Claire Beauchamp, the culturally literate snob

[Other_Dreams]

I am an annoyingly curious individual.

With that moment of self-deprecation out of the way, I must wonder what “culturally literate” means to you*. What does it do for you in the long run to know <insert actor here> and their <subjective works here>? What practical applications does it possess?

I suppose the evil in me, as always, want to remind all of you that when looking at this thread whilst keeping in mind that yes, you will die* someday barring a scientific breakthrough****, does it really strike you as important? If so, perhaps one should seriously reconsider their contribution to society as a whole. Cliffs can be friends.****

While my sarcasm has taken over, be assured that I do in fact want to know the answer to my “annoyingly curious” question.

~S.P.I.~

*Where “you” in this case is a general you and should be looked at with awe and wonder.
**Yes, I do understand that when looking at almost anything in relation to your impending demise, it is hard to keep a smile on your face. Welcome to my everyday.
***With “breakthrough” being subjective as well, sometimes.
****These asterisks are here merely to annoy you further. As mentioned above I am quite evil.

[Spoke]

Dammit, it’s The Bridge on the River Kwai

“on” not “over”!

Philistines!

harumph

[Freddy_the_Pig]

@spoke-

Dammit, it’s The Bridge on the River Kwai.

And it’s a very sweaty movie. I always thought, in that Cheers discussion of the sweatiest movie ever made, that River Kwai deserved at least an honorable mention.

[BrotherCadfael]

@Freddy_the_Pig

And it’s a very sweaty movie. I always thought, in that Cheers discussion of the sweatiest movie ever made, that River Kwai deserved at least an honorable mention.

Buckets!

[MovieMogul]

@spoke-

Dammit, it’s The Bridge on the River Kwai

“on” not “over”!

Philistines!

harumph

Yeah, where in the world did they get that idea?!?!?

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

+5 Literary Nitpick always triumphs over Film Title Nitpick of The Stone Giant.

[Darryl_Lict]

@silenus

Yep. For raw numbers, that is. Wooden takes down everybody in win percentage, number of National Championships, number of undefeated seasons, and all-around class. Something Knight can’t even spell, much less possess.

Umm, I’m a huge UCLA fan, and because of that, I was pretty sure that Wooden was not the leader in percentage. He was head coach from something like 1947, so he did not always have Lew Alcindor lead 30-0 teams.

For major college basketball coaches we have:

1. Clair Bee - (412-87;-.826)

2. Adolph Rupp - Kentucky - (876-190;-.822)

3. John Wooden- UCLA - (664-162;-.804)

Now, I’ve never heard of Clair Bee nor Long Island University, but he did win the NIT championship twice, back when I believe the NIT championship was a much more prestigious tournament (The NCAA’s started in 1939, and Clair Bee won the NIT in 1939 and 1941).

[Shirley_Ujest]

@spoke-

Dammit, it’s The Bridge on the River Kwai

“on” not “over”!

Philistines!

harumph

I’m not a Philistine. I was born right here in America!!!111!!!

[Siam_Sam]

@Lust4Life

Just want to say that I think that Sir Alec Guiness was not only a superb actor but was indeed a legend.

Also I’ve heard of Charlie Chaplin,Buster Keaton,Bill Hayley,and for that matter Beethoven and Handel and I’m not that old.

Beethoven would be just an obscure Saint Bernard had he not starred in that movie with Charles Grodin.

[tagos]

@villa

The Bridge On the River Kwai as an obscure film? Come on. It is an extrememly famous movie, moreover a phenominal movie, and Guiness’ performance in it is stellar. The guy was a superlative actor throughout his career.

Not having watched movies such as The Bridge On the River Kwai doesn’t make someone a philistine. Avoiding them, on the other hand, comes much closer.

This. Do I have to make a choice between illiteracies?