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Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that does fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Hark! Now I hear them – Ding-dong, bell.
Rhyme scheme and meter are entirely different. Rhyme is the pattern for end rhyme. You have lies, eyes (a); made, fade (b); change, strange (c); knell, bell (d) So you would express the rhyme scheme abab,ccdd
This is an excellent site on Meter.
If you have further questions please repost.
So is the meter iambic heptameter?
how many ta DAHs does the first line have?
That would be the "regular? meter.
NOW, information... Shakespeare got sneaking sometimes and used what is called "sprung" meter. This site will explain that.
I counted eight syllables in teh first line of "Full Fathom Five" then seven syllables in the other lines. So the meter isn't iambic heptameter? Then how do I answer the question about meter? Sorry this is just confusing for me. Thanks for the help!
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So if you have 4 tah DAHs, then that is iambic tetrameter. See this site I gave you. http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/meters.htm
The rest of the verse is "sprung" iambic tetrameter. That means that Shakespeare was making the meter fit what he wanted to say instead of making what he wanted to say fit an exact meter.
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I don't really worry about failing," Leno told the newspaper.
You just do the best you can do. If it's bad, they throw you out on your (expletive). That's fine."
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2000 Mercury Sable GS 3.0 V6 Vulcan OHV
Good but not great vehicle
Coolant tank replacement - 60,000.
Fuel filter replacement (note: engine knocking problem eliminated after replacement... city gas mileage down to 14 mpg, highway remains at 26 mpg) - 55,000.
Tires at 42,000.
Rear brakes - 45,000.
Front brakes - 68,000.
Rear main seal leakage at 65,000.
Interior rear door coverings - 55,000.
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The Sable has served us well as the kiddie carrier for all these years. Granted, it has left us stranded on occasion due to small problems that have been highlighted above. It's comfortable, quiet and economical on trips. Interior has held up well except for the rear door coverings peeling off due to the heat of the Central California Summer Sun.
Problems are what I would consider to be normal for a Ford product. I've been satisfied with the car.
Oh yes, many years of Little League Baseball foul balls off the roof and hood, shows surprising metal tensile strength.
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"What Jester?"
This was okay, but nothing to get all excited about. I am certainly glad it was free. I have read the first book in both of the series he has out right now and I like them and will continue the rest of those two series. I just believe MJS does better in the long form then he does in short form. It is free, so your only investment is 54 minutes and it is certainly worth that.
This is listed as a romance, yet? This was probably the most smartly written werewolf book I have ever read. Briggs understands wolves/dogs. Included in the story are the smells, sounds, and noticeable body movements of a canine. Anybody who owns a dog, knows that a dog's world consists of these three things even more keenly then eyesight. My dogs know my body language and pay more attention to it then any human. This is obvious in Briggs writing. I did not see this so much as a romance, although I believe it becomes more so in the series. I enjoyed it.
Not sure this answered any questions? If you are a huge Un Fan, you will want to listen. If you are just a warm fan, it will not be that interesting. Book one is great, everyone should read that. I have not read book Two yet, but I will. Lev spends time with some Indians, sorry Native Americans, sorry Chance People and he is treated well, But and it is a big But.
The newness of the whole Un, may be wearing off on me and I found the Chance People with their stilted talk and different beliefs, just a bit boring. Not that their is anything wrong with believing in Animal Spirits and transplanting animal hearts into humans is not any more unbelievable then being Un, I just could not get into it. I might be too old?
I very much enjoyed this book. The miles went by very quickly as I listened. It is not great literature, the story ain't that complicated and there are not a whole lot of twists or turns. It was the characters that made this book. Every character in this book is that, a character, not your everyday Tom, Dick and Harry. Often they make you laugh. This was written in 2012, but it takes place in 1990 and has men with mullets, bag phones, etc.
This is about how the other half lives, no not that half, the underground half, the off the grid half. Some may have trouble with what these people do for a living. These are criminals, but they are criminals with morals. There are certain things they won't do and they police there own. I don't agree with how they live and I would never live such a life, but it was fun watching them do it. Fun is the best way to describe this book. So, put your BEER GOGGLES on and have fun.
I don't think I have ever heard this narrator before, but he was great. Alexander Cendese, I must remember that name.
"Ditto, Flavius"
If it was true, it would be scary. It is written as if it is true, yet you know it is not. I have read plenty of made up stories that were scary, see: J.A. Konrath, Stephen King, Blake Crouch or Dean Koontz.
How many times do you have to find your wife floating out the window before you leave the house? For this guy it was more then once. It was very convenient that no one had to go work. Are all priests this big of a coward? What kind of parent subjects their three kids to this for so long?
You want scary seek out the authors listed above.
This is not seven connected stories, it is seven chapters. It was also quite the snoozer. It may be free, but it is a waste of time.
"American History"
The main reason to read this is for the American History. This gives a good look at what life was like for Teachers in early America. The horror itself is not so much, more of a fun prank that scared our main character.
I have always been amazed by rats and insects and the more I learn the more amazed I am. I believe I had heard most of this before, but it was cool to hear it again. Roaches are almost indestructible. If you are into gross stuff, then this is for you.
My only complaint was occasionally they would go to Professor So and So and he would speak in a heavy fake accent. They did this to add variety, but I could rarely tell what he was saying. This makes up only a small portion of the narration. This is also very much adult.
"Get past the first hour."
This starts out pretty silly and I was sure I would not finish the book, but I wanted to give it at least an hour. Once I got to chapter 16 and past the introduction and the wife and her sisters, then the book got tight and interesting. Then the story started and all the silliness became witty, lots of fun and I loved it. Anyone that is offended by foul language will not enjoy one minute of this. At first it may seem pointless, but once you see what Jackson must go through to win over Pandora, well, it turns out to be a Romance.
I also enjoyed the wicked witch, as a shoe salesman. I hope there are sequels and that she is in them. This is a good stand alone work, but is also set up for continued adventures. I want this to get popular so this YA author will write more for the adult world. I will also listen to his YA novel that is offered at audible, as he is a good writer.
I was not a fan of Go To F A Sleep, but fans of that should love this book.
It sort of reminded me of that WIZARD STORY with the witches, scarecrows, tin man, lion, etc...
At first I thought a female narrator was the wrong gender, but she does a great job and at the end of the story proves why she was chosen.
