Random Thoughts IV

[GTO]

My son's favorite part of the day was watching me run screaming like a little girl from some giant bug that landed on the back of my neck.

River Legacy Park was okay, but I still prefer the Heard Museum in McKinney, TX for some hiking trails. River Legacy was better for the casual walker/cyclist. It's hard to go hiking with my son or wife. I can hike for 2-3 hours, but they'll get bored after 45 minutes.

That's okay, I have to mow the lawn and do a couple of other things today, so it's better that I didn't wear myself out.

 

[GTO]

(psssst...they were Puerto Rican...)

I grew up in Puerto Rico. Don't remember anyone that greasy.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I grew up in Puerto Rico. Don't remember anyone that greasy.

Been to San Juan - and me neither. I was just pointing out that the Sharks weren't Italian.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Steps outside, plugs in bikey computer and puts on bike helmet. Rains starts.

Checky radar and Wundermap says I should wait 30 minutes. Luv me that weather radar.

edit: and poof 5 minutes later no rain and almost nothing on radar. I suspect mutant intervention.

 

[VikesFan22]

Found 'em guys. Thanks for the help. Completely overlook them every time I'm in there I guess. I was talking to my mom at the time so I sent her a pic of a couple I was looking at. She said to try other shapes...gotta love moms.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Been to San Juan - and me neither. I was just pointing out that the Sharks weren't Italian.

Weren't the Jets Italian though?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Found 'em guys. Thanks for the help. Completely overlook them every time I'm in there I guess. I was talking to my mom at the time so I sent her a pic of a couple I was looking at. She said to try other shapes...gotta love moms.

You should have posted the pics here, not to your mom. RT is the ultimate final judge of fashion and what looks good and is cool!

 

[GTO]

You should have posted the pics here, not to your mom. RT is the ultimate final judge of fashion and what looks good and is cool!

Yeah, Vikes. Aren't you a bit old to have mom still picking out your clothes?

 

[VikesFan22]

​I hate you guys.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Well, now that my memories are flowing, I've been playing clips from WSS...damn, George Chakiris was a hunk! BTW, GTO - he played a lot of Latinos, but he was Greek in ancestry.

 

[GTO]

​I hate you guys.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Weren't the Jets Italian though?

not so much.

 

[VikesFan22]

I don't wanna show my mug here anyway. And you can't really judge the sunglasses not on a human face.

 

[GTO]

Well, now that my memories are flowing, I've been playing clips from WSS...damn, George Chakiris was a hunk! BTW, GTO - he played a lot of Latinos, but he was Greek in ancestry.

Well, Anthony Quinn was Mexican and he played Zorba the Greek. So there's that.

 

[GTO]

not so much.

Looks like they were from the West German suburb of Italy.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

You should have posted the pics here, not to your mom. RT is the ultimate final judge of fashion and what looks good and is cool!

Agreed. I'm the epitome of cool.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Weren't the Jets Italian though?

Noooo...in the dialogue leading up to "America", Tony is described as being a Polack. Riff has red hair (Irish, perhaps?). And you can't get a whole lot whiter than Baby John. Only one of them has a darker coloring (black hair, darker skin), and his character name is A-Rab. So they're probably not an exclusively Italian gang...

 

[GTO]

Noooo...in the dialogue leading up to "America", Tony is described as being a Polack. Riff has red hair (Irish, perhaps?). And you can't get a whole lot whiter than Baby John. Only one of them has a darker coloring (black hair, darker skin), and his character name is A-Rab. So they're probably not an exclusively Italian gang...

EOE gang.

 

[GTO]

Agreed. I'm the epitome of cool.

On a totally unrelated note, when are they going to update the site with the thumbs down feature? I guess all I have is rep with neative comments for now?

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Well, Anthony Quinn was Mexican and he played Zorba the Greek. So there's that.

I think the worst ever ethnic (mis)casting though had to be John Wayne as Genghis Khan. Ouch!