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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 29-Aug-08 12:18 |
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http://yesisthenewno.warnerbros.com/
Arriving in cinemas just before Christmas. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 02-Nov-08 19:05 |
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Saw the trailer for this one the other day. I never really liked Jim Carrey all that much, but now I'm so jealous I could almost hate him. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 03-Nov-08 12:45 |
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i'm sure zoooey will help a lot, but i wish she would do something about her hair! i've been saying this for a long time, but she doesn't listen to me. thanks, though, for the trailer. btw,i agree with tass-man - a little carrey goes a long way. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 03-Nov-08 16:36 |
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Davey - this will interest you: http://outofmud.blogspot.com/2008/06/images-of-zooey-deschanel.html
I wish she'd change her look about in films. I quite like her as a blonde, I guess that's because I saw Elf before the other films, but she looks stunning in that Jimmy Fallon video. She does look absolutely amazing at the moment though, so I'm not going to complain too much!
I'm not the biggest Jim Carrey fan, but I quite liked Bruce Almighty. The author of the book spoke about the film recently, he said although it wasn't necessarily following the book's plot strictly, they've got the essence of it just right. It's tough to adapt a 400-page memoir into a film, particularly with the US/UK cultural variation (although I was impressed with High Fidelity and HHG2TG), but it should be good nonetheless!
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davey59 |
Posted: 03-Nov-08 22:41 |
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thanks - what a great blog, and i must agree with almost everything marcy says. the #2 photo from 'real girls' is the best of all; she is soo adorable. and why haven't you seen 'real girls' yet? you can not be a real zooeynut until you've seen 'real girls. and what about you, tassman; what is your excuse?
more about the board meltdown at another time. it's been a long time - over three years ago.
btw: how do you post on a blog like this - i can't seem to figure it out.
ok, i figured it out.
[Edited by davey59 on 04-Nov-08 12:05] |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 04-Nov-08 16:10 |
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I'll be home this week, so I'll finally get a chance to see "Real Girls". I've read a lot of reviews on it, a lot positive, but quite a few didn't rate it at all. Hopefully it'll be good though! Gonna watch some of the other films, "Eulogy" is meant to be pretty funny...
There was a comment I read on the blog, and I'm sure I read the same interview, where Zooey said she didn't want to dye her hair anymore for roles. The interview was some time back, maybe she's changed her stance on it.
I managed to track down her appearances on "Cracking Up" and "Frasier", she's really good in "Frasier"! "Cracking Up" got cancelled halfway through its run, she was only in one episode, she played the main character (Jason Schwartzman, her ex-boyfriend I believe)'s love interest. Zooey was good, but it was one of those typical sitcoms.
[Edited by flyingsaucers on 04-Nov-08 16:10] |
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davey59 |
Posted: 04-Nov-08 22:12 |
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i really don't care about her hair colour - i just wish she would get it cut. with her face she should not have so much hair. maybe she has a horrible scar, like harry potter.
i never thought much of schwartzman - don't know what she saw in him, but they were childhood friends; so, i guess that is the answer. i missed 'cracking up', thankfully, but her frasier bit was good. 'eulogy' was fairly good. zooey was very good, and the twin boys were great. i don't much like that 'raymond' what's 'is name, though. not everyone loves raymond...hah.
thank god, our election thing is finally over. we need a law that elections can not go on for more than two months - two years of electioneering is just crazy. and in the end it was obvious that obama would win. there is a certain irony in an arab being elected president...we shall see. as bette davis famously said 'fasten your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy ride. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 06-Nov-08 09:04 |
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I quite like Zooey's current look - the hair seems to suit her, plus it's unique. Funny that you should mention Harry Potter, she dresses up as a character from the book (Hermione I think) in the new "Yes Man" film.
Ah Ray Romano's in Eulogy? I know Hank Azaria is, Zooey would have worked with him when she did her Simpsons episode (which I haven't seen yet). Eulogy has a good cast so I'm looking forward to seeing that. The Good Life is out now - but £20 over here on import. I'll wait until it's cheaper!
The US election did go on for far too long, I'm pleased that Obama won, but more pleased that George "Yo Blair!" Bush is finally on his way. McCain was unlucky he was up against Obama, he needed a better running mate than Palin. It's frustrating that so much was made of it over here in the UK, yet when it comes to our own elections people don't seem to bother - having said that we have no stand-out politicians of our own. Our PM is steady but unspectacular, he's no Churchill but he'll be popular if he gets us out of the economic crisis! |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 08-Nov-08 17:26 |
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There are a few of her films I haven't been able to get over here in Oz, especially some of the indie ones. I'd really like to but it seems we are such a small market that they just don't make the DVDs for our region. I'm still trying, though. And just for the record, I don't think of myself as a "fan". I'm something more than that, and I reckon you all are too.
Eulogy is a terrific film. That one I have got. Zooey plays the leading role, which is more as an observer and documenter of the rest of the family, although she has her own character arc as well.
