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Whew, between that header photo (mmm, it's like there's two of him) and lines like "can-can offers a velvety tongue across the nipples of your palate," it's starting to feel mighty hot here in the office....Ooh, and Alex Kingston? Foxy lady!

Seriously, though. Does the can-can really taste like lilacs? Dreamy!

St. Germain tastes like lilacs smell; lilacs actually taste kind of bad. Between the lilacs and the floral notes in the gin, there's a lot going on. tb

...a velvety tongue across the nipples of your palate.

I made it this far and had to scroll down, only to find that sweet meaux had already beaten me to the same punch. Sigh.

Pajiba After Dark should be a wild ride, given that we've been treated to the Sarlaac/Sarlacc header (don't dwell on that) and now the image of a tongue-caressed benippled palate just in the last 24 hours. You guys are too sexy for your jobs!

Err...you've eaten lilacs?

Former life as a goat in Cleopatra's garden. Long story. tb

Political beliefs and ideology aside, my heart swelled last night as I witnessed that very event.

I feel the same.

Perhaps most impressive, Hodges achieves all of this in a story frequently driven by voiceover narration, typically the device of a lazy hack.

Even Woody? I must note that I do find such voiceovers annoying as all hell.

I can't believe I haven't seen this one - it's definitely going on the list if not for Clive Owen alone. Thanks for another entertaining write-up, TB.

the can-can offers a velvety tongue across the nipples of your palate.

I am also too late to get in that this is one of the most amazing lines I have ever read. Seriously.

Now I have to read the rest of this review. With already-moistened panties. At work. Dammit Ted!

Alan "Bojangles" Keyes

Harsh, man.

I'da gone with "Sambo," truth be told.

Err...you've eaten lilacs?

Former life as a goat in Cleopatra's garden. Long story. tb

Posted by: meaux at August 29, 2008 9:34 AM

The story doesn't have to be as erxotic as Boozehound's, sad to say. Haven't you ever had a floral garnish at a high-end eatery? It's actually fairly standard practice at restaurants in the Far East, as well. They are usually -- but not always -- intended for decoration, and I'm rube enough not to know the difference beforehand. Alcohol and I parted company some time ago, but I'm confident that St. Germain would be a better way to sample the lilac...

Errr, elderflower. Elderflower, lilac -- like so many things in life, they tend to look and taste the same after awhile...

Okay, finished. I love that you write all this beautiful prose that makes me want to see this film I've never seen, your fluid descriptions giving me a crystal clear internal visual image, and end it with

Also, if you want to see a buck-ass naked Alex Kingston, this is your picture.

which makes me giggle like a moron and want to make time in my busy Season 1 Alias marathon this weekend to fit this movie in.

I must echo Che Grovera's sentiment, "You guys are too sexy for your jobs!"

Pansies aren't bad. Much tastier floral garnish than lilacs, evidently. Nastursiums are downright tasty.

Goat in Cleopatra's garden...*chuckle* Wise-ass.

Which Gin do you use?

I keep several around because I love the stuff so much and go through it fast. For martinis I like Boodles or T-10. No. 209 is a good small-batch gin for drinking straight, but it's a little pricey. tb

Croupier was my first introduction to Clive Owen. Damn that man looks good in a tux. Still, I almost didn't rent it because I thought croupier was one of those sicknesses where you cough up a bloody lung. I looked it up and found out it was a person who deals cards in a casino. I've led a sheltered life. Anyway, I love a movie like this, where I cannot predict the ending, and then realize afterwards that all the signs were there.

Also, if you want to see a buck-ass naked Alex Kingston, this is your picture

If I remeber correctly (and really, how could one forget) "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders" (a Birish mini-series, listed as "Moll Flanders" as well) also works.

Hey, BWeaves. I don't know if you had any inclination or time to scroll through the ever-expanding pile of Eloquent Eloquence posts, but seeing your name triggered a hideous little memory upon which I elaborated in EE concerning Der Struwwelpeter. Seems that you and I come from the same sadistic stock...

