Comments on: There’s no place like Rome… there’s no place like Rome…

By: ICDK

ICDK — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:13:48 +0000

Can’t someone just assassinate every last one of these asshats and let us get on with our lives?

By: ReasonOfAbortion

ReasonOfAbortion — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:25:14 +0000

That pleases me!

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:50:11 +0000

Sorry – I’ve tried to channel Uncle Fester all day, and it’s not happening…

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:45:49 +0000

There’s still tiny shades of Thomas Cranmer running in this ‘ere soul…

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:42:05 +0000

Thanks for asking, thanks for answering. I’m relatively new at this game, and had no idea whether asking was a breach of some etiquette or not. Looks pretty rare to ask, though.
*Sighs – Nightmare Before Christmas… I haven’t watched it this year yet…*

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:39:06 +0000

Perhaps. Perhaps I shouldn’t… oooohhh stop it, you big tease, you!

By: Tessie

Tessie — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:09:10 +0000

True for a lot of subjects. If the person’s reaction is “Meh”, I figure it’s not their cup of tea. If the person’s reaction is, “EW HEW HEW!!!”, I’m thinking they’ve got some issues.

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:22:06 +0000

The DVD I bought my wife (or, apparently, I bought Little Miss Seven) had a second disc that had a short making-of doco. Quite an amazing story, lots of dramas… I suspect that the making-of would make a first-rate movie in and of itself. They go into the Shirley Temple non-selection, other casting decisions – and re-casts.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:56:23 +0000

It actually would have been the right age. Like I said, Dorothy was supposed to be very young in the book. If you ever get a chance to look at the original illustrations for the first book you should, it is very different from the movie interpretation. Now, in later books, Dorothy looks a bit older, but she still is no more than ten years old, I’d say.

By: slan agat

slan agat — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:33:15 +0000

…the Pope wearing Prada…

I saw what you did there. ;^)

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:21:20 +0000

Consider yourself friended and favorited. Love the avatar!

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:16:59 +0000

I looked it up. Shirley was six years younger than Judy. Wouldn’t that have been too young for that role? I agree with you that, had Shirley played the role, we probably wouldn’t be talking about the movie now.
It’s hard to visualize that line up (lion, scarecrow, tin man, Dorothy) with a short Dorothy. The image we know has been tattooed on my mind’s eye, though.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:09:58 +0000

LOL, that the joke stopped being funny before I even started. Smartass. XD

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:07:40 +0000

I don’t get it. What does #5 mean?

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:00:15 +0000

Morning head is great though I don’t get it that often. Having kids about ruins a lot of spontaneous opportunities.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:57:59 +0000

I hate morning too…I’ve only found one thing that makes me enjoy waking up. Morning head. Unfortunately I’m single…and hating mornings more and more every day.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:58:52 +0000

Rule 1: Never expect a comedian to be funny all of the time, especially when they are getting their last word in.

Rule 2: Taking me seriously will result in you being shot from a cannon shaped like a penis while wearing a white helmet at a random billboard with a stick figure we call a model on it.

Rule 3: I lack enough clever for a rule 3.

Rule 4: Now I am just embarassing myself with trying to post another rule after 3.

Rule 5: This stopped being funny after Rule 0.

Rule 6: Why haven’t you people stopped me by now?

Rule 7: *gurgling in own blood death noise*

Rule 8: *insert witty eulogy*

Rule 9: … *computer explodes*

By: jules is now punkinqueen

jules is now punkinqueen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:43:18 +0000

When I decided to register for the site not too long ago, jules was (obviously) taken so I opted for punkinqueen (I <3 nightmare before xmas [and pumpkins and Halloween in general] so that’s where it came from). Just trying to tie up some loose ends.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:47:01 +0000

I don’t think that sounds narcissistic at all! That’s sort of my philosophy of life as well, even my worst experiences have given me something to learn from, and that’s all you can really ask out of life.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:36:01 +0000

Yay, hugs!!! *squeezy hug*

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:30:08 +0000

I’m with you.

By: Hmm

Hmm — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:09:46 +0000

Wow. I think I might have to go to the library a lot more this summer.

By: Hmm

Hmm — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:08:39 +0000

*Boots up Excel*

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:59:55 +0000

Thank you! You’re good with me, too, DWN. *hugs*

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:55:26 +0000

Well I like who you turned out to be too, so carry on with Yo’ Bad Self! ; )

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:53:42 +0000

Five out of seven days? That’s a whole lotta cranky!
What’s with “punkinqueen,” btw? Were you in a beauty contest?

