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Those guys put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen in my life. When the Primus Sucks! chant went up from the crowd, Claypool had the biggest grin on his face.
Those guys put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen in my life. When the Primus Sucks! chant went up from the crowd, Claypool had the biggest grin on his face.
One of the best shows I've ever seen too, and I was on the floor as front and center as I could get. Les is a madman on his bass. You have to see it to believe it.
One of the best shows I've ever seen too, and I was on the floor as front and center as I could get. Les is a madman on his bass. You have to see it to believe it.
Mine was Lollapalooza, they played with Alice in Chains. I was being jostled around a lot in the pit, but it was so worth it. The man's fingers, I think there are tiny brains in each one. It's unreal.
You've seen his collaborations with Buckethead, right?
I don't remember who opened for Primus that night I saw them... Marylin Manson? I think he opened for the NIN show I saw in the same venue, again on the floor and I saw him (MM)- dude is butt ugly.
Anyways- I have seen Buckethead. Anything Les does just rocks.
I don't remember who opened for Primus that night I saw them... Marylin Manson? I think he opened for the NIN show I saw in the same venue, again on the floor and I saw him (MM)- dude is butt ugly.
Anyways- I have seen Buckethead. Anything Les does just rocks.
I actually met Marilyn Manson once at an NIN concert, probably the same tour. (Downward Spiral) Weeeird face on that guy, especially with his contacts, but he was nice to us!
From the waxing xenophobia files: the current outrage by the true Americans is that the MVP of the World Series is... Japanese!
I kid you not.
Really.
It may only be the more obviously racist of the Americanists who are mentioning this now... but with hard times persisting I expect we will see an increase of this sort of idiocy.
Wait until Obama decides to tackle illegal immigration...
From the waxing xenophobia files: the current outrage by the true Americans is that the MVP of the World Series is... Japanese!
I kid you not.
Really.
It may only be the more obviously racist of the Americanists who are mentioning this now... but with hard times persisting I expect we will see an increase of this sort of idiocy.
Wait until Obama decides to tackle illegal immigration...
I actually met Marilyn Manson once at an NIN concert, probably the same tour. (Downward Spiral) Weeeird face on that guy, especially with his contacts, but he was nice to us!
Yep- that was the tour! With Hole too. I saw that show twice in 3 days- traveled. I got to see Frances Bean... I was up on my girl friend's shoulders so I was up above the crowd and Frances' nanny pointed me out to her and she looked at me, so I gave the girl the peace sign, poor thing.
Anywho- if I had to pick a favorite Primus song I would have to go with:
Being a Primus fan, you may like a local Portland band that we are all smitten with here in Oregon. They're called Floater, and they're sort of in the same vein: very bass forward, bass driven virtuoso power trio, funky and strange rhythms, lots of odd imagery. They're a little more dark and angry than Les and co, though. Sorta like Primus mixed with some Floyd.
Being a Primus fan, you may like a local Portland band that we are all smitten with here in Oregon. They're called Floater, and they're sort of in the same vein: very bass forward, bass driven virtuoso power trio, funky and strange rhythms, lots of odd imagery. They're a little more dark and angry than Les and co, though. Sorta like Primus mixed with some Floyd.
I can't wait to miss them...warn me if they pass through Albuquerque
We don't link to those sites here, but a particularly scuzzy person by the name of Guzzardi (who blogs at the Michelle Malkin approved blog VDARE) is pushing that idea.
Now I'm looking up Herb from Primus' discography, I just discovered he played drums on The Hollow, one of my favorite Perfect Circle songs. Wikipedia is fun!
From the waxing xenophobia files: the current outrage by the true Americans is that the MVP of the World Series is... Japanese!
I kid you not.
Really.
It may only be the more obviously racist of the Americanists who are mentioning this now... but with hard times persisting I expect we will see an increase of this sort of idiocy.
Wait until Obama decides to tackle illegal immigration...
Do they question his value, or just feel that the title should have gone to an American?
I'm 6'6" and 280. I have trouble with airlines. On those damn regional jets I practically have to sit with my knees against my chest and my head at an angle if I'm in a window seat. And I can just forget about using the bathroom.