It's 10:00 AM, I'm in my office, and all I can think about is drinking can-cans and licking Clive Owen with a velvety tongue.

GREAT. There is not enough black coffee in the world to get me through this workday.

Say, does Sandy Duncan really have a glass eye? I know this has nothing to do with anything mentioned previously, but I'd really like to know. It's very important...

Also, if you want to see a buck-ass naked Alex Kingston

See.....people just never, ever know how to pitch movies to me, ie. my aforementioned "Shaun of the Dead" "if you'd fucking told me Dylan Moran was in this I'dve watched it last year!" This includes studio marketing too.

It's been eight years, right? First time anyone's mentioned that element to me.

And back at ya--get thee to her Doctor Who two-parter from this year's season. Not naked, but she can wear a spacesuit well, and not everyone can. And it takes place in a library and Steven Moffat wrote it...hang on, lemme see if there's any more buttons on me for you to press!

Also, "St. Germain"'s fun to say.

Also, rumor has it there's a new Geraldine Ferraro. Ohhh the silly games people play.

Say, does Sandy Duncan really have a glass eye?

Look at you, challenging my beliefs! At first I thought, "I thought everyone knew that".

But NO!!!

She's blind in one eye (tumor on the optic nerve--tumor removal successful but sight wasn't saved) but it's real and can still move.

Good test of my professional ethics, Skit. I thank you.

So there's no truth to the rumor that if you remove her glass eye, there's a large sapphire hidden behind it... That's what you're saying right?

"Say, does Sandy Duncan really have a glass eye?"

As Jay said, she does not... but Peter Falk does, and he and Sandy Duncan are practically the same person, really.

Che Grovera: RE: Strewwelpeter.

Thanks for the heads up. I went back to read your comment in the last Elequents. YES! I was a thumbsucker, too, and those huge scissors and the bloody stumps are burned into my retinas because that's always the first story my German relatives would read to me. The worst part? IN GERMAN, which I don't speak, so the only thing I could do was look at the bloody cartoons. A few years later they found the book in English and gave it to me. Great. 19th century children's torture porn in two languages. Whoo-hoo!

"What kind of kinky Christmas spirit IS that?"

"It is Germanic in origin"

Totally off topic, but McCain picked his VP. Sarah Palin. He is a smart, cunning man.

It's an interesting issue, elizabeth -- what do you think about this: Everything I've seen from McCain over the last couple of weeks has smacked of The Desperate, Doddering Old Man's Field Guide to Campaign Tactics. Step 1: Divide and conquer - say Barack snubbed Hilary; Step 2: Smear on taxes - accuse Obama of taxing the middle class by not renewing Bush's ridiculously inept stimulus package; Step 3: Capture the support of the enemy of your enemy - if they got a negro, well heck-fire, let's get us a whoa-mann! We'll get those disaffected Hilary votes.

It all seems like painfully obvious political maneuvering of the most stolid, unimaginative variety. Is McCain running for U.S. President or high school class president? tb

Not off-topic at all, elizabeth. What could be more akin to a high-stakes gamble than this election?

If Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got the job as running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), count her as one of the most surprised. In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't seem "productive." In fact, she said she doesn't know what the vice president does. - Politico.com

Smart and cunning in pandering to the Idiot Right, maybe. "Ooh, look. The Republicans nominated a woman. They must be progressive, too." Les jeux sont faits!

And it bums me out that silly touche shit is a given.

But she wants to drill Alaska (and she's married to oil) and he doesn't? It's the new Odd Couple!

Nevermind that it's gotta be hard to for everyone, including yourself, to know you're a stunt. That's real progress for equality.

I have to confess to knowing nothing about Sarah Palin, Jay. I just wonder if she's batshit-crazy like Mike Gravel? Remember the "rock" ad? Maybe she's been recruited for her stone-throwing skills...

Suggestion to Pajiba Overlords:

It looks like you could keep us all really occupied and clicking away on Pajiba links if you set us up a political discussion column.

