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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 04/11/2009 :  23:28:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A seaside classic! 8 Oscars, a Burt, and a Frank, and a Montgomery. Donna and Debs. Love and war, boxing and adultry, and the whole damn thing.

Can you make 17 syllables out of
From Here To Eternity



Here are the rules.

Please enter, vote and lurk as long as you like. Only, send your votes to me by 2100 hours FWFR time on Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009.



Edited by - BaftaBaby on 08/11/2009 08:55:33

rockfsh 
"Laugh, Love, Cheer"

United States

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  03:53:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Warm Hawaiian night
the waves wash upon the shore
as lovers embrace
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MguyX 
"X marks the spot"

United States

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  04:04:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Borgnine; Lancaster;
with Clift, Kerr, Reed, Sinatra;
And 8 big Oscars!

Edited by - MguyX on 05/11/2009 21:47:08
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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"

United States

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  04:22:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Before bartenders
came up with sex on the beach
there's Burt and Debbie

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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Israel

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  11:19:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Romantic or a
warning? Sex on the shore means
sand-filled privates - OUCH!
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  11:29:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Soldiers "play house" as
Japs threaten Eternity.
Fuck! There's a war on!

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Montgomery 
"F**k!"

USA

Posted - 05/11/2009 :  18:03:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
War picture, but all
people remember is Burt
and Deb's sand-wich scene.
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"

Ireland

Posted - 09/11/2009 :  10:43:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote


World War two erupts
Pearl Harbour's tide comes in while
Lancaster Kerrb crawls
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MguyX 
"X marks the spot"

United States

Posted - 10/11/2009 :  22:26:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Tossed my votes in the sand.

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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Israel

Posted - 11/11/2009 :  09:42:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Votes when in, and so did the tide!
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 11/11/2009 :  17:42:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for votes guys. Just waiting for Sludge and Montgomery ... but they live in the Twilight Zone, so we'll be patient

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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"

United States

Posted - 11/11/2009 :  18:20:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Voted like there's no tomorrow
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 11/11/2009 :  23:51:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
All the votes have fallen out of their black hole of Eternity to reveal the new stars in the haiku universe.

In third place with eight points











The eternally lyrical rockfsh [2,3,3]














In 2nd place with 10 votes











The Pearl Harbormeister Beanmimo [2,1,2,2,3]














And just pipping Bean at the post, with 11 points













Sorry, it's me again [3,1,2,1,3,1]

Eternal Thanks to you all. I'll be back soon with another fab film!



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