MASH is a 1970 American satirical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on the novel by Richard Hooker. One of the biggest hit films of the early 1970s for Twentieth Century Fox, and especially during the time of the Vietnam era. The film is set during the Korean War, but mirrors the tragedy of Vietnam.
The film stars Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould, with Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Gary Burghoff, Michael Murphy, Rene Auberjonois, David Arkin and Fred Williamson.
The "best equipped dentist in the army", tells a mate that he has suffered a "lack of performance" with a visiting nurse and now believes that he has latent homosexual tendencies. Soon after, he reveals his desire to commit suicide and seeks advice on which method to use. His friends then suggest him to use the "black capsule", a fictitious, fast-acting poison. At an impromptu Last Supper, Dr. Painless takes the capsule actually a sleeping pill and falls asleep in a coffin to the strains of "Suicide is Painless" the theme song. Capt Hawkeye then persuades Lt. Maria Schneider, one of the nurses who is returning to the U.S. the following day, to spend the night with Painless, thus curing him of his problems. See the funeral scene. HC
Monday, August 30, 2010
LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICINE
The Drinks On MeA drunk walks into a bar and says to the bartender, "Bartender, buy everyone in the house a drink, pour yourself one, and give me the bill."
So, the bartender does just that and hands the man a bill for $57.00. The drunk says, "I haven't got it."
The bartender slaps the guy around a few times then throws him out into the street.
The very next day the same drunk walks into the bar and once again says, "Bartender, buy everyone in the house a drink, pour yourself one, and give me the bill."
The bartender looks at the guy and figures to himself that he can't possibly be stupid enough to pull the same trick twice, so he gives him the benefit of the doubt, pours a round of drinks for the house, has a drink himself and hands the drunk a bill for $67.00.
The drunk says, "I haven't got it."
The bartender can't believe it. He picks the guy up, beats the living daylights out of him, then throws him out into the street.
The next day the same drunk walks back into the same bar and says "Bartender, buy every one in the house a drink, give me the bill."
In disgust, the bartender says, "What, no drink for me this time?"
The drunk replies, "You? No way! You get too violent when you drink."
Quote of the Day
You know you're really down and out when you find an ice-cream parlor that offers some 25 different combinations of flavors and you ask for vanilla...
Famous last words
"Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès."Translation: "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose."
Who: Marie Antoinette
Note: As she approached the guillotine, convicted of treason and about to be beheaded, she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner.
Rules of Thumb
To look up to – To admire and respect To look down on – To act as if someone is less important than you To treat someone as an equal – To act as if someone is the same as you
Monday, August 16, 2010
Video of the Day - Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter was an American blues singer and songwriter. Her career had started back in the early 1920s, and despite her upbringing, she went on to become one of the most famous jazz and blues performers of her time. In the 1950s, shocked by her mother’s death, Hunter retired from the limelight and worked as a nurse for 11 years. Hunter was working at New York's Goldwater Memorial Hospital in 1961 when record producer Chris Albertson asked her to break an 11-year absence from the recording studio.
Hunter finally got her break when she moved to New York City. She performed with such famous jazz names as Bricktop and Louis Armstrong. She made her home in the city and bought more than one house there, but it was a constant reminder of the struggle for work. She felt more comfortable in Europe where the work was more readily available. Equally important to Alberta was the fact that racism was not as strong a factor outside of the United States as it was inside. I had the privilege of seeing Dame Alberta Hunter singing the blues in São Paulo, some two years before she passed away in 1984. HC.
Hunter finally got her break when she moved to New York City. She performed with such famous jazz names as Bricktop and Louis Armstrong. She made her home in the city and bought more than one house there, but it was a constant reminder of the struggle for work. She felt more comfortable in Europe where the work was more readily available. Equally important to Alberta was the fact that racism was not as strong a factor outside of the United States as it was inside. I had the privilege of seeing Dame Alberta Hunter singing the blues in São Paulo, some two years before she passed away in 1984. HC.
Pope Michael I
There are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in our vain philosophy. The world, seems to go crazier by each passing day. The event below is a real proof of that. HC"The pious citizen of the photo above is David Allen Bawden, American, elected "Pope Michael I" by a group of six post-Sedevacantists Conclavis Catholics, under the argument that the elections of the past six Popes were invalid because of the elect are all too modernists.
The Sedevacantists argue that if the College of Cardinals electing a Pope can not "valid", Catholics like they can do so under the principle of "Epikeia" (equity). Acting on this principle, David Bawden was elected Pope by six people in 1990 (including himself and his parents).
David Allen Bawden (born September 22, 1959), was elected "Pope Michael I" to fill the vacancy they consider to have been caused by the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. He is one of a group of self-proclaimed papal pretenders (or antipopes), including Fr. Lucian Pulvermacher (proclaimed Pius XIII) in Montana and the late Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (proclaimed Gregory XVII) in Spain."
