QOTD — page 14

Greetings.

Today our question comes from the man who shall inherit the Earth, Mr. Paul Meekin.

Caliber my man! Here is a question of the day!
Have
you ever seen a trailer for a sequel, adaptation, or spin-off of a
series, and got excited it for it despite not liking it’s source
material.
Case and point I saw the Amazing Spider-man 2 trailer, and loved it, despite hating the first film with a passion.

 I loved the first one. I thought it was a lot of fun and they really nailed the character of Spider-Man.

I hated Batman Begins when I first saw it [I’ve lightened up on it over the years] but was very excited for The Dark Knight once I saw the trailer, which was mostly due in part to Ledger’s Joker, of course.

How say you?

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Greetings.

Today we have a question from Farva, regarding organized athletics. Or as you may know it “sports”

“Caliber, hope all is well.  Haven’t had any sports QOTDs so figured I’d send one in.  What’s the most ecstatic and most depressed you’ve ever been after a sporting event?

Spending summers in New England, my most depressing was the Aaron Boone home run in game 7 vs the Yankees.  Just fucking heart breaking as a Red Sox fan.  Close second is the Eagles losing at home to the Bucs as favorites in NFC title game.

Best moment was the Sox winning game 7 vs the Yankees the next year.  Not only had they come back from an 0-3 defecit but it was vs the Yankees.  Just awesome.

OfficerFarva “

I actually don’t have an answer, because outside of pro-wrestling, I’m not into sports. Although, there was a period when I was really into arm-wrestling, and seeing Lincoln Hawk go over the top in Las Vegas was incredible! That was a hell of a tournament. I do like to hear stories or watch specials on passionate sports fans, because they take that shit deathly serious.

How say you?

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Greetings.

Alright, today’s QOTD comes from Phil, and he asks

“Hey Caliber,

I thought this might make a fun question
of the day. Which Superhero has the best “Rogues Gallery”. You can
include a team if you like, instead of a singular super hero.
Personally, I’m veering towards Darkwing Duck. Mostly because the nature
of the show allowed them to steal from literally every other
comic/story which existed ever. They even had a Kthulu monster in the
form Duckthulu. But I digress…what say you?”

Greetings.

Today I thought we’d harken back to the days of yesteryear. As a kid, what was your favorite TV show? Not counting wrestling.

For me, it’s a tough call between GI Joe and Saved By The Bell. Although I’d probably have to go with The Bell because my love of GI Joe stemmed more from the action figures than it did the actual TV show. I mean, was there a cooler dude than Zack? Or a hotter chick than Kelly? What other group of kids on TV were saving homeless people, and having murder mystery weekends? None. That’s who.

How say you?

Also, over at wcwin2000.wordpress.com, I recently updated with a review of what is hands down the worst single episode of wrestling programming I, or anyone has ever seen.

Greetings.

Today we’re gonna double-stack the QOTD, to give you, the people, a treat.

First question comes from White Thunder, and he wants know about Stone Cold:

“White Thunder here, The discussion about wrestlers fitting into different eras really got me thinking about Stone Cold. What is his shelf life at this point? Is there still a window for Austin to come back and have one more match? Would he have to have a short run (similar to Jericho) to get back over first? Personally I felt the perfect opportunity would of been against CM Punk around the time of Wrestlemania 27 or during the SES phase. Evidently this never came to fruition even though it appeared that Punk wanted a match badly. I feel the window is closing very rapidly, what do you think?”

Honestly, I think Stone Cold’s shelf-life is infinite. There will never be a wrestling fan who doesn’t know who he is. He’s in a constant state of being over, and could head-line any PPV without anyone batting an eye.

Punk could always go back to the SES thing, and I definetly think that would be the best way to go about it. Punk simply doing his “I’m the best in the World, I want respect, I’ll beat you to get it” is fine, but not nearly as great as Punk getting on Stone Cold for his drinking and such. I honestly think the feud would be hotter than Cena vs Rock.

The second question comes from Monte:

“What was the best interview segment of all time?

The Brother Love Show? Piper’s Pit? The Funeral Parlor? The Heartbreak Hotel? One of the many, many others?”

I have to give it to the Highlight Reel. Jericho was always entertaining, and it had some pretty big moments; John Cena to Raw, bashing Shawn’s face into the Jeritron. I’m of course being bias because Jericho is my all time favorite, but that’s what being a wrestling fan is all about; being bias.

