I. O.J. was about a black man beating the system...Jacko hasn't been black in a long time (heck, I don't think he's been in black in many of your lifetimes). I mean, we were certainly behind him, but it wouldn't going to be as much of a triumph if he won.
II. The backdrop is far more enticing: O.J. was being tried in LA, where not too long before, riots broke out after the white police who were caught beating Rodney King were all acquitted. So all black folks were cheering him on...my uncles and cousins were all literally celebrating after hearing he was found not guilty.
III. The White Bronco chase was absolutely surreal and the most memorable TV moments of all time...everyone who saw it remembers exactly where they were when they saw it. Also, the trial was more highly publicized than Jacko's. Jacko's is a bit more of a triviality, but O.J's was a spectacle, a sensation. It was on just about every channel.
IV. The acquittal was far more of a shock: With Jacko, it's plausible to assume that the kids highly exaggerated what actually happened, but it would take a miracle to convince everyone that OJ didn't kill Nicole and Ron.
V. The "unknown" factor...I was just a kid during the O.J. trial and I didn't know who he was...I didn't know he was a hall-of-fame running back, I didn't know he was the first guy to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, I didn't know he was the costar in a Steve McQueen movie. So O.J. himself was far more intriguing to me than Jacko was (because we've all heard Jacko's story to death). And everyone who was my age during the trial (which lasted from when I was 8 to about 10 or 11) always associates him with his trial, which I doubt anyone will do with Jacko.
VI. "The glove didn't fit"

Just some reactions to watching the reading of the verdict of the Michael Jackson trial in comparison to the other megatrial of my lifetime: The O.J. Simpson one.

[QUOTE=high_voltage_acdc]Get em' off slsk.[/QUOTE]

I've been looking for ages :(

Any chance you could gimme your username?

[QUOTE=clearvision]I've been looking for ages :(

Any chance you could gimme your username?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm high_voltage_acdc

How bout you?

[QUOTE=Woodstock]Wow, Jackson innocent on all counts. Wonder who he paid off.[/QUOTE]

odd I suppose...
I never really thought that he was guilty- he's screwed up, but not a pedoephile

Calm down?

[QUOTE=munky_magik]Calm down?[/QUOTE]

That's what I've been trying to tell her on AIM.

[QUOTE=munky_magik]Calm down?[/QUOTE]
please do

NIN isn't that good.

radioraheem8118: My best friend would pay for sex with Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Ruddess, or even James LaBrie, but even he didn't pull this when Dream Theater announced a tour
radioraheem8118: But yes, women are highly irrational
radioraheem8118: Another reason why they can never run the planet
hi im madey: trent reznor could ****ing run anything he wanted to
hi im madey: like his ***** into my vagina
radioraheem8118: .....

Me: Weirded-out

[QUOTE=madeyadams]SHUT UP. All of you. Trent Reznor is a god.[/QUOTE]
Nah, not really.

[QUOTE=madeyadams]SHUT UP. All of you. Trent Reznor is a god.[/QUOTE]

Now, now. Let's not say things we can't take back.

[QUOTE=madeyadams]SHUT UP. All of you. Trent Reznor is a god.[/QUOTE]

And you're clearly a fundamentalist. :p

[QUOTE=madeyadams]radioraheem8118: Next you'll tell me something stupid, like Bruce Springsteen will play at New Jersey in his latest tour[/QUOTE]

This was the only interesting part of the conversation, because it made me chuckle.

[quote=madey]OMGOMGOGMOG NIN US TOUR DATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE POSTED!!!!!!!! OHLYCPRA !!!![/quote]

[quote=madey's next post]ogmogmgomgomogmgogmgomgogmgomgoOMGOMGomomg OMG.[/quote]

You do realize Bartender is just going to edit all that into one post.

[quote=madey]Trent Reznor is a GOD[/quote]

No, Trent Reznor is GAY LOL.

/madey

[QUOTE=AH]You do realize Bartender is just going to edit all that into one post.[/QUOTE]

If not delete it entirely.

