Comments on: Bringing Syriana home http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/ Honey Bowtie Music blog: where sticky songs meet (occasionally) overdressed ideas. Sweet. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:19:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: kateo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-890 kateo Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:49:22 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-890 Just watched Smug Alert. It wasn't as side-splittingly funny as a lot of other SP episodes, but it did make me laugh and I can definitely see where there's a need for the message. :-) I didn't see George Clooney's acceptance speech, though, so I had to look for it, and if anyone else reading this hasn't heard it, <a href="http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/bestsupportingactorcategory.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here's a transcript</a>. I guess it seems a little smug, and maybe it was in his tone as he spoke it, but whatever -- it makes for good comedy. Just watched Smug Alert. It wasn’t as side-splittingly funny as a lot of other SP episodes, but it did make me laugh and I can definitely see where there’s a need for the message. :-)

I didn’t see George Clooney’s acceptance speech, though, so I had to look for it, and if anyone else reading this hasn’t heard it, here’s a transcript. I guess it seems a little smug, and maybe it was in his tone as he spoke it, but whatever — it makes for good comedy.

]]> By: friedapplepie http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-889 friedapplepie Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:13:32 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-889 We have a regular CSA veggie package from <a href="http://www.bugtusslefarm.com/" rel="nofollow">Bugtussle Farm</a> and we love it. It's a little more expensive than buying produce at the grocery store, but there's a reason for that. Keep us updated on your hybrid car shopping; we are planning on making that step as soon as we save up a little more. Oh, and in the meantime, look for the south park episode, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcB8uWG44E" rel="nofollow">smug alert!</a>" It's kind of hilarious. We have a regular CSA veggie package from Bugtussle Farm and we love it. It’s a little more expensive than buying produce at the grocery store, but there’s a reason for that.
Keep us updated on your hybrid car shopping; we are planning on making that step as soon as we save up a little more.
Oh, and in the meantime, look for the south park episode, “smug alert!” It’s kind of hilarious.

]]> By: kateo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-888 kateo Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:42:20 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-888 True, theirs was a particularly interesting arc, and the spottiness of their appearances in the film made that arc look pretty drastic. I remember being particularly surprised by the jump from the scene where the one guy -- the better-looking one... I think Wikipedia said his name was Wasim -- was questioning his faith to the scene where the blue-eyed terrorist was telling him he was "ready." That seemed like a sudden shift, and more to the point, like he really <em>wasn't</em> ready, but went through with it anyway. Which definitely left a pretty major gap in his story. True, theirs was a particularly interesting arc, and the spottiness of their appearances in the film made that arc look pretty drastic. I remember being particularly surprised by the jump from the scene where the one guy — the better-looking one… I think Wikipedia said his name was Wasim — was questioning his faith to the scene where the blue-eyed terrorist was telling him he was “ready.” That seemed like a sudden shift, and more to the point, like he really wasn’t ready, but went through with it anyway. Which definitely left a pretty major gap in his story.

]]> By: therealjae http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-887 therealjae Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:35:30 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-887 My biggest objection to the film was that I wanted to see way, way more of the two guys who become terrorists. We didn't see nearly enough of their stories. There could have been a whole movie about them. -J My biggest objection to the film was that I wanted to see way, way more of the two guys who become terrorists. We didn’t see nearly enough of their stories. There could have been a whole movie about them.

-J

]]> By: vito_excalibur http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-886 vito_excalibur Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:18:44 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2006/08/09/bringing-syriana-home/#comment-886 Thanks for the film review! I will try to make time to see it. Thanks for the film review! I will try to make time to see it.

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