@carnivorous
not trying to butt in on your penis waving contest (ok.yes i am).
but i think what some here are trying to convey to you are your broad generalizations.

i am sure your points do apply to some of the younger generation but in no way represents ALL of them.

i am getting long in the greys and i know MANY of my generation that expend far too much energy on:social networks,candy crush and full out gossip and complaining (good lord do they complain).

i know this is veering off topic,but its a worthy topic.

my boys are in their twenties.they all are hard workers of the manual persuasion but they are all having a hard go.
this happens and the times are not ripe for an easy run.
do you know what bothers me the most about watching my boys struggle?
the fear.
they are afraid,uncertain and unsure.
when i was their age i was fearless.

when i was their age i was working for my friend who was a lighting director for russell simmons.def jam summer fest world tour baby!
traveled all over the country and the carribean,duffle bag in tow.
learned how to coil cable right proper too.

ok.not at first.
totally screwed that up the first night.
so my buddy made me unravel every inch of cable (even the ones done right by him and others) and learned the hard way how to coil cable proper.
you have any idea how MUCH cable is used for lighting?
well neither do i but im gonna go in measurements of miles (or hours of lost sleep,you decide).

i guess my point is (if i even have one):
manual labor has its advantages but so do intellectual pursuits.
they actually compliment each other.

but dont judge this generation too harshly.
they are afraid,
and uncertain.
something we (or at least I) never really had to deal with on that scale.

and so ends my rambling incoherent rant.
think ill go fix that broken screen door i have been putting off for ages.
yall got me in the mood to fix something.

Richard Simmons is the master of his body. Of course he could remain still.

OK there are soooo Many black super heros.
Here are my top picks

Spawn (Albert Francis "Al" Simmons)
Bishop (my favorite X-Man)
Blade (three movies - Wesley Snipes)
Storm (Seriously - not forgetting Black Females here)
Falcon (Avengers - watch for him in the next Capt. America 2014)

Andjust in case you want more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black_superheroes

Sarah Simmons is my favorite contestant on "The Voice". She did a studio version of this song as well. I love it so much better than the original. Must download.

This has actually been around for about a year or so. I've had to sit through it multiple times, and it's frankly obnoxious.

Compared to the much funnier Bare Essentials of Safety video by the same airline, it was even more annoying that we had to sit through Richard f#$king Simmons.

Richard Simmons is starting to look like a baby orangutan.

- That looks awesome.
- I've never seen watercress that looks like that
- That's a lot of salad dressing!
- Any man who's as comfortable with himself as Richard Simmons, is more of a man than most.

>> ^direpickle:

>> ^Payback:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos
The "Big Mistake of '08" would be a black hole that dropped into the earth.

In no way are the Hyperion novels "shit scifi!" I will fight people!


I didn't notice that criteria until after I answered. I retract Mr. Simmons' work.

The only thing that would complete the uncomfortable awkwardness would be to have Dick Simmons demo the machine.

Doonesbury always has quotes on its website. Following are things heard a Rmoney fundraiser:

"Is there a V.I.P. entrance? We are V.I.P."
-- guest at a Romney event in the Hamptons

"Tell them who's on your yacht this weekend! Tell him!"
-- Carol Simmons, a guest at a Romney Hamptons fundraiser

"Obama's a socialist."
-- Ted Conklin, speaking from his gold Mercedes outside a Romney Hamptons fundraiser

"I don't think the common person is getting it. Nobody understands why Obama is hurting them."
-- guest at a Romeny Hamptons fundraiser, speaking from her Range Rover

Ironic post is ironic.

You refute my "talking points" with a huffpost article, of all things, largely written by Russell Simmons himself?

His card is crap and does indeed exploit poor people with shady fees and little long term benefit.

What? Do you have a Rush Card? If it's so great, why not get one?>> ^Trancecoach:

Gee, @longde, you've got some nerve spouting someone else's talking points before doing the research needed to realize that it's not the conflict of interest that you think it is.
>> ^longde:
Russell "Rush Card" Simmons has some nerve to talk about OWS while peddling a financial product that screws over poor people.

Gee, @longde, you've got some nerve spouting someone else's talking points before doing the research needed to realize that it's not the conflict of interest that you think it is.

>> ^longde:

Russell "Rush Card" Simmons has some nerve to talk about OWS while peddling a financial product that screws over poor people.

>> ^MadSentinel:

And exactly who is supposed to fill the enormous galoshes left by J K Simmons as J Jonah Jameson? Probably a very hard-working, well-intentioned actor with no shortage of talent, but I feel for him, whoever he may be, without even having seen his face or heard his voice. Clearly the studio saw fit not to include him in this trailer.

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah! Hold on a second there! J K Simmons is not in this movie?

Screw that, I'm out.

I'll be over watching Christian Bale try to find his asthma inhaler...

Regardless of whether the actual film sucks or not, this trailer has unforgivably bad music mixing going on. Zero punch whatsoever. The E.S. Posthumus mix from the original Sam Raimi film's first big trailer makes this sound like a kindergarten kazoopalooza.

Actually, the kindergarten kazoopalooza would have sounded better. It would at least have scored points for bravery.

And exactly who is supposed to fill the enormous galoshes left by J K Simmons as J Jonah Jameson? Probably a very hard-working, well-intentioned actor with no shortage of talent, but I feel for him, whoever he may be, without even having seen his face or heard his voice. Clearly the studio saw fit not to include him in this trailer.

I want to believe this won't be a bad film. It will be a very long time before a real-life President lives up to the fictional model created by Martin Sheen. I have zero beef with Denis Leary as Captain Stacey, nor with Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors, even as badly as I wanted to see Dylan Baker do it under Raimi's skilled hand. I want to give people a fair shot at doing good work. But the leadup to this film ain't making it easy.

[EDIT] -- Just to prove the point, it's a poor quality link, but THIS is how you mix a trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtYmWb9FQA

I miss Sam Raimi mixing with Marvel, but I have reasonably high hopes for Joss Whedon.