Fashion Board 11-2-03 - 12-09-03 - Page 7

robustpuppy · 11-10-2003, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Dammit. I recorded the first four hours and still haven't watched it. Was last night a continuation?

I'm sorry -- hope I didn't spoil it for you by announcing that it was a tearjerker.

It was a 2 part series -- I think each episode was 2 hours, so maybe you recorded the whole thing.

Tyrone Slothrop · 11-10-2003, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by mmm3587
So, between my general news obsession and my specific need to watch BBC World News every day, preferably twice, I really want to know what Prince Charles is alleged to have done. I know that there is a gag order on British media about it, but we're not British. I assume it's some sex thing, but I can't find it via google anywhere. Whom is he alleged to have done something to? And what?

My last request for salacious information or pictures was fulfilled quickly, so I'm hoping that, since I'm actually sincere and asking nicely with this one, it will also be quickly satisfied.

Thanks!

I'm not sure. But according to Neil Gaiman,
[list=1][*]The goat was not, in fact, Spanish, but Portuguese, and is currently living safely in a wildlife preserve in East Molesey. [*]The Tango is a dance made famous in Argentina. "Erotic licking" plays no part in the Tango. Neither, of course, do balloons. [*]Only a lunatic would apply shoe-polish to a weasel. [*]If the alleged incidents had in fact occurred in broad daylight during a car-boot sale in Harrow then there would be photographs, and quite possibly a plaster cast. [*]By now the "Use by" stamps on the yoghurt would have expired, indicating it as unfit for human consumption. [/list=1]

Replaced_Texan · 11-10-2003, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Finally, just to keep this on topic and check if y'all are still reading, the remake also featured Keira (Hi Slave) Knightley's boobies.

Speaking of Kiera Knightly, I saw Love Actually this weekend and loved it. It may very well be more of a statement of my emotional state lately than the movie, but I cried several times and laughed a lot more. I have developed a crush on a Brit named Andrew Lincoln after seeing this. No Kiera Knightly boobies, but there were Laura Linney boobies, and Joanna Page boobies in the movie.

Shape Shifter · 11-10-2003, 01:05 PM

http://www.local6.com/family/2623717/detail.html

Seems there are many lactation lovers. What is it with you mammals?

ltl/fb · 11-10-2003, 01:08 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
http://www.local6.com/family/2623717/detail.html

Seems there are many lactation lovers. What is it with you mammals?

I'm surprised that 87% of people voting said that if they or their partner were unable to breastfeed, they would NOT feed the kid another woman's milk. Whatever happened to the proud tradition of wet nurses?

dtb · 11-10-2003, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Well, I've seen her in a few bombs too, but that is another story.

I remember the scene with the servants; great stuff. They made it seem like she was trapped in a prison where the guards could pretend she was the warden. I loved the train station scene towards the end too. Anyway, bottom line for me is it was an unforgettable character.

[a random question]:

1.) You think its a great movie;
2.) Nobody below the age of (45?) appreciates it, except you;
3.) At some point, either audiences, critics or the academy loved it.

Part I -- oh definitely, she's been in some stinkers...

I now vaguely remember a little more of the conversation. I think she says something like, "I've decided to kill my poet." and then makes the telling statement about how "someone must die so that those who remain living can better appreciate their lives" or something like that.

As to your question, I don't know how one reconciles parts 2 and 3. Is the point that only old farts like it (well, old farts and you, that is.)

I will shill here for one of my faves (which, until recently, I thought was underappreciated, but I have since learned that it got a few (many?) academy award nominations, and that it is the second- or third-most popular movie of all time according to an imdb.com poll), but I love, love, love it -- The Shawshank Redemption. Awesome movie. I love Morgan Freeman in that flick.

Shape Shifter · 11-10-2003, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I'm surprised that 87% of people voting said that if they or their partner were unable to breastfeed, they would NOT feed the kid another woman's milk. Whatever happened to the proud tradition of wet nurses?

I was wondering what kind of FDA (or USDA?) regs there would be for human breast milk. Can wet nurses still be hired and, if so, are they regulated?

notcasesensitive · 11-10-2003, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
When is this album coming out? Will it be come and gone by like next week? Every time I turn on the tv, I have to see a promo for a behind the music, or dateline, or e special on this gal whose sell by date will be a week after her new album doesnt sell. I am sick of the annying singing voice, the sugary southern accent and quick quips about the *kiss* and growing up in the spotlight. Didnt she go away for liek a year bc she was overexposed and had bad sales? did she learn NOTHING from JHo (who must be silently thanking lil Brit)? When will this be over? She is like an E True Hollywood story at warp speed. From failed sales to exodus to nudity to lesbian bullshit to regret in like nine months. Make it stop.

cnn.com --

"In the Zone, Britney's first album for two years, hits record stores November 18 following her decision in August 2002 to take a break from the business that had turned a wholesome teen from the American South into a worldwide pop phenomenon with album sales of 60 million."

