User: jbtowers
Recent Posts

• Re: Vote here for "Great Novel that SHOULD be made into a movie"

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on February 19, 2009     Views: 101 Replies: 0
  Topic: Vote here for "Great Novel that SHOULD be made into a movie"     
  Last response by EbenCooke on February 20, 2009

• Re: Fair book, great musical: Wicked

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on February 19, 2009     Views: 135 Replies: 0
  Topic: Fair book, great musical: Wicked     Rating: +1
  Last response by ashwe10 on February 20, 2009

• Re: A Few More Examples....

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on February 18, 2009     Views: 78 Replies: 1
  Topic: A Few More Examples....     
  Last response by LDear on February 19, 2009

• Re: Am i getting this?

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on February 19, 2009     Views: 180 Replies: 0
  Topic: Am i getting this?     
  Last response by jbtowers on February 19, 2009

• Three words...

  Posted to Number 1 by jbtowers on February 18, 2009     Views: 962 Replies: 2
  Topic: Three words...     
  Last response by The Big Electron on February 19, 2009

• Re: A Clockwork Orange

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on February 18, 2009     Views: 100 Replies: 1
  Topic: A Clockwork Orange     
  Last response by johntonsoup on February 18, 2009

• Unmake the 1988 mistake

  Posted to Dialogues by jbtowers on November 5, 2008     Views: 9247 Replies: 5
  Topic: Unmake the 1988 mistake     Rating: +4
  Last response by DirtyBird on February 18, 2009

• Re: Unmake the 1988 mistake

  Posted to Dialogues by jbtowers on November 5, 2008     Views: 564 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unmake the 1988 mistake     Rating: +4
  Last response by DirtyBird on February 18, 2009

• Re: Unmake the 1988 mistake

  Posted to Dialogues by jbtowers on November 5, 2008     Views: 668 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unmake the 1988 mistake     Rating: +4
  Last response by DirtyBird on February 18, 2009

• How many more times?

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on February 12, 2009     Views: 518 Replies: 1
  Topic: How many more times?     
  Last response by quidfecisti on February 15, 2009

• Re: Steele is the "evil twin"?

  Posted to Politics by jbtowers on February 11, 2009     Views: 198 Replies: 0
  Topic: Steele is the "evil twin"?     Rating: +1/-4
  Last response by jbtowers on February 11, 2009

• Meanwhile, Ken Griffey remains unemployed.

  Posted to Sports Nut by jbtowers on February 9, 2009     Views: 402 Replies: 1
  Topic: Meanwhile, Ken Griffey remains unemployed.     
  Last response by celtic on February 10, 2009

• Re: Co-sleeping

  Posted to What's Up, Doc by jbtowers on February 4, 2009     Views: 99 Replies: 1
  Topic: Co-sleeping     Rating: -1
  Last response by jascob on February 9, 2009

• Re: PST… Lithwick, your bias is showing

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on February 4, 2009     Views: 89 Replies: 1
  Topic: PST… Lithwick, your bias is showing     
  Last response by degsme on February 5, 2009

• Re: Idiocracy

  Posted to Number 1 by jbtowers on February 2, 2009     Views: 84 Replies: 2
  Topic: Idiocracy     
  Last response by Mmmmm on February 3, 2009

• Re: Causality ...

  Posted to Explainer by jbtowers on January 30, 2009     Views: 82 Replies: 1
  Topic: Causality ...     
  Last response by piccola on January 30, 2009

• These are internships

  Posted to Chatterbox by jbtowers on January 28, 2009     Views: 519 Replies: 1
  Topic: These are internships     
  Last response by kheila on January 30, 2009

• Because evangelicals are un-Christian, maybe

  Posted to Faith-Based by jbtowers on January 28, 2009     Views: 380 Replies: 2
  Topic: Because evangelicals are un-Christian­, maybe     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by suzie on January 29, 2009

• Re: Cards are in because they won

  Posted to Sports Nut by jbtowers on January 26, 2009     Views: 109 Replies: 1
  Topic: Cards are in because they won     Rating: +1
  Last response by sir biff on January 26, 2009