As for the hair colour thing, I prefer the dark hair (I guess it's her natural colour). She was blonde in several of her earlier roles, including Big Trouble, Elf and The New Guy. Having longer, scruffier hair makes her look more waif-like and vulnerable, I reckon. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 08-Nov-08 18:57 |
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hmmm...yes, vulnerable to getting her hair caught in farm machinery. she certainly looked waifey in the second half of 'real girls' when her hair was short and reddish blonde. maybe that's one you haven't been able to get - and 'manic' also.
do we agree, btw, that zooey was the only good thing about 'failure to launch'?
i didn't think from what i've read that brown was stilll popular. the time of stand-out politicians seeems long gone. the aussies keep their politicians underground, i guess to protect them from the angry mobs.
is all of australia the land of oz/, or just tasmania?
[Edited by davey59 on 08-Nov-08 18:59] |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 09-Nov-08 09:18 |
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Mike - I think I see where you're coming from on the "fan" angle. She gets brilliant support, aside from one or two oddballs on the imdb site they all appear to be normal!
I have a multi-region DVD player, I managed to get one that didn't cost very much at all, I've found it extremely useful for getting American indie films that don't get a worldwide release. Most of the US imports are region one, I think for Australia it's region 4. Definitely worth getting hold of one.
Davey - Zooey saved "Failure to Launch", without her it would probably have been the worst film ever. Her and Justin Bartha worked really well together on screen, and her character had a really good sense of humour that I think a lot of people identified with.
I'm going to have a "Zooey-thon" this week. Starting with "Live Free or Die", I'm going to go through the films I've got that I haven't had the chance to see yet.
And news on "Yes Man" - Zooey sings. Again. December 19 can't come soon enough! Here's Zooey with her backing band: http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zooeyvonivabiggerhs1.jpg
[Edited by flyingsaucers on 09-Nov-08 09:25]
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davey59 |
Posted: 09-Nov-08 12:50 |
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why are you starting your zooeython with the worst of all her movies? i advise you to deep-six the dvd, and forget it, which, i know, curiosity will prevent you from doing...hah,hah. start with 'real girls'!
zooey was once 'linked' with justin bartha, another wimpy guy, like schwartsman. then there was a side-man from the band she works with. mercifully, her private life has not been fodder for the grocery store mags. i hope that does not change with her incresing visibility. hopefully, she and emily are smart enough to continue avoid all that hollywood crap. zooey in bikini, snogging ben afflack - 'is she pregnant, or is that a cancerous growth?'. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 09-Nov-08 18:33 |
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I figured "Live Free..." seemed like the most light-hearted out of the lot. I was gonna start with that or "Big Trouble", and save "Real Girls" until last. It'll have to be exceptional to top "Winter Passing", I thought that movie was really good. How Zooey never got an Academy Award nomination for that I will never know.
The only films I don't own are "Flakes", "The Assassination of Jesse James...", "Abandon", "The Good Girl", "The Good Life", "Bridge to Terabithia" and her appearance on "Surf's Up". I need to see "Tin Man" too at some stage.
Never knew Zooey was linked with Justin Bartha - I'd heard about Schwartzman, from what I can gather on here he wasn't very good to her. I'd love to marry her but I'm realistic enough to know it will never happen in a million years, so I've pretty much resigned myself to that. :'( Shame that, I'm sure she and I would get on really well.
Still Christmas is coming soon (I've heard enough about it on the TV already), I think when I get back from university for holidays I'll be introducing the parents to "Elf" and Zooey. You know they put the Christmas lights and decorations up at least six weeks before Christmas here? It's ridiculous! |
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davey59 |
Posted: 09-Nov-08 21:27 |
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'elf', in my opinion' is the best of all the kid christmas movies. zooey was beyond adorable, and you have to love james caan.
i still don't see why you would want to start with two of her worst movies and work up - start with the best. 'big trouble' was a big disappointment: great cast, great zooey, and yet a failure. i think the directer must have been drinking heavily.
you can't possibly start christmas in britain any earlioer than we start - it's like our elections - way overdone.
there was linkage with bartha, but maybe just friends. i have all her dvd's except jessie james, and 'the happening', i think.
you should have been around when zooey, we thought, was on the board...sigh.
[Edited by davey59 on 10-Nov-08 12:27] |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 13-Nov-08 17:01 |
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"Elf" is fantastic, up there with the best of the christmas films, but nothing can beat "It's a wonderful life". Most of will ferrell's stuff is brilliant, he was really good in "Anchorman", "Winter Passing" and "Old School". His President Bush impersonation is hilarious too, didn't realise that he was on Saturday Night Live. James Caan has been doing films for ages, I remember he was really good in Rollerball - a classic film. The remake was shoddy though! I hated it...
I'm amazed I didn't find out about Zooey earlier, I was aware of Emily because of her tv show, first time I saw Zooey was in "elf" on dvd earlier this year and I instantly thought "wow". I still can't believe it took me that long! "Hitchhikers' guide" and the She & Him album confirmed that she really was amazing.
