ReaverReject
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After the sex scene he had with his unbelievably *HOT* college student in The Man Who Fell to Earth, it was all downhill from there...
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Rip Torn arrested for breaking into bank with weapon..
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Egon Spengler
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http://www.spike.com/video/norman-mailer-fights/2815238 WOW. What the hell? Why did they just keep filiming it for the longest time before anyone decided to stop it?
dropshipbob
Master Member
I see Spain, I see France, I see someones under pants.
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
The 60's were a different time, baby. :lol
defstartrooper
Sr Member
Not so sure it was that acceptable to smack someone over the noggin with a hammer back in the 60's any more than it should be now though.
Ttaskmaster
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OH MY GOD!!!!!
Wow, what a piece of amazing news..... A spokesman was so busy that he did not call back straight away?
How is that even relevant, let alone impact on the news story??!!
I love how they list his previous crimes too, but nothing much else, leaving us the only option of deciding he an habitual recidivist, fit only for tossing out with the garbage. So much for impartial news...
I fail to see how being drunk and breaking into a bank makes him spoiled, though... In need of help, maybe. In need of locking up, maybe. But spoiled??
That is the reporter indicating they tried to get the guy's side of the story. Standard, and quite appropriate, journalism.
Ttaskmaster
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Doesn't come across that way, to me. Just sounds like a slam of Torn's representation. "Oh, he didn't call back immediately... He must be bad".
defstartrooper
Sr Member
Dud breaks into a bank smashed out of his head with a loaded gun and the thing that stands out is a comment about his representative ?
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Obviously you weren't at the `68 Democratic Convention.
Seriously though, what's great about the posted footage is how pathetic it is. Mailer's brawling, in particular, has been elevated to legendary status by the sort of pin-headed "man's man" types that tend to romanticize these sorts of displays but, as the clip demonstrates, there's nothing particularly cool about a drunken brawl. Especially if it involves a shirtless Norman Mailer.
Ttaskmaster
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He was found in a bank.
At night.
Drunk.
And he happened to have a loaded firearm in his possession.
It's not like he got pissed and blasted in during banking hours.
Connecticut has concealed carry licences, although I note the report states he had no permit.
Perhaps chappie was out, ended up having a few drinks, needed somewhere to sleep it off and found the bank a convenient place - It can't have been that hard to break in if a 78 year old drunk can access it, eh!
Definitely needs help, but since he's not even been convicted of anything yet and we don't know the full story, I'm reserving judgement.
defstartrooper
Sr Member
It's stil illegal to break into any building whether your 78 drunk and tired and the place isn't well secured or not.
vaderdarth
Master Member
well I don't think we'll be seeing Men In Black III any time soon. LOL
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Incidentally, it was Mailer who, in 1960, stabbed his second wife, Adele Morales, with a penknife, nearly killing her. He was involuntarily committed to Bellevue for 17 days; his wife would not press charges, and he later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of assault.
None of which justifies RP's actions (then or now), but in the annals of booze & testosterone-fueled stupidity Mailer matches Rip Torn blow for blow.
Of course, Hemingway has them both beat.
None of which justifies RP's actions (then or now), but in the annals of booze & testosterone-fueled stupidity Mailer matches Rip Torn blow for blow.
Of course, Hemingway has them both beat.
Ttaskmaster
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Oh, definitely. No argument.
He's kinda nailed by the illegal possession of a firearm, anyway.
But imagine if it emerges that the back door was left unlocked and he just wandered in, or something.
I think the article is presenting the limited facts available in a subtly sensationalist way to make him seem like a complete nutter... when he may only be slightly nutty and in need of a good kick in the pants. :unsure shrug.
defstartrooper
Sr Member
For sure, that's what the press do.
I'm not so sure he's nutty at all, i think he's just an old soak who does whatever he likes when he likes regardless of anyone else.
I'm not so sure he's nutty at all, i think he's just an old soak who does whatever he likes when he likes regardless of anyone else.
That just means it was close to deadline when contact was attempted, to indicate the reporter didn't give them a lot of time to respond. Again, in fairness to them.
This is something that is done in articles all the time. Maybe you just haven't noticed before.
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Carson Dyle
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Memo to Rip Torn's management: If there's a positive spin to this weekend's unfortunate little field trip, that's it.
Come to think of it, this has the potential of boosting the man's career in the long run. First, though, he'll have to pay his societal dues and get himself cleaned up -- no mean feat, given his age.
I'm rooting for him, though!
He was great on the Larry Sanders show...and don't forget his epic turn as the villain in "Beastmaster" ha ha
Ttaskmaster
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What, the print deadline?
Maybe they should have phoned earlier, or delayed the print.
I dunno - I've never understood the high-pressure environment of the press. It sounds scary!!
I could understand, "His representatives were not available for comment". This line just seemed extremely out of place, compared to the rest of the content - Like a statement about what brand of food his goldfish prefers, or something :lol
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