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paul packer
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Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:43 am Post subject:
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On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:17:14 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net>
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| Quote: | On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:09:39 GMT, packer@iprimus.com.au (paul packer)
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Personally, I loved the Die Hard movies.
Well, the first one was a lot of fun.
If you like to watch people running on broken glass.
It's a requirement. I think that all movies that DON'T feature people
running on glass are useless. That's why all of the "barefoot on glass
scenes" in Amélie that were left on the cutting room floor made that
movie hollow and evicerated.
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He said evicerated...he he.....
| Quote: | I'm just glad that I didn't mention how much I loved Lock Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Those two movies made me HOWL.
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Agreed.
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nyob123@peoplepc.com
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"Ruud Broens" <broensr@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
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"Lionel" <rf.eerf@siupahc.lenoil> wrote in message
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: Some movies are really untranslatable. Learn French.
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: Have you seen "Un singe en hivers" ?
Uhh, "I'm singing in the Hive ?"
R.
Morein can't decide about Jules et Jim. He's not sure if it's about |
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:27 pm Post subject:
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"nyob123@peoplepc.com" <NYOB123@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
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"Ruud Broens" <broensr@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
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"Lionel" <rf.eerf@siupahc.lenoil> wrote in message
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: Some movies are really untranslatable. Learn French.
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: Have you seen "Un singe en hivers" ?
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Tell us, Lionel. The best I can do is "Cold as a brass monkey"
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George M. Middius
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject:
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Uncle Troll said:
| Quote: | Have you seen "Un singe en hivers" ?
Tell us, Lionel. The best I can do is "Cold as a brass monkey"
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I looked it up. "A Monkey in Winter" -- literal translation works. It's
about drunkenness -- i.e. it's quintessentially French. |
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Lionel
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject:
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In <XfOdnXh5-rj9C9feRVn-jw@comcast.com>, normanstrong@comcast.net wrote :
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"nyob123@peoplepc.com" <NYOB123@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
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"Ruud Broens" <broensr@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
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"Lionel" <rf.eerf@siupahc.lenoil> wrote in message
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: Some movies are really untranslatable. Learn French.
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: Have you seen "Un singe en hivers" ?
Tell us, Lionel. The best I can do is "Cold as a brass monkey"
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Simply "A monkey in winter"
http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/movie/167816#more
Seems that it's also the tittle of a song from Sinead O'Connor. |
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Bruce C. Miller
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:
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Andre Jute wrote:
| Quote: | dave weil wrote:
We'll just have to put up with YOUR peculiar form of snobbery.
My particular form of snobbery would be of no interest to Bruce; its
satisfactions would baffle him as exactly the opposite of what he is
trying to achieve.
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I agree. Whatever life philosophy you are following, I want no part of
it. I also agree to being completely baffled as to what satisfaction
you acquire from the pursuit of it. I can only suspect that your
actions are the result of an unhealthy mind, though they have certainly
been entertaining.
I suspect that the particulars of your condition would be clear in
person. It's hard to tell what is amiss in the mind of Andre Jute from
here, since despite the logorrheic volumes you pen about yourself, your
public image is tightly controlled. Nonetheless, enough is clear to
fascinate even those of us with no interest in amateur psychology.
| Quote: | I'm just helping him glib up his snobbery with a
veneer of discrimination about physical things and a few of the easier
abstracts not requiring original thinking.
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Simply because I've never mentioned anything about my life besides
these things, it doesn't mean that's all there is to my life. In fact,
I would describe the things mentioned in my original post as only a
small part of my free time, and free time is something I don't have
much of to begin with (unlike yourself, obviously).
I'm not sure how your consumption of goods is any more original than my
own. And no, I don't count the things you acquired by some well-worded
but ultimately thin, supermarket novelette-style plot of intrigue and
murder in Africa. I mean in the real world. Buying stuff isn't
original, regardless. We all have to buy stuff, I just wondered if
there were any things I could improve of in this regard. Since posting
here, I've noticed that apparently I have already mastered this aspect
of my life among many others I wasn't aware of, at least by comparison. |
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Lionel
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject:
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George M. Middius a écrit :
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Uncle Troll said:
Have you seen "Un singe en hivers" ?
