curiousgeorgiana: My husband was a military fire fighter, and since there were few if any women in the station, things could get quite awful at times. You're right, though, individuall they were extraordinarily polite. I do get a kick out of a man in uniform.
I'm not quite sure what I am trying to say here, but I am interested in the fact that the athlete involved in this story is a golfer.
Most athletes are thought of as extremely masculine and strong and these qualities allow them to excel at hard-hitting, competitive sports. Golf is not only unlike these other sports but in many ways it rests on tradition, formality and seriousness.
So, when athletes are involved in what may be domestic issues, we are [unfortunately] unsurprised. A golfer though, much more difficult for the media/us to wrap their heads around.
If Tiger Woods played football or basketball would most people not automatically assume this was a domestic fight; rather than some freak accident?
I know this is a weird angle but I'm a sports nerd and this is really the first golf-related interesting story that I can remember, and I wonder if they do not get the benefit of the media's doubt?
@foregoneconclusion, battles the pink robots: To an extent I see what you're saying, but it seems like about 99% ARE assuming this is a domestic angle, despite what the cover up story was... so where does that leave us?
Per Patrick Swayze: AWESOME. And Arabians are such amazing horses for children, too. They're usually pretty small (many not much bigger than large ponies) and their dispositions are incredible.
I don't believe the "smashed the back window to drag him out" story. How the heck do you drag out a 200+ pound, unconscious athlete from the driver's seat, across 3 rows, and through a broken-in window with jaggedy glass edges and shattered bits? That last part is the hardest for me to believe.
@Pandorasvoicebox: It just seems like a weird story altogether. Why was he driving away, right by his house, at 2am, without his wife in the car? There could very well be a plausible explanation, but it just seems kind of off, I guess.
@Pandorasvoicebox: maybe she smashed the window so she could unlock the back door and pull him out? oh please oh please. i don't want my image of tiger and his wife ruined!
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Me either - just once I want to admire an athlete/star and his/her family and not be let down. I've been admiring Tiger for years...
@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: It's pretty well documented that he cheats on her. A lot. I knew a waitress who slept with him several times (after his marriage and the birth of his first child). I didn't want to believe it, either, but there's just too much (solid) evidence at this point for me to deny it. Sorry.
@jigglyball: And I kind of feel like a jerk, now. I thought this was common knowledge. I live by a big famous golf course where he's played in several tournaments, and the reports after he leaves are always nasty.
I want to believe that Zachary Quinto would be safe from being rabidly chased down the street by me. I'm 99% sure it would be the case, yet I can't totally commit.
@SomeAuthorGirl: I cannot make that claim. I don't know if I would chase him down the street in a "run for your life!" type way, or a stalkery, 3 steps behind him trying to get a glimpse type way.
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: It's a close thing. I was never a Trek fan that thought Spock was sexy. Not that I don't love Nimoy - otherwise would be a sacrilege - but ummmmmm, dude is seriously the hotness.
@sayah: How he's avoided getting sacked from the Twilight series by direct insistence of Stephenie Meyer, I'll never know. He is begging for it. But my absolute favourite Pattinson quote is this one:
"When you read the book," says Pattinson, looking appropriately pallid and interesting even without makeup, "it's like, 'Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.' I mean, every line is like that. He's the most ridiculous person who's so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn't do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus, he's a 108-year-old virgin so he's obviously got some issues there."
@A Small Turnip: I suppose because if they got rid of RPattz, they wouldn't be able to make the next two movies. Stephenie Meyer probably values the cash more than respect from RPattz.
@Maritsa: It's because he'd never found his special freesia-scented someone before! And also because he's perfect. And tragic. And look, girls are kind of icky, anyway.
@vanka-vstanka: In truth, I actually think Stephenie Meyer has a deeply affectionate soft-spot for Pattinson, so that probably has the greater motivation. And Meyer does not lack for cash.
Not that I don't believe Pattinson said it. Their series is great, but those kids are cool...and those Harry Potter kids (I will give Pattinson the honor of being counted in there) are just awesome.
@maude_flanders: "Their series" meaning Twilight, and "those kids" being Lautner, Pattinson, Stewart, etc....I might have reservations about Meyers and the shitty writing of the books but I can't begrudge the young actors their success. People gotta make a living and get their start somewhere, right?
"so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself"
Bipolar disorder is complex medication condition, not a personality trait. I've just been seeing the words "manic" and "bipolar" being thrown around a lot lately in the media, and I think it oversimplifies an already stagmatized condition.
