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Why does by hike499	Jul 29th, 2008 08:00:41 PM
the guy take his shirt off?
Nice by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 29th, 2008 08:02:23 PM
I like how the Big Brother guy towards the end takes his shirt off. "Well, I'm outside and it's a pending disaster...may as well look hot."
"Why does the guy take his shirt off?" by Hercules	Jul 29th, 2008 08:02:49 PM
Because he's sweaty.
HA! Good call, Hike! by Cletus Van Damme	Jul 29th, 2008 08:03:00 PM
Just saw your post, lol.
So the cast of Big Brother's OK? by slone13	Jul 29th, 2008 08:06:48 PM
Sometimes you just can't catch a break...
oh god! by sharpie	Jul 29th, 2008 08:16:41 PM
wheres jerry?!
If anyone wants me... by KazamaSmokers	Jul 29th, 2008 08:27:31 PM
... I'll be over in the corner... praying for Omarion.
The best Letterman line was after the break by KCMOSHer	Jul 29th, 2008 08:34:32 PM
I remember that like it was yesterday. They come back from the break and he tells Paul that he's been inspired. From now on, when the show isn't going well, or a bit bombs...under the desk, both of them. And sure enough, they did that later in the show. Turned it into a running gag. -So- damn funny.
Idiot! When a quake hits, get your goddamn shirt off! by Uncle Stan	Jul 29th, 2008 08:36:32 PM
Everyone knows that.
I hate Jesse by theredtoad	Jul 29th, 2008 08:39:05 PM

That Judge Judy clip by Kirbymanly	Jul 29th, 2008 08:45:30 PM
... just reminded me of how f'ing freaky it was when it hit.
he took his shirt off cause he knew by irrelevntelefant	Jul 29th, 2008 08:50:10 PM
that if they are all together, the cameras will be on him...
Just moved to LA by EskNerd	Jul 29th, 2008 08:51:34 PM
So this was my first quake, and I found I was only scared for my new TV. I stood in the doorway to my bedroom and watched across the hall, hoping that it wouldn't topple over as DVDs flew off the shelves. And then it was over. Welcome to LA.
i had co-workers that went home to check on by irrelevntelefant	Jul 29th, 2008 08:56:37 PM
their big screen hdtv's... seriously.
These Aren't Angelenos... by TheBladehelm	Jul 29th, 2008 09:00:36 PM

(ahem, let me try that again) These Aren't Angelenos by TheBladehelm	Jul 29th, 2008 09:02:35 PM
People who are actually from here and have experienced a few earthquakes laughed with glee at the child-like fear, the almost rabbit terror, that struck grown adults. I work at a movie theater and everyone there who was scared were transplants, natives were just fine.
I was taking the bar exam... by JLohnny	Jul 29th, 2008 09:12:52 PM
...and nobody stopped typing. Future lawyers.
Big Brother is still on the air? by fiester	Jul 29th, 2008 09:15:13 PM
Seriously? WTF? Who watches that shit?
Message of the day by Cotton McKnight	Jul 29th, 2008 09:19:37 PM
"So this was my first quake, and I found I was only scared for my new TV. I stood in the doorway to my bedroom and watched across the hall, hoping that it wouldn't topple over as DVDs flew off the shelves. And then it was over." That is exactly what I thought someone who lives in LA would do. Worry about their tv. Or as George Carlin would say, "stuff". Sounds like you found your mothership, Esknerd.
Fiester, here's how you can tell BB is still on. by darthuser	Jul 29th, 2008 09:32:13 PM
There's a youtube video of the current cast reacting to today's quake. Learn to read, retard.
Is there a way to kill everyone on Big Brother? by RockMSockM	Jul 29th, 2008 09:33:23 PM
I mean, honestly--this would have been a perfect excuse. They have no idea what was going on--while the earthquake happens, just have P.A. drop a lighting grid on the cast... later, blame it on the quake. There's not ONE redeeming reason to watch that show.
I love Big Brother. by darth girlfriend	Jul 29th, 2008 09:35:18 PM
Herc, Harry, Moriarty: When did talkback trolling stop being a ban-worthy offence?
um, darth by RockMSockM	Jul 29th, 2008 09:36:09 PM
Did you seriously think he was ASKING if the show was on the air? He was making an incredulous, sarcastic remark--wondering how such a piece of crap load of drivel could still exist on the TV landscape.
no offense by RockMSockM	Jul 29th, 2008 09:37:22 PM
no offense meant to those of you who enjoy the show, I just can;t stand it. I was merely clarifying Fiester's remarks. lol
Big Brother is the best reality show on TV. by Katie Geek	Jul 29th, 2008 09:38:21 PM
Ban the haters, Herc. Then shut down registration! Learn to read, RockMSockM.
