On 8/28/2022 12:41 AM, RichA wrote:
> On Saturday, 27 August 2022 at 04:59:23 UTC-4, gmsin...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On 8/26/2022 10:26 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>> On Aug 26, 2022 at 8:21:10 PM PDT, "moviePig" <pwal...@moviepig.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/26/2022 11:12 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>> On Aug 26, 2022 at 7:45:46 PM PDT, "A Friend" <no...@noway.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <6f0ea919-a267-4784...@googlegroups.com>, Ed
>>>>>> Stasiak <edstas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ubiquitous
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the highly anticipated film
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Speaking only for myself, I've known about it for some time and have
>>>>>> been looking forward to it. Since the original film's been running
>>>>>> more or less continuously for almost forty years, I expect I'm not
>>>>>> alone in this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"
>>>>>>>> Ralphie - played once again by Peter Billingsly - who "must deal with
>>>>>>>> Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad,"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What's the over/under on at least one of the characters being gay?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get over yourself, dude. If you're triggered by gay people, at least
>>>>>> wait until you've seen one in this movie.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd say he's more likely indicating he's triggered by the endless
>>>>> disingenuous
>>>>> virtue-signaling from corporations on this issue and others like Black Lives
>>>>> Matter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Exxon, for example, puts a rainbow in its logo for gay pride month here. Do
>>>>> you think they're doing that in Saudi Arabia, too? Or are they only doing it
>>>>> in places where they think it'll make them money and not doing it where they
>>>>> think it'll cost them money? In which case, do you think they actually give
>>>>> a
>>>>> fuck about gay pride and LGBTQ=LMNOP issues or is it just all about the
>>>>> quatloos?
>>>>
>>>> *Maybe* they're doing it where it's persuasive rather than suicidal...
>>>
>>> The NBA virtue-signals support for Black Lives Matter in the U.S. and allows
>>> the players to sport BLM-related slogans on their jerseys but won't allow them
>>> to display slogans showing support for the Uyghurs that China is actively
>>> genociding. There would be nothing 'suicidal' about allowing it. It would only
>>> cost the NBA a shit-ton of money in revoked merchandising and television
>>> rights in China.
>>>
>>> Do you think the NBA actually gives a fuck about minority issues or is it just
>>> all about the quatloos?
>> You're confusing the NBA with the whores of the NFL. NBA players are
>> allowed to kneel. Coach Steve Kerr has been extremely vocal on these
>> issues. And you're a fucking idiot per usual. You should acquaint
>> yourself with reality sometimes instead of the horseshit you consume
>> daily on this.
>
> They'd kneel a lot faster if a cop hit them in the back of the knee with a billy-club.

You sound like a eunuch who has no dick either.

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:45:50 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
wrote:

>NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>
>>There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>Hollywood.
>
>Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?

Yet another example of journlistic laziness.

On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:

>In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
><weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>
>> >There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>> >But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>> >Hollywood.
>>
>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>
>
>Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>but during the summer.

It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts. If they can't
get simple facts correct, why should we trust the media with complex
ones?

In article <270820221429214239%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:

>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>> Hollywood.
>>
>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>
>Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>but during the summer.

I barely remember watching it, save for the lame callbacks. LOL

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
<NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
> ><weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >
> >> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
> >> >But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
> >> >Hollywood.
> >>
> >> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
> >
> >
> >Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
> >but during the summer.
>
> It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.

No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
be wrong.

Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.

A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
> <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
>>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>>>> Hollywood.
>>>>
>>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>>>
>>>
>>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>>> but during the summer.
>>
>> It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
>
>
> No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
> errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
> wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
> be wrong.
>
> Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
>

No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If
all you know about Ralphie comes from “A Christmas Story,” then you don’t
know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd. I never
thought of the other movies and/or PBS TV shows as “sequels“ to A Christmas
Story as much as additional filmed versions of Shepherd’s works. Some
succeeded more than others, and in my opinion none reached the heights of A
Christmas Story. Nevertheless I watched them all, and would watch more if I
could. I’ve also read the books. Jean Shepherd was a brilliant author and
talk radio innovator.

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/betrayal-jean-shepherd-and-a-christmas-story/

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-search-of-jean-shepherds-lost-ralphie-movie.785234/

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

On Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:29:13 +0000, Bill Anderson
<billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:

>A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>> In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
>> <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
>>>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>>>>> Hollywood.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>>>> but during the summer.
>>>
>>> It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
>>
>>
>> No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
>> errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
>> wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
>> be wrong.
>>
>> Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
>>
>
>No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If
>all you know about Ralphie comes from “A Christmas Story,” then you don’t
>know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd. I never
>thought of the other movies and/or PBS TV shows as “sequels“ to A Christmas
>Story as much as additional filmed versions of Shepherd’s works. Some
>succeeded more than others, and in my opinion none reached the heights of A
>Christmas Story. Nevertheless I watched them all, and would watch more if I
>could. I’ve also read the books. Jean Shepherd was a brilliant author and
>talk radio innovator.
>
>https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/betrayal-jean-shepherd-and-a-christmas-story/
>
>https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-search-of-jean-shepherds-lost-ralphie-movie.785234/

"A Friend" said it was a "Christmastime story"

He is correct.

