O&A Listening Thread for May 2010

[IamFogHat]

Let's count how many times Op says 'I'm not gonna turn into one of those guys.'

BTW, why is everyone so grossed out by things having to do with women's bodies?

[Zorro]

Naming your kid Hudson means you are one of those guys

[Furtherman]

Everytime he says something as "no one told me" or "that's something they don't tell you", is all common knowledge to anyone that's an adult.

[realmenhatelife]

Hudson Hughes does not have a ring to it. It sounds like Hudson Hawk.

[Sue_Bender]

Everytime he says something as "no one told me" or "that's something they don't tell you", is all common knowledge to anyone that's an adult.

That's all I was thinking this morning.

[Furtherman]

That's all I was thinking this morning.

Vaginas expand?!

Babies cry at night!?


WTF!?!!?

[Lady Resin]

Hudson Hughes does not have a ring to it. It sounds like Hudson Hawk.

Does Husdon Frederick Hughes have a ring to it? :blink:

[Sue_Bender]

Vaginas expand?!

Babies cry at night!?


WTF!?!!?

And all babies do is "eat, poop, sleep, eat, poop, sleep..."

Revelatory. :wacko:

[Sloppy2nds]

And all babies do is "eat, poop, sleep, eat, poop, sleep..."

Revelatory. :wacko:

He is a new father, c'mon.

[Furtherman]

He is a new father, c'mon.

I'm not a new father and I knew that... and so does every other adult that is not a father. If he doesn't want to be "one of those guys", don't be one of those guys.

[KEITHJAY]

I'm not a new father and I knew that... and so does every other adult that is not a father. If he doesn't want to be "one of those guys", don't be one of those guys.

You are forgetting this is the first baby ever born :laugh: is this a super child?

[Furtherman]

Anthony talking about The Grateful Dead: Ew.

[Sue_Bender]

He is a new father, c'mon.

He's a new father, not a new human.

[Melk]

Does he still call his in-laws? As far as I'm concerned, Opie has been one of those guys for years.

[IamFogHat]

Does he still call his in-laws? As far as I'm concerned, Opie has been one of those guys for years.

You mean the Philly Crew?
Eeyuck.

[Lady Resin]

Her mom was in the delievery room with him. Lyndsi wanted her there last minute. Her dad and brothers were down the hall. Supposedly his MIL is staying with with them for a couple of weeks to help out. That's pretty typical for the first baby.

[IamFogHat]

Fuck you Anthony.

[biggestmexi]

WOW.

George Wentz interview.

WOW.

[KEITHJAY]

NORM:sleep:

[realmenhatelife]

I'm sure the George Wendt interview would've been fantastic if they read his book.

[Melk]

I'm sure the George Wendt interview would've been fantastic if they read his book.
I thought it was interesting to hear Jim Norton pick up where he left off with his interview with Marc Maron. How many times a day does he harp on the "Cartoons get away with much more than live action" thing that has been common knowledge in the TV industry since the mid-90s.

[Hottub]

Melk, just curious.
What time is it?

[Melk]

Really? You didn't have to come in today? Opie does this bullshit every single time people complain.

[Melk]

Melk, just curious.
What time is it?
9:47pm

[Warren Peace]

yay...always love a Danny beatdown. His elderly bff isn't around to protect him today.

[Melk]

yay...always love a Danny beatdown. His elderly bff isn't around to protect him today.
Club Soda Kenny calls Danny "Negative" in a very playful manner. Danny overreacts.

What a douchebag!

[underdog]

yay...always love a Danny beatdown. His elderly bff isn't around to protect him today.

Where is Anthony?

[EliSnow]

Everytime he says something as "no one told me" or "that's something they don't tell you", is all common knowledge to anyone that's an adult.

he probably knew it too, but really didn't appreciate it or understand it until he was dealing with it first hand.

[Gutter]

how bout that george wendt everybudday?!?! huh?!?! i mean right?!? what a guy!
:clap:

ahhhhh booo.

[Space Edge]

6:16am 5-18-2010 Opie is officially back from Paternity leave, Complaining right out the gate.

