SansFin
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> I feel that I do "follow the rules" here.
I am curious as to how you follow the rules. Is it that you ask a deliberate question of: "Does this post follow the rules?" before you submit it or is it that your nature is in accord with the rules so you would nearly never write a post which might violate the rules?
I believe a reasonable person will stay within the limits of reasonable rules even when they do not know them.
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> That said, the question I have is, why are threads like this one and others, treated like open mic night at a comedy club by some in the midst of other posters having a serious conversation whether it's about the toxic environment here or about actors, directors, TCM or movies?
I believe an aspect of it is that they do not find a discussion as serious as others find it.
I must wonder how they would feel if a doctor told them: "Pathology confirmed that your flu is actually late-stage intestinal cancer. We must discuss the balance of chemotherapy and radiation in your treatment but first I am wondering if you heard about the duck who walked into a bar."
There is also a mentality which can not take as serious any issue which does not arise from them. This is shown most in people who makes jokes about death of celebrities. I am happy to say there are few here who are as bad as that.
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> {quote:title=SueSueApplegate wrote:}{quote}
> I am marvelling at all your travels and experiences
I believe it is only that I have been taught how to make them sound good even when they are bad.
It was not marvelous that I had to carry my bags and cases from one airplane to another airplane three times. It was worse that I could not enter terminals because then customs and security would have taken an interest. Large plains of concrete are very hot and I had to make many trips because I could not carry all at once because of weight and my wrist. I had to do sponge baths in small lavatories and change clothes so people could come close to me.
Many people visit the city in which they were raised. Mine is further than most and it is a grand city. It is natural to sound more exciting than telling of going to Toledo for a weekend.
I do not like to fly commercial as I am herded like cattle. My father knew many important people and many owed him favors. He began me on asking people to let me ride with them in their airplanes when they were going where I wished to go. It was a great help that I liked also to date pilots because each time they were in the city became an occasion and they were not under my feet every day. It was nice also that many were paid for costs of staying when they had to wait for return trip. I believe any girl should be happy to be with professional young man with a pocket of cash!
I do not know what to think of this singer:
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> I wish I could drink vodka, or Brandy Alexanders.
I am so concerned for my health and the purity of beverages that I rarely drink a thing which has not been sterilized by the addition of alcohol!
> Deribasovskaya Street looked so lovely back then in your video.
It is grand and glorious and wonderful! There are fountains and statues and lights in the trees to enjoy after you have spent all your money shopping and eating. They put topiary animals in the parks for city day.
It is the centerpiece of the city. It speaks of our mind that it was so busy with traffic that it was closed to traffic and is now for walking only.
> Is that the Potemkin Steps the populace is running down?
I believe it must be as that is the only steps of the city so large and so elegant.
> Would you believe I've never seen an episode of Dr. Who? I do know the theme music, though. Pretty cool.
I like it very much as it is comedy and drama. It is like a detective story also because they show all the pieces which the Doctor will put together to solve the problem. It also makes me think because of concepts which are not familiar. New episodes air on Saturday night on BBC America.
> I had a busy day today. Was at a sales meeting all morning, then I had to dash to the Waldorf for a quick drink with Madame Dufresne,
I wish to borrow your time machine so that I can do those things!
> Do you keep Capuchin in line with the weapons?
He is not afraid. The ammunition for my favorite is $1.48 each and he knows I would not spend that to hurt him when a knife costs nothing to use.
The sheriff was wonderful! I told him of receiving my first and favorite when I was fourteen years of age. The ribbons I have won are in the case and he complimented me on them. He did not ask to see bills of sale or other paperwork. He allowed two deputies to take me to their range to show them they were safe to use. I think they had pestered him to allow it so they could use them.
I was very disappointed as I was nearly three inches off at two hundred yards. It is because of the cast and I have little practice at short range. Three deputies joined us before we left. All shot all of my weapons and they all said very nice things about them. The sheriff then came with a present for me! He gave me four boxes of ammunition. He said they can not sell ammunition which they confiscate and no other law enforcement want it as they do not use those calibers.
> I'm not the one to ask about recent new movie recommendations as the last one I think I went to was in 1997 when I lived in Chicago.
I am sorry I was not clear. I was thinking of movies which have premiered on TCM.
> Did Capuchin tell you that my grandmother (Mom's mama) was Russian? I asked Mom if grandma was from the Ukraine -- unfortunately she doesn't remember, but says the town sounds something like "Hamla" or "Humla". Then Capuchin said that there is no "H" in the language, is that correct? I'm going crazy trying to figure out just where grandma actually came from.
