Quite possibly the greatest actress who ever lived, Anna Magnani was so good because whatever character she played, she was always playing herself. No better description of her acting is this one: “Whenever Magnani laughs or cries (which is often), it’s as if you’ve never seen anyone laugh or cry before: has laughter ever been so burstingly joyful or tears so shatteringly sad?”
And her best quote ever:
“No man can control me, although many have tried.”
The other Dark Side Of The Moon… real Afro-Rock.
Story of me and Hawk to follow.
If I ever have the great good luck to win some kind of lottery, I’d be faced with a serious choice.
Option 1:
…and generally spend the rest of my life in strange, exciting places.
Option 2:
Buy a large farm somewhere and live (and end) the rest of my life like Uncle Hub and Uncle Garth, snarling at the world and shooting at strangers from my porch:
And don’t tell me to embrace the healing power of “and”, because the two lifestyles are completely opposite and contrary, and my faltering old brain probably couldn’t handle the sudden shift back and forth.
People who know me well, like my Longtime Loyal Readers, will appreciate the attraction of both options to me.
Whenever you hear the phrase, “Missed it by this much”, remember this story.
Unbelievable if you wrote it in a script or novel, but happen it did.
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And in other news that leaves a bad taste in your mouth:
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…maybe if you hadn’t invaded Ukraine…?
…hands up those who’d prefer to see Sweden and Finland in NATO instead of Turkey — hmmm… all of you, huh?
…the competition to see how many tampons someone can fit into their mouth will begin in 3…2…1…
…as I told the officer during the Girl Scout Incident Of 1989.
…there are so many reasons not to order a Diet Coke at any time, e.g. it tastes like shit, makes you thirstier and has as much effect on your weight as a Classic Coke — so its extra fizziness is just a bonus.
Great Moments In Medicine:
…or as we call it in Murka, a “Clinton Suicide”.
…thus proving that shit movies can be bad for your health.
…or, more succinctly: Get Woke, Get Fucked.
…in order of importance: dogs, chocolate, heat-sensitive explosive devices, soft plastic items, babies.
And in no-link INSIGNIFICA:
Finally:
…I report, you decide:
And that, as they say in the Anglosphere, is the news.
I’ve suspended the Caption Competition until such time as people can actually, you know, post captions.
Here’s a picture of a gun, instead:
It’s the Beretta Modelo 75 (later named the “Jaguar”), one of the most beautiful handguns ever made — and it’s the one with which I learned how to shoot a handgun.