Saturday, September 29, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Best Scenes From Classic Movies
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and screenplay by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Butch Cassidy, Paul Newman and his partner, the "Sundance Kid" Robert Redfor. The film won four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography; Original Score for a Motion Picture, Best Music, Song ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"- Burt Bacharat); and Best Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced.
The movie also won numerous British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Redford though), and Best Actress for Katharine Ross. In 2003, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant". This specific scene occurs when the two outlaws flee to Bolivia and they have to jump into the gorge but The Sundance Kid (Redford) can't swim. See the clip. HC
The movie also won numerous British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Redford though), and Best Actress for Katharine Ross. In 2003, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant". This specific scene occurs when the two outlaws flee to Bolivia and they have to jump into the gorge but The Sundance Kid (Redford) can't swim. See the clip. HC
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Adam talks to God.
One day, Adam sat outside the Garden of Eden shortly after eating the apple, and wondered about men and women. So looking up to the heavens he says,
- "Excuse me GOD, can I ask you a few questions? GOD replied,
- "Go on Adam but be quick I have a world to create. So Adam says,
- "When you created Eve, why did You make her body so curvy and tender unlike mine?"
- "I did that, Adam, so that you could love her."
- "Oh, well then, why did You give her long, shiny, beautiful hair, and not me?"
- "I did that Adam so that you could love her."
- "Oh, well then, why did You make her so stupid? Certainly not so that I could love her?"
- "Well Adam, no. I did that so that she could love you"
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Starry Night
There was a boy and girl outside looking at the stars:
Boy: - It's nice out.
Girl: - Mmmmhmm
(Shooting star goes by)
Boy: - A shooting star! Make a wish!
(Girl makes wish)
Boy: - Did you make a wish? Did it come true?
Girl: - No.
Boy: - Why not?
Girl: - 'Cause your still here!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
If I Fell - Rehearsal
Here's something very rare. "If I fell" performed by the Beatles on 14-7-1964 in the BBC studio. The video is taken from "A hard days night."
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
New Theory: Survival Of The Drunkest
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when
the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that
are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a
whole, because the general speed and health of the whole keeps improving
by the regular culling of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills off brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of wine and beer eliminates the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
The results of this in-depth epidemiological study verifies and validates the causal link between all-weekend parties and engineering performance. It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving university and getting married, most engineers cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieved during their university years.
So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological edge we should not shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars! Quaff that beer! Drink that wine! Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have.
In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills off brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of wine and beer eliminates the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
The results of this in-depth epidemiological study verifies and validates the causal link between all-weekend parties and engineering performance. It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving university and getting married, most engineers cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieved during their university years.
So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological edge we should not shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars! Quaff that beer! Drink that wine! Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Kiss My ***
The group arrived at the site of the famous Blarney Stone. "Good luck will be following you all your days, if you kiss the Blarney Stone," the guide said. "Unfortunately, it's being cleaned today and so no one will be able to kiss it. Perhaps we can come back tomorrow."
"We can't be here tomorrow," the nasty woman shouted. "We have some other boring tour to go on. So I guess we can't kiss the stupid stone."
"Well now," the guide said, "it is said that if you kiss someone who has kissed the stone, you'll have the same good fortune."
"And I suppose you've kissed the stone," the woman scoffed.
"No, ma'am," the guide said, "but I've sat on it."
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Heaven and Hell
Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Brazilian and it is all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the chefs are British, the mechanics are Brazilian, the lovers are Swiss, the police German and it is all organized by the Italians.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Laughter's the best...
Patient In Room 302
A sweet old lady telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital. She timidly asked,
- "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"
The operator said,
- "I can, what's the name and room number?"
The old lady in her weak voice said,
- "Norma Findlay, Room 302."
The operator replied,
- "Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse."
After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone and said,
- "Oh, I have good news, her nurse just told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back as normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged on Tuesday."
The old lady said,
- "Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried! God bless you!"
The operator replied,
- "You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"
The grandmother said,
- "No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me shit."
A sweet old lady telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital. She timidly asked,
- "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"
The operator said,
- "I can, what's the name and room number?"
The old lady in her weak voice said,
- "Norma Findlay, Room 302."
The operator replied,
- "Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse."
After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone and said,
- "Oh, I have good news, her nurse just told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back as normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged on Tuesday."
The old lady said,
- "Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried! God bless you!"
The operator replied,
- "You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"
The grandmother said,
- "No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me shit."
Teaching Tips
The use of : “To Make and To Do”
e.g. To Make A Purchase – To Do Shopping
The above examples are enough to show you that it is sometimes very hard the use of these two verbs. Sorry but all you have to do is study both verbs and get acquainted with the use of them. Here are some expressions:
Make a check______________________________
Make a difference___________________________
Make a discount____________________________
Make a mess_______________________________
Make a reservation__________________________
Make a bet_________________________________
Make a phone call___________________________
Make a speech_____________________________
Make a question____________________________
Make a question____________________________
Make a compliment_________________________
Make a mistake ____________________________
Make an effort_____________________________
Do a business______________________________
Do a favor_________________________________
Do a good action____________________________
Do a stupid thing____________________________
Do as you like______________________________
That will do________________________________
Do one’s best______________________________
Do good__________________________________
Do justice_________________________________
Do nothing________________________________
Do wrong_________________________________
Do the right thing___________________________
Make a compliment_________________________
As you can see, it’s not that easy to deal with “Make” and “Do”! You should go to the Dictionary and discover the meaning of the words and expressions.
e.g. To Make A Purchase – To Do Shopping
The above examples are enough to show you that it is sometimes very hard the use of these two verbs. Sorry but all you have to do is study both verbs and get acquainted with the use of them. Here are some expressions:
Make a check______________________________
Make a difference___________________________
Make a discount____________________________
Make a mess_______________________________
Make a reservation__________________________
Make a bet_________________________________
Make a phone call___________________________
Make a speech_____________________________
Make a question____________________________
Make a question____________________________
Make a compliment_________________________
Make a mistake ____________________________
Make an effort_____________________________
Do a business______________________________
Do a favor_________________________________
Do a good action____________________________
Do a stupid thing____________________________
Do as you like______________________________
That will do________________________________
Do one’s best______________________________
Do good__________________________________
Do justice_________________________________
Do nothing________________________________
Do wrong_________________________________
Do the right thing___________________________
Make a compliment_________________________
As you can see, it’s not that easy to deal with “Make” and “Do”! You should go to the Dictionary and discover the meaning of the words and expressions.
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