Taking a bit of a break from what's frankly a hard chore of paying attention to shooting (Fort Hood), after shooting (Orlando), after shooting (Tokyo) to share a bit of light news.
I clicked over to Jewcy.com and learned that great actor Sir Ian McKellen (Lord Of the Rings, The X-Men series) has an interesting habit he practices in hotel rooms. He rips out a specific page of the Bible from Leviticus, Chapter 18, verse 22, which reads:
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."
According to Jewcy, McKellen told Details magazine:
"I'm not proudly defacing the book," he asserts, "but it's a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible."
McKellen says his actions have inspired others to do the same. "I got delivered a package of 40 of those pages that had been torn out by a married couple I know. They put them on a bit of string so that I could hang it up in the bathroom."
Destroying personal property and proud of it, how nice. They should ask him what he does to korans next time.
I'm 6'6" and 280. I have trouble with airlines. On those damn regional jets I practically have to sit with my knees against my chest and my head at an angle if I'm in a window seat. And I can just forget about using the bathroom.
Aaargh. I'm a foot shorter than you, dude, and I can't even imagine.
our younger gen Xers here probably have no clue about stacks of 45s or long play records...or where rock and roll came from...they cannot associate music without video and theater...some can and I'm not disssin the kids...it's just the way it is
I'm 6'6" and 280. I have trouble with airlines. On those damn regional jets I practically have to sit with my knees against my chest and my head at an angle if I'm in a window seat. And I can just forget about using the bathroom.
Pardon me but, I've thought of you as a girl Lizard. Which kind are you?
Odd that they picked on Ford. At least they have their head above water.
I thought the Onion was using Ford as an analogy to Hollywood's stale and tired ideas. I mean- it's not like you can really mock the studios for trotting out the same crap remakes and franchises. They make a mockery of themselves.
[I have no idea who the Onion was trying to spoof, but it did make me think of Hollywood.]
Destroying personal property and proud of it, how nice. They should ask him what he does to korans next time.
Hmmm. I'm sort of torn (so to speak) on this one. I don't like people defacing Bibles, but I can kind of see the anger factor here...
Then again, I guess I'm just a big old hypocrite, because I nearly blew a gasket when a college friend's girlfriend did an 'art piece' where she trashed a Bible. I have no idea why I'm more willing to give Ian McKellan a break than Miss "I'm A Lesbian Performance Artist", except of course, that he is Magneto and she is not.
I watched a bunch of Onion videos (including this one) earlier today, in the hope of normalizing things, both on an international/national level and on a personal level.
It has been a very strange couple of days and I just want to send a little love out into the ether.
Hmmm. I'm sort of torn (so to speak) on this one. I don't like people defacing Bibles, but I can kind of see the anger factor here...
Then again, I guess I'm just a big old hypocrite, because I nearly blew a gasket when a college friend's girlfriend did an 'art piece' where she trashed a Bible. I have no idea why I'm more willing to give Ian McKellan a break than Miss "I'm A Lesbian Performance Artist", except of course, that he is Magneto and she is not.
Perhaps because he sees it as a piece of hate speech, directed at him, and he really shouldn't be expected to sleep next to it?
At least it's or a better cause than Conservapedia editing out all that meddlesome hippy liberal stuff like "love they neighbor" and "he who is without sin".
our younger gen Xers here probably have no clue about stacks of 45s or long play records...or where rock and roll came from...they cannot associate music without video and theater...some can and I'm not disssin the kids...it's just the way it is
I love 45's. I used to be a record collector as a kid and still love the sound of crackles and pops on an old 45. It's like listening to old Elvis songs. Something's missing without a little hiss from an old record.
I thought the Onion was using Ford as an analogy to Hollywood's stale and tired ideas. I mean- it's not like you can really mock the studios for trotting out the same crap remakes and franchises. They make a mockery of themselves.
[I have no idea who the Onion was trying to spoof, but it did make me think of Hollywood.]
I didn't either because by 93 (after some transmission problems) the Taurus and sister Mercury Sable were two of the best built cars in America...selling like hotcakes and people were very happy with them...I owned a 94 Sable
At least it's or a better cause than Conservapedia editing out all that meddlesome hippy liberal stuff like "love they neighbor" and "he who is without sin".
