They have a thread going there that is quite interesting, to me at least. It involves things you do, know, or encourage you because of classic movies. For instance:
You know the history, science, literature and geography questions on Jeopardy not from knowledge you learned in school, but from movies.
You broke up with a girl because you had to explain the difference between Dick Powell and William Powell.
Mine is: Oh, ducky. I heard it in a movie as a child and I've been saying it all my life - I don't remember the movie, but that is my standard reply.
Any from you?
Anne
Admitted thievery from TCM
Admitted thievery from TCM
Anne
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"Forever and a day" is actually a legal phrase from English common law - it's meant to cover all bases, making any agreement valid even longer than forever.
One still-used phrase from "As You Like It" is "layed on with a trowel," in the sense of excessive verbiage. I watched the HBO movie, but there was so much text cut out -- I didn't hear that phrase used (spoken, I think, by either Rosalind or Celia early in the play). Did anyone catch it?
I couldn't understand a lot of what was spoken, especially by Ms. Howard, whose classical diction needs work.
One still-used phrase from "As You Like It" is "layed on with a trowel," in the sense of excessive verbiage. I watched the HBO movie, but there was so much text cut out -- I didn't hear that phrase used (spoken, I think, by either Rosalind or Celia early in the play). Did anyone catch it?
I couldn't understand a lot of what was spoken, especially by Ms. Howard, whose classical diction needs work.
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Re: Admitted thievery from TCM
I watched a movie the other day that changed my life.
"The Murri Affair" (1974)