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!
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'Heart Of Gold'
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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.
Jessica - Jul 05, 2010 5:02:28 am PDT #9571 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 05, 2010 6:36:59 am PDT #9572 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't think any movie traumatized me more as a child than The Last Unicorn. I had screaming nightmares of the Red Bull for YEARS.
Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Talk about traumatizing children's cartoons.
"If you move, I will strike. If you do not move, I will strike." Brrr.
Strix - Jul 05, 2010 7:22:45 am PDT #9573 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
M was a vegetarian for two weeks before summer vaca started. He hasn't said anything about it, but he loooves hot dogs and chicken.
I figure, if he wants to, cool. If he doesn't want to, cool.
Currently, the only vegetables he'll eat are carrots and lettuce, so I don't think a life of luxurious vegetarian eating is for him. He doesn't even like potatoes, except as fries. Blasphemer!
Kathy A - Jul 05, 2010 7:46:47 am PDT #9574 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I also loved the book "Escape to Witch Mountain"!! The book was much better than the (first) movie--I have no desire to see the latest version.
Oh, and Rikki Tikki Tavi was a really good cartoon adaptation. That was also done by Chuck Jones, right?
tommyrot - Jul 05, 2010 8:23:41 am PDT #9575 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 really liked the sort of melancholy tone to the book "Escape From Witch Mountain." In retrospect, it's not surprising the Disney adaptation would not be to my liking.
megan walker - Jul 05, 2010 8:29:01 am PDT #9576 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Loved Pippi Longstocking and Benji. Also, That Darn Cat.
I vaguely remember Escape to Witch Mountain and The Phantom Tollbooth, but I don't think I read them. I recently listened to a reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi on the Classic Tales podcast and can see how that would be traumatizing--it's quite vicious.
Amy - Jul 05, 2010 8:32:52 am PDT #9577 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I loved That Darn Cat. And Grizzly Adams, too.
Jessica - Jul 05, 2010 8:48:45 am PDT #9578 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh I loved Rikki Tikki Tavi! Orson Welles!
msbelle - Jul 05, 2010 9:01:18 am PDT #9579 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I've read mac the old version of Pinnochio and newer Rikki-Tiki-Tavi. In both I had to do some verbal editing as I was reading it, but mostly I left stuff in. I don't think he understood a lot of Pinnochio, but R-T-T I think just seemed like life in the country to him.