Double Indemnity

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

I saw Double Indemnity in a movie theater where they
show those old movies...
I saw Double Indemnity on a TV set once,
and I saw it on VHS
not sure about DVD
and now I saw it on a webpage

http://tinyurl.com/36qf45

http://www.stage6.com/Viaggio-nel-cinema-internazionale/video/2179906/Double-Indemnity-(1944)---VO

I don't know how many times I saw it, I still learn something new like,
I didn't know she killed the wife.

How did I miss that? I guess seeing it on a website I was able to focus on it more.

The Starmaker

I still cannot figure out why he wants a beer that is not working. If I tell that to a girl today
she is going to look at me crossed eyed, (and I had enough of those crossed eyed looks from girls!)

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leo86 · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

On Feb 12, 12:48 pm, The Starmaker wrote:
> I saw Double Indemnity in a movie theater where they
> show those old movies...
> I saw Double Indemnity on a TV set once,
> and I saw it on VHS
> not sure about DVD
> and now I saw it on a webpage
>
> http://tinyurl.com/36qf45
>
> http://www.stage6.com/Viaggio-nel-cinema-internazionale/video/2179906...
>
> I don't know how many times I saw it, I still learn something new like,
> I didn't know she killed the wife.
>
> How did I miss that? I guess seeing it on a website I was able to focus on it more.
>
> The Starmaker
>
> I still cannot figure out why he wants a beer that is not working. If I tell that to a girl today
> she is going to look at me crossed eyed, (and I had enough of those crossed eyed looks from girls!)

Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?

George Peatty · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:

>Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?

No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

George Peatty wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>
> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..

Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????

David Matthews · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

"The Starmaker" wrote in message @ix.netcom.com...
> George Peatty wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
>>
>> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>>
>> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
>
>
> Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????

A frugal drinker.

leo86 · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

On Feb 14, 11:22 am, George Peatty wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), le...@my-deja.com wrote:
> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>
> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..

Oh. I thought it meant one that was having no effect on the drinker.
("Is this a non-alcoholic beer that's been mislabeled?")

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

David Matthews wrote:
>
> "The Starmaker" wrote in message
> @ix.netcom.com...
> > George Peatty wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
> >>
> >> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
> >
> >
> > Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????
>
> A frugal drinker.

That doesn't make any sense to me. Every beer drinking person knows you open
a beer you drink the whole bottle/can. You leave an open beer in the 'fridge and
it gets stale/flat very quickly, and why open a beer in the first place? To take a zip?
People drink beer to get stone. You're not getting stone taking a zip and putting it
back in the 'fridge, you're wasting it. Is there anybody out there with an open beer
in the 'fridge right now? If somebody says Yes I'll shoot myself!

David Matthews · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

"The Starmaker" wrote in message @ix.netcom.com...
> David Matthews wrote:
>>
>> "The Starmaker" wrote in message
>> @ix.netcom.com...
>> > George Peatty wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>> >>
>> >> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
>> >
>> >
>> > Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????
>>
>> A frugal drinker.
>
> That doesn't make any sense to me. Every beer drinking person knows you
> open
> a beer you drink the whole bottle/can. You leave an open beer in the
> 'fridge and
> it gets stale/flat very quickly, and why open a beer in the first place?
> To take a zip?
> People drink beer to get stone. You're not getting stone taking a zip and
> putting it
> back in the 'fridge, you're wasting it. Is there anybody out there with an
> open beer
> in the 'fridge right now? If somebody says Yes I'll shoot myself!

YES! (Thanks for reminding me.)

Dave in Toronto

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> On Feb 14, 11:22 am, George Peatty wrote:
> > On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), le...@my-deja.com wrote:
> > >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
> >
> > No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
>
> Oh. I thought it meant one that was having no effect on the drinker.
> ("Is this a non-alcoholic beer that's been mislabeled?")

I think the problem was (if I remember correctly),
the original writer simply didn't know how to speak English.

If the door is lock, they say things like "the door's not working", or
the door's "broken", since they don't know how to say the word "open".
So he really meant to write

'Yeah, unless you got a bottle of beer that's not "open".'

The people at the studios probably thought it was creative writing when it was simply
broken English.

In those days there were alot of illegal immigrants, I guess the writer
of "Double Indemnity" was simply one of them, wrote a screenplay and the studios
bought it thinking it was creative writing...what do they know, look at the garbage
they put out.

What's funny is you guys are thinking the same thing!

He meant to say, "Do you got a beer that is not open?" , but since the writer
didn't know how to speak English correctly (he spoke broken English), he end up saying

"Yeah, unless you got a bottle of beer that's not working."

Of course, I could be wrong.

The Starmaker

Now I gotta go and fix me some lunch....