BB rules!! by splungiest	Jul 29th, 2008 09:39:50 PM
Learn to read, angry virgins! LOL!!
Ban the Big Brother watchers. by fiester	Jul 29th, 2008 09:40:17 PM
Actually, I'm shocked anyone who watches that shite actually knows how to use a computer.
ban Fiester AND Rockmsockm! by Lisa Bent	Jul 29th, 2008 09:47:46 PM
"angry virgins"! LOL!
Gotta say, Big Brother IS the best of the reality shows by mach5jack	Jul 29th, 2008 09:50:59 PM
take a break from masturbating to American Gladiators and give it a look, junior
I bet Scriptgirl's tits jiggle. by Loosejerk	Jul 29th, 2008 09:58:21 PM
what? was there an earthquake?
Didn't seem that big a deal by FatRat	Jul 29th, 2008 10:01:51 PM
I was in San Bernardino county when it hit this morning, just turned in my A+ final exam to get graded. Thought for sure that that was a sign I failed....lol
That cowardly douchebag who hid under the desk.. by SubliminalJones	Jul 29th, 2008 10:27:42 PM
is Kent Shocknek, a typical vacuous talking head from the pretentious Ted Baxter school of broadcasting. I was glad to see that clip again, as it confirms why every time I see him on local LA tv I mumble "shitheel" under my breath.
im freakin out maaannnn by hey...jonboy	Jul 29th, 2008 10:34:41 PM

I stopped scrolling at a point on this page and...WOAH by Riley Martin	Jul 29th, 2008 10:35:13 PM
If you crop the cover of that Watchmen book at a certain point with the bottom of your browser (just below where the eyes crease in the middle), it conjures a very NSFW image... :D
The Earth should've Swallowed Big Brother Cast by frakthetoasters	Jul 29th, 2008 10:39:10 PM
And then no one would ever have to watch that atrociousness again.
Why'd I know this was HERC by Phategod2	Jul 29th, 2008 10:39:14 PM
Just some how I knew it was him.
Big Brother Cancelled by deanbarry	Jul 29th, 2008 10:41:55 PM
Here in Australia. Lasted 8 years until the viewing public stopped wathcing. Therefore the network execs yeanked it. Maybe you USA folk could learn a little from us Downunder types. Speak with your remotes. as for the Judge Judy clip, i find it hilarious that the girl DID NOT MOVE!! She wanted her 15 minutes thats for sure.
Yeanked is a word by deanbarry	Jul 29th, 2008 10:43:05 PM
I didn't want to be offensive and use the word Yank.
Riley Martin by topher tencha	Jul 29th, 2008 10:44:24 PM
Funny. Fuckin' Funny.
5.3 Big Deal! by otm shank	Jul 29th, 2008 10:49:59 PM
It doesn't get interesting until your in the high sixes.
I didn't feel it... by PirateEmery	Jul 29th, 2008 10:53:21 PM
Bunch of whiners! Real men don't notice earthquakes.
That was the best "Big Brother" food challenge ever by RueDBaga	Jul 29th, 2008 10:53:29 PM
Looks like Jerry's on slop.
Everybody knows if you have a six pack (abs not beer) by Yeti	Jul 29th, 2008 10:59:51 PM
you take your shirt off whenever the cameras are rolling.
Yeti by PirateEmery	Jul 29th, 2008 11:09:37 PM
Yep, it's a law...
riley martin by SpawnofAchilles	Jul 29th, 2008 11:34:20 PM
way to spot dr manhatten's forehead vagina
Nobody cared. by salamimansam	Jul 30th, 2008 12:22:18 AM

Noobs by CerebralAssassin	Jul 30th, 2008 12:38:14 AM
At work we just sat there. Didn't run and scream like these pussies. Of course, we're locals, not bullshit transplants, so we're used to this fun shit.
That dude took his shirt off.. by malificus	Jul 30th, 2008 01:21:42 AM
..because the other dude that came out of the house in his towel was more ripped and showing more skin and guy #1 couldn't be outdone. Douchebag.
That Judge Judy Clip Killed Me! by Gap Toothed TV Boy	Jul 30th, 2008 01:24:37 AM
The Plaintiff didn't budge at all! "Fuck the earthquake. I want my Goddamn money, bitch!"