How say you?

Greetings.

Today’s question comes from Magoonie, in regards to the literary world.

“What’s your favorite book(s)? And what are you reading right now?

For me, I really enjoy The Dark Tower series as well as The Stand. The Kid Stays In The Picture is fantastic. Aztec and Aztec Autumn are really good too. Another one is The Gospel According To Biff, funny stuff.

As for what I’m reading now, I’m most of the way through The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa In Theory And Practice which is really eye opening. Did you know Mother Teresa was a sadomachist bitch? Neither did I. Also I’m reading Much Ado About Nothing again before I see the Joss Whedon movie.”

My all time favorite author is Brian Keene. He’s a horror/fantasy
writer, and I have absolutely no qualms in saying he’s the greatest of
all time. Besting Mr. King. I know that’s sacrilege, but Keene’s
work just sucks you in like nothing I’ve ever read. He’s absolutely
incredible. As for my favorite books and what I’m reading now, I recently got two new books that I just finished;

Blood On The Page by Brian Keene – it’s a collection of his out-of-print and hard to find short stories. As with all things Keene, it’s great, and as a long time fan it’s great to these stories.

Gilvert by Oriana Small – Oriana Small is the real name of pornstar Ashley Blue. This book is all about her time in the industry with her boyfriend Tyler. There’s a lot of drug use, a lot of sex, and a lot of ‘what the fuck are you doing? Stand up for yourself’ type moments. It’s a good read.

Haha, in regards to Mother Teresa, yeah, I knew there
were some not-right things about her when I saw an episode of P&T’s
Bullshit. They did a piece on her, and it was surprising. Of course, Bullshit is a show with an agenda at times, so I did my own research. I had no idea
there was a book out about her that painted her in a non-favorable
light.Sounds interesting.

Is the Gospel According To Biff written by Biff Tannen? Because I’d read that in a heart-beat.

Oh, and everyone should read my book, The Man Movie Encyclopedia Vol. 1, available for 99cents [which is LESS than a dollar!] at amazon. While you’re there, grab some of the literary works of Scott Keith, and I believe Brian Bayless also has some items out. 

How say you?

Greetings.

Today we have a question from The Cooler:
“Going with a movie theme…how about funniest movie lines? I figure it’s good for at least 300 responses” 

For me, I go directly to what I believe is the greatest comedy of all time; Dumb n Dumber. There’s so many moments and lines that I could be here all day, but perhaps the most brilliant is when Lloyd & Harry arrive in Aspen. They’re huddled around a fire outside, and through chattering teeth, Harry says that he can’t feel his fingers anymore, because they’re numb. Lloyd then offers up his second pair of gloves, because his hands are getting sweaty. That alone is worth inclusion, but soon after Harry snaps and tries to choke out Lloyd, to which he screams “HARRY! Your hands are freezing!”. Typing it now makes me laugh. That is such fantastic writing.

How say you?

Greetings.

Today’s question comes from Bill Ray:


“What’s up Caliber,
Here’s a wrestling-related question of the day: if you could pick any wrestler past or present that you think could be a star in any promotion, be it the AWA or Stampede all the way to WWE, TNA, and ROH, who would it be? My personal one is Randy Savage, but I’m interested to hear you and the blog on this one.”

Honestly, I think Savage is probably the best choice. You could put him anywhere, in any time zone, and he’d work. Hell, I loved it when Jay Lethal was doing it because it was just like watching Macho. I even thought they made up his hometown, but turns out it was just a massive coincidence he hailed from Elizabeth, NJ.

Some may say Stone Cold, but you couldn’t do what he did in the 80’s, nor could you now in the PG era. With Hogan you couldn’t do his schtickt in the Attitude Era. So, really, I think you’re right on the money with Savage.

Although, there is Flair…

How say you?

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Greetings.

Today we have a question from the world’s greatest editor in the world, Mr. Steven Ferrari.

“don’t know if you’ve seen this:

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/18/the-diamondbacks-have-introduced-a-luchador-as-an-official-mascot/

The story also includes a link to another story that talks about the Marlins having a “Legends of Wrestling” night featuring Goldberg, Bret Hart and others.

So, my question – what other sports teams should have a wrestling-based mascot?”

I’m not sure about mascots, because what else could you do besides a lucha? I mean, unless some team owners were extremely awesome and did something like change LA Dodgers to the LA Repo-Men and the Repo-Man was their mascot.

