GG-isms --- That Damn Donna Reed
David E. Milligan
1-14 That Damn Donna Reed
The Donna Reed Show -- A situation comedy which aired on ABC from 1958 to
1966. It starred Donna Reed as Donna Stone, a housewife to pediatrician Alex
Stone. The couple had two children together, Mary and Jeff. Donna was
portrayed as the perfect mother, who always wore a pearl necklace.
[LORELAI: Sit -- you're missing it.
DEAN: What are we watching?
LORELAI: The incomparable "Donna Reed Show."]
Hypochondria -- a psychological disorder in which one has the unfounded
belief that he or she is suffering from a serious illness.
[RORY: Can brains hurt?
LORELAI: Yes, it's hypochondria hour.
RORY: No, I'm serious. Last night when I was reading my biology chapters I
distinctly heard a ping in the vicinity of my brain.]
River City -- A fictional city in the musical 'The Music Man.'
[TAYLOR: When standards slip, families flee and in comes the seedy crowd.
You got trouble, my friends.
LORELAI: Right here in River City!
TAYLOR: This is not funny, Lorelai.]
Bordeaux -- A city in the south-west of France, and is known as the world's
wine capital.
[LORELAI Mmm. Kick-ass wine.
EMILY: How poetic.
LORELAI: It's got a nice smell: earthy, vibrant. I can taste the Italians'
feet.
RICHARD: It's a Bordeaux. It's French.]
Martha's Vineyard -- a 100 square mile (259 km²) island off the southern
coast of Cape Cod, the home of many high profile residents -- movie stars,
politicians, writers and artists.
[RORY: So when do you guys leave for Martha's Vineyard?
RICHARD: Ah, we're not going to Martha's Vineyard this year.]
Impressionism -- 19th century art movement, characteristics include visible
brushstrokes, light colors, open composition, and emphasis on light in its
changing qualities.
Creme broule -- Custard sprinkled with sugar and cooked under a broiler.
Lewis Carroll -- Pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Author of 'Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland' and its sequel 'Through the Looking-Glass.'
[LORELAI: Well, you know, you could break the chain, Dad. Go to Paris.
RORY: Yes, Paris!
LORELAI: Impressionism, poodles.
RORY: Creme broule.
LORELAI: Oh, that's great!
RICHARD: Impossible!
LORELAI: Porquoi? (to Rory) French.
EMILY: We only go to Europe in the fall.
LORELAI: You know, Mom, I heard a rumor Europe's still there in the
spring.
RORY: I heard that too.
EMILY: We know that it's there in the spring but we never go in the spring
because we always go in the fall.
LORELAI: It's getting a little too Lewis Carroll for me.]
Tuscan -- Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, and
essentially the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.
[LORELAI: Now, if you wanted to do more warm, golden Tuscan countryside --
LUKE: Then I'd go to Italy.]
Bon Jovi -- A Rock and Roll band from New Jersey, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi
Duran Duran -- 80s new wave and post-punk band.
The Wallflowers -- 90s rock band from California.
Bush -- British post-grunge band formed in 1992. The name Bush came about
because they used to live in Shepherd's Bush, London.
Punk -- A subculture, alternative culture, counterculture, a scene and youth
culture based on a shared set of styles distinct from those of popular
culture and other subcultures.
New Wave -- A term applied indiscriminately to any punk band that did not
embrace the loud-fast playing style.
German metal bands -- German heavy metal rock bands
[RORY: I need to borrow a CD.
LANE: Which one?
RORY: The weird one.
LANE: I need more information.
RORY: I don't know which one it is but I'd know it if I saw it.
LANE: OK, well let's have a look.
(Lane pulls up various floorboards to reveal hidden CDs.)
LANE: We have classic rock, progressive rock, pretty boy rock --
RORY: Excuse me?
LANE: Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, The Wallflowers, Bush.
RORY: Got it. Next?
LANE: Punk, New Wave, German metal bands. Broadway soundtracks.]
Marcel Marceau -- A world renowned French mime.
[(Cut to Lorelai getting home. She looks in the chick's cage -- it's
empty.)
LORELAI: (yelling) Stella!
(Lorelai starts looking all over the house for Stella.)
LORELAI: Oh, no. No, no. OK. Stella, do something. Show yourself. Molt or
chirp or something. Oh this is so not funny. Not funny, not funny. Oh this
is so unbelievable. All day long, just chirps like a maniac at the top of
her lungs. Now, nothing. Silence. Marcel Marceau chicken.]
Wild Kingdom -- Wildlife program that aired in the 60s hosted by Marlin
Perkins
[ LORELAI: Ah. Who wants to hear about my night?
SOOKIE: Oh, me!
LORELAI: Well, it started with Rory's baby chick getting loose in the
house and ended with Rory and I up at one in the morning looking for Morey
and Babette's new kitten, who we found asleep in the piano.
