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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    12/18/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator. . .

    . . . that was receiving until recently (for over a decade) about $150 million in US taxpayer money (military aid) not counting the law-enforcement training we provided Karimov's security apparatus and, in one case, a free gift of thousands of police batons and riot shields. USA! USA! USA!
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    12/18/09

    @gawkimo: The evil (Karimov) that's the enemy of the evil (Taliban) that's the enemy of the good (USA) - is good. Therefore, evil is good. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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    Edited by Niko Bellic at 12/18/09 11:47 AM Niko Bellic was starred Niko Bellic was unstarred
    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    12/18/09

    @Niko Bellic:The enemy of our enemy is free to boil dissidents alive.

    I see that crusty old Baby Boomer/Cold War logic is alive and well:

    Saddam good!

    Reagan like Saddam!

    Reagan lift export embargo so Saddam get chemical weapon ingredients from US!

    Reagan want Saddam to use chemical weapons against Iran.

    Oh noes! Saddam also use chemical weapons on Kurds!

    (Skip a decade)

    Saddam bad!

    Saddam has expired Sarin!

    We smash Saddam!

    (Meanwhile.)

    Karimov hate Taleban.

    US need place to land planes to bomb Afghan people.

    Karimov good!

    Karimov get weapon and money from US!

    Karimov use US weapon and money to oppress own people (not Taleban)!

    (A few years later.)

    Karimov no want US in his country anymore!

    Karimov ask us to leave!

    Now, Karimov bad!

    (Someday in the future.)

    We smash Karimov!

    & etc.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    12/18/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    Re the headline: "Uzbek" dictator? Go long or go home!
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    Uzbeks.
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    Image of DoctorEcks DoctorEcks
    12/18/09

    @raincoaster: Love it! Remember it from WAY back. SCTV rules!
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    Image of Greenpointless Greenpointless
    12/18/09

    @raincoaster: Everybody's favorite cossack! (And if you've ever seen an episode of King of Kensington "Hey, Giorgy!" becomes even funnier.)
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    12/18/09

    @Greenpointless: I grew up on that stuff!
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    The video star sister heads up Foreign Policy's list of worst daughters.
    [www.foreignpolicy.com]
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    Image of 24-7 24-7
    12/17/09

    @Claire Buoyant: "The consequences of crossing Karimova became clear in 2001 when she divorced her husband... The unfortunate ex-husband’s Coca-Cola bottling factory in Uzbekistan was promptly shut down, three of his relatives were imprisoned, and 24 were deported at gunpoint to Afghanistan."

    But what happened to HIM? Has he been seen again?
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    12/17/09

    @24-7: He's still around. Here's a 2008 story about him: [www.law.com]

    I'm a bit surprised myself that she didn't just make him disappear, considering the way these ruthless dictators and their families usually operate.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    12/18/09

    @Claire Buoyant: Perhaps she figured his being briefly married to her was punishment enough.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    12/18/09

    @24-7: He's in the running to become a contestant on that new reality TV show "Survivor--Uzbekistan: Life Among the Goats". If he turns up as the wacky shepherd, I predict a ratings bonanza.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
     
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    12/17/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Wow, an ashtray on the set of a children's show. Can't get away with that nowadays.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    Having to cater to vile Ceaucèscuan tyrants' women, and accept their blood-soaked money, is why couturiers in Paris numb themselves with drugs and drink. Also because it's fun.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    I'm more interested in Putin's love child.
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    Image of sweet_communist sweet_communist
    12/17/09

    In reply to Lola Karimov: The Surprisingly Glamorous Daughter of a Brutal Uzbek Dictator
    She looks like a busted incarnation of Mariska Hargitay.

    Also, Tony Bourdain has convinced me never to visit Uzbekistan. No thank you to naked rape-massages!
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    12/10/09

    In reply to Did Anyone Want to See Levi Johnston in Playgirl?
    If he would have shown his dick, they'd have made their money back threefold by now.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    12/10/09

    @homoviper: Thank you. Johnston sans johnson equals pfffft!
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    Image of CrayonSmoothie CrayonSmoothie
    12/10/09

    In reply to Did Anyone Want to See Levi Johnston in Playgirl?
    Wait just a minute. They paid 150 large and he never had to actually expose the captain?