Perfect for the long weekend!

My skin is crawling just thinking about this.

It all seems like painfully obvious political maneuvering of the most stolid, unimaginative variety.

Yes, I agree. But after what happened in 2004, I don't trust the majority of this country not to fall for this nonsense. Consider the choice:

1) She has a son who is deploying to Iraq soon. Now they can distance themselves further from the chickenhawks of the current administration. Any decisions about Iraq policy will have the explicit backing of an Army mother.

2) She has a newborn son with Down syndrome, diagnosed in utero. So not only is she anti-abortion, but she has a child to back up her position.

I agree that McCain looks like he's running for Student Council, but I think his strategists who are putting words in his mouth have some idea of what they're doing. At least enough to know how to manipulate the red states.

Good points, elizabeth; never overestimate American voters. This seems to be a bid for those vag-fixated Hilary supporters, however, and how can it come off as anything other than insulting? Biden is going to chew her up into tiny little pieces on policy issues. And based on Barack's aggressive posture last night, part of the Dems' message has to be this:

McCain is 72 years old today -- yes, today is his birthday. Just from demographic data for his physical history and ethnicity, there's probably a 20% chance that he'll kick over in the next four years -- it's not likely, but it's a significant possibility. That means Republicans are content to leave us in the hands of a 44-year-old governor with less than two years' experience in a significant political post. Did I mention that she's chummy with Big Oil? tb

elizabeth,I remain calm about McCain's threat just because he seems to have Katherine Heigl syndrome: his mouth fucks everything up for him. The man just can not reign in his tendency to go off script and sooner or later he will go off script in an incredibly damaging and irreversible way. Backhandedly insulting Paris Hilton when the Hilton parents were contributors to his campaign is only the first gaffe we're likely to see.

I have not seen Croupier but given my fondness for Clive Owen, that's something I will remedy sooner rather than later.

When I walked into my cubicle my two friends said to go to CNN to see the VP candidate...I knew immediately that it was the Alaskan lady. This isn't a McCain/Palin ticket, it's a McCain/Please Please Pretty Please Vote For Me, Disaffected Hilary Supporters! ticket.

tb I'm beginning to love everything that comes out of your mouth. Even if it gets me thinking about Clive Owen and velvet nipples.

On a sidenote, my brother and I were fighting about Al Gore and his inconvenient truths when we launched into this...
Brother: He gave us the internet, what did you give us? Nothing! I will worship Al Gore until the end of days!!
Me: [something about gas prices, drowning polar bears, global climate shifting, basically a fifteen-minute tirade with no apparent points, just yelling]
Brother: You know what they should do? Drill in Alaska. $.89 a gallon baby!
Me: So you're telling me that you will follow Al Gore to the ends of the earth but you want to DRILL IN ALASKA?! Who are you?!
Brother: ...I've made a huge mistake...

Oh, and great choice TB, I rented Croupier about 4 years ago and was enthralled. It's about time for a reviewing.

As ridiculous as it seems, these are the people who scare me:

(From the abc news comments)

I am a staunch supporter of Obama (and you can read my old posts that prove that). But when he picked DO-NOTHING Senator Biden as his running mate I was EXTREMELY disappointed. In fact, I was hoping he would have picked a dark horse, just like McCain did. I never thought I'd say this in my lifetime, but I may switch my vote to McCain/Palin. Palin is an OUTSIDER. Someone NEW and fresh. AMERICA NEEDS THAT RIGHT NOW! Obama -- WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK A DARK HORSE, AND INSTEAD SETTLE ON JOE BIDEN OF ALL PEOPLE?!?! ARGH!
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truth shall prevail 12:03 PM

As a Hillary supporter, I am pleasantly surprised at McCain's choice for VP. Doesn't mean I will vote for them, doesn't mean that I won't. But I am more inclined now to give McCain serious consideration, rather than staying at home on Nov. 4, which is what I was planning to do.
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marla1130 12:05 PM

Ugh, you and your fancy "facts" and your well-thought-out "research." I want to feel good, dammit! [stomps foot] tb

elizabeth, a small piece of my soul just died.