Was the Zooey impersonator really convincing? It would have been brilliant to have been around earlier, this place seemed to have a really good thing going. Did the board dry up when the hoax was realised or was it to do with other things? (if you don't mind me asking)
Finally going to get the "Zooeython" started tomorrow, been working on assignments this week that have been driving me around the bend (grr), I reckon I should be able to get two watched inbetween assignments - "Real girls" and "Live free or die" should do the trick, a balance between drama and light-hearted comedy!
[Edited by flyingsaucers on 13-Nov-08 17:10] |
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davey59 |
Posted: 13-Nov-08 18:15 |
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i'm glad you are Finally going to see 'real girls' and i know you will agree with me that' (live free) is pure barf. not worth the effort of putting the dvd into the machine.
the board did die when the hoax became apparent, but whether that was the the direct cause is hard to say. obviously, it was the end of the person or persons who was(were) pretending to be zooey and her friends, but there were others who sluffed off after that. interestingly, the girl who was supposed to be zooey's best frienbd, and a regular on the board is now featured in an ongpoing tv series. i talked on the phone with a supposedly long time friend of zooey's , who was also a regular, and of course had no idea of what i was talking about. she and i were good buddies on the board, but...sigh. got to go - more later. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 15-Nov-08 18:35 |
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I've just finished watching "All the Real Girls".
It was...surprisingly disappointing. Not really my kind of film. It was well shot. However, I found the dialogue far too sluggish and as a whole, the movie was really hard-going, and ultimately really depressing. Although Zooey played the character to the best she could (I have to admit, I found all the characters pretty dislikeable), I much, much, much preferred "Winter Passing" and "Manic".
Although I'm yet to see some of the other films, her performance in "Winter Passing" will really have to take some beating - how she never got awards for it, I will never understand. I'm sure a fair few objective observers would agree with me on that one too. She was phenomenal in that, and I really warmed to all the characters - not just Zooey as Reese Holden (who completely and utterly compelled me), but the other three main ones as well. The film did have its flaws, and was dark in places, but I found it really loveable.
Ultimately though, the sharp, witty characters are the ones that I find most endearing. "Almost Famous" - which I caught this week - she was brilliant as Anita Miller, "Failure To Launch" - brilliant character, shame about the rest of the film - "Hitchhikers'" and "Elf" - she's naturally very funny and witty so I guess it comes naturally to her!
Is the girl you knew from a really well-known TV series? Do they show it here? I'm still really surprised that people pretended to be Zooey and her friends - they must have had a lot of time on their hands to try and keep the hoax up! I wonder if Zooey ever knew about it, and this board as a whole - and what she thought of it, too.
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davey59 |
Posted: 15-Nov-08 22:48 |
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well. i'm sorry you didn't like 'real girls'. zooey was the whole movie, particularly in the 2nd half - she certainly had my heart. anyway, how boring it would be if we all liked the same stuff. and i don't disagtree about 'winter passing'.
i believe the name of the actress 'on the board' is sarah morris. the show is 'friends and neighbors'?, or something like that. she was a younger sister in a typically disfunctional family. her role was pretty small, and i'm not really sure the show is still on - i wasn't a fan.
there were zooey and three of her fiends that posted on the board. i met one of them in nyc in 'o5. she was here on business. according to her zooey was helping a friend with a college research paper on how people behave when they believe they are in contact with a celebrity. she did not seem to be overly fond of zooey, and said that sarah morris not only was not a friend of zooey's but was pissed when she learned about the message board.
another long time friend was going to school in boston - i mentioned her the other day - and, in fact i was in boston in '06, and looked her up. she was enrolled in the scool but had returned to l.a., for the summer. i left a message for her, and she called me, but didn't know who i , and said she was not a close friend of zooey, as i recall, nor did she know anything about the board.
when the board fell apart in the fall of '05. and there had been some talk earlier of someone asaulting zooey, zooey e-mailed me that she was lewaving the board, and that something bad had happened, and that it would all be explained to me some day. we continued to e-mail until jan-feb of '06. of course i now believe that i was never in contact with zooey or her friends. it was all a very elaborate hoax.
there were several people including me who were taken in to varying degrees, and for varying lengths of time. we thought we were sort of on the inside, and actual friends of zoooey for a time. there was one guy in canada who later attempted, he said, to scope out the players and the plot, but he disappeared. and there is my friend in the bobbly bit who was there when the board died, a girl in scotland, and another in sydney, and a guy i arranged to meet at a small film festival in which one of her movies was shown, that was sept. '05.
those were heady days for us naive zoonuts, but, like w i said, it was all fun. some of my friends assured me that 90 % of what is on the internet is bullshit, and i got my 90 % right in the face...hah.
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davey59 |
Posted: 17-Nov-08 18:16 |
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oh, btw, i think the name of the show that featured sarah morris may be 'brothers and sisters'. i think it is still on. sarah is pretty, of course, and blonde, what else, and in her late 20's. i can't believe that zooey will be 29 in two months - getting pretty long in the tooth, certainly my standards of acceptability. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 17-Nov-08 19:04 |
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Ah yeah, "Brothers and Sisters" - I think I saw an episode of that once, wasn't too big on it. Seems like Sarah Morris has been in a few other shows - "Ed" and "Cold Case" too.
