I don’t get it. If Laura Schlessinger says “I’m Laura Schlessinger,” she gets no flak for it; everyone takes it in stride. But if I say the very same thing, people act like I’ve uttered some huge falsehood. Why the double standard?
Archive | August 18, 2010
Moffat Copies Moffat
“Funny little human brains … How do you get around in those things?”
– Doctor Who, “The Doctor Dances”
“Dear God, what is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so boring!”
– Sherlock, “A Study in Pink”
Looking for Justice in All the Wrong Places
Inadvertently funny line from a press release for the new Americanised Torchwood:
His choice of career is significant. Someone like Rex could make a fortune in Wall Street, or Hollywood. But choosing the C.I.A. says a lot about him: that for all his swagger, he does believe in justice.