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Twitch Boy
Defacing this tagline is a MAX foul
jmh
win or lose, we booze
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E.g., i.e., **** you. The point is this, is that when I say "jump", you say "okay", okay?
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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Quite the coincidence, I had just watched the episode of China Beach last night where he guest starred. I remembered thinking to myself that the show was some 25 years old, and he looked almost the same back then as to how he looks now. Now, I won't say that anymore about him.
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That came from all those years on the beat in Chicago.
From one old cop to another, rest in peace Dennis, you served your time in Heck.
That came from all those years on the beat in Chicago.
From one old cop to another, rest in peace Dennis, you served your time in Heck.
French Rage
NICKERSON HAS [CENSORED]
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How awesome is it that Dennis Farina will be reincarnated as the royal baby.
- olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) July 22, 2013
How awesome is it that Dennis Farina will be reincarnated as the royal baby.
- olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) July 22, 2013
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
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He always delivered. And what an improbable life story: 18 year Chicago cop, moonlighting as an actor. He displayed the flag of Chicago on his desk in "Law & Order." RIP Dennis.
That came from all those years on the beat in Chicago.
From one old cop to another, rest in peace Dennis, you served your time in Heck.
He always delivered. And what an improbable life story: 18 year Chicago cop, moonlighting as an actor. He displayed the flag of Chicago on his desk in "Law & Order." RIP Dennis.
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Just another quote from one of Farina's characters, from the movie "The Grand."
L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks: Let me tell ya how the internet screwed up poker, okay. When a guy sucks out on the river, on the internet, you cannot take the guy out in the parking lot and you cannot break his f*in' knees.
Classic.
Just another quote from one of Farina's characters, from the movie "The Grand."
L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks: Let me tell ya how the internet screwed up poker, okay. When a guy sucks out on the river, on the internet, you cannot take the guy out in the parking lot and you cannot break his f*in' knees.
Classic.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
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Avi: You got a toothbrush? We're going to London. Do you hear that, Doug? I'm coming to London.
[Avi arrives in London]
Doug the Head: Avi!
Avi: Shut up and sit down, you big, bald ****. I don't like leaving my own country, Doug, and I especially don't like leaving it for anything less then warm sandy beaches, and cocktails with little straw hats.
Doug the Head: We've got sandy beaches...
Avi: So? Who the **** wants to see 'em? I hope you appreciate the concern I have for my friend Franky, Doug. I'm gonna find him, and you're gonna help me find him, and we're gonna start at that fight.
One of my favorite characters of his...RIP, Dennis.
Bullet Tooth Tony: A bookie's got blagged last night.
Avi: Blagged? Speak English to me, Tony. I thought this country spawned the f*ing language, and so far nobody seems to speak it.
Avi: You got a toothbrush? We're going to London. Do you hear that, Doug? I'm coming to London.
[Avi arrives in London]
Doug the Head: Avi!
Avi: Shut up and sit down, you big, bald ****. I don't like leaving my own country, Doug, and I especially don't like leaving it for anything less then warm sandy beaches, and cocktails with little straw hats.
Doug the Head: We've got sandy beaches...
Avi: So? Who the **** wants to see 'em? I hope you appreciate the concern I have for my friend Franky, Doug. I'm gonna find him, and you're gonna help me find him, and we're gonna start at that fight.
FlagDUDE08
Banned
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One of the true greats. A career overshadowed by the savage, nationally televised fatal beating he gave to Benny "kid" Paret in a welterweight title fight. It was the third of their three fights, and no love lost between them. Emile was of ambiguous sexuality and the conventional wisdom is that Paret had made a gay slur during weigh in. Regardless, in their final fight, Emile maneuvered Paret into the corner and the referee was either unaware or unconcerned about the fatal punishment Emile was dealing out.
Any time some Showtime (or other announcer) questions a referee's decision to stop a fight I think of Benny "kid" Paret. Boxing is the only sport where a bad call by an official can cost a man his life. Personally, I'll never second guess a ref for a stoppage. The stakes are too high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNQNwCyYqk
One of the true greats. A career overshadowed by the savage, nationally televised fatal beating he gave to Benny "kid" Paret in a welterweight title fight. It was the third of their three fights, and no love lost between them. Emile was of ambiguous sexuality and the conventional wisdom is that Paret had made a gay slur during weigh in. Regardless, in their final fight, Emile maneuvered Paret into the corner and the referee was either unaware or unconcerned about the fatal punishment Emile was dealing out.
Any time some Showtime (or other announcer) questions a referee's decision to stop a fight I think of Benny "kid" Paret. Boxing is the only sport where a bad call by an official can cost a man his life. Personally, I'll never second guess a ref for a stoppage. The stakes are too high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNQNwCyYqk
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OP-If you want to determine if the ref that fateful night was in any way at fault-try to count the punches landed by Griffith once Paret was caught in that corner, slumping, and probably already incapable of responding. Griffith was indeed a great fighter and he was doing what a fighter has to do and that is keep fighting until the ref steps in. Whether he was responding to the Maricon taunt or not-he was doing what he had to do as a fighter-this one was all on the ref.
