Althouse: "I was overwhelmed by a sudden access of lava-like agony, accompanied by the vertiginous sensation that there was no there there."

९ नोव्हेंबर, २००७

"I was overwhelmed by a sudden access of lava-like agony, accompanied by the vertiginous sensation that there was no there there."

That's Christopher Hitchens describing.... guess what?

१३ टिप्पण्या:

AllenS म्हणाले...: I'm going to comment before I click the link: Mexican food?; ९/११/०७, ५:३६ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: Good, God! What was the man thinking? Why would any man do this?; ९/११/०७, ५:५१ AM
Ron म्हणाले...: "There's no there there"? Dorothy Parker is on his mind at that moment? Yikes!

Plus, we should apply (ahem) the phrase "sandpaper handjob" in our political discussions here, i.e., "Hillary gave Obama a sandpaper handjob about health care in last nights debate," or "Rudy gave McCain a sandpaper handjob on waterboarding yesterday."; ९/११/०७, ६:२२ AM
Paco Wové म्हणाले...: Hmmm.... waterboarding? Anal sex?; ९/११/०७, ७:२० AM
Simon म्हणाले...: Interesting that the avowed atheist, in his moment of pain and horror, turns instinctively to...

"...surely you can't be serious about putting … Oh Jesus."; ९/११/०७, ७:३८ AM
Simon म्हणाले...: Ron - I really think it would be for the best if we did not.; ९/११/०७, ७:३९ AM
DaLawGiver म्हणाले...: Hmmm.... waterboarding? Anal sex?

Given a choice I would prefer waterboarding.; ९/११/०७, ८:४५ AM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: A dinner date with Maxine.; ९/११/०७, ११:०४ AM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: If he thinks that's bad, just wait 'til he gets to Purgatory. [God willing.]; ९/११/०७, ११:३४ AM
अनामित म्हणाले...: That was a hell of a thing.
--Tony Shalhoub in Galaxy Quest (1999); ९/११/०७, ११:५२ AM
stoqboy म्हणाले...: There is no there there - Gertrude Stein.; ९/११/०७, १२:५२ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: [having his belly hair waxed]
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson!
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
I hate you.
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
Blow me.
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
You suck. Ok that's enough. I have to go home and post some comments on Althouse.
(The 40 Year Old Virgin, 2005); ९/११/०७, २:२६ PM
blake म्हणाले...: Fun fact:

Steve Carrell was actually being waxed for that scene and the subsequence scene of him walking down the street in his blood-flecked shirt is not a special effect.

Talk about suffering for your art.; ९/११/०७, ४:०३ PM