That SarahJSymonds tweet is repulsive. Didn't Broderick and Parker use a surrogate for the last kids? Maybe there was more to it, and the children are only partially Broderick-Parker genetically. If so, who cares? That's just rude to bring children into the celeb-level trolling. That Symonds person crossed a line.…
USA here. Agreed that all fried chicken and chicken-like pieces should only have honey for dipping. *waves Canadian and US flags*
Movies and books aimed at a female teen/young adult audience then had to be wrapped up in a cloak of fun! fashion! boys! ESPECIALLY when they had some serious content buried within. I remember reading one or two of the original "Gidget" books (on which the Sandra Dee movies/Sally Field tv series were based— more fun!…
(Trigger warning)
It is! The first time I watched it all the way through I was surprised at the turn it took, especially when (SPOILER ALERT FOR 54 YEAR-OLD MOVIE) Yvette Mimeux's character Melanie is raped. It's an interesting pop culture time capsule, fwiw. A very weird "beach blanket" movie version of late 50s/early…
"Anyway, this is silly. Florida has been known for Spring Break since forevs."
Apparently what they called "Spring Break" in 1960? Makes sense since I don't think most public/non-religious schools started taking the religious affiliation away from official school vacation names until the 70s/80s. I remember when "Christmas vacation" became "holiday break" in the school year, I think in about…
Of course not! Don't be ridiculous. /sarcasm
"For fifty weeks of the year, Ft. Lauderdale Florida is a small corner of tropical heaven, basking contentedly in the warm sun. During the other two weeks, as colleges all over the country disgorge their students for Easter vacation, a change comes over the sea. The students swarm to these peaceful shores in droves,…
A/K/A "period panties."
Eyebrow highlighter? This is a thing I did not know.
This whole "Walter" thing is my new True Detective. Please stay on top of this, Lindy. Is Walter the Yellow King? Just putting that out there.
I remember that! They also tell the kids to basically get out of their (Don and Betty's) hair and go off and amuse themselves, instead of bringing a metric shit-ton of toys along for the kids and organizing "activities."
Ha! The letters between Ignatius and Myrna are some of the funniest laugh-out-loud parts of the book, imo. That is one of my faves, btw. Thanks!
Good timing is essential for comedy to work. Therefore, a roast with a teenaged guest/target is never a good idea. Adolescence equals a fragile, still-forming frontal cortex and ego. These things do not generally make for a tough and appreciative roastee. Ugh. Maybe some teens could get through that sort of thing…
...And under-eye concealer. And a dusting of sheer face powder.
Right? And my map example doesn't even begin to make sense at any level. If a street is named "Rue des Mauvais-Garçons," translating it into "Bad Boys Street" (or rather, "Hoodlum Street," in an argot sense) will not help you find the actual street even when you are standing under the sign in Paris. Unless you are…
I was at a small hotel in Paris waiting behind a group of (I'm embarrassed to say) American tourists at the front desk who asked for a city map. After a glance at the map, they asked the desk clerk if she had one "in English" with the street names "in English." The poor clerk looked properly gobsmacked, and then tried…
So by most popular accounts, Mila Kunis is smart, talented, and sweet. Similarly, by most popular accounts, Ashton Kutcher is a talentless douchenozzle that walks into a wall of luck every time he turns around. For these irrational and completely-based-on-celeb-gossip reasons, and not because I actually know either…
Thank you. One day at a time, Chritter. I've made it past the deep dish black time in my life.
