Author Topic: The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post) (Read 5489758 times)

memento · « **Reply #18890 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:40:22 pm »

When Alma suggests that they take Jack to a restaurant, Ennis made the seemingly innocuous comments that "Jack ain't the restaurant type" and they'd probably go out drinking even if he shows.

Meryl · « **Reply #18891 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:56:51 pm »

A professor of linguistics at the University of Albany, describing one theory of the meaning of "stemming the rose," writes: "We don't know what Proulx intended, but this fits the context quite well and is consistent with other English (and French) idioms involving roses and stems."

http://www.articlearchives.com/935034-1.html

Fran · « **Reply #18892 on:** January 30, 2009, 10:56:12 pm »

Jack defends his much-needed trips to Mexico:

"Measure the fuckin' short leash you keep me on, then ask me about Mexico and then tell me you'll kill me for needin' somethin' I don't never hardly get. You got no idea how bad it gets. And I'm not you. I can't make it on a couple of high-altitude fucks once or twice a year."

memento · « **Reply #18893 on:** January 31, 2009, 12:36:09 am »

After four years of noncommunication, Ennis received a postcard from Jack saying he was coming through on the 24th.

southendmd · « **Reply #18894 on:** January 31, 2009, 10:57:09 am »

When Jack sings, distant coyotes offer an onomatopoeia with their "yip" reply.

Fran · « **Reply #18895 on:** January 31, 2009, 12:23:13 pm »

"By seemingly renouncing overt politics, [Brokeback Mountain] makes a case for tolerance and understanding far more effectively than a film with a more direct agenda."

-- Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

memento · « **Reply #18896 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:09:09 pm »

After Cassie confronts Ennis in the bus station, he says to her resignedly: “I guess I was never much fun anyway.”

southendmd · « **Reply #18897 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:31:12 pm »

Lureen signals to Jack that she might be interested.

Fran · « **Reply #18898 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:59:56 pm »

"By seemingly renouncing overt politics, [Brokeback Mountain] makes a case for tolerance and understanding far more effectively than a film with a more direct agenda."

-- Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

memento · « **Reply #18899 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:44:05 am »

When Alma told Ennis that his fishing line had never touched water and his creel case had always remained unopened, he replied: "That don't mean nothin."

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Author Topic: The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post) (Read 5489758 times)

memento

"I" is innocuous

Meryl

"L" is linguistics

Fran

"M" is much-needed

memento

"N" is noncommunication

southendmd

"O" is onomatopoeia

Fran

"P" is politics

memento

"R" is resignedly

southendmd

"S" is signals

Fran

"T" is tolerance

memento

"U" is unopened