Loafers Nook - Makin' free with the Saints Days
POSTED BY: seryn
UPDATED: Friday, February 10, 2006 22:55
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Thankee, all.
In a daydream I imagine a life wherein any situation can be handled by a Firefly quote (or variation thereof).
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"That's what governments are for, [to] get in a man's way." -- Malcolm Reynolds
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I'm sorry to say this but that reminds me so much of a converstion betwwen Mr Collins and Mr Bennet in Pride and Predjudice, Bennet and Lizzie are prodding Collins and trying not to laugh out loud (or in Lizzies case spit her soup all over the table cloth) when he tells them that he sits at home composing compliments for whenever he should happen meet his most condescending benefactor, Lady Catherine De Burg...
I suppose you'd have to be a hardened Austen devotee and used to quoting both her and Firefly at unsuspecting people, to get how they are both extremely funny, but...
Is it crazy that I want to compare Whedon to Austen? In that they are both absolute adepts at using seemingly throwaway dialogue and actions to convey character?
Down fangirl, Down!
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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."
Xander: "Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person." *grin*
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*Realises she's talking about English literature when she should be playing calvin ball.*
Right!
*lassoes a Monkey*
*hands him a ball* wrangles him and a few of his friends over to the hoop, where the form a human/monkey pyramid*
*top monkey throws ball through hoop*
Right well, thats a 
and a 
for the monkey
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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."
Xander: "Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person." *grin*
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Hey, after "Shindig" any Austen/Whedon parallels are certainly in order.
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"That's what governments are for, [to] get in a man's way." -- Malcolm Reynolds
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hey yes you are right.
Whuppee!
now all I need to do find paralles between Micheal Marshall Smith and Austen and my favorite writers are all linked in one big group hug.
(Jasper Fforde is already there, not so much 'parallels', but the head offices for Jurisfiction are in the ball room of the the house that the Dashwoods have to leave at the start of Sense and Sensibility, somwhere after the thrid chapter I think.)
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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."
Xander: "Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person." *grin*
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I know EXACTLY what you mean.
I love how Mr Bennett asks Mr Collins if he composes these compliments ahead of the time or makes them up on the spot and Mr Collins says he amuses himself by arranging little compliments that would be appropriate for any situation but he likes to give them "as unrehearsed an air as possible." 
Man I LOVE Jane Austin.
You can definitely compare Whedon and Austin. Both with the witty word play.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom
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I'm watching a film adaptation of Bleak House and, as the proverbial train wreck approaches, I can't help but wonder: what would Mal do?
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"That's what governments are for, [to] get in a man's way." -- Malcolm Reynolds
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That has been on PBS but I only caught the middle and I've never read it. But it seemed interesting. I looooove Masterpiece Theater
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
President of the Juggled Gosling Chatroom
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hmmm.... what would Mal do?
Well for starter he probably wouldn't wear his corset so tight.
He'd employ Zoe to work on the court case, she'd get results in less than no time, especially if she had Jayne behind her to grunt meaningfully at people (I'd bet even in breeches the man could intimidate anyone)
He'd let Kaylee take a brush to parts of the house to make it a little less bleak.
and then it would be pretty much solid quippage...
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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."
Xander: "Hi, for those of you who just tuned in, everyone here is a crazy person." *grin*
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Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I found one for me. St. Dymphna, patron saint of mental health.
no, that's definitely mine, haha ;p
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