I'm going across the street for a drink.

Ahhh...thud.

Sound of me jumping out of my window, only to rediscover that I work on the first floor...

Thanks for nothing, elizabeth.

Yadda Yadda Yadda Clive's great.

ANYBODY SEE the broad MCain picked for V.P. she looks like she might take it up the pooper, hot hot hot in a Pajiba After-Dark kinda way.

You've come a long way, babes.

Gin poisons my brain so I try as best I can to stay away from it. But I might give that can-can a try. I live out in the Boondocks of Lou, KY and St. Germain sounds like a liqueur I might not be able to procure from a Liquor Barn. So Mr. Boynton ,if you are reading this, what would be a good substitute?

Personal Note: Today's my birthday and unfortunately I share it with McNasty and Jacko. If only I would have been born a day earlier then I would be celebrating a b-day with the likes of King Jack Kirby.

According to their website, St. Germain is not available in Kentucky, BUT they have online purchase options. pretty distinctive. As an alternative, what might work is a splash of peach brandy and a splash of Cointreau, but I'd try it in a bar where you don't have lay out for new bottles. Maybe a real martini with a side shot of peach brandy and Cointreau, and try them as a chaser with the martini to see if the flavor is right. That way, at least you don't ruin the martini if it's not good. tb

My intro to Clive Owen was "Second Sight."

God bless you, PBS!

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As a complete apolitical bitch, I refuse to watch any of the nonsense shucking and jiving politicians trot out in the media. The American people have been fed the same bullshit dressed in different clothing for decades.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, right?

So last night, I retreated from the twenty bazillion broadcasts of convention pomp and the inevitable teevee talking head analysis. Instead I watched a cozy little show on old fashioned amusement parks in America. On PBS.

Can I just say I was actually disappointed at the opening of Croupier when Clive died his hair dark. There was something freaky/foxy about that white blonde 'do he sported for a few scenes there.

Hee hee, I absolutely loathe that blond hair on him. As for the first part of your post, that's the kind of thinking that led to eight years of Chimp-Boy. I can't take it anymore. tb

I've never understood the acclaim Owen gets as an actor. I like "Croupier" and I liked "Inside Man," but his acting runs the gamut from A to B. He has one facial expression, brooding, and one vocal inflection, gravelly monotone. I guess I can see how that translates into panty-melt, but it's not great acting.

His range is definitely limited, but when he's working within it, he's incredible. tb

My last comment on Sarah Palin (as far as you know) (for now): In her acceptance speech, she was quick to note that her selection occurs "close to" the 88th anniversary of women's suffrage, which was August 26. Hmmm, did the Democrats have any special anniversaries for Barack's speech last night? Um, um, um .... The tit for tat nonsense is just pathetic. tb

Gah! You guys were supposed to help me to overcome the despair, not fall into it with me! TK I'll be joining you to drink my fears away in t-minus 1.5 hours.

Alas, Elizabeth, I'll be homeward bound by then. Some other time... for reals, yo!

Ted, I know you're married and all that, but holy crap, the way you write? I would beg to listen to you read your articles aloud while I do dirty, dirty, things to you!! That's not cheating, right?

On the political front - last night, for the first time in a long time, I actually felt hopeful for the Democratic party. Loved the speech. LOVED it!

It's not cheating because we both work in HR. As long as it's work-related, it's fine. tb

"...Ted, I know you're married and all that, but holy crap, the way you write? I would beg to listen to you read your articles aloud while I do dirty, dirty, things to you!!.."
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Ooooooooook, if this thread is gonna get dirty I wanna know in advance so I can recreate the naked dancing/skin suit scene from Silence of the Lambs while I read it.

*looks for Goodbye Horses mp3*

Just like any other weekday morning, then? tb

mmmm....gravelly British monotone....

Thanks for reminding me, Tracer Bullet!