I am following a person who gave this five stars. I will have to disagree slightly. It was probably very good 30 years ago, but compared to today it is a little slow and a little talky. I liked it and listen to the whole thing. It is different and I stayed with it to find out what was going on. This involves a sort of werewolf, amazon clan? It is a scary town for men to live in.
One of the main characters, Kay, is not very empathic to her veteran husband. I did not care for her at all.
A little less talk, more building of suspense, less evil eye crap, and this would have made five stars.
Ray Porter is one of the coolest narrators out there.
The above refers to the history of coffee and at one time most people drank beer for breakfast. (OH, the good ole days).
The biggest problem with this book is all the May, might, and could's that are included and the lack of fact. I do not blame the author and am glad she wrote the book. Studies cost a lot of money and many studies are paid for by large corporations. The coffee companies are not going to pay for a study on how coffee is bad for you. Often when you hear on the news that a study showed something is good for you, that can be traced back to a company that will benefit.
If even one of the cancers that the author says could be caused by coffee is true, it is worth giving up. Heart disease seems to be even more likely. I know that coffee causes my blood pressure to go up. I have quit several times, but usually end up going back. I spend hours on the road, love the taste of coffee, and nothing else seems to satisfy. Yet, I went ahead and quit a week ago. If I know it raises my blood pressure, it can't be healthy. Last year at this time I was drinking 40 ounces a day. Months ago, I cut back to 20 ounces and know I have quit it all together. I am lucky, that I have not suffered any side effects. Many people get headaches and/or feel tired. I have not had that problem and have been drinking tea. Tea does not satisfy as well and I still crave coffee, but for my health!
It is not so much the caffeine, but the delivery system. Decaf is even worse for you. This is not a long book and it is worth your time to listen and decide for yourself. It could save your life.


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"Nothing done to us can shatter us, as long as we have our pride."
-Matt Slaughter(Myself)
Today we bow our heads in remembrance of those brave individuals who lost there lives on this day, nine years ago. Their lives were lost for no true purpose and thus their lives were ended in vain. Although our hearts suffered a wounding blow that will not be forgotten, our pride and desire to pull through and survive through the toughest times proved to be stronger. Workers and citizens alike, all worked together to mend the injury the nation sustained, and those people didn't even consider thinking twice about it.
God bless those individuals who lost their lives and the families who will likely shed a tear or two tonight from the grotesque reminder that this day brings them. Tonight, before you go to sleep, give a prayer for those families and those individuals. For those on BYOND who read this that lost family members, know that me and many others are praying for you.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail | |
2001 re-release promotional poster
Directed by | Terry Gilliam Terry Jones |
Produced by | Mark Forstater Michael White |
Written by | Monty Python |
Starring | Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin |
Music by | Neil Innes |
Cinematography | Terry Bedford |
Edited by | John Hackney |
company |
Distributed by | EMI Films |
Release dates
Running time
91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $400,000 |
Box office | $5,028,948[1] |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin), and directed by Gilliam and Jones. It was conceived during the hiatus between the third and fourth series of their popular BBC television programme Monty Python's Flying Circus.
In contrast to the group's first film, And Now for Something Completely Different, a compilation of sketches from the first two television series, Holy Grail was composed of new material, and is therefore considered the first "proper" film by the group. It generally parodies the legend of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail. The film was a success on its initial release, and Idle used the film as the inspiration for the 2005 Tony Award-winning musical Spamalot.
The film was a box-office success, grossing the highest of any British film exhibited in the U.S. in 1975. It has remained popular since then, receiving critical acclaim. The film received a 97% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus; "a cult classic as gut-bustingly hilarious as it is blithely ridiculous". In the US, the film was selected as the second best comedy of all time in the ABC special Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time; in the UK, readers of Total Film magazine ranked the film the fifth greatest comedy film of all time, and a similar poll of Channel 4 viewers placed the film sixth (2000).[2]
King Arthur, along with his squire, Patsy, recruits his Knights of the Round Table: Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Galahad the Pure, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot, and the aptly named Sir Not-appearing-in-this-film. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight. Arthur chops off the Black Knight's arms and legs but the Black Knight refuses to surrender despite being fatally wounded. The knights reach Camelot, but following a song-and-dance cutaway, Arthur decides not to enter, because "'tis a silly place". They are instructed by God to seek the Holy Grail.
Their first stop is a French-controlled castle where they believe the grail is held. After being insulted by a soldier with a strong French accent, they try sneaking into the castle in a Trojan Rabbit. This plan goes awry when they forget to hide inside it first. The rabbit is catapulted back at them with an assortment of animals and waste. Arthur decides the group should separate to seek the grail. A modern-day historian serves as an on-camera documentary presenter, describing the Arthurian legends. He is abruptly killed by Lancelot on horseback, triggering a police investigation.
Each of the knights encounters various perils on his quest. Arthur and Bedevere attempt to satisfy the strange requests of the dreaded Knights who say Ni. Sir Robin narrowly avoids a fight with the Three-Headed Giant by running away while the heads are arguing, causing embarrassment as his minstrel sings "Brave Sir Robin ran away". Sir Galahad is led by a grail-shaped beacon to Castle Anthrax, populated by women who wish to perform sexual favours for him, but he is rescued by Lancelot from the "perilous situation", somewhat against his will. Sir Lancelot then finds a note tied to an arrow, and after reading it assaults a wedding party at Swamp Castle. Believing them to be holding a lady against her will, he discovers that an effeminate prince sent the note.
The knights regroup with three new knights, Sir Gawain, Sir Ector, and Sir Bors, and a group of monks led by Brother Maynard. They travel to see Tim the Enchanter, who points them to caves where the location of the grail is written on the walls. To enter the caves the group must defeat the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. They do so using the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch courtesy of Brother Maynard after the rabbit kills Gawain, Ector and Bors. They enter the cave and are attacked by the Legendary Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh, which devours Brother Maynard. Arthur and his Knights barely escape by virtue of the beast's animator suffering a fatal heart attack.
With their final destination known, the group travel to the Bridge of Death, where each knight is forced to answer three questions by the bridge-keeper before he may cross the Gorge of Eternal Peril. Lancelot easily answers his questions and crosses the bridge, but Robin and Galahad are confounded by difficult questions and thrown into the chasm. Arthur accidentally asks the bridge-keeper a question, and the bridge-keeper is thrown into the chasm himself for not knowing the answer.