But I always felt like star players should have enterance music. Hell, that was proven just how awesome it would be when Kenny Powers came out to Real American. You could even use it as insentive. You become a kick-ass player, you get music. You don’t, and you have to watch The Big Bang Theory before every game.

How say you?

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Greetings.

We’ve spoken a lot about dramas lately, so let’s look at the other side.

All time favorite sit-com?

Since I was a child, it’s been Married…With Children. It never had a bad season, and the character of Al Bundy is one of the all time greatest. I’ve been watching it for 20+ years, and I never tire of it. A close second is Seinfeld, and I could see it one day even taking the top spot. The early seasons are lacking, but they really hit their stride come season 4. The last two seasons are perhaps the finest written pieces of comedy of all time, and never cease to amaze me with just how GD brilliant they are.

How say you?

Greetings.

Today’s question was mentioned in yesterday’s thread by I believe Mike Mears. If not, well, soak up the adulation anyway.

TV show that was unjustly cancelled and deserved a longer run?

Myself, I have to go with a fairly obvious answer and say Freaks & Geeks. It’s one of those shows that’s built on a mile-high tower of hype, and is just as good, if not better than what people say. A fantastic show that’s built with an incredible cast of characters & actors. This show had true potential to be one of the all-time greats, but was snuffed out due to ratings problems. Also, it’s cousin, Undeclared is another great show that was never brought back. I remember watching it when it first aired with That 80’s Show.

How say you?

Also, I’ve been wanting to create commentary tracks for movies for quite a while now, and I’ve finally got around to doing it. I did a 30 minute commentary for Die Hard just to test to the waters. So far I’ve got some great response to it, so I thought I’d try it out here for anyone who wants to give it a listen. I’d really like to hear what you think, along with any movie suggestions for future commentary tracks.
Caliber’s Commentary – Die Hard  I banter for a minute or so in the beginning, and the commentary on the film starts right after John says “welcome to the party, pal”.

Greetings, Jedi.

Thanks for all those sending in QOTD. Much appreciated.

For today we’re going with a question from your fearless scribe.

Right now I’m amidst True Blood & Dexter, with Breaking Bad returning soon, and Sons of Anarchy following shortly after that. It’s good times getting better. So, my question is such…

Your all-time favorite TV drama? For me, it’s a real toss up between Dexter & Sons of Anarchy. With Dexter, it’s had some of the most gripping, & flawless seasons of any TV show ever. Although, the season with Colin Hanks was pretty lacking, and this one isn’t doing too much either. Sons of Anarchy hasn’t had a bad-season yet. But when Dexter is great, such as season 1 or season 5, it’s likely the greatest.

How say you?

Greetings, homeslices.

Today we have a question from QOTD regular, Gavin Lee:

“Here’s another question for the blog. I would say the vast majority of visitors to the blog started watching in the 80’s and 90’s at certain points. My question is what got you all hooked? What was your 1st PPV you watched? My 1st PPV was Survivor Series 1990 and I was hooked on the antics of hogan and warrior I tuned out after wm9 got back into in late 1999 it would be quite interesting to see if member if the blog has continued watching from childhood to present without any relapse?”

For me it was when I was channel surfing when I was 11. It was a Monday night, and I came across this scene of a buff dude with stringy hair, beating the absolute shit out of an announcer dressed like a King. He was swearing up a storm, and security was pulling him back. It was fantastic. Turns out, it was the Raw after the first In Your House, and Bret was pissed at the King. From that moment on I watched every Monday for 5 years. It’s funny, during the WWE’s worst period, quality wise, is when I fell in love, and absolutely soaked up everything they had to offer.

First PPV I watched was SummerSlam, scrambled. I remember running home because I absolutely had to see Bret vs Yankem and Diesel vs Mabel. I was so stoked for those matches. First PPV my parents actually ordered for me was Survivor Series 1995, and I can’t describe the joy I felt. The fact the PPV was unscrambled, every match felt like a main event to me. It was incredible.

Once I got older, around 19 or so, I just fell out of interest in wrestling. I still read the news here and there, but never watched it. It wasn’t until WM23 that my interest came back big time. Been that way ever since.

How say you?

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Greetings, citizens of Metropolis [Donner Metropolis, not shitty Snyder Metropolis].

