All Episodes Talk: All Rise

[SRTouch]

1 hour ago, Albino said:

JJ, shrieking at Mr. Piece of Work:  I'M NOT SPEAKING TO YOU!

Mr. Piece of Work to JJ:  WELL I'M SPEAKING TO YOU!

What a useless moron.  And then the loving grandmother also wants money to pay for having to buy food for her own grandchildren on visitations, and gas mileage for taking them to see Daddy in jail.  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

If I heard right daddy doesn't feel the need for paying support for his three kids because he hasn't been ordered to by the court,  yet - but the hearing is coming up soon. And sees nothing wrong with his momma, the kids' grandma, suing his ex who is raising the kids - after all she gets public assistance. Let's not forget, he and grandma take care of them 2 days every 2 weeks. I'm not sure, were they suing saying part of the public assistance mom gets should pay for the food and care of the kids on 4 days a month he has custody. Granny, are you saying you should be compensated for spending time with the grandkid's as the appointed third party for the supervised visits? Man, some grannys fight to get to spend just a little more time with the grandkids, this one wants to be paid for the times and expense to pick them up and feed them during visits - oh and the gas to drive them 40 miles to visit daddy in jail. Did the yahoo really say in the hallway that everything would be good if the kids were back living with him. Yeah, not like he has a job, but then he'd be the one getting assistance.

[Rick Kitchen]

4 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Granny, are you saying you should be compensated for spending time with the grandkid's as the appointed third party for the supervised visits?

She did say that she never asked to be the third party and wanted out of it.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, One More Time said:

Could somebody somewhere explain the purpose of those earrings and the benefits of a stretched out earlobe?

I've read an article that says it's a form of self-mutilation.  Not sure if I'd agree but the author (a Ph.D.) likened it to those trying to change their facial structure (a la catwoman, catman, etc)  They don't like themselves - so they attempt to alter their appearance.  I wouldn't hold this as gospel because there are some in my profession who would sell their own mother to make a journal publication.

I'm with OhioSongbird.  I'm no spring chicken but have no desire for creating holes that don't already exist or make bigger holes where one does.  I'm not a fan of needles so tats are out of the question and as piercings go - I do have one in each ear but alas, they don't hold gauges the size of hubcaps, merely simple pearl studs.  I've never been tempted to get a "naughty" piercing because I am well aware that at my age, a ring pierced above the beltline will be a toe ring in no time at all.  It's a fact of life I've come to accept.

So, One More Time I am sorry that I can't give you more of an insight...maybe someone under 35 years of age will be able to answer your question.

[teebax]

On 7/14/2016 at 3:48 AM, Giant Misfit said:

 

if she was so askeered, why didn't she call her Nazi skinhead friend in to protect her? Oh, I know -- because all Nazi skins are nothing but illiterate crybabies whose only life skills are collecting welfare and saluting photos of Hitler taped over the various punch holes in the drywall of their grandparent's hunting shack.

 

13 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

I don't get any of the doings in Shadytown, the place where so many of the litigants "stay." Because no one ever "lives" anywhere, or quite owns anything, or really has anything "underneath" his/her own name.

 

2 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

How cute. The diminutive "Bobby", looking as though he stepped out of remake of "The Grapes of Wrath - ex-con, drug addict, doesn't work, doesn't support his kids (no one has told him he has to!), 35 years old and has to get money from Mommy to buy a 1984 car, very rightly got his little hackles up at being "disrespected" by JJ. Bobby deserves respect! Well, I guess his "fiance" thinks so. SHE really wants him.  "Oh, how I love that man of mine. *Swoon*."

I wish Byrd had picked him up with one arm and carried him out.

As usual, I've been way too busy to watch JJ, but you guys have me anticipating these cases. Are they all new? I didn't know JJ was still doing new cases.

[SRTouch]

2 hours ago, teebax said:

As usual, I've been way too busy to watch JJ, but you guys have me anticipating these cases. Are they all new? I didn't know JJ was still doing new cases.

Nah, we're at that point in the JJ cycle where we're getting one new episode with a rerun. At least for me here, I can't just say the new one will be first, cause they switch back and forth. One day the new one is first, next I get the rerun first. Doesn't matter, I record them all and skip any I remember a duds.

[NYCFree]

I don't remember having new cases in July before.  

It's nice.

Enjoy your weekends people.

