They block the sun
Great Column: You owe it to yourself to read it
CLARIFICATION: I am not condoning his political take so much as his psychological take. This column could be a defense of Bush and supply-side economics and I would still encourage you to read it. The take-away for me was bigger that the political stuff.
When hot girls and swastikas mix
Varga: My new musical obsession
Is this the definition of “Old Man Fight?”
The article about disappointment is spot on. We’re becoming a cynical, miserable nation that is more obsessed with whining than improving. Take a deep breath and find something to smile about.
that punk asked for and received an arse whoopin’ – way to go old dude
After the beat down and the ‘Ol Man exiting the bus, the dude still was saying he was gonna stick a boot…in my opinion, it doesn’t matter about color, just have some respect for your elders. Saying all that, it does look like the ‘Ol Man started it by asking about a spit shine. Nice to see things turn out how they did though, the youngster getting it handed to him.
but if you enjoyed it, it means you’re a racist….apparently.
I enjoyed it, and I’m not racist. It’s just so much fun for me to see when the aggressor gets beat down.
Serves the black guy right. If the black guy was white, I would be saying serves the young white guy right.
Anyways, loved the vid. In high school there were a few gang banger types that liked to try and wreak havoc on innocent people in the hallways etc. It was always so great to see one of the ‘victims’ they picked turn out to be a jujitsu artist or something and quickly take 2 or 3 down and then the rest would scatter. 5 or 6 on 1 and they end up running off!!!
I guess he picked the wrong “white boy” to mess with.
Ha Ha….at the end he said “get the amba – lance”. Ha Ha.
I like her saying you can sue him. That is how it works. He harasses him, follows him, provokes him twice, hits him and gets trashed and then wants to sue him. It is a silly world.
In Sling Blade when Karl was on the phone with 911 after using a lawnmower blade for a special purpose, didn’t Karl tell them that Doyle said they might need an amba-lance ?
We wonder about the “fight”, and if the stick-on beard and “stache” were part of the staging. The blood appeared to be real.
Gee, I wonder if the disappointment author was a liberal? The overall message was good (try to have some patience and optimism), but it is also “good ole day” syndrome. There was a time in US history when our lawmakers actually shot each other! And also, part of Obama’s problem is that a big part of his message was that the government will solve your problems, which is opposite of Kennedy & Reagan’s messages, which were, “you solve your problems and we will try and get out of the way.”
I remember 3 years ago saying the same thing. I was so tired of hearing complaints it was driving me mad. Except it was complaints about Bush and his regime. For this writer to attempt to speak for conservatives and say we were complaining about Bush and why we were complaining is elitist and arrogant. Yes Bush did not reign in congress and spending but there was a lot of good he did. And one more thing, if you want to see the worst excuse for a president ever, Obama might edge Carter out this term.
I think that photo may have been enhanced.
D-hanced is more like it. not in a good way.
Well it started out all right and then took a major turn to the left. Is there not enough griping in the world to stay down the middle. Oh, and by the way have you not seen here lately about the whole global warming data scam. Some made up, some data lost, the major scientist in the GW field saying there hasnt been in warming in 15 yrs and that the medival period was probably warmer than it was now. They may be why we arent buying hook line and sinker.
Hi, my name is Shirley Andrews. I was John’s 5th grade teacher. I want to apologize for his terrible grammar and spelling. He obviously did not take the time to make sure he spelled everything correctly. He probably thought that no one would care because it is the web. I am so ashamed that I did not do a better job at teaching him. It was a different time when I was his teacher, late 70′s, we were always passing kids on to the next grade with half their grades failing.
That’s cool. The federal government spends THOUSANDS more per student these days, and as a result, our education system has improved vastly. Right?
Life Rule #1: Never underestimate the Old Man.
Boy, ain’t that the truth.
esp one who looks like he might have been in Nam. getta amba lance.
The swastika “issue” is just some dumb reporter jumping to a conclusion without checking facts. A swastika is never offensive if its on a plane marked as a kill because it shows victory over a Nazi plane shot by the Allies in WWII.
Not the first time the old man has been on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOkeafCVtTE
Look at this: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/File:1266388995706.jpg
YOU DONT MESS WITH SANTA…And actually I have seen this dude in S.F a few times. He hangs in the Market street area and is a fixture there. He is mentally unstable and walks around yelling at things and can become violent very easily. Also he is one big dude.
