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serious crayons:
I just wrote an email to a friend I hadn't heard from in more than a year. I've been thinking about her lately because I realized that, of all the people I know, she'd be a likely candidate for Brokieism. I have no idea whether she's seen the movie, obviously, but she's kind of romantic and open-minded and movie-loving and has other ineffable qualities that make me think she could be a candidate.

Anyway, because it's been a while since I used her email address and wasn't sure it still worked, I signed off with "drop me a line, say if you're there."

Do you think that if she's a Brokie she'll get it? Even though I spelled "you're" correctly? If she writes back, but doesn't mention Brokeback, of course I'll ask her outright if she's seen it. But I couldn't help testing if she was attuned enough to catch this.

Does anybody else try to sneak those hints into conversation to see what happens? Do you say "tell you what" or  "I swear" or "on the QT" or "putting the blocks to" -- not only because it's fun to incorporate those terms into your vocabulary, but to see if the person you're talking to reacts to them?

Does anybody look for examples of this in print? I just read something (on Slate, I think) that referred to a "one-shot deal" and I almost thought it was secret code until I realized that, if so, the writer would have just said "one-shot thing." So I dismissed that one, but I remain on the lookout. If I see even one word that has that special BBM resonance, I at least wonder. Anyone else this crazy?

ednbarby:
:::waving hand frantically:::  Me, me, me!  I'm this crazy!  I do the same kinda stuff.  I find myself saying the following in conversations with acquaintances with whom I haven't yet discussed the movie, "Tell ya what...," "Truth is, ...," and when I'm feeling particularly peckish, "Well, this is a goddamned bitch of an unsatisfactory situation, isn't it?" in the hopes it'll trigger some semi- or subconscious part of their brains that will compel them to say, "Hey, I've been meaning to ask you...  Have you seen...?"  Hasn't worked so far.   :-\

DeeDee:

--- Quote from: ednbarby on April 21, 2006, 09:35:50 pm ---:::waving hand frantically:::  Me, me, me!  I'm this crazy!  I do the same kinda stuff.  I find myself saying the following in conversations with acquaintances with whom I haven't yet discussed the movie, "Tell ya what...," "Truth is, ...," and when I'm feeling particularly peckish, "Well, this is a goddamned bitch of an unsatisfactory situation, isn't it?" in the hopes it'll trigger some semi- or subconscious part of their brains that will compel them to say, "Hey, I've been meaning to ask you...  Have you seen...?"  Hasn't worked so far.   :-\

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I'm hysterical.. I do the exact same thing.  I haven't had anyone bite yet either.  A couple of girls I work with saw it, but to them it was just another movie.  Even that annoys me.  I want to ask them what the hell is wrong with them.  Where are your souls?

ednbarby:

--- Quote from: DeeDee on April 21, 2006, 09:40:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: ednbarby on April 21, 2006, 09:35:50 pm ---:::waving hand frantically:::  Me, me, me!  I'm this crazy!  I do the same kinda stuff.  I find myself saying the following in conversations with acquaintances with whom I haven't yet discussed the movie, "Tell ya what...," "Truth is, ...," and when I'm feeling particularly peckish, "Well, this is a goddamned bitch of an unsatisfactory situation, isn't it?" in the hopes it'll trigger some semi- or subconscious part of their brains that will compel them to say, "Hey, I've been meaning to ask you...  Have you seen...?"  Hasn't worked so far.   :-\

--- End quote ---

I'm hysterical.. I do the exact same thing.  I haven't had anyone bite yet either.  A couple of girls I work with saw it, but to them it was just another movie.  Even that annoys me.  I want to ask them what the hell is wrong with them.  Where are your souls?

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Exactly, DeeDee.  Makes me think of Marianne's line to Eleanor in Sense and Sensibility - where is your heart?  Difference is, in the latter case, there was one.

twistedude:
Man, a week ago next Sunday, I sat through a whole 1962 "Tosca," because another guest at the Seder (who LOVED "Tosca") had mentioned that he was "a little disappointed" in BBM--I watched "Tosca," I asked intelligent questions about "Tosca," and I expressed intelligent opinions about
Tosca." (and managed to hide the fact that I didn't know it was by Puccini). Then we had a GOOD LONG TALK...

It was worth it! And.."Tosca" wasn't half-bad either (Tibaldi, London, etc).

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