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Touching Base discussed this entire story at length during Episode 181, which you can listen to below or on iTunes.
Failure to Launch is one of the best Matthew McConaughey movies ever made. Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates play his doting parents, and McConaughey, named Tripp in the movie (so sick), is comfortable living a life of leisure at his parents place.
He’s 35, works at a marina selling boats part-time, and when he isn’t sleeping or taking attractive women out on dates, he’s spending time with his boys Ace and Demo. Again, so sick. But the whole premise of the movie is a little far-fetched.
First of all, Tripp, Ace, and Demo are just unbelievable names. No one on Earth is that cool. Sorry but it’s true. Secondly and more importantly, a 35 year-old-man with McConaughey’s looks would not still be living at home and it’s ultimately why I carried around the thought in my head for ten plus years that this movie was just too absurd. Have I talked at length about Failure to Launch and the premise of the film at parties and bars before? Yes. Those conversations usually last somewhere in the time range of thirty seconds before the person listening walks away but that isn’t the point.
I continued on with the belief that no one in their right mind would still be living at home this late in the game until I read this story in the Daily Mail yesterday.
A frustrated couple are taking their own 30-year-old son to court today after trying and failing to get him to fly the coop.
Mark and Christina Rotondo, of Camillus, New York, say their son doesn’t pay rent or help out around the house so they’ve had it.
Over the past three months, they’ve given him five written notices to move out, but he has ignored their orders.
They initially tried to get him evicted, but learned that since he is a family member, he would have to be removed from their home through an ejectment proceeding.
The couple and their son are scheduled to appear in Onondaga County Supreme Court on Tuesday for a hearing over the matter.
A real life McConaughey. I never thought I’d see the day. With the good looks and former part time job (he’s suing Best Buy for wrongful termination) to match, Michael Rotondo appears to be living the dream and probably cleaning the fuck up in the ladies department. Take a look at this Casanova.
In all seriousness though, Michael needs to figure his shit out.
Four separate times, the parents have written him letters via their attorney asking him in the nicest way possible to get the hell up out of their house and each time Michael has flatly refused. The third point in the second letter to Michael was lowkey savage, though – “There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one – you have to work!” There’s no coming back from that.
They’ve offered him money to get an apartment and even let him know that his mother would help him out with the chore that is finding one. As of yesterday, Michael told Daily Mail reporters that he is still living at the house and that the living arrangement is “awkward.” Uhhh yeah, I could see that. If your parents are spending the time and money to take you to court shit is going to be awkward when you’re waking up at noon and asking your mom if she remembered to pick up the black pepper turkey you like from the store.
Michael looks like the kind of guy that is into some weird shit, and I personally wouldn’t want to be anywhere near that place when he is cleaning out his room full of weapons (addressed in the second letter). Michael definitely has a shit load of ninja stars, samurai swords, and medieval battle axes taking up space above his bed. .
[via Daily Mail]
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jduda@grandex.co
While you were busy going to college and getting jobs, Michael studied the blade
He’s mentally unstable. I moved back in with my parents for about 4 months and my thoughts were consumed with nothing but getting out of there (and my parents are cool)
Ya I’m hoping “weapons” refers to nunchucks and throwing stars. I love guns, but this guy shouldn’t be allowed to have any.
Same, 6 months at the folks. Worked a full time and a part time job, saved, then shot up to Chicago.
The best part is his car doesn’t run so you know the three of them carpooled to court together.
But Mommmm, I called shotgun!
He looks exactly like I thought he would.
If his parents have resorted to sending letters from their attorney and taking this to court, the amount of times they have personally told him to move out has to be in the millions. Kind of have to respect this guy’s resiliency.
Matthew M. had a much better story line than this jamoke.
Well yeah when Terry Bradshaw is your dad why would you ever want to move out?
Pretty sure this is the first Duda comment I’ve ever Nice Worked. Maybe it’s because I’m on vacation mode prior to a MDW in the mountains, but who knows.
Low key at first glance I thought the top photo was some long lost pic of Post Malone before he got famous
One of my favorite tweets was that Post Malone looks like how eating microwaved pizza rolls makes you feel.
No way I can think of this guy in the same way as Matty M. This guy sucks, Matty M was livinnnn
I would bet my life savings this guy is really into Dungeons and Dragons and owns a couple of swords.
In an article I read about this earlier today, his father was quoted saying he recommended his son sell some of his “weapons” in order to get some cash to move out. There is no way his dad wasn’t referring to his sword and nun-chuck collection.
I would bet, not my life’s savings, but a significant sum of money, that you don’t actually know what D&D is, and that this guy is into WoW instead.
Great to see JayTas in the news.