OP-If you want to determine if the ref that fateful night was in any way at fault-try to count the punches landed by Griffith once Paret was caught in that corner, slumping, and probably already incapable of responding. Griffith was indeed a great fighter and he was doing what a fighter has to do and that is keep fighting until the ref steps in. Whether he was responding to the Maricon taunt or not-he was doing what he had to do as a fighter-this one was all on the ref.
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Agreed. I posted the clip just to show the savagery of the beat down. And the inexcusable failure of the ref to stop it. Not to give any credence to Norman Mailer's typical bull sh*t. Griffith had put Paret (you should pardon the expression) on "queer street" with that thunderous first right hand. From that moment on, Benny was defenseless and it was the referee's job to put a stop to it. It's a matter of conjecture, of course, whether an earlier stoppage would have prevented the fatal injury to Kid's brain. But, man, you gotta put a stop to that. Right now.
I've written before about a particularly brutal beat down Roberto Duran put on some guy. He didn't die. But was down for many minutes before being taken out of the ring. In the post fight interview, Duran said the next time they fought, he'd kill the guy. The translator tried to soften his words. Duran said: "No, no, no, I keel him." He didn't appear to be kidding. Just a reminder: Duran was 62-1 as a lightweight. 12 unified lightweight title fights. 12 wins. 11 by ko. The one loss was to Esteban de Jesus, an over the weight limit decision. Duran ko'ed de Jesus twice in their subsequent fights. Angelo Dundee said he was the best lightweight ever.
Agreed. I posted the clip just to show the savagery of the beat down. And the inexcusable failure of the ref to stop it. Not to give any credence to Norman Mailer's typical bull sh*t. Griffith had put Paret (you should pardon the expression) on "queer street" with that thunderous first right hand. From that moment on, Benny was defenseless and it was the referee's job to put a stop to it. It's a matter of conjecture, of course, whether an earlier stoppage would have prevented the fatal injury to Kid's brain. But, man, you gotta put a stop to that. Right now.
I've written before about a particularly brutal beat down Roberto Duran put on some guy. He didn't die. But was down for many minutes before being taken out of the ring. In the post fight interview, Duran said the next time they fought, he'd kill the guy. The translator tried to soften his words. Duran said: "No, no, no, I keel him." He didn't appear to be kidding. Just a reminder: Duran was 62-1 as a lightweight. 12 unified lightweight title fights. 12 wins. 11 by ko. The one loss was to Esteban de Jesus, an over the weight limit decision. Duran ko'ed de Jesus twice in their subsequent fights. Angelo Dundee said he was the best lightweight ever.
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Saw Duran fight Ken Buchanan(ages ago) and was sure that Buchanan wanted no part of him after the first couple of hits from those fists of stone. It looked like he was just trying to survive and then find a neat place to claim a low blow.
Your use of the descriptive term, Queer Street reminded me of an incident Jenny and i had with another fighter we met. 1985 (March) we were flying back on Eastern Airlines from Miami to Newark on a Sunday morning early flight. We were almost the only ones sitting in the waiting area until an entourage came in-fronted by Larry Holmes, who was then the champ. As luck would have it, he was seated nexty to me on the plane in first class. After some introductions we talked for a couple hours. I had asked him who had hit him the hardest and he thought for a while. I asked him if Earnie Shavers shot to his head in the first round might have put him on Queer Street for a while. He looked at me and grinned-saying simply-"But i came back and got him". Larry was an absolute gentleman the entire time and invited us out to Easton Pa (an hour from here) as his guest at the Knockout and the Round One. When he discovered that i did facial reconstructive surgery-I got one heck of a great offer to do some work as a cut repair man. Your reference made me think of this memory.
Saw Duran fight Ken Buchanan(ages ago) and was sure that Buchanan wanted no part of him after the first couple of hits from those fists of stone. It looked like he was just trying to survive and then find a neat place to claim a low blow.
Your use of the descriptive term, Queer Street reminded me of an incident Jenny and i had with another fighter we met. 1985 (March) we were flying back on Eastern Airlines from Miami to Newark on a Sunday morning early flight. We were almost the only ones sitting in the waiting area until an entourage came in-fronted by Larry Holmes, who was then the champ. As luck would have it, he was seated nexty to me on the plane in first class. After some introductions we talked for a couple hours. I had asked him who had hit him the hardest and he thought for a while. I asked him if Earnie Shavers shot to his head in the first round might have put him on Queer Street for a while. He looked at me and grinned-saying simply-"But i came back and got him". Larry was an absolute gentleman the entire time and invited us out to Easton Pa (an hour from here) as his guest at the Knockout and the Round One. When he discovered that i did facial reconstructive surgery-I got one heck of a great offer to do some work as a cut repair man. Your reference made me think of this memory.
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