It was the wrong thread

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Do you find yourself compelled periodically to paint blue stripes on your face and scream "Freedom!!!"? To yell at Jews? Just curious.

I may move to Scotland. Or at least get another corner office there. Are kilts proper office wear?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I said no such thing. One's high regard for a nation's booze has no bearing on the level of one's regard for the people of that nation.

Nor should it. Viz., France.

So you think I can't tell the difference between Monica Bellucci, Eva Mendes, and Jennifer Lopez?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Italian, without a doubt. He's never again mastered the performance that was Michael Corleone in GFII.

And yes, I am whiffing, but the question piqued my interest for the minute or so it took to type out this post.

Oh, if you want to take the question seriously, there really is no question. In Carlito's Way he played a caricature of himself. Scarface was something else, but not because he was so convincing as a Cuban.

But, my people refer to it merely as "Two".

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

So you think I can't tell the difference between Monica Bellucci, Eva Mendes, and Jennifer Lopez?

I credited you with not spending so much time studying Pacino's ass. Was I wrong?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Explanation accepted, but I'll note that the joke is factually wronger than most. IIRC Wallace is yelling "Freedom!" at the English troops of Edward I (Longshanks). Longshanks had previously issued a royal order expelling all Jews from England in 1290,* meaning that the population of Englishmen at whom Gibson was yelling in that movie was the least Jewish it had ever been and probably ever will be.

*Longshanks did this so he could seize the loans that England's Jewry had lawfully issued under England's usury laws, and taking possession of them from the departing Jews could be the most cynical circumvention of the usury laws (which would have forbidden Edward to issue interest-bearing loans in the first place) ever, and is evidence that the Crown really was a prick, but I don't recall the part where Wallace rallied the Scots by pointing out the enemy had been a real dick to his own countrymen, the Jews.

Ya' see, Cletus? If you're going to do a nerd-whiff, do it in style.

[Gattigap]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

Explanation accepted, but I'll note that the joke is factually wronger than most. IIRC Wallace is yelling "Freedom!" at the English troops of Edward I (Longshanks). Longshanks had previously issued a royal order expelling all Jews from England in 1290,* meaning that the population of Englishmen at whom Gibson was yelling in that movie was the least Jewish it had ever been and probably ever will be.

*Longshanks did this so he could seize the loans that England's Jewry had lawfully issued under England's usury laws, and taking possession of them from the departing Jews could be the most cynical circumvention of the usury laws (which would have forbidden Edward to issue interest-bearing loans in the first place) ever, and is evidence that the Crown really was a prick, but I don't recall the part where Wallace rallied the Scots by pointing out the enemy had been a real dick to his own countrymen, the Jews.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I credited you with not spending so much time studying Pacino's ass. Was I wrong?

If you're going to start talking about Pacino's ass, I'm having another dram and going to read the Poet.

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

If you're going to start talking about Pacino's ass, I'm having another dram and going to read the Poet.

How about J Lo's arse instead?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

How about J Lo's arse instead?

If my list of 3 makes you think of J Lo's ass, you need to see Malena.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

If my list of 3 makes you think of J Lo's ass, you need to see Malena.

God, she was hot in that movie. Though the plot made her hotness a little harder to enjoy without feeling creepy -- I suggest watching it with the sound off.

[dtb]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

All true, but I'm torn as to whether Al Pacino is a better Italian, Cuban, or Puerto Rican.

OTOH, I'm guessing that to you (and maybe Cletus), the distinction between those 3 is about as meaningless as the distinction between flavors of the british isles are to me.

He's a terrible Puerto Rican and terrible Cuban. His Spanish is una mierda. Worse, even, than most Puerto Ricans'. Jury is still out on whether it's worse than most Cubans'.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by dtb

He's a terrible Puerto Rican and terrible Cuban. His Spanish is una mierda. Worse, even, than most Puerto Ricans'. Jury is still out on whether it's worse than most Cubans'.

how is he as a Jew? he's in that play now, right?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by dtb

He's a terrible Puerto Rican and terrible Cuban. His Spanish is una mierda. Worse, even, than most Puerto Ricans'. Jury is still out on whether it's worse than most Cubans'.

STP, dear. It wasn't a serious question.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Ya' see, Cletus? If you're going to do a nerd-whiff, do it in style.

He's missing the distinction between film and reality, too.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

He's missing the distinction between film and reality, too.

Yes, but in style. You just tossed off some "Mel isn't Scottish" line. Atticus went all wiki on me, blathering himself into a pure nerdgasm.