Because Shakespeare is wholesome!
If the dirty parts of Grease are going over kids' heads, how much more for the dirty parts of Shakespeare -- which are written in 500-year-old slang?
Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.
'Destiny'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Fred Pete - Feb 20, 2009 9:02:10 am PST #7192 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 20, 2009 9:19:51 am PST #7193 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't know... that "What, with my tongue in your tail ?" bit from Taming of the Shrew strikes me as something that modern kids would have little difficulty figuring out.
Toddson - Feb 20, 2009 9:22:20 am PST #7194 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And some of them really are 12 ... so everything sounds dirty.
ChiKat - Feb 20, 2009 9:25:14 am PST #7195 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
It's why I always snicker when the family-friendly theatres get all excited about putting on "Grease".
I directed Grease with my middle schoolers last year because there is a "school version" that has the naughty bits cut out (ouch!). The original book writer did the cuts, so it's a pretty good script.
I did have some parents (rightly) concerned when we announced it. I just let them borrow a script and read it. They were all fine with it.
Connie Neil - Feb 20, 2009 9:44:02 am PST #7196 of 30000
brillig
I directed Grease with my middle schoolers last year because there is a "school version" that has the naughty bits cut out
I wonder how many Utah idiots said, "Well, then, why didn't they just film that version? The naughty bits were obviously just there to appeal to Those Sorts."
I'm sorry, I keep telling myself not to read the local news comment boards, but I'm also unable to keep myself from scratching mosquito bites.
Ginger - Feb 20, 2009 9:48:00 am PST #7197 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Tommy, I suspect you and I troll through very similar websites.
I just let Tommy do it for me.
amych - Feb 20, 2009 9:49:42 am PST #7198 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
We've replaced Tommyrot with a bold, rich, aromatic RSS feed. Let's see if anybody notices.
Emily - Feb 20, 2009 10:01:01 am PST #7199 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm sorry, I keep telling myself not to read the local news comment boards, but I'm also unable to keep myself from scratching mosquito bites.
I feel your pain. What is with the overwhelming stupid?
erikaj - Feb 20, 2009 10:09:44 am PST #7200 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
beth b - Feb 20, 2009 10:12:21 am PST #7201 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
happy birthday, Jon!
and People, if you are going to read the comments on the news, you have to read the comments on the right articles. My favorites -- articles on the weather out here. Let's just say that commenting on a article that say it will rain - people with time on their hands.