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Nice planet 4: Take 2. Action!

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You know, you could always look back to days of yore. There were plenty of punishments available... hang-draw-and-quarter, the wheel, boiling...
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Those seem too quick. That machine Wesley was tied to in The Princess Bride would be good.
 
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Priceless said:
Those seem too quick. That machine Wesley was tied to in The Princess Bride would be good.
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I remember when I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, I visited a torture museum. It was amazing.

Actually, how about Chinese water torture? Mythbusters confirmed it.
 
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Twitch Boy said:
Remember the 92 year old vet who was about to get evicted by his daughter, but his granddaughter raised the money to buy his house outright for him?

Offer has been rejected.

http://gma.yahoo.com/92-old-world-war-ii-vet-faces-eviction-121901841--abc-news-money.html
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Since the amount they raised is known, this was inevitable. His "daughter" wants the full $140k. Well, screw her then - move him out, and let her sit on the land that she's deliberately overvaluing and pay the taxes. No one should give this woman a dime for that property.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Since the amount they raised is known, this was inevitable. His "daughter" wants the full $140k. Well, screw her then - move him out, and let her sit on the land that she's deliberately overvaluing and pay the taxes. No one should give this woman a dime for that property.
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People should start dumping drain oil and harmful chemicals on it, and then force her to pay for environmental cleanup.
 
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Girl sends cryptic message in yearbook by using the periodic table. These are lyrics from the Notorious B.I.G. and are NSFW.
 
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The long knives are out for Paula Deen. I have no idea whether she's suffused with racial animus. I do know that for a woman of her age, raised in the South, to have never uttered an N-word or told a racist joke would be something approaching a miracle. JJsr. referred to NYC as "hymietown." Rev II referred to Jews as "interlopers," and people died.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-dd-paula-deen-food-network-20130619,0,4626709.story
 
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Old Pio said:
The long knives are out for Paula Deen. I have no idea whether she's suffused with racial animus. I do know that for a woman of her age, raised in the South, to have never uttered an N-word or told a racist joke would be something approaching a miracle. JJsr. referred to NYC as "hymietown." Rev II referred to Jews as "interlopers," and people died.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-dd-paula-deen-food-network-20130619,0,4626709.story
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It seems the issue at hand is how long she has been letting loose with racial epithets. She claims the extent of it was a robbery incident the 60s, but some of her employees are saying she still tosses the n-word around with reckless abandon.

Say what you will about Tony Bourdain being a loudmouth, liberal, booze-addled NYC as*hole (all of which he proudly is), but he called the picture-perfect, giggly, Southern mama bear out best when he pointed out the irony of Paula endorsing the diabetes drug that is keeping her alive, while she mostly continues promoting the kind of food and lifestyle that got her onto those meds in the first place. I agree that it's her choice to do so, but I can't help but laugh regardless.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
It seems the issue at hand is how long she has been letting loose with racial epithets. She claims the extent of it was a robbery incident the 60s, but some of her employees are saying she still tosses the n-word around with reckless abandon.

Say what you will about Tony Bourdain being a loudmouth, liberal, booze-addled NYC as*hole (all of which he proudly is), but he called the picture-perfect, giggly, Southern mama bear out best when he pointed out the irony of Paula endorsing the diabetes drug that is keeping her alive, while she mostly continues promoting the kind of food and lifestyle that got her onto those meds in the first place. I agree that it's her choice to do so, but I can't help but laugh regardless.
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And by the merest coincidence, those employees are also suing her. So they have an obvious motive for embroidering the truth. As I say, who knows? But my point was that what she said in high school or college is hardly relevant today. And that, as usual, our tabloidized media presented this "news" with zero context. We'd need much more recent examples. Although it's possible she tosses n-words around, that doesn't "prove" she treated her minority employees badly.

Somebody please explain who Anthony Bourdain is (other than a self serving putz with a competing TV show) and why his views on anything matter. And why do you derive so much satisfaction from her "hypocrisy"? Since I assume you're not an endocrinologist and don't have access to her medical records or history, I'm not sure you can accurately conclude what "caused" her illness. As I understand it, most of us are able to watch what we want when we want and aren't forced to view anything we find objectionable. So don't watch her. I don't.
 
