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TOPIC: Apocalypto Wins American Hearts, #1 at Box Office
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:04 am
From: mike90036@comic.com

'Apocalypto' wins weekend box office
POSTED: 1:24 a.m. EST, December 11, 2006

Story Highlights
· "Apocalypto" debuts at No. 1 despite Mel Gibson's troubles
· $14.2 million haul modest compared to "Passion of the Christ"
· Sony romance "The Holiday" is No. 2 movie with $13.5 million

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Mel Gibson's bloody epic "Apocalypto"
debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker still can
deliver a winner despite his drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic
rant last summer.

"Apocalypto," a Disney release set in the Mayan civilization and told
in an obscure Mayan language, opened with $14.2 million, according to
studio estimates Sunday.

It was a modest haul compared to the $83.8 million opening weekend of
Gibson's last movie, the 2004 religious blockbuster "The Passion of the
Christ," which went on to do $370 million domestically.

But "Apocalypto" overcame the baggage of Gibson's personal troubles as
well as its difficult subject matter, which features a no-name cast in
a hyper-violent tale that includes beheadings and images of hearts
ripped from people's chests. (Review)

"The movie obviously succeeds on its own level. I think people probably
are a bit on the surprised side around town that it's No. 1," said
Chuck Viane, head of distribution for Disney. "Two months ago, nobody
would have bet on that."

Sony's romance "The Holiday" debuted at No. 2 with $13.5 million.
Directed by Nancy Meyers, the movie stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet,
Jack Black and Jude Law in the story of American and British women who
swap homes for the holidays and find love in the process.

The Warner Bros. thriller "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou, opened at No. 5 with $8.5
million. Set against Sierra Leone's civil war in the 1990s, the film
follows a mercenary pursuing a rare diamond.

Also from Warner Bros., the holiday comedy "Unaccompanied Minors,"
about a group of kids running amok while stranded at an airport on
Christmas Eve, premiered at No. 6 with $6.2 million.

The Warner Bros. animated hit "Happy Feet" and Sony's James Bond
adventure "Casino Royale," which had been the top two movies for three
straight weekends, slipped to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.

"Happy Feet" took in $12.7 million, raising its total to $137.7
million. "Casino Royale" grossed $8.8 million, lifting its total to
$128.9 million.

The overall box office fell sharply, with the top 12 movies grossing
$86.8 million, down 25 percent from the same weekend last year, when
the blockbuster "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe" opened with $65.6 million.

Disney reported that Gibson's "Apocalypto" drew solid crowds across the
board, with moviegoers equally split between men and women and the core
of the audience ranging from 18 to 45.

The publicity over Gibson's problems and his contriteness since last
summer may have stoked interest in "Apocalypto," said Paul
Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

"Whenever I tell people I saw the movie, they'd be like, 'You saw it?
How was it?' There was a huge curiosity factor," Dergarabedian said. "A
movie about Mayan civilization was never destined to be a big hit, let
alone a No. 1 movie. But through Disney's marketing, which highlights
Mel Gibson -- I believe they associated him very closely with the movie
-- I think that strategy paid off."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/11/box.office.ap/index.html

Mike Lance
http://www.ComedyCentral.com

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TOPIC: HELP! i'm running out of good movies
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/68764c2f2be4f73d
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:05 am
From: "Peter"

i'm fed up with war movies and those make no sense(like sci fictions)
seems that u can never again see movies like "forest gump" which can
make u think and tell u sthg
anybody can make some recomendation? any movie that can make u feel
comfortable is ok

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TOPIC: Prince to perform at Super Bowl halftime
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/491bbcb67921b28c
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:08 am
From: "Cazzawaw Wondering Where the Hell is Blanket?"