    And Playgirl is kinda bummin cause of the lack of enthusiasm from their, ahem, "readers"?

    Sorry to have to be so crass but without a saluting member present, revenues are going to be flaccid.
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    Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) promoted this comment Edited by CrayonSmoothie at 12/10/09 7:21 AM CrayonSmoothie was starred CrayonSmoothie was unstarred
    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    12/10/09

    @CrayonSmoothie: Perhaps Cabin Boy was the best that Levi could muster up?
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    12/10/09

    In reply to Did Anyone Want to See Levi Johnston in Playgirl?
    The page 6 math on that doesn't reflect how real world business works.

    You don't need to get $150,000 in subscriptions for the investment in that shoot to be worth it.

    It increased brand awareness, got heterosexual women to think about Playgirl, let people in general know that Playgirl is still operational and built up a lot of overall awareness.

    What that means is that they might not get $150k in sign ups right away, they will get more sign ups over time, be able to charge more/get more click throughs on their ads, etc...

    If they spent the same $150 on online advertising they wouldn't have gotten anywhere near the overall value for their money that they got from this shoot.
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    Image of momo momo
    12/10/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: Well put.
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    Image of Solomon Grundy Solomon Grundy
    12/10/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: Yeah, I think they're right that it would have cost much more than that to get the marketing results the whole stupid thing provided. That doesn't change the fact that they're a hella gay magazine trying to relaunch in a recession, when unlimited and excellent free porn is abundant, when gay media is wheezing its last gasp, and when print in general is collapsing, but hey, all that was also true three months ago, before any of us knew Playgirl still existed.
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    12/10/09

    @Solomon Grundy: That doesn't mean it's a bad investment. There are many, many worse ways to spend marketing dollars than this.

    And now it looks like they'll have the Tiger Woods photos next.
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    Image of Solomon Grundy Solomon Grundy
    12/10/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: I didn't mean to imply it was a bad marketing investment. Quite the contrary, it was a marketing coup. How does Page Six think that's even a question? Playgirl was SO off the radar before this.
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    Edited by Solomon Grundy at 12/10/09 10:08 AM Solomon Grundy was starred Solomon Grundy was unstarred
    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    12/10/09

    @Solomon Grundy: Exactly.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/07/09

    In reply to These Are the Five People You Meet in Heaven, or at a Plaza Hotel Jazz Concert
    Um, BriMo, is Courtney making love to her pipe?

    Betsey and Martha, OK. The rest, book me on the River Styx ferry to Hell, if you please.
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    12/07/09

    In reply to These Are the Five People You Meet in Heaven, or at a Plaza Hotel Jazz Concert
    Heaven sounds like hell to me.
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    Image of Mymoustache Mymoustache
    12/07/09

    In reply to These Are the Five People You Meet in Heaven, or at a Plaza Hotel Jazz Concert
    If I could get all these people to my house next Thanksgiving, I have a sneaking suspicion I would be the all-time Thanksgiving Horror Story champion!
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    12/07/09

    @Mymoustache: there must be sewage and drinking, however, if I remember correctly.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/07/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten:

    And don't forget to book the tow trucks and police presence at least a week in advance to ensure your Thanksgiving needs are met.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    12/07/09

    @miss_msry: ooh, thanks. That reminds me to get the winch kit attached to my Volvo before Christmas.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12/07/09

    In reply to These Are the Five People You Meet in Heaven, or at a Plaza Hotel Jazz Concert
    If these are the five people you meet in heaven, then how strict are the requirements to get into Hell?
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    Image of Martita Martita
    12/07/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Apparently the bar's set pretty high, because (L to R): convicted felon, wacky probable drug hound, gay, crazy definite drug hound, pervy old man.
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    12/07/09

    @Martita: I would like to apologize and clarify that comment: the only people who think gays are going to hell are the nutty Christian types. Not me! If anything, that lineup should serve to show the nutty Christian types why they are wrong. Anyway, many apologies; you may ban me now.
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    miss_msry promoted this comment Martita was starred Martita was unstarred
    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/07/09

    @Martita:

    It isn't because he's gay, it's because he's an untalented fashion designer fame whore.
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