Comments | cleolinda: Tuesday evening, drinking iced tea

cleolinda

Tuesday evening, drinking iced tea

Feb 27, 2007 22:40

More Oscar coverage, with particular regard to the hijinx of Dame Helen: ( Read more... )

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gabsy February 28 2007, 04:45:50 UTC

Although does commando imply no underwear at ALL? Because I thought she meant that her dress had breast support meaning that she did not need a bra.

But maybe I'm wrong.

I have a soft spot for Gary Sinise since he was Lieutenant Dan.

cleolinda February 28 2007, 04:50:43 UTC

She did say "I didn't have to have any underwear," and also, the story's more fun that way. ; )

sadlikeknives February 28 2007, 04:59:14 UTC

But then she said, "Well, I did have underwear."

cleolinda February 28 2007, 05:01:17 UTC

Ah, I was using someone else's phrasing--I couldn't get the video to work because my computer was feeling fussy.

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sideofzen February 28 2007, 04:49:22 UTC

Everyone lost their floppy hair in OotP! I already cannot stand Harry's hair from the pictures. WAY too short. Bring back the floppy, I say!

kismeteve February 28 2007, 05:02:34 UTC

Um, wow. I applaud anyone who manages to get Richard Griffiths through a window.

tavella February 28 2007, 05:08:29 UTC

I suspect the invited-to-tea thing may be less spectacular than you are thinking; the Queen hosts several large garden tea parties every summer. So not the two of them eyeing each other over a table, but more a quick few words in the receiving line.

laurelin_kit February 28 2007, 05:11:30 UTC

By the time my sister was in grade school, we were at the point where some schools were phasing out merit-based awards because kids' feelings might be hurt. You know what? Fuck you. Sorry, but this really burns my toast, because in a world where no one values merit, neither is anyone given any incentive to surpass the status quo. I mean, why bother? Everyone's got the God-given right to receive the same dinky trophy, no more and no less, so why put forth any extra effort? Besides, you shouldn't have to--the awards should just come to you, because you're special. And I'm telling you, I instantly realized what fruit this policy had borne when I started watching American Idol in its first season and saw all those talentless, self-entitled, back-talking kids in the cattle-call auditions--kids who had just emerged from that wonderful cocoon of encouraged mediocrity. GAH.

I agree with everything here. It has always, always pissed me off that there's this special unique snowflake and you just tried so that was wonderful, now go have a ( ... )

cleolinda February 28 2007, 05:21:40 UTC

YES.

laurelin_kit February 28 2007, 05:26:49 UTC

Seriously, I could rant for hours on this. And not everyone is good at everything, either!

bitchola February 28 2007, 05:40:31 UTC

YES.

Back in the day (4 years ago), there were requirements to get placed in a higher level science course in 8th grade. A year or two ago they got rid of that, because it hurt the feelings of the kids who didn't meet the requirements to get in. So now all these kids who really don't belong in honors level classes are in them, because no parents wanted to face the fact that their child isn't the next Nobel Prize winner.

Little league sports no longer keep score during games, and even some high school sports coaches are required to play every member of their team equally, no matter how awful the player is.

As they say in The Incredibles, "Saying everyone is special is just another way of saying no one is."

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