March 09, 2005

• it was about taking iconographic Americans out of the picture as a sort of cultural-destabilization plan Apparently, all intelligence services are very much alike, regardless of size or mission. Oprah better watch her back, though.
• Is poor Russell that starved for attention? It's a lot easier to just slug a photog....
• Or maybe the FBI agents were there just to keep Crowe from beating somebody else up. Never underestimate the power of a Hollywood egomaniac. Another terrorist-alarmist non-story. :-p
• They obviously identified as a key British military figure after his turn in 'Master and Commander'.
• Hey Osama- you know what would REALLY destabilize us? if you took out Robin Williams, or maybe David Arquette? PLEASE PLEASE DON'T! OUR NATION CAN NEVER SURVIVE WITHOUT THEM!!
• Well, the government dropped the ball and thousands of people died, but dammit, Russell Crowe is safe and that's all that matters!
• This is palpable baloney, no one is targetting fatboy russle crowe. Like Al Qaeda, who can seemingly fool the 35+ billion dollar funded US intelligense + defense system with 19 ragheads & a bunch of art knives would be stupid enough to take out kiwi crowe in lieu of, say, negroponte. What is happening that we have to be distracted from right now, I wonder?
• I would have thought Mel Gibson to be a more likely target. *cough*
• Ragheads? *cough*
• I initially read that as Oscar Wiener...
• Arch -- you noticed that too, huh?
• The last sentence is very interesting: "Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network carried out the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacked airliner attacks on the United States." That this needs restatement greatly puzzles me. What is it supposed to mean? A lame brainwashing attempt? Repeat after me: "War is Peace. There are no aliens." After considering the facts, I am lead to another explanation. Probably, it is only an insult of their audience: "Whoa, you mean that is why we are two towers short?" Does this second-hand story of dubious credibility warrant further dissemination? In other news: Saddam Husssein tried to kill Kenny (I think it was cut from the movie though).
• Art knives? *cough*
• if you took out Robin Williams, or maybe David Arquette? Ok, David Arquette I get. But how could you possibly hate Robin Williams?
• he steals jokes
• What comedian doesn't? Many performers steal jokes and rewrite them to suit themselves. If you're going to damn the man, then do it for something real.
• Robin Williams is a grad wizard in the Klu Klux Klan.
• I thought he was post-grad?
• nope.
• Riiiiight. And Russell Crowe is/was a target of Al-Qaeda.
• How about Keanu? Just scare him a little... tell him that, if he stars in another film as the edgy, bitter, misfit cyber-hero/saviour, then he`s a goner.
• What is happening that we have to be distracted from right now, I wonder? Hmmm, maybe a certain volatile kiwi's plummeting career trajectory? (I'm surprised his PR people didn't leak this to Walter Scott's Personality Parade(tm) first...)
• If he had been kidnapped, which government would have had the responsibility to get him back? If he's an Australian when winning Oscars, but a Kiwi when he's punching people, who is he when he's got a sack over his head and is being bundled into the back of a van? Also, if Russell Crowe's got a plummeting career trajectory, then I wouldn't mind one of those.
• My guess is the Freemasons.
• flash, it's totally the other way round. Right now, neither country wants to admit ownership, though. If he were a target, and they asked for a ransom, no one would even know where to send his fingers.
• If one were to acquire those fingers, I'd bet one could subsequently drum up some *serious* Ebay action. I'm just saying. *raises one menacingly thoughtful eyebrow, idly checks charge on taser*
• Crowe is definitely an Australian. He says so.
• "Virgin Mary Appears On Oscar Winner's Thumbprint." There. I just upped your reserve. Go crazy!
• Sorry about 'Kiwi', flashboy. My bad.≤/small>
• he steals jokes A joke is more the delivery than the words themselves- it's all about the performance. Most comedians throw in a few old jokes/one-liners in their act for some cheap laughs, and the acts are better for it. That's just my opinion though. I usually enjoy a well-told joke even if I've heard it a dozen times before.
• Your about "two towers short", heh heh,,love it!
• Oops, did I appropriate a punchline? Sorry, by the time it arrived in fair Austria(sic!) it did not have any attributable source anymore, as it usually is the case with jokes.
• They obviously identified as a key British military figure after his turn in 'Master and Commander'. Maybe they're more fans of the book than the movie (his character's an American in the book). That'd explain it.
• I would have thought that Robin Williams was successful as much if not more because of his great physical and vocal comedic skills as much as the material. Not to mention his ability to riff. I think one thing us aussies(/poms) and kiwis can be sure of is that Russ is an A-grade twat.
• I'll echo the question: ragheads? What in hell kind of way is that to refer to people? And, if Russel Crowe's a 'fatboy', I'd hate to imagine what sort of emaciated creatures you associate with. As for this supposed plot, it's a little ridiculous. Terrorism can be manifested in many ways, but I doubt targeting an actor would instill any fear in anyone other than a broker with a deal pending.
• his character's an American in the book Er, no he isn't. Jack Aubrey's as English as they come. The ship he's pursuing is American (changed to a French privateer in the movie).
• Coppermac, I think that echo will be bouncing off the walls for a few days.
• oh, for god's sake, TAKE HIM. we don't want him. the kiwis certainly don't. and fucking take his band, too! (yay frenzal!)
• I have to get round to buying a Frenzal album one of these days. Prismatic, did you hear the song about Ray on the j's the other morning? Hilarious!
• he steals jokes Most comedians throw in a few old jokes/one-liners in their act for some cheap laughs yeah, but Robins Williams doesn't even try to hide that he steals jokes. He'll be on stage and say, "I bought a bagel and they gave me a receipt for the bagel... I don't need a receipt for the bagel. I give you money and you give me the bagel, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario that I would have to prove that I bought a bagel. To some skeptical friend, Don't even act like I didn't buy a bagel, I've got the documentation right here... It's in my file at home. ...Under "B". Then there is his I Hate Nigger Material. "I am tired of niggers. You can't have anything valuable in your house. Niggers will break in and take it all. I wish they would let me join the Ku Klux Klan. I'd do a drive-by from LA to Brooklyn." But I think he is just ranting about how much he hates black people than ripping off Chris Rock.
• I can't call people ragheads even ironically? I guess not. I once served Robin Williams at a restaurant when I was waitressing. He is very, very hairy.
• I heard a story that when David Letterman was young and unknown, he called Robin Williams' office out of the blue and said "Robin stole one of my jokes." They cut him a check, no questions asked (Dave made the whole thing up)
• They're after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie now.