Topic: CUT ME SOME SLACK (Read 73926 times)

TCB · « **Reply #120 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:37:59 AM »

Yes, we will!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #121 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:49:17 AM »

So...

Do any DRs drink or have ever drank Horlicks?

A bunch of the small Chinese and Korean bakeries around here sell it - hot and iced. I had a cup yesterday, and I liked it. Basically malted milk. -Of course, after checking out the website, I found that it was a "sleep aid", which probably explained my need to nap yesterday during the middle of callbacks.

In any case... Anyone care to comment? Just curious.

*It's a neat website too. Good use of Flash.

Ginny · « **Reply #122 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:50:23 AM »

Quote from: MusicGuy on May 04, 2007, 09:14:36 AM

... Antonia Barba ?...

MmHmm, and click HERE for more info and photos. Be sure to run your mouse over the group photo!

S. Woody White · « **Reply #123 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:56:00 AM »

I remember Horlick's Malted Milk Balls. I don't remember why, however.

TCB · « **Reply #124 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:58:05 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 04, 2007, 09:49:17 AM

So...

Do any DRs drink or have ever drank Horlicks?

*It's a neat website too. Good use of Flash.

I am sure there is some crude comeback to that line, but I am still holding on to the new fig leaf of mine, so I will pass.

It is an awesome website.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #125 on:** May 04, 2007, 09:59:07 AM »

Quote from: TCB on May 04, 2007, 09:58:05 AM

I am sure there is some crude comeback to that line, but I am still holding on to the new fig leaf of mine, so I will pass.

That must be one awfully big fig leaf.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #126 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:00:54 AM »

Who knew Horlicks had such a history?

Quote

In Hong Kong, Horlicks is known better as a café drink than a sleeping aid. It is served at cha chaan tengs as well as fastfood shops such as Café de Coral and Maxim's Express. It can be served hot or cold, and is usually sweetened with sugar. It is almost always made with warm milk, and ice is added to it if a cold drink is desired.

The product's name has entered the vernacular as a substitute for the profanity "bollocks". This was exploited by the company in a 1990s advertising campaign, in which a harassed housewife exclaims "Horlicks" in a context where a stronger term could have been expected, thus widening the term's exposure and usage for a while.

The term was used in July 2003 by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw ("a complete Horlicks") to describe irregularities in the preparation and provenance of a dossier regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Ginny · « **Reply #127 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:02:43 AM »

DR Jose - my mother talks about how she ate Horlick's Malted Milk Tablets for lunch when she was in high school (during the Great Depression).

TCB · « **Reply #128 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:05:52 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 04, 2007, 09:59:07 AM

That must be one awfully big fig leaf.

Have you been peeking?

bk · « **Reply #129 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:07:40 AM »

Waiting for my morning meeting person to arrive. Perhaps I'll give them a call in five minutes.

FJL · « **Reply #130 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:12:04 AM »

Any specific date anyone is planning to go to Rodzinski and TPunk's show?

Ben · « **Reply #131 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:24:40 AM »

Unfortunately we will have to miss it. Most of the run happens when we are in Florida.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #132 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:27:37 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on May 04, 2007, 09:50:23 AM

MmHmm, and click HERE for more info and photos. Be sure to run your mouse over the group photo!

Oh! I spy TPunk and Rodzinski!

Ginny · « **Reply #133 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:29:54 AM »

Quote from: FJL on May 04, 2007, 10:12:04 AM

Any specific date anyone is planning to go to Rodzinski and TPunk's show?

Oh, how I wish I could, DR FJL!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #134 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:37:25 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 04, 2007, 08:13:18 AM

As for Jamie Foxx in "Dreamgirls"... After seeing him on "Oprah" and hearing how he only did one take of all his "vocals" because he didn't want to sound too "slick" or "too good"... But it's a musical?!?!?!?!?!

As Dr Pangloss says in Hellman's original libretto for CANDIDE, "The uneducated say a great many stupid things."

elmore3003 · « **Reply #135 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:40:47 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 04, 2007, 08:24:27 AM

Well... I just ran into someone I haven't seen in almost 20 years! Someone I greatly admired when I was in high school. We've exchanged a few e-mails since I moved to NYC, but we've never been able to get together. And, lo and behold, since he had a break in his session this morning, and since I was on "break"...

