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turrell 
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 Posted - 04/04/2007 : 16:26:06
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| I imagine others have had the same experience in describing this site to others. On the surface, the site is easy to explain - members write reviews of any movie in 4 words or less. But trying to tell them how clever it is becomes another matter entirely. Sometimes I'll list examples that I really like, of course these often read better on the screen than they do out loud and the ones I like best are usually fairly complicated. For example one of my personal favorites is Titanic - "Eau the humanity." - but this requires an explanation that eau is water in French and that when the Hindenburg crashed that phrased was transmitted over the radio and that the Titanic is the ship equivalent and by that point I realize I am a movie / word nerd and just how much I appreciate my fellow fwfrers. |
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benj clews 
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 17:10:55
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I think the first hurdle to overcome is the word 'Review'. Once you make it clear the majority of entries are actually summaries, usually involving extensive wordplay, you're halfway there.
Giving examples is always fraught with problems (somehow I never seem to learn when prepping examples for radio interviews either) and most of my favourites are phonetic jokes. I've long since stopped trying to wow people with my V For Vendetta or various 'Lee'-based fwfrs 
I think it's like the Matrix. You cannot be told what the fwfr is- you must experience it for yourself.
Just biro the url on their hand and hope they don't wash before they get home  |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 17:16:39
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| good thoughts, benj - but please explain to me what the heck a biro is? |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 17:19:38
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Originally posted by turrell
good thoughts, benj - but please explain to me what the heck a biro is?
it's a ballpoint pen ... named for its inventor ... a Hungarian as I recall.
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turrell
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 17:27:33
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| In American maybe the equivalent whould be to Sharpie it? |
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benj clews
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:04:13
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| Blimey- I never knew Biros weren't called Biros in the US. What's the equivalent over there? My first guess would be a fanny pen (or something like that). |
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turrell
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:12:11
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we don't have a name for it specifically I guess - maybe a "bic pen" as one of the largest brand names in pens. Sharpie has become common for any marker because it is common to write on people with it and Terrell Owens a loud mouth American football star pulled one out of his sock to sign autographs during a game - blow hard move.
I defer to Bafta as our resident expert in all things British/American |
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benj clews
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:22:11
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Originally posted by turrell
we don't have a name for it specifically I guess - maybe a "bic pen" as one of the largest brand names in pens. Sharpie has become common for any marker because it is common to write on people with it and Terrell Owens a loud mouth American football star pulled one out of his sock to sign autographs during a game - blow hard move.
Er... what's a "blow hard move"?  |
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turrell
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:41:55
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by turrell
we don't have a name for it specifically I guess - maybe a "bic pen" as one of the largest brand names in pens. Sharpie has become common for any marker because it is common to write on people with it and Terrell Owens a loud mouth American football star pulled one out of his sock to sign autographs during a game - blow hard move.
Er... what's a "blow hard move"?
He was playing a football game with a Sharpie marker in his sock so that when he scored a touchdown he could conveniently sign autographs. Its a blowhard move because a) he was expecting to score and b) he staged an autograph signing in the middle of a game.
Since then (about 3 or 4 years ago) Sharpie has been a common name for marking device. |
Edited by - turrell on 04/04/2007 22:47:30 |
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benj clews
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:46:14
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Originally posted by turrell
He was playing a football game with a Sharpie marker in his sock so that when he scored a touchdown he could conveniently sign autographs. Its a blowhard move because a) he was expecting to score and b) he staged an autograph signing in the middle of a game.
So is a "blowhard" a "loud mouth"? |
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turrell
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:47:44
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A blow hard move is something that typifies a person who thinks too much of themselves. Arrogant and blow hardy:
Blowhard (from Oxford Compact dictionary) noun N. Amer. informal: a person who blusters and boasts in an unpleasant way.
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benj clews
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Posted - 04/04/2007 : 22:53:34
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Cheers- got it now
Sorry for dragging this thread so off-course, folks!  |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 04/05/2007 : 02:20:56
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Originally posted by benj clews
Blimey- I never knew Biros weren't called Biros in the US. What's the equivalent over there? My first guess would be a fanny pen (or something like that).
Nope, that's called a 'dildo'. |
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Josh the cat 
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Posted - 04/05/2007 : 09:52:08
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by benj clews
Blimey- I never knew Biros weren't called Biros in the US. What's the equivalent over there? My first guess would be a fanny pen (or something like that).
Nope, that's called a 'dildo'.
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Montgomery
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Posted - 04/05/2007 : 18:38:31
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Originally posted by turrell
Terrell Owens a loud mouth American football star pulled one out of his sock to sign autographs during a game - blow hard move.
I thought that was hilarious. I love stuff like that.
EM :) |
Edited by - Montgomery on 04/05/2007 18:38:59 |
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randall
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Posted - 04/06/2007 : 01:55:51
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I think the best explanation is:
www.fwfr.com
and I truly do.
Signed,
Randall
P.S.: "Here's the addy...click it!" |
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Describing FWFR to the uninitiated