I thought the Onion was using Ford as an analogy to Hollywood's stale and tired ideas. I mean- it's not like you can really mock the studios for trotting out the same crap remakes and franchises. They make a mockery of themselves.
[I have no idea who the Onion was trying to spoof, but it did make me think of Hollywood.]
Well, Hollywood does recycle a lot of crap. But if it had been a 1984 K-car, from the *last* time we bailed out Chrysler...
Perhaps because he sees it as a piece of hate speech, directed at him, and he really shouldn't be expected to sleep next to it?
I can see that. On the other hand, I'm sure that if you take the Bible down to the desk, and explain that you do not want it in the room, they'll take it. Especially if you are Ian McKellan. And it's more respectful of the text. But really, not my biggest problem. What you do in the privacy of your hotel room is your own business. And why there should be bibles in hotel rooms has never quite made sense to me.
For some reason I had an image of him ripping the page out and eating it, which seems improbable.
Does Scion count? Sorry I drive a Rav4 lol and it's decked out with antennas, radios and emergency supplies. I buy for function.
The Scion is not a bad ride, but it's sort of underpowered. I guess the bigger engine in the Toyota Matrix has some pep to it? I drive a lot for fun, and I go on road trips, whatever I buy will generally handle well and be fast. 8-)
I'm not willing to give him a break. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to read it. If he did once as a statement, it wouldn't be so bad. But to make a habit of it is destruction of others' property and just plain being an asshole.
Conservapedia is a website that attempts to do what Wikipedia does, but without liberal bias. (This is not to say without bias.)
They had a project going, which seems to have withered due to withering scorn from everyone, to redact the Bible to reflect a conservative perspective. The part about the 'free-market message' of the parables was what got me howling, but there's a lot more. Charles posted on it a while ago.
The Scion is not a bad ride, but it's sort of underpowered. I guess the bigger engine in the Toyota Matrix has some pep to it? I drive a lot for fun, and I go on road trips, whatever I buy will generally handle well and be fast. 8-)
Scions are marketed toward college-age kids. They are not really made for long trips. The Tc with a 5-speed transmission is a fun little car. I don't care for the others though. I never cared for the box shaped car designs.
I love 45's. I used to be a record collector as a kid and still love the sound of crackles and pops on an old 45. It's like listening to old Elvis songs. Something's missing without a little hiss from an old record.
No, it's a Bible distribution organization. The Gideons. Evangelicals of some stripe. They don't just do hotels, they distribute free Bibles worldwide. Quite an interesting operation, really.
I'm not willing to give him a break. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to read it. If he did once as a statement, it wouldn't be so bad. But to make a habit of it is destruction of others' property and just plain being an asshole.
who is this guy and why does anyone care what he does with books?...man you people get so hung up on life's minutia
I'm not willing to give him a break. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to read it. If he did once as a statement, it wouldn't be so bad. But to make a habit of it is destruction of others' property and just plain being an asshole.
I think you may be right. Sigh. It's just that I like Ian McKellen.
I think you may be right. Sigh. It's just that I like Ian McKellen.
I like his acting as well. But I am able to like an actor's work and still think he's an asshole. Not saying you aren't, it's just how I deal with actors doing or saying stupid things.
//Ah, but it's not. The liberals have been messing with it for centuries!
Have you seen this?
Berlin, Germany, Nov 9, 2006 / 12:00 am (CNA).- A group of 52 biblical “specialists” have released a new version of the Bible in which inclusive language and “political correctness” have replaced some “divisive” teachings of Christianity in order to present a “more just language” for groups such as feminists and homosexuals.
According to the AFP news agency, the new version of the Sacred Scriptures was presented at a book fair in Frankfurt. Entitled, “The Bible in a More Just Language,” the translation has Jesus no longer referring to God as “Father,” but as “our Mother and Father who are in heaven.”
Likewise, Jesus is no longer referred to as the “Son” but rather as the “child” of God. The title “Lord” is replaced with “God” or “the Eternal One.” The devil, however, is still referred to with masculine pronouns.
