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You're a Gryffinclaw!: You are a determined and
intelligent person who is used to getting your
own way all the time. You are very passionate
about your beliefs and will defend them until
your last breath. Often Griffenclaws work as
lawyers or activists because they have feel so
strongly about a certain subject. You feel that
knowledge is to be used in a practical way and
you often have a very low tolerance for people
you consider of low intelligence. Although you
aren't a social butterfly, you don't have
trouble making fiends, people are usually drawn
to you. Your weakness is that sometimes you can
be insensitive, you're too busy being witty
that you don't realize that you're hurting
peoples' feelings, often your friends. With the
wit of a Ravenclaw and the passion of a
Gryffindor you can face all your battles in
life head on!
Which Mix of the Hogwarts Houses are You?
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This shouldn't really surprise me, since whenever I take these quizzes I get Ravenclaw, and if they rank all the houses Gryffindor's always second. I don't know that I'm very brave, but I'm probably even less loyal and ambitious (I get, like, zero points for Slytherin). And I must say I'm not used to getting my own way at all. Unless by "getting my own way" they mean "just doing what you want to do because nobody controls me."
My flist seems to have more Slytherclaws than anything else...and I may so far be the only partially Gryff person on it. Clearly the lesson to be learned from me having this combination is that intelligent Gryffindors recognize and defend the worth of Slytherin and would rather have them as allies than enemies.;-)
I was just in the deli and the radio was playing "Candle in the Wind" (the original Norma Jean version). For some reason today the words really bugged me: "You had the strength to hold yourself while those around you crawled. They crawled out of the woodwork and they whispered into your brain. They put you on the tread mill and they made you change your name."
Leaving aside what anybody thinks of the lyrics as poetry, I found myself thinking, "No, I don't think so." I mean, I've got nothing against Marilyn Monroe but she really did not seem to have all that much dignity (upon signing an important contract I believe she was heard to remark, "That's the last cock I suck in Hollywood" or something like that) compared to many other stars. She was incredibly needy, emotionally damaged, made a lot of bad sexual choices. I don't think anybody had to "make her" change her name, i.e., change herself to be a movie star because she wanted to be a movie star and get onto that tread mill.
Also, by all accounts she was a huge pain in the arse to work with (I've never been all that impressed with her in things I've seen her in, but I didn't hate her either...she tends to remind me of Ginger from "Gilligan's Island" as a performer), and for some reason today it just struck me how it must be to be somebody who worked with her listen to this song romanticizing what probably drove them crazy. Like I said, it's not that I have anything against Marilyn Monroe and I think she had a lot of problems she couldn't help, but there's something creepy about the romanticizing of her as a victim.
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The romanticising of the dead can be very annoying even when done in a normal scale, the 'don't speak ill of the dead' way people do. But with an icon like Marylin Monroe, it's taken to such extremes it's quite laughable. The song has the exact opposite of the intended effect for me.
I wasn't crazy about the Diana version either
But I must ask, has there ever been a fitting musical tibute to someone's life in recent years? Because I keep trying to think of examples, and all I can come up with is that Godawful Puff Daddy song.
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By the Godawful Puff Daddy song, do you mean the creepy and cringeworthy take-off of "Every Step You Take," or was that somebody else?
The only good musical tributes that come to mind are those that seem to be about the artist's family -- ie, "Leader of the Band" (um, Dan Fogerty?).
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I think what doesn't bother me about the original is it's not so much a tribute song as a song about something that interested Elton John. For instance, I like Vivien Leigh. If I were to write a song about her it wouldn't really be a tribute but just me thinking about what some figure meant to me.
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aren't a social butterfly, you don't have
trouble making fiends…
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*defriends*
You're a Slytherclaw!: By nature you are rational
and a realist. Some people may call you cynical
and elitist but this doesn't matter to you. You
don't depend on other people's opinions to
determine how you live your life. You are
generally cautious and prefer to weigh the
consequences before you act. In conflicts you
prefer to remain neutral and aloof. You value
intelligence and you are a natural diplomat,
you can convince people to do what you want
them to do. Your weakness is that you sometimes
think more with your head than with your heart
and it leads to isolation. With the
intelligence of a Ravenclaw and the subtlety of
a Slytherin you will be sure to achieve all
your goals!