• I still like Big Shot

  Posted to The Spectator by jbtowers on January 24, 2009     Views: 276 Replies: 0
  Topic: I still like Big Shot     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 24, 2009

• Re: Hackery

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on January 22, 2009     Views: 165 Replies: 0
  Topic: Hackery     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 22, 2009

• Re: 2nd favorite team

  Posted to Family by jbtowers on January 15, 2009     Views: 113 Replies: 0
  Topic: 2nd favorite team     
  Last response by drtmuir on January 18, 2009

• More like predictably re-diddly-visionist

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on January 15, 2009     Views: 450 Replies: 0
  Topic: More like predictably re-diddly-vi­sionist     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 15, 2009

• CHFF stats predicted these results, also

  Posted to Sports Nut by jbtowers on January 15, 2009     Views: 420 Replies: 0
  Topic: CHFF stats predicted these results, also     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 15, 2009

• Re: facebook vs. myspace

  Posted to Technology by jbtowers on January 15, 2009     Views: 172 Replies: 0
  Topic: facebook vs. myspace     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 15, 2009

• Re: Wow

  Posted to The Best Policy by jbtowers on January 5, 2009     Views: 180 Replies: 0
  Topic: Wow     Rating: +1
  Last response by jbtowers on January 5, 2009

• Re: Not a Fitzgerald quote

  Posted to Moneybox by jbtowers on January 5, 2009     Views: 226 Replies: 0
  Topic: Not a Fitzgerald quote     Rating: +1
  Last response by jbtowers on January 5, 2009

• Re: You're a hypocrite, Hitch

  Posted to Fighting Words by jbtowers on December 19, 2008     Views: 154 Replies: 2
  Topic: You're a hypocrite, Hitch     Rating: +3
  Last response by BDS on December 21, 2008

• The Aristocrats is child porn?

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on December 16, 2008     Views: 612 Replies: 2
  Topic: The Aristocrats is child porn?     
  Last response by tonto_goldberg on December 17, 2008

• Re: Not "no one" but "them"

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on December 12, 2008     Views: 204 Replies: 0
  Topic: Not "no one" but "them"­     
  Last response by laluna82 on December 14, 2008

• Reagan

  Posted to XX Factor by jbtowers on December 12, 2008     Views: 341 Replies: 2
  Topic: Reagan     
  Last response by RealConservative on December 14, 2008

• Re: Funny

  Posted to Television by jbtowers on December 11, 2008     Views: 264 Replies: 0
  Topic: Funny     
  Last response by jbtowers on December 11, 2008

• Re: more nonsense from hucksters

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on December 5, 2008     Views: 217 Replies: 1
  Topic: more nonsense from hucksters     
  Last response by ThatWillBeAll on December 6, 2008

• Re: Welcome to Socialized Medicine

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on December 4, 2008     Views: 264 Replies: 1
  Topic: Welcome to Socialized Medicine     Rating: +1
  Last response by Adam Bee on December 5, 2008

• Re: Criminal law might sometimes be acceptable (not this way)

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on December 4, 2008     Views: 252 Replies: 0
  Topic: Criminal law might sometimes be acceptable (not this way)     Rating: +1
  Last response by Joe_JP on December 4, 2008

• Re: Rudolph A&A

  Posted to Architecture by jbtowers on December 3, 2008     Views: 181 Replies: 0
  Topic: Rudolph A&A     Rating: +1
  Last response by Inkstained on December 4, 2008

• Off topic, but "Radiohead- and Coldplay-influenced bands"?

