The Best Display of Real Power That I Have Ever Read About
People talk about power all the time; the power to impact other people, the power to make money, the power to run the government…
All of that is well and good, I get why people would crave it.
Being a history major… er having a Bachelors in History, I have been able to study a lot of people and groups that had power. It was impressive to learn about great leaders, generals, activists, and individuals, but in all honesty I wasn’t moved to a point of amazement until I read about LBJ.
Now I am not going to go on and talk about the Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson, I want the people reading to actually stay awake. I will however, talk about the one single thing that impressed me so much, that had me so amazed, that had me so flabbergasted, that in the end made him my favorite President ever. Here is a quote from Wikipedia:
“Johnson, while using the White House bathroom, was known to insist that others accompany him and continue to discuss official matters or take dictation. Among those who received this “privilege” was Katherine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post.”
That is true power.
Imagine that you have so much power that you can tell people to follow you into the shitter while you do your business and they continue working? I can’t even wrap my mind around how awesome that is. I know I have been in the bathroom with myself and wished that I didn’t have to be in there because of the smells coming from my body. Can you imagine being forced to be in there with a guy that makes this face:
That is the face of someone that can truly lay some heinous bricks in the john.
Now I have so many questions about this:
1) Did he mercy flush? - Or did he figure he already had you by the balls by being in there that he didn’t need to do it?
2) Did anyone light a match while they were in there or were they afraid to because they thought they would offend him?-
What is the rule of thumb on this manners wise? You are with the leader of the free world, is it consider impolite to infer that his shit stinks? If it happened in a third world country, would you get executed?
3) Did he ever make a blumpkin joke?- I just have to know. He could have just said, “Well since, you are in here.”
4) If he was reading an important document did he ask someone to wipe him?- Get Robert McNamara in here, he is the most efficient. (That joke is like 50% funnier if you know who McNamara is, wow I am a geek for even referencing him.)
5) At what point did this become protocol?- At what point does an oddity become something that is expected? Was it brought up in a meeting, was there a memo released? Were people bitching about it in the West Wing? “Did you hear about the new shitter rule Jim?”"Did I hear about it? I had a meeting with him after Taco night.”
What do you think is the ultimate display in power? And if I shit would you follow?
On 06/13/07 at 4:53 am
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Ok - I am speachless.
On 06/13/07 at 4:57 am
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Another reason why he is the man.
On 06/13/07 at 4:58 am
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Sorry, you’re on your own in the bathroom.\par
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I do get the feeling that the phrase “Condi, check me for dingleberries.” gets said a few times a week in the White House bathroom these days.
On 06/13/07 at 4:59 am
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Did he wash his hands? Imagine if he didn’t and then goes to shake yours? What’s the protocal on that?\par
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I wonder if Katherine Graham got to tap…
On 06/13/07 at 5:00 am
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[quote comment="3788"]Sorry, you’re on your own in the bathroom.\par
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I do get the feeling that the phrase “Condi, check me for dingleberries.” gets said a few times a week in the White House bathroom these days.[/quote]\par
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They have better chances of finding dingleberries the
On 06/13/07 at 5:01 am
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As crass as LBJ was I doubt he would give a mercy flush.\par
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MacNamara would be a bad choice - he woud tell you he wiped, but would only really do half the job
On 06/13/07 at 5:01 am
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[quote comment="3789"]Did he wash his hands? Imagine if he didn’t and then goes to shake yours? What’s the protocal on that?\par
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Do you remind him? Do you cough? How does that work?
On 06/13/07 at 5:05 am
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[quote comment="3791"]As crass as LBJ was I doubt he would give a mercy flush.\par
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MacNamara would be a bad choice - he woud tell you he wiped, but would only really do half the job[/quote]\par
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I bet you McNamara had amazing charts though explaining the efficiency of a wiping strategy.
On 06/13/07 at 5:06 am
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OMFG I LOVED the McNamara reference. I laughed so hard my kids looked at me like I was on crack.\par
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I made a point of studying LBJ; my dad was in the honor guard back in the early 60’s, and marched in LBJ’s inauguration parade, as well as JFK’s funeral procession. I remember taking the certificates to school for show and tell as a little girl and nobody being impressed about it except my teacher.
On 06/13/07 at 5:10 am
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i can’t believe that they put that in wikipedia. hilarious! it reminds me of the scene in friday when ice cube has to go in the bathroom while his dad is taking a shit and spraying the whole can of spray around. as for being in the bathroom when you shit…hell no! that’s like the last private frontier…taking a shit. it’s not to be shared.
