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Xavier Breath

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13. Our school colors were red and gray, which made for an ugly gray wool jacket with red trim.

Reply to underpants (Reply #11)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 12:44 PM

Dec 6

I didn't attend the sporting events, let alone letter in anything. Mr. School Spirit I was not

The jackets were another scam we couldn't afford and I didn't want.

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Four Things You Need To Understand About "Hollywood" [View all] GreatGazoo Dec 6 OP

Thank you for the excellent summation. Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #1

Yes and look how much damage just ONE TV SHOW did GreatGazoo Dec 6 #3

NBC Foisted Trump on America Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #6

Very Informative jfz9580m Dec 6 #15

Absolutely right on! pandr32 Dec 6 #2

David Boies as lawyer for Napster argued that due to the growing dominance of media companies GreatGazoo Dec 6 #4

Spectators you say? BattleRow Dec 6 #14

An excellent question. ancianita Dec 6 #20

Smoking and jewelry underpants Dec 6 #5

Fear of jewelry: kosmemophobia. hay rick Dec 6 #7

Nope. underpants Dec 6 #9

Wow, you learn something new every day. meadowlander Dec 6 #19

Your post jogged a memory of the Jostens people coming to my high school. Xavier Breath Dec 6 #10

Exactly. I never bought a letter jacket either underpants Dec 6 #11

Our school colors were red and gray, which made for an ugly gray wool jacket with red trim. Xavier Breath Dec 6 #13

Edward Bernays was Sigmund Freuds nephew,btw. BattleRow Dec 6 #16

Yeah. He applied Freudian elements to his PR/group psychology underpants Dec 6 #17

So much entertainment focuses on the exploits of demented and predatory people. hay rick Dec 6 #8

I disagree with the wording of #4, because "you" ARE the customer. BUT you are also the product. AZJonnie Dec 6 #12

How can one be a customer of Facebook if one never pays Facebook? GreatGazoo Dec 6 #21

You are still a customer in the sense that the product that they create has to appeal to you AZJonnie Dec 6 #23

Great commentary GG popsdenver Dec 6 #18

Also there's a LOT of fascists in Hollywood. Initech Dec 6 #22

If I can't make the advertising go away I don't watch television. hunter Dec 6 #24