[AngelaHunter]

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 I record them all and skip any I remember a duds.

Me too. I also skip the ones that make me crazier than I already am, which includes all the animal cases and most of the "babies playing house and now want back the money for the shower curtain one of them bought".

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I've read an article that says it's a form of self-mutilation.

Never mind ears. Don't look up the guy who got huge holes cut out of both his cheeks. When he takes out the plugs everyone gets a view of his back teeth.

[Brattinella]

13 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Never mind ears. Don't look up the guy who got huge holes cut out of both his cheeks. When he takes out the plugs everyone gets a view of his back teeth.

And facial tats.  And horns.  And a split tongue.  And little metal balls and hoops through every square inch of face.  AGGHH!

[Zahdii]

1 hour ago, AngelaHunter said:

Never mind ears. Don't look up the guy who got huge holes cut out of both his cheeks. When he takes out the plugs everyone gets a view of his back teeth.

Now why would anyone want to do that?

[Quof]

Attention, duh.

[AngelaHunter]

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Attention, duh.

I guess some people don't care if the attention they get is of the horrifed and disgusted type.

[teebax]

16 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

I guess some people don't care if the attention they get is of the horrifed and disgusted type.

The same people give me attitude when I have the audacity to look at them. I don't get it.

My girlfriend has a few tats and asked me why I don't have any. I said, "I don't want any." Really, there are better things for me to spend my money on, and I think most of them look like crap, but I thought saying so might come across as judgey. I'm the only one in my circle without tats, so I would argue that I'm the unique one!

[AngelaHunter]

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 I've never been tempted to get a "naughty" piercing

Oh god. Just thinking about those makes me shiver. I also dislike needles and the thought of paying someone to stick me about a thousand times is out of the question. I don't even have pierced ears, despite pressure from friends when I was younger.

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most of them look like crap, but I thought saying so might come across as judgey.

Well, they do look crappy. Someone I know wanted one that said "Strength." Sadly for her, the "artist" may have been illiterate, since what she got was "Strenth."

[Christina]

While looking to see what my box is tuning to in the near future, I see that that Monday's episode description is: "The judge reminds a woman that a 5-year-old does not need a 65-inch TV."

Hilarious or too frustrating to watch? It's not an animal case or failure to pay rent, so I'm leaning toward hilarious. Hoping that JJ lets the parent try and justify it before the smackdown. Sometimes she jumps straight to it, or at least, it's edited that way. Can't wait to hear why a child needs a 65-inch TV. 

[teebax]

3 hours ago, Christina said:

While looking to see what my box is tuning to in the near future, I see that that Monday's episode description is: "The judge reminds a woman that a 5-year-old does not need a 65-inch TV."

Hilarious or too frustrating to watch? It's not an animal case or failure to pay rent, so I'm leaning toward hilarious. Hoping that JJ lets the parent try and justify it before the smackdown. Sometimes she jumps straight to it, or at least, it's edited that way. Can't wait to hear why a child needs a 65-inch TV. 

I vote hilarious, but sad. In other words, like most JJ episodes.

[One Tough Cookie]

Well this weekend I caught up on my episodes and my husband was waking by, stopped to watch the "what were you incarcerated for?" "Which time?" and asked me why I compulsively watch the parade of losers and dirtbags?"  It's like a car crash--I can't look away.  {He also was horrified when he saw the grandmother who wants reimbursement for, you know, being  grandmother!}

Edited July 18, 2016 by One More Time

[ElleMo]

On 7/15/2016 at 9:56 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

She did say that she never asked to be the third party and wanted out of it.

I can understand that -- who wants to be in the middle of crap like that? But if you want out of it, then get out of it; it's not like you've been drafted in to the army, you do have a say in the matter.  Sheesh.  I am all for both parents  and the grandparents being involved in  kids' lives, but they would probably be better off not being around a GM who resents them and they could do w/o visits to jail.

Edited July 18, 2016 by ElleMo

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

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And facial tats.  And horns.  And a split tongue.  And little metal balls and hoops through every square inch of face.  AGGHH!

I think I mentioned this a while back but I got called for a jury pool years ago. I was questioned all day but ended up not getting picked at the bitter end. So being the nosy person I am, I went home and googled the case I nearly got pulled for - one of the witnesses had HORNS in his head - apparently he had screws drilled into each side of his head where he can attach his HORNS when he wants to be, well "horn-ed". Gave me nightmares thinking about why somebody would want screwed drilled into his head for any purpose, much less cosmetic reasons. 

