About our addiction

Last few messages: __ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 109 of 126: Linda In Ga. (Darcyfan) * Mon, Feb 10, 1997 (09:20) * 1 lines How abou this one....when you have paid $100 for the video and you still watch A&E to see the rebroadcasted series...commercials in all...because you can't bear the thought of it playing somewhere without you watching.....addicted and no turning back!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 110 of 126: Wendy (summit) * Mon, Feb 10, 1997 (22:41) * 1 lines Sad but true, Linda...and I must say the commercials realy chopped up the flow of the purist version, too, and nearly rendered it unpalatable to me (despite the charms of Darcy)... :-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 111 of 126: Anne (Yeago) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (12:22) * 1 lines Y'all are cracking me up. not wanting to let others know, I have referd to CF as "that guy who played Darcy". I thought I had flipped out and was all alone!! Guess not.:-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 112 of 126: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (12:42) * 4 lines Anne: I thought I had flipped out and was all alone!! Guess not.:-) No, no, not at all...you are in quite good company here! ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 113 of 126: Myretta (mrobens) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (14:16) * 5 lines Cheryl: No, no, not at all...you are in quite good company here! ;-) This is not good company. It is the best. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 114 of 126: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (15:35) * 2 lines ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 115 of 126: Inko (Inko) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (16:46) * 3 lines You are addicted when you write a story about Young Fitz and your mind thinks of him as a smaller version of Darcy in P&P2, down to the dagginess and all!!!;-) My husband now refers to me as Little Fitz' mother, not realizing that it's the grown up Fitz I'm after!!;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 116 of 126: Sharon (sld) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (19:23) * 4 lines [when you have paid $100 for the video and you still watch A&E to see the rebroadcasted series...commercials in all...] Okay, Linda, you are probably leading the pack! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 117 of 126: Katy Kendall (kendall) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (22:05) * 3 lines ..because you can't bear the thought of it playing somewhere without you watching .. Linda, I did not watch it on A&E this past showing - but I felt I should be! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 118 of 126: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (23:32) * 5 lines Inko: You are addicted when you write a story about Young Fitz and your mind thinks of him as a smaller version of Darcy in P&P2, down to the dagginess and all!!!;-) Ooh, be careful Inko...that's illegal in some states! ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 119 of 126: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (23:43) * 5 lines Inko: You are addicted when you write a story about Young Fitz and your mind thinks of him as a smaller version of Darcy in P&P2, down to the dagginess and all!!!;-) Ooh, be careful Inko...that's illegal in some states! ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 120 of 126: Mary C. Fox (MaryC) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (23:58) * 1 lines Count me in your club Linda. I actually did more listening than watching (except for my favorite parts) and amazingly heard dialogue I had never picked up on before because I was too busy watching the action in the scene. I was especially amazed to hear secondary dialogue in several of the scenes that I had totally missed before. And the commercials on 'Emma' were actually fun to watch, I am looking forward to Sunday night! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 121 of 126: marina pineda-kamariotis (mpk) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (04:29) * 4 lines I was there too, Linda...I recorded in the early evening hours and then tried to watch what I could when it was repeated 1-2 hours later! For now, that tape will have to satiate my appetite until I get my Costco tapes back! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 122 of 126: Johanne (JohanneD) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (12:23) * 3 lines Kathy : Linda, I did not watch it on A&E this past showing - but I felt I should be! So I'm not alone in this! The phone rang and after the fourth ring (the last one before call waiting kicks in) picked it up anyway! While trying to have a descent conversation, my mind kept tracking the dialogue, the music. Utterly felt guilty! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 123 of 126: Candace (candace) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (19:48) * 1 lines Addicted...who me? While listening to the P&P2 sound track in my car every morning while driving to work, I keep finding myself at the appropiate moment blurting out such things as..."Your too plain to look well in it", Oh Mr. Collins, Mr. Darcy?!...Miss Bennett?!, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 124 of 126: Lola (breezin) * Fri, Feb 14, 1997 (22:55) * 7 lines Addicted when you... -have an invisible DarcyMeterMirageFace that appears in your imagination next to the face of any semi-cute guy you're looking at, as a sort of yardstick of perfection against which all men are instantly judged -want to pust the video on pause or slow frames when there a close-up of him so you can sneak up to the set and "give him a screen test kiss" (as opposed to the miniature CyberKiss Colin only reachable by the click of your mouse/finger) -the worst is if you sometimes imagine it's CF you're with , not your significant other, in a private moment (haven't done this myself but can imagine the shock if the wrong name slipped out inadvertently!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Topic 22 of 185 [austen]: 12 signs that you are addicted to P&P2 Response 125 of 126: Susan Christie (Susan) * Sat, Feb 15, 1997 (00:04) * 3 lines have an invisible DarcyMeterMirageFace that appears in your imagination next to the face of any semi-cute guy you're looking at, as a sort of yardstick of perfection against which all men are instantly judged Oh, you are BAD, Lola -- but you are NOT alone!

