Madagascar & Quotes
Oh wow....
So a bunch of crazy people went to see this movie last night...
Me. Mike. Jessica. Davy. Charity. Burgee. Nate. Wow, all 6 siblings plus a courtee! Not to mention about 7 other people who are in Mike's caregroup, friends of Charity and Dave, or friends of friends.
We laughed continuously throughout. Maybe it was just that we were all tired and in the right mood, or maybe Madagascar really is as hilarious as it seemed. I'll give it this: it never misses a beat.
"Sounds like a Somerville movie." Laura commented, after listening to us quote the thing for ten minutes straight this morning (bear in mind that most of us work at the warehouse together).
"The trouble with us," I observed, "is that when we set out to praise or blame a movie, we can usually give specific examples and quotations. We just seem to soak 'em up."
I'm not kidding. Lying on the carpet talking to Mom yesterday afternoon, she said, "You do sit...? Your knees bend and all..." When I didn't respond after three seconds of thought, she said, "Oh, c'mon Honey!"
"Music Man!" I cried, pulling the quote from memory's recesses. It's been at least three years since I last saw that movie, but in my family, heaven help you if you can't pull the reference to a two-line quote out of the air at any time and in any place, no matter how long it's been.
It's a constant game that we all play with one another in my family. The rules are simple. Someone makes an allusion, sometimes a direct quotation, and you have to either respond with the next line (which is considered appropriate), or give the reference (which is barely adequate). What makes it interesting is that the allusion or quotation can be the merest nothing. The other day, Charity made a sound, not even a proper verbal word, but Burgee and I chimed in with the rest of the quote.
I love the game, but you have to stay on your toes to play it, and your memory for movies, books, etc. has to be simply enormous--not to mention detailed. I have this game to thank for the way I read literature, picking up quotes and important details as I go. Makes quizzes a lot simpler. :)
Here's to quotes, and here's to my wonderful family, and here's to Madagascar, whence comes much laughter. Well-written movies are a delight!
So a bunch of crazy people went to see this movie last night...
Me. Mike. Jessica. Davy. Charity. Burgee. Nate. Wow, all 6 siblings plus a courtee! Not to mention about 7 other people who are in Mike's caregroup, friends of Charity and Dave, or friends of friends.
We laughed continuously throughout. Maybe it was just that we were all tired and in the right mood, or maybe Madagascar really is as hilarious as it seemed. I'll give it this: it never misses a beat.
"Sounds like a Somerville movie." Laura commented, after listening to us quote the thing for ten minutes straight this morning (bear in mind that most of us work at the warehouse together).
"The trouble with us," I observed, "is that when we set out to praise or blame a movie, we can usually give specific examples and quotations. We just seem to soak 'em up."
I'm not kidding. Lying on the carpet talking to Mom yesterday afternoon, she said, "You do sit...? Your knees bend and all..." When I didn't respond after three seconds of thought, she said, "Oh, c'mon Honey!"
"Music Man!" I cried, pulling the quote from memory's recesses. It's been at least three years since I last saw that movie, but in my family, heaven help you if you can't pull the reference to a two-line quote out of the air at any time and in any place, no matter how long it's been.
It's a constant game that we all play with one another in my family. The rules are simple. Someone makes an allusion, sometimes a direct quotation, and you have to either respond with the next line (which is considered appropriate), or give the reference (which is barely adequate). What makes it interesting is that the allusion or quotation can be the merest nothing. The other day, Charity made a sound, not even a proper verbal word, but Burgee and I chimed in with the rest of the quote.
I love the game, but you have to stay on your toes to play it, and your memory for movies, books, etc. has to be simply enormous--not to mention detailed. I have this game to thank for the way I read literature, picking up quotes and important details as I go. Makes quizzes a lot simpler. :)
Here's to quotes, and here's to my wonderful family, and here's to Madagascar, whence comes much laughter. Well-written movies are a delight!
posted by Praelucor at 5:50 PM
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