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Post by bump on Nov 10, 2005 10:44:17 GMT -5
The WIGGLE!!!!  One of my favorite Ron moments. Oh, that tight little...okay, I'll stop now. Please stop. You know how much I enjoyed that part.  |
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Post by bjobsessed on Nov 10, 2005 12:14:33 GMT -5
The WIGGLE!!!! One of my favorite Ron moments. Oh, that tight little...okay, I'll stop now. Please stop. You know how much I enjoyed that part. I really have to watch that part again. I really don't remember it. How could I forget something like that? I just don't get it. What was I thinking? It must have been such a long day. |
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Post by matilda on Jan 5, 2008 9:58:33 GMT -5
OK, so it is the summer holidays here and having just watched a whole lotta ballroom dancing (thanks to a certain Melburnian) I have developed a new thought.
Christie is a genius. How else could you get a straight male spouse of what we would call the blokey variety (So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the (ex-) Stars fashion notwithstanding) to go to ballroom dancing classes with you? Especially if blokey spouse is involved in project to ensure that blokes he works with (ie Marty, Tom) think of him as a total bloke?
Yes I accept that the man is wanting to appear co-operative, but ballroom dancing? As I was watching I was thinking about my chances of getting the one I live with to similiar and thinking, the woman is a genius.
Don't get me wrong, I see nothing unmasculine (or whatever) about it - I am in fact big dance fan, son is a dancer with current aim of one day being accepted as student at National Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre, with his father's encouragment - I just can't see myself getting said father to ballroom dancing, no matter how much he wanted to crawl to me (and I can facilitate this at a stretch).
The issue would be the embarassment factor.
Hence 'Christie is a genius thinking' - that said, it may very well be the case that U.S. straight blokey spouses are more open to these things than the ones here.
Or perhaps just at this time of the year I am scarred by constancy of cricket spectating when the inner bloke would seem to emerge in just about every man in the country, straight, gay, young, old, whatever. An aside.
Just a thought. I promise you all I'll be back at work next week.
Matilda
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2008 17:49:29 GMT -5
OK, so it is the summer holidays here and having just watched a whole lotta ballroom dancing (thanks to a certain Melburnian) I have developed a new thought. Christie is a genius. How else could you get a straight male spouse of what we would call the blokey variety (So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the (ex-) Stars fashion notwithstanding) to go to ballroom dancing classes with you? Especially if blokey spouse is involved in project to ensure that blokes he works with (ie Marty, Tom) think of him as a total bloke? Yes I accept that the man is wanting to appear co-operative, but ballroom dancing? As I was watching I was thinking about my chances of getting the one I live with to similiar and thinking, the woman is a genius. Don't get me wrong, I see nothing unmasculine (or whatever) about it - I am in fact big dance fan, son is a dancer with current aim of one day being accepted as student at National Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre, with his father's encouragment - I just can't see myself getting said father to ballroom dancing, no matter how much he wanted to crawl to me (and I can facilitate this at a stretch). The issue would be the embarassment factor. Hence 'Christie is a genius thinking' - that said, it may very well be the case that U.S. straight blokey spouses are more open to these things than the ones here. Or perhaps just at this time of the year I am scarred by constancy of cricket spectating when the inner bloke would seem to emerge in just about every man in the country, straight, gay, young, old, whatever. An aside. Just a thought. I promise you all I'll be back at work next week. Matilda My husband is a ballroom dancer, as well as an amazing swing dancer. My uncle, too, is (was) a champion ballroom dancer and my parents won awards for ballroom and swing dance. Just sayin'..... |
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Post by matilda on Jan 5, 2008 18:54:16 GMT -5
Hmmm I was right, the issue is Australian straight men and here I am making assumptions that aren't culturally correct!!
My Dad was amazing swing dancer as well, I still don't think we could get him ballroom dancing!
