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10-31-2003, 11:36 AM

Does anyone know the name of the following famous short story.

its about a safe-cracker who turns a new leaf and moves to a new town and marries the daughter of the bank president. A young girls gets locked in the safe and he cracks it to save her life.

Thanks

DT

notcasesensitive · 10-31-2003, 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by evenodds
So, how did he handle the reveal?

He laughed and acted like everything was fine. They couched everything in this "we did this all for you" light, and I think getting all of the prizes from the show probably helped his mood. He was (and according to the post-show interview still is) sort of pissed at Brian, who was supposed to be his best friend in the house. I guess the friendship aspect coupled with the fact that Brian was also a writer for the show sort of screwed with Matt's head.

In the post show interview he reminded Ralph (the smarmy host) that they hadn't really done everything for him - they were doing it for ratings, etc. He mentioned that they got lucky that he was able to handle the deception better than most would have. But he said in retrospect he would do it all again.

Shape Shifter · 10-31-2003, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by dealtoy
Does anyone know the name of the following famous short story.

its about a safe-cracker who turns a new leaf and moves to a new town and marries the daughter of the bank president. A young girls gets locked in the safe and he cracks it to save her life.

Thanks

DT

How does the girl get locked in a safe?

Hank Chinaski · 10-31-2003, 11:40 AM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

So what's your favorite tagline for a movie?

from Diner...(also favorite movie ever)

Suddenly, its about more than french fries, gravy and girls

bold_n_brazen · 10-31-2003, 11:40 AM

I saw Aliens (the second in the trilogy) with my Dad and my boyfriend when I was either in college or high school ( can't remember and don't want to google to find out what year the movie came out in).

After returning to our house after the movie, Dad went to bed and BF and I hung out downstairs. Later, I too went to bed and BF went home. Sometime in the middle of the night, I awoke, with a vague sense that there was something in my room... something standing at the foot of my bed. I sat up, looked groggily at the thing at the end of my bed, and it raised up its arms and screamed an enormous scream.

My heart almost exploded. I fumbled with the light next to the bed and finally switched it on...to be rewarded with the sight of my father trying to tiptoe from the room, giggling like a crazy thirteen year old.

I have never forgiven him.

Sidd Finch · 10-31-2003, 11:44 AM

I'm in a happy place today. Thought you should all know.

First, it's Halloween -- the closest thing to a religious holiday in San Francisco, and among my favorite days.

Second, I saw Cecil Taylor in concert last night, and he was superb.

Third, it's Friday, and even though I should work all weekend that is somehow meaningful.

Replaced_Texan · 10-31-2003, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
( can't remember and don't want to google to find out what year the movie came out in).

Came out in 1986. On my favorite movies ever list.

robustpuppy · 10-31-2003, 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I'm in a happy place today. Thought you should all know.

Don't worry. It's early yet.

I was going to say whoop dee fucking do for you, but I couldn't pull it off.

notcasesensitive · 10-31-2003, 11:48 AM

Office Space.

Work sucks.

mmm3587 · 10-31-2003, 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
BTW - I hope that the GOP has the balls to fuck over and deny every single Dem judicial nominee - for every single bench from the Supremes to some civil court in Guam - from here until the end of days. Fuck 'em all.

Uh, did you miss most of the 1990s?

Left here after the edit just to add fuel to the liberal flaming. But, yeah, scroll, post, scroll, post.

baltassoc · 10-31-2003, 11:55 AM

"They're Here."

Still kind of creeps me out.

evenodds · 10-31-2003, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I have never forgiven him.

That is very mean and very funny.

I did something similar when I took two cousins (18 and 14) with me to see Blair Witch one afternoon. The movie is pretty creepy. After the film and all through dinner, I continued to remind them about the scary parts as they got more and more freaked out.

Then, my aunt went into labor in the middle of the night, and the 18 year old was stuck home alone with three little kids, terrified out of her mind.

andViolins · 10-31-2003, 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by dealtoy
woman safe thing story
DT

Don't know about the short story, but didn't you have major family issues that you posted about a while ago? What's going on with that?

aV

ThurgreedMarshall · 10-31-2003, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Please, please tell me how you know about this?

Link sent by email from a friend in the music industry who thought it was hilarious.

TM

greatwhitenorthchick · 10-31-2003, 12:04 PM

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That is a good one.

I kind of have a soft spot for "a long time ago, in a galaxy far away" from the original Star Wars.

Oh, and "this time, it's personal" from a bunch of movies. Like it was impersonal the last time?

Jaws 2 had a good tagline for a not so good movie "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..."

The South Park movie tagline was not all that good, but makes me laugh anyway (probably because the whole movie made me laugh): "All hell breaks loose"

What was "Be afraid. be very afraid"? was that The Fly? that was a good one too.