In a world of quick tweets, zero attention span, and people being millionaires for acting like schmucks on television,  not only is it rare that you see something work paying attention to but it’s even more rare to listen to something that you’ll actually learn from.

Last month Conan O’Brien delivered one of the best commencement speeches I’ve ever seen and I can honestly say I’ve seen it 5 times.   And it got me thinking.  Any other great speeches out there?  Yup.

Here are five you’ll love (hope you have enough time to see them all)…..

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I have suggested in the past that riding the subway in New York City is by far one of most annoying modes of transportation around.  Granted it’s a miracle of construction and it’s a great way to get around, it’s just not worth it most times.

It’s always crowded, there are annoying people, and it can get extremely hot.   Frankly it’s just nasty and I try to avoid it at all costs.  However, once in a while you’ll run into an incredible gem.

And by gem I mean an entertaining one or two minutes that you’ll tell all your friends about.   Check out seven examples after the jump…..

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There are certain actors that come along only once in a while that you just have to love.   I mean this in both a making fun of but also 100% respect kind of a way.   And I’m referring to action stars that when you look at some of their old work, it makes you laugh.

I’m talking about guys like Van Damme, Jesse Ventura, Roddy Piper, Arnold, the list goes on.  Today?  Today I’m talking about Steven Seagal.  Funny thing is of all the guys mentioned, in real life Seagal would whoop them all in a fight.

Anyway, here are five Seagal moments you have to see…..

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I was watching the movie Swingers the other day and couldn’t help love that scene when Vince Vaughn is describing an audition he has for a part that he felt he nailed.   At the time Vaughn was in his 20s and the role he auditioned for was for an eleven-year-old.  It was a hilarious scene but even more weird is the fact that this goes on in Hollywood all the time.

I mean look at guys like Tom Cruise who are forever young.  I mean he’s still playing roles of guys that should be in their 20s.  Anyway, I felt it would be fun to mention five actors who played parts that were way too young for their ages…..

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As my guys at Guyism best said it…..”Who doesn’t want fame and fortune? Even if you don’t want one, you definitely want the other. But once you get to that point and beyond, just how much is too much? At what point does the nonstop attention and ridiculous bank account cause you to start to lose your mind a bit?”

Well clearly it has caused plenty of people to be off center at one point in their lives.  In fact so much so that they got caught in the act.

Check out these seven notable celebrity meltdowns…..

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About a month ago I read a cool article the centered on cool 80s film characters to hang out with.  The article touched on seven guys that I have to admit were excellent choices.  You know, dudes like Ferris Bueller and guys you know you could either have a great adventure with or ones that could hook you up with girls.

But how about television?  Just as in movies there are plenty of TV characters that are worthy of company.   Here are seven that I would choose to hang out with…..

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Too often in movies the heroes tend to live when they really shouldn’t.   Whether it’s avoiding 100 bullets or managing to be “that close” to getting hit by a car, a boulder, or just about anything that could kill you, Hollywood has been and will always be a fan of the happy ending.

However, some movies get it right.  And some movies portray death in a way that is noble and what I would call appropriate.   Realistically these characters should die and that the director allows it to happen makes me happy.

Here are eight fictional movie heroes that died appropriately….SPOILERS ahead so be careful

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It’s not really my style to do a post on a celebrity but in the case of Lindsay Lohan I think she’s pretty much earned it.   I’m not really sure she’s the reason that reality TV is the way it is today in terms of praising the destructive lives of celebrities but you can be damned sure she’s a big part of it.

And rather than us focus on how sick she is, Lohan is merely a target for us to make fun of and in fact, encourage.  Why she and Charlie Sheen aren’t a couple is a mystery to me.

Anyway, here are five twisted lessons Lohan has taught us all…..

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The wife and I have been talking kids more and more lately.  It’s not that we can’t be good parents, it just that right now we’re not sure we even want to be parents.   I’ve got nieces and a nephew.   It’s nice to be able to hand them back to the parents you know?

Forgive me but kids are a royal pain and cause too much stress.  And if that isn’t enough, they can go absolutely ballistic without any kind of warning.   It’s really not fair.

These tantrums will make you second guess wanting to be a parent….

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