Yeah this morning was kind of crazy. by Novaman5000	Jul 30th, 2008 01:37:25 AM
There is that feeling of... this will stop soon, it's no big deal... and then it keeps going, and your mind begins to imagine that this might actually be the big one... and then what will you do? Especially being on the 3rd floor of an office building that is rocking like crazy I thought to myself "I'm gonna just wait right here, but the second the walls start cracking a bitch is running for the door." Needless to say that I had a bit of an adrenaline high for a bit after the shaking finally stopped. I've been in Los Angeles for 2 years and this was easily the biggest quake I've felt. Kind of makes you dread "The Big One".
When Letterman was enjoyable... by zacdilone	Jul 30th, 2008 01:50:43 AM
When he enjoyed his job, kept a playful attitude, and hadn't yet acquired his unattractive insufferable-bitch mode.
Letterman loathes what he's become. by malificus	Jul 30th, 2008 03:01:43 AM
And I do too. I used to watch his morning show back in the day so I was a fan old school but I swear to god every time he starts in with that Top 10 list i want to just destroy a planet. Jeebus how long can you a flog a bit past the point where it's simply not funny and enters the territory of almost a kind of torture, like peeling back the outside edge of a fingernail back in deep until the whole side of the finger is sore, only in the case of Letterman's show it would be like flaying the skin right off your bones. For the love of god, your own soul and all things holy please STOP Letterman, just stop. Climb on a bus with Rosie O Donnell and Kelsey Grammer and R.E.M. and just go away and don't show your faces around here again.
My favourite reality show - America by Miyamoto_Musashi	Jul 30th, 2008 03:19:13 AM
It's entertaining viewing, and highly recommend it. Watch it now before it simply becomes a tourist destination like previous great shows such as Spain and Portugal.
I admit i was scared this morning. by LeviDTinker	Jul 30th, 2008 04:01:17 AM
Iam not embaressed to admit i was scared big time when my 85 year old apartment building started shaking really bad then swaying for what seemed like forever. crossing my fingers the apartment above me wouldnt come crashing down. i bet anything the people above who are going on about how they didnt feel anything or they were laughing with glee cause the quake was nothing, were probably themselfs cowering underneath there kitchen tables crying for there mommas and sucking on there thumbs. you know and i know in your mind you are hopeing that it wasnt going to turn out to be the big one, and were so thankful when it stoped a short time latter
The Plaintiff was probably a local by Antz	Jul 30th, 2008 06:05:34 AM
I'm not from Ca, but I've been in a lot of earthquakes. That one was pretty feeble. I wouldn't have bothered moving.
Wow look at them pushing each other in a panic to get outside. by Smashing	Jul 30th, 2008 06:05:54 AM
Primal and slightly dumb given health and safety rules!!
I felt it yesterday. by Psyclops	Jul 30th, 2008 07:18:00 AM
It was so short that when it was over I just kind of shrugged it off. Next thing I know it was on every channel and I had relatives calling from other States to see if everything was alright.
Big wusses.... by Prometeo	Jul 30th, 2008 08:06:34 AM
ha ha ha... going nuts about a mere temblor. ;) When I was a kid, I was rattled by a 8.1 one ('85); and my grandpa was at Valdivia the 22 of May 1960, for a 9.5 show, the strongest one in recorded history. That one had tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, rivers changing course, a whole reshaping of the coast line, big cargo ships carried upstream, whole quake lakes pouring over town... you name it! Would you like to know more?: http://tinyurl.com/3a6e8h Here those are
this is why i live in New York by Magic Rat	Jul 30th, 2008 08:10:41 AM
the worst we get is like 2" of snow in January.
I'm Gay. . . by arloflores	Jul 30th, 2008 08:13:41 AM
. . .and even I got annoyed when I saw that douche bag take his shirt off.
A 5+ could not shake the pink shirt girls boobs by Knobules	Jul 30th, 2008 08:46:31 AM
Thats some good plastic surgery on those dingbats. Nice and sturdy.
Big Brother cast by skimn	Jul 30th, 2008 09:00:29 AM
I couldn't tell...does an earthquake affect silicone?
local news anchors are such idiots by ArcadianDS	Jul 30th, 2008 09:37:55 AM
LULZ SHE THOUGHT IT WERE DA WRATH OF DA JUDGE JUDY HAW HAW HAW. These two couldn't have been more tickled to show video of a potential disaster.
