[Dakar the Fourth]

You know what to do.

[Jawbone54]

Can't. I love him.

Hatred goes against my faith. Even arrogant, self-absorbed celebrities. Didn't you know that?

[osiris]

That's it. I want my own talkshow.

[Dakar the Fourth]

We'll vote your ass down, too.

[osiris]

You're just jealous.

[turtle777]

What Dr. Phil says makes at least some sense.

He can stay.

-t

[osiris]

I've never even seen nor heard the man, so you're all still just jealous.

[Dakar the Fourth]

If you can get through life without ever seeing or hearing the man, you win.

[sek929]

I can't ****ing stand Dr. Phil, I'd rather watch Everybody Loves Raymond..and considering how much I despise that show it should accurately depict my disdain for Phil.

[Dakar the Fourth]

So what you're telling me is, Everyone Does Not Love Raymond?

[sek929]

You could strap me in a theater Clockwork Orange-style with nothing but ELR and I'd probably force myself to have a heart-attack.

[Dakar the Fourth]

*makes a mental note of this, should seks day of reckoning come*

*wonders what osiris' feelings on ELR are*

[Jawbone54]

I voted him as only mildly unbearable, mostly because I have a relative that sounds a lot like him.

The only time he's good is when he's very, very honest with someone, like the girl who had a crush on the Good Charlotte guy and believed she had a "50/50 shot at marrying him."

But usually he's grating enough to make me leave the room.

[Railroader]

It's hilarious when Bob and Tom make fun of him.

[ghporter]

Self important, supercilious airbags give me indigestion. Next question?

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

*makes a mental note of this, should seks day of reckoning come*

*wonders what osiris' feelings on ELR are*

Shall we say that love is a too strong a word?

Perhaps 'Everybody Tolerates Raymond', or 'Acceptable to waste time with under the right circumstances Raymond' might do.

But it could be worse - like the King of Queens, for example, which causes me to projectile vomit.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

It's hilarious when Bob and Tom make fun of him.

Never heard it. I'm going to try to Google it.

[subego]

Am I the only one wondering what the "it" we were supposed to be at before this is?

[MacosNerd]

While my thoughts on oprah are ambivalent, that is not the case with "doctor" Phil
He's done more damage to people in the name of entertainment. He cares more for ratings then helping people, evidenced by the fact of who he trots out to help

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

It's hilarious when Bob and Tom make fun of him.

Hey, hey! Fill out the poll!

[Dakar the Fourth]

I find it interesting people are a lot less ambivalent about Dr. Phil. It's too bad this is the internet and women don't exist here, cause I'd be curious if there is a bit of a gender divide here.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I find it interesting people are a lot less ambivalent about Dr. Phil. It's too bad this is the internet and women don't exist here, cause I'd be curious if there is a bit of a gender divide here.

Nah, I honestly think Dr. Phil is by far not as controversial as Oprah.

At least he is a legit PhD, and not some self-appointed life-coach/guru/counselor/cult-leader/blabla...

-t

[Dakar the Fourth]

Well, the poll results speak for themselves.

Hell, I put the word 'die' in the option and usually some retard will comment that "While I don't like Dr. Phil, I certainly don't want him to die", but not this time.
People really don't like him (here).

[MacosNerd]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

At least he is a legit PhD, and not some self-appointed life-coach/guru/counselor/cult-leader/blabla...

except that he let is license to practice psychiatry expire and so technically he's not supposed too. The show is considered "entertainment" which is why he's allowed to continue. He got in some dog do-do when he tried to counsel spears, partly because wasn't licensed anymore and mostly because he tried to cash in on the britney train wreck like so many others.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by sek929 

I can't ****ing stand Dr. Phil, I'd rather watch Everybody Loves Raymond..and considering how much I despise that show it should accurately depict my disdain for Phil.

I agree with every word in this post.

Also, I find the poll lacking. There should be far more violent and gruesome options than just, “Dr. Phil must die”. Like, “Dr. Phil should have the lower half of his body ground into paste and be force-fed this paste on rye bread, and then have his organs removed with a dull spoon, and then chopped to pieces and be fed to cockroaches”. Or something like that.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by osiris 

But it could be worse - like the King of Queens, for example, which causes me to projectile vomit.

This could be fun at parties. Keep a pic of the cast handy and just flash it at you when you least suspect it.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by subego 

Am I the only one wondering what the "it" we were supposed to be at before this is?

The “Do you like Oprah?” poll, I’m guessing.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

The “Do you like Oprah?” poll, I’m guessing.

You are most wise.

