Wait, vox has a wordpress blog? Link?

Didn't I? wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:Also, saying you live in "Northeast Philly" is like saying you live in Delaware. I live at least 15 minutes from Torresdale and Robbins, much less anywhere of note on the huge stretch of road on that street.

I'm from the Northeast and I don't even know where Torresdale and Robbins is.

Well, I guess it's not really a landmark intersection. I was just shooting for the shortest distance from my house to an intersection on Torresdale. The big landmark around there is Cottman and Frankford. I live closer to Five Points, where Rising Sun Avenue, Oxford Avenue and Cottman Avenue all intersect.

Arnold saying "You're fired" at the end of True Lies is one of my favorite things ever, and THE FUGITIVE IS COMING ON AMC NEXT

Man this early Saturday evening is shaping up well

Barry Jive wrote:

Didn't I? wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:Also, saying you live in "Northeast Philly" is like saying you live in Delaware. I live at least 15 minutes from Torresdale and Robbins, much less anywhere of note on the huge stretch of road on that street.

I'm from the Northeast and I don't even know where Torresdale and Robbins is.

Well, I guess it's not really a landmark intersection. I was just shooting for the shortest distance from my house to an intersection on Torresdale. The big landmark around there is Cottman and Frankford. I live closer to Five Points, where Rising Sun Avenue, Oxford Avenue and Cottman Avenue all intersect.

Oh I was just agreeing with your point about how big the Northeast is. I'm like five minutes from Grant and the Boulevard.

Barry Jive wrote:

Didn't I? wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:Also, saying you live in "Northeast Philly" is like saying you live in Delaware. I live at least 15 minutes from Torresdale and Robbins, much less anywhere of note on the huge stretch of road on that street.

I'm from the Northeast and I don't even know where Torresdale and Robbins is.

Well, I guess it's not really a landmark intersection. I was just shooting for the shortest distance from my house to an intersection on Torresdale. The big landmark around there is Cottman and Frankford. I live closer to Five Points, where Rising Sun Avenue, Oxford Avenue and Cottman Avenue all intersect.

i used to wait there to get he 67 bus. is Frusco's cheesteaks still there?

Barry Jive wrote:

Didn't I? wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:Also, saying you live in "Northeast Philly" is like saying you live in Delaware. I live at least 15 minutes from Torresdale and Robbins, much less anywhere of note on the huge stretch of road on that street.

I'm from the Northeast and I don't even know where Torresdale and Robbins is.

Well, I guess it's not really a landmark intersection. I was just shooting for the shortest distance from my house to an intersection on Torresdale. The big landmark around there is Cottman and Frankford. I live closer to Five Points, where Rising Sun Avenue, Oxford Avenue and Cottman Avenue all intersect.

I actually live kinda close to there. I'm by Knowlton Mansion on Rhawn and Veree. We should throw rocks at the rats some time.

I usually do drive to Frankford and Cottman for the bars though. Last night, I went to McNally's by Rhawn/Oxford. That has my recommendation for cheap beer close by.

jerseyhoya wrote:Arnold saying "You're fired" at the end of True Lies is one of my favorite things ever, and THE FUGITIVE IS COMING ON AMC NEXT

Man this early Saturday evening is shaping up well

Why was Kimble convicted in the first place? Didn't he have an alibi that he was performing surgery at the time of his wife's murder? Seems kinda odd to me. Then again, I guess the movie would have been a lot worse if Kimbel wasn't convicted.

PrattRules wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Arnold saying "You're fired" at the end of True Lies is one of my favorite things ever, and THE FUGITIVE IS COMING ON AMC NEXT

Man this early Saturday evening is shaping up well

Why was Kimble convicted in the first place? Didn't he have an alibi that he was performing surgery at the time of his wife's murder? Seems kinda odd to me. Then again, I guess the movie would have been a lot worse if Kimbel wasn't convicted.

He arrived home as the crime was being committed, rumbled with the one armed man, etc. There's a 911 call where the dying wife appears to name Kimble as her murderer. There was no forced entry, and they had a good security system. The wife scratched Kimble as he was moving her.

Have you ever seen the movie? Ah what a classic.

Gonna ball out with my balls out

jerseyhoya wrote:

PrattRules wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Arnold saying "You're fired" at the end of True Lies is one of my favorite things ever, and THE FUGITIVE IS COMING ON AMC NEXT

Man this early Saturday evening is shaping up well

Why was Kimble convicted in the first place? Didn't he have an alibi that he was performing surgery at the time of his wife's murder? Seems kinda odd to me. Then again, I guess the movie would have been a lot worse if Kimbel wasn't convicted.

He arrived home as the crime was being committed, rumbled with the one armed man, etc. There's a 911 call where the dying wife appears to name Kimble as her murderer. There was no forced entry, and they had a good security system. The wife scratched Kimble as he was moving her.

