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Argh, ye got a fine pair of booty thar, Brigitte! Aye, thar be a fine pair or 19's. Tie those Kid Nation kids to the Mast and flog 'em! Make Rosie walk the plank, that blubber landlubber! Arg!

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heh...booty; that's it I got nothing.

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I don't blame Barry. I'd rather hide from Elizabeth rather than going on "The View" and yelling at her until I made her cry, and then alienate myself from all my fans.

Trust me. It's better this way.

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Manilow looks like Big Bird
Rosie dissin' the Oprah real bad move
Haiku really sucks big time
Booty

Huh... that haiku stuff aint so hard... props on the 19 gym socks there Brig... like how small ARE your calves??? You look totally happy! Seriously! Dare I say it? Yes I dare... you look like you're in love! What a lucky guy!

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Thanks, Patrick. I really am lucky!

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I was briefly convinced that you were going to speak like a pirate for 2 minutes, but then my hopes were dashed. It was still an excellent episode as always though.


Nice booty.

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Well, another unexpected intro. That is . . . one daft sock.

Brig, you are SPOT ON about Manilow's cancellation. What a limp, intolerant hypocrite; he's appeared with her on The View at least twice before (according to TMZ.)

Also -- "A source close to 'The View' said 'we canceled him,' because producers refused to comply with Manilow's 'completely disrespectful' demands." -- Billboard

I couldn't agree more with Brig's prediction for "Kid Nation." It will not sustain itself for an entire season in the aftermath of its frivolous, over-hyped build-up.

Looked up "unconfident" to see if that's a real word. Sorry I doubted you, Brigitte. Merci Mademoiselle, pour mon mot du jour.

Finally, how did Patrick, Patrick, Patrick not use the word "booty" in his remarks today of all days?

< mildly furrowed brow >
< beat >
< less mild squint >

As much as I hate to draw further attention to this, ... "how small are your calves?"

Honestly, Patrick .....

(Not trying to steal your thunder, Jim M.)

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Brigitte you didn't talk like a pirate :( well there is always next year...booty

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Argh maties...I be lookin' fer some booty and a little bird told me I be findin' it here...arrrgh.

Well shiver me timbers! There be some o' the finest booty I seen this side o' Davey Jones locker! Where can I get me a pair o' socks what say 19 on 'em?

Speak up ye couch lubbers! Whadda I gotta do? Keel haul the lot o' you? Tell me where be those socks or one by one ye walk the plank!

Arrrrghhh...

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You have a nice booty...?

AM I DOIN THIS RITE?

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Robert Robert Robert...

I don't think that anyone would A-a-argue with me that, while you didn't talk like a pirate, you DID happen to win the Jim Murphy Beat Him at His Own Verbosity Game award.

Withoutfeathers (whose name sounds curiously Native American) wins the Talk Like a Pirate on Brigitte's Vlog contest! Piracy through and through... impressive... kudos! (Honorable mention goes to HineyWipe, who's presentation, while pure pirate, was not sustained as long.)

Secret Asian Man wins the Best Fertilizer Award.

Jaerisk wins the Succinctness Award.

Go-Kart wins the Patrick Patrick Patrick Thunder Stealer Award.

Brigitte - -

Well, I'm really surprised at you! You mentioned Talk Like a Pirate Day being "kind of a big deal" without saying a single phrase like a pirate... not even when you said the word "booty"... (don't bother checking, I looked again already)... and you didn't even bother to do a cheesecake pose to show us your booty while mentioning that you wouldn't think we were jerks for mentioning the word. What an opportunity lost! A-a-argh!

Those of us who learned ahead of time about Talk Like a Pirate Day were hoping for more from you. Your pirate voice has GOT to be better than your attempt at the thriller tones (Dunh - Dunh - Daahh!)

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harrr, I'm not gonna' pass up my one chance to say booty!
And did Barry Manilow have cheek implants? He looks a bit like Jiminy Cricket all of a sudden.

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...and speaking of opportunities lost...

I thought for SURE that Patrick was going to do something with the old pirate "Shivver me timbers and blow me down!" line.

You're slipping again, Patrick! That's it... I'm reporting you to NACS.

