I smell a screenplay!!!!! Panni? ;)
Wait a darn minute, now it has reversed itself! I am not well............ I need sleep!
I do think the Best Song Emmy race is between "Manly Men" and "It's a Jungle Out There (Theme from MONK). I have to say I prefer Newman's song personally, but I wish Grant the best of luck anyway.
Well, you've read the hotes - you've read the HOTES??? What in tarnation are HOTES??? What the slip of a finger can do to cause confusion. Why is it skirting the issue and a slip of a finger - why all these clothing allusions? In any case, you've read the HOTES and now it is time to post until the house cows come home. Or is it the home cows come house?This makes pantaloons and party hats HOTE couture. Right?
Oh my....well my question for MR BK ASK BK DAY FOR TODAY is:
Since you are preparing even as I type to MOVE....when was the last time you moved? Would you say you have acquired a "bit" more stuff since then, a "lot" more stuff since then, OR "too much" stuff since then?
Don't forget to take a last walk around the neighborhood.
Ask BK:
Since you seem to be having so much stress lately with the house and everything, what do you like to do to relax? Also, do you have any hobbies?
POSITIVE VIBES TO YOU
What does skammen mean? It sounds Scandanavian to me but I doubt that it is? I just found out. It means shame though I'm still looking for the language of origin.
Dear BK: With your moving to a new home, what is to become of the beloved She of the Evil Eye? Will you be packing her up and taking her with you? Or will you be finding out if she has a sister?
What does it mean in a listing for a house in Studio City, when it says South of the Boulevard?
Ask BK:
How often do you play your piano?
And what sort of things do you play?
~~~BEST MOVING VIBES FOR BK!!~~~
A general Ask Anyone a Question question: why do some people (a Gypsy reference) pronounce the word "realtor" as "ree-li-ter"? It is "reel-ter" not "ree-li-ter." I've never understood this. And why does no one pronounce the first r in February? It's only ever heard as "Feb-yoo-airy." Just curious. ::)
There is an early episode of Friends when the downstairs neighbor dies and leaves all his possessions to Rachel and Monica where Joey muses on the pronunciation of supposedly. It's a cute moment.
Jennifer, you would think two quotes wouldn't be too difficult. I don't even know how to respond to the missing address.
My main peeve now is people who should know better. I mean journalists and television documentary writers, whose grammatical lapses would have my junior-high teachers rolling in their graves.
And when a screen-writer (DR's Panni and Pogue will certainly agree) puts his own lack of knowledge of English into the mouth of a supposedly well-educated character, I cringe, I cringe. Ah yes, just last week I shouted, "Maybe the Star Trek writer didn't know the difference, but why didn't Patrick Stewart correct him?"
DR Jennifer,
Yes, I thought Diane's plan (which worked without a hitch) was pretty good...even though the result has my beloved Karen in a bad spot! :'(
Jennifer, just hope that the guy doesn't put Montreal as the city. DDO and other suburbs often have streets that are named the same as those in MTL proper.
Case in point: there are something like 8 different (and FAR apart) Victoria Streets on the Island... all of which are in different cities/boroughs/neighbourhoods/etc.
I cannot say a thing about pronounciations as in our family we would say "warsh" for wash! My mom says it is because we have an Oregonian accent! LOL!
I do get a kick out of people pronouncing Oregon as Or-E-gone, rather then Ory-gun. Although it doesn't bother me at all. Sometimes just to bug my friends I will say Or-E-Gone.
DW BK:
When we bought our new house and sold our old house five years ago, our realtor (two syllables) said he had read a study that the three most stressful times in a person's life were 1) the death of a loved one, 2) divorce, and 3) buying or selling a house. Of course, he left out number 4) directing a musical, but I guess most people have opted out on that one. You have two out of four this year.
It's funny, but I've actually started liking Karen this past week. Once I found out she was actually throwing the HOH comps and that her strategy involved being kind to everyone (including adria and marvin) i started to respect her gameplay more.
And I've pretty much hated diane, until now. But she made a smart move. Granted she was only thinking of herself (since if Cowboy or Drew had won veto she would have gone up), but still it was a great plot.
My only question now is why don't they just tell Karen she is going home. I really don't get why they are too chicken to just be honest.
Also, who do you think Drew will take to the finals (since it seems he has promised both CB and Di). I actually think he will throw the final HOH since he knows both with take him to the finals.
I am not at all happy about this turn of events.....I can't tell you how much I was praying for Diane to lose the veto competition. Okay, maybe praying is the wrong word. Hoping, I guess.
Thing about Karen going home is that it may not be a done deal quite yet....
After all, Diane's guilt may get to her....she did the thing she said she would do, which was to get Drew off the block. But she could ostensibly vote to keep Karen in the house, with Drew voting to keep Cowboy in the house. This would then let Nik evict her own half-brother. (And let's face it....they don't seem to have gotten too close....)
Well for $95 US including shipping, I will soon be the proud owner of a new waterbed mattress! Hooray.
This isn't exactly on topic, but the guy asked me which type of charge card I wanted to use. Nobody says that here! :)
So, am I just really far behind? As I was searching iTunes for Susan Eagan's new CD, I ran across a CD called "Everyone Has A Story"... after some research, I noticed that BK produced that CD. What label was this for and how old is this recording? I thought I was up on all things BK, obviously, I'm not! So that's my question for the day!
Favorite "mispronunciations" that I use when the Dear Partner and I are alone:
sketty (for the long pasta)
Liberry (where they have books)
sammich (for a filling between two pieces of bread)
othen (the thing that heats up your food. This one dates back to the time I was 4 or 5.)
My dear late mother had terrible trouble saying "California." Hard to believe, eh?
She said, "Cali - phone - ya." Could not get that "r" in there to save her life.
Not to worry. We've got a Governor who can't pronounce the name of the state, either.
I. Pet peeve
A. Mispronunciation
1. Yiddish division:
Kvell. Do you see a vowel between the K and the V???? It's not "Kah-vell," it's KVELL.
a lot of Torontonians say "lux," not "lox."
This is just too too too (that is 3 toos) amazing! I can hardly believe it is true, but it must be, so there you are.
Linbergh's life has been made into two musicals that I know of....It would be interesting to see how audiences today would react to Lindbergh's political urging that we NOT involve ourselves with stopping the Nazi menace.That is why I find the America First involvement so interesting. It makes Lindbergh a tragic hero of near-classic proportions.
... if I and my classmates in Oklahoma could master the difference between lie and lay at the age of twelve, why can't a middle-aged professional wordsmith?Because they never could get lied often enough?
FINALLY!!!
After auditioning for five previous shows this calendar year, the sixth seems to have been the charm. I got the call today that I have been cast as Colonel Gillweather in a local production of SOMETHING'S AFOOT. Rehearsals start tomorrow night. I'm very pleased and looking forward to finally getting to do this very fun show.
Pop or Soda? Slice, section or plug?
Then there's always "libary."
Not to worry. We've got a Governor who can't pronounce the name of the state, either.Which is still an improvement over what that state had!
DEAR ESTEEMED BK:
Did you ever have the opportunity to meet and chat with Ben Bagley?
Do you have any favorites among the multitude of albums said Mr. Bagley produced?