tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post5767357813002082072..comments2024-03-22T08:39:17.629-07:00Comments on Spin Easy Time!: The Fred Program of Re-Educationfred chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-84017728091252767572008-10-21T22:06:00.000-07:002008-10-21T22:06:00.000-07:00I agree. People only do that shit now because the...I agree. People only do that shit now because they know they can get away with it. I'm old fashioned: them as asks for it should get it.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-74331432342022994342008-10-21T00:22:00.000-07:002008-10-21T00:22:00.000-07:00Yeah, what was that place? Bishop O'Mally maybe? ...Yeah, what was that place? Bishop O'Mally maybe? It was right on the Expressway, across from the Bluebird dinner, which had the best BLT's in Queens. It only opened in the early sixties. I'll check an O'Reilly bio.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-6503015338044508802008-10-20T17:37:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:37:00.000-07:00Fred: I don't know what O'Reilly's demeanor was ba...Fred: I don't know what O'Reilly's demeanor was back in the day. But I can cleary picture him as being the typical tough guy/jock that, due to his size and working-class upbringing, would take offense if someone accidentally bumped into him on, say, a dance-floor or on the LIRR. In my younger day, I hung out with a few guys that came from, virtually, the same background as O'Reilly--and they may have even attended the same high school (what was the name of that school?)that O'Reilly attended . . . and they often got into fights over the most ridiculous things. According to O'Reilly, he loved dancing at the discos. In my younger day, I spent alot of my time in "clubs" and discos--more often observing than participating. And when I saw a dork like O'Reilly get up on the dance floor and "shake his booty" it cracked me up to no end. Yes Fred: guys like O'Reilly provided great comic relief and they weren't even aware of it.Rory Crippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620554459906789641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-33401500318270834262008-10-19T21:40:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:40:00.000-07:00O'Reilly is just the kind of kid that I hated whil...O'Reilly is just the kind of kid that I hated while we were simultaneously at Catholic high schools different ends of the same street in Queens (Me, Holy Cross; he, Bishop something or other). But I do hate Limbo more. Don't talk about anything you may actually do someday.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-76513605661884956222008-10-19T16:12:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:12:00.000-07:00Fred, just get the same lawyers O'Liely got to buy...Fred, just get the same lawyers O'Liely got to buy his way out of the otherwise career-ending Mackris sexual harassment lawsuit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-55658063049333376792008-10-19T13:39:00.000-07:002008-10-19T13:39:00.000-07:00Fred: I guess alot of things are lost on most peop...Fred: I guess alot of things are lost on most people . . . but that just makes it all the better (and funnier)for those that catch on. Good Lord, Fred! You really don't like O'Reilly do you? He is quite arrogant and bombastic isn't he? But he's "looking out" for us, Fred, HA!Rory Crippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620554459906789641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-68160135417473763612008-10-18T22:15:00.000-07:002008-10-18T22:15:00.000-07:00"proud republican" is a great handle, but I'm sure..."proud republican" is a great handle, but I'm sure the irony is lost on most people. Would be on me too, absent our previous conversations. <BR/><BR/>O'Reilly is a good sized man, I've noticed that, but if you can arrange immunity from prosecution and a waiver of tort law suits I'll be happy to stomp him so bad it'll take an MRI to find parts of him that had been driven up into his thorax.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-27160921451411272982008-10-18T19:03:00.000-07:002008-10-18T19:03:00.000-07:00Fred: How can you describe Bill O'Reilly as a "pun...Fred: How can you describe Bill O'Reilly as a "punk/bully"? The man from Levittown says that he's "looking out for you"--and he says that he's 'one of us' and a 'man of the people'; and it must be true because he says it's true! Moreover, O'Reilly is a big guy, physically, and he played football at one time. In America, a big-guy football player can never be a "punk/bully" and can never be wrong. Furthermore, Mr. O'Reilly taught high school, briefly, during the Vietnam war--quite a sacrifice on the part of an American "patriot". For you to call O'Reilly a "draft-dodger" is totally unacceptable and I'll tell you why: I'm willing to bet you, as much as two cents, that Mr. O'Reilly tried to enlist as soon as he turned eighteen, but the stripes down at the draft-board dissuaded him from doing so. And the reason why the stripes dissuaded O'Reilly from enlisting is because they deemed O'Reilly to be a young man of rare intellect and foresight and a great potential ass-kisser of, and proponent for, the American cause ... or perhaps Mr. O'Reilly simply failed the psychological examination.