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Posted: 12/24/2014 1:29:55 PM EDT

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I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Beverly Hills a couple years ago for a legal conference. Right outside my balcony was Nakatomi Plaza, a/k/a Fox Studios Plaza. I had no idea.

http://www.privatelosangelestours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Fox-Tower-aerial.jpg

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Back in the mid-80s my mother actually decorated part of the Fox building's lobby! She did some of OBL's brother's mansion on Sunset Blvd., as well--the guy who had all of the Grecian/Roman statutes on his wall out front and decided one day after moving in, that he'd like to 'paint in' all of the pubic hair, lol.

That made the L.A. Times and people weren't happy way back then.

Chris

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:32:37 PM EDT

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Now, where is Mister Takagi?

Joseph Yoshinobo Takagi.

Born, Kyoto, 1937.

Family immigrated to San Pedro, California, 1939.

Interned Manzanar, 1942 to '43.

Scholarship student, University of California, 1955.

Law degree, Stanford, 1962.

MBA, Harvard, 1970.

President, Nakatomi Trading.

Vice Chairman, Nakatomi Investment Group.

And father of five.

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:36:12 PM EDT

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Rolex - The band and clasp are so strong they can hold a dangling would-be thief till a good guy unlatches the clasp.

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Well he's actually holding her wrist, unclasping the watch caused his hand to slip enough to lose his grip

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:40:43 PM EDT

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Sad day for sure...

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:43:41 PM EDT

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I'm going to honor this occasion by buying as many Twinkies as I can tonight.

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:44:49 PM EDT

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"9 million terrorists in the world and I kill the one with feet smaller than my sister"

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:48:01 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 1:48:25 PM EDT

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"9 million terrorists in the world and I kill the one with feet smaller than my sister"

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Who said we were terrorists?

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:51:45 PM EDT

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...the cowardly, predatory attack at Nakatomi Plaza.

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Now that he's moved up to kidnapping, you should be more respectful!

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:54:17 PM EDT

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Snack break!

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:57:23 PM EDT

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How's your math OP?

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This. Obviously a Common Core graduate.

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:57:26 PM EDT

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How's your math OP?

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Posted: 12/24/2014 1:57:52 PM EDT

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Who said we were terrorists?

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"9 million terrorists in the world and I kill the one with feet smaller than my sister"

Who said we were terrorists?

"I'm an exceptional thief........"

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:58:36 PM EDT

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Possibly the best Christmas movie ever.

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Posted: 12/24/2014 1:59:13 PM EDT

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"9 million terrorists in the world and I kill the one with feet smaller than my sister"

Who said we were terrorists?

Posted: 12/24/2014 1:59:17 PM EDT

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Artistic license.

The Germans didn't bomb Pearl harbor, either.

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How's your math OP?

Artistic license.

The Germans didn't bomb Pearl harbor, either.

Wrong Mofo

Posted: 12/24/2014 2:07:44 PM EDT

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I wanted this to be professional, efficient, adult, cooperative... not a lot to ask.

Alas, your Mister Takagi did not see it that way, so he won't be joining us for the rest. of. his. life.

Posted: 12/24/2014 2:10:32 PM EDT

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I need that sweater.

Posted: 12/24/2014 2:20:34 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 2:26:07 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 2:31:28 PM EDT

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Dont forget the Carl from Family Matters.

Posted: 12/24/2014 2:37:48 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 4:36:34 PM EDT

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more than Mel(Riggs)

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Bruces comming out movie

'Murica sure does love watching Bruce Willis getting beat-up.

more than Mel(Riggs)

Note: The old lady on the airplane in the beginning of Die Hard 2 is reading Lethal Weapon.

Then she brandishes a stun gun and talks about using it on her dog.

Posted: 12/24/2014 4:42:41 PM EDT

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25 years later and I still don't have a MP-5.

Posted: 12/24/2014 4:46:10 PM EDT

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Which Die Hard was the best?

Posted: 12/24/2014 4:48:40 PM EDT

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Which Die Hard was the best?

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The first one

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:06:29 PM EDT

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Clay. Bill Clay.

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:07:17 PM EDT

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Threw this up on Facebook. Couple minutes later, mother in law asking why she didn't remember this happening.

BOOM head shot.

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:11:17 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 5:11:46 PM EDT

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Awesome. Just letting you know that I blatantly plagiarized this and posted it on Facebook.

Thanks OP!

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:14:25 PM EDT

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Hans Gruber: This time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.

John McClane: That was Gary Cooper, asshole.

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:17:15 PM EDT

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I'm agent Johnson this is agent Johnson.....no relation

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:29:50 PM EDT

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I should get this patch.

http://store.eniner.com/echo-niner-winter-special-pvc-patch/

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:42:40 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 5:57:57 PM EDT

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Should have been 1st post.

Regardless, definitely Christmas movie

Posted: 12/24/2014 5:59:10 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/24/2014 6:05:16 PM EDT

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That event encouraged me to go buy a Glock 7.

Unfortunately, I couldn't afford it.

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Damn gun costs more than I make in a month!

Posted: 12/24/2014 6:22:36 PM EDT

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The best action movie ever.

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It was a Copernicus event in action flicks.
I saw it in Germany first night it was out by myself because I was a moonlighting fan. Next day, half my barracks went with me to see it.

Txl

Posted: 12/24/2014 6:31:15 PM EDT

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Awesome. Just letting you know that I blatantly plagiarized this and posted it on Facebook.

Thanks OP!

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Me too. Also copied it to email and sent it to my husband with a small addition at the end. He was reading it, looking really confused, because I told him it was really sad, until he got to the last line.

Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.