poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

A lot of people have been rumored to play Arbuckle in the last 20 years. I'm still waiting for Robin Williams as Emperor Norton in a bio pic.

Holy shiat! 9 pages of that?

poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

That would have been funny because they are both the fat.

AverageAmericanGuy: Holy shiat! 9 pages of that?

can't believe I read the whole thing, wtf is wrong with me?

AverageAmericanGuy: Holy shiat! 9 pages of that?

It's worth it. It's one of those well-written, excellently researched articles on an esoteric/interesting subject (especially if you have any interest in Hollywood history) that our parents used to get all the time. That's what they did before American Idol.

poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

I remember reading that the script for the biopic has been floating around Hollywood for decades and every comic that has read for the part has died shorty after.

Knight of the Woeful Countenance: It's worth it. It's one of those well-written, excellently researched articles on an esoteric/interesting subject (especially if you have any interest in Hollywood history) that our parents used to get all the time. That's what they did before American Idol.

What's particularly interesting is that Arbuckle was basically, the second star alongside Chaplin and now... well, he's an esoteric trivia piece. A Robot Chicken laugh line. A Dennis Miller reference. Kinda weird. I mean, I wonder which Kardashian will be remembered come 2030?

Kenthehillwilliam: I remember reading that the script for the biopic has been floating around Hollywood for decades and every comic that has read for the part has died shorty after.

The same has been said of the script for A Parliament of Dunces, but I know nothing about it beyond its title.

Fatty got railroaded, due to surprise! a botched police investigation.

I'm still waiting for Robin Williams as Emperor Norton in a bio pic.

^ would be Epic

You don't got a coke? You pussy.

Mayhem of the Black Underclass: You don't got a coke? You pussy.

how about i cram this coke up your pussy, eh, sister? nuck, nyuck

holy fark, that took me 10 minutes to read! im exhausted.

Must have been a hell of a party, though.

Kenthehillwilliam: poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

I remember reading that the script for the biopic has been floating around Hollywood for decades and every comic that has read for the part has died shorty after.

Three scripts like that actually. The Arbuckle biopic, A Confederacy of Dunces, and the comedy about the Eskimo.

Fat actors in Hollywood have the worst luck sometimes.

Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

Hope you grabbed a two-liter.

Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

I think you've definitely found a chink in the armor.

Jebus, that's poorly written.

Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

Things go better with Coke (new window)

I see what you did there, subby.

Spatula Porn: Preston Lacy from "Jackass" was/is playing Roscoe

If he can actually act, that would be pretty cool.

Spatula Porn: rjakobi: Kenthehillwilliam: poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

I remember reading that the script for the biopic has been floating around Hollywood for decades and every comic that has read for the part has died shorty after.

Three scripts like that actually. The Arbuckle biopic, A Confederacy of Dunces, and the comedy about the Eskimo.

Fat actors in Hollywood have the worst luck sometimes.

The role of Roscoe Arbuckle has been seen as cursed in Hollywood. Not only way Chris Farley supposed to do a picture about him, but so was John Candy, and John Belushi. There was/is a film in the works called "The Life of the Party" about Roscoe and the trial and his subsequent downfall. Preston Lacy from "Jackass" was/is playing Roscoe and Chris Kattan was/is playing Buster Keaton. Apparently the film has been put on hold, and no idea if anything is going to come of it.

I thought that was the eskimo movie.

#4 (new window)

There is a great book called I, Fatty by Jerry Stahl worth reading on the subject.

Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

let me Google that for you:


http://bit.ly/rVfn9g

I was accused of yellow journalism in college.

I was a theater reviewer.

TravisBickle62: Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

Don't mind him, he has heat stroke from working on the rairroad all the rive rong day.

Also, if your coke tastes funny, don't blame me.

Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

Either you are being deliberately obtuse or you are a farking moron, interpret that as you will.

Dimensio: I am, in fact, familiar with the term. I am curious as to whether the submitter had intended a double-meaning with several phrases within the headline.

You're either a genius or an idiot and I'm not ashamed to say that now that you've brought it up I can't tell which is true either....

EnviroDude: surprisingly, yellow journalism still prevails today.