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"Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, bend steel in his bare hands." Oh, and impute racism to the jurors in the Zimmerman trial. Rev II up to his usual tricks. What would be the media reaction if some cracker suggested black folks were incapable of rendering a fair verdict solely because of their race? I don't recall any whining about race when heavily black DC juries convicted all those white Watergate defendants.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sharpton...on-can-mostly-white-panel-give-equal-justice/
 
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Old Pio said:
And by the merest coincidence, those employees are also suing her. So they have an obvious motive for embroidering the truth. As I say, who knows? But my point was that what she said in high school or college is hardly relevant today. We'd need much more recent examples. Somebody please explain who Anthony Bourdain is (other than a self serving putz with a TV show) and why his views on anything matter. And why do you derive so much satisfaction from her "hypocrisy"? As I understand it, most of us are able to watch what we want when we want and aren't forced to view anything we find objectionable. So don't watch her. I don't.
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Calm down, Pio. The veracity of these accusations will be revealed in due time, and I personally hope they are not true; I agree that what she may have said 50 years ago is not relevant to what views she may hold today. But regardless, it will not change my views that Paula is a hypocrite. She can stuff pounds of sugar, butter, and flour into her face for decades, never exercise, get diabetes, and get a contract to endorse the pharmaceutical that cures her ills, while largely ignoring medical advice to modify diet and lifestyle? I don't begrudge her choice to cash in, but it's self-serving, and plays into our mentality for a "quick fix" no matter how you slice it. And I haven't watched her in several years, outside of an unintentional few minutes here and there between AMC commericals.

As for Bourdain, he's a dick, but I enjoy him mostly for the fact that he's not afraid to explore the world, and put an opinion out there. He was correct to call Paula Deen out on the diabetes med endorsement. While I did not agree with his loudmouth, "She's wrong for America!!1!1!!!1!" pontification, which I considered an excessively liberal, self-serving, and probably drunken moment, I do understand part of his sentiment. I'm well aware you're likely going to call me an America-hating libtard for this, and I'm perfectly fine if that's the route you're going to go, but Deen's show largely encourages Americans to stick to the foods and ingredients they know, rather than experience other cultures. When Bourdain goes to Europe, Asia, Africa, etc. it piques the interest of those of us who aren't grossed out by foods and cultures that don't resemble Pizza Hut, Chili's, a Big Mac (I've eaten my share of that food), and cookie cutter subdivisions (I live in one). It encourages us to expand our horizons. If you're not interested, that's fine - change the channel. :)
 
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Priceless said:
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She's a little bad *** gangsta ain't she. Not her fault nobody doubled checked that ahead of time.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Calm down, Pio. The veracity of these accusations will be revealed in due time, and I personally hope they are not true; I agree that what she may have said 50 years ago is not relevant to what views she may hold today. But regardless, it will not change my views that Paula is a hypocrite. She can stuff pounds of sugar, butter, and flour into her face for decades, never exercise, get diabetes, and get a contract to endorse the pharmaceutical that cures her ills, while largely ignoring medical advice to modify diet and lifestyle? I don't begrudge her choice to cash in, but it's self-serving, and plays into our mentality for a "quick fix" no matter how you slice it. And I haven't watched her in several years, outside of an unintentional few minutes here and there between AMC commericals.

As for Bourdain, he's a dick, but I enjoy him mostly for the fact that he's not afraid to explore the world, and put an opinion out there. He was correct to call Paula Deen out on the diabetes med endorsement. While I did not agree with his loudmouth, "She's wrong for America!!1!1!!!1!" pontification, which I considered an excessively liberal, self-serving, and probably drunken moment, I do understand part of his sentiment. I'm well aware you're likely going to call me an America-hating libtard for this, and I'm perfectly fine if that's the route you're going to go, but Deen's show largely encourages Americans to stick to the foods and ingredients they know, rather than experience other cultures. When Bourdain goes to Europe, Asia, Africa, etc. it piques the interest of those of us who aren't grossed out by foods and cultures that don't resemble Pizza Hut, Chili's, a Big Mac (I've eaten my share of that food), and cookie cutter subdivisions (I live in one). It encourages us to expand our horizons. If you're not interested, that's fine - change the channel. :)
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How do you know what she eats? And in what quantities and frequency? And how much exercise she gets? And what difference does that make anyway? She's not forcing anyone to prepare and eat what she features on her show. I doubt you're qualified to establish a causal relationship between the cuisine featured on her show, her personal diet and her illness. This is the kind of thinking that leads a clown like Bloomberg to think how much soda I drink at lunch is his business. You aren't one of those people who wants to use the power of government to compel others to do "what's good for them" are you? You're treading dangerously close to blaming the victim here.

As to this "hypocrisy" charge, it would be hypocritical if she'd previously poo pooed the inherent risks of a diet consisting primarily of the foods she features on her show. Or disputed the efficacy of the medications she now endorses. But that's not the case. She announced her illness. And subsequently signed to endorse a medication which controls it (there is no "curing," it's a chronic condition). And being critical of her for the type of foods she features would be akin to criticizing Julia Child "all she ever cooks is French."
 
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