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#62027
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62027/action/topic#62027
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JUST FRED

A cop stops a car for traveling faster than the posted speed limit. Since he is in a good mood that day he decides he might give the fellow a break and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. So he asks the man his name.

"Fred," he replies.

"Fred what?" the officer asks.

"Just Fred," the man responds.

When the officer presses him for the last name, the man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it. The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it.

"Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?"

The man replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me."

"I was born Fred Dingaling. I know, funny last name. The kids used to tease me all the time. So I stayed to myself, studied hard, and got good grades. When I got older I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Dingaling, MD. After awhile I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through school, got my degree, so then I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS.

Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD. So now I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS, with VD. Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. Then I was Fred Dingaling MD with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Dingaling with VD. Then the VD took away my Dingaling, so now I am Just Fred."

The officer walked away in tears, laughing.
Post
#61973
Topic
U.S. Presidential Trivia
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61973/action/topic#61973
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It's in the constitution [Amendment 22 (1951)] that a person can serve as President for a maximum of 10 years. If a president dies and has two years or less left in his term, the Vice President can serve the remaining two years plus two full terms of four years each. If there are three or four years in the first term, he can only be re-elected for one more term.
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#61829
Topic
U.S. Presidential Trivia
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61829/action/topic#61829
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Here's some presidential trivia. There's more at National Geographic.com

Who was the only president who did not win election to either the office of vice president or the office of president? Ford.
Who was the only president who had served as speaker of the House? Polk.
Who was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms? Cleveland.
Who held the first regular presidential press conferences? Wilson.
Which president was sworn into office on an airplane? Lyndon B. Johnson.
Who was the only person to serve as both president and chief justice? Taft.
Which president was sworn into office by a woman? Lyndon B. Johnson by Judge Sarah T. Hughes.
Four presidents were elected whose closest opponent received more popular votes. Who were the presidents? John Quincy Adams, election of 1824; Hayes, 1876; Benjamin Harrison, 1888; and George W. Bush, 2000.
Who was the first president to visit a foreign country while in office? Theodore Roosevelt.
Which presidents are buried in Arlington National Cemetery? Taft and Kennedy.
Who were the only grandfather and grandson who both served as president? William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison.
Who were the only presidents to be sworn into office by a former president? Coolidge and Hoover (by Taft).
Which president never married? Buchanan.
Two sons of former presidents became president themselves. Who were the sons and who were their fathers? John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams; and George W. Bush, son of George H. W. Bush.
Which two former presidents died on the same day? John Adams and Jefferson.
Which presidents lived 90 years or more? John Adams, Hoover, Ford, and Reagan.
What president lived the shortest time? Kennedy, 46 years.
Which president lived the longest time? Reagan, 93 years.
Who was the only former vice president who became president but did not succeed the president under whom he served? Nixon.
Which president had the most children? Tyler, 15.
Who was the first president to live in the White House? John Adams.
Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.? Jefferson.
Who was the first president to speak on radio? Wilson.
Who was the first president to speak on television? Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What two presidents died in the White House? W. H. Harrison and Taylor.
Which president served the shortest time in office? W. H. Harrison, one month, 1841.
Which president served the longest? F. D. Roosevelt, 12 years, 1 month, 8 days.
Which president received the greatest number of electoral votes? Reagan in 1984, 525.
Which presidents signed the Constitution? Washington, Madison.
Who was the only president who had a child born in the White House? Cleveland, in 1893.
Which presidents were assassinated? Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy.
What other presidents died in office? W. H. Harrison, Taylor, Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Which presidents died on the Fourth of July? Jefferson, 1826; John Adams, 1826; and Monroe, 1831.
Who was the first president born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution? Tyler.
Who was the first president to ride on a railroad train? Jackson.
Who was the only president to resign? Nixon.
Which presidents served as university presidents before their election to the U.S. presidency? Wilson (Princeton) and Eisenhower (Columbia).
Who was the first president nominated by a national political convention? Jackson.
Who was the youngest person ever to become president? T. Roosevelt, 42.
Who was the youngest person ever elected president? Kennedy, 43.
Who was the oldest person ever elected president? Reagan, 73 years and 274 days when he was elected to his second term.
Post
#61792
Topic
TV on DVD resurrected (kind of)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61792/action/topic#61792
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Originally posted by: Warbler
the series I wish they would put on DVD is the live action 1960's Batman and Robin (with Adam West and Burt Ward) I loved that show when I was kid. I would buy that the day it came out.