Lancelot becomes separated from Arthur and Bedevere, and is later arrested by police for the murder of the historian. Arthur and Bedevere travel to the grail castle, which they find occupied by the same French forces that insulted and drove them off earlier. The knights amass a large army and prepare to storm the castle, but just as they begin to charge, the modern police arrive on the scene. Arthur and Bedevere are arrested, and one of the officers covers the lens with his hand. The film breaks in the projector and runs out of the gate, putting an abrupt end to the film.
Actor | Main role | Other roles |
Graham Chapman | King Arthur | Voice of God / Hiccuping Guard / Middle Head of Three-Headed Knight |
John Cleese | Sir Lancelot | Second soldier in opening scene / Man in plague scene with body / Singing Knight #4 / Black Knight / Third Villager / French Taunter / Tim the Enchanter |
Terry Gilliam | Patsy | Old Man (Soothsayer) in Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Green Knight / Singing Knight #3 / Sir Bors (First to be killed by rabbit) / Weak-hearted animator (Himself) / Gorilla Hand |
Eric Idle | Sir Robin | The Dead Collector / First Villager / Singing Knight #2 / Confused Guard at Swamp Castle / Concorde (squire of Sir Lancelot) / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard |
Terry Jones | Sir Bedevere | Dennis's Mother / Left Head of Three-Headed Knight / Prince Herbert / Voice of the Cartoon Scribe / French Knight |
Michael Palin | Sir Galahad | First soldier in opening scene / Dennis / Second Villager / Singing Knight #5 / Right Head of Three-Headed Knight / King of Swamp Castle / Monk (Maynard's assistant) / Main Knight who says "Ni" / Narrator / French Knight / Guest at Swamp Castle |
Neil Innes | Sir Robin's Minstrel | Head of chanting monks / Singing Knight #1 / Baton Minstrel / Page crushed by wooden rabbit / Fourth Villager / Singing Knight / Laughing French Knight |
Connie Booth | The Witch | |
Carol Cleveland | Zoot | Dingo (Zoot's twin) |
Bee Duffell | Old crone | |
John Young | Frank the Historian | Dead body (who claims to be not dead) |
Rita Davies | Historian's Wife | |
Avril Stewart | Dr. Piglet | |
Sally Kinghorn | Dr. Winston |
The movie is a parody[3] on the legend of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. It mimics and reflects the characters of the King Arthur legend, as well as plots of the myth. It is also considered a satire,[3] as the film makes fun of the Middle Ages as a broader society and time period as well as overarching themes such as Chivalry.[4]
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail was mostly shot on location in Scotland,[5] particularly around Doune Castle, Glen Coe, and the privately owned Castle Stalker. The many castles seen throughout the film were either Doune Castle shot from different angles or hanging miniatures. There are several exceptions to this: the very first exterior shot of a castle at the beginning of the film is Kidwelly Castle in South Wales and the single exterior shot of the Swamp King castle during "Tale of Sir Lancelot" is Bodiam Castle in East Sussex[6] – all subsequent shots of the exterior and interior of those scenes were filmed at Doune Castle.
On the DVD audio commentary, Cleese expresses irritation at a scene set in Castle Anthrax, where he says the focus was on technical aspects rather than comedy. In the scene where the knights were combating the Killer Rabbit, a real white rabbit was used. He was dyed with what was assumed to be a washable red colouring liquid in the shots after the battle. When filming wrapped, the rabbit's owner was dismayed to learn the dye could not be rinsed off. Gilliam described in an audio commentary that the owner of the rabbit was present and shooting was abruptly halted while the cast desperately attempted to clean the rabbit before the owner found out, an unsuccessful attempt. He also stated that he thought that, had they been more experienced in filmmaking, the crew would have just purchased a rabbit instead. Otherwise, the rabbit himself was unharmed. Also, the rabbit-bite effects were done by special puppetry by both Gilliam and SFX technician John Horton.
As chronicled in The Life of Python, The First 20 Years of Monty Python, and The Pythons' Autobiography, it was revealed that Chapman was suffering from acrophobia, trembling, and bouts of forgetfulness during filming. These were the results of Chapman's long-standing alcohol addiction, and he decided from that moment on to remain "on an even keel" while the production continued. Nearly three years after Holy Grail, Chapman vowed to quit drinking altogether (which he successfully achieved in December 1977).
Originally the knight characters were going to ride real horses, but after it became clear that the film's small budget precluded real horses, the Pythons decided that their characters would mime horse-riding while their porters trotted behind them banging coconut shells together. The joke was derived from the old-fashioned sound effect used by radio shows to convey the sound of hooves clattering. This was later referred to in the German release of the film, which translated the title as Die Ritter der Kokosnuß[7] ("The Knights of the Coconut").
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In addition to several songs written by Python regular Neil Innes, several pieces of music were licensed from De Wolfe Music Library. These include
- "Ice Floe 9", composed by Pierre Arvay. Used during the beginning titles.
- "Countrywide",[8] composed by Anthony Mawer. Used during the beginning titles after the first titlers are sacked.
- "Homeward Bound", composed by Jack Trombey. Used as King Arthur's heroic theme.
- "Crossed Swords",[9] composed by Dudley Matthew. Played during King Arthur's battle with the Black Knight.
- "The Flying Messenger",[10] composed by Oliver Armstrong. Played during Sir Lancelot's misguided storming of Swamp Castle.
- "The Promised Land",[11] composed by Stanley Black. Used in the scene where Arthur approaches the castle on the island.
- "Starlet in the Starlight",[12] composed by Kenneth Essex. Briefly used for Prince Herbert's attempt to express himself in song.
- "Love Theme",[13] composed by Peter Knight. Also used briefly for Prince Herbert.
- "Revolt",[14] composed by Eric Towren. Used as the army charges on Castle Aaargh.
Television broadcast[edit]
The film had its television premiere 25 February 1977 on the CBS Late Movie.[citation needed] Reportedly, the Pythons were displeased to discover a number of edits were done by the network to reduce use of profanity and the showing of blood. The troupe pulled back the rights and thereafter had it broadcast in the United States only on PBS and later other channels such as IFC, where it runs uncut.[15]
Home media[edit]
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The first DVD was released in 1999 and had only a non-anamorphic print, about two pages of production notes, and trailers for other Sony Pictures releases.
- Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition
On 23 October 2001, the Special Edition DVD was released. Disc One includes two commentary tracks (featuring Idle, Palin, and Cleese in the first, Jones and Gilliam in the second), "Subtitles for People Who Don't Like the Film", consisting of lines taken from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, and a feature for the hard of hearing, where the menu is read aloud by Jones in a very loud voice.
