Bah Humbug

[BobbyBrandt]

I've actually never seen it. I've probably watched 50% of it 10 minutes at a time over 50 years

I'm that way with Citizen Kane. I have never seen the entire movie from beginning to end.

 

[cw5523729]

I'm that way with Citizen Kane. I have never seen the entire movie from beginning to end.

I have seen it but only because one of my liberal arts courses in college was movie appreciation or some BS and it was a required watch.

You didn't miss much by not watching it.


Spoiler alert: rose bud is the sled.

 

[melimelissa]

Why do grinches seek to spoil joy,
With snarls and growls and all?
Why should we not relax and toy
With pleasure, now Yule follows fall?

I'm sitting quiet with my love,
The ward is clinical and white ;
I close my eyes' seeking some trove
Of memories, to ease the night :

He's still in coma, is there hope?
I've no idea, but we had days
Of such infernal fun, the scope
Still lingers, as a carol plays...

I cannot smile, the face is tear-stained,
The pain was relentless this year,
But i'm told my health's regained,
Though, for my owner, there's no cheer.

Pain's transformed, but still transfixes ;
I'll live on, though Sir is lost ;
I will recall the many riches,
He bah humbugged. I count love's cost...

Perdue de nouveau

Votre moustique
pleurera toujours dans son coeur

Wring out the tears as the bells ring in your seasonal joys. Wishing all well. Be kind.

 

[sirhugs]

just saw a clip of A Charlie Brown christmas. That was all it took to make me cry.

 

[cw5523729]

just saw a clip of A Charlie Brown christmas. That was all it took to make me cry.

Was it the scene where the poor little tree flops over? That part always gets me too.

 

[Candy_Kane54]

So you're saying that killing is good?
though I gotta admit, John Wick IS one of my favourite movies. They should NOT have killed his dog.

Three things you never do:

1. Tug on Superman's Cape
2. Spit into the wind
3. Kill John Wick's dog

 

[cw5523729]

though I gotta admit, John Wick IS one of my favourite movies. They should NOT have killed his dog.

They totally got what was coming to them.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Never saw it. Never heard of it. Had to look it up.

So, Ted jumps out of the phone booth and cos-plays Paul Kersey?

 

[cw5523729]

Never saw it. Never heard of it. Had to look it up.

So, Ted jumps out of the phone booth and cos-plays Paul Kersey?

Not exactly. Ted was a professional assassin, not a vigilante, who quit for love. And a dog.

eta: If you're into action movies, it's a pretty good flick. If you like seeing people that hurt dogs get slaughtered, it's an awesome flick.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Paul Kersey, Bob Valdez and Robert McCall did their thing to help people who had been wronged.

 

[cw5523729]

Paul Kersey, Bob Valdez and Robert McCall did their thing to help people who had been wronged.

Never heard of Bob Valdez. Had to Google that one.

As for the others, John Wick was already a professional assassin. He just goes ballistic over his dog being killed, not to help anyone else and not a normal guy turned vigilante.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Bottom line ... holiday movies are not violent. Violent movies don't always mean good people. Ted should have stayed in the phone booth and not tried to one up Michael Rennie.

 

[Ian_Snow]

Not me, sitting here in a Christmas sweater sipping on coffee with sugar-free peppermint creamer. Nope. Nope nope nope.

 

[sirhugs]

Bottom line ... holiday movies are not violent. Violent movies don't always mean good people. Ted should have stayed in the phone booth and not tried to one up Michael Rennie.

John Wick was not a holiday movie. Don't recall when it came out, but not picturing snow. Was just conceding my hypocrisy about violent movies.

 

[sirhugs]

Not me, sitting here in a Christmas sweater sipping on coffee with sugar-free peppermint creamer. Nope. Nope nope nope.

I hope that its a REALLY ugly sweater

 

[MillieDynamite]

Because Christmas can be a time of great sadness for some folk, a non-Christmas song that sums up the season for them.

 

[sirhugs]

Because Christmas can be a time of great sadness for some folk, a non-Christmas song that sums up the season for them.

there is a thin separation between sadness and loneliness. Though loneliness made lead to sadness, in my experience it usually takes more.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Being so lonesome you want to cry sounds like depression, not sadness. In fact, when he wrote the song, he was very depressed about his relationship with his wife.

This is the opening paragraph from an article about the song.

Let’s start by listening to the accolades of people who know a thing or two about songwriting themselves. Kasey Chambers: “It’s totally heartbreaking, but you don’t want to stop listening to it. Oh God, it just makes you want to crawl into a hole. It has that combination of making you feel good and bad at the same time, which is what all great country music does.” Vince Gill: “Read the words of that song. That’s as beautiful as you’ll ever want to hear the English language put out.” Bob Dylan: “Even at a young age, I identified with him. I didn’t have to experience anything that Hank did to know what he was singing about. I’d never heard a robin weep, but could imagine it, and it made me sad.”

Behind The Song: Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”

I'm going to go out on a limb and say, when you are lonely with someone, that's much worse than being sad without someone.

there is a thin separation between sadness and loneliness. Though loneliness made lead to sadness, in my experience it usually takes more.

 

[sirhugs]

Being so lonesome you want to cry sounds like depression, not sadness. In fact, when her wrote the song, he was very depressed about his releationship with his wife.

This is the opening paragraph from an article about the song.

Let’s start by listening to the accolades of people who know a thing or two about songwriting themselves. Kasey Chambers: “It’s totally heartbreaking, but you don’t want to stop listening to it. Oh God, it just makes you want to crawl into a hole. It has that combination of making you feel good and bad at the same time, which is what all great country music does.” Vince Gill: “Read the words of that song. That’s as beautiful as you’ll ever want to hear the English language put out.” Bob Dylan: “Even at a young age, I identified with him. I didn’t have to experience anything that Hank did to know what he was singing about. I’d never heard a robin weep, but could imagine it, and it made me sad.”

Behind The Song: Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”

I'm going to go out on a limb and say, when you are lonely with someone, that's much worse than being sad without someone.

well, I have been diagnosed with treatment resistant major depressive disorder, so not gunnna debate that.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I heard one artist sing it, and the last time becomes, "I'm so lonesome I could die." That's a whole heap of loneliness.

 

[Ian_Snow]

I hope my comment didn't come across as too crass earlier. I really do wish everyone the best around this time of the year. It can be a rough one. But the timing was just perfect to be reading a "bah humbug" post.

 

[cw5523729]

I hope my comment didn't come across as too crass earlier. I really do wish everyone the best around this time of the year. It can be a rough one. But the timing was just perfect to be reading a "bah humbug" post.

You have SNOW right in your username. We all just assume you're a holiday lover automatically.