Yesterday's quake was nothing. by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 30th, 2008 09:57:13 AM
We didn't even have any power outtages. I stayed at my desk and kept writing.
Fuck you Chinese did it better! by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 30th, 2008 10:42:38 AM
Yeah you read that right.
Keep your snow, New York by Heckles	Jul 30th, 2008 11:16:21 AM
Not to mention the piss smell and nuts to butts people... I'll take an earthquake every few years and beautiful weather.
Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode by terry1978	Jul 30th, 2008 11:18:02 AM
Where George smells the smoke and sees the fire in the stove and pushes the clown, kids, and an old woman on a walker out of the way to get out.
It was the biggest quake since the 94 one by Novaman5000	Jul 30th, 2008 11:20:27 AM
according to the news, so I don't really know that it classifies as "nothing". I did stay at my desk though, cuz what are you gonna do? Even if it's the big one, you are not gonna make it out of a building in time. And as for it being short- it lasted a 40 seconds here in Culver City, which is a significant length of time seeing as how the Northridge quake lasted only 20.
Tru dat Magic Rat. by WickedMonster	Jul 30th, 2008 11:59:30 AM
But I don't understand why all disaster movies like to hit NY first. I mean come on...cloverfield monsters, killer weather, giant gorillas. They even made an Earthquake movie that hit NY. Wait, they made a Volcano movie too. Jeez. Hollywood hates New York.
Earthquakes don't scare me... by Banzai Rootskibango	Jul 30th, 2008 12:26:58 PM
...sobering up and finding a job scares me.
Hmmm... I thought there would be more rioting... by Alkeoholic77	Jul 30th, 2008 01:04:10 PM

You can't pay me enough to live in L.A. by Sithdan	Jul 30th, 2008 01:09:53 PM
With all the earthquakes, crime and terrorists running about, there's not enough money out there to make me move to L.A. Geologists claim the "big one" is going to shake, rattle and roll California within 30 years. It's like living in front of a dart board. No thanks, I think I'm fine sitting here in little old Nashville, Tennessee.
Those Big Brother fucks were annoying as shit. by HoboCode	Jul 30th, 2008 01:20:23 PM
I actually hoped a concrete slab would fall on them.
Earthquake will destroy reality T.V. by Dick Bahls	Jul 30th, 2008 01:33:04 PM
god is angry, and an earthquake or other natural disaster will destroy the Ho-gans, the Low-hans, Big Loser House, American A-hole, The Combover Apprentice, The Tit-Hills, All the slutty Wives of..., The Unreal World, and Suviv-whore.
You can't pay me enough to live in Nashville, Tennessee by spectrebeeyatch	Jul 30th, 2008 01:43:00 PM
Visited a friend there once. Horrible. What a shitty place. LA does have crime... just like any other city. Sure we have earthquakes most are small and big one's every other decade or so. Don't think we have that many terrorists but at least we don't have floods. And we also don't have to watch the Tennessee Titans so that is a bonus.
just an earthquake... by kuldan	Jul 30th, 2008 01:46:18 PM
It's amazing how some people over-exaggerate the concept of an earthquake. Some people just can't handle it...except for the guy with the glasses and the blue shirt on the beginning of the Judge Judy clip - he just stands there, stacks his papers, and mills around. He doesn't give a shit, and neither should we.
Yes, Memphis, run toward the glass door... by Lenny Nero	Jul 30th, 2008 01:46:24 PM
...during an earthquake. Shit. I guess I'm spoiled by having been in earthquakes. If you spend any of your elementary school years in California (and middle school, and high school), we run through the earthquake drill...oh...I don't know...about a thousand times! Get under the desk, cover your head, and stay the fuck away from glass.
spectrebeeyatch by HoboCode	Jul 30th, 2008 02:18:21 PM
You don't have to watch any football. Zing!
Pussies. I've been through 5.3 quakes in my sleep! by Tacom	Jul 30th, 2008 02:23:13 PM

I remember once... by Banzai Rootskibango	Jul 30th, 2008 02:36:24 PM
I was in this terrible car accident on the highway...huge pile-up, really serious...car flipped over and everything...as I crawled out of the overturned vehicle I felt this compulsion to take my shirt off so, logically, I did. That's my theory on this...it's like a phenomenon or something...just gotta take your shirt off in moments like those.
Hey, that's not fair! We have college football... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 30th, 2008 02:44:37 PM
... sigh... nevermind.
Never been in a 'Quake by Sithdan	Jul 30th, 2008 03:11:27 PM
Know why? I live in Tennessee!!!!