On 06/13/07 at 5:10 am
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[quote comment="3794"]OMFG I LOVED the McNamara reference. I laughed so hard my kids looked at me like I was on crack.\par
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I made a point of studying LBJ; my dad was in the honor guard back in the early 60’s, and marched in LBJ’s inauguration parade, as well as JFK’s funeral procession. I remember taking the certificates to school for show and tell as a little girl and nobody being impressed about it except my teacher.[/quote]\par
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Two people got the McNamara reference, it makes me feel so much better about myself.\par
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Hey I would think the certificates were cool, but I am a total history geek so…
On 06/13/07 at 5:22 am
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That.is.awesome.\par
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However, I wouldn’t want anyone following me. My kid follows me into the bathroom and just keeps talking, right now I would kill to take a crap in peace.
On 06/13/07 at 5:22 am
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[quote comment="3795"]i can’t believe that they put that in wikipedia. hilarious! it reminds me of the scene in friday when ice cube has to go in the bathroom while his dad is taking a shit and spraying the whole can of spray around. as for being in the bathroom when you shit…hell no! that’s like the last private frontier…taking a shit. it’s not to be shared.[/quote]\par
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The word of the day is J-O-B
On 06/13/07 at 5:28 am
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[quote comment="3797"]That.is.awesome.\par
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However, I wouldn’t want anyone following me. My kid follows me into the bathroom and just keeps talking, right now I would kill to take a crap in peace.[/quote]\par
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My nephew does that all the time, he just walks right in and continues talking.
On 06/13/07 at 5:38 am
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I have been in the bathroom with my boss, but only because girls go to the bathroom in flocks, so it wasn’t for business purposes.\par
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I like what Dave Chapelle said about being so powerful that the person who sucks your dick gets famous…ha!
On 06/13/07 at 5:39 am
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I wonder if he wiped his ass with any of the bills or laws he didn’t like.
On 06/13/07 at 5:47 am
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[quote comment="3799"][quote comment="3797"]That.is.awesome.\par
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However, I wouldn’t want anyone following me. My kid follows me into the bathroom and just keeps talking, right now I would kill to take a crap in peace.[/quote]\par
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My nephew does that all the time, he just walks right in and continues talking.[/quote]\par
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Sometimes they aren’t even interested in talking to you until they see you heading for the head. Sneaky buggers.
On 06/13/07 at 7:23 am
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[quote comment="3792"][quote comment="3789"]Did he wash his hands? Imagine if he didn’t and then goes to shake yours? What’s the protocal on that?\par
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I wonder if Katherine Graham got to tap…[/quote]\par
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Do you remind him? Do you cough? How does that work?[/quote]\par
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What if he didn’t flush? Can you imagine if the Cold War esculated because he left a deuce floating in the bowl…
On 06/13/07 at 7:27 am
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I can not think of anything more powerful than to get people to follow to the throne.\par
Since I’m a girl which means I don’t poop I would gladly follow you to see how it is actually done!\par
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2 Kudos to you and 10 to LBJ!\par
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On 06/13/07 at 7:33 am
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[quote comment="3800"]I have been in the bathroom with my boss, but only because girls go to the bathroom in flocks, so it wasn’t for business purposes.\par
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I like what Dave Chapelle said about being so powerful that the person who sucks your dick gets famous…ha![/quote]\par
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Women do travel together like sheep.
On 06/13/07 at 7:34 am
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[quote comment="3801"]I wonder if he wiped his ass with any of the bills or laws he didn’t like.[/quote]\par
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“here is my veto fuck-o”
On 06/13/07 at 7:35 am
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No he is always interested in talking, I ended up taking a bunch of change and throwing it in his sandbox, then telling him to dig for buried treasure.\par
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It worked.
On 06/13/07 at 7:36 am
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I wonder if any one ever heard, “Man! When did we have corn for dinner?”
On 06/13/07 at 7:36 am
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That would be awesome… Or he left a mark on the seat and didn’t wipe it up?
On 06/13/07 at 7:37 am
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[quote comment="3807"]I can not think of anything more powerful than to get people to follow to the throne.\par
Since I’m a girl which means I don’t poop I would gladly follow you to see how it is actually done!\par
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2 Kudos to you and 10 to LBJ!\par
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You could totally take notes from him, he is the master.