[Furtherman]

how bout that george wendt everybudday?!?! huh?!?! i mean right?!? what a guy!
:clap:

ahhhhh booo.



Oh no... I just heard the preview for the replay. Opie gives Norm the hook from the show? I don't think I can hear this.

[Gutter]

Oh no... I just heard the preview for the replay. Opie gives Norm the hook from the show? I don't think I can hear this.

oh god yea....its TEEEEERRRRIBLE......he comes in with NOTHING. it starts off a bit awkward cause the first thing George does when he got on the floor was go to take a dump....so he comes in the studio and opie wants to talk about how his poop was. George doesn't know that they're on air at all......then they tell they're on and he perks up a little bit, but ultimately stays really uncomfortable with the questions.

he came in cause he wrote this book about beer drinking so naturally jimmy was asking questions about it and George was just real uncomfortable through the whole thing. They did the bit where they pretend to be on a commercial break. apparently georgey boy went out last night and was beat this mornin.

[Gutter]

jay gave away that story on Sean Hanitty's show the other night. and yes, i love jay mohr that much that i watched Hanitty to see his appearance.

[Furtherman]

apparently georgey boy went out last night and was beat this mornin.

And that's why Norm deserves respect for the rest of his days.

[Gutter]

And that's why Norm deserves respect for the rest of his days.

yea, but there was a sadness about it that jimmy points out after he leaves. he seemed real nervous to even say how many drinks he had and how long he was out for......he made it weird and it really didn't have to be. part of it was jimmy approaching it as a sober addict whereas George has been to rehab, but still drinks. jimmy was trying to ask about that situation and there was just a severe level of discomfort.

[Gutter]

i'm with jimmy here. fuck STP and Scott Wieland with his stupid heroin addiction and his faggy boas and makeup. and fuck Axel Rose for good measure.

[Gutter]

6:16am 5-18-2010 Opie is officially back from Paternity leave, Complaining right out the gate.

big difference between complaining and telling a story relative to your life BECAUSE YOU'RE THE HOST OF A RADIO SHOW!!!!!!

FUCK.

[Space Edge]

big difference between complaining and telling a story relative to your life BECAUSE YOU'RE THE HOST OF A RADIO SHOW!!!!!!

FUCK.

What does complaining about STP and Howard have to do with his life ? Everyday it's wahhhh they don't do this for us wahhh we don't get this wahhh Howard Stern wahhh. The crying Opie does is exhausting. How about just showing up and doing the best with what you have? Don't hear R&F bitching like they do.

And brace yourself Opie will bitch about guests again tomorrow

Tweet by opie http://twitter.com/OpieRadio/status/14253012507
Tomorrow's drama: will Russell Brand do our show? A guy that has done the show a handful of times and enjoyed himself. No brainer, no?

[hanso]

Where is Anthony?

They kept grilling him so today he mailed it in. Oops wait wrong show.

[hanso]

BTW, why is everyone so grossed out by things having to do with women's bodies?

I thought I heard Ant do the Bawb Kelly gag at one point.

[Melk]

e seemed real nervous to even say how many drinks he had and how long he was out for......he made it weird and it really didn't have to be. part of it was jimmy approaching it as a sober addict whereas George has been to rehab, but still drinks.Norton started by talking about drinking and addiction. The conversation shifted to Kristie Alley and her strangeness. When the focus shifted back to Wendt, they discussed his being overweight and not working.

It was a pretty negative interview, intentional or not.

[Gutter]

What does complaining about STP and Howard have to do with his life ? Everyday it's wahhhh they don't do this for us wahhh we don't get this wahhh Howard Stern wahhh. The crying Opie does is exhausting. How about just showing up and doing the best with what you have? Don't hear R&F bitching like they do.

