It's called No Fear Shakespeare. I wouldn't copy it though. Your teacher probably knows about this site and will catch you out. But it will give you a clue.
I was very tickled by "Bob", the lyrics of which consist entirely of palindromes. It sends up Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". You can watch the videos of both on YouTube.
Thanks for the suggestions. I already had 'The city' in 'Miscellaneous themes', but, yes, 'Corporate sf' is a good idea. Other examples of it are The Space Merchants by Pohl & Kornbluth, and The Big Ball of Wax by Shepherd Mead. I'm working on adding a lot more examples to this list. Most them will be from 20th century sf, but input regarding more recent works is welcome.
Hi lukeprog, congratulations on your conversion. I hope you will be happy with it. How are your studies going?
I'm doing okay; busy with a couple of demanding jobs in the offline world. I do plan to get back to Listology eventually and continue some of my projects here, in particular my philosophy articles.
Jim, I'm very happy about your 'return'. But you know it means our grip on you is tighter than ever now. Bwahahaha! You'll never escape the green and gold (Australia's sporting colors, btw). The fact that you couldn't bear to hand your creation over to another shows that you love it best of all and are thus the one best suited to maintain the genius of this locus.
All things must pass. You created this site for a purpose, not because you were obsessive-compulsive about lists, so nobody should be surprised at your eventual change of heart. Still, I'm sure we all held the unreasonable hope that this day would never come. Heartfelt thanks for heroic creation, administration and contribution. We trust, I'm sure, that our hope for a new administrator even half as good as you is not unreasonable.
Hi Rhaam, good to hear from you. I have to admit the name Lloyd Alexander doesn't ring any bells for me; I was much more into sf than fantasy. But for old times' sake I'll look him up and list him.
He makes four main claims: One, it's a scandal that in a country (the U.S.A.) that is so proud of its democracy more than half of those who have the right to vote fail to exercise that right. Two, one reason for the failure to vote is ignorance of history; ignorance of how recently and at what great cost in lives that right was won and defended. Three, another reason is that people don't value the right because they mistakenly see as a free gift. Four, the remedy is to make voting compulsory.
You probably mean Crackerjack .
Sorry, I don't know this movie. I've searched plots at IMDb without success. Suggest you ask at a site devoted to Australian movies. Good luck.
To MW72@aol.com : the movie is Danny Deckchair.
Sorry, no Tempest. Suggest you try No Fear Shakespeare.
To CGAB4. I suggest you go here:
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
It's called No Fear Shakespeare. I wouldn't copy it though. Your teacher probably knows about this site and will catch you out. But it will give you a clue.
I was very tickled by "Bob", the lyrics of which consist entirely of palindromes. It sends up Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". You can watch the videos of both on YouTube.
Thanks for the suggestions. I already had 'The city' in 'Miscellaneous themes', but, yes, 'Corporate sf' is a good idea. Other examples of it are The Space Merchants by Pohl & Kornbluth, and The Big Ball of Wax by Shepherd Mead. I'm working on adding a lot more examples to this list. Most them will be from 20th century sf, but input regarding more recent works is welcome.
Hi lukeprog, congratulations on your conversion. I hope you will be happy with it. How are your studies going?
I'm doing okay; busy with a couple of demanding jobs in the offline world. I do plan to get back to Listology eventually and continue some of my projects here, in particular my philosophy articles.
Jim, I'm very happy about your 'return'. But you know it means our grip on you is tighter than ever now. Bwahahaha! You'll never escape the green and gold (Australia's sporting colors, btw). The fact that you couldn't bear to hand your creation over to another shows that you love it best of all and are thus the one best suited to maintain the genius of this locus.
All things must pass. You created this site for a purpose, not because you were obsessive-compulsive about lists, so nobody should be surprised at your eventual change of heart. Still, I'm sure we all held the unreasonable hope that this day would never come. Heartfelt thanks for heroic creation, administration and contribution. We trust, I'm sure, that our hope for a new administrator even half as good as you is not unreasonable.
Hi Rhaam, good to hear from you. I have to admit the name Lloyd Alexander doesn't ring any bells for me; I was much more into sf than fantasy. But for old times' sake I'll look him up and list him.
Thanks, I like it a lot. The joke's pretty good too :-D
He makes four main claims: One, it's a scandal that in a country (the U.S.A.) that is so proud of its democracy more than half of those who have the right to vote fail to exercise that right. Two, one reason for the failure to vote is ignorance of history; ignorance of how recently and at what great cost in lives that right was won and defended. Three, another reason is that people don't value the right because they mistakenly see as a free gift. Four, the remedy is to make voting compulsory.
Here's four informative pages from the International Herald Tribune.
To jackwallet: I think Backlash (1986) is the movie you're looking for. The place is 'Quondong'.