So would I! But there are three entities that would all have to come to an agreement for that to happen. Fox owns the series, andWarner Bros. owns Batman & Robin (the characters). However, the guy that created Batgirl, when he left DC Comics, agreed to allow her to be published in comic books, but hasn't yet agreed to have her on any other form of media.
Post
#61608
Topic
BaseBall talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61608/action/topic#61608
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Ah, baseball! It reminds me of the classic Abbott & Costello "Who's On First" routine. They've done different versions from different movies. But here's the full version from The Naughty Nineties (1945). It goes like this:

Lou Costello: "I love baseball."

Bud Abbott: "Well, we all love baseball."

Costello: "When we get to St. Louis, will you tell me the guys' names on the team? So when I see them in that St. Louis ball park, I'll be able to know those fellows?"

Abbott: "Well, now-- Is it all right, folks? All right.

Costello: "I want to find out the fellows' names."

Abbott: "As long as it's okay with the audience."

Costello: "I'm crazy about baseball."

Abbott: "Will you stand still? Pick up your hat. Go pick up your hat! Now look! Then you'll go peddle your popcorn and don't interrupt the act anymore?"

Costello: "Yes, Sir."

Abbott: "You know? Strange as it may seem, the give ball players very peculiar names."

Costello: "Funny names?"

Abbott: "Nicknames. Pet names."

Costello: "Not as funny as my name-- Sebastian Dinwiddle."

Abbott: "Oh, yes, yes, yes."

Costello: "Funnier than that? Whoo!"

Abbott: "Oh, absolutely. Yes now, on the St. Louis team, we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third--"

Costello: "That's what I want to find out. I want you to tell me the names of the fellows on the St. Louis team."

Abbott: "I'm telling you. Who's on first, What's on second, I don't know's on third--

Costello: "You know the fellows' names?"

Abbott: "Yes."

Costello: "Well then, who's playing first?"

Abbott: "Yes!"

Costello: "I mean, the fellow's name on first base."

Abbott: "Who!"

Costello: "Thee guy on first base."

Abbott: "Who is on first."

Costello: Well, what are you asking me for?"

Abbott: I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. Who is on first!"

Costello: "I'm asking you who's on first."

Abbott: "That's the man's name."

Costello: "That's who's name?"

Abbott: "Yes."

Costello: "Well, go ahead and tell me."

Abbott: "Who!"

Costello: "The guy on first."

Abbott: "Who!"

Costello: "The first baseman."

Abbott: "Who is on first."

Costello: "Have you got a first baseman on first?"

Abbott: "Certainly!"

Costello: "Then who's playing first?"

Abbott: "Absolutely!"

Costello: "When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?"

Abbott: "Every dollar of it. And why not? The man's entitled to it."

Costello: "Who is?"

Abbott: "Yes!"

Costello: "So, who gets it?"

Abbott: "Why shouldn't he? Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.

Costello: "Whose wife?"

Abbott: "Yes!"

Costello: "Whoo!"

Abbott: "After all, the man earns it."

Costello: "Who does?"

Abbott: "Absolutely!"

Costello: "All I'm trying to find out is, what's the guy's name on first base?"

Abbott: "Oh no. No. What is on second base."

Costello: "I'm not asking you who's on second."

Abbott: "No. Who's on first."

Costello: "That's what I'm trying to find out."

Abbott: "Well, don't change the players around."

Costello: "I'm not changing nobody."

Abbott: "Take it easy."

Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?"

Abbott: "What's the guys name on second base."

Costello: "I'm not askin' ya who's on second."

Abbott: "Who's on first."

Costello: "I don't know."

Abbott: "He's on third. We're not talking about him."

Costello: "How did I get on third base?"

Abbott: "You mentioned his name."

Costello: "If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third?"

Abbott: "No. Who's playing first."

Costello: "Stay off of first,will you?"

Abbott: "Well, what do you want me to do?"

Costello: "Now, what's the guy's name on third base?"

Abbott: "What's on second.

Costello: "I'm not asking you who's on second."

Abbott: "Who's on first."

Costello: "I don' know."

Abbott: "He's on third."

Costello: "There I go. Back on third, again."

Abbott: "Well, I can't change their names."

Costello: "Will you please stay on third base, Mr. Broadhurst?"

Abbott: " Now what is it you want to know?"

Costello: "What is the fellow's name on third base?"

