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(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:38:51 am)

Froupie:
that billy bragg still owes me Ł15.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:38:59 am)

Detlef Sping:
Me too.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:40:49 am)

Detlef Sping:
and a salad.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:41:05 am)

Detlef Sping:
"Look what I can do, look what I did" what an ass.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:43:09 am)

Detlef Sping:
But I guess watching him bite the head off of a chicken was worth $15.00 and a salad.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:44:27 am)

Froupie:
heh, you fell for the old "buy me a salad i'll pay you back next week" line? he does that all the time.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:44:40 am)

Chewing Wax:
He did that album with what's it's face... that Squeeze wannbe band. And that Woody Guthry thing right? The bastard stole my matched pair of crystal goblets.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:44:55 am)

Detlef Sping:
Auf!
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:45:09 am)

Froupie:
he's a right chancer. he's barred from most of the salad bars across london.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:45:18 am)

Froupie:
you can't even take a nice peaceful walk through hyde park without billy bragg jumping out from behind a tree singing some pseudo dylan protest song.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:46:55 am)

Froupie:
that's why we need the umbrellas, to beat him off. the rain is just a ruse.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:48:04 am)

Chewing Wax:
Later Sping
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:51:43 am)

(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:56:57 am)

Chewing Wax:
That fucking Joe Brody. What an asshole.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 11:58:53 am)

Froupie:
ta ta detlef. it's too hot here for this work lark, i might go and lie in the park and look at the pretty hallucinations.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 12:00:31 pm)

(Thu May 29, 2003 - 12:20:40 pm)

Decoy:
Yeah, but who killed the chauffeur?
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 12:55:41 pm)

Heruka:
I am sooo hungry.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 1:14:47 pm)

Chewing Wax:
The Rutledge Chauffeur? Well... there are many schools of thought on that subject. I think the obvious answer is of course Norris ,Sternwood's faithful butler. He fucking hated that Chauffeur. Always kissing Sternwood's ass.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 1:29:19 pm)

Heruka:
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(Thu May 29, 2003 - 1:32:11 pm)

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(Thu May 29, 2003 - 1:57:32 pm)

Heruka:
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(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:06:57 pm)

Chewing Wax:
You sir have way too much time on your hands
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:18:44 pm)

Detlef Sping:
This is my take on it:
1.Carmen killed Regan out of jealousy (antecedent action)
2.Owen Taylor, the Sternwood chauffeur, shot Geiger at his house because he
loved Carmen and didn't like that she was being blackmailed
3.Joe Brody killed Owen Taylor and pushed his car into the ocean to get the
film from Geiger's camera back
4.Geiger's shadow (Carol Lundgren) shot Brody as he answered his apartment
door because he mistakenly thought that Brody was the one who killed Geiger
5.Canino, one of Eddie Mars' henchman, poisoned Harry Jones because he knew
too much (via Agnes)
6.Marlowe killed Canino as he shot his way out of the house behind the service
station
7.Eddie Mars was killed by his own men as he ran out of Geiger's house

(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:23:02 pm)

Heruka:
Tips for Myk;

But where should you go for your vacation this year? According to the Association of Travel Agents Currently Starving To Death, the two most popular vacation destinations for Americans have historically been: (1) domestic, and (2) foreign. Which is right for you? This year, many Americans are worried about traveling abroad, but the fact is that, statistically, your chances of surviving a foreign vacation are well over 50 percent, as long as you follow the U.S. State Department's Travel Guidelines for U.S. Citizens:

• Avoid risky areas such as Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, Canada and Mexico.

• Do not touch anything.

• Do not breathe too much.

• Do not draw attention to the fact that you are American. Periodically remark in a loud voice: ``Our English is excellent, when you consider the fact that we are not Americans!''

• Try to ''blend in'' with the native population by: (1) weighing as little as possible; (2) smoking cigarettes; (3) not tipping; (4) not standing around frowning in total bafflement at street maps the size of tennis courts; (5) not asking the tour guide questions like: ``Does this museum have a bigger Mona Lisa?''

So maybe this would be a good year to take your family vacation right here in the United States. The most popular type of domestic vacation, of course, is the tremendously long car trip to a place that your children will find hideously boring because none of their friends are there.

Along the way, the whole family can enjoy the natural beauty and infinite variety of the Interstate highway system (``Look, kids! This exit has McDonald's and Wendy's!''). Dad and Mom can share the driving chores, as follows: Dad will start out at the wheel, then Mom will take over as soon as Dad suffers a fatal heart attack. Even then, Dad may not release his grip on the wheel; it may have to accompany him into his casket. Because Dad is a male, and males are very reluctant to relinquish control over vehicles. The real reason why the captain of the Titanic went down with the ship was his fear that, at the last minute, his wife would take the helm.

TRUE FACT: In South Florida, where I live, it is not uncommon among elderly retiree couples for the man to continue doing all the driving even after his eyesight has declined to the level of an eggplant. I have personally ridden down here, terrified, in cars driven by men who could not, from a distance of 20 feet, distinguish between a freight locomotive and Britney Spears. These men navigate by following instructions from their wives (''OK Harry, get ready to turn . . . OK now turn . . . No, the OTHER way . . . I said TURN THE OTHER . . .'' CRASH). Only the fact that they never exceed nine miles per hour prevents these tandem-driving couples from penetrating their 1987 Oldsmobiles deep enough into convenience stores to harm innocent pedestrians.

But getting back to your family vacation: If you don't want to drive to your destination, you can take a plane. The good news here is that plane travel is cheaper than ever. The bad news is that, because of the low fares, the airlines are all losing money and have been forced to ``cut corners'':

• United Airlines, in an effort to reduce fuel costs on its New York-to-California flights, is actually flying passengers only as far as Pittsburgh, which United points out is ``less than four days from Los Angeles by taxi.''

• Delta Airlines flight attendants now pass through the aisles during flights requesting ''voluntary donations'' from passengers ``so we can turn the engines back on.''

• American Airlines has laid off its higher-paid veteran pilots, although the airline insists that all of the replacement pilots are, to use the airline's term, ``human.''

So, OK, maybe you shouldn't go anywhere for your vacation this year. Maybe you should just stay home, you and your kids, ''hanging out,'' hour after quality hour. It'll be tons of fun! Until they escape.

(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:27:18 pm)

Chewing Wax:
That's the common take Sping. But Brody never admits killing Owen Taylor.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:32:58 pm)

Detlef Sping:
I know, I think it was in one of the scenes Warners took out, they fucked it up to shorten it a bit, the book makes more sense.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:38:47 pm)

Detlef Sping:
In the book Brody rents a banquet hall and tells about a thousand people that he killed Owen.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:40:13 pm)

Detlef Sping:
Warners should have left that in.
(Thu May 29, 2003 - 2:40:41 pm)