“One of the great ideas of the Bible is justice. We have made a translation that does justice to women, Jews, and those who are disregarded,” said Pastor Hanne Koehler, who led the team of translators.
Last December, Matin Dreyer, pastor and founder of the sect “Jesus Freaks,” published the “Volksbibel” (The People’s Bible), in a supposed attempt to make the message of Christianity more “accessible.” Jesus “returns” instead of resurrects, and multiplies “hamburgers” instead of the fish and loaves. In the parable of the prodigal son, the younger son squanders his inheritance at dance clubs and ends up “cleaning bathrooms at McDonald’s.”
It's a group of Christians who raise money, purchase bibles and put them in hotel rooms. They are put there with the idea that if you want one, you can simply take it. It is not even considered stealing. It's yours for the taking if you want it.
That being said, the only Gideon joke I know...
Definition of a dilemma... When your 17 year old daughter gets home at 3am with a Gideon Bible under her arm...
Scions are marketed toward college-age kids. They are not really made for long trips. The Tc with a 5-speed transmission is a fun little car. I don't care for the others though. I never cared for the box shaped car designs.
I don't dislike them, the TC is purty, especially with those wheels. The Toyota strategy is the kids buy the Scions, then they grow up and move to Toyotas, then they "make it" and buy a Lexus.
But my sweet spot for shopping for cars are compacts-gone-wild like the Subaru WRX STI, the Mitsu Evo, the VW R32. Something that will make me cackle with lurid glee and frighten my passengers. I'll drive my GTI until the wheels fall off, but if it were totaled tomorrow, that's what I'd be looking at.
I understand the box shape of the Nissan Cube and the xB because it maximizes interior space in a small wheelbase. You get a compact car with the cargo potential of a much larger vehicle. But they do look weird. 8-)
Its no different than my kids having to learn spanish...HALF THE PAPERS THEY BRING HOME FROM SCHOOL ARE IN SPANISH!
LERAN ENGLISH OR GET NO BENEFITS...YOU ARE IN AMERICA AND OUT FOREFATHERS AND AMERICAN KIDS DIED ON THE BATTLE FIELDS FOR OUR RIGHTS...IM SURE THEY ALL SPOKE ENGLISH LEARN IT OR LEAVE
Repeatedly ripping out a bible page seems like an act of superstition.
It doesn't seem like an effective means of changing anyone's mind.
is there anyone who ever remembers
changing their mind from the paint on a sign
is there anyone who really recalls
ever breaking rank at all
for something someone yelled real loud one time
I think you may be right. Sigh. It's just that I like Ian McKellen.
I've gotten a little numb to the strange antisocial tics of creative people. I would have to toss my record collection out if I had to approve of the behavior of the musicians I like ;-)
Xenophobia is a human trait... and as such is part of the American landscape as much as anywhere else.
Now, the Japanese are notoriously xenophobic... so it is ironic that this is being dumped on Matsui...
Nevertheless, as joblessness lingers I expect that there will be enough anger at "foreigners" that it will splash over from the usual target, Mexicans, onto others.
BTW, my dinger is fucked up so I won't be dinging either way until I fix it. I keep on getting kicked to the front page despite my rebooting, clearing my cache and sacrificing a chicken and sprinkling the blood over my keyboard.
I've gotten a little numb to the strange antisocial tics of creative people. I would have to toss my record collection out if I had to approve of the behavior of the musicians I like ;-)
Well, really, it's not as if he's cleaning out hotels and burning bibles in the parking lot. I wouldn't mind if the prohibition on lobster and pork wasn't in the bible, would you? Same chapter, different pages.
BTW, my dinger is fucked up so I won't be dinging either way until I fix it. I keep on getting kicked to the front page despite my rebooting, clearing my cache and sacrificing a chicken and sprinkling the blood over my keyboard.
It's not just yours...
IIRC, it's an extra character in Charles's file name...
Or, it was in the past.
BTW, my dinger is fucked up so I won't be dinging either way until I fix it. I keep on getting kicked to the front page despite my rebooting, clearing my cache and sacrificing a chicken and sprinkling the blood over my keyboard.
