I like the goddesses that blended mystique with their beauty. (And while in some cases these goddesses defined beauty, in others their beauty was not necessarily traditional.) For example: Miss Greta Garbo, Miss Bette Davis, Miss Grace Kelly, Miss Marilyn Monroe, Miss Marlene Dietrich, Miss Jean Harlow, Miss Lauren Bacall. There are others, but those are the ones that come immediately to mind.
You ARE talking about the real people...right? Generally speaking, every time I've encountered a "Miss" in front of a name, the user was citing a drag name.
Miss Bertha Fenation, for example.
At HHW.com we use honorifics to demonstrate our respect for the individuals cited. Surely you've noticed this bit of writing style here before, Dear Reader Mr. RLP?
A question for the ethicists at HHW.
I have a friend in the building whose mother passed away last week. I thought it would be a nice gesture to bring her some comfort food, and I know she likes cheesecake.
So I baked one this morning. But it looks so good that I'm tempted to bring her just half and keep the rest.
Is that tacky? Please be perfectly frank.
(I'm not trying to influence anyone's decision, but Bev lives alone. And she's not Jewish - so I don't think she'll have to feed guests this week. On the other hand, I do know that this cake freezes well.)
Except for when we reply to each other, I don't find the practice of honorifics here all that common.
But I was :D in my original post, although I forgot to put the smiley.
I apologize if my original post rubbed anyone the wrong way.
A question for the ethicists at HHW.
I have a friend in the building whose mother passed away last week. I thought it would be a nice gesture to bring her some comfort food, and I know she likes cheesecake.
So I baked one this morning. But it looks so good that I'm tempted to bring her just half and keep the rest.
Is that tacky? Please be perfectly frank.
(I'm not trying to influence anyone's decision, but Bev lives alone. And she's not Jewish - so I don't think she'll have to feed guests this week. On the other hand, I do know that this cake freezes well.)
I think in your heart of hearts you know the answer to the question, Dear Reader Dan-in-Toronto, else you wouldn't be asking it. Bring her the whole cheesecake.
A question for the ethicists at HHW.
I have a friend in the building whose mother passed away last week. I thought it would be a nice gesture to bring her some comfort food, and I know she likes cheesecake.
So I baked one this morning. But it looks so good that I'm tempted to bring her just half and keep the rest.
Is that tacky? Please be perfectly frank.
(I'm not trying to influence anyone's decision, but Bev lives alone. And she's not Jewish - so I don't think she'll have to feed guests this week. On the other hand, I do know that this cake freezes well.)
Well, I'm in a sort of ;D mood myself today!
And in the spirit of full disclosure, I must report that no one has rubbed me of late in any way.
Hmmmm, DR DIT, I don't know if it's tacky, but I think I would bring her the whole cake. She can always invite you to have some with her.When my mother died, a woman who already had her eye on Dad brought him a cake, the sort that was very sticky and gooey and filled with the kind of lemon filling you usually find in filled donuts. After she had left, I commented that it was appropriate that the cake had a lemon filling.
...As for divoon screen goddesses, my votes are for Miss Audrey Hepburn and DR JoseSPiano's brilliant suggestion, Miss Sophia Loren. She makes such otherwise intolerable movies as "Man of La Mancha" and "House Boat" quite fun....You forgot to include The Cassandra Crossing. (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0074292/) It's so embarassing that it's fun. Basic plot summary: Train fall down, go boom!
Dan-in-TO- I had to modify my post because I thought you said the cake does NOT freeze well. (She's probably got things on her mind other than freezing cheese cake, so, I don't think that freezing it is much of an option.) On the other hand, if you don't know here well enough to give her half a cake (you can only do that with a friend) then give her the whole cake.
Have I confused you enough??
Might I recommend giving her the half-filled muffin cup? ;)
I say give her the whole cake, and then bake another one for yourself. And a third for the good people on HHW. No one can resist homemade cheesecake!
Also...I'm not Jewish, but when my father died, my mother and I had visitors dropping by a week or so after his funeral. Several "whole" cakes had been brought to the house and they were most welcome and nothing was wasted.
(Don't listen to those half-cake-advocates...they're cheesecake snarfers!)
:D
What if The Exorcist had been produced by the Walt Disney Studios instead of Warner Brothers?
For some reason, I can't get the idea of Donald Duck trying to wrap his bill around the name "Pazoozoo."
:-\ ;)
Jean Simmons=gorgeous and wonderful in everything.
When I think of the beautiful Gene Tierney I think of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR.
I will soon have a $15. Gift Certificate for the CHEESECAKE Factory. Guess what I'll get?
My DD has a new hobby. She loves to eat out, but she's an impecunious college student. So what she does is call head offices of places to complain about the service or the food. They always apologize and send her a gift certificate. Thus the Cheesecak Factory certificate. But as she's leaving the country tomorrow, she won't be able to use it and is mailing it to her DM.
Jean Simmons was perfectly cast as Desirée in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (the touring production). And Gene Tierney? She was one of the most stunning of all. (I'm thinking of her in THE RAZOR'S EDGE.) It's interesting that nobody has mentioned Brigitte Bardot. I think that Lee Remick was exquisite, yet I wouldn't call her a goddess.
A question for the ethicists at HHW.
I have a friend in the building whose mother passed away last week. I thought it would be a nice gesture to bring her some comfort food, and I know she likes cheesecake.
So I baked one this morning. But it looks so good that I'm tempted to bring her just half and keep the rest.
Is that tacky? Please be perfectly frank.
(I'm not trying to influence anyone's decision, but Bev lives alone. And she's not Jewish - so I don't think she'll have to feed guests this week. On the other hand, I do know that this cake freezes well.)
Dan-in-Toronto I love that story.
You forgot to include The Cassandra Crossing. (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0074292/) It's so embarassing that it's fun. Basic plot summary: Train fall down, go boom!
I just checked the bus stops for my trip to Portland. It leaves Medford at 6:05am. I will be on the bus for all of 10 minutes before it makes a 30 minute meal stop in Central Point. Same goes for the return trip, 10 minutes from my stop I get a meal break. Oh joy!
The stop is at a Pilot Gas station. I can not begin my trip there. If I can find out where it’s located, and can keep my luggage with me on the bus, I can sneak off the bus on the return trip and have Keith pick me up in Central Point
Me, too!Sure...just make sure you have a lot of mirrors on the walls....and those Gold Gym boys will stay and stay....
I wonder what would happen if you called Gold's Gym to complain and asked for someone to come over and make things right? ....I bet I've just created some nice afternoon fantasies for a few DRs.
Well, take some good books and don't talk to strangers!
Of course I will talk to strangers. ;D I just hope I will be awake enough to read the books, if I’m capable of reading on a bus without getting car sick.
Boy I wish the break were farther along on the trip. Stretching my legs in Eugene sounds more appealing.
If she protests she won't be able to eat it all, offer to divide it and keep half.
Not HERE it hasn't been delivered. We need CHEESECAKE.
Jayne Mansfield?
Women fight tigers with fences!
Yes, today is a HOLIDAY. It's "Send Panni Cheesecake Day"!Nice try. Blame Canada if you don't receive any.
I'm doing my best BK.
I wonder where DR Jed of the late posts has gone. Almost time for a reappearance from DR Jose also.