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A San Diego Sinner in Dear Abby
Well, initially we always heard that thongs were for the "panty line" thing. But then you'd see young women wearing them, that had jeans (and, they had to make a point of having the thong stick out, to show all the guys how sexy they were). I remember it taking me a few years to understand what "thong" meant, because when I was a kid, that is what we called "flip flops". I don't necessarily think the kid needed to seek help, for feeling up "dummies". He is just a teenager. He just needs to get better schtick. And, as Nacho said...take it to the next level with one of those mannequins!— November 23, 2008 6:43 p.m.
A Teacher in the Hizzy
What is it with you, anti, that "white guys" can't be cool saying stuff? It's that same logic black comedians use. That white guys talk all "normal" and "dance funny". Aren't those statements racist? Anyway...when Paul Simon was on The Colbert Report the other day, promoting his book "Lyrics", Colbert first made fun of that title. He then asked him if he was embarassed that he used the word "Groovy" in a song lyric, since it doesn't hold up well. It was a funny question. I think slang can be cool, no matter what it is, depending on the person saying it. For example, my stepsister was saying recently, how she likes to curse with British words (she gave a demonstration, using "buggar," and "bollocks"). She also said she loves saying only the half of words. So "issue", is pronounced "ish". And, believe me, there is not a more pretensious and annoying person on the planet than her. Yet other people have slang, that I totally dig. I had a friend, who teaches at Berkley now, that could do a dead-on Sammy Davis Jr. impersonation. Although, it was more an impression of Billy Crystal on Saturday Night Live, doing the impression (that's when he first started doing it). And, doing that impersonation, some how incorporated slang into his real life. He'd call people "cat" or "babe". It was odd, but funny.— November 22, 2008 11:57 a.m.
Stinkpen
Good line, MsG. And here's the thing about these autograph scenarios. They try to say stuff like "If he signs CDs, he'll be there all day." Well, at ComicCon (I was only there writing a story for another publication)...Tori Amos said she'd only sign her new book. Yet, when people had other stuff, she'd sign it, and it would take an additional 10 seconds. So, unless someone approached him with 20 CDs and 20 8 x 10 photos, he should just sign the other item they had.— November 22, 2008 11:52 a.m.
A Teacher in the Hizzy
Oh, one more thing. In my explanation of "hizzy" in the intro, that was all just a stab at humor. My logic is, whether you know the word "hizzy" or not, just having it in the title doesn't require an explanation. And, again, on slang...a lot of adults probably don't know that "crib" isn't just something a baby is in. Don't ASSume because you are up on the jargon, that older folks are. Even an older person that may have heard it and got what it meant at the time, may have easily forgotten its meaning, since they don't run with a crowd that utters the phrase.— November 21, 2008 4:40 p.m.
A Teacher in the Hizzy
I disagree, towelhead. There was a music editor here at the Reader years ago. She insisted I explain what the word "bling" meant in a music story. I told her everyone knew what it meant. She claimed that since she didn't, and she was on the music scene (even in a band), that others out there probably didn't. And, explaining it in the story, to me, killed the momentum of what was written. I bet if you go ask a bunch of adults "what does 'hizzy' mean?" That most will tell you that they don't know.— November 21, 2008 4:38 p.m.
Stinkpen
He's going to do another one of these events in early December, at the Whole Foods in Hillcrest. Be prepared for the same kind of treatment! I ran into someone that told me of a woman that got there at noon, because of the wrong time listing. She was 4th in line eventually, but was asked to leave, when she was crying and carrying on. Not sure of all the details on that, though.— November 21, 2008 4:33 p.m.
A Teacher in the Hizzy
Here is the problem with your logic, although they are good points you bring to the table. Words like "gnarly" do come and go. But they stay for a good solid, five years! At least. In hip-hop, they come up with different slang so often, that when us older, white folk finally get wind of it...well, it just ain't fair. We're already out of the loop! How can we keep up, when someone says "grill" and we aren't sure if they're talking about a car part, a George Foreman thing to cook burgers on, or gold teeth?— November 21, 2008 2:01 p.m.
A Teacher in the Hizzy
Well, if that's true, that just shows how insane rap slang is. I remember a white dude said "Tru dat," and a few people told me how unhip the person was that used that. So, I don't buy what you're saying. Sure, a word like "jiggy" might not be hip (or maybe never was, since Will Smith is the one that made it famous), but other slang doesn't just come and go, depending on if Snoop Dog says it or not.— November 21, 2008 10:42 a.m.
Irredeemable Bond
My review: Early on, so much of the movie reminded me of other things. Daniel Craig on a motorcycle -- Steve McQueen. The villian...Roman Polanski. The shakey camera that starts the opening car chase and about 65% of the movie, The Bourne Identity. The woman covered in oil...that's a take from GOldfinger, as Duncan mentions. But I think it all worked. Maybe not the best Bond film...but certainly better than most action pictures. Do we really need to debate the best Bond? Everyone says Connery, so it's no fun to even ask. I actually think Pierce Brosnon was the best, in the worst movies, since the scripts were always bad. Put him in those Connory pictures, he would be the peoples choice. People just like the first. I mean, does anyone say they like Van Halen covers over the Kinks originals? Yet Eddie is a way better guitarist than Dave Davies. It wasn't until I got to the parking lot afterwards, that I realized there was no Q, with gadgets to show. Instead, the only Q is in the title, which...on the subject of best Bonds, how about this for WORST TITLE of a Bond flick? There was also no Ms. Moneypenny, and I think that's fine. He doesn't say "shaken, not stirred" while ordering one of his 7 martinis, although they do describe how he likes them made. We don't need those things every time out of the shoot, but you need them in the next one. Otherwise, he becomes Bourne, James Bourne, and it's just a different Bourne Identiy or Die Hard film. Clever that the villian is named Mr. Greene, and they talk about environmental things. This movie had things that weren't original, but still worked. I'm thinking of the opera scene, which is cut between the murder and killing onstage with singers in the background, to him fighting the villians backstage. Of course, very predictable. They get on a boat, I leaned to my girlfriend and said "here's the boat chase". In an airplane I said 'time for the airplane chase." But so what. We know that happens in the Bond films. We know none of the machine guns shooting at him will hit their target. But it all works, from the opening song by Jack White and Alicia Keys, to the end, with Bond getting his revenge. Which is served cold....like his martinis.— November 21, 2008 2:21 a.m.
Irredeemable Bond
Good call. That haircut was weird. A villian doesn't look intimidating in a Ceasar cut, especially when that neck brace ends up on him. Maybe if he covered that hair with a top hat, that could decapitate.... The Bond theme was played. Sort of. When he drives into Italy (and what was with those goofy fonts used to describe each country), you can hear a harpsichord playing it, but slightly different (as has been done in other Bond films). It's weird that Dunc says he doesn't remember how Vesper died. I only saw the movie once, and also in the theatre, but it's so memorable, because it wasn't just a Bond woman he slept with. He actually loved her. She then double-crossed him. And then he still tried to save her, only to find out she didn't really double-cross him. It's hard to forgot that. Even if you see a lot of films. Someone told me last week, about Lazenby refusing the part. It was the first I had heard of it, so I Googled. And sure enough, his manager talked him out of accepting a 7-picture deal, saying it was "on its last legs". Gotta love managers.— November 21, 2008 2:16 a.m.