In article <O8SdnSjbTMVECpb-nZ2dnZfqlJzNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Bill
Anderson <billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:

> A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> > In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
> > <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
> >>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
> >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
> >>>>> Hollywood.
> >>>>
> >>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
> >>> but during the summer.
> >>
> >> It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
> >
> >
> > No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
> > errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
> > wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
> > be wrong.
> >
> > Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
> >
>
> No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If
> all you know about Ralphie comes from ³A Christmas Story,² then you don¹t
> know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd.

I was listening to Jean Shepherd almost every night on the radio in the
1960s on WOR. I was at one or two of the live shows he did on Saturday
nights at the Limelight, and I listened to many, many more of them.

Yes, I've read the collections.

Some of the source material for A Christmas Story was drawn from
non-Yuletide tales, but what was used was compatible after a nip here
and a tuck there. (The story about the Little Orphan Annie decoder
instantly comes to mind. That one had absolutely nothing to do with
Christmas, either in print or in the movie, but it fit into the film
well enough. It also dated the film to 1940.)

I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holiday
Shep.

On 8/28/2022 1:49 PM, A Friend wrote:
> In article <O8SdnSjbTMVECpb-nZ2dnZfqlJzNnZ2d@giganews.com>, Bill
> Anderson <billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>>> In article <ngvmght9uq3lu0uutb9ma5k8ujqpjjhshs@4ax.com>, NoBody
>>> <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:29:21 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <huadnUrf87ykoZf-nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com>, Ubiquitous
>>>>> <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>>>>>> Hollywood.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>>>>> but during the summer.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't excuse the writer's ignorance of the facts.
>>>
>>>
>>> No, it doesn't, but what I said didn't refer to that writer or any
>>> errors they'd committed. I said that the sequel sucked. Anyone who
>>> wants to disagree with me about that may do so, of course, but they'd
>>> be wrong.
>>>
>>> Ralphie's tale is a Christmastime story. It should remain one.
>>>
>>
>> No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If
>> all you know about Ralphie comes from ³A Christmas Story,² then you don¹t
>> know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd.
>
>
> I was listening to Jean Shepherd almost every night on the radio in the
> 1960s on WOR. I was at one or two of the live shows he did on Saturday
> nights at the Limelight, and I listened to many, many more of them.
>
> Yes, I've read the collections.
>
> Some of the source material for A Christmas Story was drawn from
> non-Yuletide tales, but what was used was compatible after a nip here
> and a tuck there. (The story about the Little Orphan Annie decoder
> instantly comes to mind. That one had absolutely nothing to do with
> Christmas, either in print or in the movie, but it fit into the film
> well enough. It also dated the film to 1940.)
>
> I would highly recommend Phantom of the Open Hearth for non-holiday
> Shep.

I'm glad you are a fan and I'm envious that you listened to the radio
shows live. But I'm perplexed that you would confine Ralphie's tale to
Christmastime. We seem to agree the character is far more than that.

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

In article <270820221429214239%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:

>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>> Hollywood.
>>
>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>
> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
> but during the summer.

Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <teij55$1380p$9@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous
<weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> In article <270820221429214239%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> > Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>
> >>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
> >>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
> >>> Hollywood.
> >>
> >> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
> >
> > Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
> > but during the summer.
>
> Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.

That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/

In article <290820221236024822%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> nope@noway.com wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:

>>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>>>>> Hollywood.
>>>>
>>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>>>
>>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>>> but during the summer.
>>
>> Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
>
>That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
>The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
>and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
>
>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/

I did not know that!

I have no recollection of it, but judging from the trailer, I would have
NEVER guessed it was related. I'm surprised no one thought of making the link
clear.

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <teism8$16g2v$4@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous
<weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> In article <290820221236024822%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> > Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >> nope@noway.com wrote:
> >>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:
>
> >>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
> >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
> >>>>> Hollywood.
> >>>>
> >>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
> >>>
> >>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
> >>> but during the summer.
> >>
> >> Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
> >
> >That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
> >The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
> >and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
> >
> >https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/
>
> I did not know that!
>
> I have no recollection of it, but judging from the trailer, I would have
> NEVER guessed it was related. I'm surprised no one thought of making the link
> clear.

There's a brief scene that shows Ralph and his brother fighting about
who's going to play with the rifle. That's about it.

In article <290820221449417354%nope@noway.com>, nope@noway.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> nope@noway.com wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>> nope@noway.com wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>> NoBody@nowhere.com wrote:

>> >>>>> There was already a sequel to this movie and it didn't do well at all.
>> >>>>> But hey let's make an even worse one. Are there any NEW ideas for
>> >>>>> Hollywood.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Kinda sad the author didn't seema ware of that, eh?
>> >>>
>> >>> Among that sequel's many problems was that it wasn't set at Christmas,
>> >>> but during the summer.
>> >>
>> >> Christmas Story 2 didn't take place in the summer.
>> >
>> >That wasn't the sequel, but just the second film in a planned series.
>> >The actual sequel to the original film is called It Runs in the Family
>> >and is also known as My Summer Story. It's from 1994.
>> >
>> >https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/
>>
>> I did not know that!
>>
>> I have no recollection of it, but judging from the trailer, I would have
>> NEVER guessed it was related. I'm surprised no one thought of making the
>> link clear.
>
>There's a brief scene that shows Ralph and his brother fighting about
>who's going to play with the rifle. That's about it.