On 06/13/07 at 7:39 am
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[quote comment="3811"]I wonder if any one ever heard, “Man! When did we have corn for dinner?”[/quote]\par
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He is totally the type of guy that would share that information.
On 06/13/07 at 7:49 am
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At work we have a two stall bathroom. There is this lady who i work with who always happens to be in the bathroom when ever i go in there and she always starts up a conversation - it is really kind of strange…\par
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I come out and wash my hands and she comes out and grabs the spray telling me that was a bad one. She was talking to me the whole time while she was doing that..now i look around and see if she is busy so i can go and pee in peace!
On 06/13/07 at 7:59 am
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Ok I guess I’ll start calling my boss LBJ…\par
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I don’t go IN the crapper with him but we have been know to have full on conversations throught the door.\par
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He even takes phone calls on his head set in there.\par
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Me: “Hey Ray, so-and-so is on the phone”\par
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Ray: “I’m on the crapper”\par
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Me: “He say’s it’s important”\par
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Ray: ” Ok sed him in and call my wife to find out her cup size”\par
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Needless to say we have an odd relationship
On 06/13/07 at 8:11 am
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[quote comment="3815"]At work we have a two stall bathroom. There is this lady who i work with who always happens to be in the bathroom when ever i go in there and she always starts up a conversation - it is really kind of strange…\par
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I come out and wash my hands and she comes out and grabs the spray telling me that was a bad one. She was talking to me the whole time while she was doing that..now i look around and see if she is busy so i can go and pee in peace![/quote]\par
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OK two things…One…that’s not a lady…that’s a man, baby!\par
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Second, next time ask for a courtesy flush…it’s the least he can do…
On 06/13/07 at 8:15 am
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I do some of my best thinking while in the bathroom so I have been known to take a pen and notebook in with me to write down my thoughts or ideas or whatever. I also read while in the bathroom. While I was married, my ex and I would talk to each other in the bathroom because it was our only way to have an adult conversation without kids around.
On 06/13/07 at 8:16 am
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Hmm…I don’t know if that was power or how he weeded out the dedicated from the couldn’t-care-less. Personally, I would have been in the “I’ll wait and if that isn’t good enough for His Highness too freaking bad.” But then I have no problem with staring a person in the eyes as they use the facilities, butt o be told to be there? Nope. I don’t follow directions well.\par
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People of power. You know I’d have to say it is a tie between Vlad Tepes The Impaler and Temujin aka Genghis Khan. Why? The first wrought an atrocity that still haunts people to this day and the wild part? The man couldn’t have done it without help. Could you imagine the power then fear one man held in the minds and lives of others to have impaled an entire village? Testament to his power, the village didn’t hear of one death and do a mass exodus in terror - they were too scared to run. What does that say about that man? Then you’ve got Genghis Khan, a man so violent and lethal that he controlled - peacefully - at the height of his reign all of China and the Middle East to Turkey. We can’t even get Iraq to work with us, yet this one man scared the shit out of everyone to the point where it was reputed a naked virgin with a bag of gold on her head could walk fromone end of his empire to the other without fear of abuse. He was also the only leader of any era to allow the drinking of blood and the free expression of any religion of choice without conflict.\par
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I’m a history geek too, just a different sort I guess.
On 06/13/07 at 8:20 am
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[quote comment="3808"][quote comment="3800"]I have been in the bathroom with my boss, but only because girls go to the bathroom in flocks, so it wasn’t for business purposes.\par
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I like what Dave Chapelle said about being so powerful that the person who sucks your dick gets famous…ha![/quote]\par
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Women do travel together like sheep.[/quote]\par
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It’s because the toilets in the womens’ bathrooms will eat you if you don’t bring your friends in with you. True story.
On 06/13/07 at 8:33 am
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[quote post="615"] At work we have a two stall bathroom. There is this lady who i work with who always happens to be in the bathroom when ever i go in there and she always starts up a conversation - it is really kind of strange\’e2\’80\’a6\par
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I come out and wash my hands and she comes out and grabs the spray telling me that was a bad one. She was talking to me the whole time while she was doing that..now i look around and see if she is busy so i can go and pee in peace!\par
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OK two things\’e2\’80\’a6One\’e2\’80\’a6that\’e2\’80\’99s not a lady\’e2\’80\’a6that\’e2\’80\’99s a man, baby!\par
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Second, next time ask for a courtesy flush\’e2\’80\’a6it\’e2\’80\’99s the least he can do\’e2\’80\’a6[/quote]\par
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It really is a lady!!! and I can’t believe she does that!