And brace yourself Opie will bitch about guests again tomorrow

Tweet by opie http://twitter.com/OpieRadio/status/14253012507

so then just stop listening if you hate it so much. they're talking about things that are relevant to the show.....stp said they wouldn't do O&A but they'd do some other rock show with poor ratings.....i'd be pissed too. i didn't hear them whinning about stp doing stern.....as i recall jimmy said, "ok yea, fine....you wanna do stern cause he's a big name and thats the relationship you have, then fine....i get it.....but don't act like you can't do our show cause you're not going to be around when in reality you're sticking around to do a rock show on sirius with bad ratings as opposed to doing our show that has the ratings"

i just don't get it......i know this is ronfez.net, but being here and bitching about o&a all the time is like going to an MMA discussion site and bitching about how much the last UFC PPV sucked ass.

its funny that you're whining all the time about opie whining all the time. doesn't really make a good case. just stop listening if it bothers you that much.

[Gutter]

Norton started by talking about drinking and addiction. The conversation shifted to Kristie Alley and her strangeness. When the focus shifted back to Wendt, they discussed his being overweight and not working.

It was a pretty negative interview, intentional or not.

i'll agree with that.....norton did seem to really want to get to some root issue of why he drinks and it made George uncomfortable. talking about his weight didn't help at all. i think they were under-prepared for the interview....but Wendt really did give them nothing to go on.....the guy wrote a book about beer drinking and didn't have one good drinking story to tell. to be honest after hearing it again, i really think George was still hammered from the night before.

[realmenhatelife]

Wait, Slash likes Iggy Pop? I thought only pretentious college kids that are trying to be different liked The Stooges. Right Ant?

[Space Edge]

so then just stop listening if you hate it so much. they're talking about things that are relevant to the show.....stp said they wouldn't do O&A but they'd do some other rock show with poor ratings.....i'd be pissed too. i didn't hear them whinning about stp doing stern.....as i recall jimmy said, "ok yea, fine....you wanna do stern cause he's a big name and thats the relationship you have, then fine....i get it.....but don't act like you can't do our show cause you're not going to be around when in reality you're sticking around to do a rock show on sirius with bad ratings as opposed to doing our show that has the ratings"

i just don't get it......i know this is ronfez.net, but being here and bitching about o&a all the time is like going to an MMA discussion site and bitching about how much the last UFC PPV sucked ass.

its funny that you're whining all the time about opie whining all the time. doesn't really make a good case. just stop listening if it bothers you that much.

I Love their show, I shouldn't have to defend my fandom and won't. I don't complain about them all the time. I bitch because it's funny when they wonder why they don't get guests is because they A) Either they don't prepare for interviews or B) They treat certain guests like shit and then their publicists hear about it and then spread the word to other publicists and guests. It's also tiring hearing one half of the show constantly bitching about the company, Howard Stern, equipment not working etc. They wonder why when they are out the door everyday at 10:26 on the dot, Don't prep for thier show and complain about every little thing when all they could do is just make do with what they have, Just like R&F do. I'd rather hear them do radio with what they have instead of going on tirades every day.

[Enabler]

Did I miss Dave? Did they mention him?

Hmm, this song is pretty good.

[Furtherman]

They wonder why when they are out the door everyday at 10:26 on the dot, Don't prep for thier show and complain about every little thing when all they could do is just make do with what they have, Just like R&F do. I'd rather hear them do radio with what they have instead of going on tirades every day.

Agreed. The tirades, especially by Opie, grind the show to a halt. At least when Jimmy complains it's funny.

[realmenhatelife]

Did I miss Dave? Did they mention him?

Hmm, this song is pretty good.

I think we'll have to wait for a twideo for any Dave content, I was hoping they'd have the meeting on air.

Actually I was really hoping Slash was doing the interview through the ISDN line and they were all lying to Dave about him being in studio, that wouldve been amazingly funny.

[Gutter]

I'm not asking you to defend your fandom....but the last few posts you've made have been complaints about the show.....it leads (or lead) me to believe that you're not a fan when i see a few posts in a row have a "this sucks" theme about the same show.

i enjoy the triads.....i like hearing people bitch about things with some passion when they're annoyed.....maybe thats because i like to bitch about things that annoy the shit out of me too, even if it is the same shit. i guess i relate to it. and on top of that i guess i defend it, because people hear me bitch about things and they say, "god, he's so angry".....when in reality, i'm not that angry about it.....i feel like bitching on some level is a release so i won't be angry about it......basically if i can properly express why something annoys me, than it doesn't annoy me that much anymore.....i think opie is the same way, so i'll defend that.

