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raquel8
01/09/09

In reply to Tom Cruise Calls Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific," Defends Scientology
I dated someone who had been a scientologist and although he said that people in the upper echelons were downright crazy, he wistfully spoke about wishing he could afford to take more of their seminars which can be quite costly. It literally takes hundreds of thousands of dollars to get to the top levels. He gave me several books but I never read them. From what I gathered, one of the major principles is to selfishly look out for yourself to the point of simply demanding that people give you what you want. He tried that on me, demanding that I give him money, but it just gave me the giggles.
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
01/09/09

@raquel8: It seems more effective than The Secret, where you are just demanding things of the Universe.
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burningdinner
01/08/09

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I might be the only one, but MAN I've missed Tom Green.
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battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
01/08/09

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Josh Brolin gets hit with some pepper spray and there's public outrage from the community and immediate action taken against the cops. A black man gets pinned to the ground by two cops in cuffs, and gets shot in the face anyway, and the officer is 'under review'. Good job, America.
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nothanks
01/08/09

@battleaxonista: yeah seriously I just saw that footage tonight ... WHAT THE FUCK was that about
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battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
01/09/09

@nothanks: Well, you know how dangerous unarmed black men are when you only have tw cops with weapons. Or maybe it was a long day and they just didn't feel like hauling him in, so just cut their work short and blew his fucking brains out. And the pundits proclaim proudly on tv this is a 'post-racial America' because they elected a black man. Makes me crazy.
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jeepgirl
01/08/09

In reply to Tom Cruise Calls Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific," Defends Scientology
Kanye, chanting "We're number THREE" isn't exactly a win.
By the way, who's Art?
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BluebellaElliot
01/08/09

@jeepgirl: I think he means his music is art.
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
01/08/09

@BluebellaElliot: Joke lost.
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
01/08/09

@jeepgirl: It used to work for Snapple. Remember those old commercials ...?
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BluebellaElliot
01/09/09

@Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: 100% joke lost. And here I was thinking I was being helpful ha!
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
01/09/09

@BluebellaElliot: It happens. :)
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LustyLucy
01/08/09

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I'm so glad my future hubby Cristiano is doing all right. I just hope he wasn't applying self tanner while driving, and that caused the accident.
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PinkSoxHat
01/08/09

@LustyLucy: Someone probably came within fifty yards of his car, and he drove into the barrier in an attempt to get the penalty.
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Scout
01/08/09

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Where did the general public and media get the idea that Scientologists don't use medicine nor see doctors? its utterly false and yet it seems to be a recurring theme, especially as of late.

I don't get it.

The only thing I can figure is that the information that is posted on Scientology sites and provided to prospective Scientologists may be vastly different than what happens once you are "in the club".

Anyone here ever been part of the Scientology Church?
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funnyface
01/08/09

@Scout: It's not that they don't use ANY medicine, just that they frown on psychiatric drugs in general. Like Tom Cruise's famous statements against antidepressants.
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Scout
01/08/09

@funnyface: I knew that (and actually partially subscribe for my own reasons - some persons do NEED psych meds others merely depend on them unecessarily)

But lately the public and media both claim (hence Barbara Wah-Wah's question to Tom) that Scientology does NOT believe in doctors and medicine in general.

I can't find that information on Scientology sites hence my question.

Anyone?
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Scout
01/08/09

@Scout: .....oh and I don't want to digress to the wheres and whys about psych drugs....just wondering about the second part

*wonders if there are any active Scientologists on Jezebel and unsure if its to far reaching to expect any*
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Crabby Cakes
01/08/09

@Scout: It may be a little far reaching :), but I believe these people have Scientology mixed up with the Church of Christ Scientist. They believe in the healing power of prayer and that medicine is going against God's plan.
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nessalicious
01/08/09

@Scout: I've read the Scientology handbook and it does frown on medicine as a whole, preferring to take an errrrrr unorthodox approach. But it does agree that when it's a life or death kind of thing then it's best to just go along with it. But quietly, they believe that even under anesthetic/in a coma you can hear everything being said to you.
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Scout
01/08/09

@Crabby Cakes is playing Goldfish.: ah! I know nothing about the Church of Christ Scientist ( I really cannot keep up with all these religions - exasperating)

@nessalicious - verrrry interesting. I was thinking that the "thing" presented to the public versus what really goes on "behind closed doors" may be very different

Thanks both!