On 06/13/07 at 9:05 am
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Wow…that is wrong on so many levels. Oh, well great power brings interesting perks. A story to be told for many generations. “I was in the bathroom while the president of the United States took a shit…I have pictures, wanna see?”
On 06/13/07 at 9:35 am
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okay so that is fantastic!!! I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME WHILE I SHIT that is soooo great!!!!!
On 06/13/07 at 10:56 am
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That, and the fact that he would intimidate the people he talked to by standing just inches from their face. If he combined the two, he would be unstoppable. Just imagine if he stood inches from you while taking a shit. Could you say no to a man that did that?
On 06/13/07 at 10:57 am
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HAHAHA LBJ was great. I’m a history major and I got the lovely chance to read on him as well, he was awesome. Totally got the McNamara joke. 5 kudos for you!
On 06/13/07 at 11:28 am
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[quote comment="3815"]At work we have a two stall bathroom. There is this lady who i work with who always happens to be in the bathroom when ever i go in there and she always starts up a conversation - it is really kind of strange…\par
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There is nothing worse than an unwanted bathroom conversation
On 06/13/07 at 11:30 am
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YOu think?
On 06/13/07 at 11:31 am
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[quote comment="3818"]I do some of my best thinking while in the bathroom so I have been known to take a pen and notebook in with me to write down my thoughts or ideas or whatever. I also read while in the bathroom. While I was married, my ex and I would talk to each other in the bathroom because it was our only way to have an adult conversation without kids around.[/quote]\par
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I think of half of my blogs in the bathroom
On 06/13/07 at 11:32 am
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Ghengis was a bad ass… But he didn’t conduct meetings while on the groan throne.
On 06/13/07 at 11:34 am
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[quote comment="3823"]Wow…that is wrong on so many levels. Oh, well great power brings interesting perks. A story to be told for many generations. “I was in the bathroom while the president of the United States took a shit…I have pictures, wanna see?”[/quote]\par
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I would have wrote a book if I was in there a lot with him… Me, LBJ, and the Dumper
On 06/13/07 at 11:36 am
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[quote comment="3825"]okay so that is fantastic!!! I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME WHILE I SHIT that is soooo great!!!!![/quote]\par
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There might be someone that will pay you for that
On 06/13/07 at 11:37 am
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[quote comment="3826"]That, and the fact that he would intimidate the people he talked to by standing just inches from their face. If he combined the two, he would be unstoppable. Just imagine if he stood inches from you while taking a shit. Could you say no to a man that did that?[/quote]\par
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That is the ultimate combination
On 06/13/07 at 12:29 pm
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[quote comment="3814"][quote comment="3811"]I wonder if any one ever heard, “Man! When did we have corn for dinner?”[/quote]\par
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He is totally the type of guy that would share that information.[/quote]\par
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It is a completely legitimate question. Don’t tell me you haven’t ever thought that
On 06/13/07 at 1:25 pm
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[quote comment="3838"][quote comment="3814"][quote comment="3811"]I wonder if any one ever heard, “Man! When did we have corn for dinner?”[/quote]\par
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He is totally the type of guy that would share that information.[/quote]\par
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It is a completely legitimate question. Don’t tell me you haven’t ever thought that ;)[/quote]\par
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All the time… all the time.
On 06/13/07 at 2:54 pm
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I am going to be blunt here and say honey the best display of power happens quite frequently between a man and woman. It usually involves a woman starring straight up into a man’s eyes while she is giving him a blo job.\par
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Sorry Kev, there are a lot of things I would do for you but I would not follow you into the shitter. There is always the alternative a gal you have been seeing forever. Some gals get comfortable enough to follow their man into the shitter to discuss the weekends plans or whatever else so there is still hope for ya.
On 06/13/07 at 3:48 pm
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OMG I have heard that story from my high school American history teacher.. He did that with his secretary as well.. he was a very crude man… but when you gotta go you gotta go…. but imagine the stories you can tell the grandkids I saw president johnson taking a dump…. Remember bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky dave chappelle said it best imagine how much power you have when someone close to you becomes the greatest dick sucker of all times lol.. seriously to have ppl and dictate notes and interviews while you n the bathroom that gotta be a power trip
On 06/13/07 at 4:00 pm
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Yeah, that’s unworldly power alright. What does the White House bathroom look like? It must be huge.\par
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I can’t imagine how any one, even the Prez, could talk business in the john. I go in to do my business, I sure wouldn’t want to be followed in there.