FishFood wrote:
> Cazzawaw Wondering Where the Hell is Blanket? wrote:
> > Pastor Pants wrote:
> >
> >>http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6259272
> >>
> >>Prince gained attention early his career with raunchy lyrics and racy
> >>performances, but has toned down his act somewhat in recent years.
> >>
> >>**
> >>Lest we forget, Michael Jackson's constant dick grabbing incident, while
> >>standing in the midst of thousands of children during the 1993 SB.
> >
> >
> > But, but, but everything michael jackson does is inspired by children -
> > he said so himself - So the children inspire michael jackson to grab
> > his.... oh.
> >
> > 'Scuse me. I must barf.
>
>
> On the other hand a child would see no particular significance to
> the motion, its just a dance gesture. Its not as some might imagine
> to tease, but a gesture following the rules of misdirection. Dance
> without compromise to culture, something to be copied without the
> inhibition of culture, seen for itself and nothing else. Ask yourself
> what are children thinking when they copy him his dance?
>
> Michael creates from a youthful center, a perspective on the world
> which is first and foremost without its learnt inhibitions. I can
> see what Michael means, when he says he is inspired by children.
> He sees the world as they do, no small task when there is so much
> in this world to blight our perspective.
>
> Its quite something to see the world with hope and ambition. And
> yet this perspective would come naturally to most children. What
> is there not to understand.
>
> If you wanted a philosophy of hope you could do a lot worst than
> ask a child what the imagine for the future. I dare say the cynics
> out there will take this in only one way.
>
> -------
> Of course Jesus said this better..... ;)
>
> "Suffer the little children to come unto me for such is the kingdom
> of heaven".
>
> Present culture hearing this for the first time, would balk as such
> an idea, having constructed other reasons for its soulless function.

I must barf again as anal comes to the defence of his pedo god. You
comparing a pedophile to the Son of God is an insult to practicing
Christians everywhere.

Jesus said "Suffer the little children to come unto Me..."

In your pedo god's case it would be "Little children will suffer when I
come unto them."

Jesus would be sickened by the likes of wacko... and the shit like you
that defend and condone wacko's evil ways.

And if Jesus were a popstar, he would have relesed his Katrina Benefit
single by now.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:11 am
From: "Cazzawaw Wondering Where the Hell is Blanket?"

FishFood wrote:
> Cazzawaw Wondering Where the Hell is Blanket? wrote:
>
> > Pastor Pants wrote:
> >
> >>http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6259272
> >>
> >>Prince gained attention early his career with raunchy lyrics and racy
> >>performances, but has toned down his act somewhat in recent years.
> >>
> >>**
> >>Lest we forget, Michael Jackson's constant dick grabbing incident, while
> >>standing in the midst of thousands of children during the 1993 SB.
> >
> >
> > But, but, but everything michael jackson does is inspired by children -
> > he said so himself - So the children inspire michael jackson to grab
> > his.... oh.
> >
> > 'Scuse me. I must barf.
> >
>
> [corrections]
>
> On the other hand a child would see no particular significance to
> the motion, its just a dance gesture. Its not as some might imagine
> to tease, but a gesture following the rules of misdirection. Dance
> without compromise to culture, something to be copied without the
> inhibition of culture, seen for itself and nothing else. Ask yourself
> what are children thinking when they copy his dance?
>
> Michael creates from a youthful center, a perspective on the world
> which is first and foremost without its learnt inhibitions. I can
> see what Michael means, when he says he is inspired by children.
> He sees the world as they do, no small task when there is so much
> in this world to blight our perspective.
>
> Its quite something to see the world with hope and ambition. And
> yet this perspective would come naturally to most children. What
> is there not to understand.
>
> If you wanted a philosophy of hope you could do a lot worst than
> ask a child what the imagine for the future. I dare say the cynics
> out there will take this in only one way.
>
> -------
> Of course Jesus said this better..... ;)
>
> "Suffer the little children to come unto me for such is the kingdom
> of heaven".
>
> Present culture hearing this for the first time, would balk at such
> an idea, having constructed other reasons for its soulless function.
> We being so much products of this culture have little choice but to
> follow where it dictates.

Posting it twice doesn't make it any less disgusting, you pedo
worshipping fucktard.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 1:28 pm
From: FragileWarrior

FishFood <dont@home.com> wrote in news:IEcfh.6609$493.2906@newsfe4-
gui.ntli.net:

> On the other hand a child would see no particular significance to
> the motion, its just a dance gesture.