I have little experience reading Russian in Latin letters and I must sound out words like a school girl. I have also little experience in changing Cyrillic letters into Latin letters. I will do my best to explain but I hope you will forgive me please if meaning is not clear.
н in Cyrillic is pronounced as n. нет in Cyrillic becomes nyet in Latin letters.
х in Cyrillic is pronounced nearly as h. хохот in Cyrillic becomes khokhaht in Latin. I can think of no Russian words which begin with Latin letter h as х is changed to kh.
I must wonder if you mean хамлай. It is Hamlay in Latin letters and is a common proper name. I am sorry to say that I do not know of a city with that name.
> Here is one of my sweethearts singing The Volga Boatman song!
I think that is very nice. I like very much:
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It is my personal belief that the only appropriate response by TCM might be scheduling a day of movies which highlight heroic actions by civilians. I believe any other recognition would be seen as a political statement.
I believe it is a remembrance which must be treated with care or it may damage society. There is considerable weight behind the theory that the attacks occurred on the date because of what occurred on that date in 1683. I think it would be terrible if it became for America also an excuse to justify retaliation.
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I made a strident and venomous post when a poster managed to push my buttons by stating as absolute fact a certain belief that is complete opposite of what I deeply hold dear.
I have used sarcasm when it is plain to me that a poster is not interested in discussion and their only argument to support their statements is: "Because I said so". I do not regret doing so as I believe my comments soared gracefully over their heads and by doing so they inflicted confusion but no harm.
I consider fair game any poster who continually posts lies about TCM even after they have been shown the facts many times and who continually denigrate opinions of other posters. It is fortunate that I often lack the motivation to reply to such posters because I consider them a lost cause and perhaps in need of psychiatric help which can not be provided in this medium.
I believe my only saving grace in these situations is that my posts might be considered clean because I know few good insults which can be typed on a Latin keyboard.
I hope I do not succumb to such impulses often but I wish it plainly and fairly understood that if I do attack some poster I will gladly accept moderation or banning as long as you do not expect also contrition because I would not do it if I did not feel with all my heart that the poster deserved to be ripped a new one..
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> {quote:title=ValeskaSuratt wrote:}{quote}
> I can't recall ever seeing cigarettes promoted as a health food ... only as an aphrodisiac.
It was often prescribed by doctors as a remedy for a variety of breathing complaints when tobacco was introduced to Europe.
As late as the mid-1970s some doctors were recommending it for cases of sinus inflammations which did not respond to medication.
It is still prescribed because it relieves IBS symptoms in some patients.
It is widely accepted that a large percentage of smokers may be unknowingly self-medicating. Nicotine is an anti-depressant. A sociological study showed the rate of suicides in France declined significantly in each class as smoking was adopted stratum by stratum.
It has been postulated and there is evidence that certain genes have an effect on both brain chemistry and susceptibility to cancer. Their effect is believed to repress production of chemicals which elevate general mood. They are believed also to repress production of chemicals which serve as a defense against cell mutation. Those people who have those genes turned on are more likely to develop cancer and they are more likely to smoke because of nicotine's anti-depressant effect. It is sad to say that this aspect of tobacco use is not fully explored as researchers have had their funding cut when their studies venture into this area.
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I thank those who voted for me. They were all wonderful schedules and I know how hard it was to chose.
I am sorry to see Capuchin win. It is worse that the December schedule uses one of his schedule days from the last Challenge. It is a great strain on him to not gloat.
It means also I can not do a schedule for the next Challenge. I will surely know the details of the Challenge far in advance of his posting so I would have an unfair advantage.
It was an excellent Challenge and many great schedules! All are to be congratulated.
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I have not watched the movie in many years. I remember it being believable.
It is common for a person to survive such a gunshot wound. Death is most often from loss of blood. I would expect personnel and equipment in a clinic to handle that. Greatest danger is if heart is hit. That is nearly always fatal. Comment by the doctor means she missed her heart.
I find it easy to believe she would do it in such a place. It is impulse born of episode of depression. It is also a plea for attention. Cold calculation to ensure suicide is successful is a sign of long-term depression.
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Top o' the day to you, Bronxgirl! What's shaking?
I hope very much that you are feeling better now. I am not allowed to prescribe for others but I can say that I treat my insomnia with small does of a mild antihistamine and large doses of alcohol. I know of no reason for it that rum makes me sleep faster than vodka or gin.
I was scheduled for six classes. They allow me two now. They are the easy ones for which I will not have to attend many classes if I write papers on time and pass tests. They can not stop me from going to other classes and studying so I will be prepared for next semester when I will enroll in those classes.
