Brevity by Dan Thompson for March 24, 2013

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    jack fairbanks  almost 11 years ago

    seen pee wee herman at the movies, seen the geizenslaw brothers upstage junior samples, sarah bernhard naked, madonna fully clothed…

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    Varnes  almost 11 years ago

    OK, gonna need some help with this one….

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    SetecAstronomy  almost 11 years ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_rain_soliloquy

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Sheesh, Varnes… I just helped you yesterday..

    (which I doubt you saw)But since you’re a pal….

    Blade Runner soliloquy…which I’ll have to Google….

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    OK…. the replicant, before dying….

    "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. [laughs] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

    I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like [coughs] tears in rain. Time to die."

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Confession: I’ve never seen Blade Runner (I know, I know… I promised you guys I’d do better, but it takes time. ) But parodying this soliloquy is sort of an internet meme…

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Nazz…. do you mean, you saw Pee Wee watching a movie…. which is infamous?

    Or that you saw one of his movies?Cos Pee Wee’s Big Adventure will never be lost in time!

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    And Bruno….. I hope you’re joking… cos…. Honey BooBoo????

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    I’ve seen snipets of Honey BooBoo. I wish that could be washed away.BTW Blade Runner is a clasic show.

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    Olddog1  almost 11 years ago

    Susan, unless you hate science fiction you should see Blade Runner. It took some effort not to make that sound like an assignment.

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    pschearer Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    A brilliant movie, even if I weren’t a science fiction fan from childhood.

    I see an irony that not “Blade Runner”, not this scene, and not the many unforgettable images, characters, and performances (esp. my lovelies Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah) will EVER be “lost in time, like tears in rain”.

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    Perkycat  almost 11 years ago

    All I know is if they didn’t have laugh tracks in ‘Two and a Half Men’, I definitely wouldn’t know what to laugh at.

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    Thehag  almost 11 years ago

    Have read Philip K. Dick and loved it. Saw Blade Runner and loved it. It is worth it to check in to both.Still, I missed it at first, Thank you Susan Sunshine. My first thought was – Is that a grown up Jonny Quest? LOL!

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    feralglance  almost 11 years ago

    …..Is this funny?

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    bennet47  almost 11 years ago

    It is JM (not JIM) J Bullock

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    John Jechura Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Brilliant!

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    Rebecca Walker-Sands Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Too good! Still, has to be one of the best scenes of cinematography and writing!

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    klunker rider  almost 11 years ago

    FYI Rutger Hauer improvised that “Like Tears in the Rain” line.

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    StoicLion1973  almost 11 years ago

    A great scene from “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (the show, not the movie) paid homage to this scene.

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