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Yeah, I agree MissW. Yep, I TOO think there should be at least a LITTLE time after one "passes" before the dissection of their life begins! LOL (...sorry, I JUST couldn't resist!!!)

Gotta admit over the years I've replied to various people more than a few times (and in my very best Gable voice, and it's damn good impression if I do say so myself) that I don't care one iota what they're sayin' to me. OH, and another one of my "fall back" lines after being told by someone that I must have been under some mistaken impression of some sort, is a particular line said by Bogie(and once again, my impression is usually spot-on), "I was mish-informed"! (...so, do THESE count???) LOL

Then how about: "Stupid thoughts of self-medicating"? (...which has of course always seemed to be THE primary reason people indulge in this kind of thing)

How about the Italian pensione in THE most magical city on the planet that Katherine Hepburn stays at in David Lean's SUMMERTIME? (...would this count, folks?)

AND, on the flip-side of that thought: This older gentleman had 50 yard line tickets for the Super Bowl. As he sat down, he noticed that the seat nest to him was empty. He asked the man on the other side of the empty seat whether anyone was sitting there. ?No,? the man replied, The seat is empty.? ?This is incredible? said the first man. ?Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world and not use it? The Second man replied, ?Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This will be the first Super Bowl we haven?t been together since we go married in 1967.? ?Oh, I?m sorry to hear that. That?s terrible. But couldn't you find someone else ? a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?? The man shook his head. ?No, They?re all at the funeral.?

AND it begins.... (...and while I'm not disagreeing with you here Arturo, you HAVE to know where this baby is headed NOW, doncha?!) LOL

LOL So, I take it then that even though you've been attempting to tell everyone that this movie isn't as good as the general consensus thinks it is, they've..ahem.."fought me at every turn" EH?! (...well, I've always liked it, anyway...the performances alone by that stellar cast are worth "the boat ride", in my ship's log!)

>Bottom line for me is that while most movies should be gender mixed in order to reflect reality, there are some cases where the gender mix adds nothing substantive and actually can detract from the story. And IMO two such examples would be The Hustler and - - - if the advice of some people here had been followed - - - The Women. And, as I earlier suggested to TB, "The Caine Mutiny" also, Andy?

So TB, are ya NOW sayin' the movie THE HUSTLER wasn't "exciting enough" for ya here??? (...sorry, couldn't resist)

Well, I'm not so sure about that, Sepia. From MY experience in these matters, women really talk LESS about "sex" and MORE about "cuddling"!!! (...and how their perceived lack of receiving that in sufficient amounts somehow means you "don't really care about 'em!") LOL

>As far as the Brady home, I thought it was cool, too. Of course, yes, there would have to be a TOILET or two installed, a change of that gosh-awful wood paneling and get rid of the ORANGE FORMICA countertops in the kitchen! THEN you'd have a hell of a house! I'm gonna out on a limb here Sepia and guess your "Go-To" alternative viewing option if there's something on TCM you're not that interested in seeing again is probably HGTV's "Property Brothers", RIGHT?! LOL >But more recently, I really like the house that Jay and Gloria Pritchett have in MODERN FAMILY. Yep, I think that is one very cool house too. And if you happen to watch NBC's PARENTHOOD, there are a few very cool homes featured in that show, also.

I dunno know, TB. I mean, isn't one of the complaints often mentioned about the classic THE CAINE MUTINY is the inclusion of the young Ensign's love interest? (...among a few others examples of films which I'm sure given enough time I could think of to add here)

What might be the most ironic thing about that here Ham, is that Snidely Whiplash...errr...I mean WARREN there who ran that department store WASN'T exactly the "White Picket Fence" sort'a guy, was he!

Hmmm...perhaps the downward slide of the Seahawks defense as Peyton Manning so skillfully and methodically shreds it with his passing arm??? (...well, unless of course the Broncos offensive line doesn't protect him like they did against the Patriots, anyway)

>...and let's not forget the lovely home occupied by Dana Andrews' father and step-mother in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES. LOL Or as Bette might say: "What a dump!" THOUGH, ya have to admit it's the perfect setting for the scene which establishes Fred's(Dana Andrews) humble roots, and in which his father shares his pride of his son's war record while reading his USAAF citation. (...brings a tear to my eye and a lump in my throat every time I watch it, anyway)

Yeah, I kinda thought the same thing as I typed out the word "home" there.

Definitely, Char. Just let us know when you're planning on being out this way again.

{chuckling} (...and I'm sure somewhere Chuck Jones is chuckling in approval too, Fedya)

TB, first, I've always felt the whole thing about no men being in THE WOMEN was sort of a "gimmick", such as how I feel that whole "one continuous take" thing in Hitch's ROPE was a similar example of such...though in either case here, it has never limited my enjoyment of them. Secondly, I have to disagree with you about the absence of women in Huston's TTOTSM, as first, did you really expect to see women out prospecting for gold, and especially in the era of time depicted in this film? And considering most of the film takes place in the outback of Mexico and not in a more "civilized" town environment, I think this point is especially valid.

A few more instances of this immediately came to my mind in which recognized "classics" of the cinema(by many people anyway) almost solely contain "two-dimensional characters" in (especially) satirical comedies meant to press more serious points: THE HOSPITAL M*A*S*H NETWORK

Btw, anybody notice how in these series of credit card commercials currently running on TV which star Samuel L. Jackson, in the very first of them, Sam says something such as "...every damn time...", however since then and in later commercials, the word "damn" isn't said at all by him? (...think the easily offended out there might have had something to do with this change?)

OOPS! Sorry mark. You're right.That would be Antarctic climes to be sure, wouldn't it. (...though you're STILL "a better man than I" there, Gunga!)

And which now reminds me of the Hollywood Urban Legend that says in one of the movie costumers he starred in early in his film career, young Bronx born and bred Bernie Schwartz, aka Tony Curtis, says, "Yondah lies da castle of my foddah". Curtis never uttered any such words: not in The Black Shield of Falworth, nor The Prince Who Was a Thief, The Vikings, or any of his other movies. The closest match to Curtis' apocryphal signature phrase occurs in the 1952 film Son of Ali Baba, during which he (as Kashma Baba) informs Piper Laurie (as Princess Azura of Fez), "This is my father's palace, and yonder lies the Valley of the Sun" ? with an inflection markedly less than the pronounced Bronx accent of legend.

WHOA! 120 FEET of snow a year, huh?! Well mark, as I can say here is that thing that Brit military officer says during the burial service of the character Sam Jaffe plays after he bites the dust in valiant service to the British Raj: "You're a better man than I, Gunga Din!" LOL Though, regarding THIS part of your reply: > We like to rib our downstate friends and say that when we get a foot of snow it's nothing more than a "minor inconvenience" but if they get four inches they call out the National Guard. I DO have kind of an idea of what you mean here. You see, having until fairly recently lived my whole life in the L.A. area, it HAS become the joke that as soon as the first little raindrop falls in The City of Angels, the lead story on all the 6 o'clock news broadcasts are blared over the airwaves as: "STORM WATCH, 2014 !!!", or whatever year it happens to be, of course.

LOL I've always loved that story of Niven's, Tom. It's always reminded me of a friend and fellow coworker named Ada, who at the age of about five fled Cuba with her family, and would end up in the L.A. area. She's told us that her parents, to this day, primarily speak Spanish in their home, and so even though now as an adult and being very fluent in English, having grown up in that sort of home environment, tends to mangle the language of her adopted country on an occasional basis. Some of her most common malapropos being: "I know that. It's right on the tip of my 'brain'!", and, "Well, THAT sure takes the 'pie'!"