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Detroit, 10:47 AM
Sun Nov 29
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11/11/09
11/11/09
What a bunch of bullshit. Isn't there enough of this crap on television now? TLC is especially heinous in promoting this "entertainment". OCC has just about lived out its usefulness, John & Kate Plus 8 is tabloid fodder now, and don't get me started on the Duggers, a family that is so procreative they deserve their own zip code.
As someone else stated earlier, why do they still call it the Learning Channel? And to think, this is what Newt Gingrich held up as an example of they type of television that should replace Public Broadcasting. The Discovery Networks have long since stopped broadcasting quality television to produce this and other countless hours of fertilizer. No wonder I rarely watch anything on cable any more. #armoredcars
11/11/09
BTW, there's no obligation to watch a show if you don't like it. This isn't my type of thing at all, but I can think of lots of people who are probably interested. No doubt I'll be forced to listen to my dad recount anecdotes from this show.
Is reality TV really that much worse than most of the scripted television that gets made? #armoredcars
11/11/09
I thought this was all you needed to protect yourself. #armoredcars
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TLC? It's been decades.
PBS? Continuously. #armoredcars
10/19/09
"yeah, I fire bullets at $380,000 cars with $250,000 worth of armor. Its a livin." #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
thats cos back in the 70's he got to fire bullets at Vietcong for minimum wage - aghh the good old days! #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
Next time I plan to cross a drug lord, I know how I'll be rolling. #rollsroycephantom
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The rich don't quite get it. Shrink the income gap and people won't hate you. Then you can drive whatever you want. #rollsroycephantom
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The guy who drove him to the hospital said that when the ER staff removed his pants, there was blood everywhere. Apparently, the stain-resistant treatment on the pants did an excellent job of keeping the mess from showing.
So, yeah, the damage on the inside might not be apparent by looking at the outside. #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
10/19/09
Science just blew up. #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
This guy and another co-worker were otherwise alone in a next-door building used for long-term storage. While they were waiting for a truck to arrive, the co-worker bet him a dollar or two that he couldn't climb a roof support pole all the way to the top. He was able to reach the goal, then slid down, fireman-style.
Unfortunately, on the way up, he neglected to notice the pole had a hook for hanging a fire extinguisher, but he sure found it on the way down. It was high enough above inseam level that he apparently hit it with a good amount of momentum. The hook punctured his pants and his family jewels.
As I recall, the lack of visible blood caused him to wait for several minutes to report the injury, until he realized the pain was not going to subside. He was worried he was going to get fired for horseplay. Ultimately the boss decided he created his own punishment, and let him slide, so to speak. #rollsroycephantom
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10/20/09
This guy and another co-worker were otherwise alone in a next-door building used for long-term storage. The hook punctured his pants and his family jewels. Ultimately the boss decided he created his own punishment, and let him slide, so to speak. #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
That'll buff right out. #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
'Lightly used armored Rolls, with unique extras' #rollsroycephantom
10/19/09
Dude, did you write for Auto Trader?
My favorite descriptive term, "light rollover". #rollsroycephantom
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So toward the end of the credits there's a blurb, something to the effect of (it's been 5 years so I paraphrase) "The producers wish to thank Mexico City and its citizens, for being wonderful, magical place".
To this day I'm not sure if that was intended sarcasm or irony.