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CottonBear

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20. I met him back in the late 1970s at a mass transit conference in Chattanooga, TN.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #12)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 01:19 PM

Mar 2013

He was incredibly charming and friendly. He is a true gentleman.

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George Takei has this rapist thing nailed down [View all] krispos42 Mar 2013 OP

He is right TxDemChem Mar 2013 #1

love George!! demigoddess Mar 2013 #2

George Takei is awesome, and anyone who puts any blame on the victim is a worthless shithead. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2013 #3

Sadly jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #4

It's okay, when he wrote it, that was the voice he heard in his head too. tavalon Mar 2013 #9

Takei has an uncommon grasp of common sense. Nearly everything he says is "Duh!" nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #5

"DU needs an "obvious" smilie" Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #6

... krispos42 Mar 2013 #8

George Takai is the best thing about Facebook tavalon Mar 2013 #7

Writer Harlan Ellison, who wrote the original teleplay for Star Trek's Aristus Mar 2013 #12

And everyone who has ever met Harlan Ellison The Second Stone Mar 2013 #14

I met Harlan Ellison. I've had dinner with him. Aristus Mar 2013 #22

What happens to Ellison is that DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #26

I met him back in the late 1970s at a mass transit conference in Chattanooga, TN. CottonBear Mar 2013 #20

I love him, but... Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #10

^^^ krispos42 Mar 2013 #11

Unless he's in prison in which case mythology Mar 2013 #33

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2013 #13

Agreed +1 veness Mar 2013 #24

Yeah, because typically he's in prison and everyone is high fiving his 'punishment'. Sirveri Mar 2013 #15

You know, when I was a kid SomethingFishy Mar 2013 #16

Beautiful. loudsue Mar 2013 #17

while i heart takei and think that he tried to raise an important issue, La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #18

Wrong on this one George. When a man is raped in america his prison jump suit is often remarked on Exultant Democracy Mar 2013 #19

+1 Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #28

Dam that man is brilliant. Rex Mar 2013 #21

It's obvious, but unfortunately it needs to be stated. Takei is very sharp. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2013 #23

Hammer hits nail on head! Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #25

When was the last time you heard when a man (not boy) was raped? Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #27

This may be why this is so brilliant me b zola Mar 2013 #29

I guess that's why I find Tweets ridiculous as a general rule. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #34

About ten days ago sarge43 Mar 2013 #31

You do know that more men are raped in America then women, it just isn't talked about. Exultant Democracy Mar 2013 #35

Wrong. unreadierLizard Mar 2013 #30

Great, LoL. K&R sfpcjock Mar 2013 #32