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Post by Dil Bert on Aug 15, 2017 14:23:13 GMT
thanks to google, "Refrigerator" (or "The Fridge") was William Perry's nickname. Yes, I think that's the correct interpretation of the cartoon, if the copyright is 1986 or so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)I wonder if a library near you would have issues of Life or Time Magazine from the same period as the Peanuts you are reading. Might fill in a lot of gaps.
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Post by Dil Bert on Jul 18, 2017 14:35:18 GMT
Why does Manmeet talk about a guess from a wrong place? Is it something sexual? Does it concern a God? What relation is there between several meanings of "Flying Monkey"? (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flying%20monkeys) "Crouching tiger? Flying monkey." I'm sure is a play on well known film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Guess from a wrong place could be another way to say "talking out of your [butt]" (not knowing what you are talking about). Not mentioned in that clip is a phrase en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monkeys_might_fly_out_of_my_butt which I mention as it nicely ties the [butt] to the flying monkey.
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Post by Dil Bert on Jul 12, 2017 12:27:36 GMT
Searching around, I'm pretty sure noodle neck was a reference to a longer than average (ETA or maybe just a skinny) neck. The alliteration made it fun to say/write.
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Post by Dil Bert on Jun 12, 2017 22:45:46 GMT
Hey lima! I wouldn't equate this board being quiet with a general waning of interest in Bollywood. This board went through so many changes of location and administration style that it's understandable if people dropped off. I see more and more Bollywood films added to Netflix, which would only happen if there were people watching.
Personally I find it hard to find time to watch a long film in one sitting these days, and most of the actresses I like have stopped making films or aren't making many of them. If I had more big blocks of time I would watch more films, Bollywood included.
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Post by Dil Bert on Jan 6, 2017 9:27:33 GMT
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38527232Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, a family member has told the BBC. The actor suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai early on Friday, reports say. Om Puri, who acted in both mainstream and art films, was known for his gritty performances in a number of landmark Indian films in the 1980s.
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 25, 2016 1:37:34 GMT
On Amazon Prime I see they have Masterpiece: Indian Summers - "Julie Walters stars as the glamorous doyenne of an English social club in the twilight era of British rule in India." I greatly enjoyed Chalk, a 1990's UK unPC comedy about teachers. All the episodes are available on YouTube.
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 18, 2016 16:09:42 GMT
I often hear "Myself" followed by a name, to introduce oneself [...] Is it particular to Bollywood movies, or can one use "Myself" in formal English? That usage isn't standard English, AFAIK. More standard would be "I'm ...". This is a good overview: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myself Using "myself" at this point in the US sometimes seems a little bit formal/archaic, but it is still used in day-to-day speech, esp. in the phrases like "have to deal with it myself", "will take care of it myself", etc. Perhaps it is more popular in UK English?
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 15, 2016 1:16:06 GMT
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 11, 2016 12:55:59 GMT
I think the specific phrases "aren't I" and "am I not" are a bit troublesome. Most examples I can think of carry comedic overtones, indicating the speaker thinks too much of themselves or is pretending too. OTOH, "Am I not qualified?" doesn't necessarily have that connotation.
The examples given in the article (Aren’t you going to the movies tonight? No, we’re having a dinner party, so we aren’t going to the movies. John and Kelsey are going, aren’t they?) are a good representation of how aren't is used as a normal part of the language. In these sentences, you could make them more formal but still normal by not using the contraction: Are you not going to the movies tonight? No, we’re having a dinner party, so we are not going to the movies. John and Kelsey are going, are they not?
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 10, 2016 12:14:54 GMT
First, I was sure the interro-negative form of "to be" was "Am I not?" Then, I saw this form: "Aren't I?" After researches on the web, I found that this last form is mostly used in conversation. Can you please confirm? www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/aren-t-i-or-am-i-not
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Post by Dil Bert on Dec 8, 2016 12:00:35 GMT
Mannequin challenge, NI vs SI:
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 7, 2016 12:01:47 GMT
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 1, 2016 23:58:47 GMT
Were you spitting out the pips all the way? It was tough to swallow, especially the first half. Orange you glad you didn't watch it last month?
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Post by Dil Bert on Nov 1, 2016 12:31:57 GMT
Much to Ritesh's dismay, removing hair below the armpits is against the Genelia Convention.
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Post by Dil Bert on Oct 30, 2016 6:45:38 GMT
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