As an extension of the group's penchant for never abiding to a generic formula, the film (if not already in progress) commences with a short subject named "Dentist on the Job" (Its American title is Get on With It, a phrase spoken multiple times throughout Holy Grail) After the opening credits, the projectionist (Jones) realises it is the wrong film and puts the correct one on, after he displays the "Please Wait" caption.
Additionally, there is a deleted scene where Galahad meets Dingo, during which she breaks out of character, turns to the camera and asks the audience if they should cut that scene. Her response is everyone yelling "GET ON WITH IT!" (including God).
Disc Two includes Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego (also known as Lego Knights or It's Only a Model), a "brickfilm" version of the "Camelot Song" as sung by Lego minifigures.[16] It was created by Spite Your Face Productions on commission from the Lego Group and Python Pictures. The project was conceived by the original film's respective Producer and Co-Director, John Goldstone and Terry Gilliam.[17] It has also existed online since that time as a viral video, and is amongst the most heavily downloaded films of its type – for example, it was in the iFilms top ten for more than two years.[citation needed] Disc Two also includes two scenes dubbed in Japanese and translated back through subtitles. "The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations", hosted by Palin and Jones, shows places in Scotland used for the setting titled as "England 932 A.D." (as well as the two Pythons purchasing a copy of their own script as a guide). Also included is a who's who page, advertising galleries, sing-alongs, and a small featurette about the proper use of a coconut (presented by Michael Palin).
- Limited-edition DVD box-set
The DVD release additionally included a copy of the screenplay, a limited-edition film cell/senitype, and limited-edition art cards;[18] however, a few of the bonus features from the Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition were omitted.
- Blu-ray Disc
A 35th anniversary edition on Blu-ray Disc was released in the US on 6 March 2012.[19] Special features include "The Holy Book of Days," a second-screen experience that can be downloaded as an app on an iOS device and played with the Blu-ray to enhance its viewing; lost animation sequences with a new intro from animator Terry Gilliam; outtakes; and extended scenes with Python member and the movie's co-director Terry Jones.[20]
Reaction and legacy[edit]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail received critical acclaim and remains a cult classic to this day. The film received a 97% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. based on 67 reviews; the consensus states: "A cult classic as gut-bustingly hilarious as it is blithely ridiculous, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has lost none of its exceedingly silly charm."[21]
In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Holy Grail the fifth greatest comedy film of all time.[2] The next Python film, Life of Brian, was ranked first.[2] A similar poll of Channel 4 viewers in 2005 placed Holy Grail in sixth (with Life of Brian again topping the list). DigitalDreamDoor.com ranked 'Holy Grail' the third greatest comedy film of all time.[22]
In 2005 the film spawned a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical smash hit knockoff, Spamalot. Written primarily by Idle, the show has more of an overarching plot and leaves out certain portions of the movie due to difficulties in rendering certain effects on stage. However, the same gags are there for the majority of the show.[23]
In 2011, an ABC prime-time special, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time, counted down the best films chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and People. Holy Grail was selected as the second best comedy.
In 2013 the Pythons lost a legal case to Mark Forstater, the film producer, over royalties for the derivative work Spamalot. They owed a combined £800,000 in legal fees and back royalties to Forstater.[24][25]
A number of works, such as video games, novels, and newspapers pay homage to this movie.
- In the 1997 video game, Shadow Warrior, by 3D Realms a secret area on level 4 takes you to a cave guarded by a vicious white rabbit.[26]
- In the 1998 video game, Duke Nukem: Time To Kill, by G2 Interactive and 3D Realms which features the player's character traveling to various time periods including medieval Europe. Duke Nukem uses holy hand grenades.[27]
- In the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel, Doomsday World, co-written by Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger, Geordi La Forge is sitting in a bar, the proprietor of which is described as knowing "everything about anything." Geordi asks the bartender some obscure questions about the dimensions and climate of the planet they are on, which the bartender answers, immediately and correctly. Geordi then asks, "What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" to which the bartender replies, "African or European?" Geordi is forced to concede, muttering "Damn, he's good."[28]
- The 1999 3DO PC game, Heroes of Might and Magic III, includes a series of cheat code that are either direct reference, or are actual quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Using a cheat code, however, soils the player's score by changing their name to "Cheater!" with an exception for the Sir Robin code.[29]
- The 2007 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek the Third includes a scene in which a character is banging coconuts together to simulate the sound of horses' hooves. Although both Cleese and Idle were featured in the film in voice form, Idle stated that he did not know and did not approve of the use of the gag in the film. He claimed to be considering suing the producers for the unauthorised use of the gag, while the producers claim they were honouring Idle and Cleese by its use.[30]
- In 2009, Gatorade released an online campaign entitled "Mission G" and 10-minute commercial entitled "The Quest for G" that pays homage to the film. The commercial starred Kevin Garnett in the King Arthur role; Derek Jeter, Jimmie Johnson, Usain Bolt, Misty May, Kerri Walsh, and Alicia Sacramone as the knights; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Tim the Enchanter role, and Michael Jordan as the voice of the Grail.[31]
- Black Sheep Brewery's Monty Python's Holy Ale comes complete with Python-style cartoons, including the trademark foot of Cupid. The label states it is "Tempered over burning witches."[32]
- In the MMORPG Wizard101, by KingsIsle Entertainment, a mount released on 1 April 2014 called the Mighty Steed features two coconut shells the player hits together as they move.[33]
See also[edit]
- ^ Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information. The Numbers. Retrieved on 2014-08-03.
- ^ a b c "Life of Brian tops comedy poll". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2014
- ^ a b http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-parody-and-satire/
- ^ http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/Archives/Student%20Reviews%20Archives/MontyPython(Hoch).htm
- ^ "Monty Python and the Holy Grail filming locations". Ukonscreen.com. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Bodiam Castle, East Sussex". London: Guardian News and Media Limited. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Premierendaten". German.imdb.com. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Countrywide". Dewolfemusic.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Crossed Swords". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Flying Messenger". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "The Promised Land". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Starlet In The Starlight". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Love Theme". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Revolt". Dewolfe.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Monty Python... Films[dead link]
- ^ "Monty Python LEGO". Spike.com. 13 September 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ NEWS 2004_12_14 - Monty Python is Animators' Delight. Daily Llama. Retrieved on 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Buy Monty Python and the Holy Grail Box Set online at Play.com and read reviews. Free delivery to UK and Europe!". Play.com. 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Blu-ray Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail | High-Def Digest". Bluray.highdefdigest.com. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ Whitman, Howard. "Blu-ray Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Technologytell. www.technologytell.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ^ "Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 January 2014
- ^ "Life of Brian named best comedy". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2014
- ^ McGuigan, Cathleen (January 24, 2005). "A Very Swordid Affair". Newsweek 145 (4): 64–65.