Say_hello_for_me · 11-10-2003, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
As to your question, I don't know how one reconciles parts 2 and 3. Is the point that only old farts like it (well, old farts and you, that is.)

I will shill here for one of my faves (which, until recently, I thought was underappreciated, but I have since learned that it got a few (many?) academy award nominations, and that it is the second- or third-most popular movie of all time according to an imdb.com poll), but I love, love, love it -- The Shawshank Redemption. Awesome movie. I love Morgan Freeman in that flick.

Ahhh, generation gap in progress here.

The thing about nobody under 45, is that a lot of great old movies are never picked up by the next generation. Dr. Zhivago and Casablanca notwithstanding. But, at the same time, a lot of sucky old movies are never picked up by the next generation either.

Which leads to the previous critical acclaim part. So I'm not saying only old farts and you (or me) like a movie. Rather, a long time ago someone liked it, but they forgot to tell us to watch it later.

Like The Apartment or Stalag 17.

But The Shawshank Redemption? Great movie, but I can't imagine anyone in America hasn't seen it. I'm lookin for the overlooked gems.

Yo, sorry for any miscommunication here. You have to have something, and I like the randomness of asking someone who I agree with (once) for a rec.

notcasesensitive · 11-10-2003, 01:25 PM

so, people have started breeding miniature cattle. for fun and profit I guess. think they'll be the next domesticated pet craze?

http://www.miniaturebull.com/

I just don't get this...

mmm3587 · 11-10-2003, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Sex scandal involving two male aides -- one was raped by another and Charles covered it up. The Age (Australia) has an interesting allegation that Charles is also gay and involved more directly in the scandal: http://news.com.au/common/story_page...E13780,00.html

Is the guy who made the allegation that he had been raped by a male servant/aide (which is kind of old news and has been in the press for a while) the same guy who is now alleging that Charles did something to him, too?

notcasesensitive · 11-10-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by mmm3587
Is the guy who made the allegation that he had been raped by a male servant/aide (which is kind of old news and has been in the press for a while) the same guy who is now alleging that Charles did something to him, too?

No, but that guy is the one claiming that he witnessed an incident between Charles and his valet. Apparently there might have been a tape of something too. Sounds like the tape was sent to Princess Di's butler or something...

dtb · 11-10-2003, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Ahhh, generation gap in progress here.

Which leads to the previous critical acclaim part. So I'm not saying only old farts and you (or me) like a movie. Rather, a long time ago someone liked it, but they forgot to tell us to watch it later.

Like The Apartment or Stalag 17.

Ahhh. OK, now I get it.

Well, I know some of these received critical acclaim (as I did a quick search of the Academy Award database to remind myself of old movies I have seen -- and actually, you have a point -- I haven't seen what I'd call "a lot" of old movies), but some, not (and I think maybe some of these fall into the Casablanca camp):

Really Old
To Kill a Mockingbird (I actually have this on DVD -- and I don't have many movies on DVD)
Guys & Dolls
Some Like it Hot (the most obvious candidate for Casablanca-ism)
Splendor in the Grass
Butterfield 8

Might Not Qualify as Generation-Gap (but then again, I'm old...)
Marathon Man
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Rosemary's Baby
The Graduate
The Way We Were (sappy, and has Babs -- and I still love it!)
Cuckoo's Nest (though you've probably seen this)

leagleaze · 11-10-2003, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Agreed. It is true that a blowjob or cunnilingus is not technically sex, but its still adultery. The Court got sex confused with adultery.

S(otherwise, "Honey, it was just a hummer" would be an acceptable excuse")D

Sebbie, you know I love you, but sometimes you are a moron.

What do you think lesbians and gay men do, go down on each other and call it a night? I mean I love cunnilingus as much as the next girl, but really.

Of course I never bought the whole oral sex isn't sex thing either. That's just a rationalization to knock down the number of people someone has fucked.

baltassoc · 11-10-2003, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
The thing about nobody under 45, is that a lot of great old movies are never picked up by the next generation. Dr. Zhivago and Casablanca notwithstanding. But, at the same time, a lot of sucky old movies are never picked up by the next generation either.

Two for the Road
with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. I came across this film, which I had not heard of previously, during some Audrey Hepburn marathon. It's really quite good. Of course, I wasn't alive when it came out, so I have no idea whether it was critically or popularly acclaimed. But is strikes me as a film more likely to engender critical success: one of the main features of the film is that it continuously leaps around between different points in the couple's lives, generally through cuts of driving along roads (i.e. a scene cuts to another 20 years later where the common theme is that the one ends and the next begins with driving down the same road). It works better than it sounds.

And of course, Hepburn is gorgeous.