I meant in the trailer, like "Ralphie from Christmas Story is back in a new
movie!".

--
Let's go Brandon!

On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
>> Ubiquitous
>>
>> In the highly anticipated film
>
> Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?

I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"

>
>> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"

That is an amazingly stupid title.

>> Ralphie - played once again by Peter Billingsly - who "must deal with
>> Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad,"
>
> What's the over/under on at least one of the characters being gay?

I'd say the chances of that happening are one in a thousand.

On 9/22/2022 4:14 PM, David Johnston wrote:
> On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous
>>>
>>> In the highly anticipated film
>>
>> Really?  A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
>
> I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"
>
>>
>>> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"
>
> That is an amazingly stupid title.
>
>>> Ralphie - played once again by Peter Billingsly - who "must deal with
>>> Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad,"
>>
>> What's the over/under on at least one of the characters being gay?
>
> I'd say the chances of that happening are one in a thousand.

How about merry?

In article <tgifnf$1oio$1@gioia.aioe.org>, David Johnston
<davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
> >> Ubiquitous
> >>
> >> In the highly anticipated film
> >
> > Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
>
> I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"

"Totally unfamiliar"? You've never encountered any cultural references
to it at all? How did you manage that?

> >> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"
>
> That is an amazingly stupid title.

I don't think so, but I am totally familiar with A Christmas Story.

> >> Ralphie - played once again by Peter Billingsly - who "must deal with
> >> Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad,"
> >
> > What's the over/under on at least one of the characters being gay?
>
> I'd say the chances of that happening are one in a thousand.

On 2022-09-22 3:13 p.m., A Friend wrote:
> In article <tgifnf$1oio$1@gioia.aioe.org>, David Johnston
> <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
>>>> Ubiquitous
>>>>
>>>> In the highly anticipated film
>>>
>>> Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
>>
>> I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"
>
>
> "Totally unfamiliar"? You've never encountered any cultural references
> to it at all? How did you manage that?

I may have read the title before and forgot it due to its generic
nature. But I just read the synopsis and I definitely don't know that
story and have never seen any of it.

>
>
>>>> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"
>>
>> That is an amazingly stupid title.
>
>
> I don't think so, but I am totally familiar with A Christmas Story.

A Christmas Story Christmas? When the hell else would A Christmas Story
happen? I mean they could have just called it "Another Christmas Story"

In article <tgjabn$shr$1@gioia.aioe.org>, David Johnston
<davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 2022-09-22 3:13 p.m., A Friend wrote:
> > In article <tgifnf$1oio$1@gioia.aioe.org>, David Johnston
> > <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
> >>>> Ubiquitous
> >>>>
> >>>> In the highly anticipated film
> >>>
> >>> Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
> >>
> >> I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"
> >
> >
> > "Totally unfamiliar"? You've never encountered any cultural references
> > to it at all? How did you manage that?
>
> I may have read the title before and forgot it due to its generic
> nature. But I just read the synopsis and I definitely don't know that
> story and have never seen any of it.
>
> >
> >
> >>>> titled "A Christmas Story Christmas," fans will check in on "grown-up"
> >>
> >> That is an amazingly stupid title.
> >
> >
> > I don't think so, but I am totally familiar with A Christmas Story.
>
> A Christmas Story Christmas? When the hell else would A Christmas Story
> happen? I mean they could have just called it "Another Christmas Story"

You've said that you know nothing at all about the original work,
including how familiar it's become over the past 40 years. Please stop
proving it.

In article <tgifnf$1oio$1@gioia.aioe.org>, davidjohnston29@yahoo.com wrote:
> On 2022-08-26 8:16 p.m., Ed Stasiak wrote:
>> Ubiquitous

>>> In the highly anticipated film
>>
>> Really? A show of hands; who anticipated this, highly or otherwise?
>
> I am totally unfamiliar with "A Christmas Story"

TROLL-O-METER
5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity

In <tgjabn$shr$1@gioia.aioe.org> David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> writes:

[snip]
>> I don't think so, but I am totally familiar with A Christmas Story.

>A Christmas Story Christmas? When the hell else would A Christmas Story
>happen? I mean they could have just called it "Another Christmas Story"

Clearly you're not a New Yorker of a certain age.

We had an electronics chain store called "Crazy Eddie".

One series of memorial adverts had their spokesman
on tv with towels wiping the sweat off and off and off,
screaming out (roughly):

"It's August, the air is hot and humid. Time now
for Crazie Eddie's Chrismas Sale!"

"His prices are INSSAAANNNNEEE!"

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