Bing Bing Bing Goes the Trolley
Diary, I made an 'A' in Spanish class. I've forgotten how to say 'How are you?', but I've learned how to say 'You are a pretty girl'. Pretty girl, pretty pretty.
So, I came home and my friend was swearing at the star-crossed love that dooms Portugal and Greece, and I said "I haven't liked the Portuguese since..."
...and I couldn't drop my literary reference because I couldn't remember the name of the book.
So I'm trying to remember it.
1) It's not the Mayor of Casterbridge (a book that could make you hate mayors, Casterbridge, castor oil, and bridges).
Okay, so I can use IMDB - because I know that French actor did a film version of it.
2) I can't remember his name. It's the unattractive French guy who's in every French movie of the modern era, and he has a big nose.
Ah, but I can work a search engine. I can work it, Diary! Don't watch, Diary, turn away! You don't want to watch me work it!
3) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure" in Bing. No win for Sun.
Remembered the French actor's name. Gerard Deputy-doo. But can I spell it?
4) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure priest". Say no go.
Refuse to take the easy route with Frenchie.
5) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure priest". No prayer.
Results show 1001 Nights and Treasure Island.
6) "portuguese sailor treasure prison"
7) "portuguese sailor treasure prison escape priest deaf"
-Because I remember there's a Davros-type character in the book who communicates by blinking his eyes. I guess that doesn't make him deaf.
8) "sailor treasure prison escape priest blinking eyes revenge"
-Where upon this train of thought I realize that the book is The Count of Monte Cristo. The search engine agreed, giving me the one, true result. And other false results.
9) "gerard depardieu", to see if I could spell his name, or if Bing would do it for me. Both were true.
Yes, Depardieu in a 1999 television movie. Remember? It was pretty good. 'Course, the book is pretty good. How many good books do we get to read in high school? Not many! It's all Mayor of Casterbridge and Ethan Frome and other whiny-ass Englishmen. Was Ethan American? Whatever.
So what does the Count of Monte Cristo have to do with the Portuguese? Um, that I don't know. Wasn't he a Portuguese sailor?
Diary, all this talk of Monte Cristo is making me hungry for anything but a Monte Cristo.
Diary, a tedious return. Go get laid, then you'll have some stories to tell!
So, I came home and my friend was swearing at the star-crossed love that dooms Portugal and Greece, and I said "I haven't liked the Portuguese since..."
...and I couldn't drop my literary reference because I couldn't remember the name of the book.
So I'm trying to remember it.
1) It's not the Mayor of Casterbridge (a book that could make you hate mayors, Casterbridge, castor oil, and bridges).
Okay, so I can use IMDB - because I know that French actor did a film version of it.
2) I can't remember his name. It's the unattractive French guy who's in every French movie of the modern era, and he has a big nose.
Ah, but I can work a search engine. I can work it, Diary! Don't watch, Diary, turn away! You don't want to watch me work it!
3) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure" in Bing. No win for Sun.
Remembered the French actor's name. Gerard Deputy-doo. But can I spell it?
4) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure priest". Say no go.
Refuse to take the easy route with Frenchie.
5) Entered "famous books portuguese sailor treasure priest". No prayer.
Results show 1001 Nights and Treasure Island.
6) "portuguese sailor treasure prison"
7) "portuguese sailor treasure prison escape priest deaf"
-Because I remember there's a Davros-type character in the book who communicates by blinking his eyes. I guess that doesn't make him deaf.
8) "sailor treasure prison escape priest blinking eyes revenge"
-Where upon this train of thought I realize that the book is The Count of Monte Cristo. The search engine agreed, giving me the one, true result. And other false results.
9) "gerard depardieu", to see if I could spell his name, or if Bing would do it for me. Both were true.
Yes, Depardieu in a 1999 television movie. Remember? It was pretty good. 'Course, the book is pretty good. How many good books do we get to read in high school? Not many! It's all Mayor of Casterbridge and Ethan Frome and other whiny-ass Englishmen. Was Ethan American? Whatever.
So what does the Count of Monte Cristo have to do with the Portuguese? Um, that I don't know. Wasn't he a Portuguese sailor?
Diary, all this talk of Monte Cristo is making me hungry for anything but a Monte Cristo.
Diary, a tedious return. Go get laid, then you'll have some stories to tell!