And we would be singing your praises. Seriously, we'd be all "One time...this lady called...and she just asked for what she needed."
Wrod wrod wrod
Darn your sinister attraction!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2007 10:16:28 am PST #2943 of 10001
brillig
§ ita § - Feb 22, 2007 10:19:15 am PST #2944 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If he can talk about it now, I still don't think it's tantamount to boasting.
And I never tied that part of his discussion to boasting. It looks to me like while admitting you were a self-destructive alcoholic (I guess that's the default, if not only, kind) is embarassing, he's long dealt with that.
I think it's hard to be in his position and make a fundamental change to his habits, even if he could always foresee the consequences.
But unlike your gossipping, he's delivering material that's been deliberately written, reviewed, massaged, cut, bolstered and then we see it. It's not reflexive, or something as simple to relieve as that bursting pressure to tell Sally that John slept with Ricky and Jane. I've had to slap around a number of improvisers for taking the cheap road, etc, against our stated policy--but that's improv. I'd be more than slapping around anyone that's prepping their work before delivering it.
Dana - Feb 22, 2007 10:21:23 am PST #2945 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Stephen Fry just said "Kneel before Zod." And compared Terrence Stamp to yaks.
Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2007 10:23:01 am PST #2946 of 10001
brillig
Stephen Fry just said "Kneel before Zod."
Where?
Dana - Feb 22, 2007 10:24:06 am PST #2947 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Where?
On QI. I have no independent thoughts these days. I just have episodes of QI.
Scrappy - Feb 22, 2007 10:27:07 am PST #2948 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Are these on Youtube? Because they would be a great panacea, I'm thinking, for someone with a lot of free time after, say, surgery.
Lee - Feb 22, 2007 10:27:36 am PST #2949 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What's QI?
shrift - Feb 22, 2007 10:28:43 am PST #2950 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Stephen Fry just said "Kneel before Zod." And compared Terrence Stamp to yaks.
Every time I think I can't love him more, he proves me wrong.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 22, 2007 10:30:31 am PST #2951 of 10001
What is even happening?
I've had to slap around a number of improvisers for taking the cheap road, etc, against our stated policy--but that's improv. I'd be more than slapping around anyone that's prepping their work before delivering it.I'm pretty sure I read recently that Ferguson improvises his opening monologue.
Dana - Feb 22, 2007 10:30:38 am PST #2952 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Wow, look at all these skippers and skimmers.
In short, it's a British quiz (game) show hosted by Stephen Fry. Contestants are given points for interesting answers, regardless of whether they're true, and penalized for obvious answers. Some are available on YouTube.