Total Dismay

A Critique Of Tabloid Journalism

Posted in Total Dismay Classic by totaldis on the November 27th, 2006

As far as the press is concerned, they’re going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It’s accurate.

Justin Timberlake

Usually, about 85 percent of what the tabloids report is a lie. Over the last year, I can truly say it has been 99 percent.

Kirstie Alley

Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity.

Tracey Gold

Having loving and supporting parents didn’t make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.

Mary Cheney

I don’t think the tabloids find me very interesting.

Glenn Close


Lindsay Lohan Accuses Paris Hilton of Striking Her

Posted in Celebrity Catfights, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears by totaldis on the November 27th, 2006


approached a camera crew and showed them a bruise on her forearm which she attributed to an unprovoked attack by at a house party. Lohan claimed that Paris approached her and hit her in the arm with a full cocktail glass.

Coincidentally, the paparazzi have been ignoring Lohan all week because of the surprising behavior of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

My Language Training Experiences

Posted in Everything Else by totaldis on the November 27th, 2006

Language differences can often be a bit of a hurdle when it comes to doing business internationally. When I worked in the coffee business I had an amazing opportunity to meet with the Bolivian farmers who grew my favorite coffee. I come from a rural background and I had every hope of sharing anecdotes and insights with these guys who were very friendly and social. It didn’t work out as well as I had expected, their English was about as good as my Spanish, there were pleasantries but no insights or anecdotes.

Part of the problem was that the only course in Spanish I had taken was a basic course in conversational Spanish. It was geared towards travel. Since that time I have taken a course on teaching English as a second language. The school where I studied and practiced had some teachers who specialized in teaching English to international business people. When students are employed individuals who know the dollar value of what they are being taught it’s amazing how much can be learned in a matter of weeks.

I get regular correspondence from a Swiss gentleman who works as a coffee broker in South America. His command of languages is undoubtedly one of his most important tools.

SGI Business Languages offers a Corporate Language Program in several languages including English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. They offer a choice between intensive and flexible programs.

Misty Watercolored Memories

Posted in Everything Else by totaldis on the November 26th, 2006

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Kramer quotes:

“Giddyup”
“I’m useless Jerry!”
“Yoyoma”
“Wrong Mujumbo”
“I’m Kramer”
“I’m like ice baby…. when I don’t like you, you’ve got trouble!”
“You’re on cowboy!” (This was on the episode when Kramer was betting on flights at the airport.)
“Hey Buddy”
“You’re Sick”
“Kenny never hurt anybody”
When told the cadillac he was driving had the Northstar system he replied; “I don’t use it.”
“am I so sane that you just blew your mind?!”
“But what am I gonna do for fruit?”
“I’m out!”
“My boys need a house!”
“Look away, I’m hideous!”
“Kramer (Referring to the activities of his video bootlegging friend): “It’s a legitimate business.”
Jerry: “It’s not legitimate!”
Kramer: “It’s a business.”
“Right now there are six-hundred Titleists that I got at the driving range in the trunk of my car. Why don’t we drive out to Rock-a-Way and hit them [very over excited] into the ocean?! Now picture this: We find a nice sweet spot between the dunes, we take out our drivers, we tee up and [makes a golf stroke], that ball goes sailing up into the sky holds there for a moment and then . . . gueeleep!”
“I’m gonna surround myself with wood! Wood Jerry! Wood!”
“Job? I’ve never had a job,” he *muses.*
“I coulda been a millionaire, Jerry! I coulda been a FRAGRANCE millionaire!”
“My boys need a home Jerry!” (Referring to his lost underpants)
“Ya, ya.”
“I am Cosmo Kramer the Assman”
“mamcita”
“Sweet justice!”
“lets go”
“Yo digity dog!”
“I’m out there, Jerry”
“These pretzels are making me thirsty”
“I’m a man among boys”
“I’m out there, Jerry…I’m really out there!”
“Hoochie Mama!”
“Ho Chee Mama”
“He’s rippen me off!”
“She’s got the jimmy legs!”
“My boys can swim!”
“Kenny?” Kenny?”
“why don’t you just tell me the movie you want to see?”
Jerry: “Cockfighting? Thats illegal!”
Kramer: “Only in America.”
“Yippie Yi Yeah”
“I got the jimmy arm!”
“I’m not a pimp!”
“I’m dangerous Jerry!”(when kramer has the lure of the animals)
“Serenity Now!”
“She needs a little Kramer.” Jerry: “She’ll need a little penicillen.”
“TCB Jerry,yup I’m taking care of business”
“yo mama foo”
“I’m afraid of the Clowns!”
“That’s not dancing Elaine, You suck!!!”
“Please Jerry, I need that chicken!”
“Jerry, they are not midgets, they are little people!”
“Look at me, am I beautiful?”
“They’re very refreshing!”
“Jerry, I know myself. When I’m out there, and it starts to go down, I’m not gonna back down ’til it’s over.”
Kramer to George when George gets women’s glasses: “May I have one of those, madam?”
“Ooch, it’s like a sauna in here” (when he’s in the sauna)
“it looked like milk Jerry”
When they found out his name was Cosmo, he replied ” all right the cat is meeoooow out of the bag”
“I’m Cosmo Kramer, the Ass Man”
“YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BUDDY”
“i’m going through this stuff like water”(while he’s drinking water)
“my rods and cones are all screwed up!”
“I’m burned out, Jerry… burned out!”
“Stick a fork in me Jerry!, I’m done!!”
“Eveningware, swimsuit, talent, POISE!!!”
“My little Jerry”
“God!…help us!”
“MY FACE IS MY LIVELYHOOD”
“beef o’ reno”
“I’m so keen o’ - on Beef ‘o Reno - what a delicious cuisine o’ - Fit for king and queen o’ - Yeah, eat up - I’ve 34 more cans. ”
“Without rules, Jerry, there’s chaos.”
“Wo, Wo Gingga”
“its no picnic !!”
“yah”
“Kavorka”
“Ah c’mon, help a brother out”. Trying to get Jerry to bring back some cubans from Florida
“Once those gorillas accept you…you’ve got it made in the shade..ccc”
“I’m in love with Shaun Cordier”
“are you still afraid of clowns? ya..”
“Bad chicken… mess you up”
“LETS GO”
“It’s was like a flabby-armed spanking machine” Kramer complaining to Jerry , referring to the geriatrics in the pool while trying to swim laps.
“I am telling you Jerry I saw a half-man, half pig!!!”
“I’m looking right at you, big daddy”
“You blew it , boy!!!!”
“Oh, I’m the real deal” when asked about his golf game.
“sweet Maria”
“It’s not illegal” It’s against the law, Jerry replies. “Well yeah.” . Trying to convince Jerry to get illegal cable installed.
“My boys need a house.”
“Understudies, now they’re a shifty bunch. The substitute teachers of the theater world.”
“I’M GONNA DROP DEAD!!”
“When they pull out that needle, I let the expletives fly!”
Jerry says, “You look like a pirate.” Kramer says,”I want to be a pirate”
(referring to George) “He’s a sweet kid”
“Yeah…I’m Batman” to George- talking about driving bus
“Poor little Pinkus”
“I STINK!!!” (When admitted that he stinks in golf)
“It’s pernounced thermometer ”
“Poor Lily” - refering to Susan after she died
“Pam. Pam. Paaammmm.” (talking to Jerry about Jerry’s girlfriend, who Jerry doesn’t like, but Kramer does.)
“Not Bloody Likely!” (in bad English accent)
“I’ve got to get my core temperature up” (after sleeping in the hot tub with the broken heater)
“I’m out there, Jerry…. and I’m lovin’ every minute of it.” (I know you have part of this already, but I think this is how it went)
*Pop*
Watch out, boy!
“Oh, I get by!”
“You better get to work”
“See you don’t know how to act”
“it’s fusilli Jerry”
“Stick a fork in me, I’m done”
“saddle up and ride”
“I sold him my clothes Jerry”
“Oh, I’ve gotta big problem Jerry!(addicted to Kenny’s chicken)”
“they kept ringing the bell!!”
“You’re a raaaaaaging anti-dendite!!! ”
(To Darren, the intern) “Oh, that’s Jerry. Don’t worry about him.”
“I like to stop at the duty free shop”
“I like to help the humans.” (after Jerry accuses him of being a Pod)
“I punched Mickey Mantke!”
“Mother nature is a MAD scientist”
“Just because big Jerry is a has been doesn’t make little Jerry a never was” “It’s a write off Jerry, they just write it off.” Jerry,”Do you even know what that means.” Kramer,”Well no, but that’s what they do.” Jerry,”I wish I had the last twenty seconds of my life back”
Ohhhh Mama!
To Jerry “Would you like a Junior Mint?”
“Ohhh Yyyyyyyeeahhhh”
“He gives me the stink eye! So I give him the crook eye!”
“Now I’m drivin the bus”
“Then I scream out…I’m hit!!” (magic lugie episode)
“Can’t you to see you’re in love with eachother?” Talking to Jerry and Elaine
“karate~”
“I’m losing it Jerry”
“Up here, I’m already there!(When Kramer goes to California)”
“Do you have any cafe latays”
“oh I am Kramer” Referring to fake kramer on pilot
“That television you watch, the sake you drink, even that kinono you wear… where do you think all your dollars are going, Jerry? That’s right!.. the Japanese.”
“Now do you reeaally wanna have fun or are you just saying you wanna have fun?”
“Well… this is some ‘risky business’!” (while girl kisses his neck)
“Oh I’ve been known to drink a beer or two. ‘Course I’ve been known to do a lot more than that!”
(to coke addict at bar) “Oh I’m hip… to the whole scene man!”
“When you’re on my set… you clean it up, mister!”
“That’s Kooky Talk!!”
“You stupid, stubborn , silly man”
“my guys are flowing jerry.”
“He’s a resonible man Jerry, bu he’s insane!”
“Ahh come on Jerry I’m begg’n ya!”
“Botros, Botros, Gally !”
“it’s Macaroni Middler”