Wait... wait... Placing your hand over your entire genital area with your
middle finger extending deeply toward the area between your balls and
anus like your probing for Klingons and jiggling vigorously is "just a
dance gesture"?? Lordy, Twila must be devasted to have missed out on
THAT one.

F'loons. Can't live with them, can't toss their genitals into the shark
tank at Sea World.

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TOPIC: Hot younger and older pics
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/1eba09523090f20c
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:10 am
From: "Peter"

what's that? i cannot open it
"Linda Kiss
"
> I found a best place for Older Women and Younger Men, or Older men and
> Younger women to interact with each other:
>
> http://www.aboutme.com/users/suggestion1/agegapdatingclub.htm

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:54 am
From: "linda"

I found a best place for Older Women and Younger Men, or Older men and
Younger women to interact with each other:

http://www.aboutme.com/users/suggestion1/agegapdatingclub.htm

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:58 am
From: "linda"

I found a best place for Older Women and Younger Men, or Older men and
Younger women to interact with each other:

http://www.aboutme.com/users/suggestion1/agegapdatingclub.htm

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TOPIC: I was actually embarassed for Gwen Stefani last night...
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/45f8916fd2353a1e
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:36 am
From: "mc"

Flash Bazbo wrote:
> On 10 Dec 2006 16:21:05 -0800, "mc" <mcsquared65@netzero.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >lattenut@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> > yodel-rap.
> >> LOL! I was trying to find a name for what she was going...
> >> Yuck. That 'performance' was sad.
> >
> >
> >Julie Andrews must be turning over in her gra...bed.
>
> I'm still trying to figure out how those lyrics relate to the rest of
> the song.

I'm still trying to figure out how it's a song!

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TOPIC: Kirk Douglas: "The World Is In A Mess"
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/881cfc4e9e9ef024
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 1:36 pm
From: Agent Smith

LilyPS@webtv.net (Lily) wrote in news:18215-457D1274-735@storefull-
3211.bay.webtv.net:

> Agent-Smith wrote:
>
>
> <<... and he can't figure out why tough guy movies don't fix it.>>
>
> You're mixing him up with Ronald Reagan.

Stop staying up all night.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 8:46 am
From: LilyPS@webtv.net (Lily)

Agent-Smith wrote:

<<Stop staying up all night.>>

You're not the boss of me!

Lily

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TOPIC: James Kim Found Dead
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/20908e9d1b81653
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Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:38 am
From: Godof7s@yahoo.com

Kris Baker wrote:
> "earthage" <earthage2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1165714196.502919.170020@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Kris Baker wrote:
> >> "FragileWarrior" <FragileWarrior@f'loonsmustdie.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eled9g$kl8$9@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> "They passed signs warning Bear Camp Road may be blocked by snow, but
> >> >> kept going. At times James had to stick his head out the window to see
> >> >> through the falling snow, said Hastings."
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > So how do we know he could SEE the sign?
> >>
> >> I doubt if he could see it. The signs were *before* the took the
> >> wrong turnoff. Also, the road sign with the mileage to their
> >> intended destination, is also beyond that turnoff. Couple that
> >> with the vandalized gate, and they were doomed.
> >>
> >> If the gate had been locked, they'd have been forced to go back
> >> to Bear Camp Road....which was searched by vehicle and helicopter
> >> early on in the search. No one predicted they'd turn off onto a
> >> "locked" road.
> >>
> >> Kris
> >
> > I believe the signs warn of snow miles before there is any snow so
> > people will be aware of the possibility of snow. Signs should probably
> > say hazardous conditions ahead.
> >
> > The timeline says they saw at least one sign warning of snow but
> > sounds like it was close to the area where it started snowing.
> >
> > Saturday, Nov. 25:
> > The Kims miss their intended turnoff. At about 10:30 pm, they instead
> > turn west onto Bear Camp Road. Kati Kim describes the road as
> > "confusing." They see signs warning of possible snow ahead. It
> > begins
> > snowing.
> >
> > The Kims decide to turn back but the road is difficult to follow. Kati
> > Kim describes snow falling hard as James drives the car in reverse back
> >
> > down the road with his driver door open so he can see where he's
> > going.
> >
> > Another article says Kati Kim says they didn't see any signs.
> >
> > http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=4832226
> >
> > The road the Kims tried to take from Grants Pass to the Oregon coast is
> > a local legend, but a tourists' trap. Miles before it even starts
> > climbing, signs warn of winter snow conditions -- four signs along the
> > route as it narrows to one lane and twists into the forest. But Kati
> > Kim says they missed the warning signs until they were already in heavy
> > snow.
>
> I think they were also pressured by the amount of gas they had,
> and that heavy snow doesn't make it easy to see any sign (let
> alone wonder if that's the road you're on).
>
> Sure, they got themselves into a big mess. But I can see where
> road signs, missing gate locks, and (evidently) painted words under
> the snow-covered pavement sealed their fate.
>
> Kris

