When They say "I hate America", what do you think They mean?

hmmmmmmm

O Brother Where art thou

Raising Arizona

Fargo



hmmmmmmm, they're all so good and so different, and so similar in their weirdness. Interesting, good, very American (to me), film-makers.

george

A certain stillness in the air here suggests that everyone comprehends the significance of this moment.

Actually while I think about it, how about this for a pub quiz question circa
2014.

Which two ruminants were responsible for the decline and fall of the Red Empire.

Ans a. Rock of Gibralter b. Posh spice.

ps

Start with Lebowski and O Brother Where Art Thou. Keep an eye out (perhaps best done on supplementary viewings) for the editing, set detail, and use of music.

c) Sawbridgeworth Town Council

I meant to comment on the Coen bros. - I'm a sucker for:

The Hudsucker Proxy

"You know, for kids"

The beer better be good, and the waitresses buxom, because this isn't a quiz I'm going to win.

The Hudsucker Proxy is a Coen bros film?
Oh joy! I can hold my head up among film buffs, for IVE SEEN THAT. (not very good imo)

Blatham, thanks for film tip, will watch the big elbowski thing and report back.

You want an explanation of the pub question? No, I didnt think you would

Taste and preference is always unique and subjective...Hudsucker Proxy is, to my mind, their weakest work but I wouldn't argue the point.

When watching The Big Lebowski, be advised that the title is a play on The Big Sleep.

This thread has digressed to dlowanesque levels!

My

The Coens are actually from Minnesota.

georgeob1 knows more about Latin America than he is willing to accept.

English football means nothing to me ever since Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, the only teams with poetic names, fell from the Premier League.

I once saw a young chap at Gatwick with a T-shirt that said "Liverpool 39, Juventus 1". I laughed and then felt ashamed of my laughter. He looked like he wouldn't kill a fly. I just hoped he wasn't boarding a plane to Italy.
"English football fan" and "Hooligan" are now synonims.
(We, in the different continents, tend to forget that most football stadiums in the UK don't even have a fence, but Heysel still lingers).

(We, in the different continents, tend to forget that most football stadiums in the UK don't even have a fence, but Heysel still lingers).

All the premiership grounds are all seater now fbaezer. Most are new or have been completely refurbished. Its unfortunate that English football fans still have a reputation for hooliganism...even when they behave themselves. Police have been known to attack English fans having a quiet drink in the bar before the game. I think its called a pre emptive strike.

I've always followed Manchester United. But for a long time I only ever kept one eye on the scoreline, because frankly I was ashamed to be associated with some of the antics that went on with Utd fans. Then football started to get its act together (it had to or it would die out) and it started to change. I really got more interested again in 1992/3 when my father died- a life long - red, and although he never saw it, Utd won the league and the first Premiership title that year after 26 years of winning (not much). I felt they did it for him.

but what goes around comes around. The game is criticised now for being too middle class - prawn sandwich eating types ! And the commercialism is beginning to ruin it for me. I used to play rugby union at school, now thats something thats coming back!

They say Rugby Union is a game for ruffians played by gentlemen. And football (association football or soccer) is a game for gentlemen played by ruffians. There's some truth in that.

Real gentlemen (on another continent than Britain :wink: ) play gentlemenlike Tipp - Kick -
"Sold over 5 Million times since 1924!"

This is so amusing, since I went to see "Eurotrip" yesterday with the GF. 1.5 hours of stereotypes, but hilariously done! Especially The Man Utd hooligans!

You are watching R-rated films?

(Is that the reason that the pics don't show up?)

I don't know. There was no nudity in the photos. DOes the image thing not work with GIFs?
Here are the links to the photos on IMDB
Man Utd Hooligans
Man Utd Fanciers Society
Vinnie Jones..a delicate and sensitive lad.

Football tickets in Europe are expensive.

I go with my two sons and my daughter to some games here in Mexico. We sit right next to the "toughest" fans here (upper deck, center: about 6 dollars per person). We drink our beers (soda for the 10 year old girl), sing (our team's followship is known for being quite foul mouthed) and often yell our heads off. There's not a hint of physical violence.
If it's a "classic", though, we either go to the "gold & blue" zone (about 10 dollars per person) or don't bring the small girl along.

I'll be in the North Bank for the game against Bolton, tomorrow. I've got a 1/3 share of a season ticket, which works out about £40 per game...ouch!

Off now...happy weekends, everyone!

Remembering that Bolton is Paderborn's (next bigger town) twin city ...

You are indeed correct!

Minnesota! Hell they're probably Lutherans.- maybe even Catholics.

I did see the "Hudsucker Proxy" ! Fairly good. Interesting mostly for the character of the girlfriend, also the Paul Newman role. Good to know I'm not completely out of touch.

For Kitchen Pete - I generally prefer slavish agreement to defense of my right to speak.

george, If you're expecting "slavish agreement," you're going to be disappointment more often than not. You already know that!