Very interesting to read about the hoax - so these people not only stole Zooey's identity, but these three other people's too? Unbelievable. So Zooey was never assaulted, that was made up as well? And did they make up other rumours about her life? I can see how easy it would have been at the time to have believed what was going on. It's a shame that you and everyone else got caught up in it. This is a really good site - loads of stuff on here that nowhere else has - and it's got a forum on it too! (there's only one other one out there I believe)
Also good to see, Zooey has a varied and widespread fanbase. Canada, Scotland, Australia...I really hope she visits the UK at some point if her band tours here. I'd definitely go and watch! Apparently some girl jumped on stage twice at two recent gigs in LA - why these people do that I don't know, it spoils these things for everyone else. I'd just be happy to see her sing to be honest, that would be enough.
29...it's not so bad. I finally move out of the teens in two months (the last four years have gone far too quickly for me), eight days before Zooey turns 29. She still looks stunning, long may that continue!
[Edited by flyingsaucers on 17-Nov-08 20:03] |
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davey59 |
Posted: 17-Nov-08 22:51 |
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yeah, it's not very good. i've watched it a couple of times, trying to find sarah, but i don't think her role is very developed. she really is pretty, though. her photo was on a target stores poster a couple of years ago (target is a discount chain here in the u.s.).
anyway, whoever was doing the hoax (if it was all a hoax) had photos of sarah and her very good looking husband, and also sarah berg, the girl who went to boston. many of the photos were candids at parties. the photos were genuine and they knew a lot about the people. by coincidence i am reading a novel and one of the main characters is named sarah berg. she was (is) very cute and funny, and younger than the others.
to tell the truth, i have no idea what was real and what was fake, or who was behind it all. was zooey assaulted as she came out of her dance class one afternoon, and did the wacko fan in dallas texas have something to do with it. and what about the bad character from argentina. did anyone of us outsiders on the board actually know what was going on - i doubt it. i think i may have known as much as anyone...nothing!
i never felt bad about being 'caught up' even though there was a time when i had expectations of meeting her and being her friend...sigh. real life goes on, though.
so the final, car scene in 'real girls' didn't do it for you. i played that so many times i had the lines memorized. god , she was so adorable! |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 20-Nov-08 05:38 |
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29 ay? That's cool.
So are we having a cyberparty on January 17, or is that too hard to do?
Today's trivia question- what really cool thing do Yes Man and Tin Man have in common, besides Zooey? |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 20-Nov-08 05:47 |
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Dave, I don't agree that Zooey was the only good thing about Failure to Launch. Seeing that overpaid ninny Matthew Mc fall on his head was a highlight as well.
Bob Brown is still around, but seems to be keeping a low profile at the moment. Not sure why.
All of Australia is called Oz, or Aus, if you prefer. Comes from being called Aussies which, despite what the Seppos think, is pronounced Ozzies, not Ossies.
Now, go on, ask me what a Seppo is. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 20-Nov-08 10:47 |
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Mike - "Seppo" is from rhyming slang isn't it? Not like "Poms" - that's something to do with people like myself when we catch too much sun...I think.
I'm sure a cyberparty could work, despite the absence of a well-stocked bar and a massive birthday cake - I'm sure there are ways of getting around that one! I'll probably watch a couple of Zooey films to celebrate though, for sure...
Completely stumped on the trivia question - aside from Zooey being in both, and the fact that "Man" is in the title of both - do I need to see "Tin Man" to get it? Now the DVD's been released I'm gonna getting a copy!
Davey - I guess "All The Real Girls" may well be a grower, I'll watch it again at some point. Gonna try and watch "Eulogy" at some point over the weekend!
[Edited by flyingsaucers on 20-Nov-08 10:51] |
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davey59 |
Posted: 20-Nov-08 12:45 |
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well, aus. is sort of like the land of oz to us who think of you as being 'far from the madding growd', living in a land more blessed than most. and in tassie you are right at the edge of space and time.
never heard of 'seppo'. is it related to 'seppoku'?, or 'pom's, except as short for pomegranits.
the only reason to see 'tin man' was zooey, and probably the only reason to see 'yes man', also. and i must confess, flyman, that it was the second time i saw 'real girs', on late night tv, and suffering from bronchtis, that she looked at me and said 'you have my heart', and i was lost forever.
what is it about matthew mc that makes him so unlikeable. maybe the girls see something we don't. and who is bob brown, isn't that the brit. p.m.?...hmmm.
btw, marcy seems like a cool girl. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 23-Nov-08 16:24 |
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Can't say I'm the biggest fan of Matthew Mc. either - his performance in "Failure to Launch" was spectacularly bad! He, Sarah Jessica Parker and the annoying Bradley Cooper (who's also in Yes Man - maybe he's not so annoying in that, although Wedding Crashers doesn't give too much hope) completely ruined the film.
I'm gonna wait for "Tin Man" to see if it comes down in price - it's £11.99 now but it might come cheaper in the post-christmas sales. I'm stalling on "Flakes" - £14 and "The Good Life" - £23 on import! Bit pricey! Will look into getting some of the other affordable ones. Definitely "Terabithia" and "The Good Girl". I'm gonna get round to watching "Eulogy" this week when I can obliterate my pile of work!
