I would definitely be thrown way the fuck off. I’m weirdly sensitive and perceptive of the far less than 1% of the population that is my height or taller. I stand 6’ 4" so it’s very jarring any time I meet someone at eye-level or moreso, those rare moments when I tilt my head BACK to do so. I’m so accustomed to looking slightly down (physically/literally – not in pride or derision) at everyone that the deviations rattle me.
Shaq us a total behemoth. My tall ass wears a 10.5 or 11 size shoe. Big-foot motherfuckers might go up to a 13. Shaq wears a 23. 23. You have to see it in person to get a sense of just how big that is.
They have one in a display case at Universal Studios outside of the Terminator 2 show. Fucking Hell! My dudes and I stared at it for like 20 minutes, haha!
I would love to see Shaq in person. As good-hearted, gentle, and fun as he is, I am sure I’d also be somewhat trembling, like when I’m going to pet an elephant or any other large animal that can kill me with one lazy kick.
I have a buddy who is 6’9 he wears a size 16 shoe. His younger brother is 6’10 wears a 14 and their dad is 6’8 wears a size 17. Their father is basically relegated to new balance shoes because shoe companies dont make anything that big for public consumption. 15 occasionally 16 is pretty much it for big shoes for normal shoe companies
Years ago, I did a show with Shaq. Really nice guy. If we went out in public, he would stay and sign everything for everyone. Yes, he’s a size 23 and yes, companies make his shoes custom. His cars are also custom as he obviously would not fit in your average Volkswagen Bug.
That’s wild! If I’d not already known you in real life and had that perspective, I would think this was a picture of a black dude and a short white guy, hahaha. With the hat you got a little Max Perlich mojo going.
My grandfather always had to custom-order shoes too.
He wasn’t super excessive in height (probably 6’ 2"), but he had size 16AAA feet that everyone would marvel at. The AAA part of his sizing is because his feet were not just big. They were actually really LONG and narrow, like some Don Martin MAD Magazine cartoon action. I kept a pair after he died and have them under a glass display case in our living room. But yeah, a 23 is seriously some Ripley’s level craziness that has to be seen to be believed.
Just watched it…I knew she was gonna tap…she wasn’t a quitter…until she was…
I love the dude beating and kicking on the cell door during the day of the guy who keeps them up all night… “If I can’t sleep,you can’t sleep”!!!
Fucking guy was asking for spray so he could get all the pubes off his bunk…fucking horrific,dude…
Yeah the women’s facility is fucking pure maniacal insanity…that chick who kept rattling those cell bars to make the squeaky sound was so fucking annoying…I wanted to kill that fucking bitch after just a few seconds of watching from the comfort of my home…I can’t imagine living with that a few hundred feet away from you day in and day out…god damn
Watching now . . . will add comments along the way and go back to read y’all’s spoilers when I’m done with the episode.
Darius seems sharp and fit for the mission.
Carlos (Latin Kings dude) I’m unsure of. I suspect he’ll be okay. I think his scheming already is giving him something to look forward to and will provide a bit of “purpose” to pull him through . . . though I also think he’s oversimplifying it and he’ll probably end up with that “store” getting him into some trouble.
In addition to the much-needed retooling of the participant criteria (using all inmates was a no-brainer in my opinion, and I think we’d discussed that before) I’m also liking some of the editing / production elements. Specifically, I think the intermittent shots of the completely empty day rooms with unused tables and chairs and locked but screaming cells in all directions . . . it conveys a new level of despair and depravity during this 23-and-1 nonsense.
Fuck, that was some dark shit when that gal was having a seizure. The slow ass jaded response from the officers answering the emergency call and then the way the guard just walked in all slow and didn’t even look over at the girl or ask about her condition . . . . just “All we can do is make the call and wait.” What a nightmare.