Have you ever seen the movie? Ah what a classic.

Not that this ruins the movie or anything, but I always felt the conviction of Kimble, given that he was probably going to get Chicago's top criminal defense attorney, strained credibility a little. But that's not really the point of the movie.

TenuredVulture wrote:Wait, vox has a wordpress blog? Link?

It's a work in progress, for the "tape project", if you know about that. He's mentioned it...

jerseyhoya wrote:

PrattRules wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Arnold saying "You're fired" at the end of True Lies is one of my favorite things ever, and THE FUGITIVE IS COMING ON AMC NEXT

Man this early Saturday evening is shaping up well

Why was Kimble convicted in the first place? Didn't he have an alibi that he was performing surgery at the time of his wife's murder? Seems kinda odd to me. Then again, I guess the movie would have been a lot worse if Kimbel wasn't convicted.

He arrived home as the crime was being committed, rumbled with the one armed man, etc. There's a 911 call where the dying wife appears to name Kimble as her murderer. There was no forced entry, and they had a good security system. The wife scratched Kimble as he was moving her.

Have you ever seen the movie? Ah what a classic.

I've seen the movie quite a few times. I'm still interested in how Kimble was convicted though. I see the evidence against him, but I just don't understand how he could have been convicted. He was at the hospital, working on surgery with a number of people when the one-armed man started his assault on Kimble's wife. Wouldn't the lab be able to determine that the timing of the bruises were from when Kimble was in surgery? I understand all the other evidence too. Though I find it weird that his wife would utter "Richard" into the 911 call. I guess I can buy it, but it's a bit of a stretch for me. His lawyer sucked or didn't call in the right scientists.

On another note, I always thought it was weird how the doctor at the hospital tells Kimble to "Stay right here" while she went to get the proper authorities. As if he would stay there. Also, that hospital is kinda odd in the respect that male nurses are on roller skates.

I love this movie though. Really, I do. "You switched the samples."

Trent Steele wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:

Didn't I? wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:Also, saying you live in "Northeast Philly" is like saying you live in Delaware. I live at least 15 minutes from Torresdale and Robbins, much less anywhere of note on the huge stretch of road on that street.

I'm from the Northeast and I don't even know where Torresdale and Robbins is.

Well, I guess it's not really a landmark intersection. I was just shooting for the shortest distance from my house to an intersection on Torresdale. The big landmark around there is Cottman and Frankford. I live closer to Five Points, where Rising Sun Avenue, Oxford Avenue and Cottman Avenue all intersect.

i used to wait there to get he 67 bus. is Frusco's cheesteaks still there?

I used to wait there to get the 77 bus to Cheltenham and Willow Grove where I literally had to walk uphill both ways to get to La Salle's campus. My dumb high school nickname was Septa. Oh, suburbia.

Anyway, Frusco's was most recently at Martins Mill and Rising Sun, I think, but now that's no longer there either. I forget where it may have moved to or if it there are even any more of them. Five Points now has a Crown Fried Chicken where The Purple Orchid (used to be something else, King of the Go Go or something) strip joint used to be. There's a Dunkin' Donuts next to Custard's Last Stand (the longest-standing business there that I remember) and the bar at the northeast corner has been like five different things in the past ten years because it seems to catch fire every couple years. I remember it as the Blarney for the longest period of time but it recently re-opened as Chuck's Alibi, which is apparently what it was called for a long time back in the '70s-'80s.

Pratt, my sister has worked at Knowlton for a few years. My grandmother used to live on Napfle a couple blocks off Verree. I get my haircuts at Klippers and my dad occasionally splurges at Rieker's (fucking awesome). My best friend in grade school got jumped across the street from CORA and my I played soccer with the son of the owner of Schenk's Bakery growing up. It seems fairly likely that we know some of the same people.

after further investigation, Grooveshark beats the crap out of Lala.

sal maskela, the announcer for the x games, is honestly a moron. he has messed up probably 20 times in the past 45 minutes. he screws up names, simple math, if the person is on the olympic team. it is awful.

I've never been more excited to watch tennis. I've been drinking for a few hours now, among other things. I'm meeting my friend at his place at 3 to watch this final. It'll probably suck now.

CalvinBall wrote:sal maskela, the announcer for the x games, is honestly a moron. he has messed up probably 20 times in the past 45 minutes. he screws up names, simple math, if the person is on the olympic team. it is awful.

it looks like you are surprised that someone associated with the X games is a moron.

that is fair. it doesnt change the fact that i enjoy watching them and think the things they do on skis and snowboards is really stinking awesome.

Why are they having the Winter X-Games this year when there's that whole Winter Olympics thing?

oh no, married.. my abad idea jeans are on