ydobon
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*The Olympics is a showcase for all nations to compete in a friendly manner.*
It was intended to be a showcase for all *athletes* to compete in a friendly manner. Instead we are bombarded with medal counts.
*From a proud Nationalist who unequivocally loves his country.*
I grew up in and have spent my entire life around the military. Don't judge my patriotism because I don't give a flip about how many medals we win. Sheesh! How do you feel about American athletes desecrating the flag by wearing it as a garment (beginning with the hockey team), and mugging for the crowd while the National Anthem plays? Kind of sickens me. When I see them doing commercials *before* the Olympics even start, I know where their hearts are. They don't represent me or my country. I choose to root for people I like.
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*Go, USA!!!*
Exactly why I don't watch the Olympics anymore. The original intent of the Olympics, though it never really materialized, was individual achievement, not Nationalist pride. The loud and obnoxious "USA USA" chant really put an end to my love of the Games. I'm all for supporting our country in endeavors that are truly important, but sports? No thanks. *Go underfunded and undertrained athletes from poverty-stricken countries!*
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*Now I just wish TCM would run it.*
3:15PM EST,October 18, 2008.
Be there! :-)
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*I'm starting to understand how 'ydobon' feels about Big City.*
Ah, yes, Kyle, the pain...the pain... But has *They Knew What They Wanted* ever appeared on TCM? I have to live with the misery of having left the house in a hurry during *Big City* 's last airing. If I had known that was the last time it would be shown, I would have glued myself to the chair.
But, since they *are* showing *Canterville Ghost* , I can't sulk as much as usual when new schedule time rolls around.
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Where to post...where to post... The trend of competing threads has carried over into new schedules?
Very nice to honor Charles Laughton, and a pretty solid Veterans Day tribute, too. I'll have to look more closely at the schedule later for hidden gems. Shockingly, *BC* is nowhere to be found. ;-)
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I am Mr. Neely, forever riding around St. Louis in the ice wagon drawn by my trusty girl horse Robin.
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*There are only three members of these Forums - they all just have multiple accounts.*
I *knew* it!
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*...you and Quentin Tarantino co-host a showing of Meet Me In St. Louis..."must-see TV"!*
"Must-not-see TV!" When I said no cameras present while I flit around the Alps, it wasn't because I couldn't face the embarrassment, it's because I'm horribly camera-shy. And Mr. Tarantino might be upset that I've only seen a few minutes of any of his movies. Such a meeting could be uglier than my reaction to Christopher Walken's "gold watch" scene in *Pulp Fiction* . I didn't see the Elvis Mitchell interview, but did see *MMISL* again last night.
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*Just how far would you go to get Big City on the TCM?*
1. I would *not* hijack Sandy Dennis' and Jack Lemmon's airliner to Cuba demanding that TCM show *Big City* .
2. I would *not* convince Fredric March that I'm dying of radium poisoning hoping that TCM might show *Big City* out of pity.
3. I would *not* stick my head out the window and yell I'm as mad as h*** and I'm not going to take life without *Big City* anymore!
4. I would *not* have TM & ? 2008 Turner Classic Movies, A Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. tattooed on my forehead, though there is certainly plenty of room for it.
5. If there were no cameras present, I *might* (reluctantly) glide through the Alps in a long flowing dress singing the hills are alive with the sound of Lotte Lehmann...
6. And lastly, I *would* drink a milkshake made from blended Madagascar cockroaches, earthworms, and fermented fish heads if Joe Rogan showed up at the door promising that TCM would show *Big City* .
Just don't hold me to the latter two.
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The temptation to post here is too much to bear.
*Big City* (1948), last shown 1/14/05. Requested at least 100 times at Suggest A Movie , and shamelessly begged for here countless more times.
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My gut tells me all those "people" are probably the same person conversing and arguing with him(her)self, reminiscent of frequent occurrences around here. TCM could find out by checking IP addresses. Closing it isn't the solution, mandatory membership on the Boards would probably cut out a lot of it.
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I generally dislike epics, but I do love the much-maligned *Lord Jim* , my favorite Peter O'Toole performance.
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*...Texans' well-known fondness for guns, unregulated pollution...*
Hey, *your* wildfires pollute much more than *our* wildfires! ;-)
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Maybe *Thrill of a Romance* (1945)?
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=460&atid=24627&category=overview
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Never mind...
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*...who you think is Alexander Hamilton.*
Message Board rules prevent me from doing so.
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I wanna play. Can I be Aaron Burr?
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Said I wouldn't get drawn in, but yet again I was...
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Every time we respond to or complain about his (and others') threads, he wins. The ignore feature is useless unless everyone *literally* ignores him (them). That means zero replies. It's taken me years to realize this, and I sometimes break down and respond, but it's the only way it will stop. Same goes for the *Suggest A Movie* mess.
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*Nobody Died In Texas Yesterday*
:-) Are you appearing in any comedy clubs this weekend?
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*...you no longer hold out hope of seeing "that movie" before the "end of days"?*
*Big City* No, I'll never give up. *Big City* I just have this eerie feeling that TCM peruses Texas obituaries looking for my name so that *Big City* can make its return. ;-) *Big City*
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Well, I'm not anyone, I'm nobody, but my guess is the usual suspects.
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*MMISL twice in one month. You better be pleased with that.*
You bet! And four O'Brien movies in a two-week span starting Wednesday, *Heller in Pink Tights* last month, and *Our Vines Have Tender Grapes* in August. I'm usually content if they show just one different O'Brien flick per month (except January!).
*It'll be his job this time to prod you into finishing.*
Are *you* participating this time?
*I'm never gonna get used to writing that nick...*
It was done as a joke, but I can't change it now. I thought we had the ability to change it in the past, but I can't find the page anymore. Just hold a mirror by your screen.
How will the Summer Olympics affect your TCM viewing habits?
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*Do YOU care to give us some of your enlightened thoughts on how to change the world oh great one?*
Nuclear war. Or Batman.