Del Stanley · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

"David Matthews" wrote in message @mid.individual.net...
>
> "The Starmaker" wrote in message
> @ix.netcom.com...
>> David Matthews wrote:
>>>
>>> "The Starmaker" wrote in message
>>> @ix.netcom.com...
>>> > George Peatty wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), leo86@my-deja.com wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>>> >>
>>> >> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????
>>>
>>> A frugal drinker.
>>
>> That doesn't make any sense to me. Every beer drinking person knows you
>> open
>> a beer you drink the whole bottle/can. You leave an open beer in the
>> 'fridge and
>> it gets stale/flat very quickly, and why open a beer in the first place?
>> To take a zip?
>> People drink beer to get stone. You're not getting stone taking a zip and
>> putting it
>> back in the 'fridge, you're wasting it. Is there anybody out there with
>> an open beer
>> in the 'fridge right now? If somebody says Yes I'll shoot myself!
>
>
> YES! (Thanks for reminding me.)
>
> Dave in Toronto

I remember an interview (circa 1970 something) in which Clint Eastwood
said a real man never leaves a beer unfinished. His favorite in those days
I believe was Olympia. I seem to recall he had ownership in a brewery
for something called "Pale Ale?" or "Pale Ale Rider" or something.

Del

pinky · Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

On Feb 14, 2:09 pm, The Starmaker wrote:
> David Matthews wrote:
>
> > "The Starmaker" wrote in message
> >@ix.netcom.com...
> > > George Peatty wrote:
>
> > >> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:44:39 -0800 (PST), le...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> > >> >Umm, what's a "beer that is not working"?
>
> > >> No brainer. An unopened one, in the 'fridge ..
>
> > > Who in the world keeps an open one in the 'fridge????
>
> > A frugal drinker.
>
> That doesn't make any sense to me. Every beer drinking person knows you open
> a beer you drink the whole bottle/can. You leave an open beer in the 'fridge and
> it gets stale/flat very quickly, and why open a beer in the first place? To take a zip?
> People drink beer to get stone. You're not getting stone taking a zip and putting it
> back in the 'fridge, you're wasting it. Is there anybody out there with an open beer
> in the 'fridge right now? If somebody says Yes I'll shoot myself!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

An open single bottle of Corona, with a bloated piece of lime floating
in it.

(Don't hurt yourself.)

pink

Howard Brazee · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:09:06 -0700, The Starmaker wrote
(in article ):

> That doesn't make any sense to me. Every beer drinking person knows you open
> a beer you drink the whole bottle/can. You leave an open beer in the 'fridge
> and
> it gets stale/flat very quickly, and why open a beer in the first place? To
> take a zip?
> People drink beer to get stone. You're not getting stone taking a zip and
> putting it
> back in the 'fridge, you're wasting it. Is there anybody out there with an
> open beer
> in the 'fridge right now? If somebody says Yes I'll shoot myself!

Not everybody drinks beer to get stoned. I admit that if I don't finish a
beer, I toss it, but I don't drink enough that it costs much.

I'm of the very small subset of creatures that drink - but do not enjoy
getting high. Which leaves me more money to get better ales and wines. (I
have avoided the expense of acquiring a taste for fine Scotch - even though I
know enough about my tastes to know that wouldn't be hard).

David Matthews · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

"Howard Brazee" wrote:
> I'm of the very small subset of creatures that drink - but do not enjoy
> getting high. Which leaves me more money to get better ales and wines.
> (I
> have avoided the expense of acquiring a taste for fine Scotch - even
> though I
> know enough about my tastes to know that wouldn't be hard).

Try _Islay Mist_ sometime you'll get hooked soon enough.

Dave in Toronto
>

Howard Brazee · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 10

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:05:54 -0700, David Matthews wrote
(in article ):

>> I'm of the very small subset of creatures that drink - but do not enjoy
>> getting high. Which leaves me more money to get better ales and wines.
>> (I
>> have avoided the expense of acquiring a taste for fine Scotch - even
>> though I
>> know enough about my tastes to know that wouldn't be hard).
>
> Try _Islay Mist_ sometime you'll get hooked soon enough.

No doubt. But I'm cheap.

Bill Anderson · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Howard Brazee wrote:

>
> I'm of the very small subset of creatures that drink - but do not enjoy
> getting high. Which leaves me more money to get better ales and wines. (I
> have avoided the expense of acquiring a taste for fine Scotch - even though I
> know enough about my tastes to know that wouldn't be hard).
>

My solution to that problem is to like only 30-year-old Laphroaig. It's
wonderful stuff, but it costs $250 a bottle so there's no danger I'm
ever going to drink very much at one time. I have about three ounces
left from the bottle I got last May for my 60th birthday. Drop by this
weekend and let's finish it off.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog