Hey, do we get the striptease again, along with the dance of the numberslut?
if we just sit quietly over here and wait ......
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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moonlit - Jul 13, 2003 9:11:28 am PDT #5679 of 9843
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
evil jimi - Jul 13, 2003 9:28:47 am PDT #5680 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
oh my ... *blush*
umm ...
*starts to dance like Kel, while humming the stripper song and removing his clothes*
Jon B. - Jul 13, 2003 9:30:46 am PDT #5681 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
In looking at the Hulk doll in that Sun article, I'm at a loss to figure out how those tiny shorts ever hid the Hulk's package. The photo of the girl holding the doll is priceless, though.
evil jimi - Jul 13, 2003 10:47:17 am PDT #5682 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
which is, I guess, why some folks are questioning the veracity of the story and/or the origin of the extra appendage on the doll.
Jon B. - Jul 13, 2003 12:17:53 pm PDT #5683 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
D'ohh. I am a dope. Is the Sun known for making stuff up? Is it like the Weekly World News here?
(holy cow -- the WWN has a tiny batboy as their URL icon thingie!)
Fiona - Jul 13, 2003 10:09:37 pm PDT #5684 of 9843
Is the Sun known for making stuff up?
The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper. It has been known to make things up in the past, though it is still somewhat more reputable than the US mags like National Enquirer, WWN, etc.. In its hands, the truth is extremely maleable, though.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jul 13, 2003 10:22:32 pm PDT #5685 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
In its hands, the truth is extremely maleable, though.
Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Male-able. Truth... the Hulk...
whimpers at terrible pun
goes to hide in corner
Emlah - Jul 13, 2003 10:45:19 pm PDT #5686 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
But I found the ending too predictable, it felt like a cop-out in a way I don't think I can properly articulate--it was very much a nonsensical gut-reaction thing.
I've pimped this movie to many, many people - sometimes based solely on Patrick Swayze - and a lot of them didn't like the ending either. I loved it though, I found it interesting and moving and what-the-fucky. And now I've watched it way too many times to even consider a different ending being appropriate, you know? Also, I love that cover of Mad World so damn much. Such a beautiful song, and it complemented the montage perfectly.
I don't think I've ever felt that way about a film, though--I'm too cynical about the medium, or something. Maybe cinema is just too finite for me--a bad ending usually ruins the film for me, but a bad ending to a novel seems to have a less dramatic effect on my reaction, probably because I can't read a book in two or so hours.
That's really interesting. Films are definately a big part of how I define my identity. Although, now that I think of it, a lot of them are films that I feel are a part of me because I watched them to death when I was a child, not so much films that I watch fresh now and instantly feel some sort of identity connection with.
Fay - Jul 13, 2003 11:34:27 pm PDT #5687 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
The Sun tends not to outright lie - for that kind of crazy-ass National Enquirer journalism it's the Sunday Sport in the UK. Instead The Sun is the most lowbrow of our tabloids. It's arguably the most popular newspaper - partly, perhaps, because of the topless girls on Page 3. It's infamous for its response to our shameful sinking of the General Belgrano ship (during the Falklands War) as it was running away and in International waters (blahblahblah don't-bomb-them-cakes) with the headline "Gotcha!" But otoh Tony Blair has done exclusive interviews with them in the past, in the lead up to elections, and it's arguable that having The Sun come out and officially back Blair was v. helpful in getting him elected the first time.
moonlit - Jul 14, 2003 12:58:17 am PDT #5688 of 9843
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
The political power of the the media was evident in the hostility of the Murdoch press towards the British Labour party in the 1980s, promoting the general view that they were 'unelectable'. This was vividly illustrated on the front page of The Sun on the eve of the 1987 general election, which featured a picture of Neil Kinnock's head in a light bulb beneath the headline "will the last person to leave the country please turn out the lights!" Murdoch was also widely credited with the Tory election triumph over Labour in 1992. The Sun is Britains most popular newspaper with sales consistently over 3 million and a readership of up to 10 million.
Tony Blair, the new Labour leader, travelled to Australia to visit with Murdoch, persuaded him to reconsider his support, and succeeded in getting Murdoch's papers to support Labour in the 1997 election campaign. In return Blair unilaterally repudiated the Labour pledge to seek a decentalisation of the media.