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I'll bet it comes from some obscure, WWI, U.S. government produced propaganda film.

Birth of a Nation? The Jazz Singer? Modern Times?

Make sure they know Long Island is a BIG place. And I don't know how hospitable the family would be, though they've been dealing with drive-bys for years. No ghosts. Just gawkers. Some evil house. Ghosts must have left when the Lutzes moved out.

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If that's the case, then you're right. If that's the case, then I'm with the teacher. "Of course the administration's going to cover their butts?" No, of course the kid is going to cover his butt. He's got reason to lie, too.

The kid himself said he could have handled it better. He was a jerk about it. He could have easily waved the teacher over, said "hang on Mom: Hey, teach, this is my mom, calling from Iraq. I just need a couple of minutes, please." But instead he was an arrogant bonehead, which he has admitted. Yes, the teachers were wrong, but they had no way of knowing who was on the phone, and when you see a school rule being violated, you take swift and blunt action. Frankly, it's about time teachers started enforcing school rules.

Glad you saw that WW. The kid wasn't suspended for getting the call. He was suspended for being an A**hole about it.

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Kev, That was a CYA for the blunder of having her cry. There's just nothing in the movie whatsoever to lead anyone to think she's anything but Vulcan, and nothing in any subsequent movie to address it. It was a blunder, pure and simple. Pip pip! Correction: I learned I was mistaken. There was a line of dialogue cut from STII establishing that Saavik was half-Romulan. Even though it was cut, it established that the producers did have this information. I still think it's a blunder, but there's evidence I was wrong.

I'm interested in the answer. Also interested in whether and how you stood awake through it. I did like his series, "Principles for Victorious Christian Living."

Hmm. No responses. Perhaps because, well, shucks, there's just nothing to say, except... BAAAAAAAAAA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Have you guys ever heard of 1985 or any movie made thereafter (this after I post a quote from a 1950 flick).

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You are correct: that weakens my argument. However, you presume that producers and directors are consistent with their material. Sometimes they forget (for example, Khan never met Chekhov, but that didn't stop him from remembering Chekhov in Star Trek II; speaking of Star Trek II, Saavik, a Vulcan, cries at Spock's funeral). You may be right in that the Indiana Jones character should have done a fine job; but someone forgot to tell Spielberg and Ford. They played the scene for laughs, continuity be damned.

Simple: If you're playing a character who can't speak with a Scottish accent, then you have to botch the Scottish accent. It's not that he's NOT doing his character justice. It's precisely the opposite. If I were to play someone who's never spoken Spanish before, but in playing that person, I spoke Spanish with ease and fluidity, I would NOT be doing that character justice. I would have to intentionally botch my Spanish in order to do the character justice, even though my Spanish accent is pretty good (vocabulary and grammar could use some help, but I know how it's supposed to sound). Clearer?

That's okay. We like you anyway. You don't have to have been a part of THAT organization of nuts to belong to THIS organization of nuts. :)-->

I think mediocrity is a step up from notoriety. If TWI is no longer abusive, no longer controlling, no longer manipulative, etc... then more power to them! I'm not saying that's the case, but if it is, great.

I don't believe we've met. Welcome, MCC!

Isn't air wonderful? I've stumbled a couple of times, truth be told, but doing okay. Been a couple of weeks since the last stumble.

WW, I understand, but since you wrote that, Tref countered and Highway's comment seemed to kind of presume that the actor tried for a good accent. So I tried to clarify between the character and the actor. But yes, in essence, I did repeat what you already writed.

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It wasn't me, I swear. How could you think such a thing? I thought we were friends.

Probably not. Here's one of the most famous opening lines in movie history. "Can I help you?" "I'd like to see the man in charge." "In here..." "I want to report a murder." "Sit down. Where was this murder committed?" "San Francisco, last night." "Who was murdered?" "I was."

Nefertiti. No, wait, Cleopatra. No? Dang. Ru Paul? Oh, shoot: The African Queen (apologies to anyone offended at my cheap attempt at humor).