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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSULTS
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If you want to enhance your understanding of human nature, the urban jungle, and what's goes on in Armenian discussion forums on the Internet, read THE DEVIL'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD by Joe Eszterhas (New York, 2006), which could be subtitled “An Encyclopedia of Insults” by individuals whose work has shaped several generations of people around the world.
Some typical entries follow:
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Marlon Brando to Zsa Zsa Gabor: “A man can do only one thing with you, Zsa Zsa – throw you down and f*** you!”
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An insider on two of my favorite directors: “Sam Peckinpah is a prick and Robert Altman is a xxxx.”
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A director to a starlet who is offering him a blow job for a bit part: “What's in it for me?”
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“Angry at Roman Polanski, Faye Dunaway peed in a coffee cup and threw it into his face.” (We are not told where she did her peeing: in the loo or in his presence?)
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Anna Magnani to Marilyn Monroe: “Putana!”
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"Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right." Arthur Schopenhauer
*********************************************
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSULTS
************************************************** ****
If you want to enhance your understanding of human nature, the urban jungle, and what's goes on in Armenian discussion forums on the Internet, read THE DEVIL'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD by Joe Eszterhas (New York, 2006), which could be subtitled “An Encyclopedia of Insults” by individuals whose work has shaped several generations of people around the world.
Some typical entries follow:
*
Marlon Brando to Zsa Zsa Gabor: “A man can do only one thing with you, Zsa Zsa – throw you down and f*** you!”
*
An insider on two of my favorite directors: “Sam Peckinpah is a prick and Robert Altman is a xxxx.”
*
A director to a starlet who is offering him a blow job for a bit part: “What's in it for me?”
*
“Angry at Roman Polanski, Faye Dunaway peed in a coffee cup and threw it into his face.” (We are not told where she did her peeing: in the loo or in his presence?)
*
Anna Magnani to Marilyn Monroe: “Putana!”
#
"Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right." Arthur Schopenhauer