Which Mix of the Hogwarts Houses are You?
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I think she had a lot of problems she couldn't help, but there's something creepy about the romanticizing of her as a victim.
Didn't they do the same thing to Diana and Nicole Brown/Simpson? Creepy. (Of course, the latter was a victim, but I mean more the sanctification) It's hard not to think that if they hadn't been beautiful, no-one would have cared so much. And of course, that somehow people, especially women, have to be seen as 'innocent' in order for people to feel bad that they're dead, or something.
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*defriends*
Don't worry - Roxie says that kind of thing to me all the time.
*glares*
Marilyn Monroe was really good in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'Some like It Hot,' iirc, but I haven't seen them for years.
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*sobz, brokkenly*
Because I'm Harry, didn't you know? Like, I have this thing for heroes, and harry's a hero, and ...
ahahahaha
*stops before Roxie kills her*
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You're a Slytherclaw!: By nature you are rational
and a realist. Some people may call you cynical
and elitist but this doesn't matter to you. You
don't depend on other people's opinions to
determine how you live your life. You are
generally cautious and prefer to weigh the
consequences before you act. In conflicts you
prefer to remain neutral and aloof. You value
intelligence and you are a natural diplomat,
you can convince people to do what you want
them to do. Your weakness is that you sometimes
think more with your head than with your heart
and it leads to isolation. With the
intelligence of a Ravenclaw and the subtlety of
a Slytherin you will be sure to achieve all
your goals!
Which Mix of the Hogwarts Houses are You?
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hahahahah!
Slytherclaw! And I didn't cheat .. you can continue to patronise me, now.
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*sort of*
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LOL! I know-I see her do it all the time! And now we see you're the Slytherclaw defending Gryffindor...I'm the Griffinclaw defending Slytherin. Together we shall fix everything!!
Marilyn Monroe was really good in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'Some like It Hot,' iirc, but I haven't seen them for years.
I just recently saw Some Like It Hot and was disappointed--I had always heard it was SOOOO funny and then it just wasn't. But I liked MM in it.
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It's okay. I will stoically Slytherclaw my way through all obstacles ...
*assumes heroic pose*
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Ew. Gryffindor mix. It's like I don't even know you!
*defriends*
LOL! I know! Practically my entire list is Slytherclaws.
I'm trying to fix Gryff from within!
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You're a Slytherclaw!: By nature you are rational
and a realist. Some people may call you cynical
and elitist but this doesn't matter to you. You
don't depend on other people's opinions to
determine how you live your life. You are
generally cautious and prefer to weigh the
consequences before you act. In conflicts you
prefer to remain neutral and aloof. You value
intelligence and you are a natural diplomat,
you can convince people to do what you want
them to do. Your weakness is that you sometimes
think more with your head than with your heart
and it leads to isolation. With the
intelligence of a Ravenclaw and the subtlety of
a Slytherin you will be sure to achieve all
your goals!
(http://quizilla.com/users/Ciela13/quizzes/Which%20Mix%20of%20the%20Hogwarts%20Houses%20are%20You%3F/)
... I don't accept this.
Plus, the first question wasn't really informative! Is this guy/chick cute?
You know, the romanticising of anything is usually annoying. Unless when it's done with the awareness that it's romanticisation, and that usually doesn't lend to twist the truth. Or maybe it does. I'm thinking revolutions, the cathartic value of singing the blood shed by the victim... and yeah. Not usually done with awareness, but has another function. I don't know where I'm going with this -- actually, all I wanted to say is I find the romanticisation of MM's just as annoying because I LIKE how she was. People are always white-washing my icons. Wtf.
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I don't know where I'm going with this -- actually, all I wanted to say is I find the romanticisation of MM's just as annoying because I LIKE how she was. People are always white-washing my icons. Wtf.
Exactly--to me she seems like she was somebody who scrapped her way up very high given where she started out, and she also had a lot of problems that eventually screwed her up. But what is this making her into this super-pure innocent girl who was too fragile for Hollywood?
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Better dead than red, though! ;)
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I wasn't really trying to take it twice, either. I needed the code again and tried to fill in the same answers but accidentally changed one.
*is indeed so very not Gryffindor*