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Re: OT Marx Brothers (was Re: Another Introduction)

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Thursday, May 15, 2003, 3:55
>Aha. So they are available. I'm not wild about them either-- they do tend >to be a little frenetic-- but the word play is magnificent, mostly thanks >to >S. J. Perelman's writing.
Frenetic is a good word. Viewed objectively, they say much about the society in which they were popular.
> > A decade ago, Hollywood video pulled all copies of > > "Quest for Fire" for an extended period beacase a religious faction > > complained (I guess that quelling the threat to their beliefs was more > > important than supporting my right to view the film). > > >Good grief. Why? Promoting Parsi-ism????
LOL. No,.... promoting evolution! <gasp> _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail