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"I don't get it."Your grandfather hated living in ...

2006-05-19T11:22:00.000-04:00

"I don't get it."

Your grandfather hated living in New York City because of the noise. Tim Robbins is starring in a movie called "Noise" about a man who hates living in New York City because of the noise. Your grandfather became a vigilante and started calling himself "The Rectifier." Tim Robbins is starring in a movie called "Noise" in which he becomes a vigilante and starts calling himself "The Rectifier." I don't think the similarities end there. Tim Robbins lives in California. Your grandfather lives in California. Tim Robbins has a grandson named Justin. Your grandfather has a grandson named Justin.

I'm guessing it has someting to do with your "ding...

2006-05-17T19:07:00.000-04:00

I'm guessing it has someting to do with your "ding a ling"?

Priceless quotes. That's the thing with old people from back in the day: they are/were better than us. We are like ersatz simulacra of them. (I think that's redundant.)

I definitely would have cried at your Bar Mitzvah....

2006-05-17T17:28:00.000-04:00

I definitely would have cried at your Bar Mitzvah. I was sobbing at your wedding. Sensitive men unite (that's you too J!)

I don't get it.

2006-05-17T13:58:00.000-04:00

I don't get it.

“I hated living in New York – all the people and t...

2006-05-17T13:54:00.000-04:00

“I hated living in New York – all the people and the yelling. One time I spent a week in the country and I cried when it was time to go back.”

So how much did they buy your grandfather's story for?

Noise