[Space Edge]

Agreed. The tirades, especially by Opie, grind the show to a halt. At least when Jimmy complains it's funny.

That's what I was getting at with my comment yesterday, It's Opie who kinda brings it down. Jimmy's false outrage about dumb things is funny because he gets worked up over dumb shit. I did enjoy the CIA guy yesterday. I'm not listening now I usually listen later on in the day but Slash should be good on their show if he isn't rushed out. He was on Jason Ellis a few times just hanging out and was good.

[Gutter]

I think we'll have to wait for a twideo for any Dave content, I was hoping they'd have the meeting on air.

Actually I was really hoping Slash was doing the interview through the ISDN line and they were all lying to Dave about him being in studio, that wouldve been amazingly funny.

oh here we go.....

[Sofa_King]

sorry if this has been hashed over a bunch of times, but I caught yesterday's interview on the replay and it was really uncomfortable and not in a funny way. jimmy kept pushing him with questions that basically were asking about how his life was in the gutter and he was broke, like "what was it like when you realized that the cheers money was running out?" what kind of interviewing is this? maybe its an interesting route to try to go down but it was obviously a dead end and jimmy seemed kind of oblivious. was ant not in studio yesterday? i think this past week and a half has shown that the show works a LOT better when EVERYONE is there. when some of the hosts try to cover for what the other person usually does, it's transparent that they're trying too hard and shit.

[Furtherman]

AS IF Russel Brand would be thinking, "Oh, I'll go on the O&A show again!"

This is what is cringy. Opie feels these guys have some kind of obligation to the show. You've got a few core comedians. That's IT. No one else would even remember the show after a dozen other shows.

[Chigworthy]

AS IF Russel Brand would be thinking, "Oh, I'll go on the O&A show again!"

This is what is cringy. Opie feels these guys have some kind of obligation to the show. You've got a few core comedians. That's IT. No one else would even remember the show after a dozen other shows.

It's too bad that rising stars who want to make it big in a mainstream America kind of way don't see the immense value to appearing on a show where fruit is thrown at women's assholes.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Stars rarely work on OnA. It's a much better show when the guests can come in and just shoot the shit.

[Chigworthy]

Stars rarely work on OnA. It's a much better show when the guests can come in and just shoot the shit.

That is by far the strongest part of their show. The stunts, the celebrities, the pornstars, etc is usually unlistenable pap. Why would they even book someone like George Wendt, then bitch that he wasn't a good interview? It's your fucking interview that you approved. Did they think that the majority of their listener demo would be really excited to hear him really open up and talk about his life? That interview could not succeed no matter what happened.

[IamFogHat]

Man, I forgot about what a psychopath Dave was when Duff was in. Can't get enough of that maniac.

[realmenhatelife]

God I wish they would just get rid of the FU line, its so embarassing.

[underdog]

God I wish they would just get rid of the FU line, its so embarassing.

It's really bad.

[Chigworthy]

God I wish they would just get rid of the FU line, its so embarassing.

It's amazing to me that they play that. But without it, where would all the Norton-imitating, false-outrage pests go?

[danner1515]

God I wish they would just get rid of the FU line, its so embarassing.
It really does make the show sound 10 times stupider. My favorites are the ones that go, "This FU goes out to [fill in the blank] for fucking my best friend behind my back. Well guess what? I fucked your sister!"

Sigh. Did ya?

[Chigworthy]

Anthony paraphrase: "We can't pay for live programming on the weekend, so we have to have a countdown."
:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

[realmenhatelife]

It really does make the show sound 10 times stupider. My favorites are the ones that go, "This FU goes out to [fill in the blank] for fucking my best friend behind my back. Well guess what? I fucked your sister!"

Sigh. Did ya?

