She's not much of a vegetarian, is she?
Actual Matilda Quote Tonight: "I want meat!"
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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DavidS - Jul 04, 2010 6:27:09 pm PDT #9561 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
JZ - Jul 04, 2010 6:29:45 pm PDT #9562 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Though when she says, "I want meat!" what she generally means is "I want exactly three bites of meat and no more!" So she's not much of a vegetarian, but she's also not exactly covering herself in carnivorous glory.
tommyrot - Jul 04, 2010 6:42:19 pm PDT #9563 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
she's also not exactly covering herself in carnivorous glory.
But clearly when she's older she wants to hunt the wild cow....
Kathy A - Jul 04, 2010 8:23:51 pm PDT #9564 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
So, a remembrance of seeing Pippi Longstocking movies in the early seventies made me think of semi-lost early 70s kids entertainment. Like...The Point! And, The Phantom Tollboth (by Chuck Jones) and the Rankin Bass version of The Last Unicorn (okay, 1982).
That's my time period, but I don't remember seeing any of those except for Pippi in the theater. The other example of "semi-lost early 70s kids entertainment" that I remember is Benji.
DavidS - Jul 04, 2010 9:01:15 pm PDT #9565 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I saw Benji in the movie theaters. The Point was on TV (I think. Jilli's a big fan). The Phantom Tollbooth was barely in theaters and I don't remember ever seeing it on TV.
Kathy A - Jul 04, 2010 9:07:16 pm PDT #9566 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember seeing Benji at the Rialto Theatre in downtown Joliet. The place was packed with tons of us rugrats all cheering on this little mutt against the bad guys.
What's sad is that I remember so few other childrens films from that time period that weren't Disney live-action movies.
javachik - Jul 04, 2010 9:10:03 pm PDT #9567 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I distinctly remember The North Avenue Irregulars and Escape to Witch Mountain. (iPhone so not doing italics).
Volans - Jul 05, 2010 4:25:02 am PDT #9568 of 30000
move out and draw fire
"Really? That's badass!"
Heh. Sadly, diplomats don't get to kill people with letter openers. Much as they might like to.
And it's Greek; it's a replica of the belt knives the freedom fighters wore back when they were an anti-Ottoman insurgency. So even though it clearly has a LOT of Ottoman decorative elements, don't tell the Greeks that.
tommyrot - Jul 05, 2010 4:28:58 am PDT #9569 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I distinctly remember The North Avenue Irregulars and Escape to Witch Mountain. (iPhone so not doing italics).
I loved the book Escape to Witch Mountain and was very bitter because I thought Disney ruined the movie. It was the first time I'd ever had that experience, so it was special.
JZ - Jul 05, 2010 4:56:03 am PDT #9570 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I loved the book, too. And until now I didn't know that there was anyone else on the planet who'd read and loved it dearly as a kid. I'm a little surprised to find that there was someone else, but, now that I know there was, completely unsurprised to find it was another Buffista!