I was perusing the Old BB Archives, when I came across my first post on Sept. 17,1996! In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love P&P2. I, too, am hopelessly addicted, and would post numbers very similar to Tommye's were it not for the guilt and shame such numbers would oblige me to feel. My addiction has even lead me to repeated viewings alone, and in secret lest scenes arise unpleasant towards more than myself ("you're not watching that AGAIN?") I get my daily fix of Jane Austen by being an avid lurker of Austen-L, but my longing for more Darcy and Elizabeth was not satisfied until I stumbled on this BB a few days ago. Finally, people who know and understand what I am going through! But, like Tommye, I do not desire a cure, but an overdose (is such a thing possible?) Well, in the ensuing months, I believe I have finally overdosed, but like a true addict, my first thought upon regaining consciousness is "more!" Thank you all for five fabulous months, and the care and support you lend to me and my addiction! PS. What ever happened to Tommye? :-(

I miss Tommye too, and felt her absense when I wandered through the archives. Doesn't it seem longer than 5 months? So glad you found us, Cheryl. You brighten up my day every single day.

Amy: *samooch*

Okay, everyone, here's what happened at lunch today: My dearest hubby, who, I believe enjoys hearing about everything as much as I enjoy being here, drew a parallel between what goes on here and the Rocky Horror Pic Show craze of our college days. He actually thinks that we ought to be required to dress in period costumes as we watch the video in obsession! (nobody does that, do they?)

and, if they do where can I get one?

(nobody does that, do they?) and, if they do where can I get one? We ALL do that, Cindy. Didn't anyone tell you? Johanne will provide you with the patterns.

Cheryl....I love that first post! Fresh from being in your addiction all alone...just finding the rest of us....is there such a thing as an overdose????? "-want to pust the video on pause or slow frames when there a close-up of him so you can sneak up to the set and "give him a screen test kiss" (as opposed to the miniature CyberKiss Colin only reachable by the click of your mouse/finger)"................Don't you just love the way your hair stands straight up from the static electricty when you do that..or is it from the kiss?????

Linda, it must be the kiss.Kissing Mel Gibson on the screen does not have the same effect.Honest. ;-}

parallel between what goes on here and the Rocky Horror Pic Show craze Cindy -- LOL -- I have often thought about doing this. In fact when Kali and I met last December, we discussed just this object. Could you not see it? Speaking right along with the dialogue, yelling out "Duck Face" at Miss Bingley, throwing popcorn at the screen and screaming "Liar! Liar!" when Wickham comes on, sighing out loud in unison during "The Look", etc. I could go on and on! Well, arrange it Cindy, I'll be there in my little muslin dress and bonnett!

...oh, one more: Everyone in unison chanting "Left, Right, Left, Right" ;-)

prob: I think I'm RL geographically way out of everyone else's reach. I seem to remember somebody's being in Houston, but it sounds more like there's lots in NE and upper MW. I was exceedingly disappointed that the Boston group didn't appear to be appropriately attired

well, there was one in the group who did appear to be wearing (or not) his clothes well

We also made up a P&P drinking game. Everytime your character says "indeed" you have to chug.

I love it!

So, I suppose the designated driver gets to be Ann deBourg?

Caroline...[Kissing Mel Gibson on the screen does not have the same effect.Honest.} I believe you...I believe you...I believe you!!!!! Candace....[Could you not see it? Speaking right along with the dialogue, yelling out "Duck Face" at Miss Bingley, throwing popcorn at the screen and screaming "Liar! Liar!" when Wickham comes on, sighing out loud in unison during "The Look", etc.} You don't do this?????? I knew I had gone too far!

Lines that must be spoken in unison; Other way, Mr. Collins.. Hearts, Mr. Collins, hearts! I would that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance. Astonishing.. and.. is it true? Abominable reply; how shall we punish him? They are hard upon our heels, make haste, make haste... Shelves in the closet...happy thought, indeed. I can't speak over any of Mr. Darcy's lines, for that would prevent me from hearing that lovely voice, so that I can play it back again accurately in my dreams. BTW, we will, of course, execute the entire MB Maggot, shall we not? I would like to see Amy and HC as the first couple, with Cheryl and Ann right behind...

