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Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Orishalltauntyouasecondtime — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:36:38 -0000

Always love to see what douches like you have to say about folks like this. It's always illuminating. You just love to spout all your diversity and tolerance BS, but when it comes to your fellow Americans that are down and hurting (due to whatever reasons), you'd just as soon toss them to the trash heap. You are indeed entitled to your opinion. That said, suffice to say I have a much greater degree of respect for the Whites than hypocritical cowards like you. The saddest thing is that because scum like you can't break these people, you despise them. Be sure to keep eating that propaganda up that the gov't and your fellow sheeple feed you. Shitbags like you created this class of folks. You've fed on them for centuries. Now you reap your rewards. They're better and stronger than you. Inside, you know that - and it eats you up.

And you'll NEVER break them. Very poetic justice, from where I stand.

Re: “Tweets” to my 16 year old self

Iva @ This Side of Perfect — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:45:06 -0000

Oh boy...wouldn't it be great if there really was a wrinkle in the space time continuum so that we could go back and give ourselves pointers on what to invest in?

Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

TRACEY — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:15:15 -0000

I have watched the movie several times it just amazes me i went to west virgin back in sept 2011 wanted to go to boone co just to meet the whites they all have put a neverending impression on me poor or not they are the shit love them all i will be looking for a new documentary hopefuly sometime soon. PS You should sell apperial it would sell well.

Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Brandi — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:18:26 -0000

I actually attended high school in West Virginia and was in marching band so I got to travel the state a lot and meet a lot of dandies quite a lot like these. I adore them to a certain extent but at the same time I can't stand them. I appreciate the working force and I loved how the one guy moved out of Boone County so he could work and raise his kids in a better environment. I obviously despise how the rest didn't work. I loved that the one girl cared so much about getting her baby back that she went to rehab longer than what was required to make sure she would be alright. I LOVE their "I'm me. Don't like it? Too bad!" attitudes!

I have been to Boone County, WV. I did not come across these people but if I did I would certainly like to talk to them.

America has many different cultures. To them, living with an assload of technology isnt necessary which I think it pretty awesome. Just because someone lives in a trailer park and has a "hick" accent doesn't mean you should hate them. A lot of them are really nice people. Better people than I have EVER met in any city. These... DO have a passion for ass kicking violence so we'll exclude them.

Personally, I prefer Kentucky ANY DAY! But I do have respect for these people just because they can be themselves and they never have a worry in the world on what people think of them.

Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Megan Condry — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:23:28 -0000

I also have watched it twice now. there is a sick sort of fasination with the White family. Do I wish I could say what I want and not give a f**k as they do or seem to care? I watch this show and laugh with them, want to cry with them and my heart feels for them. i was most proud of Kirk for finishing rehab and would like to watch a update to see whats going on with all of them now. After i watched it I felt sad for the little kids and everyone for just being a product of how they were raised. But they dont seem to mind. If anything they seemed mostly happy and content with what they had and f**k what they didnt.

Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

dragon247 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:57:34 -0000

I need not watch anymore than the trailer and a few shorts to realize there IS a family even less worth watching than the Simmons.....good luck to you voyeur addicts of this genre of "film", hope you kick the addiction before your brain cells revolt and commit suicide on their own.

Re: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Michelle Goode — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:01:30 -0000

Ditto!!!!!! I can't stop thinking about this movie either!!! Sadly enough, they remind me of people I have met in rural areas of my own state. If it weren't for the children involved, I could love this documentary without a shred of guilt. It is unfortunate that as much as these people stick together and care about each other as a family, they don't realize that their own examples are what continues to make each generation more destructive than the last.

Re: Science, Women, and a Whole lot of Misogyny

Cyndy — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:02:22 -0000

I agree with you and also have to make a remark concerning Penny, the main female character in the series. It bothered me a LOT to see how the show creators decided to, yes, counter-attack the social expectation of the geek-turned-popular and shift it to the popular-hot-chick-turned-geek, yet it didn't resolve the issues of mutual acknowledgement and growth that a better, much more serious sitcom would have explored. It stays on the surface, like most popular movies and tv series do, but it specially hurt that women kept being objectified and pursued as trophies throughout the whole series by the geeks (Leonard and Wallowitz), without showing much of a change in dynamics.

Social dysfunction may be well-hidden by a new mask, but it's still social dysfunction.

Re: Wherein our Heroine Muses about Publius, the New York Times, and Jon Stewart

PhDelicious — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:11:18 -0000

As long as you're willing to touch the remote. ;-)

Re: No . . . REALLY

Avery — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:27:21 -0000

Gah. I adore the original Phantom - I'm pretty sure that this is the plot of "Phantom in Manhattan", one of the books that was published following the musical (I read it years ago and can't remember details but it's certainly close). In any case, that was pretty godawful and this sounds just as bad.

