May, 2005 archive

Thurl Ravenscroft dead at 91

May 24th, 2005 | Life | 1 comment

TV Squad wrote:
Yeah, the name didn’t ring a bell with me at first either, but he was the voice of Tony the Tiger, sang the song “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” in the “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” Xmas special, and provided many voices for Disneyland attractions and in movies (The Aristocats, Lady and [...]

Top 100 Movies of all-time?

May 24th, 2005 | Random | No comments

TIME Magazine has recently released it’s top 100 movies of all-time. This list was chosen by TIME’s movie critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel. Apparently Dicks are good at picking movies. Is that why Dick Supermarket has a movie gallery? No one will ever know…

Aguirre: the Wrath of God (1972)
The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)
The [...]

Mother…

May 10th, 2005 | Random | 1 comment

Mother is the most beautiful word in the English language, according to a survey of over 40,000 overseas voters and learners of English at our teaching centres. The survey was conducted to coincide with our 70th anniversary celebrations.
We asked over 7,000 learners in 46 countries what they considered to be the most beautiful words in [...]

Think.

May 8th, 2005 | Life | No comments

BOY: I saw her today.
GIRL: I saw him today.
BOY: It seems like it has been forever.
GIRL: I wonder if he still cares.
BOY: She looks better than before.
GIRL: I could not stop staring at him.
BOY: I asked her how things were going.
GIRL: I asked about his new girlfriend.
BOY: I would choose her over any girl I [...]

Birthday?

May 6th, 2005 | Note to Self | No comments

… more to come… maybe…