]Lines that must be spoken in unison; How about AWWWW I want to go to Brighton!!! or Obstinate, headstrong gel!

hee hee Okay I can hear the inflections exactly, but not so sure I can reproduce them. In the same vein (should this be a new topic?): Why do American women (all Amer. women, as far as I know) melt instantaneously when we hear a gorgeous Brit. accent? At work we even have a hideous creature (well, extremely unattractive, anyway) from Australia that we deal with who melts the hearts, so long as we only have to listen to the voice. (He's also a fair geek, so once we get to know him, the magic certainly wears off, but let a new woman into our office, and we have to peel her off the floor to hang up the phone)

ROTFLOL - ladies - I cannot contribute anything to this madness until I go away and finish laughing. 'So, I suppose the designated driver gets to be Ann deBourg?" ... "throwing popcorn at the screen and screaming "Liar! Liar!" when Wickham comes on" ... you are so funny!

] Why do American women (all Amer. women, as far as I know) melt instantaneously when we hear a gorgeous Brit. accent? ]At work we even have a hideous creature (well, extremely unattractive, anyway) from Australia ... Hate to say it ladies, but it's been a long time since (most) Australians thought of themselves as British. I know you guys have trouble distinguishing our accents (most of the time people assume I'm British, which most of my English friends think is hysterical) But if you think he's got a cute accent its because its AUSTRALIAN... I'd have to say that we (that is most Australian women of my acquantance) don't get very excited about American accents. But when a Scot starts talking.... ;-) (that's purely personal and not meant to apply to all those other Aussie women out there)

How I love Aussie accents..........

Mari...I love those! How about these: No lace, no lace, Mrs. Bennet, I beg you! ..Are three of the silliest girls in England. All? What? All five out at once? How much I shall have to conceal! Yes, go, go...I would not wish you back again. Perhaps we might visit Pemberley after all! Of all this I might have been mistress. (one of my favorites) Who is it? You will never guess! Who is it? Mr Darcy! Engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, you are joking!

We need more lines, of course, so do not hesitate to add to them. But I believe that we need some additional couples lines up for our version of MB Maggot; how could I forget Kali and Jeremy Knightley?

Seeing no photo as yet here of our delectable Colin Firth, here 'tis:

Hmm. Or, go see it at... http://www.grin.net/~meluchie/firthlist/fl_colin.htm

That link.. Now, I don't speak any Finnish. But I think I can work out what SEKSISYMBOLI means in relation to CF.

]lines which must be spoken in unison the whole of Mrs. Bennet's 'fluttering' speech, ending with (paraphrasing since I haven't seen it this week) "Brother, if you are not kind to us, I do not know what we shall do!"

My dear Kate (and everyone else), I certainly intended no slight on anyone at all. My grouping of the Brit, Aussie, ... accents was undoubtedly the result of my own ear's inadequate discernment, I know. Please do not shoot me. I certainly can hear some distinct qualities, but my lumping them together is more a function of the result they produce, rather than an assumption that there is no difference. I don't doubt that the American accents don't generate the same drool potential in others! Heavens, we tend to poke fun at our own regional differences, as well. However, I still maintain that these (accents of people who speak English as their native tongue, regardless of the country - except USA) have a mighty power over the average, unsuspecting, red-blooded, American female. Anybody? [now, did I fix it?]

Unison lines: has anybody suggested the several "Oh, Mr. Bennet!"s

I suggest some of us wear snouts so we can snort along with Lydia!

] I certainly intended no slight on anyone at all And absolutely none was taken Cindy. I was just using the opportunity to vent a bit. I quite like being mistaken for a Brit occasionally. People are actually quite shocked to think we don't all sound like Paul Hogan. It's especially amusing because some upper class Brits regard OUR accent as particularly obnoxious, so when they discover that many Americans can't tell the difference, they get a bit miffed!!! So just enjoy that Aussie male, aurally if not in person. I can let you know where there are more, if that would help!!

so, I grovelled for nothing?

Fraid so. :-)

33 : People are actually quite shocked to think we don't all sound like Paul Hogan. Know the feeling, a couple of years ago someone thought I was from France, and when I told him I came from Quebec, never did he know some were speaking french in North America and to my knowledge he still do not believe it (thinks I was pulling his leg)

Well, now that we have established how wonderful it would be for all of us together to do a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" event with P&P2, do you think that if we got our husbands and significant others together they would act more like "Mystery Science Theater 3000"?

can you imagine the gnashing of teeth trying to get them to fill out the couples for the Maggot? not a happy thought

But when a Scot starts talking.... ;-) Heavy, HEAVY *sigh* ...and the Irish ain't too bad, neither! Another favorite (I'm paraphrasing here): You will be sorely missed, Lizzie. Until you and your sister Jane return, I shall not hear two words of sense spoken together.