Odessa has always been an International city. It is said that in early years the money came from St. Petersburg and life came from Europe. The city prospered because the Russians did not dominate it as they did other cities. The most important governor was a Frenchman. The first architects were Italian and French. It was the link between Mediterranean Sea and Russia so people from many countries came because of trade. The sea is a good highway and the roads into Russia were poor so most influence came from other countries.
Many languages have always been spoken. I wished to learn French in school so I could understand French movies. It was not offered that year as there were few people who wished it. It was because most who had an interest had learned it from family and friends at an early age.
The first one and one-half minutes of this video show street scenes before the war:
I am sorry to say I watched no movies in full. I would begin and then fall asleep. I did not want to start at beginning again and watch what I had seen and it did not feel right to start where I fell asleep as the gap ruined the flow. We have been watching Coupling and May to December and Jeeves and Wooster because they are short. I do not know what we will watch next. He has nearly one hundred hours of movies on the DVR he recorded when I was gone. There are many good movies but it seems very daunting to dive into it. Is there any special movie which premiered since June which I should watch first?
Hang loose!
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I have been to the school. They canceled all of my schedule as I did not attend two mandatory meetings even although I sent them messages I could not attend. I can do two classes but the others are closed.
I have been to the doctor. He wishes to replace the cast because the swelling has gone done more since it was attached. He shook his head when I said I would allow it if I am allowed to cut off this one as I wish it cut so to keep the names clear. I think he thinks I am a crazy lady.
I made appointment to go to sheriff in this afternoon to register my weapons. I told deputies many months ago I would be bringing them here. I hope they do not ask for bills of sale or import licenses.
Capuchin has pulled DVDs so we can watch *Fast Company* (1938) and *Monkey Business* (1952) today and not wait for their airing tomorrow. I hope we have time also to watch *The Awful Truth* (1937) as it is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies.
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> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}Good morning, Countess,
> the one that truly gets me is the one with the great puns. So, take a bow, *SansFin*, you get my vote.
I thank you very much! It has great meaning as you are a wonderful Challenge programmer and your greatness has been acknowledged by your winning past ones.
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I congratulate all of you on your wonderful schedules! I wish also to thank countessdelave once again for her creative Challenge!
These are the highlights of the schedules for me:
Skimpole:
I very much love your Sunday of Japanese movies. The contrasts you choose are amazing and they show the range from ridiculous to sublime. I like that you made a tribute to Sydney Greenstreet and Oscar Levant. I like them very much and I believe they are overlooked and under-appreciated. I am curious to see what TCM viewers will comment on your Saturday night movies.
Aimalac:
Your Rosalind Russell tribute has many great movies and in particular *The Guilt Of Janet Ames* (1947) and *Five Finger Exercise* (1962). *The Buccaneer* (1958) is a wonderful choice for TCM Essentials.
Filmlover:
I love the murder movies you choose for Monday night and the Columbia B-movie series movies. I like very much the Wendy Hiller tribute for her one-hundred-and-one birthday. I am sorry you have excused your own self from the voting.
B-BOOP:
It would be wonderful to have Robert Osbourne and Martin Scorsese discuss film preservation and the movies you choose are excellent for that discussion. I like the night of Enchanted movies. I love a day of Film Noir! You have created a marvelous schedule and I hope TCM Programmers steal many of these days.
LonesomePolecat:
George Sanders, *Il Postino* (1994), *Little Shop Of Horrors* (1986), *Goodbye, Charlie* (1964), *A New Leaf* (1971) and *Tales of Manhattan* (1942) are very wonderful choices! I like very much your tributes to Joseph Walker and Danny Kaye. I believe you have excellent taste in movies as I like what you choose. It is very sad one movie made so much trouble for your schedule.
Audreyforever:
I love your tributes to secretaries and ?Bombastic Bettys?. Maureen O?Sullivan is a worthy Star of the Month and has been long overlooked! I love the works of Anatole Litvak. I think it is wonderful idea to have a person here be your Guest Programmer! This is an excellent schedule.
Fedya:
I like very much your exploration of genres and your very funny exploitation theme. I believe *The Burmese Harp* (1956) is an excellent choice as TCM Import. I hope to see your Columbia's comic crooks day stolen by TCM programmers!
I wish very much that all of you could win! I will PM my vote to countessdelave later.
I thank all of you for participating and giving us all of these wonderful works!
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Perhaps pseudo-nitzschia can be added to the theater's sodas.
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I know of no movie earlier than *The Lady in the Lake* (1947) which used the technique during nearly all the movie.
