Letters to the Editor
Biff Pocoroba
Published Letters: 10 Editor's Choice: 1
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They could also solve the L.A. debate by doing this 17th game
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]They could add 4 or more games to be played at either the Rose Bowl or LA Coliseum which could galvanize local interest in the NFL and put pressure on the government to build or upgrade a stadium (not saying that's right, but that's what could happen). It's highly doubtful the NFL will have to expand since it's highly likely the Buffalo Bills' days in that city are numbered (sorry, but when Bills' owner Ralph Wilson passes, his heirs may sell the team, and I don't think the NFL wants to remain in a small market city where there's an exodus of young people happening as we speak...well, write. It's just a question of whether the franchise will end up in Toronto or Los Angeles).
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This flick has "pander" written all over it.
[Read the article: "Knocked Up"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Okay, I've worked in Hollywood (including E! where the female protagonist is a hot "up-and-comer") and if anyone believes that type of girl, not only acknowledges a flabby, directionless dolt, but has a night of passionate, unprotected sex with him, probably believes in the tooth fairy and a war in Iraq predicated on spreading freedom across the Middle East. But Judd Apatow knows how to pander; many, many men will identify with the male schlub, feeling that while they don't have the physical or socioeconomic attributes to land such a "hot" girl, they're really wonderful mensches who, if given the opportunity, can woo any Amazonian beauty in the world.
Ahhhhh, vicarious thrill and with scatological humor, too.
Oh, but what about women? How does this flick pander to them? Well, many women feel that their immature, somewhat irresponsible lovers and potential mates will do a sudden 180 when faced with the prospect of childbirth and rearing a family. Hmmmm, why do so many marriages end in divorce? Anyway, again, Judd Apatow knows how to tug at the heartstrings of women with the force of a 300-pounder anchoring his tug-of-war team.
Ergo, we have a flick with some of the most nauseating hype this side of "Borat". Unfortunately, alot of people will apparently reference this film to tout their "hey, I'm no straight-laced prig. I like low brow humor. I loved 'Knocked Up'" credentials.
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And...
[Read the article: "I only dread one day at a time!"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here](in a Jerry Seinfeldesque voice) ... just what was the deal with Peppermint Patty?
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Uh, oh
[Read the article: You and YouPorn are now free to make porn]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Does this mean I have to start watching "Barely Legal" videos with some guilt-ridden apprehension?
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I know why the writer wants to defenestrate Gary Carter and Don Sutton
[Read the article: Throw the bums out of baseball's Hall of Fame]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Arguably, no two white men in history have donned the Jheri Curl better than Misters Carter and Sutton. What's the matter, Mr. Lowenfish? Are you some alopecia-stricken loser jealous of their shimmering, tightly curled manes and how gloriously regal they look?
Having a personal vendetta against white men with the God-given ability to pull off the Jheri Curl will get you no where in life. Just acknowledge and accept your hair-related shortcomings. You'll be a much happier person.
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You think the shows were weird, you didn't attend the World of Sid & Marty Krofft in Atlanta
[Read the article: Narnia in neon]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Of all the quixotic endeavors the Krofft brothers pursued, the most dubious was their decision to open the world's largest indoor theme park inside downtown Atlanta's Omni (now CNN Center)in 1976. Though it opened with immense fanfare, broken rides and perhaps most importantly, location led to its downfall. This was when Atlanta was in the throes of white flight and any venture inside the perimeter after dark was viewed with paranoid fear. It closed in less than a year.
Though it closed, the park remained pretty much intact on the top floor for awhile. Back then, there was an ice skating rink on the bottom floor of the Omni, and I recall as a six-year-old in 1979 looking up and being freaked out by the whole setup.
But were on the verge of cultural reawakening (or reinhalation?) of the Krofft's talents. There is a "Land of the Lost" movie with Will Ferrell in preproduction, and when it comes out, momentum may start to bring back H.R. Pufnstuf and other classics. Actually, there was an attempt to bring back "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" in 2001 with Markie Post as an older alcoholic Electra Woman (Dyna Girl ran off with her husband). Alas, the pilot wasn't picked up, but you can find it on You Tube.
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Anyone notice that she looks like...
[Read the article: McCain: Reformer or phony?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...Jackie Rogers, Jr., the albino lounge singer played by Martin Short?
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There is little better feeling than...
[Read the article: The bowel movement]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...sitting on the john, defecating nice solid turds in little time, and wiping with zero residue.
As I flush the toilet with one hand, I always lift my other arm and make the #1 sign with my index finger, a la Larry Bird winning the 1988 3-point shooting contest.
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Oh, brother...
[Read the article: How photos support your own "reality"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...I want to feel bad for all the "conspiracy theorists" because I believe they're ones with one or both of the following afflictions:
1)serious chemical imbalances stemming from inadequate serotonin within the synapses of the brain's hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
2)unfavorable physical characteristics, e.g. obesity and facial unattractiveness, which have made them feel marginalized and invisible their whole lives, thus they cope by developing mindsets which give them the self-satisfaction of being one of a few who can decipher all machinations of a complicated world. That is, they feel they're smarter than everyone else.
But that is why I can't bear them, it's their haughty smugness and sense of superiority when they delineate their harebrained theories.
Look, bad stuff happens because we're not infallible. There are alot of incompetent people in this world. Unfortunately, many, through serendipity, determination, calculation (a conniving person can be an awful steward) and greed, end up in vital positions of power.
9/11 happened because we had too many incompetent, irresponsible people held important positions. Businesses fail because of them. The Clippers of the NBA and Lions of the NFL suck because of them. And so on.
And to assume that snaggle-toothed boobs with multiple invaginations of blubber hanging over their Levi's will recognize this is foolish, because that would disrupt their own reality to which they've become accustomed...and comforted with.