Abbott: "What is the fellow's name on second base."

Costello: "I'm not asking you who's on second."

Abbott: "Who's on first."

Costello: "I don't know."

Both: "Third base!"

Costello: "Whoo! You got a outfield?"

Abbott: "Oh sure."

Costello: "St. Louis has got a good outfield?"

Abbott: "Absolutely."

Costello: "The left fielder's name?"

Abbott: "Why."

Costello: "I don't know. I just thought I'd ask."

Abbott: "Well, I just thought I'd tell you."

Costello: "Then tell me, who's playing left field?"

Abbott: "Who is playing first."

Costello: "Stay out of the infield."

Abbott: "Don't mention any names out here."

Costello: "I want to know, what's the fellow's name on left field?"

Abbott: "What is on second."

Costello: "I'm not asking you who's on second."

Abbott: "Who is on first."

Costello: "I don't know."

Both: "Third base!"

Costello: (whining)

Abbott: Hey, take it easy. Take it easy, man."

Costello: "And the left fielder's name?"

Abbott: "Why."

Costello: "Because!"

Abbott: "Oh, he's center field.Will you pick up your hat please? Pick up your hat and stop this--"

Costello: "Mr. Broadhurst."

Abbott: "Yes?"

Costello: You got a pitcher on the team?"

Abbott: "Wouldn't this be a fine team without a pitcher?"

Costello: "I don't know. Tell me the pitcher's name."

Abbott: "Tomorrow."

Costello: "You don't want to tell me today?"

Abbott: "I'm telling you, man."

Costello: "Then go ahead."

Abbott: "Tomorrow."

Costello: "What time?"

Abbott "What time what?"

Costello: " What time tomorrow are you going to tell me who's pitchin'?"

Abbott: "Now listen. Who is not pitching. Who is on--"

Costello: "I'll break your arm if you say who's on first."

Abbott: "Then why did you ask me?"

Costello: "I wanna know what's the pitcher's name?"

Abbott: "What's on second."

Costello: "I don't know."

Both: "Third Base."

Costello: "You got a catcher?"

Abbott: "Yes!"

Costello: "The catcher's name?"

Abbott: "Today."

Costello: "Today! And Tomorrow's pitching?"

Abbott: "Now you've got it."

Costello: "That's all, St. Louis has got a couple of days on the team
Post
#61467
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61467/action/topic#61467
Time
Married Life



You have two choices in life: you can stay single and be miserable, or get married and wish you were dead.
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Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, then when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that.

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At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?"
The other women replied, "Yes I am, I married the wrong man."
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After a quarrel, a husband said to his wife, "You know, I was a fool when I married you."
She replied, "Yes dear, but I was in love and didn't notice."
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A lady inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Husband wanted".
Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."
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The bride, upon getting engaged, went to her mother and said, "I've found a man just like father!"
Her mother replied, "So what do you want from me, sympathy?"
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When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.
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A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
And the father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
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Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
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You know the honeymoon is pretty much over when you start to go out with the boys on Wednesday nights, and so does she.

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During a heated spat over finances the husband said, "Well, if you'd learn to cook and were willing to clean this place, we could fire the maid." The wife, fuming, shot back, "Oh yeah??? Well, if you'd learn how to make love, we could fire the chauffeur and the gardener."

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My wife told me I should be more affectionate. So I got two girlfriends.
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How do most men define marriage?
A very expensive way to get your laundry done for free.
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The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.
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First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
Post
#59528
Topic
Music!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59528/action/topic#59528
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Does anybody here listen to Lana Lane? Here's an interview I read from www.StrikeUpTheBands.net. If you read the article on that website, there's a sound clip you can listen to while reading the interview.


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July 31, 2004
Interview with Lana Lane
Lana Lane, the voice, the power, the woman. Lana s rich melodic voice combined with the symphonic sound of her music creates an unmistakable harmony that crosses the boundaries of class and genre. For over a decade Lana has been an icon in the world of melodic rock, with her readily identifiable voice. Now with two recent releases: Return to Japan and Storybook: Tales from Europe and Japan, we were able to talk to Lana about these new releases, her music, and the voice that mystifies us all! Be sure to check out the official Lana Lane site www.lanalane.com



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1. First we would like to say thank you from all of your fans for taking the time to do this interview. We would like to start by asking you to tell us a bit about the woman behind the velvet voice.