Xenophobia is a human trait... and as such is part of the American landscape as much as anywhere else.
Now, the Japanese are notoriously xenophobic... so it is ironic that this is being dumped on Matsui...
Nevertheless, as joblessness lingers I expect that there will be enough anger at "foreigners" that it will splash over from the usual target, Mexicans, onto others.
Your point on Japanese xenophobia is interesting. Also spot on. Hell, they still treat the ainu as second-class citizens, and there is every indication they were inhabitants before most of the ethnic Japanese arrived!
Have you ever opened up your garbage can around 10:00 at night to find a raccoon staring up at you?
There's a young adult novel about a teenage boy living in Los Angeles after his family moves from Mexico. His mom is terrified of possums, and several of them get into the trash one night when her husband is away, causing her to panic and call 911. She yells into the phone that there are tlacuaches in her backyard.
"There are Apaches in your backyard?" says the operator.
"Tlacuaches!" Mom yells. "Don't you speak English?"
Five of LAPD's finest show up. They're not pleased when they're shown the possums, but they do dump them out of the trash and shoo them out of the yard.
Well, really, it's not as if he's cleaning out hotels and burning bibles in the parking lot. I wouldn't mind if the prohibition on lobster and pork wasn't in the bible, would you? Same chapter, different pages.
I likes my sea roaches and my crispy bacon.
It's not about the Bible for me. If you burn Mein Kampf, the Gods of Irony
should devour you.
THe wife and I used to volunteer as a wildlife rehab center. Raccoons are hilarious. They're like really smart cats with nearly human hands. We would clean out their "litter box" - a kiddie pool and put fresh pine straw down. They would go bananas.
There's a young adult novel about a teenage boy living in Los Angeles after his family moves from Mexico. His mom is terrified of possums, and several of them get into the trash one night when her husband is away, causing her to panic and call 911. She yells into the phone that there are tlacuaches in her backyard.
"There are Apaches in your backyard?" says the operator.
"Tlacuaches!" Mom yells. "Don't you speak English?"
Five of LAPD's finest show up. They're not pleased when they're shown the possums, but they do dump them out of the trash and shoo them out of the yard.
There's an old joke about road-kill possums making good cold sandwiches.
I have an inside/outside cat (demands to be fed outside), and the nightly parade of raccoons seeking kibble is hilarious. We've got one named tripod (no right paw- genetic? accident?- who knows?), who hobbles up and gets into a hissing match with the cat who will invariably back down. Haven't seen tripod in a few weeks.
THe wife and I used to volunteer as a wildlife rehab center. Raccoons are hilarious. They're like really smart cats with nearly human hands. We would clean out their "litter box" - a kiddie pool and put fresh pine straw down. They would go bananas.
I actually knew a family who lived in rural west Texas who ate road kill, they'd hear the tires squeal and run out there. If you got to it in minutes it'd be ok before the vultures did. Just like hunting your game but letting someone else do it for you with their car on accident.
I know they threw a hissy fit over Obama swatting at a fly.
I'll never forget the night I saw some "activists" harassing a woman wearing a mink at night in LoDo. I got between them and her and read them the fucking riot act.
It won't happen where I live now but, if I catch any shit for wearing mine, I pack pepper spray.
The very idea that an American is harassed for wearing such a thing!
I actually knew a family who lived in rural west Texas who ate road kill, they'd hear the tires squeal and run out there. If you got to it in minutes it'd be ok before the vultures did. Just like hunting your game but letting someone else do it for you with their car on accident.
I've seen people do that with deer. They aren't on the side of the road for very long.
THe wife and I used to volunteer as a wildlife rehab center. Raccoons are hilarious. They're like really smart cats with nearly human hands. We would clean out their "litter box" - a kiddie pool and put fresh pine straw down. They would go bananas.
THe wife and I used to volunteer as a wildlife rehab center. Raccoons are hilarious. They're like really smart cats with nearly human hands. We would clean out their "litter box" - a kiddie pool and put fresh pine straw down. They would go bananas.
