7/6 That Simpsons episode last night sucked.
\_ It was a rerun you idiot.
\_ So? It still sucks you idiot. I never said I watched it the
first time.
\_ that just makes it suck even more.
8/12 Bored, watching TV, and came across this synopsis nugget
for a Three's Company episode:
"[Janet's boss] Tina blackmails Jack into being at her
beck and call; otherwise she'll fire Janet."
The 70s were a weird time.
\_ there is a _Friends_ episode that could be described zactly the same
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6/21 "FIFA drops referee after dropped call"
http://www.csua.org/u/qzu (g.sports.yahoo.com)
"Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere will prepare himself for the
occasion by watching a DVD of the movie 'Gladiator' before taking
center stage in a game that decides the USA.s destiny ..."
I've never watched Gladiator. What does a movie about Roman gladiators
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4/8 In addition to below, can someone recommend a movie or soap
opera that describes the life of Kangxi Emperor? Netflix = useless.
Mandarin is fine as long as there's subtitle. Thanks.
\_ Not exactly a soap opera, but Kangxi Di Guo is a very good TV series
featuring Chen Dao-Ming as Kangxi. Whether or not it's accurate to
history is another matter, though.
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9/18 Tonight I think I finally can consider myself middle-aged. I'm in
my 30s and I am on travel for business without the wife. She is
probably in the top 10% of women her age in terms of looks and I
am not bad, but probably not as good-looking as she is. I went to
a dance club tonight for the first time in a long time and had the
following experience/revelations:
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