Going with the movie theme, BoD’er Mark Haas sends in a damn good question:

“Caliber, after all the great movie discussion for QOTD, only 1 follow up is possible….best movie scene. 

My vote is for the closing scene of The Usual Suspects.  ***SPOILERS***The scene where Spacey is shown going from gimp to stud as the cop realizes what just happened.***SPOILERS***  Loved it.  MH”

Hands down for me, it’s the scene in Boogie Nights when Dirk, Chest, and Todd are in Alfred Molina’s house, and he’s fried off his mind on crack, while the Asian kid lights of fire-works and 80’s pop-classics are blaring in the backround. “Ricky Springfield! He’s a buddy ah-mine!”. Deciding to play Russian Roulette, thinking he’s the world’s greatest entertainer when by chance he doesn’t kill himself, taking a bow and saying “thank you, thank you!” I’m absolutely stunned every time I see it because of how brilliant it is. Boogie Nights happens to be my all time favorite film, and is practically constructed entirely of absolute classic scenes.

How say you?

Greetings, goodfellas.

First off, some good discussion yesterday. That being said, I’m shocked that there can be a person out there who didn’t enjoy Goodfellas. I literally watch it every time it’s on TV. No matter where it’s at, I watch it. Commercials & censorship be damned. And I own it.

So, let’s turn it around. What’s a film that the majority hated, yet you were looking at them like “You’re nuts! BRAVISIMO!”

I have a few films like that, but the one I always get in fights over is Indy 4. People are just nit-picky whiners. The things they complain about are no less prevalent in the first 3. Nuking the fridge was brilliant, and completely classic Indy. It was less outlandish than the rubber raft escape from Temple. People forget that the Indy films are throwbacks to the Saturday serials from the 40’s. It’s suppose to be outlandish, escapist fun. But all these nerds want is Christopher Nolan crap. Indy 4 had a fantastic opening, great action scenes, fantastic scenery, and all the great stuff that made up the other Indy films. Sure, the triple agent thing was dumb, and the aliens thing was bleh, but the rest was game on.

How say you?

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Greetings, Crystal Lake campers.

For today’s question we look to the world of cinema.

What’s a film that is universally loved, but for some reason you can’t stand? For me, there are a few, but the one that stands out the most, and one that I’ll never concede on, is Scarface. Terrible characters, terrible score, terrible pacing, and a whole bunch of other unpleasantness. Although, because of that film it did give us Cartman getting his ass-kicked at the Special Olympics to the tune Push It Too The Limit.

How say you?

Greetings, children of Elm Street.

Today is a question from me, and one I’m sure will provide some interesting stories.

Any near death experiences? I myself have only had one, thankfully.

I was 14 at the time, and I
live in Washington. One thing we have an abundance of is bridges
with rivers/swimming holes. So, my friend wants to go to one, and
although swimming in areas like this isn’t my thing, I venture along. 

Now,
when you arrive, there’s a rope swing. However, you have to cross the
river to get to it, and the only part you can cross at has an EXTREMELY
strong current. If it catches you, it’ll drag you out to much deeper,
faster areas, and you’d probably be good and fucked. So, the way you get
across is walking very, very slowly, so you’re always planted on the
ground. Then, when you get to the otherside, there’s a giant rock with a
rope hanging down that you have to grab. Well, my friend and his
girlfriend make it, now it’s my turn.
I’d always had a fear of
places like this because my mom had a fear of places like this, heh.
She’s not the neurotic type, but the one place she never allowed me to
go was swimming holes like this. So, I lied and went anyway.
I step
in the water, and it’s pretty goddamn cold. I take a few steps and can
feel the rocks that are on the bed shifting beneath my feet. Every time a
strong wave of current rushes by my legs I think it’s some sort of
fish, or tentacle or something ridiculous. Once I’m in the middle of the
lake, it’s about up to my armpits, and I’m anchored to the ground by a
thread. You know that ep of The Simpsons where Homer is Mr. Plow, and
he’s about to fall of the ledge, but changing the radio dial pulls him
back up? That’s about the difference that was keeping me from being
rushed out.
I’m almost to the rock, when for some reason I start to
panic. I don’t know if it’s because I was so close and wanted to get it
all over with, but either way I tried to move fast, and that was it.

BAM! The current takes me.

My friend screams “GRAB THE ROPE!”