Magicrat by LeviDTinker	Jul 30th, 2008 03:18:39 PM
Hey buddy you do realize that New York has faultlines as well,and has had a number of quakes in the past. just cause there hasnt been one in your lifetime yet,doesnt mean you are safe from them.
sithdan by LeviDTinker	Jul 30th, 2008 03:22:43 PM
Tennessee has earthquakes as well, there are several faultlines that run through tennesse.
I NEVER watch "Big Brother"... by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Gooder	Jul 30th, 2008 03:53:00 PM
....and this clip shows why. "OhMyGod! OhMyGod! That was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Scary!" Fuck. It just makes me wish the Big One would hit, just to wipe those dumbfucks off the planet once and for all.....NO ONE would miss them.
Bruno, replace SoCal with NorCal... by Lenny Nero	Jul 30th, 2008 03:58:06 PM
...and you'd be dead on about the best place to live in America. Sure, the Bay Area is a bit expensive, but it's not hard to make a fuckload of money up here.
i was half sleeping still by Prossor	Jul 30th, 2008 04:26:44 PM
the swaying bed felt kinda nice...
SoCal is the best place in America to live? by Derpy Der	Jul 30th, 2008 05:59:52 PM
Um... So have you, like, been anywhere? Seen anything?
We Had An Earthquake? by spiderinside	Jul 30th, 2008 06:07:02 PM
I was in Westwood at 11:42am yesterday, and I didn't feel a thing. Course, I'd been up all night, so maybe my sleep-deprivation blunted my senses a wee bit. Wierd.
The dude who takes off his shirt by Novaman5000	Jul 30th, 2008 06:11:38 PM
Also references his "physique" at least twice an episode. He is the most self absorbed person i've ever seen, and I haven't even seen many episodes of BB. It's obvious that this bitch knew that the quake clip would make it to broadcast, so he took the opportunity to remind america how frequently he goes to the gym in an attempt to stay on the show. fucking pathetic.
The Big Brother footage needed more lava by BrandLoyalist	Jul 30th, 2008 06:45:28 PM

Hey Sithdan by jesuschrist	Jul 30th, 2008 06:54:27 PM
I've never been in a lynching. Know why? I live in LA!
lemme guess by slkboxrman	Jul 30th, 2008 07:13:34 PM
they riot and loot ? and beat rodney king again ? how do they know where he lives ? lol.... anyways i do not and will never live near an earthquake zone or a hurricane area...so far so good
big brother by slkboxrman	Jul 30th, 2008 07:16:22 PM
big brother sucks.....the best reality show on TV is SURVIVOR ....BB sucked before they stole elements of survivor to boost viewership ...and then they still sucked.. ..supposed to be voyeuristic but u can only watch on cam what they want u to watch...so the original premise of the show was BS from the beginning.... watch SURVIVOR be HAPPY..
Well I Just got my L.A cherry popped by ChocolateJesusMan	Jul 30th, 2008 07:30:15 PM
That was my first quake since moving to L.A and hopefully the last..still kinda dissapinting that I didin't get to go into "Bruce Willis" action hero mode & save the city
Wait a minute, herc doesn't fucking write anything... by floatybrownthing	Jul 30th, 2008 08:04:29 PM
And he gets a fucking office?!
Isn't "Best Reality Show" an oxymoron? by Antz	Jul 30th, 2008 08:43:28 PM
And the weather in Southern California is nice... when you can see something on those one or two days a year when the smog clears. Whenever I go back there I can literally taste the smog after getting used to pure air for so long.
Watch that BB clip with no sound... by V'Shael	Jul 31st, 2008 01:46:46 AM
and they look like a troop of monkeys reacting to an earthquake. They are mimicing each others behaviour, and doing other things which really reveal how like animals we are.
He probably took his shirt off by darquelyte	Jul 31st, 2008 07:11:38 AM
Because he went from hanging out in the shade to standing out in the Sun with a blue shirt on. I'd be tempted to take me shirt off too, and I'm not a body builder like that dude.
Hey Jesus by Sithdan	Jul 31st, 2008 09:24:11 AM
I've never been in any race riots. Why? I live in Tennessee!
He took his shirt off... by SlickyVonBoner	Aug 1st, 2008 12:45:19 AM
cause the other dude had his shirt off and he didn't want to be one-upped. Plain and simple.
All I can say is... by jackofhearts29	Aug 1st, 2008 09:06:02 AM
lots of silicone was jiggling that day

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