Letters to the Editor
Lestat1
Published Letters: 401 Editor's Choice: 18
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I''m not surprised
[Read the article: In the closet? Or just a bathroom stall?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That another GOP person is outed as at least bi-sexual.
What I am surprised at is that he plead guilty, feet touching and hand waving don't really seem all that clear cut that he was looking for sex in the bathroom, maybe he would have set up a rendevous somewhere else after getting that guys number. It just shows that these guys lie, lie, lie to get elected. Maybe these GOPers could be free of hypocrisy if they stop pandering to the religious, moral family values crowd and just stick with fiscal responsibility. Their religious agendas are the main reason I never vote republican.
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Blockbuster can kiss my @&&
[Read the article: Why Blockbuster is gaining on Netflix]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I hate Blockbuster, damn theives. I can't tell you how often they charged me late fees when I don't return movies late because their teenage staff are a bunch of nimrods.
Also, charged with not returning movies when I did and trying to get me to pay the 99.99 for loss of movie. That was the last straw and I have never returned.
Plus, the whole NC-17 deal bugs me.
Recently my friend wanted a movie night, where to go, she chose Blockbuster, I whined noooo, they're evil! She's like but they're close to my house and I'm paying.(She also uses Netflix but we didn't want to watch those) So they were pimping their on-line service and the staff guy says hey sign up, you'll get a free rental it'll only take a minute, 10 minutes later the stupid website still isn't freaking working.
Now Netflix, my lovely, lovely Netflix. I live in a big city, so turnaround is not a problem for me. Return them in the morning after I see the film and unless I return it on Friday/Saturday I get a new movie two days later. I think I may be a high volume user because the only movie I've ever had a long wait for is 300 and I've only had a damaged disc 3 or 4 times. I've been using Netflix almost since it's inception so I have somewhere around 1400 ratings, which have been really helpful with suggestions. So there is no way in hell I will ever switch to Blockbuster. If I really really need a movie right now(which is rare because I have HBO and Tivo) then I'll take a trip to my local neighborhood video store and rent a new release there.
If Netflix for some reason busts, then I have Amazon & Tivo unbox.
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Dear Rattled
[Read the article: Should strip-club bachelor parties be men-only?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You are paranoid. Hanging with the boys means I get to be waited on and entertained. I never have to buy rounds when I'm out with the guys, it's awesome. It's like you're their little sister.
The reason this woman has been invited to the bachelor party is because the groom wants her there. This woman has proven herself to not be a prude, she's not going to give the guys shit for drooling over the naked lady and she's not going to report back to the wives/girlfriends what went on at the party, that's for your husband to do. Mine does. She's allowed to go to the party because the guys can feel free around her, none of them are dating her so they don't have to worry about her opinion or worried that she's going to get all pissed off at them later. Also, she's not going to sit around insulting or dissing the wives or girlfriends! That's insane, would you like it if your girlfriends started talking smack about your husband? Just because she's friends with men doesn't mean she hates women.
If you think your husband isn't going to get pissed off by some friend of a friend insulting or demeaning his wife, perhaps you don't trust your husband as you say you do. The reason why you aren't invited, because then all the guys will have to tip toe around you, wonder if you'll go spouting angrily to the other ladies, do you know what your spouse/boyfriend did! Your husband is going to have to worry, is my wife going to get pissed that the stripper gave me a boner?
The purpose of the bachelor/ette party is to not think about your signifigant other, that is why you, the wife or any of the girlfriends aren't going.
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adambedge17
[Read the article: Why Blockbuster is gaining on Netflix]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just a note about Netflix postal lags.
I have been a long time Netflix customer, when I started noticing that my Netflix movies were taking a while longer than their normal turn around, I looked at Netflix and when they said the movies were supposed to arrive. Then I called my US Postal Serivce depot and said, hey, what's up with my mail? Never, ever happened again, plus does Blockbuster ask it's customers how long it took for a movie to arrive in an effort to improve their service? So if you are noticing a Netflix lag, I would suggest also checking the dates on your other mail to see if those dates jibe too. No one's excited about getting their bills so if those come a few days late, very few of us notice.
You have to also remember that postal workers are people too, sometimes they get lazy and sometimes they make mistakes.
Anyway, I am not a paid shill for Netflix, but I encourage anyone to kill, kill Blockbuster!