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Odd... the menagerie of it all. How everyone has to look at a train wreck...

Britney Spears shaves her head. Surprised

I feel bad about this because I feel like I am making fun of mentally disadvantaged people. Maybe in this case I am. Laughing

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/0 ... index.html

Just to make sure I was using the word right... I looked it up...

menagerie

me·nag·er·ie
Pronunciation: m&-'naj-rE, -'na-j&- also -'nazh-rE, -'na-zh&-
Function: noun
Etymology: French ménagerie, from Middle French, management of a household or farm, from menage
1 a : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition b : a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition

Laughing

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Seeing Britney Spears bald...*SHUTTERS*

elp wrote:

menagerie

1 a : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition b : a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition

A very succinct description of Hollywood, Elp! Laughing

Nothing this idiot does surprises me anymore. She's constantly under a media microscope, and to be quite honest, she's really a has-been teen pop star. Seriously, when was the last time she had a hit? 4?...5 years ago?

It really seems like she's been behaving irratically recently, because she can't cope with the reality that her career is in the toilet. Since she's not singing, she needs to somehow stay in the limelight. So, if she doesn't do the stupid things, then no one will pay attention to her.

I wonder how long it will be before she "goes to rehab" to "cure her of her irratic behavior". Rolling Eyes

TC,

I hear you on this, but I think I can somewhat understand what might be going on. Don't get me wrong, I'm not insanely rich or trying to keep in the media spotlight, but I might have an insight.

Think about this. She doesn't have to worry about having enough money to pay the bills and she's probably getting bored. She has nothing to give any structure or direction other than her children, but there's nannys for that. There comes a point where a person just has to push the limits to keep interested in life.

I relate to this through flight sims, racing games, and gambling games on the computer with nothing real at risk. I used to love those games, but now they can't hold my attention. Why? Because I've actually flown a plane, hung a brand new Corvette out on the edge when I really shouldn't have, and let's face it - I live in Las Vegas Smile

. Games have reset buttons. Real life doesn't. When it's $100 real money on the table waiting for the next turn of the card or waiting for the ball to fall into the slot on the roulette wheel, when you can feel the G forces and know you've got the coordinated turn nailed, when you get hit by a nasty crosswind gust on takeoff in a Cessna, or when you're in the dealership's first 2002 Corvette and you've just hit 80 in second gear only to have to SLAM on the brakes to avoid destroying the front end in a dip you didn't know was there, computer games just don't quite cut it anymore.

Back to Britney - she's got very few limitations on her and she's testing the boundaries. I wouldn't do the same myself, butto each his or her own.

I just hope her kids turn out OK!

Two Cents

Don't care about Hollywood/Pop/whatever "star" types. They're not going to preach their beliefs, ideals, or lifestyle and shove it at me as gospel. In this case, if I were walking past Spears down the street, after looking at her like she's a psycho, I wouldn't give her a second look or thought.

Scorpion1alpha wrote:

Don't care about Hollywood/Pop/whatever "star" types. They're not going to preach their beliefs, ideals, or lifestyle and shove it at me as gospel.

Amen to that! Smile

Too few of them have anything interesting to add anyway. Too many of them have this convoluted "flowers and sunshine" bull$h!t view of the world.

They use buzz words and slogans, organize protests and rallies, and latch onto seemingly useless charities to foist their views on the masses...many of whom could care less what they think.

Oh, but woe is the man who speaks out against what they are doing, because they are "changing the world". Rolling Eyes

Is she right? Because, I know that's a popular version of what went on there. A lot of people like to believe that. I wish I could, but I WAS THERE! I wasn't in a classroom hoping I was right, thinking about it. I was up to my KNEES IN RICE PADDIES! With guns that didn't work! Going in there, looking for Charlie, SLUGGING IT OUT with him, while P*$$IES like you were back here partying, putting headbands on, doing drugs, AND LISTENING TO THE G*DD@MN BEATLE ALBUMS! OH! OH! OHHHH!
---Sam Kinison in "Back to School"

"Well boys we got three engines out, we got more holes in us than a horse traders mule... Radios gone and we're leaking fuel and if we'ze flyin any lower why we'd need sleigh bells on this thang. But we got one little budge on them ruskies. At this height why they might harpoon us, but they dang sure ain’t gonna spot us on no radar screen.” Major Kong - Dr. Strangelove

JR007 wrote:

"Well boys we got three engines out, we got more holes in us than a horse traders mule... Radios gone and we're leaking fuel...

Read you loud and clear JR! That girl is a soup sandwich! Laughing

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JR007 wrote:
"Well boys we got three engines out, we got more holes in us than a horse traders mule... Radios gone and we're leaking fuel...

Read you loud and clear JR! That girl is a soup sandwich

You guys are right, but I'd still lube her from the single point.

TC, that is quality. Pure quality.. I fully agree...

If these celebs now had their way in the world, we'd all be lentil-eating vegans who love nothing more than hugging the trees, saving the gay whales from extinction and following every half baked "cause" that comes along if it gets your face back in the public view...

It also really annoys me when some "celebrity" (doesn't matter who) comes onto the TV and urges you to give until it hurts for what ever is the "cause-de-jour" for them... Ummm, HELLO!!! Who has millions in the bank Mr Celeb?? Me or YOU!!! Why don't you live a more modest lifestyle without the 14 houses, private jets and cars as far as the eye can see and give ALL YOUR MONEY to your favorite cause????

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I wonder how long it will be before she "goes to rehab" to "cure her of her irratic behavior".

Not too long, TC...good prediction

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Rehab Could Help Britney Spears Keep Custody of Her Two Children

Friday, February 23, 2007

Britney Spears' decision to check into rehab could help her in court as she to tries to retain custody of her two young children with estranged husband Kevin Federline, according to family law attorneys. That is, of course, if she actually completes a rehab program.

