Topic: WACKADOO! (Read 28818 times)

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #120 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:18:57 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 07, 2006, 09:19:29 AM

What does that mean? Since I usually see "prep" in medical terms, I just wonder: are you inserting catheters in cans of soup, shaving a ham, taking the temperature of a loaf of bread?

It mean's he's fixing to "fix" somethin'.

(Prep = prepare, preparation, fixin'-to-fix...)

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #121 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:19:20 AM »

Ooooooooh!

I started a NEW PAGE!

WOO-HOO!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #122 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:24:36 AM »

I don't think I've owned a pair of pajamas since 1975.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #123 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:25:04 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on March 07, 2006, 10:18:57 AM

It mean's he's fixing to "fix" somethin'.

(Prep = prepare, preparation, fixin'-to-fix...)

How kind of you to enlighten me. I've only heard "prep" used in medical situations.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #124 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:27:59 AM »

Quote from: bk on March 07, 2006, 07:38:28 AM

Can someone name some I Want songs other than Corner of The Sky.

Sticking with Stephen Schwartz:

Lion Tamer
Just Around the Riverbend
Out There

Sondheim's characters, with their typical ambivalence, don't have a clue about what they want.

Matchmaker Matchmaker (Fiddler)

Jennifer · « **Reply #125 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:30:09 AM »

DR MattH, tonight not only has American Idol but also new episodes of Boston Legal and The Amazing Race.

Oh and re: the CBS renewals you mentioned yesterday. The one I am most happy about is Ghost Whisperer. I just love this show, and was very teary eyed last friday watching. As for Criminal Minds, I stopped watching after there were a few episodes that i found boring. i may watch again during reruns.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #126 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:33:09 AM »

DR JRand - THAT is Tarek from the latest round of "The Apprentice".

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #127 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:35:39 AM »

Re: Amazon.com and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" -- this time yesterday, they had not shipped and I could still have cancelled the pre-order.

Last night, I saw on a TV ad that Circuit City would have the DVDs today for the special price of $13.99.

That's a savings of $7 over Amazon's price. So, I went in this morning (don't ask me why I waited til today 'cause I don't have a good answer) and was unable to cancel. It was being "prepared for shipping."

Still no "shipping notification"...but que sera, sera...

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #128 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:36:31 AM »

On a happier DVD note, my final two DVDs from the Deep Discount DVD sale on Criterion titles finally arrived. "A Night to Remember" came last Thursday, and I got "The Last Temptation of Christ" in yesterday's mail.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #129 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:37:01 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 07, 2006, 10:25:04 AM

How kind of you to enlighten me. I've only heard "prep" used in medical situations.

My pleasure...

Jennifer · « **Reply #130 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:37:11 AM »

I feel so sad about Dana Reeve. That is such terrible news.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #131 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:38:09 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on March 07, 2006, 10:24:36 AM

I don't think I've owned a pair of pajamas since 1975.

Then you truly should avoid jump splits, shouldn't you!

Jennifer · « **Reply #132 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:40:37 AM »

I also watched the Apprentice last night.

Btw, DR jose (who loves Tarek so much). Did you see him as project manager last week? I cannot stand him! He is cute, but very smug and was fairly inept last week. He would have been fired if the girl (summer) had not interupted Mr. Trump and annoyed him.

I am sort of stunned at this cast. Are these really the brightest smartest people they could find? Most of them are obnoxious and not that competent. The lawyer stacy (from last night) was so bitchy and obnoxious towards the sweet funny brent that i wanted to hit her. I'm sure he (brent) must be a handful. But the fact that they would not even try to work with him (when he had lots of good ideas) was really making me mad. Plus to blame the defeat on him when he seemed to be the only one generating text messages (the tasks) seemed mean. Maybe they should have blamed THE TEAM LEADER WHO HAD THE WHOLE TEAM OVERSLEEPING ON THE MORNING OF THE CHALLENGE!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #133 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:46:03 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on March 07, 2006, 07:55:36 AM

A question for HARRY POTTER fans out there. With the remaining films in the series, since the books are so involved, would you rather see those novels filmed in two parts each or would you rather see the condensation or elimination of subplots to make the movie a single 2 1/2 hour version of the story?

I'd rather see the elimination of the subplots and subcharacters, as they did with Goblet. None of the films have been the worse for the elimination of Peeves, for example, a character who has appeared in every book.

The only problem is that astute viewers/readers can perform some reverse engineering, because of what has been eliminated, figuring out which plot threads are important and which are not. For example, Percy Weasley played what most would think was an important part in Goblet, the novel. He was missing from the film, but not missed. So, too, was the house elf Winky not included in the film (and thus was also eliminated Hermione's creation of S.P.E.W.).

I'd list more that was missing in the film, but that would create spoilers for the future films, not something I care to do here.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #134 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:48:33 AM »

DR Jennifer - Yes, I witnessed Tarek's ineptitude last week. But he's still nice to look at.

-As for this season's crop of Apprentice wanna-be's... The whole international make-up of the group is interesting. I also just read some of the background bios on the show's site, and it seems like most of them are already leading successful companies on their own. In other words, I think most of them are past the point of being team players.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #135 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:50:46 AM »

Well, time for an e-break...

Laters...

Jennifer · « **Reply #136 on:** March 07, 2006, 10:55:32 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 07, 2006, 10:48:33 AM

DR Jennifer - Yes, I witnessed Tarek's ineptitude last week. But he's still nice to look at.