  Posted to Music Box by jbtowers on November 21, 2008     Views: 744 Replies: 2
  Topic: Off topic, but "Radiohead-­ and Coldplay-inf­luenced bands"?     
  Last response by cungar on November 24, 2008

• Under at least two categories: ROGER CLEMENS

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on November 20, 2008     Views: 366 Replies: 1
  Topic: Under at least two categories: ROGER CLEMENS     
  Last response by nvroutofthismaze on November 20, 2008

• Re: Douthat can only offer hate

  Posted to Dialogues by jbtowers on November 7, 2008     Views: 358 Replies: 2
  Topic: Douthat can only offer hate     
  Last response by Sickday on November 9, 2008

• Re: Defending the Indefensible

  Posted to XX Factor by jbtowers on November 6, 2008     Views: 237 Replies: 1
  Topic: Defending the Indefensible     
  Last response by treble clef on November 6, 2008

• Re: I believe Palin is that ignorant

  Posted to XX Factor by jbtowers on November 6, 2008     Views: 265 Replies: 0
  Topic: I believe Palin is that ignorant     Rating: +2
  Last response by jbtowers on November 6, 2008

• So what?

  Posted to Politics by jbtowers on November 5, 2008     Views: 689 Replies: 2
  Topic: So what?     
  Last response by libertyforall on November 6, 2008

• Re: Now THIS is an October Surprise!

  Posted to Politics by jbtowers on October 29, 2008     Views: 476 Replies: 1
  Topic: Now THIS is an October Surprise!     Rating: -1
  Last response by Marcia Gerber on October 31, 2008

• Re: Oh, does this hit home for me...

  Posted to Faith-Based by jbtowers on October 29, 2008     Views: 469 Replies: 0
  Topic: Oh, does this hit home for me...     Rating: +2
  Last response by IWonder on October 31, 2008

• A two-sentence review of this review

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on October 30, 2008     Views: 639 Replies: 0
  Topic: A two-sentence review of this review     
  Last response by jbtowers on October 30, 2008

• Ew. No. 28 years of NOT the real AC-DC

  Posted to Music Box by jbtowers on October 29, 2008     Views: 883 Replies: 2
  Topic: Ew. No. 28 years of NOT the real AC-DC     
  Last response by scottp on October 30, 2008

• Re: Is Everyone Crazy?

  Posted to Foreigners by jbtowers on October 28, 2008     Views: 298 Replies: 1
  Topic: Is Everyone Crazy?     
  Last response by justicepsych on October 28, 2008

• For the love of Webster, stop saying "SOCIALIST"!

  Posted to Chatterbox by jbtowers on October 24, 2008     Views: 752 Replies: 3
  Topic: For the love of Webster, stop saying "SOCIALIST"!­     
  Last response by degsme on October 26, 2008

• Re: Bachelor parties are also a problem

  Posted to A Fine Whine by jbtowers on October 21, 2008     Views: 341 Replies: 1
  Topic: Bachelor parties are also a problem     
  Last response by kaiso on October 24, 2008

• Re: Fair Share?

  Posted to Chatterbox by jbtowers on October 24, 2008     Views: 334 Replies: 0
  Topic: Fair Share?     
  Last response by pffffft on October 24, 2008

• Scalia, the right-wing activist hypocrite

  Posted to Convictions Archive by jbtowers on June 26, 2008     Views: 1406 Replies: 2
  Topic: Scalia, the right-wing activist hypocrite     Rating: +1
  Last response by rajhc on October 24, 2008

• Re: Spanking vs. "Nurturing" parents

  Posted to The Big Sort by jbtowers on October 21, 2008     Views: 420 Replies: 0
  Topic: Spanking vs. "Nurturing"­ parents     
  Last response by blueshift on October 22, 2008

• Re: What about....

  Posted to Low Concept by jbtowers on October 10, 2008     Views: 425 Replies: 0
  Topic: What about....     Rating: +1
  Last response by jbtowers on October 10, 2008

• Re: Wait -- Philip *Roth*??

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on October 3, 2008     Views: 480 Replies: 1
  Topic: Wait -- Philip *Roth*??     
  Last response by Tadeusz598 on October 4, 2008

• Phony, hypocritical, judgmental and sexy

  Posted to Culturebox by jbtowers on September 27, 2008     Views: 397 Replies: 0
  Topic: Phony, hypocritical­, judgmental and sexy     
  Last response by jbtowers on September 27, 2008

• Also

  Posted to Explainer by jbtowers on September 19, 2008     Views: 381 Replies: 0
  Topic: Also     
  Last response by jbtowers on September 19, 2008

• Blood Simple?