I have no idea if Subego was trying to set-up a joke there.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by MacosNerd 

except that he let is license to practice psychiatry expire and so technically he's not supposed too.

That doesn't bother me.

It's more important to me that he has the proper background and training. Whether you agree with him or not, but at least he's not pulling his knowledge and experience out of thin air.

-t

[BRussell]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Nah, I honestly think Dr. Phil is by far not as controversial as Oprah.

At least he is a legit PhD, and not some self-appointed life-coach/guru/counselor/cult-leader/blabla...

-t

Once you become a TV psychologist, you have become a "self-appointed life-coach/guru/counselor/cult-leader/blabla..." and any legit-ness you might have ever had is gone.

[rickey939]

Need more information.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by BRussell 

Once you become a TV psychologist, you have become a "self-appointed life-coach/guru/counselor/cult-leader/blabla..." and any legit-ness you might have ever had is gone.

I disagree. Past experience and knowledge don't magically disappear just because you're on TV.

-t

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

This could be fun at parties. Keep a pic of the cast handy and just flash it at you when you least suspect it.

Do NOT do a youtube search for "ipecac".

Here, I did it for you: [WARNING gross stuff here!!!] first result - YouTube - Man drinks IPECAC

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Do NOT do a youtube search for "ipecac".

Here, I did it for you: [WARNING gross stuff here!!!] first result - YouTube - Man drinks IPECAC

Family Guy already did their own little reference.

BTW, I'm mildly surprised you weren't baited by the MacBreak Weekly reference.

[BRussell]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I disagree. Past experience and knowledge don't magically disappear just because you're on TV.

-t

It doesn't matter what their training was, they are no longer in the same field if they go on TV. They've switched from psychology to entertainment, and I'm sure Dr. Phil would agree, because he knows it would be unethical to claim he's practicing psychology when he's on TV. It's like a scientist who switches to a job acting as a scientist on a sitcom. Whether they actually have any training as a scientist is wholly irrelevant to their new job as a sitcom scientist.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by BRussell 

It's like a scientist who switches to a job acting as a scientist on a sitcom. Whether they actually have any training as a scientist is wholly irrelevant to their new job as a sitcom scientist.

Why ?

A trained scientist will be much more convincing in a scientist role because he knows what's real and what's not.
He would know the lingo, how to behave, do things that make sense rather than "pretending to be scientific".

You logic doesn't make sense at all.

-t

[BRussell]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Why ?

A trained scientist will be much more convincing in a scientist role because he knows what's real and what's not.
He would know the lingo, how to behave, do things that make sense rather than "pretending to be scientific".

You logic doesn't make sense at all.

-t

What's real and what works on TV are completely different. I bet a college dropout soap actor would be seen by the public as a more convincing doctor than a real doctor.

But my point is that, even if Dr. Phil is good at faking it, as long as he's a teevee psychologist, he is faking it. You were saying he's not a self-appointed guru type. He's exactly that, because he's on TV. It's entertainment, not psychology, as I'm sure the disclaimers at the end of his TV show admit.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

You know what to do.

I am not sure, is this what I am supposed to do:



I may not have been supposed to do it, but I want to for some reason. weird.

[Oisín]

Took me four thorough looks to spot why it was the second one looked different to the first one. FOUR.

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth

You are most wise.

Yes.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Who looks at ties anyways.

[Oisín]

Actually, it was the teeth that gave it away. Hadn’t even noticed the tie, which only reaffirms the underlying truth in your rhetorical question.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

The “Do you like Oprah?” poll, I’m guessing.

I totally missed that.

I even did a quick browse of the lounge before I posted my question, just to make sure it wasn't something totally obvious like that, and I still missed it.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Actually, it was the teeth that gave it away. Hadn’t even noticed the tie, which only reaffirms the underlying truth in your rhetorical question.

I made that post 99% sure that you hadn't noticed the tie.

[Railroader]

What tie?




yes, I am that much of a jerk

[Dakar the Fourth]

Yeah, so now people will notice they're two different pictures because of the way they're cropped.

let's see if you go back and edit the source one, smarty pants

[turtle777]

Wow, this took a strange turn.

-t

[design219]

I thought facial symmetry was a sign of beauty. Guess I was wrong.

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

This could be fun at parties. Keep a pic of the cast handy and just flash it at you when you least suspect it.

Yes, it is rather amusing. I do weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals. Fun for the kids!

[osiris]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Yeah, so now people will notice they're two different pictures because of the way they're cropped.

let's see if you go back and edit the source one, smarty pants

The neck is a giveaway.

[Dakar the Fourth]

You stay out of this.