On the subject of "Yes Man" - check out some samples from the soundtrack here. "Munchausen by Proxy" is Zooey's fictional band: http://www.myspace.com/yesmansoundtrack
I'm sure you'll agree it's a radical departure from "She & Him". She's only doing this for the film though, the "backing band" are apparently going to hit it big on their own as a result of the film. Good to see the Eels on the soundtrack, some of Mark Everett's stuff is amazing!
Gordon Brown is the British PM - I think Australia's is Kevin Rudd. Used to be John Howard, who was in for years and years and years...
Marcy's blog is rather good, there are a lot of good film blogs about on the net. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 23-Nov-08 17:56 |
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that leaves 'seppo', 'poms', and bob brown' to be identified. 'munchausen by proxy', is some kind of neurological disorder. read the book 'terabithia' if you haven't already. it is short and exeptional. don't spoil it by seeing the movie first. you will thank me, and you can read the book on line. 'bridge to terabithia' has a web site. and i would wait until those movies got a lot cheaper - especially 'tin man'.
zooey is super in 'good girl' - a small role, but great lines.and it is a good movie. i don't know b.cooper, but i thought 'wedding crashers' was a very funny movie. i agree that zooey was the only good thing about 'f to l', and not good enough to overcome the badness. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 24-Nov-08 06:11 |
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Bob Brown is a federal politician and founder of The Greens, a left-w
ing party whose initial platform was a bit of a one-trick pony on envi
ronment. They're a bit more rounded these days.
John Howard was Australia's second longest serving PM, at just over 1
1 years. He was pipped by "Pig Iron" Bob Menzies in the 50s and 60s.
A pom is an Englishman, not just anyone from the UK. It actually com
es from the French, "pomme de terre" or potato, which the Poms ate mor
e of than anyone else at the time the name was coined.
A Seppo is a Yank, anyone from the United States, not just the Northe
rn states. It is, as you suspected, rhyming slang, or at least a shor
tened form. I believe it originated during WW2 when there were a lot
of them stationed in Australia, as everywhere, I guess. The name came
from the rhyme of Yank with.... wait for it...
Septic Tank.
Thus Seppo for short.
Oh, the trivia question. Both films have Zooey riding a motorbike.
If she had a double shot espresso in her hand, or two- one for me- the
re you have my fantasy. Me, Zooey, a bike (mine or hers, I care not)
and a really good coffee. What can I say, I'm a simple guy!
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 24-Nov-08 06:23 |
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Munchausen by Proxy is a very sad condition in which (mainly) women harm their children then save them in an unconscious attempt to garner praise and acceptance. Occasionally they go too far and the child dies. The death is rarely deliberate. There have been a few notorious examples over the years. Imagine what this sort of behaviour sets the kids up for later in life.
The really sad part is that, like a lot of mental illness, the sufferer often refuses to accept that they have a problem and it is often difficult to catch them at it. There are now groups set up around this diagnosis. Not, as you might think, to help the sufferers, or even to save the children, but to destroy the careers and even lives of any doctors who dare even suggest the diagnosis. And we're not talking about a bunch of ignorant crackpots here. These people are well informed, well financed, and totally committed to their cause. They are also, sadly, very successful at it.
Personally, I think it's a bit tasteless to name their band that, even if it is only in a movie. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 24-Nov-08 15:30 |
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I wonder if Zooey has a motorcycle licence, or if they use a stunt double? Would be quite cool if she did! I can vouch for how good a double shot espresso is, I've been living on them for the past couple of days thanks to assignments!
I never knew that "pom" came from the French term...there seem to be a few alternative definitions around!
I thought it was a bit bizarre that they named the band "Munchausen by Proxy", when you take into account what it means. IO'm sure I read somewhere that one case in Britain ended up with one woman going to prison, but her convictions were overturned - the doctor that diagnosed the case was eventually struck off the medical register. Furthermore, the woman who was released from prison committed suicide as a result of the stress she suffered, not only from the deaths of her two children, but from the time she spent in prison.
You would have thought the producers could have come up with a slightly more cheerful and upbeat band name to fit the film's atmospherics...less than a month to go now until it's released. Can't wait!
Davey - I think I will wait to get those DVDs now, Christmas is around the corner, so I'll be saving up a bit...hopefully they might come down in price. £23 for "The Good Life" is just FAR too much!
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davey59 |
Posted: 24-Nov-08 18:00 |
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i guess you don't have amazon or something like it. i'm sure i could get a copy of 'good girl' here for less than $10; L23 is crazy. bands have all kinds of stupid names. isn't there one (or was) called the 'dead kennedys', or was it just 'dead presidents'. or maqybe both.tasteless hardly begins to describe the lack of thinking involved. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 25-Nov-08 05:44 |
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Yes, that was Dead Kennedys. There has also been the Lime Spiders and the Psychotic Turnbuckles. Monty Python's fictional group Toe the Wet Sprocket sums it up nicely, I reckon.
