tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1019823339525050726..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Buffy quotes for every occasion. Part 6: HolidaysBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48792809421288411322013-05-23T21:33:47.083-04:002013-05-23T21:33:47.083-04:00The Doctor, and Josie, just made my day (and every...The Doctor, and Josie, just made my day (and everything I'm reading as well).celticmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018881585193380762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8076581654406238782012-02-04T23:37:33.394-05:002012-02-04T23:37:33.394-05:00Willow Rosenberg: She couldn't have dressed up...Willow Rosenberg: She couldn't have dressed up like Xena?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61490606631976814322010-09-07T18:45:28.655-04:002010-09-07T18:45:28.655-04:00While we're on the subject, my favorite holida...While we're on the subject, my favorite holiday is this one, described in Doctor Who (Voyage of the Damned): <br /><br />"Now, human beings worship the great god Santa, a creature with fearsome claws, and his wife Mary. And every Christmas Eve, the people of UK go to war with the country of Turkey. They then eat the Turkey people for Christmas dinner, like savages."<br /><br />And the next day, they start boxing.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51337216940207205852010-09-07T14:25:11.042-04:002010-09-07T14:25:11.042-04:00Thanks for the explanation. You guys seem to have ...Thanks for the explanation. You guys seem to have way more interesting holidays than we do in England. Although we don't have any rules about white shoes, which although making perfect sense (who wears white shoes in winter anyway ?)does seem a little bit like shoe fascism.jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2730826738392043822010-09-07T10:33:19.035-04:002010-09-07T10:33:19.035-04:00No, the nuts were the tourists. The nuts start com...No, the nuts were the tourists. The nuts start coming after Memorial Day and leave after Labor Day, and drive us nuts all summer. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48179248178662121882010-09-07T03:07:34.157-04:002010-09-07T03:07:34.157-04:00The nuts were permanent residents?The nuts were permanent residents?Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55097374119383968582010-09-06T18:36:45.200-04:002010-09-06T18:36:45.200-04:00I grew up on an island resort off the east coast o...I grew up on an island resort off the east coast of the United States. Memorial Day (end of May) was when the nuts started coming, and Labor Day (beginning of September) was when they went home. Tourists, I mean. Not nuts.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86850604251542548592010-09-06T18:04:59.320-04:002010-09-06T18:04:59.320-04:00Jo, it's a federal (national) holiday celebrat...Jo, it's a federal (national) holiday celebrating workers, started by the trade unions in the early 20th century. Sort of like capitalism's May Day, without the pagan roots.<br /><br />It's also the symbolic end of summer. You're not supposed to wear white shoes after Labor Day; primary schools used to start just after Labor Day (although now they start earlier); many people take a last-gasp summer vacation over the long weekend, or barbecue with friends for one last ritual sacrifice with pie.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45642408014272718882010-09-06T16:43:24.938-04:002010-09-06T16:43:24.938-04:00My favourite is also the taunting of the fear demo...My favourite is also the taunting of the fear demon. Just reading it made me laugh out loud. And just out of curiosity, what exactly is Labor Day ?jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-59135318574862795232010-09-06T08:24:04.546-04:002010-09-06T08:24:04.546-04:00Yea, fear demon! I've always loved that one. ...Yea, fear demon! I've always loved that one. My former roommate and I used to "tease" one of our cats with it. "Are you a little fear demon? Who's a little fear demon?" But my favorite part is the Giles and Xander exchange. "Don't taunt the fear demon." "Why can he hurt me?" "No, it's just tacky." I'm smiling just thinking about it.<br /><br />I also like Mark's addition of "A bear! You made a bear!" It really is all about the delivery.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6586092551780824312010-09-05T16:34:26.241-04:002010-09-05T16:34:26.241-04:00Wonderful, as always.
Happy Labor Day.Wonderful, as always. <br /><br />Happy Labor Day.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76233048953231745082010-09-05T16:32:45.846-04:002010-09-05T16:32:45.846-04:00You're right, Mark -- that one is for the hist...You're right, Mark -- that one is for the history section. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77747066707839044152010-09-05T16:17:14.732-04:002010-09-05T16:17:14.732-04:00Speaking of ‘Pangs’ quotes…
Spike: I just can'...Speaking of ‘Pangs’ quotes…<br /><br />Spike: I just can't take all this mamby-pamby boo-hooing about the bloody Indians. <br />Willow: Uh, the preferred term is... <br />Spike: You won. All right? You came in and you killed them and you took their land. That's what conquering nations do. It's what Caesar did, and he's not goin' around saying, "I came, I conquered, I felt really bad about it." The history of the world is not people making friends. You had better weapons, and you massacred them. End of story.<br /><br />Forget poet Spike would’ve made one hell of a history teacher. <br /><br />Oh, and this one might not really have anything to do with Thanksgiving, it's not even really great Buffy dialogue, but I love it anyway (especially the way Sarah and James delivered it). <br /><br />Spike: A bear! You made a bear! <br />Buffy: I didn't mean to. <br />Spike: Undo it! Undo it!Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.com