[bad things are bad]

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Can't wait to hear why a child needs a 65-inch TV.

the only possible, albeit quite far-fetched, reason would be that the kid is legally blind and could only see things if they are embiggened. 

[SRTouch]

4 hours ago, ElleMo said:

I can understand that -- who wants to be in the middle of crap like that? But if you want out of it, then get out of it; it's not like you've been drafted in to the army, you do have a say in the matter.  Sheesh.  I am all for both parents  and the grandparents being involved in  kids' lives, but they would probably be better off not being around a GM who resents them and they could do w/o visits to jail.

Yeah, I don't remember the ages, but I'm sure unless the three kids are all in diapers they'll remember granny wanted money to give them their milk and cookies. And, ITA hauling the kids to the jail was for the dad, not the kids, and, again, depending not a memory I would want for my kids.

[Guest]

"The judge reminds a woman that a 5-year-old does not need a 65-inch TV."

Prediction: The woman will not get it and continue to defend the necessity of the purchase.

Also, I'm an adult -- even *I* don't need a 65-inch TV. Would I like one? I guess, but I ain't buying one.

[AngelaHunter]

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And, ITA hauling the kids to the jail was for the dad, not the kids

Shouldn't little Daddy pay the gas? After all, the kids wouldn't need to be dragged to jail to visit him if he weren't an asshole, loser POS and criminal who gets his butt thrown in the clink. Not his fault, I guess.

[Albino]

8 hours ago, Giant Misfit said:

Prediction: The woman will not get it and continue to defend the necessity of the purchase.

Also, I'm an adult -- even *I* don't need a 65-inch TV. Would I like one? I guess, but I ain't buying one.

In fairness, the plaintiff tried to explain that the 65" was going in her living room but JJ interrupted with a huffy "That's not what I asked you!" or something.  I assume she was putting the older, smaller living room set in daughter's bedroom.

In any case, I don't know why a 5 year old even needs at TV in her bedroom, but I don't have any kids.

[SRTouch]

1 hour ago, Albino said:

In fairness, the plaintiff tried to explain that the 65" was going in her living room but JJ interrupted with a huffy "That's not what I asked you!" or something.  I assume she was putting the older, smaller living room set in daughter's bedroom.

In any case, I don't know why a 5 year old even needs at TV in her bedroom, but I don't have any kids.

I had the TV on, but I didn't pay it a lot of attention. Then I hit FF when the dog case came on. I started watching again when they got in the hallway in preparation of watching the local news. Anyway, this was the couple who blamed the victim for walking her dog, on a leash, in front of their house. Apparently they figure no one should be walking their dog on the 4th of July, especially in front of their house... she should know better - it borders on animal abuse or something. More clueless people who refuse to take responsibilty for their animals. I was tempted to go back and watch the case, but when the lady started in on how she's now afraid of big dogs I figured she must have a small dog that was mauled by big dogs - so I decided to skip it. Pissed me off, it did, so I put the harness on Silly Cat and took him out to terrify the birds are the feeder. Ah well, sitting on the deck with my cat is always a better use of my time then watching the news, anyway.

I know they were probably trying to say the lady should stay home on the 4th because dogs are afraid of fireworks and might freak out - not true, all depends on the critter. My 5 cats are pretty much immune to fireworks - I think it's probably because I live next to Ft Sill, the home of Field Artillery. They don't react to artillery at all, and just lift their head and look around with fireworks because they're are louder. I imagine some dogs are pretty much the same.When a thunderstorm rolls through, though, the three girls hide, while the boys get in the cat tree by the window and watch the light show (they get nervous if the thunder gets loud). 

[Albino]

SRTouch - thank you - I totally forgot about the "Nobody Walks Dogs On The Fourth Of July" defense!  What imbeciles.  Even if that were true, it's not like there are laws against it.  And if this couple is so afraid of their dogs being tormented by fireworks, why were they left unattended in the back yard?

The plaintiff didn't mention whether she walked the dogs during the day or at night, IIRC.  Not that it matters, of course.  Just happy JJ ruled in her favor, although I would have liked to see JJ's reaction to the defendant's July 4th dog-walking theory.

The pup looked fine BTW! 

