What are your big sports? I know about the ice-hockey, but what else?
Here we just call it "hockey". Our other national sport is actually Lacrosse though curling is a national passion.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Megan E. - Oct 15, 2003 1:08:56 am PDT #6602 of 9843
sumi - Oct 15, 2003 4:44:37 am PDT #6603 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
So, just saw the 7th episode season 2 of MI-5 (Spooks) and it's the one with the kid with the photographic memory. They subtitled his dialogue and that of his brother and their friend (partner?). Was this just a special thing for the US showing?
UTTAD - Oct 15, 2003 4:50:51 am PDT #6604 of 9843
Strawberry disappointment.
Oh God please let the All Blacks beat England.
Angus G - Oct 15, 2003 4:54:38 am PDT #6605 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Was this just a special thing for the US showing?
Yes! How insulting. (To the Americans watching as much as anyone.)
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2003 4:56:21 am PDT #6606 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They only did it for half the ep too. It was really annoying.
billytea - Oct 15, 2003 6:43:31 am PDT #6607 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
For those who are interested, there's an article about the Booker prizewinner here. He sounds like a pretty interesting character in his own right.
erikaj - Oct 17, 2003 7:56:20 pm PDT #6608 of 9843
Always Anti-fascist!
I heart him for confessing to his massive debt.Seriously, it's the last taboo. Is that a dumb reason to read a book, or what?
Angus G - Oct 17, 2003 8:19:06 pm PDT #6609 of 9843
Roguish Laird
I'm not sure that massive debt is a taboo if you're an author! (On the contrary, massive wealth is...although maybe not in the US?)
erikaj - Oct 17, 2003 8:27:44 pm PDT #6610 of 9843
Always Anti-fascist!
I meant talking about it, not having it. Everybody has it, but you're not supposed to say anything. I should have been more clear...forgot my audience for a minute.
Angus G - Oct 17, 2003 11:17:37 pm PDT #6611 of 9843
Roguish Laird
No, I meant talking about it too, Erika! For some authors and other artists, particularly of the bohemian equation [edit: bohemian equation? I mean "persuasion" obv.], talking about how broke you are and how scandalously little you make from your art is part of the persona. (Which makes it a bit awkward when they actually start making money!)
Completely agree about debt being a taboo for the rest of us though.