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edible_eye · 01-01-2006, 08:05 PM

army of darkness kicks all ass.

anyone appreciate robert deniro?

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/alpacino-prank3.html

edible_eye · 01-01-2006, 08:24 PM

ok, so you're sitting at home, staring at the wall and then... jack nicholson calls...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/jacknich-prank1.html

edible_eye · 01-01-2006, 08:29 PM

and just when you thought you were safe... michael jackson...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/mic...son-prank.html

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 10:42 AM

And now for something completely different:

Empty_Purple_Stars · 01-02-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger

And now for something completely different:

Somehow, Swan Lake will NEVER be the same for me again..

*Twitch*

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 10:55 AM

I particularly love the tiara.

Needled · 01-02-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by edible_eye

and just when you thought you were safe... michael jackson...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/mic...son-prank.html

I had some people over for New Years Eve and at the end of the night we were looking at stupid shit online, and we went to ebaums world and listened to the prank calls. I promise we didn't make any that night...yeah.. heh..

Empty_Purple_Stars · 01-02-2006, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger

I particularly love the tiara.

The Tiara is a nice touch.

I'm still trying to figure out how 'Whole Lotta Love" up there ^^ got 'On Pointe'.

joyslayer · 01-02-2006, 11:30 AM

Asian Photographers

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 01:17 PM

Yep, nobody else gets obsessive with a camera like that! Funny set of pics.

MrMaelstrom · 01-02-2006, 02:36 PM

You guys know nothing about the thousand year-old art of Kung-Futography!!!!

Tall One In Black · 01-02-2006, 02:43 PM

I think they're shooting photos while practicing a martial art - very efficient.

MrMaelstrom · 01-02-2006, 02:56 PM

Happy New Year, guys and goils

http://flem.keenspace.com/d/20051229.html

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ohthefuckwell · 01-02-2006, 04:31 PM

YAY!! xnguela! sorry about the eye, hon, but i'm glad you posted.

hope to have you back soon.

*hugs*

The Silent Priest · 01-02-2006, 05:06 PM

A love that once was, is a love that may never be again...
A love that has diminished, is near impossible to revive...
A love that is unwilling to be returned, will never exist...
A broken love, will never be true love...
Love must be willingly given, recieved, and forgotten...
Love is found with One true person...
And finding that person will be difficult...
But if One is unwilling to search...
One will live a life of eternal emptiness...

Sanctus Dei · 01-02-2006, 05:18 PM

Welcome back Xng!

mortalitas incomitatus · 01-02-2006, 08:06 PM

i swear i'm gonna put my son up for adoption!!!!!!!!
he is driving me NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyhow might get myself a new tatt for my b'day.
hmmmmmm.......

WolfMoon · 01-02-2006, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by joyslayer

Who is Andrew Eldritch? I have absolutely no clue what so ever.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH !!!!!!!!!!!!

To you, I give this advice (once only), KNOW THY SUB-CULTURE!!!

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 10:04 PM

Okay, this is probably not going to be my most coherent post ....

but I feel like I'm having an out of body experience ... or maybe it's just the empty place where I feel nothing but I'm sure I should be feeling something.

My dad called me this evening to tell me that my mom is in jail tonight ... because she stabbed him.

How many goth points is that worth? (yeah, this should be accompanied by the sarcastic, morbid laughter that's echoing in my head)

I was surprised but not totally shocked. I had mentioned to my sister two weeks ago that I thought some day we might all get a call saying mom had killed herself. I just didn't expect her to try to take dad with her.

She's always been what we charitably called "eccentric." When she was 15 she came home from school to find her mother (my grandmother) had killed herself with a thirty-ought-six rifle. The family never talked about it much, but the three thougths that ran through my mind every time I considered it were 1) blowing your brains out with a rifle means you really were serious about suicide 2) she must have had long arms and 3) what does it do to your head to come home from school and find your mothers brains all over the wall?

Then my mom had six kids, only she lost three in childbirth to the RH factor in her and dad's blood (a problem medical science has solved since those days.)

And then when I was 11 she went into the hospital and had a non-malignant syst the size of an orange removed from her cranium. In those days brain surgery of this type was a less precise process than it is now, and they removed a little more than syst ... although I wasn't told much of the details. I do know she had to learn how to read all over again. And for about a month after she came home from the hospital, I kept getting a great laugh from her every day when I came home from school by tellling her the same joke. Then one day she finally said "Didn't you tell me that yesterday?" so I stopped.

I know this is getting a little long winded, but I'm getting near to the thing I want to say ... just bear with me.