<BR/><BR/>As to Fat Bill, Mr. Newt, Heart-Felt Dick, and Curious George . . . these are highly "successful" and intelligent men. Indeed, they are "achievers" and their "achievements" place them well within the ranks of the most productive members of American society. Their description is also true; for the above-mentioned great men are at the apex of the American Dream. And as all patriotic/red-blooded Americans know, the American Dream is attained solely on the basis of education, intelligence, hard work, dedication, integrity, and strength of character (not to mention strict adherence to biblical principles). All of the above admirable traits, that I've attributed to Bill, Newt, Dick, and George, manifest themselves (and correspond)to the degree of material and financial wealth that one accumulates. It is a well-established belief, on the part of Americans, that the more money one has, the more deserving the "money-holders" are of respect, admiration, and emulation. In my opinion, all of the above are white-trash that, somehow, managed to acquire disposable income .... Yes, Fred; all of the above great and productive men have "earned" great amounts of material and financial wealth. Therefore, and in a nutshell, it is true, according to America, that O'Reilly, Bill, Newt, Dick, and George work harder, are more dedicated, and have more integrity and strength of character than the average American. <BR/><BR/>The "American Dream" is quite a simple concept and I can't understand why there are so many Americans, out there, that don't get it! In my opinion, Americans should place the above-mentioned "great men" on a very high pedestal and pay those "great men" the appropriate allegiance.<BR/><BR/> <BR/>Fred: Would it be possible for myself and my family to be re-educated in your camp? I know that my credentials are nowhere in league with Dick and the rest of the dicks. However, the thought of a good breakfast and a good hot dinner; a nice hot lunch; decent bread; thin vegetable soup; and good white rice and a piece of fish ... is making me drool. And the thought of playing Monopoly and cards, reading magazines, and watching Walt Disney movies makes your re-education camp all the more enticing to me. Moreover, I'm used to getting up, every day, at four-thirty in the morning--if I could wake up at five and go to bed at nine, I would get eight hours of sleep and I'm sure that, in that case, some of my dreams would not be cut short by the alarm clock. I even have experience in building "block" walls and tearing them down. Indeed, I can sling concrete block and brick, and slap down mortar, with the best of 'em. And a twelve or thirteen hour workday--without having to commute to and from work? Get Out! I've got to hand it to you, Fred: you really know how to entice a guy and grab his attention! I just payed my mortgage, my homeowner's insurance, my family's health insurance, "out-of-pocket" medical expenses, car insurance, "utility" bills, etc.. I now have enough money left over to by a bag of rice and, perhaps, a bag of beans to compliment the rice . . . no fish though--too expensive. <BR/><BR/> Throughout the years, I've read alot about "economic theory" and I've stayed "current" with economic issues. For example: I know what the transfer of gold from one country to other countries portends; and what the rising price of metals portends; and what the Federal Reserve buying up securities from banks portends; and what rising food prices portend; and what falling housing prices portend; and what a "bear" stock market portends; and what rising inventories portend; and so on. Economists, for the most part, are essentially predictors. Sometimes their "predictions" are right and sometimes their predictions are wrong. And often times they are in total disagreement. But one thing that economists are always in agreement with and are never wrong about is this: when there's uncertainty and lack of confidence in the market (on the part of both buyers and sellers), the "economy" takes a nose dive, as it were. Me thinks this, Fred: It may get to the point, in America, that your proposed "re-education camp" will be viewed by many Americans (myself included) as a virtual paradise and a wonderful "retirement community".<BR/><BR/>"Dr." Cripps, proud republicanRory Crippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620554459906789641noreply@blogger.com