In 1953, two years after Peter Cheyeny’s death — yet while his reputation as an author was still relatively high in France — film-maker Bernard Borderie was looking for a convincing actor to play Lemmy Caution in the movie La môme vert-de-gris / Poison Ivy. Though Constantine was ...
When every benefit received is a right, there is no place for good manners, let alone for gratitude. — Theodore Dalrymple 61 it is a principle of his that no man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was, since the world began, a true gentleman in manner. He says, no varn...
"If you do too many covers, then all of a sudden you're a bar band," Gass explained. "[But] I was really pushing for a covers project and we started going crazy because we have so many ready. We went into the studio and just knocked off, no exaggeration, 30, but kind of short...
Reply by a kindergartner, to a pair of 5th graders who tried to tell him Santa isn’t real: “Santa brings me presents, and if Santa doesn’t bring you presents, you should think about why.”7 Female friend: “I’ll just meet a doctor and become a trophy wife.” Male friend: “...
On account of our good eyesight, humans are said to be a visual species. However, when you stop and think about it, human language (at least English) has a surprisingly large vocabulary for the squawks, grunts, chirps, honks, growls, etc. that other animals make. What, if anything, ar...
The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there. — Yves Saint Laurent 132 Grooming is the secret of real elegance. The best clothes, the most wonderful jewels, the...
Speaking of names, if I had an airship of this design, I would christen it The General Letitia Longbottom. Imagine the deep bulbous echoey bass drum sound it would make when a one-piece-bathing-suit-model in high heels and a princess tiara tried to break a champagne bottle on the nose...
“What is a Female Superhero?”– Jennifer Stuller“Straddling a Boundary: The Superhero and the Incorporation of Difference” – Clare Pitkelthy“Save the Day” – A. David Lewis Context, Culture, and the Problem of Definition Section Introduction“Superheroes and the Modern(ist) Age” – ...
Property Insurance Resolutions for 2010 January 2010 "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." -Attributed to Samuel Johnson, John Ray and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux "The devil is in the details" -German Proverb "A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers". -Plato $...
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