@OldEnough2BYourMama: Yeah, seems like ever time a big celebrity goes to Cedars-Sinai for something vaguely scandalous, hospital staff violate HIPAA and dish to TMZ on their chart and condition.
And then a few weeks later you see a news article about staff being fired, and retraining on the importance of privacy. I know Tiger is in FL, but the message obviously still isn't working...
@OldEnough2BYourMama: I'm pretty sure that TMZ could school the CIA at this point, which is horrifying on so many levels. On the upside, maybe paparazzos in desert gillie suits could find Bin Laden and such.
@Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): Wasn't there an entire 30 Rock episode dedicated to the fact that Lemon and Hornberger (?!) couldn't tell how old black people are?
You know, Fitty's okay, but really, what Susan Boyle needs is the grandmotherly, toasted, profane charms of Snoop.
Is it safe to say that Susan Boyle, by reason of the fact that she's from England and therefore not on US soil too much, is pretty much the only woman out there now who is not connected to Tiger Woods in some way?
@Ms Meghan: Yeah, I don't like the idea of a (large) adult threatening to put their fist in a teenagers face... but that's me assuming that the bully phone caller was a teen.
@RupertsDrop: Right? Also it's like "ooooh look at me I have a bodyguard to deal with bullies" when there are people like Lori Drew are out in the world. It seemed like a ploy to relate her more to her target audience but it just alienated her more (at least to me).
@RupertsDrop: I just Googled it and Taylor is turning 20 next week, so I would assume that her bully was probably at least her age or maybe older. Although, of course I could be wrong, but bullies are just usually not younger than the people they pick on, right? I was lucky enough to never get seriously bullied so I don't know, maybe that does happen, but in any case I doubt it was someone under 18. It still doesn't make threatening violence to someone acceptable, but still.
@RupertsDrop: I'm fine with it. Bullies are bullies; the reason they're effective is the imbalance of power between the bully and the bullied. Any remedy to that is fine; note that the bodyguard didn't seek out the teen to threaten him (which would be wrong), but threatened him only after the teen made the first aggressive move against a potential victim.
Also, in this situation, Swift is famous. She has a bodyguard. And some bully STILL thinks he can get away with threatening her? That's beyond casual opportunistic bullying; that's seeking out to victimize someone. That he thinks he has the ability to victimize her is a little scary in and of itself; back to the concept of power disparity, for some reason he thinks he is more powerful than a celebrity, which is cause for concern.
@Nun Shall Pass: Ugh, you'd think, but as a senior, I was bullied by 2 freshman girls on my volleyball team. I still feel like a dunce for it over 10 years later (like, why couldn't I tell them to shove off? why did I even let them get to me?), but it does happen.
And I no longer stand for anything close to bullying, so that's improvement!
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I dreamed a dream of 50 cent
When we were high
this past Thanksgiving
I dreamed despite my swift ascent
I dreamed of 745 chrome spinning
Then I was young and unafraid
And money was made and gangstas was wasted
There was no contract, gotta get paid
No bong unbung, no honey untasted.
In honor of Madonna and Courtney Love sharing breathing space for the same time in over a decade, I bring you my all-time favorite 7 minutes of television ever:
@Bettiespork: It was simply perfect television. The amount of comedy gold packed into 5 minutes is astounding: Courtney throwing a compact, Courtney pissing off Madonna, Madonna and Courtney sharing terse bitchery, Courtney falling off of the chair. I could watch it all day because it never gets old!
I could watch this and that marathon that Courtney hosted on MTV on repeat for days. She's fascinating when she's lucid, she's fascinating when she's clearly higher than a kite.
@dandelionbrowne: I had no idea there was a Courtney marathon! She's batshit, but she's not stupid by any means. Which only makes her problems all the more unfortunate.
Also, yeah, anyone who can effectively piss off Madonna gets a +1 in my book.
It was epic and deliciously off the cuff! I'll see if I can find it.
I recently re-read her speech about the music industry from the Napster days. I've always thought she was wildly intelligent and I wonder who she would have been without the drugs. I kinda hate that she's de-evolved into spanking hot mess territory.
@nyc-caribbean-ragazza: Another classic was Kurt asking Axel Rose to be Frances' godfather. Amazing. Plus, it was always good for a few artists accepting awards and thanking Satan. Ha.
