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Or why I love the internet part bazillion: Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his day off, an ongoing investigation by MetaFilter. (Among the accumulating charges: odometer fraud, altering public records, and, of course, truancy.)

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8 replies on ““The Perfect Mix of ’80s Nostalgia and Online Criminal Justice Research””

  1. Just read a theory equating Ferris Bueller to Tyler Durden in Fight Club. Ferris is just an alternate persona to Cameron – he gets the girl Cameron likes, disobeys Cameron’s dad, and does all the fun things Cameron’s too uptight to do.

  2. David,
    “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is a fun film. I love the premise, “One man’s attempt to take it easy.” Brings back fond of Chicago in the 80’s

  3. One of the best scenes from Day Off is the police office scene between Jennifer Gray and Charlie Sheen:

    CS: Drugs?
    JG: No, I don’t want any of your drugs.
    CS: I mean, are you in here for drugs?
    JG: Why are you here?
    CS: Drugs

  4. I’d like to see how Ferris Bueller does with Dr. Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist:

    glib and superficial charm
    grandiose (exaggeratedly high) estimation of self
    need for stimulation
    pathological lying
    cunning and manipulativeness
    lack of remorse or guilt
    shallow affect(superficial emotional responsiveness)
    callousness and lack of empathy
    parasitic lifestyle
    poor behavioral controls
    sexual promiscuity
    early behavior problems
    lack of realistic long-term goals
    impulsivity
    irresponsibility
    failure to accept responsibility for own actions
    many short-term marital relationships
    juvenile delinquency
    revocation of conditional release
    criminal versatility

    I think that Ferris may be a psychopath.

  5. @4 – good for you…me, mmmmm, i still have a crush on sloane…what an uber fox! geez, those shorts, that attitude and dark hair. babe.

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