- ^ "John Cleese: Monty Python reunion is happening because of my £800,000 legal bill". Daily Mirror. May 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
Last July, the Pythons lost a royalties case to Mark Forstater, who produced 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail. ...
- ^ "Monty Python sued over Spamalot royalties". BBC News Online. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
Mr Forstater claimed he was entitled to one-seventh of this figure, the same share enjoyed by each of the other Pythons - but was told he was only entitled to one-fourteenth, and has been paid accordingly since 2005. ...
- ^ "3D Realms".
- ^ "Giant Bomb".
- ^ Carter, Varmen; Peter David; Michael Jan Friedman; Robert Greenberger (1998). Doomsday World. Star Trek: The Next Generation 12. POCKET BOOKS. ISBN 0-7434-2092-6.
- ^ "Age of Heroes: Heroes III Cheat Codes". Valera Koltsov. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Eric Idle considers suing Shrek makers over gag". Toronto Star. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ^ "Gatorade". Mission G. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Tasting Notes: Monty Python's Holy Grail". Blogobeer.com. Retrieved 16 June 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Mighty Steed".
Further reading[edit]
- Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Methuen, 1977, ISBN 0 458 92970 0. Contains screenplay, photographs, and other material.
- The Pythons Autobiography by the Pythons, St. Martin's Press, 2003
- The First 200 Years of Monty Python by Kim "Howard" Johnson, St. Martin's Press, 1989
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- Monty Python and the Holy Grail at the Internet Movie Database
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail at Rotten Tomatoes
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail at Metacritic
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego at the Internet Movie Database
- 2012 interview with Carol Cleveland, covering Holy Grail and the TV series
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Not exactly sure on anything as the US model specs are not available yet. In other markets the interior space has expanded over the 2003 models (everywhere else but the U.S. gets the new model as an '04 ours is an '05). Horsepower from the 3 liter H6 is said to be about 240 or so.
Subaru will also be bringing back the Legacy Turbo which will have the 2.5 liter turbocharged H4 that is in both the Forester XT and the Impreza WRX STi and should fall somewhere between these two for horsepower and torque numbers.
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Aria The Animation - Collection Part 1 [Litebox] (Sub.DVD)
Special Features: Promotional Video, Interview with Director Junichi Sato, Interview with Yui Makino, Aria and the World of Sound, Cast Reflections on Aria The Animation, Clean Ending 1, Trailers. | |
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Season 2 - Set 2 (Blu-Ray)
Several months have passed since the last battle took place in Kamogawa City. Madoka Kyono is now in her final year of high school and has yet to decide what she will do with her life. Across the galaxy, Lan now takes part in research that involves the Vox Rympha. During an experiment, their research facility comes under attack by De Metrio forces, led by Muginami's Vox Ignis. Will Madoka, Lan, and Muginami be able to reunite once again as the Jersey Club? And what is the mystery behind the Rin-ne and the Vox? | |
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Monster Rancher - Complete Season 1 (Dub.DVD)
Genki Sakura is an avid player of the Monster Rancher video games. After winning a tournament hosted by the game's creators, Genki gets a special CD-ROM that can unlock monsters in his game at home. It's real-life fun when the disk magically transports him to the world of Monster Rancher! | |
Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series - Collection 4 (Blu-Ray)
The war on crime and the battle for superior technology collide as Shinohara industries unleashes a rash of new Labor designs and SV2 finds itself stuck in the middle of product evaluation trials. That would be trying enough at any time, but when the department's already being overwhelmed with handling security for the upcoming Babylon Project Conference, fighting terrorists, insurance investigators, and even tracking down monsters in the sewers, it may be the final straw that breaks the Ingram's back. | |
Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series - Collection 4 (DVD)
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Uta no Prince Sama - Season 1 Complete Collection (Sub.Blu-Ray)
When Haruka gets the chance to take the entrance exam for Saotome Academy for the Performing Arts, it seems as though she's one step closer to her dream of composing songs for her favorite singer, Hayato. However, this is no gleeful high school musical experience, and Haruka's hiding a dreadful secret that may silence her musical ambitions forever. | |
Uta no Prince Sama - Season 1 Complete Collection (Sub.DVD)
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Yuruyuri: Happy Go Lily - Season 2 Collection (Sub.Blu-Ray)
With the Amusement Club no longer in danger of being broken up by the student council, its members, Akari Akaza, Kyoko Toshino, Yui Funami, and Chinatsu Yoshikawa, can finally focus on amusing themselves. More or less allied with the student council, the members of both organizations embark on wacky antics together! Plus, we finally meet the siblings of all these girls as they make the most of their days in middle school! |


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Washington State University Athletics concludes its four-night tour celebrating the Cougars' 2015 Football Signing Class with "A Night with Cougar Football," Friday, Feb. 27, in Seattle.
Washington State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach announced Wednesday that Joel Filani has joined the Cougar staff in an offensive quality control position.
Joe Dahl was named the team's Mike Utley Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Harrell spent the past season as an offensive analyst for the Cougars
The annual events will be held in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Beaverton and Seattle
Washington State Head Football Coach Mike Leach announced Tuesday that Eric Mele has been named special teams coordinator and Brian Odom has been added in a defensive quality control position.
Manning joins WSU after working the past two seasons at Michigan.
Grinch joins WSU after three seasons coaching at Missouri
Myers is the third Cougar selected to play in a college all-star game this month.
Cougars throughout the Pacific Northwest will have the chance to get a first-hand look at the Washington State football program during the Cougar Athletic Fund (CAF) "Night With Cougar Football" events in February.


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First we'll talk about the Division store. Most of the new lighting has been installed and there's only a bit of painting left to do.
Have I mentioned we open on July 7th? Of course we just may be doing a bit of work around you, but at least we'll be open.
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Interest in Lecavalier
July, 2, 2013
By Victoria Matiash | ESPN Insider
UPDATE:We may be able to strike the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks etc. from the list. As per the Tennessean's Josh Cooper, Nashville Predators GM David Poile said Vincent Lecavalier would prefer to remain on the east coast. (Update: ESPN.com's Pierre Lebrun tweets we shouldn't count the Stars out yet: "... Yes, playing East is a factor for Lecavalier, but not the only factor. Dallas is still in the mix ...")