I actually knew a family who lived in rural west Texas who ate road kill, they'd hear the tires squeal and run out there. If you got to it in minutes it'd be ok before the vultures did. Just like hunting your game but letting someone else do it for you with their car on accident.
I saw a feller interviewed on the Today show once who wrote a cookbook for roadkill. They asked him how he knew the roadkill was fresh and he said he kept chalk in his truck. On his way to work if he saw a dead animal he would stop and put a circle around it. On his way home if he saw a dead animal that wasn't circled he knew it was fresh.
I have an inside/outside cat (demands to be fed outside), and the nightly parade of raccoons seeking kibble is hilarious. We've got one named tripod (no right paw- genetic? accident?- who knows?), who hobbles up and gets into a hissing match with the cat who will invariably back down. Haven't seen tripod in a few weeks.
1) Dig a hole, 2 inches deep, 17 inches long.
2) Place a 15 inch PVC pipe in hole horizontally.
3) Cover hole, making sure to create small mound over pipe.
4) Place sign that reads "Here lies the body of the last dog that crapped in my yard!" next to mound.
I am always amused at people who try to ban Fahrenheit 451 because it mentions burning the bible. The irony is overwhelming.
Question: In the world of Fahrenheit 451, the fire department burns books. Their equipment seems to be designed exclusively for burning; for example the hoses pump kerosene. So... who do you call when really you have a fire?
1) Dig a hole, 2 inches deep, 17 inches long.
2) Place a 15 inch PVC pipe in hole horizontally.
3) Cover hole, making sure to create small mound over pipe.
4) Place sign that reads "Here lies the body of the last dog that crapped in my yard!" next to mound.
Warning: Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again.
Best one I've seen. Goes well with our Castle Law too.
1) Dig a hole, 2 inches deep, 17 inches long.
2) Place a 15 inch PVC pipe in hole horizontally.
3) Cover hole, making sure to create small mound over pipe.
4) Place sign that reads "Here lies the body of the last dog that crapped in my yard!" next to mound.
That's a little more forceful than my neighbor's "I don't poop in your yard, so don't poop in mine!" sign.
Question: In the world of Fahrenheit 451, the fire department burns books. Their equipment seems to be designed exclusively for burning; for example the hoses pump kerosene. So... who do you call when really you have a fire?
Question: In the world of Fahrenheit 451, the fire department burns books. Their equipment seems to be designed exclusively for burning; for example the hoses pump kerosene. So... who do you call when really you have a fire?
We get possums out here, they are just plain dumb and blind. Coyotes but they are timid. What you really have to be weary of are boar.
Yep. The Coyotes can get pretty brazen if they're hungry. We think that's what happened to one of my in-laws' cats. And I've never seen them, but I know we have plenty of boar around here.
Boar are why I keep a high caliber rifle or revolver on me when I go hiking in rural areas. We also have foxes but they are like the coyotes, you only catch a glimpse of them and they are gone.
Yep. The Coyotes can get pretty brazen if they're hungry. We think that's what happened to one of my in-laws' cats. And I've never seen them, but I know we have plenty of boar around here.
We've got coyotes around here, too, and I live in a fairly well-developed suburb. Here, though, they tend to stay on the forest preserves. One thing they have done is forced the deer to herd. I've seen deer gathered together, with the fawns in the center, and a coyote skulking around the exterior.
Oh yeah we get bobcats too. I heard one snatch a neighbors cat in the middle of a neighborhood. Horrible horrible noise.
I've actually been in an enclosure with a bobcat. Had to clean out his litter box once. They're pretty shy. This one just paced back and forth. Every now and then he would stop and stare at me. When that happened I would just back out of the pen and let him be for a minute.
Gideon bibles aren't private property. They just chuck em at people and people just kinda leave em there.
Awesome. Now I have an image stuck in my head.
People innocently walking along the sidewalk to whatever their destination, while a Buick full of angry Gideons speeds by and hurls insults and little orange books at them.
It was during these early years that the catch phrase "Primus Sucks" started. It began with people constantly stating to the band just how good they were. One day when someone told the band they were good, Claypool turned around and said "No, we suck" and from then on it stuck.
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions. -- Playboy Interview, April 1993