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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/discuss/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Today's Papers</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/1649/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Today's Papers</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Re: Hey, watch your mouth</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2944227.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:10:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2944227</guid><dc:creator>doodahman</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2944227.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2944227</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;topazz_:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;Don't forget that &lt;EM&gt;you&lt;/EM&gt; are also a boomer, mister.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Just for you, this excruciating MJ Tribute featuring hundreds of prison inmates who stayed up all last night practicing. &lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK25cfzdTTg" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK25cfzdTTg&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Well, Sunshine! Nice to hear from ya. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;From what I've been reading (and believe me, it hasn't been much), that guy was doomed. He signed up for a concert series that he was in no way, no how mentally or physically capable of carrying out. He would have collapsed. I'm thinking it's about 9 to 1 that he was knocked off or committed "suicide" (if by "suicide" we mean pushed to the brink emotionally and psychologically and then given access to all the heavy drugs he wanted with a private Dr. Feelgood paid for by...drum roll please...the guys who put up the money for his big comeback.)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; Can you say, "Hello, Carlo."?????&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hey, watch your mouth</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2941780.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:33:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2941780</guid><dc:creator>topazz_</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2941780.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2941780</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Don't forget that &lt;EM&gt;you&lt;/EM&gt; are also a boomer, mister.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Just for you, this excruciating MJ Tribute featuring hundreds of prison inmates who stayed up all last night practicing.  &lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK25cfzdTTg" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK25cfzdTTg&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Alas, this is true.  n/t</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938762.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:08:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938762</guid><dc:creator>Gatewood</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938762.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938762</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Well said.  Post this on</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938618.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:35:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938618</guid><dc:creator>doodahman</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938618.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938618</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Gatewood:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the Best of the Fray board and watch all the Michael Jackson lovers go insane. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Are you kidding? Brother, I'd rather stick my head in a barrel of shit. Come to think of it, there's no real difference. &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Well said.  Post this on</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938488.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938488</guid><dc:creator>Gatewood</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938488.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938488</wfw:commentRss><description>the Best of the Fray board and watch all the Michael Jackson lovers go insane.  &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: D-Man...you may find the attached link useful,</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938198.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:08:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938198</guid><dc:creator>doodahman</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938198.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938198</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;spreadsheet:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;when Michael Jackson come for you, "Thriller" style!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ex-robot.com/archives/design/000015.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.ex-robot.com/archives/design/000015.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; Thanks! Hey, I'm not worried about Jackson. According to my daughter, my ex wife is a featured cannibal zombie in the upcoming Woody Harrelson zombie-pic, &lt;EM&gt;Zombieland&lt;/EM&gt;. Apparently, she is shown ripping out somebody's jungular and munching on it. In other words, she was type cast.  A true method actor, that woman. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>D-Man...you may find the attached link useful,</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938116.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:53:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938116</guid><dc:creator>spreadsheet</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938116.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938116</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;when Michael Jackson come for you, "Thriller" style!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ex-robot.com/archives/design/000015.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.ex-robot.com/archives/design/000015.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: He finally beat it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938007.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:30:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2938007</guid><dc:creator>Mars07</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2938007.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2938007</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;It was all the parasites
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Michael Jackson started supporting  himself approx age 10&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rest In Peace Michael Jackson &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>He finally beat it</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2937970.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:21:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2937970</guid><dc:creator>doodahman</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2937970.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=1649&amp;PostID=2937970</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Well, let's be clear. He probably beat it a lot with those kids around. Frankly, I was shocked because I always assumed Michael Jackson would never die-- the mother ship would just return and bring him home. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I guess I'm just pissed because now all the thunder has been stolen by the untimely demise of Ed McMahon. I mean, he wasn't even 90. Lord, why do you take the best first?  Now I'm waiting for Elton John's tribute song, "Goodbye Scary Freak". &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Chances are, Jackson killed himself by overwork and using substances to dull the pain caused by the stress he was putting on his emaciated 50 year old body. A body that he undoubtedly destoyed in his quest to be Diana Ross with a dick. Well, too fucking bad. He had everything, and like a cross-dressing Tony Montana, he let it all go to shit because he didn't have a lick of common sense and all the parasites feeding off of him wouldn't dare try to set him straight.  &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; Or, it could be that the backers of his egomaniacal "come back" realized he was going to flop (I mean, get serious-- a 50 year old reputed child exploiter is going to recapture the magic by twitching around in a style that's been outdated for two decades? har dee har har har. There's a reason that the earth turns, my friends) and killed him off to collect on the key man insurance policy. Better that then have the whole tour collapse after two months because he just doesn't have it any more and nobody really gives a shit. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; Either way, fuck him. The way he manipulated parents to donate their children to his clutches was sickening. In a just society, those parents and him would have been strung up a long time ago. I can only imagine that he's going to spend eternity in the clutches of a 12 foot tall psycho transvestite, dressing him up in dolly clothes and making him have "tea" with Ken. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Just wait until Sir Paul kicks it. The Boomers will go into such a tizzy over their own now impending mortality that the damn stock market will crash again, the housing market will tank anew, and the only business left worth investing in will be cryogen chambers and clones. &lt;/P&gt;
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