Edited July 19, 2016 by Albino

[AngelaHunter]

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In any case, I don't know why a 5 year old even needs at TV in her bedroom, but I don't have any kids.

I would never let a little kid have a TV in bedroom. You know what kind of stuff you can see on TV these days? I would want to know what kids are watching, and mutiliated bodies are not on the "Okay" list.

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Anyway, this was the couple who blamed the victim for walking her dog, on a leash, in front of their house

Yeah, what a nerve she had! She should have known that the idiotic couple's 18 year old son (who was the only one home and who didn't have the balls to show up in court) would let their two very large dogs out to attack the plaintiff's little dog. Daddy tried to describe just how the dogs got out but duh - he wasn't home.

I had one dog who loved fireworks but my last dog was so terrifed of any loud noises, she'd jam her pudgy body into the smallest space she could find and walk between my knees through the house.

[DebbieW]

I have students in my class who come in exhausted everyday because they're up all night watching TV in their rooms.  When I mention it to their parents the response is that they can't do anything about the kids turning the TV on after everyone else is asleep.  There really is an easy fix for it - take the fucking TV out of their rooms.

My daughter is 23 and my son is 17 and neither one of them has ever had a TV in their rooms. They also were not allowed to have a computer (desk or lap top), hand held video game, or cell phone in there.  All electronics stay in the family room overnight.   TV time is family time (even though it meant I spent many years watching Nickelodian and the Disney Channel).  I would record (now DVR) things that I wanted to watch that weren't appropriate for them and just watch them another time.  I guess once you've let your spawn go on a midnight rampage to vandalize the property of whomever has disrespected you everything else is trivial.

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

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I have students in my class who come in exhausted everyday because they're up all night watching TV in their rooms.  When I mention it to their parents the response is that they can't do anything about the kids turning the TV on after everyone else is asleep.  There really is an easy fix for it - take the fucking TV out of their rooms.

But that would make too much sense, DebbieW. And the kids might be pissed at the parents and gosh, we don't want our kids pissed at us do we? It might harm our fragile self-esteem and we might have to retreat to our safe space with a big old glass of box wine! 

My kids never had a TV in their rooms. We were all stuck in the living room watching TGIF or whatever Nickelodeon/Disney show was on. I watched some video documentary with the Backstreet Boys so many times back in the day that I could quote lines like it was Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

[AngelaHunter]

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They also were not allowed to have a computer (desk or lap top)

I do NOT understand parents letting kids have computers in their bedrooms. This is what keeps online predators going, never mind 10 year olds watching hardcorn porn, all manner of perversions, etc. I guess some parents just want to keep the kids out of their hair and don't care what sort of horrors kids are accessing in their rooms. I never had a TV in my bedroom until two years ago.

[Brattinella]

2 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

I do NOT understand parents letting kids have computers in their bedrooms. This is what keeps online predators going, never mind 10 year olds watching hardcorn porn, all manner of perversions, etc. I guess some parents just want to keep the kids out of their hair and don't care what sort of horrors kids are accessing in their rooms. I never had a TV in my bedroom until two years ago.

I still don't have a TV in my bedroom.  I like silence when I sleep.  I turn off the computer about an hour prior, then read until I get drowsy.

[AngelaHunter]

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I still don't have a TV in my bedroom.

Mine is a little 21" on the wall (I won't go into why I got it!) and I think the last time I turned it on was about two years ago. I've read myself to sleep since I first learned how to read.

[SandyToes]

Oh, good heavens.  The stupid dog custody case?! "I love the dog like a daughter."  Yeah, that's why you left it when you hit the road with the TV! Co parenting the dog?! The defendant didn't say much, so don't know much about him, but he is way better off with the puppy than Miss Manipulator. As is the puppy.  Sheesh.

No computers or working TVs upstairs at the Toes household.  There is an old TV they used for video games when the kids were older, but it wasn't "watchable."  I too, had students whose parents said, "I just can't get him to turn the TV off."  I had a junior high young man who slept about 6 hours a day at school, and when I questioned him, he admitted to staying up all night video gaming.  Explained it to mom.  "I just can't get him to turn it off" to that, too. Not much I could say to. Poor kid.

Edited July 19, 2016 by SandyToes

[basiltherat]

I'm afraid Chloe's "mom" would leave her in a locked room for two weeks and feed her "under the door"  I hope she stays with her Daddy!

