Cynique

@TroyMaybe you are looking in all the wrong places. As you know, money and class don't necessarily go hand in hand. Class tends to keep a low profile. i wouldn't consider the Obamas high class. they are "noveau riche" although in Chicago's Hyde Park district where they have a residence, there is a smattering of black "old money". BTW, have you ever been to Martha's Vineyard? @Del Have you ever watched "Power"? It and American Gods sound like they might have the same appeal?

@Pioneer1This is a lie. I do not badger women who agree with you. What erratic behavior? That's your imagination; your ego. What is it about you that makes you think i would like you more than any other male on this board? i don't know you personally, never met you, don't know what you look like, all i know is that i find you annoying and full of yourself, someone who I instinctively took a dislike to from the very beginning of our on line encounters. We have never hit it off although i did try at one time to be civil to you but there are just some people we meet in life that who we don't like. Nor am i on the board looking for somebody to be sweet on. Why would I be? I'm mystified. But somebody did once tell me, that if you make eye contact with a man, he thinks you want to give him some I guess on line, if you exchange niceties with a male he thinks the same thing. Get outta here!

@ProfDTalk about "unsolicited advice". Not to worry. "Our Kind of People" will be added to my diversified watch list.

@Pioneer1You're right. Most apologies are self serving. They shift the blame from and put the burden on the person being "apologized" to. More significantly, I wasn't looking for an apology from you. i just wanted to let folks know that you have a habit of trying to make people think I have the hots for you, dating waaay back. As for Mzuri, with friends like her, i don't need enemies. LOL So, spare me your moralizing and lectures. All you have to do is ignore my posts like I usually ignore yours and we will be fine. I m just here to write essays for lurkers.

@ProfDWhy go through all that trouble when all i have to do is watch "Our Kind of People"????

@Pioneer1No, you're wrong. There's no inconsistency here. Just your lame attempt to try and distract from the fact that my parody went over your head.

@ Del: is this show on anything other than You Tube? Actually it looks like the same ol same ol. I want some good ol trashy melodrama to amuse me.

A true original.

@Mzuri & @Pioneer1 Why apologize for being yourselves? Who needs apologies? I don't.

You can go to the drug store and purchase an early pregnancy test kit which if administered 6 days before your expected period, will give you a 98 percent accuracy result.

Guess I'll start watching this show. Sounds like a good diversion from all the hospital and law and order drama on TV.

@Delwhat happened to your response to my "Unsolicited Advice" piece?? Did it appear in a parallel universe or did you remove it???

Like everything else in this "lampoon", that was an exaggeration. This parody was satire; meant to amuse.

I'm a True Crime buff. I love reading about or watching re-creations of murder cases that dedicated detectives and dogged police work eventually solve. I tune into all of the TV staples on this subject: DATELINE, 20/20, 48 hours, Discovery ID, and last but not least, "Fatal Attraction", which is a black series that I watch on a regular basis. Like Maury's show, Fatal Attraction gives you a snap shot of the life styles of the black Section 8 sub culture or, in these cases, the death styles. The story lines on this show are very predictable because they all follow the same pattern. For all the black sistas out there, there are valuable lessons to be gained from watching this show. (1) if you are a vivacious, attractive, goal-oriented student whose smile lights up the room, beware of hunks with athletic scholarships in their future. When you fall for one and a week later you find yourself pregnant, forget about having the baby and graduating in an oversized cap and gown. Never mind that Big Mama and Motha Deah, are OK with the idea, and you've found an after school job to help pay for baby clothes. When your speedy running back boyfriend prefers that you bring an end to these plans, do it. Or you will be murdered. Either by him or his cousin who knows somebody who has a gun. Your body will be found in a deserted area and his other more vivacious, more attractive, more ambitious girlfriend will tell cops he was with her during the time the coroner says your murder occurred. Yes, the law may catch up with him on the campus where he's tearing up the grid iron, but it will be too late. You will be dead. (2) If you are a bright, vivacious, attractive twenty-something with plans to attend your community college to get a nursing assistant degree, and you meet this cool guy whose erection builds you up and a week later you are pregnant and, over the objections of your lover, you have the baby, beware! Don't find another guy and get on with your life, or your baby daddy will kill you. Never mind, that he has a wife and 3 kids. You his woman and no bitch walks away from him. (3)Or, - if you are a bright, vivacious, career woman who exudes confidence and you finally meet and marry Mr. Right, but 5 years later you're paying all the expenses for his extravagant lifestyle, don't tell him you've changed the beneficiary on that 6-figure insurance policy. He will try and kill you to collect on it but beat him to the draw. Slowly poison him with massive doses of Murine eyedrops, and cremate his ass. I don't like to be a killjoy. But, I'm just sayin...

@Del MIND BOGGLING!

Earth Wind and Fire - that's the way of the world; pretty much the vibe I'm rockin!

Is this a contest to see who can come up with the most - what?

Well, that's what i don't get. i can do what you suggest anytime. Why does it have to be a certain time and date to experience or know something.

What am i starting?

@Pioneer1. i like a fair fight. i don't dig being lied about.

@Pioneer1Bring it on. Are going back and retelling the lie you told about me sending pictures of myself to you and then posting one of somebody who wasn't me. And yes, i posted a provocative one of me to prove you wrong. i don't think these folks know our history and how i always clashed with you.

@MzuriI wish you would stop casting me as someone that i am not and attributing sentiments to me that I am not experiencing. You over estimate your impact on me. I love a good exchange of insults and was ready for more. But I have never sat in a chair braiding hair at the post office. Why would I? The closest I ever came to doing something like that was piercing ears in the break room. I'd like to see where you got that from. BTW, are you still selling furniture on line since we're diggin back in the past?

Fed Ex is also hiring. and there's always the bean pies especially since you loved the Muslims so much you didnt become one.

Indians and small pox are not comparable to the Tuskeegee experiment. Why would i put in an application as a driver. i don't need a job. You do. What are you lying about? i can't even braid my hair.

I @MzuriAre you really so ignorant that you actually think a large operation like a postal facility is not divided into labor and management employees like any other corporation? i assure you what i was sitting at was a swivel chair at a desk. Guess dementia is setting in with you. Did you forget what i told you about the cat being a family pet mostly cared for by my grandchildren? I hear Gingko biloba is good for memory loss. i'm sure you have some of that on hand.