On 06/13/07 at 5:23 pm
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id follow you into the bathroom anyday kev’.
On 06/14/07 at 7:04 am
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lohan all da way!!
On 06/14/07 at 7:09 am
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You got to love someone who’s nickname is firecrotch…
On 06/14/07 at 7:11 am
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Read, Kevin was too drunk to write.\par
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I like her because she makes freckles ok…. other than that she’s a train wreck.
On 06/14/07 at 7:12 am
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i’m not the least bit interested by her media bullshit. if i watch a movie she’s in and she does a good acting job, i can respect her for that. i could care less how much coke she does or who she blows. hell, us non-starlets do shit like that growing up. it’s just not all over the papers. give the idiot a break. and i have always thought the boobs were real ’cause they come and go with her weight.
On 06/14/07 at 7:24 am
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I can’t wait to find out first hand if it is true
On 06/14/07 at 7:25 am
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I like her because she makes freckles ok…. other than that she’s a train wreck.[/quote]\par
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Train wrecks= fun
On 06/14/07 at 7:26 am
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[quote comment="3868"]i’m not the least bit interested by her media bullshit. if i watch a movie she’s in and she does a good acting job, i can respect her for that. i could care less how much coke she does or who she blows. hell, us non-starlets do shit like that growing up. it’s just not all over the papers. give the idiot a break. and i have always thought the boobs were real ’cause they come and go with her weight.[/quote]\par
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What about her dad, greatest comment ever
On 06/14/07 at 7:30 am
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[quote comment="3870"][quote comment="3866"]You got to love someone who’s nickname is firecrotch…[/quote]\par
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Of course it’s true…like Britney she doesn’t invest in such torturious devices like underpants.
On 06/14/07 at 7:30 am
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When you lose/gain weight funbags are the first to go!
On 06/14/07 at 7:32 am
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[quote comment="3871"][quote comment="3867"]Read, Kevin was too drunk to write.\par
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You just want her to snort coke off your dick….
On 06/14/07 at 7:51 am
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You know, by throwing her mom down the stairs her dad was just trying to save his daughters career. “Momager?”\par
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And to pilfer from a Seinfeld episode, “. . .Fake, fake, fake; fake.” That “valley” is not normal for a woman her age.\par
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Dent free for life!
On 06/14/07 at 7:56 am
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Kevin, I adore you but you need to keep the door closed. I would talk to you through the door if it was urgent.\par
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But I agree.. that is power. (I can never be speechless but this was close)
On 06/14/07 at 8:18 am
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I would definatly do her! But first I’d get drunk and party with her, she reminds me of most my friends except for the hot mom bit…oh yeah, most of my friends are not famous either.\par
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When it comes to the boobs it is really hard to tell but I would say she’s had a great boob job. Real boobs just don’t have that form when you’re not wearing a bra, at least not when you’ve passed the age of 18 or so.\par
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Doink!
On 06/14/07 at 8:20 am
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[quote comment="3877"]You know, by throwing her mom down the stairs her dad was just trying to save his daughters career. “Momager?”\par
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And to pilfer from a Seinfeld episode, “. . .Fake, fake, fake; fake.” That “valley” is not normal for a woman her age.\par
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Dent free for life![/quote]\par
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See the dent and the valley throw me off so much. I can’t figure it out.
On 06/14/07 at 8:36 am
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[quote comment="3884"][quote comment="3877"]You know, by throwing her mom down the stairs her dad was just trying to save his daughters career. “Momager?”\par
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And to pilfer from a Seinfeld episode, “. . .Fake, fake, fake; fake.” That “valley” is not normal for a woman her age.\par
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Dent free for life![/quote]\par
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See the dent and the valley throw me off so much. I can’t figure it out.[/quote]\par
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No matter how much the tabs talk about her weight, it has fluxuated, what maybe 15 lbs at most? There is a 1:1,000,000,000,023 chance that all 15 lbs would have landed on her tits only. And in a lot of her bikini pictures, she appears to have a bit of a boy’s body. Girls with that type of non-curvy figure ususally don’t have knock-out naturals. But I have been wrong before, once.
On 06/14/07 at 8:45 am
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How can I not love her..she’s such white trialer trash..and umm.so am I in a way I guess…sounds great!
On 06/14/07 at 8:46 am
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I think she’s a pretty girl but an ugly train wreck. I hope she doesn’t turn out Guano crazy like her dad…