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WordWolf

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  1. "Oh man, I think the clock is slow, man." "What are you doing this weekend?" "I don't feel tardy." "Class dismissed!" "Ooh, yeah!"
  2. Wild swing here.... "Django Unchained"?????
  3. A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
  4. IIRC, it's "Gorillaz" and not "THE Gorillaz", but if you counted the previous post as correct, nobody is counting! "Clint Eastwood", AFAIK, was their first hit. *checks* Get out, they also did a song CALLED "Dirty Harry."
  5. " 'El Breako the Leaso'?" "Introducing Rhea, the Medium. Well done, Medium Rhea!" "I got the golbloots from a booshoo bird?!" "We may have to remove her Zorch." "How can you sell meat so cheap?" "I'm glad you asked that. We rope, we brand, we butcher. We do everything but eat it for you." "What do you know about rice?" "Well, I had it thrown at me on one of the darkest days in my life." "It's going to be called "Bitter Grapes." I wonder what part they want me for." "Oh, you're probably going to be one of the bunch."
  6. kakourgoi vs. lestai Victor himself said all robbers are criminals but not all criminals are robbers. He solved his own contrived problem. There is no contradiction. It's a word choice. _________________________________________________________________ IIRC, vpw never solved it. He brought up the useless point of all "ROBBERS" being "THIEVES" but not all "thieves" being "robbers." (A thief steals. A robber is a violent thief who accosts you with violence or the threat of violence. A burglar sneaks in and steals. A pickpocket sneaks and takes what's in your pocket. A cutpurse is similar to a pickpocket, but cuts a purse's straps or cuts a hole in the purse. So, all of those are "thieves". Only robbers commit assault and battery, and possibly murder. So, the guys being crucified weren't pickpockets, they were threats to public safety. So, the thieves (who stole by robbery, if anyone actually cares) were, by virtue of criminal actions. "evil-doers" or "malefactors". It's not inaccurate to call them either. It's like calling vpw a plagiarist (which he was) and a thief (because all plagiarists are thieves.) So, duo lestai, two thieves, duo kakourgoi, two evil-doers. If another Gospel had called them 2 robbers, we would have people teaching 6 crosses were up there on Calvary surrounding the main cross. Ultimately, it's NOT IMPORTANT. The cross in the middle was important. The shape and construction weren't the important parts, either. Obsessing over either is missing the main point.
  7. This movie was simply "The Simpsons." (Or "The Simpsons Movie.")
  8. You got it. Meanwhile, this is "Dirty Harry" by The Monkees. What?
  9. Wild swing here.... "Shazam-War of the Gods"????
  10. "All the Japanese with their yen, the party boys call the Kremlin. And the Chinese know (Oh-way-oh)"
  11. "I ain't got no body, and no body cares for me, ya katta ta, yaka ta ta, ta!" "I-gor!" "Froderick!"
  12. I'm counting that "close enough". so it's your turn. The correct title was "Karn Evil 9- First Impression Part 2." Yes, there is a Part 1. There is also a second and third impression, but they never get airplay. Correct on Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It's the most famous song off of "Brain Salad Surgery." (Although "Lucky Man" comes close, "Still....You Turn Me On" is more melodic, and "Benny the Bouncer" is a more original song.)
  13. You sure I won't just be squicked out at the title having "anus" in the name? Seriously, though, this is the first I've heard of it, and will have to give it a look. S
  14. Hey, Human! Who invented the seed drill? In other news, I don't think George is even registering the name, so he can't be nudged to it. It's "LOCOMOTIVE BREATH", by Jethro Tull.
  15. "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside. There behind the glass stands a real blade of grass, be careful as you pass, move along, move along."
  16. Another teen visited Riverdale. A famous one with her own series'. Airing before and after Riverdale. Her aunts were in one of her series, but I doubt they visited Riverdale. Perhaps the right question is not "who", nor "what". We're not looking for the Shield, the Web, the Jaguar, the Fly or Fly Girl, Black Jack, nor Steel Sterling.
  17. Of course he's correct. It contains all the original dialogue, but with a modern setting. The opening narration is delivered on an evening newscast, with modern images. "Two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene..." We see two conglomerates, rival companies, Montague and Capulet, both based in Verona Beach, California. John Leguizamo was cast as the hot-blooded Tybalt, Juliet's cousin and starter of fights. All the lines are understood due to visuals. As the young turks draw their pistols on each other, the camera zooms in to the side of one pistol- "SWORD 9 MM". Then the line "Put up your swords!" has an obvious meaning. In the riot early in the story, Old Montague (Dennehy) is in an armored limo, with a rifle holstered to the roof. "Hand me my Long Sword." The news handles the opening and closing of the story, as does the narration. High school students should have no trouble understanding the scenes, even if the Elizabethan dialogue gives them trouble. The brand names explain terms and expressions- pistols by "Sword", the FedEx-like mailing service called "Post-Haste" for "I shall send it Post-Haste", and so on. The original play is defined as a tragedy. I would like to see some other Shakespearean plays get a similar treatment. David Tennant's run of Hamlet with the RSC resembled that, with Hamlet in a castle that included security cameras. (I hear the Hawke version was moreso.) But there's lots of other plays waiting for modern audiences who would appreciate them re-visualized in modern settings. So, it's WordHusky's turn.
  18. "We ruled out Josie McCoy." Correct. "The only other Archie character I can think of with her own show was Katy Keene, but she certainly didn't have more shows than Supergirl." INcorrect. Think some more. You missed somebody famous. "Indies like Dark Horse weren't around in the 60s." We agree. "Was this a Gold Key character?" This was not. BTW, this character appeared, for a short time, on a cartoon around 1970 that had NOTHING to do with the Archies, and was the only established character who would have been apt to do so. Despite being in a different setting of cartoon, it borrowed from Laugh-In and the Archies- it had the wall with the one-off jokes, and a musical number every episode. Out of all her early appearances, that was the only cartoon I watched. And I had to get up really early Saturday mornings to see it. Her live-action shows are a lot more famous, and at least one may be in syndication right now (I suspect 2 are watchable on demand if you know where to look and live in the US.
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