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:45:22 +0000

Even our worst experiences contribute to making us who we are; therefore I wouldn’t give up any of mine, even the horrible and painful, because I very much like who I’ve turned out to be. (Damn, that sounds narcissistic!)

By: jules is now punkinqueen

jules is now punkinqueen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:38:29 +0000

Well, I’m up early every [week]day. I have to be at work by 7. Before anyone goes off on me, I complain because it’s just the way I am. I’m not really a morning person. And for some reason, every time you talk about how early you were up, there’s always someone who chimes in with “I was up at bla
bla bla really early and I went to bed at bla bla bla really late”.
To me, it’s early if it’s before noon. No me gusta.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:37:40 +0000

I could have done without the experience because of how young I was and how everything turned out. Either way, didn’t kill me or make me hate anybody in the end so worked out well enough.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:32:13 +0000

*shakes fist at imaginary genetic cause*
I respectfully withdraw my fail.
*huddles in back of chair, sucking thumb*

By: Sakhalinskii

Sakhalinskii — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:26:27 +0000

I can still see the outline of your pubescent manboobs through your shirt. Perhaps you should put on a manbra, too.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:23:31 +0000

Why did you have to be up early today?

By: jules is now punkinqueen

jules is now punkinqueen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:22:56 +0000

Actually the original one was 12:07, I did check
I retain my non-fail

By: jules is now punkinqueen

jules is now punkinqueen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:21:28 +0000

My beliefs tend to revolve around the thought that God IS a cloud of illogic (not sure if that’s even a word, but I’ll stick with it).

By: jules is now punkinqueen

jules is now punkinqueen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:14:20 +0000

Meh, perhaps I’m just cranky because I don’t like having to be up early.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:10:30 +0000

Well, just like your vegetables, it’s good to try everything once. ;o)

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:10:02 +0000

Well, and there are countries all around Oz too, that many characters go to visit occasionally. Baum also wrote a book about these other countries, in addition to the Oz series, but I have yet to read them.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:08:31 +0000

*blushes* Thanks guys. I was really into the series as a kid. To this day, Charlie and I get into this fight over the fact that I think L. Frank Baum should be considered the father of modern fantasy because he was the first to create this whole intricate world and that Tolkein owes a lot to him. Charlie is a huge LOTR fan, so you can see how this goes over.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:06:36 +0000

Tried the man sausage, didn’t work for me. And I am utterly repelled by it. Only tried it due to emotional confusion and turmoil. And yes, I think that Benny protests too much. We usually hate what is in the mirror more than anything outside of it.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:00:49 +0000

Probably because it made them pop on screen. Additionally, Dorothy was supposed to be played by Shirley Temple. Back then actors sort of belonged to their studios and they had worked out a trade to get Shirley Temple for one of their actors but it fell through, so they went with Judy Garland. I’m not sure the movie would have been as memorable, I love Shirley Temple but I think it would have just been one of many of her movies. That being said, Dorothy in the first book is a very young girl, certainly not a teen with breasts.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:39:18 +0000

Further up FAIL. Check the time stamps: It was an exact TIE!

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:36:21 +0000

*fake German laugh fest*

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:33:30 +0000

The world inside your head must be a wonderful place…
*muses*

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:31:30 +0000

Perhaps he didn’t refresh before posting. I do that sometimes.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:29:34 +0000

I saw them in Houston, at the Smithsonian traveling exhibit. I never
quite caught on to the notion of wearing them with robin’s egg blue
socks…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:19:24 +0000

Jane, if you ever get swept away by a tornado, the lolipop guild will be asking YOU for directions!

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:38:41 +0000

Jules, that is spectacular – and my ear retains its fish-virginity. I never knew that… but I’m going to get me some babel-fishies.
And yet, curiously, God has yet to disappear in a cloud of Uncle’s logic…

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:32:54 +0000

All the better for the five-minute split between the two posts!

By: OhMyGoodness

OhMyGoodness — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:31:48 +0000

Best shirt I ever had…

By: rhorho

rhorho — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:28:12 +0000

I read Grouchos book, Groucho and Me , but he did not speak well of Harpo. Evidently Harpo was not responsible with money, and Groucho resented him for it. As a fan, I would have preferred less bile.