If they hadn't missed the signs, the empty gas tank would have still
sunk them.

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TOPIC: Next Top Model = torture of its contestants?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/a1c02656474c968e
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Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 1:38 pm
From: Agent Smith

trippy <silverbells@tacoshells.com> wrote in
news:MPG.1fe6c2735fa26c6b98981e@news.alt.net:

> In article <OtSdnbSfsoQXRevYnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@adelphia.com>, Zaven took
>> Agent Smith wrote:
>> > "mc" <mcsquared65@netzero.net> wrote in
>> >> puzzlr wrote:
>> >>> "Barnabas Collins" <BarnabasCollinsonSF@gmail.com> wrote in
>> >>>> <barbie.gee@NOSESPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> adding that you ALSO have to have brains enough to tell someone
>> >>>>> when a situation is getting to be too much for you..
>> >>>> And presumably if you tell them it is too much you'll never work
>> >>>> again in the modeling business again.
>> >>> No. Only you would presume such a thing. No one said she
>> >>> wouldn't work again if she did a couple of shots and decided she
>> >>> was about to injure herself.
>> >> Do you even watch the show? Tyra and Co. are constantly
>> >> bombarding the girls with "You can't ever show when you're sick."
>> >> They praised a sick girl for coming back from the emergency room
>> >> last season in time for a shoot (she became the winner btw).
>> >>
>> >> I can see why she didn't let them know--after all she just wasn't
>> >> feeling well, she wasn't dead...
>> >
>> > And where is OSHA while all this is going on? Oh, I forgot,
>> > homicidal felons get a free pass if they're celebrities.
>> Hmmm, sounds like Tyra could do a TV series where she's head of this
>> secret agent group and she has these undercover models of CHIC that
>> go around the world on secret missions saving the world for Democracy
>> while looking "fabulous".
>
> They already did this one. It was called 'She Spies' and it sucked.

"She Spies" had neither lingerie nor trash talking black bitches.

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TOPIC: Breaking News: Diana's Driver was Drunk
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/d9f54d60494ea744
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Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 1:40 pm
From: Agent Smith

mike90036@comic.com wrote in news:1165803252.386779.197310@
73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com:

> Breaking News: Diana's Driver was Drunk

Breaking News: Humans Discover Agriculture

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 1:48 pm
From: FragileWarrior

Agent Smith <agent-smith@two-blocks-on-your-left.com> wrote in
news:Xns9896583B4934Aagentsmithtwoblockso@207.115.17.102:

> mike90036@comic.com wrote in news:1165803252.386779.197310@
> 73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Breaking News: Diana's Driver was Drunk
>
> Breaking News: Humans Discover Agriculture
>
Breaking News: Stuff Discovered on Ground; Will Be Called "Dirt"

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TOPIC: For men who REALLY love pussy
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/ad4518d733d4dc49
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:43 am
From: "bob&carole flame"

Felicity wrote:
> What's a "nullo"?

I do not like pussy because I am very very gay.

