I think the woo! is derived somehow from Ric Flair the "nature boy." He is a fixture here in Charlotte. The blond mane seems to confirm this.

You wanna some REALLY weird middle-name stuph?

WAYNE

The Classic Middle Name (all-new!)
Arrested Recently and Awaiting Trial for Murder: Kevin Wayne Dunlap, Hopkinsville, Ky., October; Richard Wayne Smith, Marietta, Ga., January; Joshua Wayne Cubbage, St. Helens, Ore., February; Timothy Wayne Murray, Slidell, La., convicted on a 2005 cocaine possession charge in March 2009 while awaiting trial for a 2006 murder. Indicted for Murder: Arnold Wayne McCartney, Lewis County, W.Va., March; Arthur Wayne Blood, Pendleton, Ore., March. Convicted of Murder: Michael Wayne Charles, Beaumont, Texas, October; John Wayne Graves Jr., Lancaster, Pa., November; Michael Wayne Sherrill, Charlotte, N.C., February; Douglas Wayne Hall II, Richmond, Ky., February. Sentenced for Murder: Charles Wayne Warden, Brownsville, Texas, January. Murder Conviction Upheld on Appeal: Thomas Wayne Weaver, Gastonia, N.C., February. Executed for Murder: Kenneth Wayne Morris, Huntsville, Texas, March. Died in Prison Awaiting Retrial for Murder: Michael Wayne Jennings, Martinez, Calif., convicted of murder in 1984 but granted a retrial in 2002. Dunlap: [Times Leader (Princeton, Ky.)-AP, 10-27-08] Smith: [Marietta Daily Journal, 1-12-09] Cubbage: [South County Spotlight (Portland, Ore.), 3-4-09] Murray: [Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 3-3-09] McCartney: [MSNBC-WBOY-TV (Clarksburg, W.Va.), 3-4-09] Blood: [KTVZ-TV (Bend, Ore.)-AP, 3-5-09] Charles: [Beaumont Enterprise, 10-30-08] Graves: [Lancaster New Era, 11-7-08] Sherrill: [Charlotte Observer, 2-20-09] Hall: [Lexington Herald-Leader, 2-28-09] Warden: [Brownsville Herald, 1-30-09] Weaver: [Charlotte Observer, 2-25-09] Morris: [United Press International, 3-5-09] Jennings: [Contra Costa Times, 3-3-09]

And this is not a one-off phenomenon - the site lists murderers with Wayne as a middle name every few weeks.

Creepy.

none of the women except Charlotte are rich by accident. they are all self made, hard working girls (Miranda is a lawyer, Samantha is a prestigious event planner/publicist and Carrie is an author) i find the show very empowering to women because all of them embrace and openly discuss sex. Samantha is the epitimy of that, never being hung up on men and playing a true equal to men in the sex field. (Unlike a lot of media that portrays men as players and women as either sluts or emotional train wrecks) there is quite a bit of consumerism clothes wise, but they have the money, its reality, if ur a rich woman you usually splurge on some nice things. Obviously their lives should not be the way women strive to live, ITS A SHOW, it needs to be entertaining which complete realism cant always achieve. The movie pissed me off a bit with the whole stupid wedding drama..and SPOILER samantha dumping smith...but i usually didn't have any problem with the show.

A lot of my favorites are already mentioned here, like HHGTTG, Pratchett, Vonnegut, Simmons, so here a few others, since I don't want to sound repetitive (in no particular order):
* Winston Churchill - The Second World War
* Walter Moers - The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear
* Scott Adams - The Dilbert principle
* Charlotte Chandler - Hello, I must be going
* Frederick Brooks - The mythical man-month

>> ^Sagemind:
Is this the Same Charlotte Church as the singer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehrpzXSI0Tg
Sorry, just haven't seen her in a while, if it is her, the I havn't seen her in QUITE a while!


People especially look different when they're pregnant.

Is this the Same Charlotte Church as the singer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehrpzXSI0Tg

Sorry, just haven't seen her in a while, if it is her, the I havn't seen her in QUITE a while!

"blink 182" What?! "Good Charlotte" WTF?!
Nofx would have done the trick...

I think medical advice from Videosift was probably more sound in this regard than my doctor was. He just brushed me off completely.

Also, did you know that Charlotte Brontë may have died from dehydration and malnourishment, caused by excessive vomiting from severe morning sickness??