Tell us, Lionel. The best I can do is "Cold as a brass monkey"
I looked it up. "A Monkey in Winter" -- literal translation works. It's
about drunkenness -- i.e. it's quintessentially French.
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Poor George, you perfectly fit your own description of the "Borgs" in
your today thread. |
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Bruce C. Miller
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject:
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paul packer wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:45:17 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net
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During the same period Hollywood made a great many good films, a few
great ones, and scads of the usual bubblegum trash. Europe too turned
out bubblegum trash, to such an extent that the soft-porn producers
Golan and Globus went to Hollywood as big men. So, I cannot agree with
Bruce that French movies, or European movies, are intrinsically
superior.
Well, it would be helpful if he actually said that.
Yes. Isn't it wonderful how people read what they wish to read,
perhaps according to their own prejudices? Mr. Miller certainly knows
how to push buttons.
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Unintentionally, I assure you. I don't think Andre hates me
personally; he's simply defending his territory. Andre feels he has
claimed the title of cultured intellectual here and so he defends his
throne passionately.
I hadn't considered this when I posted. That's probably why I was
surprised that Andre wasn't more supportive, especially since we share
a few interests. Little did I understand the social hierarchy present
here and that my post constituted a challenge for Alpha Male of
Snobbery.
I would apologize for the perceived transgression and assure him that
his flock is safely his, but it would be pointless as long as he's
enraged. Maybe I will try later on once he's calmed down. |
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Jon Yaeger
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Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject:
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in article 1128969221.201410.283320@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com, Bruce C.
Miller at bm3719@ark.ship.edu wrote on 10/10/05 2:33 PM:
| Quote: | paul packer wrote:
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:45:17 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net
wrote:
During the same period Hollywood made a great many good films, a few
great ones, and scads of the usual bubblegum trash. Europe too turned
out bubblegum trash, to such an extent that the soft-porn producers
Golan and Globus went to Hollywood as big men. So, I cannot agree with
Bruce that French movies, or European movies, are intrinsically
superior.
Well, it would be helpful if he actually said that.
Yes. Isn't it wonderful how people read what they wish to read,
perhaps according to their own prejudices? Mr. Miller certainly knows
how to push buttons.
Unintentionally, I assure you. I don't think Andre hates me
personally; he's simply defending his territory. Andre feels he has
claimed the title of cultured intellectual here and so he defends his
throne passionately.
I hadn't considered this when I posted. That's probably why I was
surprised that Andre wasn't more supportive, especially since we share
a few interests. Little did I understand the social hierarchy present
here and that my post constituted a challenge for Alpha Male of
Snobbery.
I would apologize for the perceived transgression and assure him that
his flock is safely his, but it would be pointless as long as he's
enraged. Maybe I will try later on once he's calmed down.
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Gee Bruce, you seem like a sharp guy. I hope you have more self-esteem than
to worry about what someone as disturbed as Andre thinks of you.
Andre is an alpha male only in his own mind. There are plenty of
participants and lurkers who are better and deeper thinkers. However, they
have one thing that Andre sadly lacks but desperately seeks -- that would be
class -- and they don't need to prove it to anyone, let alone him.
Carry on! |
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Andre Jute
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
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Seen. -- AJ
Bruce C. Miller sprays cod psych over us like spittle:
| Quote: | paul packer wrote:
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:45:17 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net
wrote:
During the same period Hollywood made a great many good films, a few
great ones, and scads of the usual bubblegum trash. Europe too turned
out bubblegum trash, to such an extent that the soft-porn producers
Golan and Globus went to Hollywood as big men. So, I cannot agree with
Bruce that French movies, or European movies, are intrinsically
superior.