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TOPIC: E! ONLINE/Kristin Veitch 12/06 **BLIND ITEMS**
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/f4f9932961c676a4
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:48 am
From: moor4mee@yahoo.com

Quoth Lisa...
>
> > --This one is short but not sweet. A certain TV star we all love once
> > text-messaged me (yes, me, your lowly couch potato) at 2 a.m.: "Are we
> > gonna fick or what?" It was from a BlackBerry that had both the "I" and
> > "U" on the same key, and I'm proud to say (especially if my fiancé is
> > listening) that I promptly replied: "Fick you!" (Hmmm...Or was there an
> > "I'll" before that message? Anyway, you get the gist.)
> >
>
> Ray Romano ("Certain TV star we all love")?
>

The "love" part sounds like him, but doesn't the parenthetical part
imply she'd like to "fick" him on some level, even if she thinks he's
boorish? Can't imagine anyone putting Ray into her fantasy world.

Not that I have any better ideas for this one.
Eliza

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TOPIC: HOROSCOPE 12/11
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/df6a76c913fe9766
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 5:49 am
From: PUSSSYKATT@aol.com

For Monday December 11, 2006

Aquarius -- Cooperate with partners and family members during the
morning hours when joint progress is to the fore. Your health is
dynamically aspected today to the point where it can be improved, new
preventive-medicine routines can be introduced, and the cause of
longevity can be served admirably.
Lucky Number: 344, Financial outlook: uncertain, Compatible sign:
Aries.

Pisces -- Your outlook is bright and cheerful, and your health is well
aspected during most of the day, although you may be exposed to
virus-type conditions during the late evening. Shopping for larger
items, once-in-a-lifetime purchases, will go well during the afternoon.
Lucky Number: 555, Financial outlook: very strong, Compatible sign:
Taurus.

Aries -- Your dreams remain with you after awakening. Under the
morning's aspects, the desire to communicate can be stronger than your
ability to. You have first-rate financial support, and budgets can be
revamped, and others have worthwhile advice for you.
Lucky Number: 547, Financial outlook: excellent, Compatible sign:
Taurus.

Taurus -- The early-morning aspects indicate dissension between those
of similar tastes. Noon brings new support for business matters, but
competition becomes intense in the evening. Money matters are apt to
wax and wane throughout the day.
Lucky Number: 625, Financial outlook: excellent, Compatible sign:
Cancer.

Gemini -- Your mood may vary much today. You can feel imposed upon and
somewhat bitter at times, as you're inclined to be independent and to
assert your rights. Then you can shift emphasis and be
ultra-cooperative and helpful, with an accent on unity of purpose and
even dependence.
Lucky Number: 376, Financial outlook: excellent, Compatible sign:
Taurus.

Cancer -- Be prepared for plenty of excitement in the areas of romance
and recreation. This can also make for enthusiastic travel plans and
radiant health. Creative endeavors and your love life both glow.
Lucky Number: 447, Financial outlook: good, Compatible sign: Virgo.

Leo -- Adroitness, enthusiasm, good will, and a jovial disposition
permeated by positive thinking are what you should present to the world
under the prevailing currents. Your health is harmoniously integrated
with other values today. Avoid aggression or arbitrary actions.
Lucky Number: 478, Financial outlook: excellent, Compatible sign:
Gemini.

Virgo -- The indications are for a so-so day. Some problems won't be
solved and some questions won't be answered, but you keep on the go and
perform in household, gardening, local travel, and shopping matters.
It's important to watch your food and liquid intake today.
Lucky Number: 588, Financial outlook: very good, Compatible sign:
Aries.

Libra -- Get off on any travel venture quite early this morning.
Health, possessions, home, community service, and institutional
interests are all favored today. What you hear today can change your
thinking along important lines.
Lucky Number: 196, Financial outlook: good, Compatible sign:
Sagittarius.

Scorpio -- You can expect to be sensitive today and to find yourself
surrounded by sensitive and touchy people. Emotions may run high today.
A good use of them would be in a competitive family sports game, a
picnic, or a hike in the woods. Your approach to love is intuitive.
Lucky Number: 383, Financial outlook: strong, Compatible sign: Libra.

Sagittarius -- This morning's aspects support the status quo and make
adjustment and change difficult. Your health is well aspected, however,
and as the day advances, money situations receive new support.
Lucky Number: 293, Financial outlook: risky, Compatible sign:
Capricorn.