Not sure about the motorcycle licence thing. It'd be cool, though, to think she and I had that interest in common. It's also interesting to contemplate what type of bike she'd own if she had one. I can't picture any one bike fitting the bill. Perhaps she'd have several. My best guesses would be a lovingly restored pre-unit 650 Triumph Thunderbird, a matt black Ducati Monster, or perhaps a Moto Guzzi V50 Monza. Boy, talk about transference! |
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davey59 |
Posted: 25-Nov-08 12:28 |
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i see her more as a motor bike, or moped. i sure as hell hope she had a stunt double in 'yes man'. the motorcycle bit looked scary. i don't see Zooey bungee jumping, or doing extreme sports, or stuff like that.
is she linked with anyone these days. she is almost 29 and emily 31, and they live together. you don't think...nah...but it's ok if that's what they prefer. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 25-Nov-08 12:45 |
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Zooey's got plenty of time - but as long as she's happy, then that's all that matters. I'll happily go out with her, but then again, I'm realistic enough to know it's not gonna happen. I never knew she lived with Emily, either - it would be pretty awkward if they ever had a serious fallout!
I would have thought stunt double for the motorcycle stuff too. She does seem pretty healthy though - I read somewhere she's really into running, and bizarrely, minigolf.
Also, google Katy Perry - and see if you think she looks like Zooey. Everyone else seems to think so. I can see similarities, but Zooey has much, much more talent! |
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davey59 |
Posted: 25-Nov-08 20:57 |
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there is one photo on the web site in which she seems to be trying to look like Zooey - she is wearing a lavender shirt, and pink shorts with big hearts, and a very zooey hair style. is she british or american?
katie holmes is very pretty in 'abandon', but i can't of any other movies i've seen her in.
naomi watts was in a movie with sean penn not too long ago. the title was 21 grams. there was a very compelling bedroom scene. you know, of course, that penn got his start in 'ridgemont high'. and has become one of the best actors around. and watts is 40 - she sure doesn't look it.
emily sometimes has a hard timer with zooey playing the piano late at night accordinbg to some article, but you get the impression that the family is pretty tight - good support - unusual in hollywood, or anywhere for that matter. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 27-Nov-08 12:39 |
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Zooey is very lucky to have such a good family around her. What's also really good is the fact that she seems very grounded and switched-on - she doesn't seem carried away or affected by her growing fame.
Katy Perry's American. She released a gospel album years back, then became a singer-songwriter type before the record company got hold of her and completely changed her. She looks like Zooey, but doesn't appear to be as talented!
Also, Zooey's going to be on an American chat show soon - "Jimmy Kimmel Live". I think she's on the 10th December, probably to promote "Yes Man". Kimmel seems like one of the better chatshow hosts, he and Letterman are probably the best I've seen. Letterman's show used to be on regularly over here, I only seem to be able to catch up with it on youtube now. Isn't he retiring soon? |
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davey59 |
Posted: 27-Nov-08 13:49 |
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i seldom watch the late-night talk shows as i need my beauty sleep, but i will definitely check out to see when zooey will be on. i saw her interviewed by kimmel some time ago, and it was certainly less vapid than most interview. normally they ask the samme questions ad nauseum. the current crop of hosts can't compare to johnny carson, who never approached the level of jack parr - if you have seen any old tapes
it is a beautiful autumn day here in the desert, and i am looking forward to thanksgiving dinner soon. that's the holiday for eating as much as possibleto celebrate the escape of the religious and political radical left wingers from the deadly clutches of the mad british tyrants, queen ann? who, as you know, were happily starving political or religous non-conformists. the brits are now much more mellow as all those with any spunk got out and came over here, or went down-under.
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 28-Nov-08 13:55 |
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I've heard of Johnny Carson, but I don't think I've ever seen any of his shows. Letterman seems to be the king these days. I know of Jay Leno (who's retiring) and Conan O'Brien, O'Brien's show gets aired on some obscure channel over here as well. I think Zooey was on there once.
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving, it does sound like some feast that you guys have over there. We seldom celebrate St. George's Day (our patron saint) nowadays, as the political correctness brigade appear to have really clamped down on it. We don't have too much to celebrate about, to be honest! People seem to get really excited over St. Patrick's Day but it's become incredibly commercialised these days - Guinness sales must increase dramatically at around that time! |
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davey59 |
Posted: 28-Nov-08 14:45 |
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thgansgiving dinner qwaas a small gr4oup thios year, but the usual yummy food:turkey with uffing nsd travy, et potatoe cassarol, tring bens,canberry sauce, pumpkin and apple pies, wine nd booze. it was a wintery day in the desert; heavy clouds, rain and a high temp around 20C. today is big shopping day because ,most people take the day off from work, but not as big as usual this year because of the economy. we were out buying christmas lights and ornaments, though.
st. patrick's day is a big deal in boston and new york - mainly parades and heavy drinking. often the weather is nasty, though. everyone irish or not wears something green. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 30-Nov-08 12:40 |
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The economy seems to be affecting everyone at the minute, they've dropped the VAT on things over here though so people are more likely to go out and hit the shops for Christmas! The internet is brilliant for bargains though nowadays. Christmas spending on friends and family won't cost too much for me this year I don't think...
