stuff jen says: Nov. 20: Geez, Kramer

Before and since Seinfeld, I've never really enjoyed Michael Richards all that much. Unless he's being Kramer, I don't think he's funny. Besides Seinfeld, his TV shows sucked. I've seen him do stand-up and never laughed. I think this video (courtesy of tmz.com) of him absolutely losing control during a stand-up performance might just reveal something that isn't very funny at all. I mean, any comedian has the right to scream at hecklers, but he went straight for some of the worst kind of racial insults. Yikes.

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Too bad, dude. It's a big headline today, and this kind of news certainly can't help the guy's career (just ask Mark Fuhrman). But I believe in karma. So whether this was a lousy attempt at humor or an intentional diatribe, I'm confident that karma will figger it out.

--Jen

P.S. I think I would make a really good billionaire if given the chance.

facts of jen's life

So, who do you think you are? I think I’m Jen. People who don’t know me sometimes call me Jenny. That’s weird.

Tell me about yourself. I was born a small black child, and am now a grown-up, or at least my kids think I am. I’m in my mid-40s and live in the ‘burbs of Portland, Oregon. My husband is Victor, and my kids are Katie and Jack. Read this if you want the real and very long scoop.

Tell me things people might not know about you. I am an ordained minister and can perform marriages. Why no one has asked me to do this for them yet, I do not know. ● At the request of my Disney-hating friend Ed, I got mouse ears embroidered with the name “Satan” and I didn’t even get kicked out of Disneyland. It’s quite possibly the ballsiest thing I’ve ever done. ● I “helped” write this book, published in 2012: You Take it From Here, by Pamela Ribon. My name is in the back, and I’m still geeking out about it. ● I recorded a song in a studio in 1994 and it got local radio play for a few months. At least two times I turned on the radio in the car and my song was playing at that moment—very cool. ● I nearly died from a zit in 1986. I am not making this up. ● Victor and I once appeared on The Tonight Show. Really. If you can find a VCR, I’ll show you the tape.

I read some of your posts and I think you might be an alcoholic. I drink way less than I write about drinking. If I ever STOP talking about booze, then it’ll be time for an intervention.

What do you love? Books. Coffee. Fonts. Broadway musicals. San Francisco. Bacon. Rum. Law & Order. Naps. Butter. Home. Crack cocaine. iDevices. Words. Disney vacations. You.

If you could punch anything or anyone in the face, what/who would it be? Cancer. I was diagnosed with lymphoma in November 2009. I kicked its big fat ugly ass and am in remission now. ● Comic Sans. ● People who won’t take responsibility for their problems—the “I didn’t do anything to deserve this!” attitude. Look in the mirror. That’s who to blame. ● Celebrities who are famous for no reason. Y’know, if we stop looking, they’ll go away... ● Bad grammar and spelling and the dummies who use it.

You seem bitter. Did someone piss in your Cheerios? I’m not bitter. I think unicorns-and-rainbows stuff isn’t very interesting to read, so I tend not to write that way. But also, now you’re being kind of a jackhole.

It seems like no one ever comments on your blog posts. Why is that? Most people comment on the Facebook links. I don’t know why.

What if I want to tell you something? Two ways to reach me: leave a comment on a post, or e-mail me at jenniferTAKETHISPARTOUTmanullang at gmail-dot-com.

4 comments:

AnonymousNovember 20, 2006 at 11:57:00 AM PST
And you know it was bad to take the TomKat wedding off the top news line!
AnonymousNovember 22, 2006 at 5:25:00 PM PST
Whaa-aa. Jerry Seinfeld got mad when the audience was laughing as Kramer tried to apologize. Yeah, as if him deciding to apologize deemed him credible suddenly and worth listening to. Again I say Whaa-aa.
JenNovember 22, 2006 at 5:32:00 PM PST
If someone were making me mad and I "lost control," as Michael Richards supposedly did, I STILL wouldn't go straight to attacking that person's race. Maybe I'd insult their mother or their fashion sense, but I honestly don't think the racist stuff would even enter my mind.

He says he's not racist, but there's something somewhere in the guy that must be hanging on to these ideas. Can we say, "Mel Gibson"??? Yikes, I say. Yikes.
JenJune 27, 2011 at 11:38:00 AM PDT
If someone were making me mad and I "lost control," as Michael Richards supposedly did, I STILL wouldn't go straight to attacking that person's race. Maybe I'd insult their mother or their fashion sense, but I honestly don't think the racist stuff would even enter my mind.

He says he's not racist, but there's something somewhere in the guy that must be hanging on to these ideas. Can we say, "Mel Gibson"??? Yikes, I say. Yikes.

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