"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Of course, Rebecca, if Disney made that movie, the woman would decide she's really transgender and the guy would have found a lonely man living in the cabin. Then, to get the fairy tale ending, he had turned gay when he was in the army. And they live happily everafter!
Australian writer Robert Drewe once wrote a book set in Perth that was basically a string of coincidences. He said that if fiction contained as much coincidence as real life, it would be dismissed as cheating. But damn, it's nice to see that some folks get a well deserved happy ending.
Vaguely reminded me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommersby except in Sommersby the local shoemaker was courting the widow until her apparently not-dead husband returned. But the shoemaker discovers this returned husband's shoes are TWO SIZES BIGGER than his old ones! (cue sinister music) -Bruce
Rebecca, if Disney made the movie, it would have be a bit different. She would have decided she was transgender, and a man, and to keep the fairy tale ending he became gay while in the Army so they can live happily everafter. With no icky kids, of course.
If that were in a film it would be laughed out of the theater. How contrived! Ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteI'd watch a movie like that. So, it's either a silly coincidence, or they were meant to be together.
ReplyDeleteI'd say it's sort of Jungian (synchronicity and all that).
DeleteOf course, Rebecca, if Disney made that movie, the woman would decide she's really transgender and the guy would have found a lonely man living in the cabin. Then, to get the fairy tale ending, he had turned gay when he was in the army. And they live happily everafter!
ReplyDeleteAustralian writer Robert Drewe once wrote a book set in Perth that was basically a string of coincidences. He said that if fiction contained as much coincidence as real life, it would be dismissed as cheating.
ReplyDeleteBut damn, it's nice to see that some folks get a well deserved happy ending.
Vaguely reminded me of this:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommersby
except in Sommersby the local shoemaker was courting the widow until her apparently not-dead husband returned. But the shoemaker discovers this returned husband's shoes are TWO SIZES BIGGER than his old ones! (cue sinister music)
-Bruce
Rebecca, if Disney made the movie, it would have be a bit different. She would have decided she was transgender, and a man, and to keep the fairy tale ending he became gay while in the Army so they can live happily everafter.
ReplyDeleteWith no icky kids, of course.