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Re: A question of remembrance...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 25 Apr 2001 08:44:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> > So did Braveheart, while we're at it, though as a history story it is only
> > slightly more accurate than Mr. Peabody's time travels with Sherman.
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> WHAT!!! You mean those time travels were made up?! Boy, and to think that I
> cited those adventures in several college essays! Oops! ;^p
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> > But your point remains; these are perceived by many as biographically true
> > portrayals of events, and people often base their conclusions on what they
> > see on the big screen. Clash of the Titans didn't win many awards, but I
> > recall trying to convince people IN COLLEGE that Perseus, according to the
> > tale, did *not* ride Pegasus to slay the Kraken. Ah, well.
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> Doh! That didn't really happen either?! Wow, I'm batting real low here.
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> Yep, there's a lot of "true" stuff that isn't really true, in Hollywood and
> even about Hollywood. Bogart never said "Play it again Sam," Jimmy Cagney
> never said "You dirty rat," and Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary my
> dear Watson" in the Doyle books. But the general American public has come to
> rely too much on Hollywood to alter and sensationalize history to the point
> that fact and fiction become blurred.
The probelm is we are all to lazy or "busy" to read a book/s about these issues.
Scott A
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> Dan
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| (...) I don't know that "busy" needs to be in quotes, or if it's even a matter of laziness. If I (and countless others) spend 50+ each week working and/or commuting to work, in addition to other immediate responsibilities, I think we can be forgiven (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) WHAT!!! You mean those time travels were made up?! Boy, and to think that I cited those adventures in several college essays! Oops! ;^p (...) Doh! That didn't really happen either?! Wow, I'm batting real low here. Yep, there's a lot of "true" (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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