Yeah I think you can pretty much gaurantee any FU call that has a little story is made up. It all sounds like guys who would do their own O&A inspired podcast.

[Warren Peace]

It really does make the show sound 10 times stupider. My favorites are the ones that go, "This FU goes out to [fill in the blank] for fucking my best friend behind my back. Well guess what? I fucked your sister!"

Sigh. Did ya?

<Opie> Right on man....right on

[red_red_red]

Yeah I think you can pretty much gaurantee any FU call that has a little story is made up. It all sounds like guys who would do their own O&A inspired podcast.
those calls always sound like fake outrage to me. and the dudes all have the same accent.

i bet it's the same 10 NJ retards over and over again.

[Dell]

those calls always sound like fake outrage to me. and the dudes all have the same accent.

i bet it's the same 10 NJ retards over and over again.


I've been thinking that they all sound alike as well...:thumbdown:

[TjM]

Howbout that one dude who's always like "FU to (Friend) for hangin with his chick instead of me. Fuck your bitch maaannnnnnnnn"

[TjM]

Anthony paraphrase: "We can't pay for live programming on the weekend, so we have to have a countdown."
:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

Why does that countdown have to be back to fucking back on Saturday though. It's annoying

[Chigworthy]

Why does that countdown have to be back to fucking back on Saturday though. It's annoying

They don't even need to have the countdown. That's the frustrating part, it was fine in the past with a replay of whole shows from the week. The way it sounds now, it seems like Opie didn't want the countdown, couldn't get his way, so he threw his hands up in the air and said fuck it, I won't touch it. So we end up with this horseshit 4 time replay.

[underdog]

They don't even need to have the countdown. That's the frustrating part, it was fine in the past with a replay of whole shows from the week. The way it sounds now, it seems like Opie didn't want the countdown, couldn't get his way, so he threw his hands up in the air and said fuck it, I won't touch it. So we end up with this horseshit 4 time replay.

And it's a TERRIBLE countdown.

Really, the Dave Winfield interview was the 3rd best moment of the week?

[Chigworthy]

And it's a TERRIBLE countdown.

Really, the Dave Winfield interview was the 3rd best moment of the week?

Interviews should only make the countdown if they are doing a worst of the week. Wait a minute, now I understand.

[IamFogHat]

Shut up asshole, this is undefendable. I don't give them that power to abuse cocksucker.

[IamFogHat]

Behind the scenes at Ted's Oil Purification Emporium
http://herecomestreble.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/becky-the-duck.jpg

[Furtherman]

Shut up asshole, this is undefendable. I don't give them that power to abuse cocksucker.

Who were they defending?

[IamFogHat]

Two cops that beat a man who hadn't committed a crime saying they were gonna beat the Mexican piss out of him.

[Furtherman]

Two cops that beat a man who hadn't committed a crime saying they were gonna beat the Mexican piss out of him.

Yea, I saw that... those cops were dicks.

[Curt]

Two cops that beat a man who hadn't committed a crime saying they were gonna beat the Mexican piss out of him.

What could they have possibly said to defend this? I know they usually take the cops side in most things but come on this kind of behavior is totally unacceptable.

[Chigworthy]

I saw that video last week. I am a fervent supporter of law enforcement, but there is nothing that I can think of that would have justified the officer's comments and actions. I'd be surprised if he retains his job. Although a short video clip never tells the whole story, at face value, that officer doesn't deserve to wear the uniform.

[IamFogHat]

What could they have possibly said to defend this? I know they usually take the cops side in most things but come on this kind of behavior is totally unacceptable.

Ant basically said the American History X speech about we give cops certain rights or leeway or some bullshit and sometimes stuff like this happens. Which is a ludicrous argument of course, but what was interesting was this time he really didn't sound committed. He almost sounded like he was obligated to stick up for the cops but totally knew he didn't have a leg to stand on. It was more embarrassing than normal.

[Chigworthy]

Ant basically said the American History X speech about we give cops certain rights or leeway or some bullshit and sometimes stuff like this happens. Which is a ludicrous argument of course, but what was interesting was this time he really didn't sound committed. He almost sounded like he was obligated to stick up for the cops but totally knew he didn't have a leg to stand on. It was more embarrassing than normal.