HAHAHA! White dude got fucking farted out of jail. How fucking obvious can he make his so-called secret signal? Good grief! If his cell mate doesn’t catch on that he’s a plant, he must be the dumbest prisoner of all time. Fingers in his head, staring at the camera, “BAD HEADACHE! BAD HEADACHE! BAD HEADACHE! I GOT A BAD HEADACHE! BAD HEADACHE!” Uggh, he fucking tapped out faster than the fat bitch. Also, he was totally setting himself up to be completely drained by every vampire in the pod. “Hey, I can’t see! Can you punch in my card number for me on the commissary machine? I don’t understand technology. Oh, sure, my pin number is 4592!”
Sheriff Farakhan is cool as fuck. I like that he’s agile and making changes in real time. He’s on top of his shit. Or at least making a good show of it for the show, haha.
Carlos is moving fast! Dude quickly flexed on his cellmate and after a couple days in he’s already runnin’ drugs and soups, hahahaha!!! And I love his tweaky little crackhead cohort. That dude is fucking hilarious!
Not sure how I feel about Carlos blowin’ Lucky Chucky’s cover from the jump, but I also don’t know why they would have a social media personality with a high profile go in the program. Hopefully they already weaved that into his cover story so he can just explain it away (“Yeah, I fucked up again. Sucks letting people down who follow me on Tik Tok, but hopefully I’ll get out soon and can get right again.” If they don’t have a contingency for this it’s really going to annoy me.
Episode went fast.
I wish they’d give us 2 hours at a time instead of 1 (which really only has about 35 minutes of new content).
I hope they have a contingency for him and he’s gonna ride it out. He’s cocky and a bit of a douche, but it really did seem like he was laser focused for the job at hand and I wanted to see how he’d fare.
Assuming they don’t pull his plug immediately (I doubt it, and would hope they’ve planned properly) I think his douchey ego will serve us well. There’s no way a dude like that will want to look like a bitch on TV, so he’ll hustle. But with that said, I’ve also learned to never overestimate this show, haha!
Yeah you make a good point…there were definitely some people I thought would be in for the long haul who tapped out in the past…not everyone can be like that ex military dude who just volunteered to go an extra 60days a couple seasons ago…
That dude (I forget his name - Mike, maybe?) ended up killing himself. It really bummed me out and made me think a lot about how shit like military service, prison time, police work and so forth can completely re-wire your brain and scramble your soul. Even the most stand-up, got-it-all-together, shining examples of excellence may be harboring some dark demons that we can’t even understand. I honestly don’t know what we (USA and the government thereof) do and provide as standard protocol support service for such men and women, but from the looks of things, it’s certainly not enough. We seem to be reaching the point of public discourse where we are pushing the idea that there shouldn’t be a “stigma” about mental health and that people should not be painted darkly for seeking/ asking for help, but I honestly think it should probably be completely redefined. I think maybe we need to accept that such careers and experiences are GUARANTEED to create mental disturbance and emotional change in people. Let’s accept that and deal with it. Make check ups, transitional training, possible treatment/therapy/etc., standard requirements. Then we’d at least be able to assess where someone is and give our best efforts at helping them. It seems like we take people who’ve gone through such awful life-changing events and then just toss 'em back into society, like, “Okay, good luck, Buddy!” and leave it all on them. I’ve never had anything so horrible, but I am a dude and wired thusly, so I know what it’s like to put off and ignore something like a weird lump, pain, etc. Only reason I go to the doctor at all is when my wife makes me. If it were part of my expected requirements for insurance, job, driver’s license, whatever, I’d certainly do it more consistently. I’m not advocating for some Big Brother totalitarian situation, but I think we could find mechanisms that respect the individual and also looks out for their best interest.
Much love to that Marine and his family.
EDIT: The Marine’s name was NATE. Dude was cool as fuck.
So sorry, Bro.
Watched it. Not a whole lot of memorable points, to be honest. Darius and his bunky seem cool as Hell. That was pretty funny about them all scheming to smoke some dope and then flushing it. Actually brought back memories of being paranoid as fuck back in the day (though my penalties would have been nothing compared to these cats).
I wasn’t even thinking about it clearly until he got called out on it, but Carlos definitely missed the mark. He didn’t figure out anything about how shit was getting INTO the jail, and was only shuffling around prescribed meds, haha! He sure got butthurt (which seems typical for these guys) when the Sheriff called him on it, haha!
