I don't know if the issue is The Crow so much as it is A Crow.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
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§ ita § - Oct 16, 2012 4:54:06 pm PDT #22694 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Juliebird - Oct 16, 2012 5:14:04 pm PDT #22695 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
That looked pretty good up until Johnny Depp showed up looking like an maroon.
§ ita § - Oct 16, 2012 5:29:05 pm PDT #22696 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who made the word maroon an insult? I first saw it used that way in Bugs Bunny. Was it in currency before that? It always jogs my eye because it's the name of a Jamaican people, and they're basically the coolest shit ever, so I need to rework all the sentences to make them insulting.
DavidS - Oct 16, 2012 5:43:53 pm PDT #22697 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I first saw it used that way in Bugs Bunny.
That's how I first heard it. I'm not sure if it's related to the Jamaican Maroons. I suspect Bugs' version is a variant off "moron." But I'm not sure. Where's erinaceous when you need her?
§ ita § - Oct 16, 2012 5:54:52 pm PDT #22698 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I doubt it would be related--why would any Americans care enough to make any use of the term, derogatory or otherwise?
DavidS - Oct 16, 2012 5:57:59 pm PDT #22699 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
> why would any Americans care enough to make any use of the term, derogatory or otherwise?
I care about the Jamaican Maroons! Totally badass! "Fuck all y'all, we're up in the mountains. It's bad for you if you come at us."
Frankenbuddha - Oct 16, 2012 6:22:56 pm PDT #22700 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Maroon was always paired with "im-bess-ill" for imbecile with Bugs, so I suspect it had nothing to do with any known terms, just comical miss-prow-nun-see-ations.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 18, 2012 6:10:39 pm PDT #22701 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have never read the book, so-- I have seen 2 trailers for Perks of Being a Wallflower, one of which features "come on Eileen", and one of which features David Bowie's "Heroes", and I can't tell whether this is a period piece, and the people are my age, but teenagers in 1980 whatever, or if they are hipsters. Please advise.
DavidS - Oct 18, 2012 7:13:51 pm PDT #22702 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and I can't tell whether this is a period piece, and the people are my age, but teenagers in 1980 whatever,
I think it's this. Also it's gotten really good reviews.
Gris - Oct 19, 2012 8:22:16 am PDT #22703 of 30000
Hey. New board.
The book is set in the 1980s.