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How do you avoid burnout as a wife, mom and SM?
There is quite a variety of women here on this forum and the step parents forum. We range in age, education, job status and economic back grounds. What remains the same is that we are care givers to our husbands and children. How do you ladies avoid getting burned out? I am in a serious state of burn out and don't know what to do about it. How do you guys handle this? What do you do to replenish yourselves when everyone comes to you for the giving? I'm so tired.
Pray. Make myself go out alone and get involved with other people interested it the same hobby I have.
I did not avoid burnout. Going out and making time for me to do a mentally stimulating activity that was not related to care giving was something I took up after being seriously ill from exhaustion. It took nearly dying for me to straighten out the imbalances in my life. I am very grateful to God to still be around. Burning out realigned my perspective and my relationships.
Making time away for yourself is a must. Asking for help is a must. Trying new arrangement and seriously doing less and prioritizing your household and lifestlye so you can do less is important.
Put yourself on your list of people who have needs and are valuable. Many women I know have gone through periods where self care was a concept that didn't even exist for them. (It happens to men too but looks more like withdrawl from family responsibilities when they are overwhelmed with the work of providing. Different look, same basic reason often.)
Good friends. A few women I could call after dinner and say "let's go get dessert or coffee." Or just call while I'm cooking/folding laundry/dusting/waiting on a kid's practice and chat.
Learning to say no. To DH, the kids, the school, etc. I can't do everything. And even when I *can* do something, I don't have to. I say yes only when I am willing, then my heart is in what I'm doing and I don't feel burnt out.
Escapes. The book store or library for me.
Awareness of my own moods. So I know when I'm starting to get worn out and do something about it before it feels overwhelming.
My own goals. In the past I've had community projects that were important to me, and my family knew it and cared. Right now it's my classes/tests to get my teaching certificate again, and my family knows it and cares.
I "got out of town." I learned that just being far enough away for a few days, so that is was a long distance call home, made a huge difference. I'd go stay at my sister's home, and use it as a base for some low key sightseeing, antiquing, reading, dozing, etc.
At that time, I had (have) three kids, a husband (now an ex), and parents - mom had dementia, who all needed a lot of attention. Being out of that house for a few days made a huge difference and was pretty much free (thanks to my sister). My parents and friends helped my XH with the kids and everyone did just fine, and I knew it.
Having a few days for myself away from the house and all the responsibilities it entailed helped quiet all the thoughts racing around my head. You know the ones - all the decisions, responsibilities, obligations, etc, that you think about all day and wear you out at the end of the day. A big part was the realization, that for a few days at least, they could get along just fine without me!
Now, when I visit my DD, SIL and grandchildren (7 months and 3 years) in Texas every few months, I try to make sure my DD has a chance to get away without the kids, even for a few hours, to run some errands, etc, and that she and her husband get out by themselves for a few nights for dinner and a movie or an afternoon for whatever.
It's important to recharge your soul.
I am just starting to plan a trip to Arizona to visit my 1st SD33 in February. She will be getting married this month in Hawaii. It will be after the holiday rush and by then I will be really tired of the winter here. I live in Nebraska. I won't go unless I can stay in a hotel. I need my space especially with my pain issues. I will have a new grandson, now 4, so it will be nice to meet him and spend a few days playing grandma. It'll also give me time alone. I emailed SD last night and tossed out my plans to see if that will work with them.
Having the disability that I do can keep me in my room for days. With the winter approaching I know that I have to have a plan. I usually put myself last on the list and I have to change that. Life is not very pleasant when it's all about what everyone else needs. I really need some refreshing. I think I need to come up with some things before then too. I don't see my friends very much any more and I miss them. Just a weekend away would do wonders...I would love to go alone. My DD's BF manages a hotel in town so I should see if he can hook me up. It would be great to go with DH but we have no one to watch SD10.
Dh and I had a date night every week until he started classes. Of cours they fall on the night that we would go out. Now he has so much reading to do that we hardly spend any time together and when we do he falls asleep. That gets old. We've been married for 3 years and he acts like it's been 25 sometimes. His idea of romance is changing a light bulb!
western....pass on your tips to me please! My hubby gets up at 4 a.m. ish.....gets off work at 2:30 p.m. and is quite tired. He has a sleep disorder. The two kids get out of school at 3:30. We are never quite sure when the 20 year old will be home from school and/if she will then go to work. The 16 year old is in and out of the house and calling on the phone to check in with mom. The 10 year old goes to bed at 8:30. DH is falling asleep by 9:30. DH has a 3 hour college class once a week, mandated by employer. The studying for that takes a lot time. He is on call 24 hours a day for his job. I like to stay up until at least the 16 year old gets home.....not late on the week nights but later on the weekend. I can't get up and see DH before he leaves for work. We had our date night on Wed. night until the class started.
I am not being sarcastic when asking this.....when does a couple with kids that range in age from 20 to 10 and a job and school after work find time to be together? What are you doing? There is no doubt that we are in a rut. It doesn't bother him as much but it bothers me. Having married as a blended family we didn't have time without kids. It seems we never have time to spend together unless we watch a movie at home and pause it for the phone calls, pause it to put daughter to bed and then shortly after that DH is in bed.
Any suggestions from any one would be appreciated. This is a bit off the original post of feeling burnt out but it's part of it I guess.
Believer, one thing that you said stood out for me. It's that we are the caregivers for our husbands and children. Does your husband take care of you too? We can't do it all. Make sure he understands you need some "me time" to decompress, maybe in the bath with a book and a glass of wine, or taking a walk with a friend, or going to the gym or the movies...
As for the phone calls, put the phone on mute. When you get up to use the bathroom or get more snacks, check to make sure you didn't get an emergency call from the kids.
Put your daughter to bed earlier, with a reading hour or something. Start a babysitting swap with other moms so you can have a night together, even if you are just at home in bed watching a movie.
It sounds hard. I hope it gets better for you.
i did go through major burnout and kept it to myself when i should have discussed with my husband. he was the type that listened and tried to help with any problem i was having. i was tired of putting everyone before my own needs and wants. tired of keeping my mouth shut when i wanted to put my foot down regarding his kids. on top of that my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. i did what i had to do as long as he was alive. it was a rough time in my life and it is what has convinced me never to marry again.