Wow - what a nice metaphor :-) Well, I come from quite a musical family, so music has been a very important part of my life for pretty much my whole life. My mother and her sister were singers in a vocal group in Europe when they were in their early 20s. They sang with a big jazz
orchestra much like Count Basie and Duke Ellington. My older brother is also a singer and piano player and my cousin, Davy Vain, had quite a popular Glam Rock band in the 90's called "Vain". Growing up I can remember my mom always singing - she still does, actually. So becoming a singer seemed a natural career for me.

2. The music you create and perform is an eclectic mixture of many different genres; do you have a particular favorite style of music you prefer to sing?

I really LOVE two specific types of music: Melodic Hard Rock and Big Band Swing (like Ella, Frank, Tony, etc.). I know that probably sounds kind of geeky - but it's the truth!

3. You have a very powerful, rich voice; with the demands of singing this style of music, how do you keep your vocal chords healthy and strong?

I do vocal exercises on a daily basis when I'm touring, otherwise I do them about once a week. I try to get enough rest and not to party too much. Rest is probably the most important thing for a singer. If you're body is fatigued, it is very difficult to sing well.

4. Your recently released double CD, Return to Japan, is a chronicle of your last four Japanese Tours that includes live music, acoustic performances and full band versions of In the “Court of the Crimson King" and "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.” Is there a particular part of this project that you enjoyed more than the others?

The cover songs are always a high point for me. I love when we play a popular (or not so popular) cover song live and I look out into the audience and see the faces light up - it's such a rush.

5. Tell us about your "Storybook: Tales from Europe and Japan" what can the fans who haven’t seen it yet expect from this DVD? And for the fans that have seen it, please share the muse that inspired this project.

This DVD will take the viewer on a 6-year road trip :-) Not literally, of course, but they will see footage from various concerts over a 6 year period. I think this is what makes the DVD a bit more interesting than a DVD of just one particular concert. The music and songs that we
chose were ones that we felt were very representative of the space we were in at the time.

6. Each artist has their own unique way of writing a new piece of music, the steps from start to finish vary for each artists and even each song. As a songwriter do you have a method or style with which you develop a new song? Do you start with a melody and develop the lyrics, or start with lyrics and shape the melody around the words?

Usually I start with the melody first, then the lyrics. There have been times when a lyric or sentence will come to me and I will try to write a melody for it, but that's rare.

7. There are many styles of rock music, yours is typically described as Symphonic rock, can you tell us what your interpretation of Symphonic rock is and how it applies to your music.

To me Symphonic Rock is melodic hard rock with an emphasis on arrangement and song structure. All the pieces have to fit without one overpowering the other. All these elements are used in my music.

8. If you were not making music, what would you be doing instead? Was there ever anything else you wanted to do when you “grew up”?

I would love to own a winery and be a Sommelier. I could also see myself being a Veterinarian.

9. With the variety of projects you are working on and your busy tour schedule, what do you do to maintain the high energy that your life demands?

I love to cook, which is a great tension reliever. It is also very creative and keeps the creative musical juices (for lack of a better word) flowing as well. I also try very hard to balance my professional life with my personal/family life. It is very important to me to stay grounded and
focused.

10. It’s nice to see that you have a few shows scheduled here in the U.S. all on the East coast. Do you have any plans for a longer tour in the U.S. in the near future?

We sure hope so! We have actually played a few shows in Los Angeles recently, and we think that the East Coast shows will definitely help with adding longer tours in the future.

11. Your music has taken you across many continents and to many countries and cultures. Is there a special place that you go back to again and again?

Japan is pretty special to me. Probably because the Japanese fans were the first to really get into the music of Lana Lane. They have been very loyal and have afforded me the opportunity to continue doing music for a living. And now Europe and the US are following, which is truly a great feeling.

12. Is there anything that you would particularly like to say to the fans today?

I would like to say a big "thank you" for having an open musical mind and giving my music a fighting chance. Also, thank you Kathy, for taking the time to interview me. Journalists like yourself are key to spreading the word :-)

Posted by Kathy at July 31, 2004 05:44 AM
Post
#59451
Topic
Athens Greece 2004 Summer Olympic Games
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59451/action/topic#59451
Time
I like the water sports the most.

Quote
Olympians Strike Pinup Pose and Avoid Causing a Fuss
By JOE DRAPE, The New York Times

ATHENS (Aug. 11) - The American high jumper Amy Acuff has scored a rare double, even before the Games begin.
She is on the cover of Playboy magazine, which hits the newsstands on Friday, coinciding with the opening ceremony, and she shares the cover of September's FHM Magazine with her fellow United States Olympians Amanda Beard, Haley Cope and Logan Tom.