There is genuine affection between my daughter and Clooney.
Who calls their daughter's boyfriend by his last name? "Well, honey, I certainly hope that she invites Martinez back for Christmas. Although I wonder what happened to her ex boyfriend, Miller. I hope that he didn't end up dropping out of grad school, like that loser Green."
Everyone is invited to my star-studded 1930's themed party. We'll eat cold beans out of a can and huddle in a homemade Hooverville. Featured celebrities will be Tom Arnold, Carrot Top, Vanilla Ice, and that kid from Jerry Maguire who makes us all feel old, because I can't think of anything more Depressing than that.
@Yahtzii: Oooh I can bring other Depression food!
Old Irish "potato and point" - family huddles around the table eating cold boiled potatoes. Each person points their potato in the direction of a small piece of salt pork before eating it.
MFK Fisher's "sludge."
My dad grew up (in the '50s, not the '30s, but still poor) eating deviled ham sandwiches: 1 can of deviled ham (the small ones) plus mayonnaise = sandwiches for 8 kids.
For dessert: milk toast (hot milk poured over toast with sugar).
I usually try to avoid the comments over at TMZ, but today I had to laugh out loud at this one, re Tiger being checked into the hospital under the alias William Smith: 'You know you're big time when using the alias "Will Smith" is an improvement on your privacy.'
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Page Six, you are a revelation! How could I have previously overlooked the "Tiger tail" wordplay? I am disappointed in myself.
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Tiger seen in grocery store handing money to blonde bombshell in uniform, who is not his wife!
Tiger seen giving car keys to gentleman in red vest, who is not his wife!
And on and on they go. Everyone's got a story to sell... errr, tell.
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And then a few weeks later you see a news article about staff being fired, and retraining on the importance of privacy. I know Tiger is in FL, but the message obviously still isn't working...
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"How old do you think I am?!"
"22" "65"
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Is it safe to say that Susan Boyle, by reason of the fact that she's from England and therefore not on US soil too much, is pretty much the only woman out there now who is not connected to Tiger Woods in some way?
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Also, in this situation, Swift is famous. She has a bodyguard. And some bully STILL thinks he can get away with threatening her? That's beyond casual opportunistic bullying; that's seeking out to victimize someone. That he thinks he has the ability to victimize her is a little scary in and of itself; back to the concept of power disparity, for some reason he thinks he is more powerful than a celebrity, which is cause for concern.
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And I no longer stand for anything close to bullying, so that's improvement!
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When we were high
this past Thanksgiving
I dreamed despite my swift ascent
I dreamed of 745 chrome spinning
Then I was young and unafraid
And money was made and gangstas was wasted
There was no contract, gotta get paid
No bong unbung, no honey untasted.
I would pay for that.
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Their voices crunk, their beats like thunder
As they tear your grill apart
And fill your pimp cup with shame.
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I love that she makes Madonna so uncomfortable.
I could watch this and that marathon that Courtney hosted on MTV on repeat for days. She's fascinating when she's lucid, she's fascinating when she's clearly higher than a kite.
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Also, yeah, anyone who can effectively piss off Madonna gets a +1 in my book.
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It was epic and deliciously off the cuff! I'll see if I can find it.
I recently re-read her speech about the music industry from the Napster days. I've always thought she was wildly intelligent and I wonder who she would have been without the drugs. I kinda hate that she's de-evolved into spanking hot mess territory.
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ha. I thought it was one of the funniest "interviews' ever. The look on Madonna's face is priceless.
Remember when that awards show used to be fun and relevant?
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Who calls their daughter's boyfriend by his last name? "Well, honey, I certainly hope that she invites Martinez back for Christmas. Although I wonder what happened to her ex boyfriend, Miller. I hope that he didn't end up dropping out of grad school, like that loser Green."
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Of course I don't object to this relationship. I saw them together and Hef remembered her name and everything!
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Take THAT, Beyonce.
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Old Irish "potato and point" - family huddles around the table eating cold boiled potatoes. Each person points their potato in the direction of a small piece of salt pork before eating it.
MFK Fisher's "sludge."
My dad grew up (in the '50s, not the '30s, but still poor) eating deviled ham sandwiches: 1 can of deviled ham (the small ones) plus mayonnaise = sandwiches for 8 kids.
For dessert: milk toast (hot milk poured over toast with sugar).
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