If you guys read my other post you will see that I'm struggling with other issues. I think I wear my heart on my sleeve too much. I'm going to work really hard at putting my self first. Getting enough sleep, going to the "Y" and swimming first thing after the kids are off to school and walking with my dogs. I told my husband this and he is supportive. He is really a good man.....takes him a little while to get me sometimes but we love each other dearly. The different ages in the kids is a challenge but we are blessed with really great kids. I have to focus on the positive more often. Right now I'm feeling a bit like the world is taking a big dump on me!!!LOL
No big secret or earth-shattering tip....
It has been my belief that you always find time for what is important to you.
DH and I decided early on - when our first was a newborn - that 'we' are important enough to devote time to.
It was a priority for us.
I think...that whoever could really find the answer to this question would be a millionaire! Cuz it IS hard,maybe not ALL the time,but everyone has times when they want to just throw their hands up in the air and say,"I give up!".
I agree with majority here,that you just have to MAKE the time.For yourself and with your mate.It's a juggling act,sometimes hard to keep all your balls in the air!


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"Did he call me a sewer?" Ann Patchett asked her sister after the clip of a local news story had finished streaming across her computer.
"I think he's saying the book is a sewer," her sister replied. "Or the circumstances are sewerlike. I don't think you yourself are a sewer."
The speaker in question was Ken Wingate, a South Carolina lawyer and local also-ran for the state senate and governorship. The sewer he claimed to have waded into involved Patchett's book, Truth & Beauty: A Friendship, which had been assigned to the incoming Clemson University freshman class of 2006 as mandatory summer reading. Modeled after the ever-popular book club, the idea was to bring classmates together through a common reading experience. There would be discussion groups, writing assignments, and, as a final treat, a reading and talk from the author herself. But soon after the text was assigned, a handful of parents began voicing concerns that the book was inappropriate reading material. Led by Wingate, they pointed out that the book included pornography, fetish, masturbation, multiple sex partners, and antireligious sentiments—and claimed that all of this served one purpose, and one purpose only: "The explicit message this that sends to students is that they are encouraged to find themselves sexually."
In fact, Truth & Beauty is Patchett's account of her friendship with her best friend and fellow writer, Lucy Grealy, who had died three years prior at the age of 39. Author of her own memoir, Autobiography of a Face, Grealy endured 30 years of pain and suffering as she underwent 38 reconstructive surgeries in an attempt to fix her jaw, which had been disfigured by childhood cancer. Patchett and Grealy had met in college but became close in graduate school at the Iowa Writers Workshop where they studied creative writing. "[Truth & Beauty] was a story of a Herculean effort to endure hardship, and to be a friend," Patchett writes in the Fiction issue of The Atlantic. "Even when the details of our lives became sordid, it was not the stuff of sewers."
In the face of provocative television news segments, an inflammatory full-page ad in The Greenville News, and an outpouring of letters from angry parents and alumni calling for the cancellation of the author's scheduled appearance on Clemson's campus, Patchett decided to speak to the Clemson class of '06 anyway—even though that meant accepting protection from a bodyguard. On stage in Littlejohn Coliseum, she spoke of the right to read and the importance of drawing one's own conclusions. She made note of all the great works of literature that had, at one point or another, been similarly criticized as morally unsuitable, and she wondered aloud what purpose higher education served if not to acquaint oneself with the complex, real world:
If stories about girls who are disfigured by cancer, humiliated by strangers, and turn to sex and drugs to escape from their enormous pain are too disgusting, too pornographic, then I have to tell you, friends, the Holocaust is off-limits. The Russian Revolution, the killing fields of Cambodia, the war in Vietnam, the Crusades, all represent such staggering acts of human depravity and perversion that I could see the virtue of never looking at them at all.
The speech and visit won substantial support and applause, though not from all young members of the audience—some of whom took it as a public opportunity to question Patchett's own morals to her face. From her home in Nashville, Patchett talked about her experience at Clemson, her writing process, and her friendship with Lucy Grealy. We spoke by phone on May 30th.
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In your essay and in other interviews, you've described how writing Truth & Beauty was part of your mourning process, that it helped heal you after Lucy died. Do you think going to Clemson had any place in that process?
Absolutely not. My experience at Clemson was so much about me catching up with what was going on. And while I shouldn't have been blindsided by what happened there—as it had been clearly laid out for me well in advance—I just never thought things were going to be as bad as they were. My emotional energy was really spent trying to get up to speed with what their criticism was all about.
At Clemson (and during the aftermath) I was thinking about myself, not about my dear, dead friend. If the Clemson experience had come earlier, closer to when Lucy died, it might have been more detrimental to my grieving process—it might have made me feel sad or defensive of her. But by the time I went to Clemson, enough time had passed. I had already grieved for her. I felt at peace with what happened and didn't feel vulnerable in terms of her. I did, however, feel vulnerable in terms me—of being personally attacked.
When I think about how my experience there related to Lucy, I try very hard not to ever say, "Oh Lucy would have loved that," or, "Lucy would have done this." I try not to speak for the dead. And people do put me in that position all the time—they ask, "Wouldn't Lucy have loved this?"
Do they ask, "What would Lucy have said?"
Yes, exactly. What Would Lucy Do—WWLD? And it's true: Lucy would have torn them to kibble. And with such articulate glee. Lucy was just always up for a scrap. And she was so good at that. I would have loved to see her take them apart. Thinking about that, actually, was helpful. When I was feeling sorry for myself afterwards—and I did feel sorry for myself—I finally stopped and thought, you know, why exactly does this hurt so much? Who is being attacked here? I ultimately realized those people at Clemson weren't judging Lucy; they were judging me. I think that also helped me feel like I wasn't dragging her and her memory into something bad. One of the kids asked that question—"You talk about how so many people judged Lucy, but aren't you just heaping more judgment onto her?"—which is such a funny way of thinking about things. As if it were better not to bring things up for fear she might only be further judged.
You mention that Ken Wingate's criticism of your book left you completely blindsided. Had you ever before come across anything that resembled it?
No. I felt completely taken aback by it, and completely unprepared to respond. It had been such a love fest up until that point; if anything, the criticisms of the book had erred on the side of, "It's too sweet, too gentle." That mattered to me. I felt slightly embarrassed to win that American Library Association award—I mean, of course I was grateful for the award, but they had conceived of the book as being "Most Suitable for Teens," which made me think I had made a mistake, that the book didn't effectively get its message across. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great book for kids and I don't worry that they'd find anything especially surprising in it. I imagine kids know all sorts of dirty things that I don't know the first thing about…
In my childhood, the quintessential naughty book for teens was Go Ask Alice. And I couldn't put it down.