Acuff looks downright demure smiling from the cover of Playboy in her practice uniform with her track spikes at her side. FHM, a milder version of Playboy that appeals to a younger demographic, has the women posing in white bikinis to draw readers inside to its "Sexy Olympic Special!"

The Olympians' attitudes about their status as pinups reveal a striking generation gap among female athletes. Unlike the national dialogue about empowerment and body image that followed Brandi Chastain's exuberant removal of her jersey in 1999 after she scored the decisive penalty kick against China to give the United States a victory in the Women's World Cup final, there has been little negative reaction to the Olympians' ubiquitous appearance in magazines. Even the United States Olympic Committee does not seem to object to the exposure.

Female athletes appear to be more comfortable combining sex appeal with athleticism at the peak of their careers. Katarina Witt, a gold medalist in figure skating in the 1984 and 1988 Winter Games, caused an uproar by posing nude in Playboy in 1998, long after she was finished as a world-class skater. Now, female athletes are showing off their bodies in nonsports magazines and making no apologies for it.

That is unlike four years ago, before the Sydney Games, when the swimmer Jenny Thompson's photograph appeared in Sports Illustrated - with only her fists covering her breasts - and generated controversy.

At the time, Donna Lopiano, the executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation, told reporters, "Any exposure in a sports magazine that minimizes athletic achievement and skill and emphasizes the female athlete as a sex object is insulting and degrading."

Now, most of the athlete-models say they have enjoyed the exposure and look at it as a means to an end. In the 1996 Atlanta Games, at age 14, Beard gave the world an iconic image when she toted a teddy bear to the starting blocks for the final of the breaststroke. More recently, however, she has posed for magazines like FHM and Maxim in swimsuits that will probably not help her break the world record she holds in the 200-meter breaststroke.

"I'm not quite sure what other people think about the recent magazines, but, for me, personally, I have fun doing it and I enjoy it," said Beard, who already owns an Olympic gold medal, two silvers and a bronze. "It's a chance for me to branch out of swimming and kind of experience some other things like modeling and stuff."

Dominique Dawes, a three-time Olympic gymnast and now the president-elect of the Women's Sports Foundation, said Acuff, Cope, Beard or any other female athlete had earned the right to choose where and how they appeared in the media. She also said the magazine portrayals should not diminish the strides women have made in Olympic sports, but rather celebrate their independence.

"It's a personal choice, and if an athlete wants to portray herself in a certain light, it's up to her," said Dawes, 27, who was a member of the 1996 gymnastics team that won the gold medal. "It's not anything I would do, but sports and sex has always sold. I think women have earned the right to make those kinds of decisions."

Acuff, 29, is matter of fact about her decision to appear nude in two pages of Playboy's 12-page pictorial. Eight Olympic hopefuls posed in the issue, and five are here competing, including Cope, the American backstroke specialist. Unlike when she was on the FHM cover, however, Cope is identified by her married name, Haley Clark. The other Olympians are a pole-vaulter from Hungary, a sprinter from Ukraine and a long and triple jumper from Latvia.

During a telephone interview Wednesday from Crete, Acuff said she agreed to appear in the magazine as long as the photographs were tastefully executed and did not require her to show full frontal nudity. Acuff said she accepted the assignment for the most basic of reasons. "I did it for the financial aspect," she said. "It's really hard to make that kind of money in the real world."

She would not reveal how much she was paid, but beginning Friday she will write about her Olympic experiences in a diary on playboy.com.

Cope, 25, was not available for comment here yesterday, but acknowledged to Playboy that her friends call her the Olympic nudist.

"People aren't comfortable with themselves," she is quoted as saying in comments that accompany her two photographs. "I'm a freak. I vote Republican, I worship Martha Stewart and I don't mind being naked."

The United States Olympic Committee spokesman Darryl Seibel said Wednesday that he met with his staff members a year ago, and they decided against pursuing placements in magazines like FHM and Playboy.

Still, a file in the media center here available as a research tool contained many of those same spreads, and the Olympic committee has aggressively marketed the women to consumer-oriented publications and broadcast outlets, even helping the American softball pitcher Jennie Finch land a spot in People as one of the 50 most beautiful people.