Can't say I'm entering into the Christmas spirit right now though, got a horrible cold at the moment, at this time of year everyone seems to get some form of flu or cold. Not particularly helpful when you've got two assignments in for three weeks' time! I'd love temperatures like 20C right now, we're starting to hit minus figures at night. I'm grateful that I don't live in Scandinavia or Russia, their temperatures are freezing. Australians never get a White Christmas though, because it's quite summery over there...
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davey59 |
Posted: 30-Nov-08 20:52 |
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yeah...it's especially summery in the winter time - i'm surprised that all you brits don't go there. of course, they'd have to do something about their water shortage. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 04-Dec-08 04:32 |
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That's where Tasmania, especially the North West, really comes into its own.
It's not true that we don't get a white christmas. It's not the norm for sure, but it has snowed in Hobart on Christmas even in the eight years I've been here. Doesn't lie around like a blanket, though, like it does for you poor northern hemisphere sods. |
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 10-Dec-08 16:35 |
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Some clips have been released online of the film. Pains me to say it, but I'm pretty disappointed...maybe it's because the book was so brilliant, but the clips I saw looked like a possible "Fsilure to Launch"-type disappointment. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 10-Dec-08 20:29 |
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are you still talking about 'yes man'? like i said it would be great if she would make a movie now and then that has more going for it than just her. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 11-Dec-08 05:24 |
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Why???
I'm kidding here but shouldn't Zooey's presence distract you from the story? Seriously though, I can't help feeling her film roles lately have been a way to finance her music. I may be completely wrong, but if that is what she's doing, I say good for her. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 21-Dec-08 06:18 |
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Opens here in a week and a half!!!
Yay!!!
Can't hardly wait. You guys seen it yet? If so, don't spoil it for me, good or bad. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 21-Dec-08 22:12 |
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i think it opened here this weekend, but i did not rush to see it. i'll probably wait for the dvd. i looked at burnie(y)? on google earth - meh - i'll stay with sydney. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 23-Dec-08 04:18 |
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Hmmm, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
As far as cities go, Burnie is right up there with beautiful downtown Chugwater. But as far as nice places to live, there are few places within spitting distance of a major metropolis (ie, Melbourne) that are as good. It's main attraction is as a base for exploring NW Tassie, one of the most beautiful places in the galaxy. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 23-Dec-08 12:55 |
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the book praised the unique beauty of nw tassie, and some islands off shore. of course, they did a lot of their searching ar night, and in some spooky places. i must get you the title.
re: burnie - as the man in the closet said, 'everybody has to be somewhere'. this ranks up there with the famous quote from w.c. fields, concerning dying: 'on the whole, i'd rather be in philadelphia', or you aussies might, from what i've heard and seen, substitute canberra.
anyway there are many beautiful places in the world, and seeing that the south east coast of aus. is magnificent, it is not surpising that the north coast of tass would be also. they were, no doubt, connected at one time before you guys stared drifting off toward the south pole.
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flyingsaucers |
Posted: 29-Dec-08 17:53 |
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Saw this today, I got free tickets for it - I'm glad I didn't have to pay for it. What a disappointment - nowhere near as good as the book. Obviously Zooey was offered a lot of money to take this role. No film projects coming up suggests that she's focusing on the music career and her upcoming marriage - my guess is she's trying to make as much money as she can before she moves away from the big screen. Ah well... |
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davey59 |
Posted: 29-Dec-08 18:25 |
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it's good to have you back, flyman...thought we had lost you for sure...just me and the tassie.you can't really be surprised that 'yes man' was piss water. I will definitely be waiting for the dvd, or better, cable. you are probably right about the money, especially if she is going to have to support some second rate, side man...and without emily's help to pay the rent...oiy weh! |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 05-Jan-09 04:21 |
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Man, you guys can be harsh!
Finally saw this one a couple of days ago. Paid for it, BTW.
I agree, it's not a great film. But then I didn't expect it to be. It has some good moments, but there is just no chemistry between Carrey and Zooey. She is her usual, buubly, free-wheeling self, but they just don't mesh. Unfortunately, he is just the actor they needed for the character- can't really think of anyone else who could pull it off- but as much as I love her and love watching her on the screen, I think Zooey (Alison) is the wrong opposite for him.
And so are both of you guys. 8-P |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 05-Jan-09 04:23 |
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Man, you guys can be harsh!
Finally saw this one a couple of days ago. Paid for it, BTW.
I agree, it's not a great film. But then I didn't expect it to be. It has some good moments, but there is just no chemistry between Carrey and Zooey. She is her usual, buubly, free-wheeling self, but they just don't mesh. Unfortunately, he is just the actor they needed for the character- can't really think of anyone else who could pull it off- but as much as I love her and love watching her on the screen, I think Zooey (Alison) is the wrong opposite for him.