SOOKIE: Wow, that's very Wild Kingdom of you.
LORELAI: Yeah. I'm like the Marlin Perkins of Stars Hollow.]
Houdini -- Harry Houdini, famous escape artist of the early 1900s.
[RICHARD: Your bird?
RORY: Yeah, it's for school. Each of us have to follow a chick through its
entire growth process. Everything has to be logged. Eating habits, sleeping
habits.
LORELAI: Houdini habits.
RORY: She got out.
LORELAI: She ran far.]
Cervantes -- Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. He is best known for his
novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.
[RORY: So, Grandpa, when's your next trip?
RICHARD: Ah, Madrid, the twelfth.
RORY: Wow.
RICHARD: I think there's a nice addition of Cervantes in it for you.
RORY: Gracias.]
Scurvy -- a disease that results from insufficient intake of vitamin C and
leads to bleeding from almost all mucous membranes.
[LORELAI: So, dinner, thoughts?
RORY: Let's have some.
LORELAI: How about Chinese?
RORY: Sounds good.
LORELAI: OK. I need to stop at the market and get some fruit.
RORY: Why?
LORELAI: I think I'm getting scurvy.]
Harley -- Harley Davidson, an American motorcycle. They are heavy bikes
designed for cruising and known for their distinctive exhaust noise.
Indian -- America's oldest motorcycle brand, founded in 1901.
[LORELAI: Yeah. Well that or a cold, but either way, I need some fruit.
(As they get to the market, they hear a motorcycle and turn around to
look.)
TAYLOR: Damn motorcycles, they're a scourge.
RORY: Yeah.
LORELAI: Yeah.
TAYLOR: They're loud, they're dangerous. We should ban them from town.
LORELAI: Maybe we should set up barricades and ban all unwelcome strangers
from crossing the border.
TAYLOR: Well! Well, no we couldn't do that, that would be illegal.
LORELAI: Darn laws.
TAYLOR: Oh, got to get away from that noise.
Taylor goes inside the market.)
LORELAI: Kill me and bury me with that bike.
RORY: What is it? A Harley?
LORELAI: That is a 2000 Indian, 80 horsepower, 5 speed close ratio Andrews
transmission and I want to get one.]
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Corrections, Clarifications, Criticisms, and Conversation welcome.
Julien d
>
> Bordeaux -- A city in the south-west of France, and is known as the world's
> wine capital.
> [LORELAI Mmm. Kick-ass wine.
> EMILY: How poetic.
> LORELAI: It's got a nice smell: earthy, vibrant. I can taste the Italians'
> feet.
> RICHARD: It's a Bordeaux. It's French.]
>
Actually they call Bordeaux or Borldelais (Someone or something from
Bordeaux) some of the wine who come from the region of Bordeaux. The
wine doesn’t need to come from the city of Bordeaux to be called a
Bordeaux but anywhere around the Gironde. Richard is not talking about
the city of Bordeaux here but about the kind of wine made in the region
of Bordeaux call a Bordeaux or a Bordelais.
David E. Milligan
"Julien d" <juli...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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Noted and amended -- -- --
Bordeaux -- A wine made in the region of Bordeaux in southwestern France.
Red Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes and may be made from
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and, less
commonly in recent years, Carmenere. White Bordeaux is made from Sauvignon
Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle. {{too much info?}}
[LORELAI Mmm. Kick-ass wine.
EMILY: How poetic.
LORELAI: It's got a nice smell: earthy, vibrant. I can taste the Italians'
feet.
RICHARD: It's a Bordeaux. It's French.]
David
terry
David E. Milligan wrote:
> 1-14 That Damn Donna Reed
> [(Cut to Lorelai getting home. She looks in the chick's cage -- it's
> empty.)
> LORELAI: (yelling) Stella!
> (Lorelai starts looking all over the house for Stella.)
> LORELAI: Oh, no. No, no. OK. Stella, do something. Show yourself. Molt or
> chirp or something. Oh this is so not funny. Not funny, not funny. Oh this
> is so unbelievable. All day long, just chirps like a maniac at the top of
> her lungs. Now, nothing. Silence. Marcel Marceau chicken.]
>
Stella! - of course references Marland Brando and A Streetcar Named
Desire. Ok, so this one is a bit obvious and a bit late but it is
none-the-less overlooked.
--
Terry Wallace
David E. Milligan
"terry" <tawa...@msn.com> wrote in message
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other than just Lorelai calling out for her. It's been years since I saw
Streetcar so my memory's fuzzy. All help appreciated.
David
Michael B.
"David E. Milligan" <davi...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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I know you're a long way from 3-17 (A Tale of Poes and Fire), but the
reference was used again (when Lor was trying to wake Luke up - she was
looking for a place to sleep). What a riot.
MLB