Like I said, I defend Law Enforcement most of the time, but not every time, because every cop is not fit for duty. There are cases where an officer makes an understandable, human mistake, and could benefit from some administrative intervention. This case, where the officer says something like "I'm going to beat the mexican piss out of you, holmes" does so much damage to: a)the person he is addressing, b)his department, c)law enforcement in general, and d)the community on all levels. An officer who behaves like this needs some serious discipline, and in today's climate, will likely be terminated.

[IamFogHat]

Like I said, I defend Law Enforcement most of the time, but not every time, because every cop is not fit for duty. There are cases where an officer makes an understandable, human mistake, and could benefit from some administrative intervention. This case, where the officer says something like "I'm going to beat the mexican piss out of you, holmes" does so much damage to: a)the person he is addressing, b)his department, c)law enforcement in general, and d)the community on all levels. An officer who behaves like this needs some serious discipline, and in today's climate, will likely be terminated.

I couldn't have put it better.
And as far as the show goes, Ant clearly is too worried about his precious get out of jail free PBA cards to express when things are fucked up from time to time.

[Chigworthy]

I couldn't have put it better.
And as far as the show goes, Ant clearly is too worried about his precious get out of jail free PBA cards to express when things are fucked up from time to time.

The funny thing is that the majority of law enforcement will watch that video and despise that officer for what he did. I doubt any decent cops would be angry at Ant for criticizing the incident.

[red_red_red]

I couldn't have put it better.
And as far as the show goes, Ant clearly is too worried about his precious get out of jail free PBA cards to express when things are fucked up from time to time.
can someone explain this PBA card bs to me? i have never heard of it til Ant talked about it.
is this one of these only in the north east deals?

[Crispy123]

PBA= Police Benevolent Association, I think.

[red_red_red]

i googled it...what a scam. this country stinks sometimes.

[Crispy123]

This country gave us google...got to take the good with the bad!:wink::smile:

[Chigworthy]

can someone explain this PBA card bs to me? i have never heard of it til Ant talked about it.
is this one of these only in the north east deals?


I never heard of it before listening to O&A. Out here, I know that it doesn't exist (but business cards are good to have).

[KnoxHarrington]

I never heard of it before listening to O&A. Out here, I know that it doesn't exist (but business cards are good to have).

I've heard Anthony talk about these cards as if they're Get Out of Jail Free cards, but I find that impossible to believe. Yeah, I can see them maybe getting you out of a situation where the cop does have some discretion (i.e. not giving you a ticket for going 80 in a 70 MPH zone, for example), but Anthony makes it sound like he could have a dead hooker in the back seat and a bloody knife on the seat next to him, and the PBA card would get him out of that.

Around here, there are these license plates you can get (for an additional $50) that give a donation to the Police Officers Memorial Fund, which helps out families of cops killed in the line of duty. They're similarly rumored to give you immunity to being pulled over, but I've seen so many cars with that license plate pulled over. Maybe people who have them think that because they have that plate, it's fine to go ahead and crank it up to 90 MPH.

[Warren Peace]

I've heard Anthony talk about these cards as if they're Get Out of Jail Free cards, but I find that impossible to believe. Yeah, I can see them maybe getting you out of a situation where the cop does have some discretion (i.e. not giving you a ticket for going 80 in a 70 MPH zone, for example), but Anthony makes it sound like he could have a dead hooker in the back seat and a bloody knife on the seat next to him, and the PBA card would get him out of that.

Around here, there are these license plates you can get (for an additional $50) that give a donation to the Police Officers Memorial Fund, which helps out families of cops killed in the line of duty. They're similarly rumored to give you immunity to being pulled over, but I've seen so many cars with that license plate pulled over. Maybe people who have them think that because they have that plate, it's fine to go ahead and crank it up to 90 MPH.

