tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post4320147597393652904..comments2023-04-02T07:30:36.643-04:00Comments on Traumatized By Truth: Numb3rs, The Princess Bride and Fairy Tale EndingsDuWayne Braytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074683871047219790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post-24453664722732312992009-05-26T12:18:53.110-04:002009-05-26T12:18:53.110-04:00@Jason
Sorry for the slow reply. I usually only b...@Jason<br /><br />Sorry for the slow reply. I usually only blog while chained to my desk at work.<br /><br />To add slightly to the coincidence factor, my only brother's name is Jason. Though I know you're not him because... Actually you didn't happen to change your last name in the last couple of years, did you?<br /><br />I should mention Abby Normal is a pseudonym, an <I>hommage</I> to <A HREFAbby Normalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post-62802458812312836642009-05-21T20:43:28.134-04:002009-05-21T20:43:28.134-04:00I have a friend named Abby who I just brought over...I have a friend named Abby who I just brought over into the "loves Casablanca" camp scant weeks ago. I know you're not her, because of the Robotech bit, but still... uncanny.Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post-4898007871903755582009-05-21T13:33:40.559-04:002009-05-21T13:33:40.559-04:00Princess Bride is definitely in my list of top 10 ...Princess Bride is definitely in my list of top 10 movies of all time. I was old enough by the time I saw it that romance was not something which embarrassed me. For me, that media was Robotech. <br /><br />Ostensibly it was a cartoon about humans in giant robots battling alien invaders. But the real reason I tuned in each week was to see what was going on with the love triangle between Rick, Abby Normalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post-82869552216292065612009-05-20T23:57:16.927-04:002009-05-20T23:57:16.927-04:00A couple of my friends have license plates that re...A couple of my friends have license plates that read "twu wuv" and "evr aftr." They've been living their fairy tale since they met nineteen years ago. If I recall correctly, he started it by collapsing at her feet.<br /><br />And Numb3ers rocks. It's so refreshing to see a story about grown-ups.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283977111907193493.post-1574001023999538112009-05-20T14:56:49.291-04:002009-05-20T14:56:49.291-04:00Can't speak to Numb3rs, but Princess Bride is my b...Can't speak to Numb3rs, but Princess Bride is my bag. I still watch it every few months. I have a 2009 "storybook" calendar up at work, in fact. And yes, the hyperbolic nature of their epic love, through which Wesley even cheats death, definitely appeals to my romantic side.<br /><br />Real life does not work like the fairy tales. But when you get something that shows any similarity to it, Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.com