Here it is, my only chance. I miss the fucking rope.

Time
slowed down to a fucking crawl. All I could think was “I’m going to
die. This is it. I’m truly going to die. My mom is gonna be so mad at
me”.

I feel the current dragging me when all of a sudden I see
it. A second rope. It was extremely thin, about the thickness of twine
almost. It was against the rock, and damn near invisible.

My
hand shot out and grabbed it. With the current being so strong, and the
rope so thin, it started to cut into my hand. I didn’t care. The only
way I was letting go was if that rope cut my damn hand off. So, I grab
the rope, and the current is so strong it whips my body against the
giant rock, knocking the wind out of me.

I was peaked on
adrenaline and didn’t care. I hear my friend & his girlfriend
screaming something, but all I cared about was holding on.

I
whip my other arm to the rope and slowly but surely pulled myself up to
the point where my friend could grab me. I then laid there and thought
how Indiana Jones all that was. I damn near die, and I compare it to
Indy.

My friend said he’d been to that swimming hole a bunch of
times, and he, nor anyone has had ever seen that second rope before. So,
I’ll assume it was some sort of magic rope, to ensure my survival so I could one day over-rate wrestling matches and have non-sexual crushes on Stallone, Van Damme, and Schwarzenegger.

Greetings, Harry’s Code followers.

Today’s QOTD comes from BoD future HOF’er, Stuart Chartock.

“With the impending debut of The Wyatt Family tonight, which wrestler(s) had the best pre-debut vignettes to hype their arrival? Mr. Perfect? Sean O’Haire? Fandango?

Glacier’s “Blood Runs Cold” vignettes.

Sure, the actual debut and gimmick was a total bust, but the months (and MONTHS) of mysterious vignettes certainly built the anticipation.”

Gabbo had some great vignettes.

I’m gonna go with Razor’s. They were original, and pretty well done. Sure, looking back now they’re sort of goofy, but right away you could tell Razor was something different, and something that would work. It’s just too bad they didn’t use the God-awful “Push It To The Limit” as his entrance music.

How say you?

Greetings, fellow members of the No Homers Club.

Today’s question comes from Rick, proposing a ‘what if’ scenario involving the Blade Runners.

“Sting & Ultimate Warrior were once the “Blade Runners” tag team in UWF, if I recall. When they split, Sting goes to NWA, Warrior ends up in WWF.  What happens if the roles were switched, and Sting starts in WWE, Warrior to NWA?

I feel Sting goes onto become a great star maybe not initially, but over time, say 5-6 years. Has a WrestleMania Moment and wins the title over Hogan, much like Warrior did.  Warrior fits right into the babyface role that Sting had in NWA, maybe teams as a powerhouse tag team with Luger and they have all great roundabout matches with RNRX, MX, Tully/Arn, Road Warriors, etc. Luger & him split of course over who spilled the protein shake in the locker room and feud over the World title in due time, or for the #1 spot to contend with Flair. But, given his history in WWF at that time, who knows what kind of ruckus he has with the Four Horsemen politics, Dusty Rhodes politics, etc.

I see Sting & Curt Henning having some 5-star matches if Sting took that path, along with Bret Hart down the road too.”

I have a feeling that Hogan would have tried to cut the legs off the man called Sting. I would think he’d be rather intimidated. Sting had the same look, same charisma, and was a much better worker. So he may have just hung out in the mid-card.

Warrior in the NWA? I don’t even know where to begin picturing what happens with him.

How say you?

Greetings, Members of the Dwight Schrute Army of Champions

Today I have a question I was saving, and today might as well be the day. I always enjoy reading about these stories, because some are funny, some are sad, but I think people learn from them.

Worst experience with dating/relationships. Oh, and I’ve never asked this before, but I want our fearless leader, Mr. Scott Keith to answer the question as well.

Mine, well, mine is a bit of a tale, but here we go…

I had a friend, we’ll call him Polly. He has the name of a
bird, so we’ll go with Polly. Anyways, him and I were as close as
friends as you could be, you know? I would have taken a bullet for him,
and vice versa. I loved the guy. Anyways, he had a sister, we’ll call
her Andrea. I was 19, she had just turned 17. Now, over the years she
had just been my best friend’s younger sister, but as I grew older, I
started to notice how incredibly beautiful she was. I mean, she’s
stunning. Not just that, but she had this incredible personality. She
had all these fantastic quirks that I picked up on, and adored. Goddamn,
I sound like such a bitch right now, but it’s true. At one point, my
friend’s parents were leaving for a week long vacation, and asked me to
babysit the house. You see, there was a younger son, he was about 7. He
needed a ride to school every morning, and my pal worked all the time,
and so someone needed to be there to take care of the little guy. Well,
me being the most trust worthy man alive, and also Polly’s best friend,
they hired me to stay there and watch the house.

