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What's the the hair pulling... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Insomniac | October 5, 2005 5:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What's the the hair pulling death grip?
1. Posted by Insomniac | October 5, 2005 5:12 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 17:12
2. Posted by Insomniac | October 5, 2005 5:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
First "the" should be "with." PIMF.
2. Posted by Insomniac | October 5, 2005 5:13 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 17:13
3. Posted by AndrewSpencer | October 5, 2005 6:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Her parents must be thrilled.
3. Posted by AndrewSpencer | October 5, 2005 6:14 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 18:14
4. Posted by Peter F. | October 5, 2005 6:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think the Death Grip is Tom's way of saying 'Tell anyone, I mean anyone, about my status in the upper echelons of my faux religion, and I will...well, I'll...I dunno...send you to psychiatrist and have them say you're crazy! Yes, crazy! I will, I promise!"
And somehow I hear all that in a weird, not-of-this-world alien accent. But maybe that's all just me...
4. Posted by Peter F. | October 5, 2005 6:20 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 18:20
5. Posted by Jeff | October 5, 2005 6:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wonder who the father is?
5. Posted by Jeff | October 5, 2005 6:32 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 18:32
6. Posted by Peter F. | October 5, 2005 7:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jeff:
L. Ron Hubbard.
6. Posted by Peter F. | October 5, 2005 7:13 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 19:13
7. Posted by Washington Cube | October 5, 2005 7:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rumor has it that the baby is depressed that Tom Cruise is his father, and it's going to have to be a Scientologist. I'd be bummed in the burner, too, baby.
Washington Cube Was Here. #176
7. Posted by Washington Cube | October 5, 2005 7:37 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 19:37
8. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
LOL Jeff, you beat me to the punch on the paternity question.
Now if the progeny resembled a Federline, that would be just too f*ckin' funny...
8. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:05 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 20:05
9. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Oh, and why does Tommy have to keep up with the "hey look, I'm normal TOO!" thingy in the media? It's like everything he does with her, romantic/relationship-wise, is a caricature of itself - hollow, empty, and completely made-for-hollywood.
Reminds me of a guy I knew once, whose demeanor post-divorce (after messy affair) was a miserable attempt at trying to convince himself, and everyone around him, that he was "happy". It looked more like the guy couldn't shake his guilt over his role in the breakup and had to keep justifying his "good" emotional mindset to the world, because otherwise, "they" wouldn't understand - but instead, it looked like the only person he was really trying to convince was his own conscience.
Someone want to pay the delivering hospital staff money to collect hair samples from Tom, Katie, and baby, to determine paternity? Oh, don't forget Kevin (Federline) too...just in case he was pinch hitting...er, spurting.
9. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:11 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 20:11
10. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok, I'm on a roll...is Jude Law going to volunteer to be their babysitter?
10. Posted by Wanderlust | October 5, 2005 8:12 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 20:12
11. Posted by fustian | October 5, 2005 8:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Let's all hope that Katie doesn't suffer from Post-Partum depression, or she's toast.
She may have to be "entertained" by the entire history of psychology as told by Maverick. If it were me, I'd be slitting my wrists.
11. Posted by fustian | October 5, 2005 8:20 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 20:20
12. Posted by McCain | October 5, 2005 8:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This photo could easily be from another bad vampire movie.
But who really cares about Tom Cruise? Isn't this just a topic for chick bloggers?
12. Posted by McCain | October 5, 2005 8:37 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 20:37
13. Posted by Jay | October 5, 2005 9:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jeff:
It's the immaculate deception.
13. Posted by Jay | October 5, 2005 9:27 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 21:27
14. Posted by Old Coot | October 5, 2005 9:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And if it's a boy, he can wear daddy's clothes by about age 5 (if they can lenghten the pants somewhat).
14. Posted by Old Coot | October 5, 2005 9:30 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 21:30
15. Posted by Mary Katharine | October 5, 2005 10:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah, McCain, everyone knows celebrity gossip is only for chick bloggers. Oh, wait.
15. Posted by Mary Katharine | October 5, 2005 10:19 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 22:19
16. Posted by leelu | October 5, 2005 11:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ian Fleming, in one of the Bond novels, asserted that this sort of death grip was exciting to women.
FWIW....
16. Posted by leelu | October 5, 2005 11:47 PM |
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Posted on October 5, 2005 23:47
17. Posted by McCain | October 6, 2005 12:00 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
But Mary, careful analysis of their gender reveals that Britney Spears is a lot different than Tom Cruise. She is a bimbo trashy babe with no talent. He, on the other hand, is merely a guy. Of course everyone wants to see her and the countless others like her that Kevin is kind enough to post. But Tom Cruise? Please, give your attentive readers Paris or Kate Moss. :)
17. Posted by McCain | October 6, 2005 12:00 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 00:00
18. Posted by D. Doré | October 6, 2005 12:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Stop. You had me at... "L. Ron Hubbard".
18. Posted by D. Doré | October 6, 2005 12:03 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 00:03
19. Posted by McGehee | October 6, 2005 12:41 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
When did he take up chewing tobacco?
19. Posted by McGehee | October 6, 2005 12:41 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 00:41
20. Posted by jim | October 6, 2005 8:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Boagart photos, IIRC, oft featured a very similar throat grip motif. I googled Bogart in images and found several such with Bergman and Bacall.
Speaking personally, I'd not have wanted either of those two ladies getting away from me either, but I'll leave it to others as to whether either of them measure up to Bogart/Bacall/Bergman. ;-)
20. Posted by jim | October 6, 2005 8:17 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 08:17
21. Posted by -S- | October 6, 2005 8:25 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm happy these days to read about two MARRIED (or soon to be, in this case) people who want a family, actually having that family. I hope that Tom Cruise and his wife, Katie (soon to be) have a happy child and more to come.
That's the extent of my emotion about this but I do find the neck grabbing an ugly pose. It might have a lot to do with their height issues, and what the camera captures, as to why Cruise resorts to the effort when the cameras are near. He DOES make his living in front of cameras, to state the obvious; however, the body language involved is troubling.
21. Posted by -S- | October 6, 2005 8:25 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 08:25
22. Posted by moseby | October 6, 2005 9:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"What's with the hair pulling death grip?"
That's they way he holds all of his boyfriends--but usually from behind ...
22. Posted by moseby | October 6, 2005 9:44 AM |
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Posted on October 6, 2005 09:44