M
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Post by rducasey on Jan 6, 2008 11:56:21 GMT -5
Especially if blokey spouse is involved in project to ensure that blokes he works with (ie Marty, Tom) think of him as a total bloke? The issue would be the embarassment factor. Karma for this Matilda. It gave me a better understanding of the word 'bloke'. And made me think how when I watched Under the Gun and I heard him say, "i went straight from dance class to the restaurant...." it always made me cringe. I guess cause he had to admit that in front of the others. Give Marty credit for not snickering. |
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Post by matilda on Jan 6, 2008 21:22:07 GMT -5
Especially if blokey spouse is involved in project to ensure that blokes he works with (ie Marty, Tom) think of him as a total bloke? The issue would be the embarassment factor. Karma for this Matilda. It gave me a better understanding of the word 'bloke'. And made me think how when I watched Under the Gun and I heard him say, "i went straight from dance class to the restaurant...." it always made me cringe. I guess cause he had to admit that in front of the others. Give Marty credit for not snickering. Yes yes yes!! And I just checked it out, there's a bit of a pause there that seems to say "mm will I admit it in front of the blokes?", great acting. Mary darling I am probably in a very good position to assist anyone with understanding of the term. The Southern Hemisphere summer cricket season really brings it on. Immigration to Australia from India and Sri Lanka over the past 30 or so years has only served to strengthen and reinforce cricket blokedom and assist in its muticultural nature. Drives me spare. (Turning radios off all over house, car etc) Matilda |
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Post by rducasey on Jan 7, 2008 6:25:32 GMT -5
Hahahaha. I bet that is like "football blokedom" here. I like that term. Only thing is, I am usually in the room with the 'blokes' as I can't get enough of that sport. Have a good day/night! |
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Post by Chris on Jan 7, 2008 15:41:30 GMT -5
OK, so it is the summer holidays here and having just watched a whole lotta ballroom dancing (thanks to a certain Melburnian) I have developed a new thought. Christie is a genius. How else could you get a straight male spouse of what we would call the blokey variety (So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the (ex-) Stars fashion notwithstanding) to go to ballroom dancing classes with you? Especially if blokey spouse is involved in project to ensure that blokes he works with (ie Marty, Tom) think of him as a total bloke? Yes I accept that the man is wanting to appear co-operative, but ballroom dancing? As I was watching I was thinking about my chances of getting the one I live with to similiar and thinking, the woman is a genius. Don't get me wrong, I see nothing unmasculine (or whatever) about it - I am in fact big dance fan, son is a dancer with current aim of one day being accepted as student at National Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre, with his father's encouragment - I just can't see myself getting said father to ballroom dancing, no matter how much he wanted to crawl to me (and I can facilitate this at a stretch). The issue would be the embarassment factor. Hence 'Christie is a genius thinking' - that said, it may very well be the case that U.S. straight blokey spouses are more open to these things than the ones here. Or perhaps just at this time of the year I am scarred by constancy of cricket spectating when the inner bloke would seem to emerge in just about every man in the country, straight, gay, young, old, whatever. An aside. Just a thought. I promise you all I'll be back at work next week. Matilda I'm with you here, Matilda, you must be a genious to persuade someone like Jim Dunbar to go ballroom dancing. At least if he were from Denmark. Not many blokey blokes would go ballroom dancing here out of fear of being wieved as as not-so-masculine.  Hmmm I was right, the issue is Australian straight men and here I am making assumptions that aren't culturally correct!! My Dad was amazing swing dancer as well, I still don't think we could get him ballroom dancing! M But then again maybe we are making assumptions that aren't culturally correct. My Mom and Dad went ballroom dancing too but he was in love at the time (I assume, or maybe they were trying to save their marriage like the Dunbars. They failed.  ) - Chris  |
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Post by inuvik on Jan 7, 2008 15:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by matilda on Jan 8, 2008 1:04:18 GMT -5
Hahahaha. I bet that is like "football blokedom" here. I like that term. Only thing is, I am usually in the room with the 'blokes' as I can't get enough of that sport. Have a good day/night! Me too with normal sports but I bloody draw the line at bloody boring cricket. Have you ever watched it? It is like watching grass grow. Blokey is excellent word with variety of uses! Glad to share .... M |
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Post by Kasman on Jan 8, 2008 3:18:25 GMT -5
Me too with normal sports but I bloody draw the line at bloody boring cricket. Have you ever watched it? It is like watching grass grow. Blokey is excellent word with variety of uses! Glad to share .... M Grass grow? Na, that'd be golf. Frankly, I'm the cricket person at my place. |
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Post by matilda on Jan 8, 2008 7:16:42 GMT -5
Me too with normal sports but I bloody draw the line at bloody boring cricket. Have you ever watched it? It is like watching grass grow. Blokey is excellent word with variety of uses! Glad to share .... M Grass grow? Na, that'd be golf. Frankly, I'm the cricket person at my place. Yes well Kas darls you know where you can watch it. Anyway, it would seem at this point I need to concede that it is the Australian and Danish models of the species that have the problem. Any observations U/Carl? M |
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Post by Kasman on Jan 8, 2008 15:18:01 GMT -5
Yes well Kas darls you know where you can watch it. M ROFL! I don't do pubs! |
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Post by Chris on Mar 31, 2008 9:06:49 GMT -5
My Mom and Dad went ballroom dancing too but he was in love at the time (I assume, or maybe they were trying to save their marriage like the Dunbars. They failed. ) - Chris Speaking of ballroom dancing... I went to see my mom last weekend. My dad was there too and we ended up talking about the two of them going ballroom dancing years and years ago. Apparently my dad is a bit of a clumsy dancer because he would occasionally trip - they sounded like it happened more than once - but my mom would not do anything to prevent him from falling. No, she would just let him fall.  Like she said, "I wouldn't want to fall too and have you landing on top of me." Nice, mom!!! ;D - Chris |
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One of my favorite Ron moments. Oh, that tight little...okay, I'll stop now. 
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Like she said, "I wouldn't want to fall too and have you landing on top of me."