....and no, I won't be waiting for a Scientologist Jezzie because methinks that would be like waiting to sight a DoDo bird
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funnyface
01/08/09

@Scout: If you're going to research it you should know it's the Church of Christian Science, purveyors of the famous Christian Science Monitors.

Also, good luck getting an ex-scientologist to comment here. A lot of them are afraid of the "church." It's like leaving a cult.
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Scout
01/08/09

@funnyface: Scientology and CCS are not related according to my friend who was a Religious Studies Minor.....so now I'm even more confused AND I give up.

I'll research this more on the inter webs : )
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funnyface
01/09/09

@Scout: You're right, they're not related. They just have confusing names.
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SkipToMyLou
01/08/09

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Oh God, for a second I thought you wrote Winona Ryder was shilling for Alli.
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Crabby Cakes
01/08/09

@SkipToMyLou: I had to re-read that after this comment, cause that's EXACTLY what I thought. Phew!
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victoriasauce
01/08/09

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I like Britney's new CD.

Not ashamed.

That is all. :)
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brad
01/08/09

@torieandrahmsittinginatree: I love it too, but I am a little ashamed. I almost feel guilty liking it after seeing her documentary that made her seem so sad and unhappy with her life. On the other hand, the cd has been on repeat on my workout playlist and keeps me pumped up while I run, so I can appreciate.
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Dictator for Life
01/08/09

@susie_drew: I love it too, and I am not ashamed. My music director of a college radio station fiance is, however, but he was very polite when I called him up during one of his shows and requested "Womanizer," even though he didn't recognize my voice and thought I was a 12 year old.
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HillGirl
01/08/09

@torieandrahmsittinginatree: Me too. I just can't help but liking Britney's songs. Brings back good memories of my 12 year old self dancing to Hit me baby one more time.
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sportz.star
01/08/09

In reply to Tom Cruise Calls Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific," Defends Scientology
Brad, you don't need to grow facial hair to prove your manliness. Just stop.

I will gladly participate in a Liev Schrieber, Daniel Craig snowball fight, especially if there is tackling involved. Just sayin'.
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BorgQueen
01/08/09

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"Artist Alex Gardega is painting a 6-foot nude portrait of Rachel Ray using paprika mixed with oils for her skin tones. Surely there is some profound meaning behind this work and it isn't just weird for the sake of being weird. "

But will it be finished in uder 30 minutes?
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sassyredhead
01/08/09

@BorgQueen: And will you also mix some EVOO in the paprika?
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funnyface
01/08/09

@BorgQueen: YUM-O.
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Andalucía
01/08/09

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Tom, for starters, don't smile. You can't help but do that psycho killer grin that disturbs many people, like yours truly. I don't know which one was worse, yours, or McCain's creepy smile. Anyways, don't smile.

Oh, and whenever you're in the public eye, have Suri with you. At all times.
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theysaidwhat
01/08/09

@Andalucía: That family smile gene sure works for his cousin, William Mapother, otherwise known as Ethan on LOST.
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YourScreenplaySucks
01/08/09

@Andalucía: What he really needs to do is go back on lithium, fire his sister/publicist, and get back his old superpublicist Pat Kingsley who kept his insanity under wraps and away from the press for over a decade. Failing that, stay home.
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Penny_Esq
01/08/09

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If You Seek Amy = F-U-C-K Me. Oy.
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funnyface
01/08/09

@Penny_Esq: My sister and I had a very shocked moment in the car when we figured that one out.
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CherWhorowitz
01/08/09

@funnyface: It's actually being played on the radio?? Wow, and I thought hearing "Let's Talk About Sex" with my parents in the car was awkward when I was a teenager.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
01/08/09

@Penny_Esq: What the hell are her kids going to think when/if they ever hear that one?
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funnyface
01/08/09

@CherWhorowitz: No! We were listening to a CD. I can't imagine that they'd play that on the radio...I hope not.
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FourInchHeels
01/08/09