When Spears checked into Promises Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation center Thursday, it was said to be the third time in a week she has checked into a rehab center.

"It actually may reflect well on her that she's now gone back, if she stays and sees herself through the program," said Jason Adess, a family law attorney in Chicago. "That way she can present to the court that she has an issue, she has acknowledged the issue, she has gotten help and now she is able to resume primary custody of the children."

Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Thursday that Spears is in the Malibu center. He provided no further details.

The 25-year-old pop star reportedly first checked into Promises on Tuesday, then left Wednesday morning, returning that night after visiting with lawyers and her family. Late last week she reportedly checked into a rehab center in the Caribbean, only to leave the next day.

Another family law attorney, Joshua Forman of New York, said such a merry-go-round approach to rehab isn't that unusual for people new to the process. It takes awhile, he said, for someone to admit they have a substance abuse problem and to feel comfortable being treated in a confined program that can last four to six weeks.

"There's ins and outs and a lot of false starts with this sort of stuff," he said Thursday, adding he has had several clients go in and out of rehab. Often, he said, family members and friends must intervene and persuade people that for the good of themselves and their children they must stay.

If they do, Forman said, courts are often willing to forgive the false starts.

"As long as she finishes what she's done, goes in, gets help, gets treatment and stays clean, the court will look positively on that," he said.

Hours after Spears checked into Promises, Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, canceled an appearance in family court he had scheduled for Thursday and announced that no hearings in the couple's child custody case are scheduled for the future.

Neither Kaplan nor Spears' attorney, Laura Wasser, responded to messages Thursday asking who was caring for Spears' children in her absence.

Under a temporary agreement reached in January, Spears and Federline have joint custody of their sons, Jayden James, 5 months, and Sean Preston, 17 months. Spears was granted custodial custody, with Federline allowed lengthy visits on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The order expires at the end of this month.

Spears filed for divorce from the 28-year-old aspiring rapper in November, citing irreconcilable differences.

Since then she has engaged in bizarre public behavior. It culminated last weekend when, after reportedly leaving rehab the first time, she arrived at a hair salon and shaved her head bald, moved on to a tattoo parlor where she had red-and-pink lips inked onto her wrist, then went club-hopping across Los Angeles.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254199,00.html

TC wrote:

Scorpion1alpha wrote:

Don't care about Hollywood/Pop/whatever "star" types. They're not going to preach their beliefs, ideals, or lifestyle and shove it at me as gospel.

Amen to that! Smile

Too few of them have anything interesting to add anyway. Too many of them have this convoluted "flowers and sunshine" bull$h!t view of the world.

They use buzz words and slogans, organize protests and rallies, and latch onto seemingly useless charities to foist their views on the masses...many of whom could care less what they think.

Oh, but woe is the man who speaks out against what they are doing, because they are "changing the world". Rolling Eyes

Is she right? Because, I know that's a popular version of what went on there. A lot of people like to believe that. I wish I could, but I WAS THERE! I wasn't in a classroom hoping I was right, thinking about it. I was up to my KNEES IN RICE PADDIES! With guns that didn't work! Going in there, looking for Charlie, SLUGGING IT OUT with him, while P*$$IES like you were back here partying, putting headbands on, doing drugs, AND LISTENING TO THE G*DD@MN BEATLE ALBUMS! OH! OH! OHHHH!
---Sam Kinison in "Back to School"

Aussie_Falcon_Freak wrote:

TC, that is quality. Pure quality.. I fully agree...

If these celebs now had their way in the world, we'd all be lentil-eating vegans who love nothing more than hugging the trees, saving the gay whales from extinction and following every half baked "cause" that comes along if it gets your face back in the public view...

It also really annoys me when some "celebrity" (doesn't matter who) comes onto the TV and urges you to give until it hurts for what ever is the "cause-de-jour" for them... Ummm, HELLO!!! Who has millions in the bank Mr Celeb?? Me or YOU!!! Why don't you live a more modest lifestyle without the 14 houses, private jets and cars as far as the eye can see and give ALL YOUR MONEY to your favorite cause????

Well said guys! Thumb

I agree Aussie. When someone has mansions in The Hamptons, Miami Beach, Beverly Hills, The Virgin Islands, The Riviera, and Sydney, a private G-IV Gulfstream, 4 Bell JetRangers, more cars than the Indy 500, a personal staff and entorage the size of the Phillipine Army, and a $30 million per picture movie deal, they don't have any right to tell a working Joe like me where to put my money.

Someone ought to tell them where to "put it". Rolling Eyes

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Someone ought to tell them where to "put it". Rolling Eyes

But TC, dude, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving out my bank account and routing numbers in public like that Wink

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I'll tell 'em exactly where to put their ideas. I suggest that they take thier ideas personally to the commanding officer at Groom Lake. Take I-15 North from Vegas to 93 North, turn left onto HWY 318 (the Extraterrestrial Highway) and go until you get to Steve Medlin's "Black Mailbox." It's white now, but in any case, backtrack until you get to the big dirt road that goes into a mountain pass... If you get lost, just go to Rachel and ask directions at the Little A'Le'Inn Thumb

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I'm sure the commanding officer of that installation will at least ensure that anyone coming out to his base to tell him what to do with our money or his money will be quite kind enough to ensure that they have someone to listen to Wink

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Heh heh! I should've clarified. Someone ought to tell them where to put their own opinions, money, etc. They can cram it. As for some of them, I'll listen to their music, or watch their movies, but I really don't give a d@mn about them personally.

Speaking of train wreck celebs, how about all of this adoption Sierra? I guess their own country's orphans who need help are not good enough to take care of now? Shame on these Hollywood pr*cks!

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