Author Topic: Nice Prayers  (Read 9375 times)

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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #50 on: August 02, 2016, 08:58:15 PM »
Either, ones who she believed to be dead but arrive back on her doorstep unexpectedly.
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #51 on: August 02, 2016, 09:08:37 PM »
"You lousy bums, you and your stinking language, you think I know fuck nothing, well let me tell you— I know FUCK ALL!"
;D But you make up for the lack by your knowledge of swear words... ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #52 on: August 02, 2016, 09:14:45 PM »
;D But you make up for the lack by your knowledge of swear words... ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #53 on: August 02, 2016, 09:26:44 PM »
"You lousy bums, you and your stinking language, you think I know fuck nothing, well let me tell you— I know FUCK ALL!"

David Niven, quoting a director whose first language was not English? Bring on the empty horses?
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #54 on: August 02, 2016, 09:38:14 PM »
David Niven, quoting a director whose first language was not English? Bring on the empty horses?
indeed

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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #55 on: August 02, 2016, 09:39:48 PM »
David Niven, quoting a director whose first language was not English? Bring on the empty horses?
As an aside I can highly recommend Niven's memoir The Moon's a Balloon.
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #56 on: August 02, 2016, 10:32:10 PM »
As an aside I can highly recommend Niven's memoir The Moon's a Balloon.

I thought of it  to. The Moon's a  balloon was one of the last books my  mother read before she died 20 years ago.
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #57 on: August 03, 2016, 12:01:50 AM »
I thought of it  to. The Moon's a  balloon was one of the last books my  mother read before she died 20 years ago.
IMO one of the best Hollywood insights ever.
Your mum would have had a good few giggles at that before she passed... :)
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Re: Nice Prayers
« Reply #58 on: August 03, 2016, 12:08:45 AM »
IMO one of the best Hollywood insights ever.
Your mum would have had a good few giggles at that before she passed... :)
She really enjoyed his books. But that one really struck her it gave her some happy reading time. :)
We know we have to work together to abolish war and terrorism to create a compassionate  world in which Justice and peace prevail. Love ;D   Einstein
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