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jazz
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response 212 of 327:
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Feb 11 15:45 UTC 2003 |
Not really. The Irish overcame racism the only way any group has ever
overcome racism, ever, by assimilation into the mainstream culture, to the
point to which the idea of discrimination against the Irish is almost
laughable, because the Irish are mainstream. Diversity may be strength, but
racial-cultural seperation is weakness.
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edina
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response 213 of 327:
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Feb 11 19:11 UTC 2003 |
Hell, the Irish are no longer mainstream - they are cool as hell at this
point.
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lynne
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response 214 of 327:
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Feb 11 19:13 UTC 2003 |
<One of my teammates is marrying an Indian guy in the summer. They wanted
a small wedding, but wound up inviting 400 people because it's apparently
an enormous insult for his parents to not invite everyone they've ever met.
They're also having a large reception in Texas entirely for his parents'
friends. Is this common for Indian weddings? How on earth would they
manage if both sides were Indian and knew 800 people each?)
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mynxcat
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response 215 of 327:
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Feb 11 19:24 UTC 2003 |
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mcnally
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response 216 of 327:
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Feb 11 20:40 UTC 2003 |
I sometimes think that's why many Indians wind up in the United States --
a forlorn hope that if they move far enough away some of the wedding guests
won't be able to make it.. ;-)
Really, though, the only Indian wedding I've been too seemed a pretty
manageable size (at least from my frame of reference, which is largely
informed by numerous weddings of Irish-American Catholic relatives..)
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albaugh
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response 217 of 327:
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Feb 14 20:54 UTC 2003 |
Under the bold assumption that seeing a movie on TV "counts", IWLTA that I
recently saw on either FX or SciFi (I forget which) a 1979 release entitled
"Meteor". Think "Armaggedon" with 1970's technological effects (although Star
Wars had much, much more than this). Meteor had an "all-star" line up of
actors:
-Sean Connery: The "save earth from meteors" scientist.
-Carl Malden: A cabinet science advisor or something.
-Martin Landau: The military guy who had made SC's device into a weapon.
-Henry Fonda: The US prez
-Brian Keith: SC's Russian counterpart
-Natalie Wood: BK's English-Russian interpreter
The story line was a rogue comet collided with a "giant" asteroid and sent
it on a collision course with earth. Earth could only be saved if the US and
the Russians cooperated to launch their orbiting nuclear warheads in concert
to explode that nasty ole asteroid cum meteor.
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other
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response 218 of 327:
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Feb 16 00:23 UTC 2003 |
How does one say <bites tongue> in Latin?
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slynne
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response 219 of 327:
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Feb 16 15:03 UTC 2003 |
admordeo lingua?
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rsca
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response 220 of 327:
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Feb 18 11:42 UTC 2003 |
a few days ago, i saw "Habla con ella" a Spanish movie de Amodovar, just
fantastic
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krj
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response 221 of 327:
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Feb 18 16:19 UTC 2003 |
I should really watch some more Almodovar movies; the only one I've
ever seen was "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."
The movie rcsa cites is now playing the USA under the title "Talk to Her."
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mynxcat
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response 222 of 327:
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Feb 19 04:20 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 223 of 327:
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Feb 19 16:16 UTC 2003 |
I saw (thanks to the snowstorm):
"American History X" - One of hte greatest movies on hatred I have ever seen.
A tremendous acting turn by some great actors, Edward Norton being number one,
but Ed Furlong, Stacy Keach and Beverly D'Angelo were amazing as well. Keach
creeped me out, that's for sure.
"Monsoon Wedding" - I liked this movie - I liked how there were about 15
different stories going on. I had been led to believe that it was very funny
- which was not true, but it was good none the less.
"Bourne Identity" - Eh. Matt Damon is hot?
"Sweet Home Alabama" - Eh. Ethan Embry and the guy playing her husband is
hot?
"About A Boy" - Good good movie. Loved Hugh Grant and Toni Collette - the
kid playing Marcus was amazing. Not as good as the book, but it was still
a great movie.
"Dare Devil" - Eh. Some great effects. Colin Farrel is hot.
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mynxcat
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response 224 of 327:
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Feb 19 16:40 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 225 of 327:
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Feb 19 16:53 UTC 2003 |
If you've read "About a Boy", you might appreciate it more.
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mynxcat
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response 226 of 327:
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Feb 19 17:04 UTC 2003 |
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remmers
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response 227 of 327:
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Feb 19 17:43 UTC 2003 |
I found "Monsoon Wedding" fascinating for the glimpse it provided
into an unfamiliar culture. But I'm a Westerner. Someone who's
part of the culture and who's seen lots of similar movies would no
doubt have a different perspective.
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mynxcat
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response 228 of 327:
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Feb 19 18:03 UTC 2003 |
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furs
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response 229 of 327:
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Feb 19 19:36 UTC 2003 |
American History X is awesome.
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remmers
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response 230 of 327:
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Feb 19 20:10 UTC 2003 |
Back in my college days I became quite a fan of the Indian film
director Satyajit Ray -- "Pather Panchali", "Aparajito", "Apur
Sansar", "Teen Kanya", many others. They were among the earliest
Indian films to reach an international audience. Ray died a few
years ago. Are his films still shown in India? Are they highly
regarded there?
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mynxcat
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response 231 of 327:
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Feb 19 20:14 UTC 2003 |
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arabella
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response 232 of 327:
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Feb 19 23:40 UTC 2003 |
Methinks mynxcat finds many movies boring.
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mary
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response 233 of 327:
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Feb 20 02:37 UTC 2003 |
I'm curious as to what movies she likes.
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russ
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response 234 of 327:
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Feb 20 02:48 UTC 2003 |
I saw _Pather Panchali_ for a film class. I probably have a review of
it, stuffed away in a pile of college homework somewhere. I did watch
it all the way through; I view it as excellent film, in the sense that
a challenging crossword puzzle is excellent.
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mynxcat
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response 235 of 327:
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Feb 20 14:38 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 236 of 327:
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Feb 20 15:52 UTC 2003 |
It's all about "The Godfather".
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