I love this movie. Here's the trivia section from IMDB:

* Charlotte Rampling had a role as a hitchhiker whom Kowalski met while en route, but her scenes were deleted before the US release. The scenes were re-inserted for the UK release. The DVD release includes both the US and UK versions.

* The car featured in the film is a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, with a 440 cubic-inch V-8, and not a 426 Hemi V-8 (as is often believed). Five white Challengers loaned from the Chrysler Corporation were used during the filming.

* The Challenger had Colorado plates: OA-5599

* There were actually four 440 Challenger R/Ts and one 383 Challenger R/T, which was an automatic with green interior. This one was used for some exterior shots and it pulled the 1967 Camaro up to speed so the Camaro could hit the bulldozers. As confirmed by property master Dennis J. Parrish, all of the cars were NOT originally white. They were just painted white for the film. During the scene where Kowalski has a flat tire, you can see green paint in the dents.

* Cameo: [David Gates] The singer/songwriter (of Bread fame) played the piano during the rousing revival in the desert with the J. Hovah singers.

* The city names on the California Highway Patrol tracking board (where Kowalski never made it) were Stockton, Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco.

* Director Richard C. Sarafian's original choice for the role of Kowalski was Gene Hackman, but the studio, 20th Century Fox, insisted on using Barry Newman if the movie was going to be made.

* The color white was chosen for the car simply so the car would stand out against the background scenery in the movie. White was not symbolic in any way. The director says this in the DVD commentary.

* A 1967 Camaro shell (no engine) loaded with explosives was used for the final crash. You can see the "Camaro" fender nameplate upside-down in the lower left corner of the screen after the crash.

Whoo Hoo! NC, my home state! Go Raleigh, go Charlotte, Go, Go, Gobama!

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

In reply to this comment by gorgonheap:
actually I should have had the tags read "pop punk, rather then "pop,punk" The genre is for bands, (such as new found glory, good charlotte, and brand new) That lost favor in the punk scene but were made successful as pop musicians. The reason being their sound is most closely associated to riffs that are definitively punk, yet the tempo and lyrics are more contemporary then your hardcore and early punk bands.

In reply to this comment by mauz15:
Hmm "better than most" what? most than the other 400 bands that sound pretty much the same? I don't see how. But then again, I stay away from this genre as much as possible.

I just wanted to ask, how is this punk? I dont see the connection.

the tags read "pop punk" not "pop,punk" The genre is for bands, (such as new found glory, good charlotte, and brand new) That lost favor in the punk scene but were made successful as pop musicians. The reason the punk label is that their sound is most closely associated to riffs and power chords that are definitively punk, yet the tempo and lyrics are more contemporary then your hardcore and early punk bands. I think emo is a good tag to add, although the definition of emo has been horribly mis-construed and overused from since it's inception.

In reply to this comment by tehmog:
Punk? I think not, more like EMO which is more and more being labeled as punk. Any boy band can color their hair, pierce their ears, and get tattoos, however at this point it would seem more "punk" not to have any of that done.

Good Charlotte got lame fast after their breakthrough. However I'll always see this song as their last decent piece of work.

Protesters singing "Scientology is Going down" in Montreal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWG7FzoWG0
and a longer user video:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cTYK3hkv63c

L.A. protesters chanting:
http://www.videosift.com/video/We-are-Anonymous-We-arepsst-dude-you-forgot-your-mask
ex-Scientologists respond:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2HsOXM55GI

News coverage of Atlanta protest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqEf8rcPv9M
Protester video of Atlanta protest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK559vcQQoE

Orlando protesters sing "Amazing Xenu":
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xq4x6gu6g1A

Scientology Protest in DC gets RICK ROLLED:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Scientology-Protest-in-DC-gets-RICK-ROLLED

Edited video of Dallas protest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21scFi68fI

News coverage of Austin protest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Og7_q6vqgw
(cyberterrorists lol)

Houston news coverage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSAeKBfplYE

News coverage of Adelaide protest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJV9tH3XJw

A modest turnout in snowy Pittsburgh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqN9d8D_Zc

Battle horn sounds in Charlotte, NC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCd3xuXW-QM

Fox news coverage of Farmington Hills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPxD5MpIsfw

Winnipeg protesters braved -50deg C with windchill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMr49uti-rU
News coverage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXH_7aSwoZc

Anonymous Press Release:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Anonymous-Press-Release-February-10-2008

More videos and many photos here:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2767497

The directors of this performance would like to thank David Thompson of Charlotte, NC for his inspirational script.