Rip Torn arrested for breaking into bank with weapon..
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Nataku
Sr Member
HAHA. I was going to say the same thing.
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
I don’t think anyone is advocating that Torn’s behavior be dismissed simply because he’s famous. The man broke the law and should be punished accordingly. That said…
Guess it depends of what you mean by “all thrown away.”
If my enjoyment of an individual’s artistic or athletic ability was inextricably dependent on said individual’s public behavior I’d be short a helluva lot of entertainment.
I mean, Johnny Cash Live at Folsom will endure long after Cash’s own troubles with the law are forgotten. That’s not to say Cash gets a pass for being a troubled individual who ran afoul of the law; it simply means he’ll be remembered more for his talent than for his self-destructive behavior. As will Charlie Chaplain, Elvis, Robert Downey Jr. and, yes, even a boozy old coot like Rip Torn.
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Also, for the record, I've never found crackheads to be "entertaining." On a case-by-case basis maybe, but never on the whole.
I lolled.
He might've had better results if he had been packing a 'Series 4 De-Atomizer' as opposed to a rooty-poo revolver.
He also smashed Norman Mailer in the head with a hammer; look it up. I would be a little nervous to be in the same room as Rip Torn.
SmilingOtter
Master Member
No doubt he was doing research for an upcoming movie.
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Mailer probably asked for it. Guy had a big mouth.
Thing is, you can insult guys like Tom Wolfe and Gore Vidal, and the worst they'll do is make fun of you in the New Yorker. Insult Rip Torn and he'll go after you with a hammer, or worse.
I once bumped into Torn at a grocery store. Seemed like a nice enough guy. When I told him how much I admired his work he bellowed "Well, thank you buddy!", and continued on toward the liquor aisle. No hammer, or anything. Guess I got lucky.
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
Hmmm... Maybe things are different where you live but up here that's called assault with a deadly weapon. We also aren't allowed to assault people because of something they said.
Maybe he should be in jail.
Kevin
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Kerr Avon
Master Member
Umm.. yeah. Then he needs to be in jail or under heavy sedation in a lunatic assylum. I can call him a mother****er to his face and that doesn't mean he gets to try to kill me because his name is in a movie credit somewhere.
Fetthunter
Sr Member
Ok... I mis-read that as Rip TAYLOR (always got them confused as a kid!). Wow. THAT would be a news story! :lol
franz bolo
Sr Member
He needs a little jail time!!
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CTF
Sr Member
Yeah...
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Do they have a sense of humor where you live?
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
My ISP doesn't come with a "humourous sarcasm" identifier. :rolleyes 
I get the joke (now) but you have to appreciate that over the internet it's sometimes impossible to tell if a joke is a joke.
Maybe throw out a wink or "j/k" for us dummies who take every post as being dead pan serious.
Kevin
I get the joke (now) but you have to appreciate that over the internet it's sometimes impossible to tell if a joke is a joke.
Maybe throw out a wink or "j/k" for us dummies who take every post as being dead pan serious.
Kevin
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Why do I get the feeling you're the type of guy who roots for Nurse Ratched?
Kerr Avon
Master Member
I've always had a thing for religious women.
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