Posted by Isis at cau03.cau.cornell.edu on June 03, 2002 at 13:55:32:
In Reply to: Keep the British dialect... posted by Pimped-Out-Jedi-Knight on June 03, 2002 at 13:37:48:
That sounds like fun, actually. You all have so many more fun holidays than we do. When it comes to honoring our leaders, we just have, you know, "President Stealing the Election Day" and things like that.
And all you get to do on that day is stay up all night and listen to Peter Jennings. It SUCKS.
: ...but make it informal, full of cheeky Cockney rhyming-slang and other various accents from this stupid land. I'd see it. In fact, I'd see it twice. But not three times - that'd be excessive. Oh, and y'know it's the Queen's jubilee today? They're trying to organize a street party or something equally ridiculous on my road - it's like we've time-warped back to 1945 or something. I've told them there's no way I'm getting involved, although I might just stand in my front yard burning Union Jacks and playing Sex Pistols to join in with the 'community spirit'. Not that I particularly dislike the monarchy, but I don't like my grumpy neighbours.
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: : : Who do you think should help Lucas write the screenplay for Star Wars Episode 3? and Why?
: : Kevin Smith. Not only could he write some much-needed enjoyable and clever dialogue, but he's a fan, knows the details of the series and could maintain the feeling that *Bill Murray lounge singer* Staaaar Waaaars should have.
: : If he wasn't dead, Douglas Adams. OF COURSE.
: : It would be fun to see Hollywood Brian Lynch's version, just because it would be a challenge for him to write the third when he hated the first two. SHA-LANGE!
: : Oh, I don't know. Any bum off the street could write better dialogue. One easy fix would just be to stop using slightly formal British dialect, whoever writes it. I CANNOT!