@maude_flanders: It's from Empire magazine, a well-regarded film mag here in the UK. My second favourite Pattinson story is one that came from an Empire interview with Rupert Grint last year:
"After he replied to the text message, we found out that Rupert recently lost a bet to actor Robert Pattinson, who was once part of the Harry Potter cast in a previous film, and insisted that Rupert read the bestselling book. Rupert is now "stuck reading 'Twilight' " and that Rob was just texting him to see how far along he was getting.
Rupert admitted he had only read the first five chapters of the bestselling book and we just informed him that there were three more books in the series. "No, really, are you serious? I thought there was just this one book?" Only now realizing he has to read three more, Rupert took his phone out and sent another message to Rob. By the looks of things, we can bet it wasn't a very pleasant message."
@just assign me a random number: Oh come on. Look, I am bipolar. And not in the oh, I've had a few rough patches kind of way. In the I-like-to-swallow-whole-bottles-of-pills kind of way. Yeah, I'm intimately familiar with the stigma. But one simply cannot walk through life being offended by innocuous and gently comic anecdotes. That's just masochism. Let's save our ire for the things that really matter, eh?
@A Small Turnip: You're right. I guess I needed to hear that. My family just told me that they weren't going to acknowledge my BD anymore because it just enables me to seek treatment, when all I need is a good yelling at. But that has nothing to do with Twilight.
@maude_flanders: Damn it, damn it....their series ISN'T great, isn't, isn't, isn't....being nice. It's all about the pretty-girl angst and bad-boy beefcake.
Understand the appeal though, and I respect the stars going to the bank on Twilight
@sybann: Well, half the Daily Express' staff still seem to be working on Princess Diana conspiracy theories, so they don't have the resources to come up with any other stories.
While I agree with Cate Blanchette about how good the sound feels, I feel disgusting after because I was living in crunchy filth and didn't vacuum until now.
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Also, I want to know which song(s) specifically Carrie Fisher is talking about.
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That was sarcasm, but seriously. Don't commit to a marriage if you wanna stick your bits in the bits of one who is not married to you.
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Men have always wanted to stick their bits in *and* have someone back home taking care of their them and their kids.
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It was shattered before he ever took off, because she took an iron to it and probably also tried smashing some other windows.
If this story is true, he got off easily.
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There is a window right next to the steering wheel...
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Most athletes are thought of as extremely masculine and strong and these qualities allow them to excel at hard-hitting, competitive sports. Golf is not only unlike these other sports but in many ways it rests on tradition, formality and seriousness.
So, when athletes are involved in what may be domestic issues, we are [unfortunately] unsurprised. A golfer though, much more difficult for the media/us to wrap their heads around.
If Tiger Woods played football or basketball would most people not automatically assume this was a domestic fight; rather than some freak accident?
I know this is a weird angle but I'm a sports nerd and this is really the first golf-related interesting story that I can remember, and I wonder if they do not get the benefit of the media's doubt?
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Mr. LaComtesse (who went to HS with her for a bit): Yeah, you played hockey. You were terrible at it. It was a joke.
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Man, now I want to heart RPatz!
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"When you read the book," says Pattinson, looking appropriately pallid and interesting even without makeup, "it's like, 'Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.' I mean, every line is like that. He's the most ridiculous person who's so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn't do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus, he's a 108-year-old virgin so he's obviously got some issues there."
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Poor Rob, he's never going to get rid of the curse of the Kitten smasher. Once you start sparkle motioning you can't go back!
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Nom nom feathers nom oh it hurts so good baby let me just bite down on something wait that chafes okay go.
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Not that I don't believe Pattinson said it. Their series is great, but those kids are cool...and those Harry Potter kids (I will give Pattinson the honor of being counted in there) are just awesome.
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It HAS TO BE the missionary!
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"so that's how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself"
Bipolar disorder is complex medication condition, not a personality trait. I've just been seeing the words "manic" and "bipolar" being thrown around a lot lately in the media, and I think it oversimplifies an already stagmatized condition.
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"After he replied to the text message, we found out that Rupert recently lost a bet to actor Robert Pattinson, who was once part of the Harry Potter cast in a previous film, and insisted that Rupert read the bestselling book. Rupert is now "stuck reading 'Twilight' " and that Rob was just texting him to see how far along he was getting.
Rupert admitted he had only read the first five chapters of the bestselling book and we just informed him that there were three more books in the series. "No, really, are you serious? I thought there was just this one book?" Only now realizing he has to read three more, Rupert took his phone out and sent another message to Rob. By the looks of things, we can bet it wasn't a very pleasant message."
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I'm practically swooning just from the irony.
(And, okay, maybe a little bit from Cedric's cheekbones.)
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"creamed"? Are we saying that again? I hope it was just a glib throwaway. I'm not sure my vocabulary can accommodate that anymore.
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