Bush is AWOL?

gotta love the media and their "ethics"

Yeah, inject politics into everything, you do that, sparky.

Spatula Porn: The role of Roscoe Arbuckle has been seen as cursed in Hollywood. Not only way Chris Farley supposed to do a picture about him, but so was John Candy, and John Belushi. There was/is a film in the works called "The Life of the Party" about Roscoe and the trial and his subsequent downfall. Preston Lacy from "Jackass" was/is playing Roscoe and Chris Kattan was/is playing Buster Keaton. Apparently the film has been put on hold, and no idea if anything is going to come of it.

Wise_Guy is correct. You guys are thinking about a property called Atuk that's been floating around since forever. John Belushi was it's first victim, then John Candy and then Chris Farley.

The script is based on a story is about an Eskimo who sells real estate in New York City (I've read the script-It's pretty bad). But rumor in some circles has it that the script is actually a bloodthirsty Inuit trickster demon. The script just isn't cursed, it is a curse.

A little more depressing is the story of when Roscoe Arbuckle finally met his adversary William Randolph Hearst.

After the trial, Roscoe had to work a number of menial jobs just to pay the rent. One of those jobs was delivery boy. During a delivery to some business offices in Los Angeles, he quite literally bumped into Hearst in the hallway.

Roscoe burst into tears and asked Hearst why did he ruin his career?

Hearst shoved Roscoe aside and pushed him into the wall. As he walked away, he said out loud to Roscoe, "Because I wanted to sell farking newspapers, stupid."

Mugato: It's a slippery slope.

That's Attractive and well-Lubricated Asian-American.

Dimensio: TravisBickle62: Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

I am, in fact, familiar with the term. I am curious as to whether the submitter had intended a double-meaning with several phrases within the headline.

Ha ha! I didn't realize that! You could almost see in peepee in coke joke in there, if you squint.

ajt167: Dimensio: TravisBickle62: Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

I am, in fact, familiar with the term. I am curious as to whether the submitter had intended a double-meaning with several phrases within the headline.

Ha ha! I didn't realize that! You could almost see in peepee in coke joke in there, if you squint.

And a railroad reference in there as well.

Personally, I don't think subby is that clever.

Dimensio: TravisBickle62: Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

I am, in fact, familiar with the term. I am curious as to whether the submitter had intended a double-meaning with several phrases within the headline.

I think your view is slanted.

Wise_Guy: ajt167: Dimensio: TravisBickle62: Dimensio: Is the headline a subtle attempt at Asian-slanted racial humour, or am I perhaps interpreting meaning where none is intended?

It appears you are unfamiliar with the term "yellow journalism"

I am, in fact, familiar with the term. I am curious as to whether the submitter had intended a double-meaning with several phrases within the headline.

Ha ha! I didn't realize that! You could almost see in peepee in coke joke in there, if you squint.

And a railroad reference in there as well.

Personally, I don't think subby is that clever.

I didn't see that one either. I don't think subby is that clever either. If those things were meant, that headline is a thing of beauty. Probably just coincidental though.

Spatula Porn: rjakobi: Kenthehillwilliam: poonesfarm: I know the story and it's damn depressing. Also reminds me that Chris Farley was supposedly set to star in an Arbuckle biopic before he died.

I remember reading that the script for the biopic has been floating around Hollywood for decades and every comic that has read for the part has died shorty after.

Three scripts like that actually. The Arbuckle biopic, A Confederacy of Dunces, and the comedy about the Eskimo.

Fat actors in Hollywood have the worst luck sometimes.

The role of Roscoe Arbuckle has been seen as cursed in Hollywood. Not only way Chris Farley supposed to do a picture about him, but so was John Candy, and John Belushi. There was/is a film in the works called "The Life of the Party" about Roscoe and the trial and his subsequent downfall. Preston Lacy from "Jackass" was/is playing Roscoe and Chris Kattan was/is playing Buster Keaton. Apparently the film has been put on hold, and no idea if anything is going to come of it.

Maybe people interested in playing Fatty Arbuckle should stick with the whores and lay off the drugs.

Really? 50 comments and I'm the first to link this pic? And, Yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today.