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Author Topic: The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)  (Read 7223090 times)

Offline Toast

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"N" is nominees
« Reply #9320 on: December 09, 2006, 12:24:27 pm »
Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams were Academy Award nominees for their acting roles in Brokeback Mountain, which went into limited release one year ago today.
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Offline memento

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"O" is openhanded
« Reply #9321 on: December 09, 2006, 12:38:08 pm »
Jack was trying to be openhanded when he offered to loan Ennis money, but Ennis was closed minded about the idea.
Def: generous
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"P" is proposal
« Reply #9322 on: December 09, 2006, 12:46:03 pm »
Ennis turns down Jack's proposal to set up a ranch together out of fear.
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"Q" is qualificatory
« Reply #9323 on: December 09, 2006, 12:52:48 pm »
In detailing his strict, non-legal instructions to the boys, Aguirre made the qualificatory point that:   "Last summer had goddamn near twenty-five percent loss. I don't want that again. "  [Proulx]
« Last Edit: December 09, 2006, 01:00:59 pm by Toast »
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"R" is radiating
« Reply #9324 on: December 09, 2006, 03:04:02 pm »
"You're late," Jack said to Ennis, a smile radiating on his face.
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"S" is something
« Reply #9325 on: December 09, 2006, 03:15:14 pm »
"Alma was saying something about taking his friend to the Knife & Fork for supper instead of cooking it was so hot, if they could get a baby-sitter, but Ennis said more likely he'd just go out with Jack and get drunk.  Jack was not a restaurant type, he said...."  [story]
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"T" is thicker
« Reply #9326 on: December 09, 2006, 03:22:02 pm »
Jack's haunch and Lureen's makeup became thicker as they approached forty.
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"U" is unbroken
« Reply #9327 on: December 09, 2006, 03:25:10 pm »
Ennis and Jack's love for each other remained unbroken despite their four-year-long separation.
« Last Edit: December 09, 2006, 11:25:08 pm by Fran »
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"V" is voted
« Reply #9328 on: December 09, 2006, 03:31:40 pm »
Whenever Jack brought up the idea of living together, Ennis always voted against it.


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Thanks for the compliment.  :)

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You're welcome.
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"W" is wiggling
« Reply #9329 on: December 09, 2006, 03:36:32 pm »
Ennis was wiggling his way out of facing up to Cassie when he said that he probably wasn't much fun anyway.
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