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I've been waiting for the Richard Pryor movie "Moving" to be made into a DVD but it hasn't happened. Does anyone know where to go to make the request? By the way, if you haven't seen it, I think it's Pryor's funniest movie. A must see for all of you comedy enthusiasts... Rent it tonight! And send in a vhs to dvd request.

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'Fear Factor' suit waste of court time Here we go again - another frivolous lawsuit before us. A Cleveland man wants $2.5 million for the pain and suffering he incurred while watching an episode of NBC's "Fear Factor." It seems the Ohioan couldn't take a recent episode where contestants were asked to eat rats mixed in a blender. For those not familiar with the show, "Fear Factor" is one of many reality-based television shows on TV today. The show's premise brings contestants to compete against one another in a myriad of stunts and dares. The contestant who successfully bungee jumps from a high rise building or stays the longest in a crate filled with snakes or eats the most worms and insects comes away with a $50,000 prize. The sight of the mixed rats caused the Clevelander, he claims, to vomit and his blood pressure to rise, which in turn made him dizzy and lightheaded. And, as a result of his dizziness, he ran into a doorway in his home, causing injury. The man admitted he didn't expect to see the $2.5 million, he just wants to make NBC officials aware that they went gone "too far" with that episode. He said previous episodes didn't bother him. Obviously, the man could have simply turned the television show off. But he didn't, and once again we're amazed that another stupid lawsuit along the lines of the McDonald's hot coffee ordeal has come to fruition. No one forced the man to continue to watch "Fear Factor." Common sense reigns with most of us, and if we don't like what we see on TV, we turn the channel. We agree with NBC representatives that "the claim is completely without merit," and the lawsuit won't put an end to "Fear Factor." In fact, it probably will increase ratings as those not familiar with the show will now watch to see what all the hype is about. "Fear Factor" continues to appeal to a mostly younger, yet very large, audience. Until that popularity ends, the show will survive on its ratings. Story

Funny Stuff... How About a Computer Voice That Says, "Dis Is Bruno. Waddya Want?" Yours truly love to ride Amtrak but hates "Julie," the computerized voice on the Amtrak 800 number. "Julie" seems to exist exclusively to prevent callers from talking to a real agent. Once I tried to ask "Julie" out, and she replied, "I'm sorry, I didn't understand your question." Well, I got that a lot when I was dating. Julie's voice has about as much personality as Amtrak's trains. Now we learn "Julie" is a real person -– you'd never guess it from the authentic way she imitates a soulless machine -– named Julie Stinneford, profiled in this article . Stinneford is "a professional voice talent," the article reports; Amtrak claims 90 percent of callers like Julie, which I find about as credible as the railroad's latest budget request. Everyone yours truly knows who rides Amtrak HATES Julie and tries desperately to get past her to speak to a real person. Why, exactly, did Amtrak hire a person to imitate a computer? And remember, Amtrak used your tax money to hire a person to pretend to be a computer. Tuesday Morning Quarterback suggests having fun with Julie by calling the Amtrak number, 800-USA-RAIL, and trying to confuse her. I did, and part of the conversation sounded like this: JULIE. How many people will be traveling? ME. It's a big country. How should I know how many people will be traveling? JULIE. That sounded like you said, "One adult." ME. I was being evasive. But I refuse to tell you why I was being evasive. JULIE. My mistake. How many people will be traveling, and please be sure to say if there will be children or senior citizens. ME. Of course there will be children. Children are our hope for the future. JULIE. That sounded like you said, "Eight children." ME. Do you have children, Julie? I'm starting to worry that machines will have children. JULIE. You need to say what kind of adults will be traveling. ME. The dashing, irresistible kind. It's me, after all. I'm sort of a 1940s-movie handsome-stranger-on-a-train kind of guy. JULIE. I'm having trouble understanding you. Tuesday Morning Quarterback