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Upcoming James Blunt Film

Posted in Everything Else by totaldis on the November 26th, 2006

doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes of the hardened military veteran. If anything it would seem that his years of experience as a soldier and peacekeeper have made him more acutely sensitive. Early next year will see the release of a film documenting a trip he took back to Kosovo to perform for Nato forces still stationed there. Above is a sneak peek. Over 200,000 people have already looked at this on YouTube.

The 2007 Hummer Cupholders Accomodate Pocketbikes

Posted in Total Dismay Classic by totaldis on the November 26th, 2006

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* Pocketbike not included

What I May Get Me For Christmas

Posted in Everything Else by totaldis on the November 26th, 2006

Here is what is at the top of my wish list. I have fantasized about getting an electric scooter for the last three years. X-Treme Scooters has a wide range of electric rides from this scooter to this pocket bike. Actually, they have an even more economical scooter, but it only carries 175lbs. It would be great for a smaller person. The more expensive models also travel farther on a charge. The travel range of a deluxe model is 18 miles.
I’m working at home now, but last year I had a 5 mile commute to a Fair Trade coffee shop. I often thought about getting an electric scooter because I was pretty sure the owners would have let me charge it up at work. That would have been sweet. My girlfriend wasn’t too keen on that plan though, because it was still dark in the morning when I left for work.

The site sells gas powered models as well. They tend to have more power and a longer range. I would like to mention that they are a bit loud. Loud enough that using them in city limits in residential areas might not be tolerated. I would ask around to see what the score is before I thought about getting a gas scooter.

Tom Green Pulls a Lindsay Lohan

Posted in Lindsay Lohan by totaldis on the November 25th, 2006

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has a set pattern of getting her name in the press by issuing weird statements about more popular stars who are the focus of attention. She has professed to having a crush on and she inexplicably kissed . She also injures herself quite frequently. dated Monica Lewinsky. Tom Green has, in a desperate bid for attention, briefly posted a rant about the Michael Richards lunacy before removing it again. Somehow, his words have made it onto several news websites. Tom Green also injures himself regularly, and attempts to get media attention from his injuries.

Lindsay Lohan’s female genitalia are a regular feature on websites like PerezHilton.com. Getting into cars can be very awkward sometimes. The traffic stats for Tom Green’s website are a disappointment. Tom Green has genitals. Be afraid.

Should You Quit Your Day Job?

Posted in Everything Else by totaldis on the November 25th, 2006

Internet Marketing is a day job. It can also be a night job, or a morning job, or a while the toddler is napping job. What I’m saying is that you can work as an affilliate and put in the time where it fits into your life rather than making your life fit around a 9 to 5 schedule.

The basics of working as an affiliate are simple but the processes and strategies people use to maximize their earning potential are not as easy to master. Most successful marketers do not share what they have learned with the competition. Since affiliate work is something almost anybody can do EVERYBODY is the competition.

The only place you are going to find valuable help with affiliate marketing is in an e-book like the one Jeremy Palmer is selling. He offers a comprehensive, practical, hands on guide. And he mentions that he made $1,000,000 in commissions last year.
You make money from home and how much money you make will in depend both on how much time you can spend and on how effective your earning strategies are. My suggestion to anyone who has a day job that they are considering ditching is to get some revenue streams going online first. Work in an area that interests you, it’s easier to effectively sell something you would buy yourself. Obviously Jeremy has a very strong interest in making money so he can effectively sell strategies for making money. You can’t argue with success.

I Need a New Word For This Trend

Posted in Celebrity Relationships, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton by totaldis on the November 25th, 2006

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“Joshua Radin is an up and coming songwriter who creates strong melodies with well-defined moods.” - Peter Gabriel

“Paris gets up on stage, has the people in charge throw her ‘record’ on the house stereo for her to lip sync two of her songs. She gets up on the stage, pukes, leaves…” - Joshua Radin

I am constantly seeing guys who have loads of talent and only a little fame latching onto women with no talent and lots of fame. I guess Joshua might have been put off by ’s behavior in this instance.

But picturing these two hanging out reminded me of how I feel about John Mayer and . It’s depressing that guys who have creative voices like this have public relationships with vacuous tabloid darlings. I guess I have to open to the idea that Paris and Jessica (who, yes, CAN sing) have more to offer in a relationship than it would appear through the media filter. Or it could be that when struggling musicians start getting invites to parties with celebrities they crave acceptance so badly that they make really bad decisions about who to date or socialize with. And, from the viewpoint of the ladies, there just aren’t enough Tommys and Kidds and Nicks to go around these days.

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