Jenny Agutter (was went walkabout ) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mark Mandel]

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Come on, Mark! What's up with this going all technical on me? The
> movie's mere reputation should be enough. I've never seen Birth of A
> Nation, but I've heard and read a lot about it, though I grant that
> the two are hardly comparable WRT their respective impacts on
> cinematic art.
>
> -Wilson


OK, I'll amend my statement: Only if you've seen the movie or know its
reputation. For me, neither holds. So call me nekul'turniy.

m a m


> > Poster: Â  Â  Â  Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Â  Â  Â Re: Jenny Agutter (was went walkabout ) (UNCLASSIFIED)
> >
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> >
> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Nevertheless, I find it *amazing" that the word, "walkabout," isn't
> >> automatically associated with the movie, Walkabout, regardless of what
> >> anyone considers the word to mean or how anyone chooses to use it.
> >> That movie is - if y'all will pahdn ma Fraynch - a muthafukka!
> >
> > But only if you've *seen* it.
>

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