So we all knew my mother had issues, and for years now she's slept on the couch while dad slept in the bedroom. And they seemed to get along well enough to attend family get-togethers and even go on vacation several times a year. Yet I worried because every time I talked to her on the phone, sooner or later, she would tell me that dad was having an affair or he was hiding all their retirement savings in some off-shore account or some other evil; things I knew could not be true. He's just not that guy.

And my sister even had conversations with mom where she encouraged her to get counseling. But she never would ... she grew up in an era when mental illness was a sign of weakness. So that was never gonna happen. Maybe when she appears before the judge tomorrow he'll order it ... I'm hoping.

My dad got stabbed when he was trying to disarm her. They were fighting on and off for hours this morning, and when she came back with the knife, he tried to take it away and she slashed his arm. He went to the hospital and got 8 stitches, so I guess that's not too bad. I'm just glad she couldn't find the guns.

And this is why I'm writing this ... because I didn't know about the guns. My dad told me tonight that there were two of them in the bedroom closet, and in the middle of the fight before she went to get the knife, my mom accused him of selling them because they were missing. He went and check on them and sure enough, they were both missing.

I asked him what guns were in the closed, and he told me a 22 quage rifle and a thirty-ought-six that was her mother's. And I said "Dad, that's the rifle Grandma killed herself with, isn't it?" And he said "Oh, I don't think so ... well, I never thought about it. I guess it could be." And I asked him "Why would she keep that?"

He didn't have an answer. All I know is this is majorly fucked up.

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So I'm here in Texas, and up in Wisconsin they all will go to the courthouse tomorrow ... my dad, my sister and my brother ... and the thing is set for 1:30, so sometime later after that I will get several phone calls letting me know what happened. And I keep thinking to myself "What's the best possible outcome of this?" ... but I have no idea. So I'm going to wait and see ... and try to figure out how I should feel about my mom being in jail and my dad getting stabbed ... and my mom keeping the gun that grandma used to kill herself.

Thank you for letting me vent.

Empty_Purple_Stars · 01-02-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger

Thank you for letting me vent.

I have no Pretty words that will make any of this better for you Ben.

I wish I did.

I can only add my Empathy, Support and Prayers for a Swift and Peaceful resolution to this Nightmare, for You and your Family.

Having prior personal experience with a family member who was seriously mentally ill and a danger to themselves, I can gently suggest you and your family check into the nature of "Involuntary Commitment Orders" in the state of Wisconsin.

I know it is a painful last resort to approach, but sometimes Involuntary Commitment can be beneficial for someone not capable of realizing they need Mental Health Care.

If you need anything, I'm here.

Email me or PM me if you need to talk.

*Hugs*

winged_dreams · 01-02-2006, 10:17 PM

I think I will cry a lot at my wedding. That thought was inspired by Wedding Crashers. I watched the movie with my friend tonight.

winged_dreams · 01-02-2006, 10:20 PM

Ah, poor Ben. This is quite horrible. You have my deepest sympathies and wishes that everyone will work out. I hope that your mom will be forced to get counseling or some sort of help. Try to stay strong and remember, you always have us weirdos for support.

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Empty_Purple_Stars

I have no Pretty words that will make any of this better for you Ben.

I wish I did.

I can only add my Empathy, Support and Prayers for a Swift and Peaceful resolution to this Nightmare, for You and your Family.

Having prior personal experience with a family member who was seriously mentally ill and a danger to themselves, I can gently suggest you and your family check into the nature of "Involuntary Commitment Orders" in the state of Wisconsin.

I know it is a painful last resort to approach, but sometimes Involuntary Commitment can be beneficial for someone not capable of realizing they need Mental Health Care.

If you need anything, I'm here.

Email me or PM me if you need to talk.

*Hugs*

Thank you. The support is worth more than you know.

The "Involuntary Commitment Orders" is a very good idea. My brother, sister and I have talked and we were looking for something like this. The one thing we're agreed on is that we do not want a telephone call after mom has been released telling us that mom is in jail and dad is dead. So, yes, that is information I can use.

I may take you up on the PM later ... thank you for the offer, and I gratefully acknowledge the path you had to walk in order to gain the experience you so kindly shared with me here. You words give me hope and strength.

Ben Lahnger · 01-02-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by winged_dreams

Ah, poor Ben. This is quite horrible. You have my deepest sympathies and wishes that everyone will work out. I hope that your mom will be forced to get counseling or some sort of help. Try to stay strong and remember, you always have us weirdos for support.

Thank you. As of about 7:30 this evening (when I got the call from my dad) I have been feeling much, much more like a weirdo that I normally do. I think it's fair to say I'm not in my right mind at the moment. But I think typing it all out here helped a bit, as did the kind words from you.

TheKorovaMilkbar · 01-02-2006, 11:15 PM

Many condolences, Ben. I'm not much of one to pray, but you have my support and what little prayer I can offer.