-As for this season's crop of Apprentice wanna-be's... The whole international make-up of the group is interesting. I also just read some of the background bios on the show's site, and it seems like most of them are already leading successful companies on their own. In other words, I think most of them are past the point of being team players.

It is funny how these people can be so successful, yet look so inept on tv!

And while I liked Tarek before I heard him speak, watching him last week did not make me like him at all. I am sure he is very smart. But he did not come across well last week, no matter how cute he is.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #137 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:00:37 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on March 07, 2006, 10:40:37 AM

The lawyer stacy (from last night) was so bitchy and obnoxious towards the sweet funny brent that i wanted to hit her. I'm sure he (brent) must be a handful. But the fact that they would not even try to work with him (when he had lots of good ideas) was really making me mad. Plus to blame the defeat on him when he seemed to be the only one generating text messages (the tasks) seemed mean. Maybe they should have blamed THE TEAM LEADER WHO HAD THE WHOLE TEAM OVERSLEEPING ON THE MORNING OF THE CHALLENGE!

I was very pissed off that she accused him of "threatening" her...then changed her story and said she didn't consider it a "threat"...and then told Trump the original version, that he "threatened her". Obviously it was a ploy to make Brent look as bad as possible. In truth, Brent looked pretty bad in the board room, but nowhere near as bad as Pepi and Stacy.

Lying like that -- and impugning Brent's character -- was unforgivable. I was pleased to see both those creeps go.

Would LOVE to ahve seen the looks on the faces of the team when Brent walked back into the suite!!!

MBarnum · « **Reply #138 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:02:45 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on March 07, 2006, 10:24:36 AM

I don't think I've owned a pair of pajamas since 1975.

I own 3 pairs of pajamas and a kurta.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #139 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:02:46 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on March 07, 2006, 10:38:09 AM

Then you truly should avoid jump splits, shouldn't you!

I think that goes without saying!

Jennifer · « **Reply #140 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:10:38 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on March 07, 2006, 11:00:37 AM

I was very pissed off that she accused him of "threatening" her...then changed her story and said she didn't consider it a "threat"...and then told Trump the original version, that he "threatened her". Obviously it was a ploy to make Brent look as bad as possible. In truth, Brent looked pretty bad in the board room, but nowhere near as bad as Pepi and Stacy.

Lying like that -- and impugning Brent's character -- was unforgivable. I was pleased to see both those creeps go.

Would LOVE to ahve seen the looks on the faces of the team when Brent walked back into the suite!!!

Yes it bothered me a lot that she kept changing her story.

And while I don't think Brent comes across fantastically, it really bugs me that his whole team turned on him before the task even got underway. They even wanted to vote him out. He made it on the show, so the heck do they think they are to vote him out? I think part of being on the show is learning to work together. Brent may be different but he had lots of ideas, and he was the only one who when he saw the text messaging was not going well, actually tried to turn things around.

Btw, it will be hilarious to see the team's reaction. That will be the first thing they show next monday. Always one of my favorite parts.

MBarnum · « **Reply #141 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:12:56 AM »

I just read that actor Myron Healy passed away...way back in December! I can't believe it is just now making the news! Poor Myron.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #142 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:24:27 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on March 07, 2006, 11:02:45 AM

I own 3 pairs of pajamas and a kurta.

You are so Myrna Loy!

Ben · « **Reply #143 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:31:01 AM »

I must admit I never heard of Myron Healy. I found this copy of a lobby card which provided a picture. He's the one in the green shirt, correct Mr. Barnum?

bk · « **Reply #144 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:31:48 AM »

Back from a fun class - everyone enjoyed the little "history" lesson. Must now ship some packages.

There's definitely a problem with accessing this board through the shortcut of haineshisway.com/community, the way I normally do. Works fine if you go through the site itself, but if you don't you get

Safari can’t open the page “http://www.haineshisway.com/community/” because it could not load any data from this location.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #145 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:34:11 AM »

I've had trouble getting here, too.

Ben · « **Reply #146 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:38:20 AM »

I don't want to jinx myself but I've had no problem getting here. I've been using my bookmarked favorite all day and I'm in and out with no problem. Hmmm, I guess I'm special

Jennifer · « **Reply #147 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:43:03 AM »

There is a really interesting online diary at metoperafamily by Audra McDonald about her Houston Opera event:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/issue/article.aspx?id=1540&issueID=57

William F. Orr · « **Reply #148 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:47:00 AM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on March 07, 2006, 10:27:59 AM

Sondheim's characters, with their typical ambivalence, don't have a clue about what they want.

Matchmaker Matchmaker (Fiddler)

So? What about I-Don't-Know-What-I-Want songs?

"On the Steps of the Palace"
"Marry Me a Little"
"Being Alive"
"By the Sea"
"Free"
"Now/Soon/Later"

oh, back to Schwartz, what about "The Wizard and I"?

I noticed someone mentioned "Rose's Turn". Interesting, since an I Want song usually occurs early in the show, not as a 23:00 number. (We're on 24-hour time in our house.)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #149 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:49:02 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 07, 2006, 11:38:20 AM

I don't want to jinx myself but I've had no problem getting here. I've been using my bookmarked favorite all day and I'm in and out with no problem. Hmmm, I guess I'm special

You're special, DR Ben, just special. Tell Anthony I have a 1905 theatre scrapbook at the office to show him.

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