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If you see three dots, it means a character's name has been spoken, and I feel it would be too much of a giveaway (although I might be mistaken). The second set of quotes goes down in my book as quite possibly the best moment of television I have ever seen. "... What the hell do you think you're doing?" "What?" Driving drunk?" "I'm not... What did you, tattle on me man?" "You stupid, stupid son of a bitch. What the hell were you thinking about? Like every day in this house doesn't say to you you do not drink and then get behind the wheel!" "Ok." "Like you need to be told!" "Ok! Fine. You made your point." *** *** *** "No one gets through stuff together. You get through everything alone." "Come on." "She was alone. And not just at the end. The whole time. She couldn't ask for help, and I couldn't give her help, and that's the way it is." "No, it isn't. Come on..." "Get away! Get away! Get away from me!" "... I care about you." "Don't. I don't want you to care about me, okay? I don't want anyone to care about me." "Why? What is going on ...? Are you like, blaming yourself? Is this about feeling like it's your fault or something?" "No. No, you don't understand. I made a mistake, and, and I swear to God, I am not gonna make it again." "What?" "I am not gonna feel that way about anyone, anymore. I am not gonna love anyone, anymore. I can't. I can't. Please. It's too hard. It's too hard, and it hurts too much. So I don't wanna love anyone, and I don't want anyone to love me." "Well, that's too bad." "..." "You don't have a choice." "No!" "Because I love you, ..." "Please, ..." "I love you. I love you, man."

Sometimes topics get so serious, I can't tell a joke anymore. Oopsie. :)

Sorry, Krys, but no sincerity is allowed on Just Plain Silly. The Penalty Box for you.

Wow. Tons of great Hollywood Squares quotes online.

I guess Hollywood Squares, but how did you find those quotes?

I was addressing the memory comment to George, who said he didn't remember a Betazoid on ST Voyager. And that is correct.

We can play the exception game with just about any word. Believe doesn't denote action, but it connotes action. That is, people act on what they believe. If you saw a book that purported to be genuinely scientific, but its main premise was that Mars is not a planet and the moon really is made of green cheese, you would not buy it. That is, you would reject it, an action. You would reject anyone who said Mars is not a planet, at least as an astronomy resource. So while no action is denoted by that belief, potential actions are there. Some beliefs are easier than others when it comes to dreaming up potential corresponding actions.

Ok, I guess this was too hard, and as I don't have a tape of it, I can't pull more quotes: It's from Caretaker, the first episode of Voyager. The reason you don't remember the Betazoid is that she dies in the first hour, one of the reasons they needed to integrate the Maquis crew. Here's a new one: "All right, Colonel. The truth is, I'm a little green man from Alpha Centauri, a beautiful place. You ought to see it." "I am going to lock you up for 200 years." "That ought to be just about right."

Ack! The image is gone! Ok, never mind, I replaced it.

This one is challenging.

I don't recall a trek episode with that title.

Ooh! Grammar! Can I, pleaaaase? Okay, types of verbs: Transitive: These are verbs that are done to something or someone else. The often connote action, but that's not a requirement. Example: "I love you." Love is the verb. The subject is I, and the object receiving the action of the verb is you. This works for a lot of verbs: I smack you. I hate you. I eat real pizza. Intransitive: These are verbs that do not take objects. They make sense all by themselves. If I were to say "I smacked," you would want to know who or what I smacked. That's because smack is transitive. But "I slept" is different. You don't sleep something. You just sleep. That's an intransitive verbs. Some verbs can be transitive or intransitive. Love, for example. The mark of a true Christian is that he loves. Loves what? If you answer that question, the verb is transitive. If you don't, it's intransitive. Then we have... Linking verbs: These are verbs that, by definition, don't connote action. In elementary school, you probably heard these referred to as "state of being" verbs, which is handy but not always applicable. For example: You smell funny. This is referring to the stench you give off, and is a linking verb. You're not really doing anything. You're just sitting there, stinking. The interesting thing is, linking verbs are ALWAYS followed either by nouns or adjectives. If it's a noun, it's always to be expressed as a subject (I, he, she), not an object (me, him, her). Which is why the correct question to ask when someone knocks at your door is "WHO is it?" You don't say "WHOM is it?" because whom is an object, not a subject. And the correct answer to the question is, "It is I," even though most of us say, incorrectly, "It is me." Saying "It is I" would be grammatically correct, but it may also subject you to physical abuse once you come through the door, as no human being really talks like that. There's no such thing as a passive verb: passive is a matter of sentence construction. For example, if someone grabs a gun, points it out the window and shoots someone in the street, you'd say "A sniper shot a man on Main Street." In this case, the action denoted by the verb is performed by the subject. However, let's say the person who is shot is someone important. Then you'd switch to the passive voice: The president was shot by a sniper at Dealy Plaza. What's the verb? "was shot." By fidgeting with the construction, we have made it so that the person who performed the shooting is no longer the subject of the sentence. This paragraph is for the experts: "was shot" is neither transitive nor intransitive. "Was" is a linking verb. Sometimes you'll hear the terms "main verb" and "auxiliary verb." This happens when you take a linking verb and attach it to a participle, a verb acting as an adjective (in this case, "shot"). Remember, linking verbs are always followed by a noun or an adjective. "Main verbs" are usually participles that require a linking verb to make sense. You wouldn't say "I walking to the store." You need an auxiliary verb: "I was walking to the store." Blah blah blah. Where does love fall? As a verb, it is either transitive, meaning you love something or someone, or intransitive, meaning you're just a loving guy or gal. In short: Verbs connote action? Often. Not always. Interesting choice of words, though. It would be flagrantly incorrect to say verbs denote action, because a denotation is a literal meaning. But connotation is different: connotation is what you sort of read into it, reasonably. So to say "believe is a verb, and a verb connotes action" is correct as far as "believe" is concerned. But it's not as right if you say "Is is a verb, and a verb connotes action," although you could have a terrific discussion about what it means "to be." It's more correct to say "believe is a verb that connotes action." Was that more than anyone wanted to know?

We'll make an exception, but George is correct. Against the rules to go right back to the same actor.

Almost forgot about this thread. "At ease, before you sprain something. *** I can be "warm and sensual." Just not to me. Do you always fly at women at warp speed...? Only when they're in visual range. Oh, and George, if you don't remember something, there might be a good reason for it.

hey now, you're an all star, get your game on, go, play... Let's see... Swing and a miss Teri (sigggggghhhhhhhh) Hatcher And a whole bunch of sweaty shirtless mens... Miss Teri Men I have no idea. Oh, Wait! Bonanza! No, that's not it. Wasn't a movie. Umm... Columbo. Kojak? Jack Sommersby. Thomas Crown? I can't think of too many other Mystery Men to which the title might apply.

How can you resist? Come on, give the answer. I know you're tempted. I'm going to keep trying to get you to give the answer until you cave in. Everyone's got a breaking point. You know you want to give the answer. You KNOW you want to give the answer.

Amazing! And untrue! The kayaks are digitally added. It's a PowerAde commercial. Guess where I found out. Come on, guess...

correct

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Just one boy, waysider?

I would avoid the proper names. I think like a teacher. Alas ka Main e Mass achusetts Miss issippi Miss ouri Wash ington West Virginia (which feels like cheating)...

I miscounted on North Carolina.

Washing doesn't count, because you're reusing letters. I don't think Al ask a counts either. I'd have to go with Miss our i

wow. North Carolina Rhode Island And I would include Pennsylvania because the y is acting as a vowel in that word.

"Stadi, you're changing my mind about Betazoids." "Good." "Oh that wasn't a compliment. Until today, I always considered your people warm and sensual."