[AngelaHunter]

Are they trolling us with these repeats? I could NOT rewatch MethMouthMom and her goofy husband, both of them with arrests and probations and drugs and both in jail at the same time. Yuck.

Then BeastlyBabyMomma, with huge lightning bolt earrings, strapless dress with piquant little bow, displaying her enormous tatted arms, suing BabyDaddyofThe Year who has five kids with five different fools, and on and on... none of them were capable of shutting it for two seconds and all got the boot. Double yuck.

Defendant, cucky-looking loser with the orange sweater vest who "feels" Grandpa should have discussed with him first before he decided on his will. Yeah, right. He can't keep a job, they have three kids, no money and his fish-faced wife sits home on her butt all day. Grandpa knew what he was doing.

Bunch of losers, every one of them.

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I hope she stays with her Daddy!

Who "basically" said in the hall that he has no time for the dog.

Edited because wine.

Edited July 19, 2016 by AngelaHunter

[SandyToes]

3 minutes ago, AngelaHunter said:

Then BeastlyBabyMomma, with huge lightening bolt earrings, strapless dress with piquant little bow, displaying her enormous tatted arms, suing BabyDaddyofThe Year who has five kids with five different fools, and on and on... none of them were capable of shutting it for two seconds and all got the boot. Double yuck.

Defendant, cucky-looking loser with the orange sweater vest who "feels" Grandpa should have discussed with him first before he decided on his will. Yeah, right. He can't keep a job, they have three kids, no money and his fish-faced wife sits home on her butt all day. Grandpa knew what he was doing.

HA!  BeastlyBabyMomma!  This was new to me, and I was crackin' up.  Wrong show, folks!  Jerry Springer is down the hall!  And loved how JJ brought up that he conveniently "shares" custody with all those baby mommas - no child support!  Gah.

So what was the story with the orange sweater vest guy? I only caught the tail end where she told fish-face (snerk!) to get a job.  It sounded like the plaintiff won - what were they suing for?

And yeah, Chloe's puppydaddy did say he didn't have time.  Sigh. 

Angela, sweetie, do you need some more wine?  You sound a little tense...

[Jamoche]

17 hours ago, Albino said:

SRTouch - thank you - I totally forgot about the "Nobody Walks Dogs On The Fourth Of July" defense!  What imbeciles.  Even if that were true, it's not like there are laws against it.  

Dogs have to poop no matter what day it is - mine got walked three times a day, every day.

[Quof]

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Dogs have to poop no matter what day it is

One of the reasons I don't have a dog.

[One Tough Cookie]

19 hours ago, Albino said:

any case, I don't know why a 5 year old even needs at TV in her bedroom, but I don't have any kids.

When my son was in high school he had a job and wanted to buy a TV for his room.  The del was that if I saw or was notified that his grades went down {he  a straight A student} AND it had to be off by 10. AND I had the right to go in any time the TV was on and could turn off any program I didn't like.  Never had to and he kept his GPA.  But I think he used it more for games.

[OhioSongbird]

I'm ashamed to say I have a TV in my bedroom.  I go to sleep with it on and turn it on first thing in the morning.  Drives hubby crazy.

Hello...I'm OhioSongbird and I am an addict.....

[AngelaHunter]

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Angela, sweetie, do you need some more wine?  You sound a little tense...

Thank you, but I better not. I might go slash someone's tires or egg their house or challenge them to fight me...

Anyway, you ask about orange vest guy? Grandpa left a business to his heirs, including the plaintiffs. He left them (I believe) 23% and left OV only 8%, which came to 40K(?). OV blows through the money in no time, since, y'know he can't keep even a crappy job and wifey is anti-work. Borrows 5K from plaintiff but doesn't "feel" the need to pay it back since Grandpa was so very mean to him. *sniff* He's entitled, you see. JJ informs him in no uncertain terms that what Gramps did with his money is none of OV's damn bidness.

I hope I got that right. I watched only bits of this nonsense.

[NYCFree]

My husband and I are both former teachers and both the children of a teacher and a brief teacher (she went on into publishing). We didn't grow up with tvs in our rooms and neither does our son.  We also confiscate all electronics before bedtime.

When I had parent teacher conferences, I would mention these ideas to the parents of kids who slept through my class.  Most of the time, the parents would look at me in disbelief. For failing students I would suggest a complete removal of electronics until the grades became passing.  That one was instituted a total of one time in ten years.