Yes! Go Ask Alice. I read that in my childhood, which suggests that as early as the '70s, kids had much more scandalous memoirs to read than Truth & Beauty. I remember that book as so scandalous, but I loved it. I read it over and over again. And really, I'm not sure there has ever existed a better anti-drug message! I think I would have done worse things had I never read that book.
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I watched the entire tape of your speech at Clemson. You were incredibly poised on that stage, even in the face of some pretty insensitive judgment and presumption. It's hard for me to think you weren't angry. Is there anything in retrospect that you wish you had thought to say or do—particularly in response to that one student's question about your marital fidelity?
Sure, in retrospect, it's tempting to wish I had said, "Hey kid—fuck you!" And after the event, so many of my friends told me I should have, but to tell you the truth, I was really proud of myself that I didn't tread anywhere near that, that I didn't respond with aggression. I like to think that my years of yoga kick in at precisely such moments—that they enable me to respond to aggression with peace, which I do think is the most disarming and irritating thing you can hand to someone who's being really combative.
But no, I don't really know what I would have said had I had my wits about me. I didn't even understand his question for such a long time—not just seconds or minutes, but hours. It wasn't until I was in bed at my sister's house that I realized he wasn't saying, "You're a bad person for condoning Lucy's bad actions," but rather, "You're a bad person for your own bad actions." When I later listened and watched my response—I also watched the tape, which was excruciating beyond belief—I saw myself respond with this whole thing about how we shouldn't judge others, because I thought he was judging her. But he wasn't judging her—he was judging me. I might have responded differently had I realized that at the time. After all, it's one thing to judge my cancer-ridden, disfigured best friend. But if they're judging me, I can't very well say, "Hey, it's not cool to judge," because it's too easy an out. So, I completely missed the boat. But I can put myself back there a hundred times and say confidently that it wouldn't matter. I still would have missed it.
Also, I don't watch television. I haven't for years. So never having seen what I understand to be the immediate slamming criticism in American Idol and the like—where people perform and then subject themselves to public humiliation, which seems to be the object aim in so many of these shows—I really didn't know a thing about how one should go about responding in such a situation. Hands down, the most upsetting and distressing thing about the entire Clemson experience—more than Wingate, more than anything else—was seeing in action this idea that kids could be so rude to an adult, a guest of the university, on their very first day of school. That just blew my mind. I thought, "What kind of a society are we living in?" I have since spent a lot of time thinking about the physicality of that auditorium—thinking about the darkness, how the lights didn't work, how no one could see one another. I do wonder whether the same thing would have happened had the lights been on, had that boy been able to see my face and I his.
Some reviews of the book express surprise at your ability or desire to remain friends with Lucy. It's been suggested that you martyred yourself—in your relationship and in this book—and that there has to be more anger or resentment than you let on in your writing. What do you say to that?
That kind of reaction or response to the book, particularly from people who didn't know Lucy or me, makes me feel that I didn't do a good job as a writer, that I didn't successfully convey Lucy's wonderfulness and what made her worth it. But then I got so many letters from readers who expressed how amazing they thought she was, how they wished she had been their best friend, how lucky I was to have known her. It makes me think that drawing both those responses means I've actually created a pretty accurate portrait of Lucy. In fact, it's true that a lot of people didn't like her, but a whole lot of people worshipped her. She elicited that strong response—she was someone who could make you feel passionately, one way or another.
That was something that I found with Bel Canto—the book did so well, and I received so much praise and love, but I also got incredible hate mail about that book. Some unbelievably hateful reviews, some that displayed a viciousness of the kind I had never seen. It was so interesting to me—perhaps you can't elicit such a strong response of love without also eliciting a strong sense of hate as well. And it blows my mind a little bit, because while I can think of books I really hated or objected to, I really can't imagine feeling so strongly as to write the author a piece of hate mail.
Lucy was hard, she was a challenge. And she pushed us all to our limits. I remember being in New York after I'd chosen not to call her, the night before she died, with a friend, and I remember just railing on Lucy. I was really angry with her at that point. She was destroying herself and there was nothing I could do to stop it. But that's exactly who Lucy was and who she wanted to be. She strove to draw out that passion in people. That's how she lived her hard, fast life.
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Some grasshopper integrations would be great. Like using custom grid to populate them with trees would be cool. (also grasshopper makes the whole thing crash quite easily so maybe a fixup would be good on that side.)
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If there is one thing I would like Vancouver Canucks fans to be known for, it's that they are good people who don't hold grudges. So it was no surprise when, as soon as Joel Ward scored in overtime for the Washington Capitals to eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, my Facebook and Twitter accounts, cell phone, and forums I lurk/post in all erupted as one in spiteful elation. It was an earthquake of smugnacity, and I was so proud. Vancouver fans have very few reasons to like the Washington Capitals more than any other team. The most compelling thing about cheering for Washington, all other things being equal, is that we never play them and we have no shared history whatsoever. Sport is about tribalism, or as Jonathan Haidt said, "Sport is to war as pornography is to sex", which is to say it replicates something basic to the human condition without the danger of that thing entailed. It is hard to raise one's hackles about a tribe he has no dealings with, fair or otherwise. And if you look a little closer, it might not be that hard for the Canadian Pacific coast to rally behind this alien group far to the east.


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[1]Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann will have shoulder surgery that will likely end his season, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The procedure is likely to be performed on Wednesday.
"He feels he can't compete at this level without it," said head athletic trainer Ron Porterfield. "He feels like right now it's bothering him too much that he just doesn't have his confidence that he can do what he needs to do."
Niemann, 30, was examined by Rangers team doctor Keith Meister and was given a choice between surgery or an injection plus rehab. He has damage to his labrum and rotator cuff. He will have one more exam on Tuesday before having the surgery.
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Free to Be
Good morning! Welcome to your daily wake-up call. Each weekday we'll give you inspiring words to help you make today great.
"Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty." —Louis D. Brandeis, former Supreme Court Justice
What is the secret to your happiness? Maybe it's spending time with your family or simply enjoying nature. Whatever makes you happy, do it today and be grateful for the freedom to do so. Happy Independence Day! —Crystal Tate, Assistant Editor
How will you enjoy the Fourth of July? Tell us in the comments.