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on September 12, 2008     Views: 571 Replies: 1
  Topic: Blood Simple?     
  Last response by Travelall on September 12, 2008

• Re: NFL players are underpaid

  Posted to Sports Nut by jbtowers on September 4, 2008     Views: 636 Replies: 3
  Topic: NFL players are underpaid     
  Last response by dougcachet on September 12, 2008

• Re: NZ Drinking Age

  Posted to Medical Examiner by jbtowers on August 26, 2008     Views: 423 Replies: 1
  Topic: NZ Drinking Age     Rating: +6/-1
  Last response by jibboo on August 27, 2008

• Re: Georgia on my mind.

  Posted to Explainer by jbtowers on August 14, 2008     Views: 463 Replies: 1
  Topic: Georgia on my mind.     
  Last response by northwoods on August 19, 2008

• Re: Fairness

  Posted to Family by jbtowers on August 15, 2008     Views: 581 Replies: 2
  Topic: Fairness     Rating: +2
  Last response by Morn on August 18, 2008

• Maybe it's because...

  Posted to Moneybox by jbtowers on August 18, 2008     Views: 407 Replies: 0
  Topic: Maybe it's because...     
  Last response by jbtowers on August 18, 2008

• Re: Now versus later

  Posted to Family by jbtowers on August 4, 2008     Views: 365 Replies: 0
  Topic: Now versus later     
  Last response by jbtowers on August 4, 2008

• Re: They're freaking insects.

  Posted to Food by jbtowers on July 31, 2008     Views: 454 Replies: 0
  Topic: They're freaking insects.     Rating: +1
  Last response by markci on July 31, 2008

• Re: Let me get this straight...

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on July 25, 2008     Views: 615 Replies: 2
  Topic: Let me get this straight...     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by speedracerx on July 26, 2008

• Re: christ: "too rich for *my* blood"

  Posted to Fighting Words by jbtowers on July 23, 2008     Views: 359 Replies: 0
  Topic: christ: "too rich for *my* blood"     
  Last response by jbtowers on July 23, 2008

• So who was/were MWO?

  Posted to Moneybox by jbtowers on July 15, 2008     Views: 438 Replies: 0
  Topic: So who was/were MWO?     
  Last response by jbtowers on July 15, 2008

• A quicker demise

  Posted to Technology by jbtowers on June 27, 2008     Views: 495 Replies: 1
  Topic: A quicker demise     
  Last response by VT Biker on June 27, 2008

• Re: Waste of time and money

  Posted to The Dismal Science by jbtowers on June 6, 2008     Views: 478 Replies: 0
  Topic: Waste of time and money     
  Last response by diana185 on June 13, 2008

• Re: Knife and knowledge

  Posted to Food by jbtowers on April 25, 2008     Views: 875 Replies: 2
  Topic: Rachel Ray's cookbooks     
  Last response by iamaneviltaco on June 12, 2008

• Doesn't this hasten the end?

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on June 11, 2008     Views: 797 Replies: 3
  Topic: Doesn't this hasten the end?     
  Last response by Terrils on June 11, 2008

• I think this bears repeating

  Posted to Press Box by jbtowers on June 10, 2008     Views: 557 Replies: 0
  Topic: I think this bears repeating     
  Last response by jbtowers on June 10, 2008

• Re: Stonecutters

  Posted to Press Box by jbtowers on June 10, 2008     Views: 337 Replies: 0
  Topic: Stonecutters     
  Last response by jbtowers on June 10, 2008

• Re: Bilderberg

  Posted to Press Box by jbtowers on June 10, 2008     Views: 403 Replies: 0
  Topic: Bilderberg     
  Last response by jbtowers on June 10, 2008

• Old School

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on May 30, 2008     Views: 1118 Replies: 1
  Topic: Old School     
  Last response by smashignitionst on June 3, 2008

• Re: The Wine Serving Fray

  Posted to Fighting Words by jbtowers on May 27, 2008     Views: 370 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Wine Serving Fray     
  Last response by jbtowers on May 27, 2008

• Re: Gay Marriage in California

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on May 16, 2008     Views: 674 Replies: 0
  Topic: Gay Marriage in California     
  Last response by margaretnelsonwest on May 16, 2008

• Re: Judicial 'activism'

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on May 16, 2008     Views: 649 Replies: 0
  Topic: Judicial 'activism'     Rating: +1
  Last response by apropos1 on May 16, 2008

• Enough about judicial activism already

  Posted to Jurisprudence by jbtowers on May 16, 2008     Views: 428 Replies: 0
  Topic: Enough about judicial activism already     
  Last response by jbtowers on May 16, 2008

• For the love of...