[QUOTE=munky_magik]You people obviously had sucky high schools.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. My last year of High School was one of the best years of my life. I suppose Australian schools aren't the retarded "clique" pissholes that the US school system is. :-*

[QUOTE=madey]I don't care. NIN is coming to my city.[/QUOTE]

So? You live in Seattle (a major U.S. City), not Nowheresville, Iowa.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Exactly. My last year of High School was one of the best years of my life. I suppose Australian schools aren't the retarded "clique" pissholes that the US school system is. :-*[/QUOTE]
Oic. Avoiding me/MSN like the plague are we? :upset:

sorry madey but not many people give a toss about NIN

if you like them then that's ok, but it's not like maiden are coming or anything

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Exactly. My last year of High School was one of the best years of my life. I suppose Australian schools aren't the retarded "clique" pissholes that the US school system is. :-*[/QUOTE]

Zounds, so I'm not the only person on MX who didn't hate high school.

[QUOTE]if you like them then that's ok, but it's not like maiden are coming or anything[/QUOTE]

HOLY CRAP? IRON MAIDEN?!?!

I'm so excited I'm going to re-read all the Lord of the Rings books!

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]sorry madey but not many people give a toss about NIN

if you like them then that's ok, but it's not like maiden are coming or anything[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry, but NIN > Maiden :)

[QUOTE=munky_magik]I'm sorry, but NIN > Maiden :)[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry, but no.

[QUOTE=munky_magik]Oic. Avoiding me/MSN like the plague are we? :upset:[/QUOTE]
yeah... balls to you

/shakes fist

[QUOTE=Illmatic]Zounds[/QUOTE]

Jinkies! Zoinks! Scoooooooby Dooby Doo!

ATTN: Ali

I would write you on MSN, but the conversation would die in thirty seconds.

Me: Sup Ali.
Ali: Hello, Jom.
Me: What's new?
Ali: Oh, you know... unwinding, posting on MX. And yourself?
Me: Uhh, pretty much the same.
*silence for aeons*
Ali: well, I'm going to go to bed. Nice talking to you :) *signs off*
Me: /:( *ponders unplugging the Internet*

[quote=Ray]HOLY CRAP? IRON MAIDEN?!?!

I'm so excited I'm going to re-read all the Lord of the Rings books![/quote]

You can tell who is the most knowledgeable about metal in this thread, heh heh heh.

Points++ for making me chuckle twice, though.

[QUOTE=munky_magik]I'm sorry, but NIN > Maiden :)[/QUOTE]
In your dreams.

Maiden > NIN x 999

[QUOTE=madeyadams]Iron Maiden licks balls.[/QUOTE]
No you do!

Get it because you're a girl lawl!

:upset:

[QUOTE=madeyadams]Iron Maiden licks balls.[/QUOTE]
I'm with you on this one.


Jom: It's quite alright. Though in my present state I may be able to prolong conversation for a while.

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]Jinkies! Zoinks! Scoooooooby Dooby Doo!

ATTN: Ali

I would write you on MSN, but the conversation would die in thirty seconds.

Me: Sup Ali.
Ali: Hello, Jom.
Me: What's new?
Ali: Oh, you know... unwinding, posting on MX. And yourself?
Me: Uhh, pretty much the same.
*silence for aeons*
Ali: well, I'm going to go to bed. Nice talking to you :) *signs off*
Me: /:( *ponders unplugging the Internet*



You can tell who is the most knowledgeable about metal in this thread is, heh heh heh.[/QUOTE]

"Iron Maiden was the soundtrack to teen abstinence" - Chuck Klosterman

Also, "Zounds!" is from Calvin and Hobbes.

[QUOTE=munky_magik]I'm sorry, but NIN > Maiden :)[/QUOTE]
dude... what happened to your music taste

you used to be cool man...

[QUOTE=AntiHero3314]Jinkies! Zoinks! Scoooooooby Dooby Doo!

ATTN: Ali

I would write you on MSN, but the conversation would die in thirty seconds.

Me: Sup Ali.
Ali: Hello, Jom.
Me: What's new?
Ali: Oh, you know... unwinding, posting on MX. And yourself?
Me: Uhh, pretty much the same.
*silence for aeons*
Ali: well, I'm going to go to bed. Nice talking to you :) *signs off*
Me: /:( *ponders unplugging the Internet*



You can tell who is the most knowledgeable about metal in this thread, heh heh heh.[/QUOTE]


Now now Jom, let's not assume that convos between you and I are the same as conversations with others. :)

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Maiden > NIN, however, Judas Priest/Pink Floyd > Maiden > NIN

[QUOTE]Maiden > NIN, however, Judas Priest/Pink Floyd > Maiden > NIN[/QUOTE]
Pink Floyd > Maiden > Priest > NIN

Pink Floyd is the best band ever, duh.