Sunday, July 19, 2009

Ragamuffin, drunken people and psychotics

Oops...can't imagine what kinds of whacko interlopers those keywords will trigger! Maybe at least get more than a half dozen responses for a change...LOL



I hope that this isn't too small to make out -- but if it is too small, just double click on the photo and a larger version will open up for you. It is the sign in front of the ticket booth for the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China.

I just love it for the wonderful turn of phrase (baleful biology...exquisite) and the total explicitness of intent.

And needless to say, I left my sword in the taxi.
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29 comments:

  1. equeyayaJuly 20, 2009 at 4:12 AM

    well now I'm curious about the peculiar smell of effluvium. and i thought bangers were a type of english sausage. why is that a problem? lol!

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  2. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 20, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    What is effluvium? LOLOLOLOLOL.

    oooh, i didn't even notice until i was getting ready to hit POST that eque is focused on that too!

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  3. ~ T (grits) ~July 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    LMAO!! I came to post the same question about that peculiar smell. I'll have to go google...
    maybe its skunk since it mentioned not carrying animals in.

    ohoh I see that Pearl has an edit feature in her comment posting. I'll have to look into putting that on mine. Thanks Pearl!

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  4. ~ T (grits) ~July 20, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    lol - I think it's gas, as in poots!!

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  5. IslandPearlJuly 20, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    According to the dictionary, grits has it. And it's a good thing we went up there before lunch.

    Bangers may be fireworks...

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  6. equeyayaJuly 21, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    No pooting in the tower, dammit!


    I love how the ya-ya lexicon has endured!

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  7. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 22, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    LOL.....it's always pearl that introduces me to an even cooler word than the cool word that already exists!

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  8. IslandPearlJuly 22, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    That's me! Your scatological lexicographer - at your service!

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  9. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 24, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    pearl girl, it is vacation time and i am not even going to look up 'scatological' ......until autumn ! LOL....And once again, i am NEVER EVER going to play you in Scrabble. I like thinking that i am smarter than i really am.... ;)

    Just finished a Harlan Coben book today. I think it was his very first one: Fade Away. Written in 1996.

    I wish Win was my brother. And i would definitely date Myron Bolitare in a heartbeat, but he would have to stop with the quips after awhile. good summer reading!

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  10. ~ T (grits) ~July 25, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    I too am a big fan of C's pearls of wisdom. I am going to look up scatological, but I wont tell lol.

    If they ever make movies of the Myron Bolitar series, they had better not botch up who plays them.

    Who do yall think should play them?

    I say Owen Wilson for Wyn and Matthew Mccon. for Myron.

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  11. ~ T (grits) ~July 25, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    nah... I think Tom Welling would be a better Myron than Matthew now that I think about it.:)

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  12. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 25, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Grits, you know who i keep thinking of when i read about Win? I think of Niles Crane from Frasier. I can't help it.

    Myron has to be a very tall guy and handsome, but not too pretty. I'm not a fan of Matthew McConaughy so i can't picture him. I'll think about that one. And you're right. he better be perfectly cast.

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  13. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Who is Tom Welling?

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  14. ~ T (grits) ~July 25, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    ooh Tom's dreamy - go google him lol.

    Actually, I keep thinking of Tom Selleck for Myron, but I think he's a bit too old for the part.

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  15. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 26, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Selleck is DEFINITELY too old. And i googled Welling, but i think he looks too young and too pretty to play Myron.

    Too bad Matt Damon isn't taller, he would likely make a good Myron. He's got that sensitive toughness thing going for him. What do y'all think of Niles Crane for Win? Wouldn't it be a hoot? Actually i realize Win needs to be the pretty boy handsome type. I am not a fan of blondes (except for Sawyer) so i can't think of anyone right now and Josh Holloway looks to male for the part. all i know when i read Win's character is Niles comes to mind. LOL

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  16. ~ T (grits) ~July 26, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    They would really have to find a way to toughen Niles up. Wyn is top-notch in martial arts and not afraid of anything. Yeah, I think Wyn is a very pretty blonde man and all that comes to mind is Owen Wilson. Maybe Brad Pitt. It would be nice to see those parts go to relatively unknowns though for a change.

    I had to LOL at how this post turned but then again the title of it goes hand in hand with characters in Coben's books.

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  17. equeyayaJuly 26, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    I could see McConaghey (sp?) as Myron. I think mainly because of his role in that Grisham movie.

    Not remembering the Win character...

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  18. ~ T (grits) ~July 26, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    ooh Eque -'A Time to Kill' - excellent movie!!

    I think Win is only in the Myron Bolitar series.

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  19. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 28, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    Win is like a super hero! I love Win's character. I love Myron's mom. I love Esperenza. Myron's mom could be Doris from Everybody Loves Raymond. A young Robert Redford (thing Great Gatsby movie) could play Win. The reason i think of Niles Crane is because you are surprised to know that Win is a lethal weapon because he looks like a country club boy.

    Pearl, you must be proud - this is 19 Comments!!!! I wish you could weigh in on the Harlan Coben casting. I know it's hard to post from a phone. Well, actually i don't know how hard since i don't even have a cell phone, but i hear y'all talking about it. Hope you're having fun!

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  20. ~ T (grits) ~July 28, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Yah! - Win can blow a bad guy's head off, never break a sweat, go to dinner after and totally enjoy it all - then go to bed and sleep like a rock.

    Where did Pearl go this time?

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  21. ~ T (grits) ~July 29, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    oh ok - I read on Eque's blog that Pearl is in SoCali - how fun!!!!!

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  22. jojo cucina cucinaJuly 29, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    i can't wait for her to weigh in on who SHE thinks should play Win and Myron. She's a huge Harlan Coben fan.

    By the way, i saw in an email from Borders that Carl Hiasson has a new book coming out soon too. I hope it's a good one. I haven't been crazy about the newer Harlan Coben books and i don't want Hiasson to go the same way.

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  23. ~ T (grits) ~July 29, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    i just blogged about something similar. Someone recommended David Rosenfelt since I like Coben.

    I have to go google Carl Hiasson.

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  24. ~ T (grits) ~August 4, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    won't you come home, pearl bailey???

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  25. jojo cucina cucinaAugust 4, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    where is she? i just saw her leave a long ass post on eque's blog so you know she's not doing it from her phone.

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  26. IslandPearlAugust 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    I'm back and neglecting this blog for facebook.

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  27. jojo cucina cucinaAugust 13, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    i LOVE your new blog photo!!!!!!

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  28. ~ T (grits) ~August 16, 2009 at 5:25 AM

    ooh I love your the new pic too! You have your books, camera and look so radiant & happy!! Are your braces the invisible kind?

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  29. IslandPearlAugust 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Nope -- invisalign wasn't an option for my overbite, so I have ceramic brackets on my "social 6" (the teeth most prominent when I smile) and metal everywhere else.

    Glad you like the new avatar -- it was taken at the top of the appropriately named Pearl Tower in Shanghai.

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