There are early examples of the camera standing in for a character during a scene or scenes. In *Napoleon* (1927) it is taking part in a fight. In *Champagne* (1928) it is kissed. In *The Ghost Camera* (1933) it is a character in scenes of flashbacks. In *The Kennel Murder Case* (1933) it is unknown person carrying out murder while Philo Vance narrates the actions.
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I am spending more time asleep than awake but it is in forty minute and ninety minute naps. I believe it will be several days before I have recovered my wits. There was a time in my life when two days with much activity and no sleep meant nearly nothing. The time change affects me also. It is sad to say I slept when Doctor Who began so I did not watch the ending. Capuchin recorded it so I can watch it tomorrow in full.
My wrist is a very minor problem. I have little soreness and no pain. I have a scaphoid fracture, distal end, with no displacement and good blood flow. It is very nearly like not having a break. It is my right hand and I am left-handed. It is inconvenient mostly in that I must wear a large rubber glove over the cast when I shower.
The crowns I have are ceramic caps put on my teeth to replace the portions of the tooth removed when I had root canals performed. The crowns needed to be replaced because they were many years old and it is better to replace them before they crack.
The parrot video was very cute. It is a warm and fuzzy feeling to have my return welcomed as all of you have done. It gave me empty feeling to read this forum when I was there and could not make comments.
Capuchin has brought me a taste of the first stage of his chocolate buttercream cheesecake. I believe it will be the finest he has made. This stage has to chill now for hours before he can begin next stage. He also brought to me ginger snaps and vodka. It is what we have when we settle in for the night. I believe he is hinting that I need to go back to bed. I would hate to have to admit that he has been right twice in one day but it may be so.
I wish all a good night and pleasant dreams.
Edited by: SansFin on Sep 9, 2012 12:26 PM
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These are brilliant! I believed this thread had been played out. I am very happy to see it is stronger and more creative now!
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They are all very wonderful schedules! I will make comments on each when I am more clear-headed. I congratulate all of you for your brilliance and wit!
I also congratulate countessdelave for creating a novel Challenge and managing this Challenge.
I hope all are happy to learn our work brings more than the fun of creating a schedule and gaining the admiration and votes of our peers. A tentative schedule for December shows a day of movies which is close parallel to a day Capuchin created in TCM Programming Challenge # 21. It has five movies in a row which were his choices and only one is out of his alignment and one other movie they choose is a movie he had scheduled for another day.
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> {quote:title=calvinnme wrote:}{quote}
>> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}I must wonder why they scheduled movies for twenty-second and after as it is well known the world will end on the twenty-first.
> At least their theme on December 21 during the daytime appears to be "The End".
Capuchin will like the schedule on that day because it is very close parallel to day he had in # 21 TCM Programming Challenge.
He choose:
7:15AM *The Last Man On Earth* (1964)
8:45AM *On the Beach* (1959)
11:00AM *Five* (1951)
12:45PM *Panic in Year Zero* (1962)
2:30PM *The Bed Sitting Room* (1969)
4:00PM *The World, the Flesh and the Devil* (1959)
They choose:
10:30AM *Last Man on Earth* (1964)
12:00PM *Bed Sitting Room* (1969)
2:00PM *Five* (1951)
4:00PM *Panic in Year Zero* (1962)
6:00PM *The World, The Flesh, and The Devil* (1959)
There is a major difference in that he scheduled it for the twenty-second because they are all post-apocalypse movies and they scheduled it for the twenty-first which is the day the world is to end.
> However, then they transition to high-spirited Ernst Lubitsch in primetime.
Exit Laughing?
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I must wonder why they scheduled movies for twenty-second and after as it is well known the world will end on the twenty-first.
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I prefer to multi-task by playing a game while watching a classic movie also.
I like to play chess, backgammon, and strip parcheesi.
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> It's simply GRAND to have you back!
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I thank you for your kind words. It is GRAND to be back! It was wonderful to idle in luxury but it is more wonderfuller to be home.
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> {quote:title=SueSueApplegate wrote:}{quote}
> We are all grateful you are home safe, and thank you for sharing with us about your travels.
I thank you for your kind words and warm welcome. You have all been very wonderful to me.
BRONXGIRL'S MOTHER, HENRY FONDA'S HIRSUTENESS, ETC.
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> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}
> It reminds me of another song which musically emulates a traditional love song but is the reverse and always cracks me up, especially when I am in a bitter mood.
It is truly different!
I am confused why this had been called a love song:
http://youtu.be/aVXX6NFpcT8
I love this song! It is truly a love song but I do not call it romantic: