१५ डिसेंबर, २०१८

Okay, I just rejected something for poor taste. I do have some standards.

The news item was not in poor taste. The thing I was going to say about it was.

४२ टिप्पण्या:

gilbar म्हणाले...

what was the news item then? you should tell us; so we can put words into your mouth

wild chicken म्हणाले...

Zinke out!

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"what was the news item then? you should tell us; so we can put words into your mouth"

I thought of that, but that's in even worse taste. The story involves a real person dying and a line in the newspaper story that invites speculation.

chuck म्हणाले...

I do that a lot in these sensitive days of snark.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

Was the newly deceased recently eating Egg Salad?

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

Wait -- was that in poor taste?

tcrosse म्हणाले...

"(Can you guess it?)"

Guildofcannonballs म्हणाले...

Interesting.

I just rejected the term snowflakes and decided shitflakes makes more sense.

Ralph L म्हणाले...

Hey, that's our job!

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

"A standard is better than nothing."

"Nothing is better than a standard."

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

"The story involves a real person dying and a line in the newspaper story that invites speculation."

I read the news today.

Oh boy.

I am assuming the story didn't involve four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.

Because that would be sexist.

I am Laslo.

JML म्हणाले...

It was a Boarder line comment then?

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

If it weren't for bad taste, I'd have no taste at all.

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Althouse preemptively unLaslo'ed me.

Dang.

I am Laslo.

Virgil Hilts म्हणाले...

OK, I'm guessing its Sandra Locke and her statement that her rocky relationship with Clint Eastwood "damaged her career."

Virgil Hilts म्हणाले...

I'm a big Clint Eastwood fan, but Locke claims he was not very nice to Locke when they broke up (but I have not heard his side). They ended up in litigation.

RK म्हणाले...

It was only in poor taste this week. Next week, it'd get you fired.

Mr. Forward म्हणाले...

Standards. Thank you. There’s not much of that going around.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Actually, it was about Sondra Locke, but that wasn't the line.

Since you got that far, here's the article I was reading.

What I was going to say was not very funny, but the only way to be decently funny here is to take your shots at Clint Eastwood.

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

The Weekly Standard is have a Going out of Business Sale - standards are half price.

"Cardinal choir boy abuse case raises questions about gag orders."

Humperdink म्हणाले...

"The following year she (Locke) released her memoir, titled "The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey".

Not surprising. Eliminate the phrase "A Hollywood Journey" and a lot of divorces could have this description.

Ralph L म्हणाले...

Locked died November 3, 2018 at her Los Angeles home

Three decades after being locked out of the home she thought was hers.

I'm glad they said authorities were notified at the time, but also grossed out by where my mind went. Looks like they could have phrased that better.

Michael Fitzgerald म्हणाले...

Starkist doesn't want tuna with good taste, they want tuna that tastes good.

Virgil Hilts म्हणाले...

The story Ann linked to was not the one I read. Locke's 50 year marriage to a guy she was friends with is kind of strange. Wonder if it made her palimony suit more difficult.

Mark म्हणाले...

Sad to hear of the death of another famous figure. Regarding the Eastwood unpleasantness, she is a bit less sympathetic upon learning that through it all, she was still married to someone else. Seems to me it should have been her husband who sued him -- and her -- for the damage to their marriage and its covenants of love and support.

Mark म्हणाले...

Virgil beats me by a minute to the bigger question.

Darrell म्हणाले...

Seems to me it should have been her husband who sued him -- and her -- for the damage to their marriage and its covenants of love and support.

Being gay might have hurt his case.

Mark म्हणाले...

So now I read that the marriage was a farce. Still does not make her any more sympathetic.

Virgil Hilts म्हणाले...

When I first started reading a different article, it sounded like someone found her body after 5 weeks (clarification came at end). Was thinking this might be a story similar to Dr. Laura's mom dying in Beverly Hills and going undiscovered for 2 months

Char Char Binks, Esq. म्हणाले...

Nobody would still remember Locke if not for Eastwood.

Known Unknown म्हणाले...

I remember Sondra Locke for being overrated in almost every way.

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

I always thought Sandra Locke had eyes like a white poodle.

Jeff म्हणाले...

Maybe it was this line from the story:
It is not clear why it took nearly six weeks for her death to come to light.
and the comment in poor taste would be
"Not if you watched her movies."

I am not Laslo.

mandrewa म्हणाले...

I really, really liked "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." Both the book and the movie. But this is that rare case where the movie was as good as, or maybe better than, the book.

It was a black and white film, which seems odd, when did color movies appear?, and it's much slower paced than movies today. In fact I don't think there was any action at all. Alan Arkin (and all the unseen people behind the movie) did an amazing job of somehow getting you inside the head of the character he portrayed.

Sondra Locke didn't seem like she was acting at all. By which I mean not that she was a bad actor, but rather that she seemed to be the character.

cf म्हणाले...

So glad you blogged the decision to reject your own snark!

I am glad when I can abstain from broadcasting my nastier side, but with the nation's relentless media food-fight, it is easy to slip up.

Wince म्हणाले...

Had to be the pun in this line:

"The locks were changed and her things were placed outside a home she thought had been a gift from Eastwood."

As in... she was replaced by another woman like herself?

Ralph L म्हणाले...

when did color movies appear?
Late 30's. I think they were going for a To Kill a Mockingbird vibe.

I liked the movie and book, too, but I'm glad I didn't know she was in it until today. She looks too much for comfort like Mia Farrow in Rosemarie's Baby.

dreams म्हणाले...

Inquiring minds want to know.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

"When I first started reading a different article, it sounded like someone found her body after 5 weeks (clarification came at end). Was thinking this might be a story similar to Dr. Laura's mom dying in Beverly Hills and going undiscovered for 2 months."

Trying to sell a house that had a body lying in state for several weeks might a tall order. There is a line on the real estate disclosure form for such adverse situations. OTOH, maybe one could get a real deal.

Maillard Reactionary म्हणाले...

I never saw the movie, but "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" is one of the most memorable books I have ever read (this rather recently, as an old man). Too deep for most high school students, perhaps, but what great great novel is not.

What a brilliant debut for a writer. (I think it was her debut novel.)

Not perfect, but memorable. And very humane.

Sad news about Ms. Locke. RIP

Ingachuck'stoothlessARM म्हणाले...

Clint should never have picked that Locke

'Cause if they catch you in the back seat
Trying to pick her locks
They're gonna send you back to mother
In a cardboard box
You better run

Danno म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse said..."but the only way to be decently funny here is to take your shots at Clint Eastwood."

But for those who want to take shots at Clint Eastwood you have to remember in all of this excitement did he take 5 shots or 6? And being his .44 Magnum is one of the most powerful handguns in the world (and would take your head clean off), do you feel lucky, punk?