Well, it would be helpful if he actually said that.
Yes. Isn't it wonderful how people read what they wish to read,
perhaps according to their own prejudices? Mr. Miller certainly knows
how to push buttons.
Unintentionally, I assure you. I don't think Andre hates me
personally; he's simply defending his territory. Andre feels he has
claimed the title of cultured intellectual here and so he defends his
throne passionately.
I hadn't considered this when I posted. That's probably why I was
surprised that Andre wasn't more supportive, especially since we share
a few interests. Little did I understand the social hierarchy present
here and that my post constituted a challenge for Alpha Male of
Snobbery.
I would apologize for the perceived transgression and assure him that
his flock is safely his, but it would be pointless as long as he's
enraged. Maybe I will try later on once he's calmed down. |
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Andre Jute
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
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Seen. -- AJ
Atlanta rentboy and crooked garage trader Jon Yaeger wrote:
| Quote: | in article 1128969221.201410.283320@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com, Bruce C.
Miller at bm3719@ark.ship.edu wrote on 10/10/05 2:33 PM:
paul packer wrote:
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:45:17 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net
wrote:
During the same period Hollywood made a great many good films, a few
great ones, and scads of the usual bubblegum trash. Europe too turned
out bubblegum trash, to such an extent that the soft-porn producers
Golan and Globus went to Hollywood as big men. So, I cannot agree with
Bruce that French movies, or European movies, are intrinsically
superior.
Well, it would be helpful if he actually said that.
Yes. Isn't it wonderful how people read what they wish to read,
perhaps according to their own prejudices? Mr. Miller certainly knows
how to push buttons.
Unintentionally, I assure you. I don't think Andre hates me
personally; he's simply defending his territory. Andre feels he has
claimed the title of cultured intellectual here and so he defends his
throne passionately.
I hadn't considered this when I posted. That's probably why I was
surprised that Andre wasn't more supportive, especially since we share
a few interests. Little did I understand the social hierarchy present
here and that my post constituted a challenge for Alpha Male of
Snobbery.
I would apologize for the perceived transgression and assure him that
his flock is safely his, but it would be pointless as long as he's
enraged. Maybe I will try later on once he's calmed down.
Gee Bruce, you seem like a sharp guy. I hope you have more self-esteem than
to worry about what someone as disturbed as Andre thinks of you.
Andre is an alpha male only in his own mind. There are plenty of
participants and lurkers who are better and deeper thinkers. However, they
have one thing that Andre sadly lacks but desperately seeks -- that would be
class -- and they don't need to prove it to anyone, let alone him.
Carry on! |
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Stewart Pinkerton
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:46 am Post subject:
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On 10 Oct 2005 11:33:41 -0700, "Bruce C. Miller" <bm3719@ark.ship.edu>
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[quote]paul packer wrote:
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:45:17 -0500, dave weil <dweil2@bellsouth.net
wrote:
During the same period Hollywood made a great many good films, a few
great ones, and scads of the usual bubblegum trash. Europe too turned
out bubblegum trash, to such an extent that the soft-porn producers
Golan and Globus went to Hollywood as big men. So, I cannot agree with
Bruce that French movies, or European movies, are intrinsically
superior.
Well, it would be helpful if he actually said that.
Yes. Isn't it wonderful how people read what they wish to read,
perhaps according to their own prejudices? Mr. Miller certainly knows
how to push buttons.
Unintentionally, I assure you. I don't think Andre hates me
personally; he's simply defending his territory. Andre feels he has
claimed the title of cultured intellectual here and so he defends his
throne passionately.
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He thinks *that*? Pompous purveyor of purple prose springs to mind,
overlaid of course with that pseudo-intellectual verbal diarrhoea
which is the mark of those who have retired from the real world to the
marbled halls of academe, a wonderful fairyland where mutual
admiration and backstabbing co-exist in a sea of self-satisfaction.
To be sure, it is a classless society, but not in the usual sense of
that expression.................. :-)
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering |
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