  Posted to Television by jbtowers on April 22, 2008     Views: 808 Replies: 2
  Topic: For the love of...     
  Last response by Brilliant_Reply on April 22, 2008

• From an aspiring full-time parent

  Posted to Family by jbtowers on April 18, 2008     Views: 765 Replies: 2
  Topic: From an aspiring full-time parent     
  Last response by Terrils on April 21, 2008

• Life Before People

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on March 7, 2008     Views: 629 Replies: 1
  Topic: Life Before People     
  Last response by Don Schenk on March 7, 2008

• Re: The return of Bill Clinton

  Posted to Press Box by jbtowers on February 15, 2008     Views: 626 Replies: 1
  Topic: The return of Bill Clinton     
  Last response by trapdoor on February 15, 2008

• Re: just cause you don't use the word insouciance....

  Posted to Music Box by jbtowers on February 13, 2008     Views: 769 Replies: 1
  Topic: Pompass Ass Writes Review of Novelty Act     
  Last response by Th Paine on February 15, 2008

• Re: Declaring a frontrunner: self fulfilling prophecy

  Posted to Press Box by jbtowers on January 25, 2008     Views: 473 Replies: 0
  Topic: Declaring a frontrunner: self fulfilling prophecy     
  Last response by jbtowers on January 25, 2008

• Re: Support of the Fair Tax...in Slate, no less

  Posted to Everyday Economics by jbtowers on January 10, 2008     Views: 679 Replies: 0
  Topic: Support of the Fair Tax...in Slate, no less     Rating: -1
  Last response by degsme on January 14, 2008

• Re: 25 best albums of 2007

  Posted to Music Club by jbtowers on December 17, 2007     Views: 483 Replies: 1
  Topic: 25 best albums of 2007     
  Last response by nokona13 on December 17, 2007

• Sounds familiar

  Posted to Movies by jbtowers on December 6, 2007     Views: 1144 Replies: 2
  Topic: Sounds familiar     
  Last response by screwjack2007 on December 6, 2007

• Re: Lenny Bruce?

  Posted to The Spectator by jbtowers on November 5, 2007     Views: 611 Replies: 0
  Topic: Lenny Bruce?     
  Last response by jbtowers on November 5, 2007

• Re: Still sounds "merit based" to me...

  Posted to Book Blitz by jbtowers on November 1, 2007     Views: 476 Replies: 0
  Topic: Still sounds "merit based" to me...     
  Last response by jbtowers on November 1, 2007

• Vaccinations and boarding

  Posted to Heavy Petting by jbtowers on October 25, 2007     Views: 728 Replies: 2
  Topic: Vaccinations and boarding     
  Last response by jennj99738 on October 25, 2007

• What the usufruct?

  Posted to The Chat Room by jbtowers on October 19, 2007     Views: 477 Replies: 0
  Topic: What the usufruct?     
  Last response by jbtowers on October 19, 2007

• Re: Wash this

  Posted to Human Nature by jbtowers on September 19, 2007     Views: 456 Replies: 0
  Topic: Wash this     
  Last response by jbtowers on September 19, 2007

• What about longevity by position, or scheme?

  Posted to Sports Nut by jbtowers on September 13, 2007     Views: 571 Replies: 0
  Topic: What about longevity by position, or scheme?     
  Last response by jbtowers on September 13, 2007

• Imminent Domain?

  Posted to In Other Magazines by jbtowers on September 5, 2007     Views: 556 Replies: 1
  Topic: Imminent Domain?     
  Last response by DVSLTY on September 5, 2007