His Holiness Michael I is in full possession of his sacred office to this date.
LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICINE
The Institution of Marriage
I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't. - James Holt McGavra
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.
- Patrick Murray
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday "is to forget it once".
- Nash
You know what I did before I married? "Anything I wanted to." - Anonymous
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. "Then we met." - Henny Youngman
A good wife always forgives her husband "when she's wrong."
- Rodney Dangerfield
A man inserted an ad in the classifieds: Wife wanted. Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."
- Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): My wife's an angel!
Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
- Anonymous
Famous last words
"Home to the palace to die…"Alexander II of Russia
His guards heard him utter this phrase when they found his maimed body under a seat from his carriage after he was attacked with bombs by anarchists in an assassination attempt. He lost his left leg and was taken home where he died hours after his wound.
Word of The Day
CONVENE
Function: verb
Inflected forms:
convenes; convened; convening
Meaning:
: to come together in a group for a meeting
e.g.: (no object) The students convened (assembled) in the gym.
We convened at the hotel for a seminar.
This class convenes twice a week.
(with object) convene a meeting.
A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.
RULES OF THUMB
The word "thankful" comes from the noun "thanks."
- I'd like to say thank you.
- I'm am very thankful.
Here are some more adjectives that end in -FUL:
colorful - having many colors; full of color
helpful - someone who helps others
cheerful - someone who feels happy, or full of cheer
tearful - someone who is sad or their eyes are full of tears
powerful - having a lot of power
painful - causing pain
Friday, July 16, 2010
Love Affair - The piano scene
Love Affair is a 1994 romantic drama film. It was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Warren Beatty from a screenplay by Robert Towne and Beatty. The music score was by Ennio Morricone. The film stars Beatty, Annette Bening and Katharine Hepburn in her last film role, with Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Capshaw, Paul Mazursky and Brenda Vaccaro.
Sorry about the video error, don't touch anything, just let it go. HC
Sorry about the video error, don't touch anything, just let it go. HC
Portinari painting stolen from museum
Portinari painting is stolen from museum in Pernambuco.
According to Museum of Contemporary Art, piece was painted in 1959. Painting is valued between R$ 800,000 and R$ 1.2 million.
The painting "Enterro" (Burial in English), by Candido Portinari, was stolen from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Olinda, Pernambuco. The painting's absence was noticed on Wednesday (14), however, Civil Police plan to investigate further when the painting might have been taken.
According to museum director Celia Labanca, the piece is from 1959 and is part of a series called Blue Artist. The oil painting has an estimated value of between R$ 800,000 (US$ 452,000) and R$ 1.2 million (US$ 678,000), measures 23cm by 33cm and was painted on wood.
The piece, along with five others by Portinari, was donated to the museum by Assis Chateaubriand in 1966.
Celia said officials noticed the crime at closing time when they discovered that an empty frame had been placed behind a window. The museum has closed circuit cameras and two guards during business hours. Last Wednesday, 13 people signed the museum's guestbook.
LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICINE
The Priest, The Preacher and The Rabbi
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they’re all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. “Well,” he says, “I went into the woods to find a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him from the catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.”
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and brimstone oratory he claimed, “WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus.”
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, “Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.”
A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they’re all together to discuss their experience.
Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first. “Well,” he says, “I went into the woods to find a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him from the catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.”
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an IV drip in his arm, and both legs in casts. In his best fire and brimstone oratory he claimed, “WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don’t sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God’s HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus.”
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in real bad shape.
The Rabbi looks up and says, “Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.”
Word of The Day
ESPRIT DE CORPS Function: noun (noncount)
Meaning:
feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm, and devotion to a group among people who are members of the group
e.g. - The troops showed great esprit de corps.
Quote of the Day
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) US (German-born) physicist
Rules of Thumb
Fun and Funny
If you have problems with the words "fun" and "funny," look at these two sentences and see if you can feel the difference:
1. George is so funny. Every time I talk to him he makes me laugh.
2. I really enjoy going to the beach. It's so fun!
Both words are adjectives.
We use "fun" to say that something is enjoyable; we like doing it.
We use "funny" to talk about things that make us laugh.
Funny
- Larry's joke about the Portuguese student was so funny I almost died laughing.
- Chaplin’s movies are always funny. Everyone in the theater ends up laughing.
- Rose is really funny. She has a great sense of humor, and always makes people laugh.
Fun
- My vacation in Rio was so fun! I went to Copacabana beach and to the Sugar Loaf.
- Jane's a really fun girl. It's always an adventure going out with her.
- Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party. It was really fun.
- I don't like going windsurfing. I think going to the movies is much more fun.
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