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TOTW 17/07: Why didn't Jack offer Ennis a ride when they got down the mountain?
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: brokeplex on December 17, 2007, 01:25:13 am ---What I really loved about Dubois is how friendly everyone was. It not your typical tourist oriented town with the, "lets take their money and run", attitude towards visitors. People I spoke with seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me.
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Not to besmirch the good people of Dubois, but since I am of Hispanic descent, let's just say that I was glad to be with a large group of not-Hispanic friends while I was there. Like I said, maybe things have changed...
injest:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 17, 2007, 08:53:09 am ---Not to besmirch the good people of Dubois, but since I am of Hispanic descent, let's just say that I was glad to be with a large group of not-Hispanic friends while I was there. Like I said, maybe things have changed...
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but they haven't changed all that much??
I keep trying to get that across to people. Things in the middle of the country change a LOT slower than on the coasts.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: injest on December 17, 2007, 09:17:49 am ---but they haven't changed all that much??
I keep trying to get that across to people. Things in the middle of the country change a LOT slower than on the coasts.
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Excellent point. I don't know. I haven't been back to that neck of the woods in sometime.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: HerrKaiser on December 16, 2007, 11:48:20 pm ---With all the debate over where Signal actually is, has anyone thought about an adventure trip to WY that could be called "Searching for Brokeback"?
I tend to lean toward the logic of this hallowed place being near Dubois based on the analysis of brokeplex. In spite of my lack of much interest in the short story vs the film, the geographical logic makes sense. Could it possilby be that the American pronunciation of Dubois being Du boys, or two boys if you take some language liberties, was on purpose?
Seems to me a search for the right place would be a fun scavenger hunt...with ennis as the prize. In fact, I may just head to Dubois myself.
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This is already in the works. In fact, 40 people are already signed up for the upcoming Brokeback Roundup June 1-8 in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, with side trips to the Tetons, Yellowstone, Lightning Flat, and possibly Riverton and Sheridan. We've booked a lodge at the very foot of Brokenback Mountain.
Get all the details here as well as a link to the registration form:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/board,68.0.html
Artiste:
Great that you have that link Front-Ranger! I envy all of you!!
Regarding Dubois, it is a French word: du meaning of; bois is wood!! Guess then that is was an wooded area? The French-Canadiens there to start it up, as many were lumberjacks like one of my grand-papa?
And that reminds me, that if Aguiire was a French name, then maybe he would have been French-Canadien descent? And, therefore, Aguirre would be more acceptable, as much lenient to gay, bi or other men (straights like lumberjacks stuck in the woods) who played together as Jack and Ennis did up their during their work time on Brokeback Mountain!! ??
Considering that openness of Aguirre, he would therefore be out of the way if Jack would offer a ride to Ennis after when they got down the mountain!! ?? It seems to me.
Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!!
Hugs!!
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