tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post7080923213718238781..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: Happy (Sins of the) Fathers Day!Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-49583446928978293562014-06-16T19:54:42.629-07:002014-06-16T19:54:42.629-07:00I mean, it's like wanting to take a sledgehamm...<i>I mean, it's like wanting to take a sledgehammer to a basket of puppies.</i><br /><br /><br />well, there's a certain amount of tenderising you need to do before <i>flambeing</i> them in kitten blood /dick cheney ;}preznithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112468490241139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-38707349189793009832014-06-16T16:31:24.085-07:002014-06-16T16:31:24.085-07:00I included Austin Sloper in a previous Father'...I included Austin Sloper in a previous Father's Day list (the second year I began doing them, I think). Austin was a nasty piece of work if he was able to convince a daughter who looked like Olivia DeHavallind that she was an unattractive loser.Bill Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-43045171600327222322014-06-16T06:35:12.003-07:002014-06-16T06:35:12.003-07:00WHAT?!?!?!?!
No Tywin Lannister? I protest! WHAT?!?!?!?!<br /><br />No Tywin Lannister? I protest! Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-52990283757890966852014-06-15T21:22:45.223-07:002014-06-15T21:22:45.223-07:00D is for Drugs, as in, under the influence of -- b...D is for Drugs, as in, under the influence of -- but they must have been really <i>good</i> ones.<br /><br />Speaking of awful dads and Ralph Richardson, there's also his role as Olivia de Havilland's overly protective -- and mentally abusive -- Victorian Dad, Dr. Austin Sloper, in <i>The Heiress</i> (1949). Cold, tyrannical, convinced he's got her best interests at heart at the same time he's constantly harping on her unmarriageability, due to her plain looks and dullness. In his own special way, this one's every bit as nasty a piece of work as the elder Tyrone.<br /><br />Speaking of Basil Rathbone, he played Dr. Sloper on the stage, and very much wanted to reprise the role in Wyler's film. Especially since Errol Flynn was originally slated to play Morris Townsend. With de Havilland in the cast, too, that would have made for one interesting reunion. Although it's hard for me to imagine anyone doing a better job than Richardson and Clift in those roles.grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-5278165541795026332014-06-15T17:25:44.361-07:002014-06-15T17:25:44.361-07:00the toads are eating dinner, so it's time to g...<i>the toads are eating dinner, so it's time to go to bed</i><br /><br />That means the Russkies are done fluoridatin' the water, and they're launching the nukes! RIGHT?<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com