Well, over the
week I spent hours and hours with his sister. We had everything in
common, it was unreal. I’d never met anyone like that. Well, after that,
my feelings just got worse, to the point that I fell in love with her.
It was absolutely horrible. I was mopey all the goddamn time, I couldn’t
listen to ANY song talking about a girl because it would depress the
fuck out of me.

I asked all my friends, and people I knew well if
they’d let me date their sister. It was a resounding yes. I’m a very
trust worthy guy. I’m the perfect motherfucker you’d want to bring home
to mom. So, I thought, my best friend just HAS to say yes. However, I
felt there was no way she’d dig me, because at the point I was at my
fattest, and was a total goof. I’d dye my hair all sorts of colors. Red,
blue, green, yellow, black, all types of shit. I never worked, I just
sat at home and played guitar all day. What on Earth would a girl like
her want from me?

Then one night at a party, I got to talking to
one of my friend’s ex girlfriends. I was drunk, and let it slip I had a
thing for the sister, and she couldn’t believe it. Because, apparently,
the sister would talk about me non-stop. Non-fucking-stop. She was
really, really into me apparently. Thought I was the cat’s pajamas, so
to speak.

I couldn’t believe it. It was like, the greatest high
I’d ever had. It was such an incredible feeling, I couldn’t f’ning
believe it.

So, that was all I needed to hear. My friend HAD to
say yes…he just HAD to. Everyone else said they would, and this guy is
my best friend. He knows me better than anyone, and why wouldn’t you
want your best friend to date your sister? It’s so much better than just
some random creep.

So, I approached my friend, I got really high
on vicodin before hand so I’d have the nerve. He told me he really
appreciated the fact I came to him, gave me a hug, and said we’d talk
about it. Whoohoo, good news, baby.

We went to a Greek restaurant, that we always hit up, for lunch. He then gave me his answer.

No.

He
fucking said no. I couldn’t believe it. How could he? How fucking could
he? He gave me no real reason, and just left it at that. I’d never felt
like that before. I was beyond heart broken, man. How could he do this?
It took a lot for me to not break down and cry right there, I was so
upset. I sound like such a fucking sissy saying all this, but, oh well.
How fucking DARE he do this to me? Well, I was beyond bummed for a day
or two. How could my so called best friend shoot me down like this? A
guy I’d take a bullet for, say no?

Well, a few days later I did
something a little stupid. I called her and asked her out. All I wanted
was to hear her say yes. That’s it. I just wanted to hear her say yes. I
wanted the yes. I wanted that to be all mine. I wanted my own proof
that for one moment, her and I could have been. So, I called and asked
her if she wanted to hang out next week, have a pizza and watch The
Goonies [her ideal date] and she said yes. I told her that I’d have to
talk to her brother, get his approval, and if he was cool with it, then
we’d be set. If he wasn’t, then it couldn’t happen. She understood.

So,
my plan was to call my friend and resubmit my case. To make the
motherfucker understand I’m not some back alley rapist or something. The
asshole. I’m his all time best friend, he had to hear me out and
understand where I was coming from. That I was in love, and very serious
about it. So, I called him and left a msg. Then left another. I didn’t
hear from him the whole weekend.

So, Monday morning arrived. And,
with it. A very, very pissed off friend. He got in my face, screaming
his fucking head off about how I went behind his back, and went against
his word and just did what I wanted anyway. He never gave me a chance to
explain. To tell him that I would have never gone through with it if
he’d shot me down a second time. That all I wanted was to just hear her
say yes. My best friend, in the whole world, never gave me a chance to
tell my side of the story.

I’ve maybe spoke to him once since then. He got married and everything.

So,
instead of being with the girl of my dreams, I lost that, as well as my
best friend. Really, this was the exact opposite of everything I was
shooting for. Not exactly a slam dunk. Oh, and at one point I think she
ended up dating a guy who use to hit her. So, my friend made the right
choice.