Prolly it's just that

Post #65,483 by Ashton 11/27/02 2:42:33 PM Reply	Prolly it's just that ..sometimes She's A Bitch (because we Insist on that kinda masochistic BS. She gives us what We Want\ufffd) This just in (NPR): Seems it's becoming ~~normal~~ average for 20-somethings to suffer from anxiety, depression yada yada. No wonder drug usage is Up. What is it about this rich, sated culture which prompts so many to want to take leave of it, one way or another? [never mind: essay question]
Post #65,490 by admin 11/27/02 3:11:09 PM Reply	She Who Must Be Obeyed? grin I'm reading Hubbard's 'She' right now, so ignore me. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #65,494 by Ashton 11/27/02 3:29:30 PM Reply	Hubbard? Umm "Rumpole of the Bailey" John Mortimer.. so maybe he lifted that from Hubbard - it's the theme-quote re Rumpole's wife, delivered in a whisper.. [PBS from UK, natch] Alas a bright star has gone out - 'Rumpole' [link\|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2146615.stm\| Leo McKern] has died at 82. He was also magnificent as a Number 2 in The Prisoner and several other class acts. I will miss his wonderful pomposity-deflating presence.. indefinitely. Ashton
Post #65,495 by admin 11/27/02 3:40:41 PM Reply	Haggard, sorry, and yes he did lift it: [link\|http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~schott/rumpole/references/she.html\|http://www.csee.umbc...ferences/she.html] Rumpole covertly refers to his wife, Hilda, as "She Who Must Be Obeyed," "She," or "S.W.M.B.O." The phrase is from H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel, "She". The title character, Ayesha, Queen of Kor, is known to her subjects as SWMBO. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #65,572 by static 11/27/02 9:57:33 PM Reply	And he played a wonderfully fallen character in "Ladyhawke". Basically an exiled priest by the name of Imperius. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #65,588 by Silverlock 11/28/02 12:35:56 AM Reply	One of my all time favorite fantasy films. Even with Rutger hamming it up, it was still a good story. I thouhgt M. Brodericks portayel of "Mouse" was inspired. All the asides to God, All the promises weaseled out of.. Great movie. Best scene- The high-stepping horse in the cathedral. Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]
Post #65,659 by static 11/28/02 8:29:53 PM Reply	Rutger Haeur was upstaged. He played a not very complex character. Imperius, Mouse even the Bishop of Aquila* were more complex than he. Broderick was indeed inspired casting. Michele Pfeiffer did well, too - she knew her character was limited and stayed within it. I have the novel somewhere. IIRC, the movie is quite faithful to it. Wade. * I think that's right. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #65,675 by Ashton 11/29/02 4:04:48 AM Reply	Pregnanat Molly Ivins sig there.. For those who relish irony, there's a comical extent to which liberals are the new conservatives, exactly where the old principled Republicans used to be -- reluctant to get involved in foreign wars, suspicious of foreign entanglements, harping on fiscal responsibility and worried about constitutional freedoms. I keep askin them self-labelled 'Conservatives' WTF it IS they want to conserve (and think they are!) via the wackos they seem drawn to.. (Most just seem to grimace a bit, order another gun (and a beefier iron gate + floodlights) and count the C-notes in the wallet, while walkin away) Jes love Molly's drawl.. and "Working Assets" is a nice idea too; dunno how effective it is overall - but 'investing' in Companies which appear not to be grabbin a big-bite outta that 8.2 B$ new Star Warz pork barrel, set up for Rumsfeld's Apocalypse Riders \ufffd -- can't be all bad. I'll bet that body-bag futures are way up, though (?) Hope the Real Patriots kicked in a few extra $$ this year to the ACLU fund drive - we'll be needing them as if our very lives depended on it.. Ashton PS - she didn't much like Sinclair Lewis's opus - see her point but, after all - he wrote that one in 1935! Imagine what he coulda done with TODAY's 'news' of War for Peace!!

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