Uh, Clive Owen Isn't a Weenie

For those of you that missed it in the comments section, Marni called Clive Owen a weenie. Now, aside from the weeniness of the use of the word weenie, I always thought Marni was sensible. Her main reasoning for this was because he "is British".

But this is going too far. Clive Owen is awesome. And so are some other British BA's. I'll stand up for them where they can't.

Clive Owen:

He started out in BMW short films as "the driver" where he proceeded to be an awesome getaway car driver. He has since been King Arthur (not the best movie, but he kicked some serious butt), and a guy who can kill practically anyone in Shoot Em Up. I tried to look up a clip of him just killing people, and being all around BA, but I couldn't find one without violence and blood. I rest my case.

Moving on,

Jason Statham:

Do I even need to clarify this with a defining statement? He started out his career doing a series of movies where he was a trash-talking wanna-be gangster, co-starring with Brad Pitt in one. From there, he's moved on to movies where he simply beats the crap out of people. Say what you will about the quality of films, the plot line or whatever, but you can't deny that you'd want to be on his good side.

Marni, I think you think that you snuck in that British comment sneakily into the comments of another section. Now, while I admit that Chuck Norris could annihilate both of these two combined, it's just not a fair comparison. If all men were compared to Chuck Norris, then we'd all fall short... he's just that awesome.

An open letter to Chuck Norris

Dear Chuck Norris,

As you may have read in an earlier post, my friend Katdish has an Honorary Man Card and I'm totally jealous. Now I'm not saying that I deserve an HMC, but I was hoping for an Honorary Lesser Man Card at least. Katdish says that the only way for me to get one is to have the honor bestowed upon me by you, George Clooney or Billy Coffey. George Clooney is too busy ducking marital commitment and there may or may not have been an incident in which I said something about Billy Coffey and body glitter. Help me, Chuck Norris, you're my only hope. What are my qualifications? Would it help if I tell you that I'm a Republican? I've been known to ask people to pull my finger on occassion. I can't stand pink. Okay, truth be told, I can't burp to save my life, but that shouldn't be counted against me, right? Oh! And I know how to use an assortment of power tools. What do you think? And since I've got your ear, my friend Steph could really use a card, too. But she could totally go for the real HMC. Did you see her post? She scares me. Anyway, thanks Chuck. I'd appreciate any help you can give me!

Wendy