Capricorn -- The indications are for a healthy, happy set of
experiences during most of the day. People tend to look to you for
inspiration, encouragement, and leadership. You might feel that too
many are depending on you for decisions, however.
Lucky Number: 404, Financial outlook: mild, Compatible sign:
Sagittarius.

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TOPIC: Stavros' Parents Snub Paris
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/31038fcfc4aef89b
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 9:00 am
From: "edonline"

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12112006/gossip/pagesix/stavros_parents_snub_paris_pagesix_.htm

STAVROS' PARENTS SNUB PARIS

December 11, 2006 -- WE are shocked - shocked! - that Paris Hilton may have
bought her own faux engagement ring to start speculation that Stavros
Niarchos is going to marry her. Hilton wore a fake diamond solitaire on her
left ring finger to an alice+olivia dinner party last week and wouldn't
answer questions about her and Niarchos. But close friends say they're not
engaged - and moreover, the shipping heir's parents have no intention of
even meeting their son's sometime succubus. "They refused to meet her last
year when Paris and Stavros had dated for a while," a source said. "Paris
even followed him and his family to Hawaii, where they go every New Year's,
and they still wouldn't meet her. They think she's tacky." It's a sentiment
that seems to be shared by the father of Nicky Hilton's paramour, David
Katzenberg. A family friend said Jeffrey Katzenberg, the former Disney exec
who co-founded DreamWorks, "thinks the Hiltons are just . . . lowbrow and
that his son is young and should be dating around." Meanwhile, it's only
been a month, but Nicky and David are already saying, "I love you."

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TOPIC: "Spider-Man" director resurrects "Shadow"
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/cacca20872b3682f
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 9:02 am
From: "edonline"

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2006-12-11T073521Z_01_N11472450_RTRUKOC_0_US-SHADOW.xml

"Spider-Man" director resurrects "Shadow"
Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:35 AM ET

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts
of men? Columbia Pictures and "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi know.

After a lengthy negotiation, the studio has acquired the screen rights to
"The Shadow," the legendary 1930s pulp hero, for a big-screen adaptation to
be produced by Raimi and Josh Donen through their Buckaroo Entertainment
banner. Raimi is not attached to direct at this time.

"The Shadow" debuted in 1931 on a CBS radio show which aimed to boost the
magazine circulation of sponsor Street & Smith. The character was actually
the moniker for the announcer, and listeners began demanding stories based
on the name.

Walter B. Gibson created the character, writing the adventures of a
crime-fighter who skulked in shadows wearing a hat and cape, and who had the
power to cloud men's minds.

The Shadow became one of the greatest pulp heroes of the time, and the radio
series, which featured a young Orson Welles, spawned the catchphrase "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!"

The character proved a merchandising bonanza, was the subject of seminal
comic books, and influenced an array of pop culture, from Batman to "V for
Vendetta."

The character moved to the screen, becoming the hero of several movies in
late '30s and '40s, a Columbia cliffhanger serial starring Victor Jory, and
a couple of TV series in the early days of television.

The Shadow's most recent incarnation was a big-budget 1994 feature from
Universal starring Alec Baldwin and directed by Russell Mulcahy. The movie
didn't fare well at the box office, quashing a hoped-for franchise.

A "Shadow" movie has long been a dream project for Raimi, and the
crime-fighter's influence can be seen in Raimi's 1990 movie, "Darkman."

"I've been a passionate Shadow fan ever since I was a kid and have long
dreamed of bringing this character to the screen," Raimi said.

After "Spider-Man 3" opens in May, the future of the Raimi-directed
mega-successful franchise becomes an open question. Star Tobey Maguire has
not committed to doing more. And Columbia relishes having Raimi's cinematic
fingers on another action hero. The screenplay will be written by Siavash
Farahani, whose credits include "Max Payne," a video game adaptation for
20th Century Fox.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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TOPIC: Tenor walks off stage at La Scala
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/a04e5e44ab600930
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 9:05 am
From: "edonline"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061211/ap_en_mu/italy_la_scala

Tenor walks off stage at La Scala

Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience
booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's "Aida." He
was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on wearing jeans.