"We think it's important to reach out to large audiences," Seibel said. "We also think it's important that it be done in a tasteful way. Those placements' - in Playboy and FHM - "were made by the athletes and their representatives, and neither we nor their national governing bodies had anything to do with it."

Finch, along with the swimmer Michael Phelps, is expected to be one of the Athens Games' breakout stars. Like Phelps, she has landed lucrative endorsements, but she also understands that the attention she has attracted for her looks may have eclipsed her athletic achievements. In a news conference here Tuesday, one of the first questions she was asked was about how it felt to be called one of the hottest sports figures among Internet users.

"I'm here as an Olympic athlete," Finch said. "I'm here to win a gold medal and to compete on the mound. At times it can get a little frustrating. You want to be known for what you do on the field."

Her teammate Lisa Fernandez, who has won two gold medals, appreciates the interest Finch has generated. She also understands there is a price to pay when combating a double standard.

"I hope that at some point society is going to take appreciation of what we have," Fernandez said. "You don't look at the male counterpart and see that they put some great-looking guy on the cover of Sports Illustrated simply because of how he looks."
08-11-04
Copyright © 2004 The New York Times Company.
Post
#58681
Topic
Top Grossing Films of All Time
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/58681/action/topic#58681
Time
Quote
Originally posted by: Bossk
Hey guys, just wanted to note that Shrek 2 has now officially passed TPM to become the fourth highest grossing movie of all time.

1 Titanic $600,788,188
2 Star Wars $460,998,007
3 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial $434,949,459
4 Shrek 2 $432,493,392
5 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $431,088,295

While it isn't grossing nearly as much as it was a few weeks back, in a week or two, it should pass E.T. for the #3 spot.

Think Spielberg will rerelease E.T. again to bring it's total gross up enough to reclaim #3? Or was his humbling at the last theatrical release of E.T. enough to discourage him from doing it again?


Instead of basing the popularity of a movie on the amount of money it made, they should have based it on the number of tickets sold. That way, you wouldn't have to try and second guess a movie's poularity compared to something that's two or three decades newer/older. You wouldn't have to figure the inflation/deflation rates for their times when comparing. But alas, it's too late to do that now without confusing most people. I don't think they count the number of tickets sold for a particular movie, do they?
Post
#56598
Topic
Jokes thread : Reloaded
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/56598/action/topic#56598
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Testimonials

Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back . . . or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are the testimonials of a few people who did.


FIRST TESTIMONIAL:
I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word-he knew better.

SECOND TESTIMONIAL:
I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."

THIRD TESTIMONIAL:
My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically, the boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.

FOURTH TESTIMONIAL:
While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now," she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!" The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me were screams of laughter.

FIFTH TESTIMONIAL:
Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training, and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so, of course, I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No." I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Sooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled, "SEE, MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!

LAST TESTIMONIAL:
This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any? A true story . . . We had a female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So, Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too-they were laughing so hard!
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Getting back to the original topic...

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Originally posted by: Shimraa
so is there any news on the ultimates edtions?


Here's the latest from DVDFile.com:

" Last but not least, what would the day be without some Star Wars news? The world now knows that the title for (hopefully) the last film in the saga will be Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, news which was announced at this past weekend's Comi-Con spectacular (held every year in San Diego). But also announced at the show by Lucasfilm head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet was the arrival, sometime in 2005, of three other Star Wars properties long requested by fans: The Clone Wars and Droids animated series, plus The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour television movies. (What!? No Star Wars Christmas Special with Bea Arthur audio commentary!?!?) Sansweet could not offer any further details, specs or exact release date, but expect more information to be forthcoming in the coming months.

But even more exciting (or depressing) information that came out of the convention were the copies of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD Collection (due September 21st, as if you weren't aware) that were making their way around the convention to those in the know, with connections, or sticky fingers. So for those fearing (or hoping) that Lucas would again make extensive changes to the classic first three movies in the saga, you will get your wish. Everything from less readily apparent changes - sound effects to the color of a lightsaber - to more substantive additions, including Ian McDiarmid (the evil Emperor) replacing Clive Revill in The Empire Strikes Back, to Anakin Hayden Christensen's face (badly) added to the body of Sebastian Shaw at the end of Return of the Jedi, or a chorus of cheering Gungians (or whatever those Jar Jar things are called) also tacked on to the finale of Jedi, will be found in the new DVDs. Sigh...but find out for yourself when the set reaches a galaxy near you this fall."