They can get you out of run-of-the-mill speeding tickets. The card usually has the issuing officer's name on it. The arresting officer will usually ask how you know the issuing officer on the card. In Anthony's case, I'm sure he also uses the "do you know who I am?" or "do you listen to the radio?" line,

[realmenhatelife]

This is more of a random thought but it relates to Anthony.

I find the Mustang to be an incredibly feminine car, not just the new era ones either. Although atleast the 60s and 70s mustangs seem like 'heres a girl I'm having sex with' the 2000s Mustangs seem like 'I'm wearing a dress.' I almost only ever see women driving new mustangs.

[yojimbo7248]

This is the first time in a long time I have enjoyed the O&A show. I had no idea Dave eats out of the Sirius trash bins.

[angrymissy]

They can get you out of run-of-the-mill speeding tickets. The card usually has the issuing officer's name on it. The arresting officer will usually ask how you know the issuing officer on the card. In Anthony's case, I'm sure he also uses the "do you know who I am?" or "do you listen to the radio?" line,

I have one, my husbands friend is a NYC cop and gave him one.

I have never used it, I always would feel too uncomfortable to hand it over with my license. It's like saying HEY I DON'T GET A TICKET RIGHT? I'm always worried they will be like "REALLY?" and hand it back and give me an even worse ticket.

Also, I never know if a NYC PBA card will be frowned upon in say, Long Island or Westchester. Are there cop rivalries based on where they work.

To sum it up, I'd feel like a total jerkface handing that card over with my license.

[Furtherman]

They can get you out of run-of-the-mill speeding tickets. The card usually has the issuing officer's name on it. The arresting officer will usually ask how you know the issuing officer on the card.

A card with the officer's signature and badge number, and it's a family member... that might work to get out of minor offenses. But it doesn't always work.

[Furtherman]

To sum it up, I'd feel like a total jerkface handing that card over with my license.

Same here. I had one when I was in my late teens, early 20's... and used it a few times, and it worked.

Now, I'd feel like an ass, especially if I KNEW I was doing something wrong. I don't have one anymore anyway.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Ant basically said the American History X speech about we give cops certain rights or leeway or some bullshit and sometimes stuff like this happens. Which is a ludicrous argument of course, but what was interesting was this time he really didn't sound committed. He almost sounded like he was obligated to stick up for the cops but totally knew he didn't have a leg to stand on. It was more embarrassing than normal.

This is a huge stretch. After he half assed the speach they all agreed the cop was to blame especially when they played the cop crying to his Hispanic boss. I was expecting insane pro police on this based on this thread and it just wasn't there.

[Sarge]

I have one, my husbands friend is a NYC cop and gave him one.

I have never used it, I always would feel too uncomfortable to hand it over with my license. It's like saying HEY I DON'T GET A TICKET RIGHT? I'm always worried they will be like "REALLY?" and hand it back and give me an even worse ticket.

Also, I never know if a NYC PBA card will be frowned upon in say, Long Island or Westchester. Are there cop rivalries based on where they work.

To sum it up, I'd feel like a total jerkface handing that card over with my license.

Don't hand the card over with your license, it is taken as being arrogant and will most likely not work. Like anything else it depends on the officer that pulls you over. I work with guys that write over them every day. Me, I could care less. I have 25 years to issue summonses, if you have a card, or your not a dick, I'll usually give you a break. Its when we get the bullshit excuses, or the shitty attitudes that people usually get a summons. PBA cards only work for traffic violations. I've had people give them to me during an arrest for domestic violence, or other crimes and we laugh at them. Don't be afraid to use one if you have it. Just give the officer your paperwork, then give him the card.

[hanso]

To bad Ant wasn't in to help interview George Wendt over his beer book. Ant knows a Lil about that subject.

[sailor]

this isn't a new mosque. they're moving an existing mosque a few blocks to a bigger facility. it's also two blocks from ground zero. non-story.

[smiler grogan]

PBA= Police Benevolent Association, I think.

Got my ass out of a ticket yesterday. yeah pba cards yeah!!!!!!!!

[Gutter]

i can't believe jim norton sat through that entire florentine and the pedophile story without doing Uncle Paul once. good for him.