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Category Archives: Articles
I’m Boycotting The Summer Olympics
I want to protest China’s treatment of Tibet and the situation in Darfur (that regime is propped up by the Chinese commies). You won’t see me at the opening ceremonies or any ceremony in China. I’m taking a moral stand. … Continue reading
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Any Parent Endure Orientation Week Recently?
Major universities such as USC, UCLA, Occidental, and UC-San Diego now have orientation weeks for the parents of incoming freshmen. Any reader of mine endure this?
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‘What I can get, I do not want and what I want I cannot get’
That’s the lament of my bachelor friends.
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Brideshead Revisited – The Movie
I’ve got to see this — soon. Who wants the privilege of buying my ticket? Sarah Lyall writes for the New York Times: THE images from the 11-episode mini-series are still vivid, 27 years later. Louche young Oxford students in … Continue reading
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Tagged brideshead revisited, charles ryder, evelyn waugh, linen suits, matthew goode, sarah lyall
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STEVE A SIMONS JR VS TED MOSER
Case Type: Fraud (no contract) (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC394615 CASE NAME: STEVE A SIMONS JR VS TED MOSER Parties: DOES 1-50 – Def/Res,MOSER TED – Def/Res,SIMONS STEVE A. JR. – PL/PET Attorneys: SIMONS STEVEN A. ESQ. – Attorney for PL/PET … Continue reading
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Comfortably Snuggled In Orthodox Judaism
From my live cam chat: palestine4ever: "Engineering sweeping moral change" leaves little time to clean the hovel 🙂 palestine4ever: That is a suspiciously feminine comforter for a bachelor. palestine4ever: Unless it’s part of the pick up king tricks. palestine4ever: "Come … Continue reading
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Tagged live cam chat, manic depression, mikvah, new jerusalem, orthodox judaism, sister theresa
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Biblical Humor
From my live cam chat: 123: Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? 123: A. Ruthless. 123: Q. What do they call pastors in Germany ? 123: A. German Shepherds. 123: Q. Who was the greatest … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager To Wives: ‘If You Don’t Give Him Sex, He Doesn’t Know You Love Him’
Prager says on his radio show that sex is the primary way men feel loved by their wives. You may think that is simplistic but it is either true or not true. Prager notes some study that says women are … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, eight hours, pervert, radio show
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TMZ Videographer Josh Levine Vs. Actor Woody Harrelson
From TMZ: Woody Harrelson choked TMZ cameraman Josh Levine late Thursday night as he left a Hollywood nightclub, and the LAPD is conducting a criminal investigation. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. outside Element, a club frequented by celebrities. … Continue reading
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B’nai Brith International Sues B’nai Brith Riverside Chapter
There’s got to be a great story here. Case Type: Other Promissory Note/Collections (General Jurisdiction) Case#: LC081859 CASE NAME: B’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL VS B’NAI B’RITH RIVERSIDE LODGE Parties: B’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL – Plaintiff,B’NAI B’RITH RIVERSIDE LODGE – Defendant,DOES 1 TO … Continue reading
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