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...and finally... to comment on topic... I quite agree that Kid Nation won't last a season. Why would full grown adults tune in to a show featuring a bunch of kids complaining and emoting and yelling at each other when, as parents, they have that in real life at home? Parents - - Save on the electric bill... turn off the TV and watch your OWN kids!

I DO happen to believe that Kid Nation will outlive the new show featuring the GEICO Cavemen. First of all, they look and sound gayer than a bowl of Del Monte Fruit Cocktail (at least in the GEICO commercials). Secondly, the only thing dumber than a caveman is a programming director who signs off on doing a full length sitcom featuring characters conceived for a 30 second car insurance commercial. It's not gonna work, but anyone caring enough to watch can feel free to go ahead and sweep the chunks of ice off the deck of the Titanic!

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enjoyed your intro yesterday...looks like all the ink didn't come off though. you can see remnants at 1:51 on your hand... sand paper maybe??...you're awesome, don't stop!

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When I woke up and saw there were 16 comments to this vlog I was sure Murph was responsible for at least 6 of them... Nope... only 3. And... I gots my on award??? How sweet is that? As to the Pirate dialogue... I don't so swaby and I find it quite offensive and hurtful hate speak to do so. How would you feel if YOU were a Pirate and everybody stereotyped you as having an eye patch... a peg leg... and bird poop on your shoulder? It's just wrong people!

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"Withoutfeathers (whose name sounds curiously Native American)"

Methinks it's more likely a reference/homage to one of Woody Allen's early books. Worth a look in a used book store some time.

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I can has booty?

Dammit, I was gonna write a haiku but somebody already did.

Is Manilow a right-wing nutjob or a left-wing nutjob? I couldn't tell from what you said, B. I'm not gonna watch The View to find out about the Hasselbeck either.

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About the whole 'Kid Nation' thing... I of course like anyone who went through high school automatically thought of "The Lord of the Flies", however a friend of mine on Pownce who reviews movies on her blog pointed me to a more apt comparison.

"Battle Royale" is a book that came out before 2000 in Japan and was a BIG hit. It was then adapted into an anime and a multiple award winning live action movie I heartily recommend.

The premise is that the economy and social structure of the country fell apart and a totalitarian society saves the nation and rebuilds it, but still is in a state of high unemployment and social instability. The youth of this time become very disrespectful and rebellious. Fearing their own youth they pass the "Battle Royale" act. Every year a class of grade 9 students, most of whom are boarded while they attend school, are chosen by lottery, taken to a remote location.

Once there, they have collars attached to their necks that track them and are rigged with enough explosives to kill them. If the collar is tampered with it will explode. They are then told that they have 36 hours (if I remember correctly) to kill everyone else, and if 2 or more people survive to the end, all the collars will explode.

This whole spectacle is then televised for the public to watch. It is the most watched program every year.

Instead of it turning into a gory kill them all slasher flick, it then turns into a psychological drama about what happens to 42 students who are transported to an abandoned island and are forced into a situation where they have to face their friends, romantic interests, rivals, and their own fears and suspicions.... with death and blood mixed in as a secondary thing.

With the televising of this event where the "participants" could have been badly injured and put under what I consider undue and unnecessary psychological stress for no reason than the almighty US Greenback is reprehensible. It reminds me of the rich paying the poor and needy to humiliate and denigrate themselves for sheer entertainment in prerevolutionary France.

I can forgive the parents for being idiots because we all are from time to time, and I might even forgive the creators and producers of this because they may actually believe that they are doing something worthwhile or getting blinded by all the work and business that goes into setting up a show like this, but the network and the lawyers that came up with the draconian contracts to indemnify the show should be keelhauled then made to walk the plank(Talk like a pirate day substitution for what I would really like to do).

If you would like to see the trailer for the live action movie for "Battle Royale" here is the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-T7yPJVvXw

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Is it just me or is TV getting to become too predictable these days? If it is not reality tv then it is kids taking over the world.
I would like to see more of the fare that is shown on the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. Maybe that is why I have cable. Oh and ESPN (1 thru 4) with the classic channel - it Rocks!
I enjoy your video blogs. They poke fun but in an intelligent and sexy way.

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