--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > " He probably wouldn't bust your balls, Curtis, but > > > > > > you're behaving toward each other rather spectacularly > > > > > > deferentially. Give the two of you little bejeweled > > > > > > shoes, tights, brocade jerkins, and hats with feathers, > > > > > > and you'd be dead ringers for Rosencrantz and > > > > > > Guildenstern." > > > > > > > > > > That was pretty clever Judy. I would prefer to say that we > > > > > give each other the prison courtesy of "reach around". > > > > > > > > Dunno what that means, sorry. > > > > > > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=reach%20around > > > > Oh. Thanks. > > > > So what the heck does that have to do with > > Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?? > > Dunno. I knew what a reach around is, but I had > to look up Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. And, > having never read Hamlet, I'm outta the loop on > this one.
They're two minor characters, courtiers, who are so deferential they're faintly comical. I have no idea what weird association Curtis was making. ----- Don't try to *read* "Hamlet"; go see it. Or rent it--Mel Gibson's 1990 film version was quite good, surprisingly. Olivier's 1948 film is classic. Or, oh, my God, if you can find the audio recording of John Gielgud's "Hamlet," it'll knock your socks off and rip your heart out. I think it's on CD. Once you've got the plot and characters under your belt, rent Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." It's "Hamlet" from their perspective, and it's brilliant. Among other terrific performances, Richard Dreyfus in his best role ever as the Player. Total gas. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/