Missin' Kissin'

"I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth." ~ Chico Marx

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I am probably going to get in really big trouble for posting this photo, but I am missing a certain person's dimple. And his kiss.

It just dawned on me that I am not going to get a proper kiss until October 20! (stamps foot)

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"A man's kiss is his signature." ~ Mae West

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In honor of the boys that made me interested in kissing other boys in the first place, I spent wayyyyyy too much time trying to figure out how to make this little video compilation. An extraordinary amount of time, in truth.

(So please humor me because it is very late, and watch it because literally it took me hours to make this, when I should have been doing at least twelve other things. But that is the downside of being an obsessive, and another topic completely.)

In my formative years, these two guys made me think a) that I would certainly like boys when I got older, and b) that I should try to watch these scenes many, many times (which I did). Funny thing I just noticed is that both of these guys are rascally bad boys (don't we love the bad boys, ladies?), and both of the girls are named Marion. Coincidence? Should I change my name?



Tell me, what are your favorite movie kisses? If you can't decide, there are a bazillion of them listed here. This is a very fun compilation--see how many you know.

These Are the Laws of My Administration

A political quiz! Guess who said this:

...If you think this country's bad off now,
Just wait 'til I get through with it

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Do you know?


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Need a hint?


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Okay, here's one:







From Duck Soup. (Again, another Tangobaby highly recommended flick!)
When you've run out of Daily Show episodes, you can watch this...and be comforted by the fact that people have been making fun of politicians (and doing it well) for a looooonnnnnng time.

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Here are the lyrics, in case you want to sing along. You might find some of the song eerily familiar to a certain party platform these days...

Spoken:
Lady:
If it's not asking too much,

Sung:
For our information
Just for illustration
Tell us how you intend to run the nation

Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx):
These are the laws of my administration

No one's allowed to smoke
Or tell a dirty joke
And whistling is forbidden

Chorus:
We're not allowed to tell a dirty joke

Hail, hail Freedonia

Rufus:
If chewing gum is chewed
The chewer is pursued
And in the hoosegow hidden

Chorus:
If we choose to chew we'll be pursued

Rufus:
If any form of pleasure is exibited
Report to me and it will be prohibited
I'll put my foot down, so shall it be
This is the land of the free

The last man nearly ruined this place
He didn't know what to do with it
If you think this country's bad off now,
Just wait 'til I get through with it

The country's taxes must be fixed
And I know what to do with it
If you think you're paying too much now
Just wait till I get throught with it

*whistle*

I will not stand for anything that's crooked or unfair
I'm strictly on the upper knot, so everyone beware
If any man's caught taking graft, and I don't get my share
We stand'im up against the wall and pop! Goes the weasel

Chorus:
So everyone beware, you're stricken or unfair
-------unless he gets his share

Rufus:
If any man should come between a husband and his bride
We'll find out which one she prefers by letting her decide
If she prefers the other man, the husband steps outside
We stand him up against the wall and pop! Goes the weasel

Chorus:
The husband steps outside, relinquishes his bride
They stand him up against the wall and take him for white

The Silly Cure Redux (Pour Mon Pauvre Garçon)

My Boy is sick!

Cher pauvre garçon:

Please drink lots of hot liquids, take lots of naps and watch this clip over and over again until you feel better. Harpo will help you until I get home.

xo

me

Dude

You were right, this was the best scene in the film:



Apparently, they only say f**k 281 times in the movie, and dude just a mere 160 times. Funny, it seemed like more.

I went from the Marx Brothers to Preston Sturges to the Coen Brothers in one night.

And the Gipsy Kings singing Hotel California--brilliant.

Better than vitamin C! I think I'm cured.

The Silly Cure for What Ails You

I've tried massive doses of Airborne and chicken soup to ward off the company flu bug, which has insinuated itself between me and two milongas and a private lesson with Shorey this week. Damn.

So it's germs winning over tangobaby, 3 to zero.

The healthy cure isn't really working so I've switched to something more enjoyable: takeout Chinese food and the Marx Brothers in one of my favorites, Horse Feathers.



I'm still trying to figure out what the hell a College Widow really is, though. All I know is that it seems like a great job: you get to dress up in negligees and hang around the house looking cute, and have men bring you breakfast in bed. Where do I sign up? Thelma Todd had it right (in the movie, unfortunately not in real life).



Guess I should get out of these sweatpants.