While I'm on a roll, I would have parents who told me they couldn't get their kids to school because the kids wouldn't get out of bed.  I suggested dumping a glass of cold water on the child, I would guarantee it would get them out of bed at least (but not necessarily to school).  I practice what I preach by the way and have employed the water three times in five years with my own kid.

[Guest]

11 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

I'm ashamed to say I have a TV in my bedroom.  I go to sleep with it on and turn it on first thing in the morning.  Drives hubby crazy.

Me, too! I sleep with it on at night -- even though I rarely can pay attention to what's on it lately. I had a TV in my room when I was a kid -- and I think the raciest thing I ever dared to sneak-watch on it was Linda Blair's "Born Innocent," a Movie of the Week I was forbidden to watch downstairs.

I saw that yesterday's cases involved dogs - and immediately deleted them from the DVR. Reading your comments, I'm glad I did.

[SRTouch]

On 7/19/2016 at 6:57 AM, AngelaHunter said:

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Yeah, what a nerve she had! She should have known that the idiotic couple's 18 year old son (who was the only one home and who didn't have the balls to show up in court) would let their two very large dogs out to attack the plaintiff's little dog. Daddy tried to describe just how the dogs got out but duh - he wasn't home.

I wanted to ask Dad how he knew. Could it be this is not the first they were out unattended? Wouldn't surprise me. They seem to feel entitled to dictate what goes on in the neighborhood, and certainly learned nothing from this incident.

[SRTouch]

21 hours ago, DebbieW said:

My daughter is 23 and my son is 17 and neither one of them has ever had a TV in their rooms. They also were not allowed to have a computer (desk or lap top), hand held video game, or cell phone in there.  All electronics stay in the family room overnight.   TV time is family time (even though it meant I spent many years watching Nickelodian and the Disney Channel).  I would record (now DVR) things that I wanted to watch that weren't appropriate for them and just watch them another time.  I guess once you've let your spawn go on a midnight rampage to vandalize the property of whomever has disrespected you everything else is trivial.

How cruel! You sound like a .... PARENT ?

So many people try to treat their kids as little adults, and kids are really kids. I think it's Cesar Milan who says you have to establish rules, limitations, and boundaries. Ok, he's talking about dogs, but I swear some dogs have more going on upstairs then some kids - and are more likely to stop and think about what the authority figures wants.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, SRTouch said:

So many people try to treat their kids as little adults, and kids are really kids. I think it's Cesar Milan who says you have to establish rules, limitations, and boundaries. Ok, he's talking about dogs, but I swear some dogs have more going on upstairs then some kids - and are more likely to stop and think about what the authority figures wants.

And from my point of view most dogs are a heckuva lot more fun than a surly teenager.   (I'm beginning to sound like JJ.  All that's missing is the same tripe that if a teenager's mouth is moving he's lying)

And while I'm on this subject - she sure went into details about paint cans didn't she?  I am thinking she had that monologue prepared in her head a while ago and was just looking for the right opportunity to spout 2.4 minutes of rant.

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

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While I'm on a roll, I would have parents who told me they couldn't get their kids to school because the kids wouldn't get out of bed.  I suggested dumping a glass of cold water on the child, I would guarantee it would get them out of bed at least (but not necessarily to school).  I practice what I preach by the way and have employed the water three times in five years with my own kid.

But that would involve having to remake the bed later!  My solution which I used to employ on my now-grown daughter? I would very dramatically flap the blanket and remove her cocoon of warm air, and then I would pick up the end of the mattress and flip her out of the bed onto the floor. Oh she was heated but hey, she was already out of the bed - might as well start the day. I would also disable her cell phone if she was acting particularly unruly - I'd call AT&T and tell them I misplaced the phone and could they turn it off until I found the phone - they would do it for a day or two without any charge and by then she would know I meant business and straighten her act out and voila! the phone would turn back on. Did I have to do this more than once? Oh yes, ma'am. I guess maybe eight to ten times of bed flipping and phone jail each over the last few years she was at my house. Guess what? Now that she's grown she thanks me all the time for being the mean mom and for riding her a$$ like a pony all those years. 

OhioSongbird, I am also guilty. I fall asleep to the TV every night. It actually relaxes me.