"I do not deserve this kind of reception," Alagna told La Repubblica
newspaper after his early exit from Saturday night's performance.

Thursday night's opening of Zeffirelli's "Aida" was a much-anticipated
event, with Italian Premier Romano Prodi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
among the many prominent figures in audience.

That audience applauded for more than 15 minutes after the final curtain
fell, standing to cheer Zeffirelli, conductor Riccardo Chailly and a cast
led by the Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Violeta Urmana in the title role and
Alagna as Radames.

But the second performance did not go quite as smoothly.

The audience erupted in boos and whistles when Alagna came on stage and
began singing the big aria "Celeste Aida." Alagna stopped, looked at the
public, then walked off, according to Italian news reports. Understudy
Antonello Palombi, still in jeans, rushed out.

La Scala general manager Stephane Lissner apologized to the audience before
the opening of the third act.
"In many years at La Scala I had never seen anything like what happened
tonight," Chailly told reporters after the performance.

No one answered the phone at La Scala on Monday morning. The next
performance was scheduled Tuesday night.

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TOPIC: Ben Affleck: I Don't Want to Embarrass My Daughter
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/549bcf052d70c5f3
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 9:13 am
From: "edonline"

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1568565,00.html

Ben Affleck: I Don't Want to Embarrass My Daughter
MONDAY DECEMBER 11, 2006 08:30AM EST
By Stephen M. Silverman

Ben Affleck, whose 2004 split from Jennifer Lopez made international
headlines, has changed his ways since settling down and becoming a dad, he
says.

"I've never been very judicious about my own behavior or choices until they
had an impact on people other than me," Affleck, 34, tells USA Today.

"Obviously, my wife. And my daughter, who's going to have my last name - I
don't want her to mutter it over a drink. I want her to be proud of her old
man."

Affleck and his wife, Jennifer Garner, never released photos of 1-year-old
Violet. "We just didn't sell them - that was the thing," says Affleck, whose
directorial debut, Gone, Baby, Gone, is due in 2007.

"I'm extraordinarily lucky and privileged," he says, "and I've tried not to
be bitter, but I have developed a reactionary defensiveness."

He adds, "But for my child, she didn't make the bargain I did. She didn't
make that choice. And I don't want her to have to pay for the parents' sins.
I try to protect her privacy. I'll end up in the magazines, and that's life,
and I can live with it, but I try to shield my daughter."

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 2:16 pm
From: "avery"

"edonline" <edonlineSPAMOUT!@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:UqydnRziztvr-uDYnZ2dnUVZ_ompnZ2d@giganews.com...
> http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1568565,00.html

> He adds, "But for my child, she didn't make the bargain I did. She didn't
> make that choice. And I don't want her to have to pay for the parents'
> sins. I try to protect her privacy. I'll end up in the magazines, and
> that's life, and I can live with it, but I try to shield my daughter."

Please, somebody, just give this piece of pink ham a medal already so he'll
STFU.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 6:30 am
From: Cheryl Greer

In article <UqydnRziztvr-uDYnZ2dnUVZ_ompnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"edonline" <edonlineSPAMOUT!@comcast.net> wrote:

> http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1568565,00.html
>
> Ben Affleck: I Don't Want to Embarrass My Daughter

Is he going to buy up all existing copies of Armageddon and Pearl Harbor
and destroy them, then?

cheryl

--
"I've met the man in the street, and he's a cunt."
--Sid Vicious

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TOPIC: George Carlin's Rules for 2007-Funny!
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/3fa5e342b80af9db
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Dec 11 2006 9:08 am
From: LilyPS@webtv.net (Lily)

<<carlin isnt funny anymore. if you hear him on a talk show you will
hear how much he hates people. all people. he's a f*cking whack case >>

<<I seriously remember that a lot of these "rules" were also his rules
for
2006. Hey George, write some new material!!>>

Doesn't Carlin get a lot of stuff attributed to him that he never said?
Especially political rants. If Carlin "said it" I always check snopes.

Not to mention that the Rules aren't particularly funny or incisive no
matter who wrote them.

Lily

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