Dude, that column was a whiny-ass bitter rant. It made me want something bad to happen to the author. Wait…
I love it! What did that dude think would happen? The black man thinks they can just talk some smack and they’ll scare the white man away. WRONG!
Way to go man. Don’t take that crap from anyone. If you disrepect me, I’ll be glad to shut your arse up and pay the fine to get out of jail. It’s only a misdemeanor and the fine is around $400.
Then I’ll sue you for verbal abuse and letting your face hurt my hand!
From reading the comments in the post about the old man fight, it appears that the Old Man is a well known mentally ill man in the Bay Area who is off his meds and gets violent.
Hells Yeah for The Bad Ass Old Man!!!!!
I noticed all the other ethnic folks on the bus were egging their young friend on, but none of them got up to save him from the beating he took. I think they knew he was gonna shed some blood and wanted none of it.
Dude just wanted to get his Stacy Adams polished; but I think we are burying the lead. The girl in the blue tights gettup is HAWT!!!!!
Those are photoshopped boobies.
Yep… Once i saw a 69 yr old guy beat the sh*t out of a 30 something young guy in a lumber yard. Just cuz your younger doesn’t mean you gonna win…
Today’s “I deserve it” generation deserves a beat down down…. Love It!!!
About the article.
Meh…
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/epic-beard-man
Epic Beard Man is what the internets are calling him.
“On February 16th, 2010 Iyanna Washington, a college student from Oakland, CA (Youtube user iyannaw08) uploaded the video “AC TRANSIT BUS FIGHT I AM A MOTHERF*CKER” to Youtube; a video she recorded of a black man and an older white man already having a heated argument fueled by racial ignorance resulting in a physically violent confrontation.
Overnight, the video has amassed over 400,000 views and spawned countless threads on 4chan’s /b/ where hundreds of various image macros have been created.
The old white man has been given multiple pet names, including Epic Beard Man, and Old Zangief, in reference to the character from the Street Fighter video game franchise. It is also important to note that the old man is wearing a T-shirt displaying the words “I AM A MOTHERF*CKER” signifying that this man may make a habit of seeking out confrontations on a regular basis.
After the black man’s nose is broken, he says “bring an ambulance” which has been misheard as both “bring M&M’s” and “bring Amber Lamps” due to a combination of his dialect and facial injury.”
Mr. Downinthedumps needs to buy a motorcycle and go for a ride. It’ll brighten his day, and maybe his life.
This is a little insight to the Epic Beard Man clip:http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Epic_Beard_Man
This is probably a little racist, which I don’t condone, but it is funny how he the younger dude “takes off his glasses and starts gettin his bugeye going”.
Thanks for that article Gordo. Half way through reading it I realized I was the person that the article was about and decided to give up my negativity…at least for lent.
I love it! It ain’t a black/white thing, it’s about respect. When I was growing up ,you didn’t mouth off because that got you a pop in the chops. Nowadays people think they can say what they want without repurcussions. Classic example of letting your alligator mouth overloading your hummingbird arse. Don’t start s%it and there won’t be none.That young man got exactly what he deserved. His parents should have whipped him more. Notice at the end he grabs the old mans’ bag and the girl tells him to go through it. Isn’t integrity and manners still something to be valued, or am I living in the good ‘ol days?
Sorry miss Andrews for the poor grammer and spelling.
Re: the article:
Apparently, it’s not OK to gripe about anything, unless you are griping about republicans or Global Warming skeptics. Is that the lesson we are supposed to learn?
That’s the conclusion I reached, too. Maybe the whiny-ass author and Epic Beard Guy will cross paths in the Bay area in a sychronistic Gordo-inspired Dickensian way. Would definitely buy the pay-per-view.
Am I the only one who found it slightly suspicious that the camera was rolling, from close range, even before the situation turned confrontational?
Everyone knows that, “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off the ol’ lone ranger and you don’t mess around with EBM.”
Here is a cool youtube video of one of the characters from the Epic Beard Man fight video. It’s a tribute to the cute girl in the background, seemingly oblivious to the entire situation, living in her own world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2Q6yiQ2VI&feature=response_watch
As the sun glass has good color match with her dress,it is very good to see.
no way. the picture has got to be enhanced