[funky-rat]

On ‎7‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 1:10 PM, bad things are bad said:

Not Uber, but Lyft and GM 

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/07/11/gm-lyft-expand-driver-rentals-california-colorado/86946146/

So if your credit is too lousy to buy a car, just lease one so you can drive for Lyft. Maybe some of the "disabled" folks we see on JJ can be gainfully employed now....nah

Actually, Uber does this, but in partnership with Toyota.  I have a friend who needed a newer vehicle but couldn't afford one who also drives part time for Uber.

On ‎7‎/‎13‎/‎2016 at 0:50 PM, ItsHelloPattiagain said:

Over the years I've always joked about "Allied College of Health Careers and  Auto Body Repairs" (or other nonsense and tagged "Auto Body Repairs" on the backside. Who knew you could get your dents fixed AND buy some TVs? I wonder if they will take my SNAP card?

My husband said that JJ has never had any experience in any "lesser" neighborhoods like the one he grew up in, where you could get just about anything at any store.  Maybe the TV was payment for a job.  And maybe like another person noted, maybe it was collateral for a loan.  I lived in Northeastern Ohio in the early 90's, and after a while, nothing surprised me.

On ‎7‎/‎13‎/‎2016 at 9:46 PM, stewedsquash said:

I know one man who has a glass eye and one man who can't see out of one eye. I can't figure out which is the bad eye on either one no matter how much I look. And I have even seen glass eye take the eye out and wipe it off and then the next day I am still thinking Which is the glass eye? 

My husband's late Aunt had a glass eye, but you could tell if she had to move her eyes a certain way - the one wouldn't move.

On ‎7‎/‎15‎/‎2016 at 10:11 PM, PsychoKlown said:

I've read an article that says it's a form of self-mutilation.  Not sure if I'd agree but the author (a Ph.D.) likened it to those trying to change their facial structure (a la catwoman, catman, etc)  They don't like themselves - so they attempt to alter their appearance.  I wouldn't hold this as gospel because there are some in my profession who would sell their own mother to make a journal publication.

I'm with OhioSongbird.  I'm no spring chicken but have no desire for creating holes that don't already exist or make bigger holes where one does.  I'm not a fan of needles so tats are out of the question and as piercings go - I do have one in each ear but alas, they don't hold gauges the size of hubcaps, merely simple pearl studs.  I've never been tempted to get a "naughty" piercing because I am well aware that at my age, a ring pierced above the beltline will be a toe ring in no time at all.  It's a fact of life I've come to accept.

So, One More Time I am sorry that I can't give you more of an insight...maybe someone under 35 years of age will be able to answer your question.

My cousin had them.  He started with small ones when he was a teen and worked his way up.  I told him when he was in his early 20's that he'd regret it.  They were gone a few years later.  He had to have his earlobes surgically repaired.

[AngelaHunter]

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but I swear some dogs have more going on upstairs then some kids

Every dog I've had had more going on upstairs than the vast majority of adult litigants we see here. Better manners too.

Today's plaintiff who left her son, TraShaune and Jeffrey (who generously educated JJ about the law)in her home for 6 or so months: TraShaune (who can't even make up a sensible lie) is in the military, which makes me think the military is now like so many female plaintiffs we see - so desperate for a warm body that they'll take on any dopey loser. JJ called 20 year olds "babies." Sadly, she's right. These days they are babies at that age - silly, immature, irresponsible babies -  when once upon a time they were men. Yeah, I'd let those three have free reign in my home.  

[BubblingKettle]

Today's early rerun with the pitbull people was a doozy! What was up with that plaintiff?  He couldn't not lie. He couldn't even be straight about how many dogs he has -- five minutes after telling JJ he has two dogs, he told her he has one dog. Then, when she called him out on it, he put up two fingers and claimed the other dog was with a friend.  Strange man!  The whole situation with Adonis being called "Grand Supreme" (that may not be the term they used....I might be mixing in some Toddlers & Tiaras there), but neither party had the paperwork to prove it, and the defendant tried to use a Facebook post as evidence. Hmph, just for fun, I might post on Facebook that I won the lottery -- maybe that will make it true. 

[Albino]

2 hours ago, AngelaHunter said:

JJ called 20 year olds "babies." Sadly, she's right. These days they are babies at that age - silly, immature, irresponsible babies -  when once upon a time they were men. Yeah, I'd let those three have free reign in my home.  

They were "SQUATTERS!"  Or, as JJ shouted over and over again "SQUATTAS!"