Re American's fascination with British accents and the rest of the world being decidedly unimpressed with American ones: The culprit here is American movies and television. They are all over the world, Baywatch is the highest rated American television show overseas, for heaven's sake! The American accent is all pervasive and holds no mystery, no allure, it is too common the world over. But in the US, we hear British accents almost exclusively on PBS and in highly cultured, literary adaptations. It is no wonder that we find the British accent to be intellegent, sophisticated, mysterious. The lesson, my friends is that familiarity does indeed breed contempt!

Susan, thanks for mentioning the Irish! Reading your comment, I just remembered the name of the miniseries that introduced Pierce Brosnan to me - The Manions of America. I forget what his character, but decidedly less polished than Remington Steele, but ever so nice

"The culprit here is American movies and television. They are all over the world, Baywatch is the highest rated American television show overseas, for heaven's sake!" Actually, I think "Babewatch" has been supplanted by "Hercules"!! Which I actually think might be a slight improvement. "Hercules" has a sense of humor about itself. I loved "Mannions of America". My best friend and I met and became friends because of that show and later "Remington Steele".

I cannot believe it! I have just uploaded 300 sound bytes from P&P2 (many requested by people in the Pemberley chat room, yet you have chosen many that are NOT on the list! If your browser can do sounds, click on the underlined quotes. Some are a bit large and you might have to wait 2 or 3 minutes for them to transfer. (For a complete list of what is already uploaded, check out topic 17 in the Austentest conference.) Lines that must be spoken in unison; Other way, Mr. Collins.. Hearts, Mr. Collins, hearts! I would that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance. Astonishing.. and.. is it true? Abominable reply; how shall we punish him? They are hard upon our heels, make haste, make haste! Shelves in the closet...happy thought, indeed. AWWWW I want to go to Brighton!!! Obstinate, headstrong gel! No lace, no lace, Mrs. Bennet, I beg you! ..Are three of the silliest girls in England. All? What? All five out at once? How much I shall have to conceal! Yes, go, go...I would not wish you back again. Perhaps we might visit Pemberley after all! Of all this I might have been mistress. (one of my favorites) Who is it? You will never guess! Who is it? Mr Darcy! Engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, you are joking! You will be sorely missed, Lizzie. Until you and your sister Jane return, I shall not hear two words of sense spoken together.

What a treasure-trove of goodies! Maybe we need to change the name of this thread to 'Feeding our Addiction.

[some upper class Brits regard OUR accent as particularly obnoxious, so when they discover that many Americans can't tell the difference, they get a bit miffed!!!] Kate, Some upperclass Brits regard anything outside their own circle as obnoxious! Fortunately for us, our favourite upperclass Brit, residing in Derbyshire, does learn his lesson. May I say here that I find many North American accents delightful? Iam paricularly fond of the Newfoundland and Georgia ones!

In years of traveling alone to large meetings, when surrounded by strangers, I learned to listen for Georgia and Mississippi accents. The people who used them were the most open to welcoming a lone 40-something woman into their conversations - to their table at the banquet.

Oh, what a nice recommendation!

Okay, Katy, tell . Why are people from Geo'ga and MississIppee so friendly?

Why are people from Geo'ga and MississIppee so friendly?... I do not know. May it was only very gracious manners and not friendliness at all. I only learned that on those occassions then I was without acquaintances and was running low on social 'moxie', I could count on GA and MS natives for safe anchorage. Since my own accept is hybrid "Mid-West-East-Tennessee-Southern-Ontario" that no one in the country identifies with, it was not because I sounded 'like home' to them. Once, during a budget conscious time in our travel department, I (and many others in the meeting group) ended up with a rather scary three block walk between the hotel and the convention center. Any man would kindly accept my company between buildings if I asked him to. GA and MS men seemed to look around for women going their way and would offer their company for the walk.

Well, I must tell you my story about a very witty southerner. This is a true story. We had flown into Kansas City, MO, and had a car reserved at Thrifty Car Rental. They were off-site, and we had to take a shuttle there. It was about 10 pm. When we got there, there were only two people ahead of us, so it looked pretty good. 30 minutes later we had been joined by more arrivals, who all waited and watched with us in increasing exasperation at the inefficiency of their check-in routine, and the dim-wit edness of the staff. We had yet to be waited on. At this point, all three of the staff had left the office on some part of their mysterious duties, and one woman in the crowd said, clearly and calmly, ''This is the slowest place I've ever been, and I'm from Alabama''. The room was still resounding with snickers 10 minutes later when we were finally called to the counter. Five years later I still grin when I think about this, or whenever I meet anyone from Alabama!

Another sign: Your friends ask you why are you so quiet, how can you explain you're thinking about the next chapter in Anne's story?

LOL, Aylet ! And you are never bored, cause if there is a spare moment you can sink back into P&P and write a few words...