@CherWhorowitz: Vanessa Carlton had a song censored on the radio - White Houses - because its theme is about her first time having sex. The worst line in the song is 'My first time/hard to explain/rush of blood and a little bit of pain/' but then moves on to other things. That's the whole slutty content. The way censorship works is dumb.
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CherWhorowitz
01/08/09

@FourInchHeels: I like that song. Never heard it on the radio though. Did they just take out that one line? It's pretty tame compared to half of the stuff they play.
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peperony and chease
01/08/09

@FourInchHeels: That's so weird they censored that. They never censored "I'm going to bed and my stomach is sick/It's all in my head but she's touching his...chest." Yet all references to blowjobs and guns are verboten. And "skeet skeet" and "monkey" once the radio stations finally figured out what they meant.

On the opposite bent, Nelly's lyric "If you wanna come and get high with me, smoke an L in the back of the Benz" is finally safe for public consumption. I heard it in all its glory the other day. It was truly a historic moment.
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FourInchHeels
01/08/09

@CherWhorowitz: I'm not totally sure. It's a rather long and embarrassing story, but I ended up having a chat with her a few years back and she was equally mystified about the fact that of all the trampy crap on the radio all the time, that was too inappropriate. I can't remember what happened, meaning if it was taken off the radio, or just changed/lost a few lines.
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CherWhorowitz
01/08/09

@peperony and chease: I heard "Too Close" by Next on the radio recently. I couldn't believe my 12 year old self was singing along to a song about a guy getting a boner while dancing with a girl at a club. It was a historic moment for me, as well.
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peperony and chease
01/08/09

@CherWhorowitz: Get out of my head, missy. That's my least favorite song of all time for precisely that reason. Why does there need to be a song about getting a boner?! I dress up as the First Amendment for Halloween every year, but that shit should be banned as fuck.
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ChickyOnly
01/08/09

@CherWhorowitz: I think I was something like 16 when "Too Close" came out. I didn't get the boner reference then, and I didn't get it ever...until you JUST NOW mentioned it. Replaying the lyrics in my head, how did I not? Either way, now it's going to be in my head for the next few years.
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Kivrin
01/08/09

@peperony and chease: What was censor-able about that Killers song? Am I missing something?
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theotherhepburn
01/09/09

@Kivrin: In The Killers song, you expect the line to end "she's touching his dick," so even though it's not technically censor-able, there's a pretty obvious implication. I guess the question (which relates really well to "If You Seek Amy") is whether you can censor something that isn't technically explicit if it has obvious connotations to something sexual/etc.
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Kivrin
01/09/09

@earlgreyskies: I actually never expected the line to go in a certain direction, but I guess I don't have a particularly dirty mind. :) Still, interesting question re: censoring something that isn't technically explicit. They certainly didn't censor that stupid Soulja Boy song, even though all the lyrics supposedly have nasty meanings...
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Lirael
01/08/09

In reply to Tom Cruise Calls Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific," Defends Scientology
Do you get a contact high from touching Pete Doherty?
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
01/08/09

@Lirael: Also, scabies.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
01/08/09

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Liev and Daniel? Snowball fights? AND I MISSED IT!?!? Why is the world so cruel to me?
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JLady
01/08/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: You can always pray it'll be on the dvd's behind-the-scenes pecial features.
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BluebellaElliot
01/08/09

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Kid Rock is a Grade A Douche.

Also, can someone explain the Britney lyrics and why they're dirty? I'm missing something here.
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
01/08/09

@BluebellaElliot: Think of the principle of "I am sofa king we todd ed" and apply them to the song title.
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peperony and chease
01/08/09

@BluebellaElliot: If I were a judge, I'd count performing for the troops as community service. But you're right that Kid Rock is, generally speaking, a douche.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
01/08/09

@BluebellaElliot: It sounds like F.U.C.K. me.
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LucilleMcGillicuddy
01/08/09

@BluebellaElliot: Supposedly, "if you seek amy" = f -u-c-k me. Feel free to roll eyes here.
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BluebellaElliot
01/08/09

@Jessica Decapitatey Lovejoy is now on Facebook! Friends, plz?: @katie.scarlett.o'hara: @LucilleMcGillicuddy: Thanks, and, eyes officially rolled.

@peperony and chease: Yeah perhaps I would have too, but just everything that this guy does comes up way too douchey for my liking.
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