Re: If You Ignore It, It Won’t Go Away

Avery — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:00:01 -0000

I hadn't read the letter until you mentioned it on Facebook, so even as I read it I was looking forward to the rebuttal you'd promised. Wonderfully said, thorough, and shows Shirley for the ass that he is (as if the letter itself didn't do that).

“How could human beings do this to themselves?” Mr. Shirley, the more appropriate question is “How could human beings do this to other human beings?” -- Perfect.

Re: http://snarkarina.biggiantspaceship.com/?p=70

Banana — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:30:02 -0000

I find that I rarely *find* books at my library. I typically search online from home, reserve the copies to be sent from *wherever* (our library is part of a county system, but is also in Ohio-Link which is statewide), and then pick it up when they email me. I'm even guilty of reserving stuff that's at my branch and having them pull it for me so that I can just run in and pick it up at the desk (infinitely helpful with a Monk-in-tow).

My next order of business when I hit KC is getting a library card for there. I'd meant to do it this last time, but I never got up there. I'm hoping that they'll give me one if I can prove who I am, and that I do spend (lots of) time in KC at a provable address.

I'm really surprised that you found the Dan Brown book on the shelf. The waiting list for our system is a mile long. Mike is afraid of my "if you 'break it' you buy it rule" and is patiently waiting for a copy from the library. I'm still waiting to start reading it, despite it sitting on my desk since Tuesday. I know how I am, and I know when I start it I will probably want to finish it. I haven't quite worked out a good night to not sleep. :)

Re: Life at the Intersection of Science and Morality

Steven — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:33:47 -0000

I've tried pot about ten times over the years, it's not a regular thing for me by any means. Last tme was about 8 months ago, and before that was well over a year. About half of the times I didn't feel any affect other than burning lungs, which took about two days before they felt normal again. I loved the feeling of being high when it did work. I've never felt high off of a joint, I don't recommend trying it. I've gotten a little high off of a pipe, but I still don't recommend it. I've gotten very high off of a bong, that is definitly the way to go if you want to try smoking it. It does burn your lungs but it didn't bother me nearly as much as the the other two did. The act of smoking is sickening to me, but feeling high outweighs how gross it is. Also if you want to smoke, I highly recommend doing it outdoors. Being indoors the smokey room becomes unbearably suffocating being an otherwise non-smoker.

I've tried eating it once strait out of the plastic bag, but never in a brownie. That was in addition to using a bong, which was fantastic! I wonder why more people don't do it just like that. I've never tried eating it not having smoked it too, so I'm not sure how that would feel. I'd like to try it though.

For me feeling high felt like I sprouted feathers, or about a one inch layer of tickley energy around myself. I felt boucier, plush and relaxed. I felt more alert and loving. I was still very cautious to making sure I wouldn't do anything I would regret. I don't think I would do anything under the unfluence of pot that would make me cause injury to myself or anyone else. While high, I've been aware enough to forbid myself or anyone else from driving, or anything else that would require a person's full sober attention. I was still aware enough of my capabilities, and knew I wasn't in a condition to juggle knives, or drive a car. I still felt like I could hold a thought, I was still very much self aware while high. I think anyone who has or would injure themselves while high, is probably the kind of person that would injure themselves sober too.

I felt way more in control while high than I have while under the influence of alcohol. I think there should be some laws, and restrictions in place for it, but in no way should it be something that is entirely illegal. I would recommend trying pot to anyone. I think anyone would love it. It's great!

Re: Wilson's Happy Tail!

Banana — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:51:04 -0000

Wilson is sooo damn cute. I would have been hard-pressed not to take him home with me too. Beagles and dashunds are the two that get me every time.

Re: Life at the Intersection of Science and Morality

seirina — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:47:55 -0000

As a fellow asthmatic, I'd like to recommend brownies as a way to avoid lung-to-marijuana contact while still feeling the effects.

Re: Helloooooo, baby!!

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:31:02 -0000

[I need to figure out how to do threaded comments on here; that's one thing I like much more about LJ than this "traditional" blog]

Anyway, I have a feeling you're absolutely right about loving bruiser - but then again I'm a sucker for dogs. After all, Obama won me over with his cunning use of puppies . . .

Re: Helloooooo, baby!!

Shelly — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:48:48 -0000

My brother has a big, goofy, fawn colored pit bull who thinks he's a puppy. You would absolutely adore him, I'm sure! His name is Bruiser and I've told my brother that it's an appropriate name for a puppy the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. Seriously, Bruiser is the sweetest thing you'll ever meet - and that's something coming from me!