Hmmm, this gives me a new idea of what to do with my St. Germain. I bought it on a lark to combine it with creme de violette in the unfortunately named "Flower Power Martini," which, although decent, turns out to be entirely too sweet for my tastes. I wonder how this will differ from the Left Bank Martini on St. Germain's site, which adds a shot of Sauvignon Blanc in place of the vermouth. I will find out tonight.

Err.. and yeah the movie looks good too. I'm not just fixated on the booze or anything. I can quit whenever I want.

"I can quit whenever I want. "

Been saying that for years, darlin'.

This is the movie that made me want to get violently fucked by Clive Owen. I don't even care if I come.

Gosford Park pretty much sealed the deal; that kiss? Um, yeah. I'd crawl over broken glass naked to blow that man.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our new vice president: Sarah MILFin."

Clever bastards...

Croupier is the first movie Netflix ever recommended to me, based on it's schmancy little algorithm. I can't recall based on what, but I was sold on their schmancy algorithm. (Until they recommended Thirteen Going on Thirty. So I rented Just Like Heaven. Whatever. It was Mark Ruffalo. I was having my period. What? He was great in My Life Without Me........ I totally expected it to be just as good... Whatever).

I suppose there are some Clinton supporters who will turn their vote because of Palin, but seriously, could he have chosen any running mate MORE likely to galvanize Bill and Hill in support of Obama? HILL wants to be first woman, dammit, and I doubt she'll sit by and let a Miss Alaska runner-up waltz past and swipe it from her like a shallow prom-date. No, this means war, and if the Clintons only gave half a damn before, they're going to be all over it now...

BTW, Joe Biden's son is going to Iraq this fall too. But we were all too busy talking about his actual experience and voting record to trot out the politically expedient minutiae on the first day of the announcement of his nomination....

Good-bye horses I`m flying over you
Good-bye horses I`m flying over you
Good-bye horses I`m flying over you

What's this? No love for "Shoot 'Em Up"? Or "Closer"?

For shame.

Melodie -- I should have thought those were givens.

YES! YES! YES! Okay? YESSSSSS!

Look, I even shuddered in spasms of ecstasy watching goddamned Beyond BORDERS, for chrissakes. There is NOTHING this man does that does not moisten my inner thighs and make me moan. I mean NOTHING -- King Arthur, for the love of christ...

Oh, man. I gotta go.

Oh, hot damn, Melodie! My pansy-assed pacifist self did not expect to care for Shoot 'Em Up one little bit. Had it starred Vin Diesel or Dwayne "The (motherfucking) Rock" Johnson, I would have stopped paying attention ten minutes in. But that man made it absolutely riveting!

I'm hoping the investigation of Palin blows her out of the water, in turn causing McCain to unleash his fabulous temper in front of a kazillion-ty reporters. Come to think of it, I'm hoping that anything causes him to lose it in front of everyone.

already pissed on wine and my seething british sentiment. your review of croupier left me drooling for the gritty underbelly of britain that this film provides; yet even growing up mere miles from where clive owen did a bbq, wine and my badly cooked burgers provide none of that...

shit

but i fucking love the film.

Thanks for the review. I've loved this film since opting to see it instead of a very crowded X-Men on opening night.

Jani de Villiers: Are you a believer in astrology?
Jack: No. But then, I'm a Gemini, and Geminis don't believe in astrology.

Clive Owen get in me now.

Clive Owen get in me now.

Posted by: BrisVegasBec at August 30, 2008 7:17 PM

Would you settle for David Duchovny? I hear he's more approachable...

The title of this review is my constant refrain for whenever I lose something.

Che it'd just be too easy you know?...

And besides.. He aint no Clive Owen...

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Clive

Oh my, Ted! I've said it before, and I'll say it again...I really want to drink with you! and have you just say stuff to me...while we're drinking! Of course, we'll have to drink at your place. Fricken impressive bar you must have! Actually, mine is rather impressive right now. I got to come back from my Desert Adventure with the remaining bar supplies...yay me! Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop drinking.

Great review. I'm adding this to my Queue.

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