So, who famous are you related to?
...retarded by?
...retarted with?
...restarted at?
...reverted to?
...re...?

Plus, if you're retarded anyway, do you remember your previous tardness, and those who may have tarded against you, SO SAYITH THE LARD!?
(Linguistication everything is prosable., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 4:14, archived)

My bosses have weird run-ins with fame
a poorly made replica of my one boss's head is in The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, my other boss was hit by a car driven by a stoned Black Thought of The Roots, and the third got in the paper for being shot four times for no reason in South Philadelphia.
( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 4:27, archived)

Fuckin' ell!
I want to work where you work!
(Linguistication everything is prosable., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 4:41, archived)

Charlie Kray
went to my sisters wedding.
( bacon and egg roll is going to be big downunder, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 5:19, archived)

If I remember correctly, Ethan Allen, on my mom's side
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Allen

There's a longtime rumor in my dad's side of the family that we have some relation to the royal Battenburgs, but I don't put much stock in that.
( Shiksa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 5:29, archived)

oh hi Shiksa
thanks for the Walken link, that was great.

I am not familiar with Esquire but I also liked the Harry Dean Stanton one:
www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/harry-dean-stanton-quotes-0109
( Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 5:37, archived)

oh hai Rap
glad you liked the link. Harry Dean is another cool old dude whose thoughts are well worth reading, thanks for sharing :)
( Shiksa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 5:44, archived)

hell yeah
 
Not unlike the esteemed Mr Walken, I have sat through a good many shitty movies solely because HDS was in 'em.

Also: I watched Joe Dirt the other night - WALKEN WAS HARDLY IN IT AT ALL.
( Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:13, archived)

I haven't seen "Joe Dirt" but I've probably already seen Walken's best bits from it on YouTube.
I have "Brainstorm" in my DVD player right now. Bit of a downer, that one.
( Shiksa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:16, archived)

because it was Natalie Wood's last film?
 
haven't seen it in a few years now.
( Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:44, archived)

Yeah, all the drama with that
I think it derailed Walken's career a bit, too.

Time to get my arse back to bed.
( Shiksa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:46, archived)

I love Harry Dean Stanton

( hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:14, archived)

most of the cool folks do.

( Shiksa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:17, archived)

Either Andrew Jackson
Or Andrew Johnson.

On my mother's side. Granny can't remember, just narrows it down by "whichever one I didn't like very much" or something to that effect.
(blinkin the merrily misanthropic IT gremlin, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 6:53, archived)

I'm related to Jack Blackham
Very famous cricketer. He's my great great uncle or summat.
(Poppet some assembly required., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 7:34, archived)