And so are both of you guys. 8-P |
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davey59 |
Posted: 05-Jan-09 13:50 |
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Hmmm - i'll bet 8-P is something nasty, but let's be honest - bad is bad - a spade is a spade. you can't pretend it's a diamond. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 06-Jan-09 05:19 |
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I wear glasses, so the eyes have to be bigger than the semicolon allows. The P is supposed to represent a raspberry- y'know, stick out your tongue, etc?
Now that I reread that, the last line doesn't make sense anyway. I was trying to get a rise out of you by suggesting that you are really all wrong for Zooey, the inference being that leaves the field free for me. Didn't work, ay. It was just kiding. man I hate when an attempt at humour falls that flat!!!
BTW, I did actually mean "bubbly", not "buubly" as written.
OK, have I made enough of an idiot of myself yet???
Oh and you can pretend a spade is a diamond. You just can't make it one. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 06-Jan-09 11:31 |
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ah, yes - 'buubly', nothing wrong with that; and the 8 = glasses i sort of figured. was 'alison' the name of zooey's character in 'happening'? how quickly we forget, particularly when it is not a name i am fond of. i think you did get confused with that last sentence - no doubt your childish infatuation causes you to become inarticulate when thinking about zooey...pity. but there is not yet a clear indication of idiocy. you probably just need to sit on a rock and contemplate the ocean for a few days.
meanwhile you have my full understanding and sympathy. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 07-Jan-09 04:59 |
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No, Alma was the character in The Happening. Alison was in Yes Man.
Childish infatuation? Hmm. Will have to stew on that one a while.
The typing is because I'm doing this late at night and the room is not particularly well-lit. And I'm no touch-typist.
OK, stewed enough. I don't think my infatuation is childish. Prolly would be if I thought anything was likely to come of it. As it is, it helps me remember there are beautiful things in the world. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 07-Jan-09 19:09 |
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nude photos on the wall could help with that also - not of zooey, though. there was a timer when i actually was deluded into thinking i was going to meet her - and fall to my knees and kiss her feet...sigh. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 08-Jan-09 14:12 |
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Nudity doesn't have the same effect. Not that I don't find a nice form appealing, it's just not what I meant by beautiful. It's more cerebral than hormonal, a melding of mind and heart into something more than either. I don't think I'm explaining it very well. But that's Zooey to me. If I thought there was any chance she would actually enter my world, she would be a real person to me, with all that entails- physical attraction, common interests, differences of opinion, flaws. Until that happens, though, she will remain as my muse, that beautiful ideal that transcends the everyday.
I haven't actually looked but I reckon it might be nigh on impossible to find nude photos of Zooey. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 08-Jan-09 17:38 |
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i doubt that there is such a thing as a a nude photo of zooey - try miley cyrus! and the rest of it is pure poppy-cock. us guys, when you cut thru all the cr.p only want one thing! |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 09-Jan-09 05:46 |
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Hmmm. You and I will have to agree to disagree on that one.
Just because I like that one thing (which I do) doesn't mean that's all I want. Nor yet the main thing I want. Perhaps it is a telling point that the external genitalia account for only 1% of the body's surface area. Could that be a measure of their importance in a relationship? Just asking.
Miley who? |
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davey59 |
Posted: 17-Jan-09 22:35 |
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there are so many directions which one could take with your message, but i am restraining myself. i returned yesterday from a delightful week in a tropical paradise called puerto vallarta -0 two hours siouth by plane on the coast of mexico. rum punch, pretty girls, yummmm. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 19-Jan-09 05:17 |
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Puerta Vallarta? Isn't that where all those tacky cruise ships pull in? Sounds like a tourist trap. I'll have to take your word that it wasn't. Is it true that you have to drink the rum because the local water's not safe? And that you should bring your own pretty girl for much the same reason?
Speaking of tourist traps, I'm hoping to make it to Maui in April. Conference, not holiday. The boss pays. Couldn't afford it otherwise. Any tips?
If you have to go in any particular direction with regards my previous post, I'd suggest you start with my premise that the sexiest part of a woman is her mind, closely followed by her heart. Without those, none of the rest matters a tinker's cuss. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 19-Jan-09 20:59 |
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i'm told puerto vallarta was a regular stop on 'the love boat'. it is definitely not tacky. the city itself is very charming, and the resort complex where we stayed is extremely well maintained, and filled with nice people of all ages. i'd like to go back, but there are so many great places to visit - like maui - i probably won't return. maui is pretty full-up with tourists. but, i think april is a very good time to go, and less crowded than winter, or summer. make sure you snorkel at mokokini, and spend some time in lahaina - on the west part of the island. there is a lot to do; so have fun, and forget the fact trhat you are just another tourist polluting the island. |
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Mike from Tassie |
Posted: 24-Jan-09 03:02 |
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Thanks. I'll look forward to the snorkelling. I'm a bit spoiled, having snorkelled the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, as well as Vanuatu. Gotta love them sea-snakes. |
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davey59 |
Posted: 24-Jan-09 14:10 |
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i also did the 'great barrier reef' - great coral, but not a lot of fish when i was there. molokini - not mokokini - is small, but highly regarded by snorkelers. you can keep your sea snakes! |
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