-And it turns out he's working on a new Broadway show... and a new National tour... So...

Since you're much older than you look, I'd guess Victor Herbert?

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #136 on:** May 04, 2007, 10:59:18 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on May 04, 2007, 08:08:03 AM

I agree with you, DR Dan, about Jamie Foxx - THE weak link of the picture. I completely disagree about the recitative (I remember bk also thought dropping it was a mistake, but I don't.) The portions of it that remain (the scene leading up to Effie's big diva song, for example, seem wholly disconnected from the rest of the movie.

Exactly. And that's because the previous portions are gone. And because they are missing, it's not even clear until "Family" that DREAMGIRLS is a musical, and not just a fictional backstage drama with performance numbers like RAY.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #137 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:04:56 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on May 04, 2007, 09:12:23 AM

Scroll all the way to the end of

This Article

to see our very own DR TPunk!

DR TPunk looks like she was crying.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #138 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:09:38 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on May 04, 2007, 10:40:47 AM

Since you're much older than you look, I'd guess Victor Herbert?

Well, if it was Victor Herbert, I would have told him to down to the PHI immediately!

I actually ran into someone I've mentioned here before. He's the reason I stuck with this whole crazy musical theatre thing. I'm just amazed I ran into him, and that I recognized him. He basically looks the same like he did in high school, but we've both aged 20 years since then - WOW! 20 years!! So... I was just walking by and happened to think he looked familiar, so....

elmore3003 · « **Reply #139 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:10:58 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 04, 2007, 11:09:38 AM

Well, if it was Victor Herbert, I would have told him to down to the PHI immediately!

I actually ran into someone I've mentioned here before. He's the reason I stuck with this whole crazy musical theatre thing. I'm just amazed I ran into him, and that I recognized him. He basically looks the same like he did in high school, but we've both aged 20 years since then - WOW! 20 years!! So... I was just walking by and happened to think he looked familiar, so....

And how old are you, Vera?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #140 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:13:40 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on May 04, 2007, 11:10:58 AM

And how old are you, Vera?

38. He's 40.

singdaw · « **Reply #141 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:16:21 AM »

Quote from: TCB on May 04, 2007, 10:05:52 AM

Have you been peeking?

Peking Duck, no doubt.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #142 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:19:22 AM »

Time to get ready for work.

FJL · « **Reply #143 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:55:14 AM »

Ah, somewhere between thirty...and depth.

FJL · « **Reply #144 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:55:52 AM »

Just kidding.

FJL · « **Reply #145 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:57:16 AM »

I could have sworn I heard someone on CNN saying that Paris Hilton was driving without her head lice.

Turned out to be headlights, but still....

FJL · « **Reply #146 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:58:13 AM »

That's very different.

Never mind.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #147 on:** May 04, 2007, 12:04:49 PM »

Done with office work and off to family again for a few days. Bye!

Jennifer · « **Reply #148 on:** May 04, 2007, 12:29:11 PM »

RE: the self-check lanes.

A bunch of grocery stores here have them. And walmart got them too recently.

I personally don't really like them that much. But i know a lot of pople who do. They are convenient if the lines are long, or if you only have a couple of items. But i'm not crazy about using them for fruits and veggies (that don't have stickers on them with the code).

Here there are about 8 self-cashes and there are usually one or two cashiers assigned to help. I'd say that after doing it once most people don't require help on how it works. But often the machine doesn't do something right and the cashier has to override it.

The first time i used the one at walmart the place for the credit card and where the receipt comes out were in a different place. So that took me a few minutes!

I have used the ones at the grocery store about a dozen times, but mostly when i go with my mom (cause she likes to use them). I personally don't think it is faster. ANd since you have to pack groceries yourself at most grocery stores here that part does not make a difference to me either way!

MusicGuy · « **Reply #149 on:** May 04, 2007, 12:30:05 PM »

Hi lovelies, crazies, studlies, and a Mensch.....

I'm just checking in for a minute, midday my time (in summer, Phoenix is the same as the west coast).

Have fun up north Laura ! I hope you take some neat nature pictures.

News:

Author Topic: CUT ME SOME SLACK (Read 73926 times)

FJL

Ben

Cillaliz

singdaw

FJL

FJL

FJL

FJL