Example #6
Dirty Filthy Love
"I am Mark. I have always been this way, and I probably always will be."
This movie about a guy with Tourette's and OCD starts out like a funny, quirky romantic comedy, but by the third act, it is a deadly serious film about a very serious problem. The problem is not Tourette's Syndrome, or OCD. The problem is what society does to people who have multiple serious mental disorders like Tourette's and OCD.
So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!
"Nothing becomes funny by being labeled so." -Strunk & White's Elements of Style
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
They Make Good Films These Days (Actually, Here's One From Hollywood (Sort Of)) - #5
Example #5 - Greenberg
I can't wait to own this DVD, so I can watch it over and over again. Not for the faint of heart. My librarian heard it was funny. She asked me to tell her if it is funny. I have been avoiding telling her about it, because it's funny - rolling on the floor laughing my ass off funny - but the humor is as dark as it gets. I don't like to discuss the merits of abortion humor near the kids' section of the public library. Maybe I should go and discuss it. Face my fears. I'll probably end up like the lead character. Isolated and alone, and miserable - but wait, I'm like that all the time anyway.
So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!
I can't wait to own this DVD, so I can watch it over and over again. Not for the faint of heart. My librarian heard it was funny. She asked me to tell her if it is funny. I have been avoiding telling her about it, because it's funny - rolling on the floor laughing my ass off funny - but the humor is as dark as it gets. I don't like to discuss the merits of abortion humor near the kids' section of the public library. Maybe I should go and discuss it. Face my fears. I'll probably end up like the lead character. Isolated and alone, and miserable - but wait, I'm like that all the time anyway.
So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Word of the Day - September 1, 2010
picayune adj
Definition of PICAYUNE
: of little value : paltry; also : petty, small-minded
— pic·a·yun·ish\ adjective
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