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The Top 10 Chick Flicks That Will Make You Cry
Okay guys... today we're getting in touch with our feminine side,
thanks to Elizabeth Murphy, our Guest Contributor, who has kindly
volunteered to be our guide for today's journey into that very special
universe that is made of chick flicks.
(Believe it or not, it's not as painful as we thought it would be...)
Obviously, the list is Elizabeth's own top favourite chick movies,
so if you think that some other movies should be in the Top Ten,
feel free to tell us in the comments area.
Actually, you are not only very welcome to post your own list,
but you are also encouraged to say why you think the movies
in your list should have been in the Top Ten Chick Flicks List...
And, of course, if you agree with Elizabeth's choice, you're
definitely welcome to let us know too.
Have fun...
Loup Dargent
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The Top 10 Chick Flicks
That Will Make You Cry
Elizabeth Murphy
Every woman needs a good chick flick to stir up a few tears
now and then. Even every guy needs to experience a good
chick flick that gets him choked up. Sure, he'll be looking
around the room to make sure no one is looking, but chances
are a chick flick is really good if it makes a man cry. However,
what defines a chick flick? Most people define it as a sappy love
story that women will love and men will hate. Sometimes they make
good date movies depending on the content and at other times the
men hide in another room because they can't stand all of the romantic
talk and the "guy wants girl, girl shuns guy, guy aches for her, guy tries
to woo her, girl still ignores him, girl finally realizes he's the one, guy
gets girl, and all is well." Well, that is a general story line, but some
feel that all chick flicks are the same. The thing is, that's not true.
Let's look at 10 that have been rated as the top 10 chick flicks
that will make you cry:
1.Gone with the Wind – Of course this one is going to be number one.
Everyone is aware of this timeless classic of total girl power and love.
2.Beaches – This one really takes one for a loop.
Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler make everyone want to
call up their best friend just to tell them they love them. The
storyline is compelling, the tale of two friends allows the viewer
to relate to the characters, and the commitment is just overwhelming.
The end gives you Goosebumps.
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3.Fried Green Tomatoes – This one is not a sappy love story
at all, but another movie about what constitutes true friendships.
There apparently is something about a woman and her best friend.
The story tells of two young friends and their trials as Cathy Bates
makes a new friend in the present.
4.Steel Magnolias – Everyone is aware of Steel Magnolias
because it was one of the greatest roles Julia Roberts ever took on.
It does contain a little bit of a love story, but it is about friends, family,
and their love for each other and how they will stand for each other.
Of course, the ending when Julia Roberts' character dies, the viewer
is stricken with tears.
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5.When Harry Met Sally – Now this one is a romantic comedy
that will bring tears to your eyes. See, the sappy love story didn't
make it until number 5, so not all chick flicks are "guy gets the girl"
movies. This movie is about friends of the opposite sex realizing
love exists.
6.The Women – Here is another female bonding movie that shows
friendship at its finest with a circle of friends supporting each other.
7.Grey Gardens – This chick flick gives a strange look into a very
strange and very intense relationship between a mother and her
daughter.
8.Sabrina – Now this is a "girl wants the guy" movie and even has
Sabrina attempting suicide because she wants his love so bad.
9.The Valley of the Dolls – This movie has you captivated from
the beginning. Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins take
you on a journey of drugs, death, disease, and so much more.
10.Thelma and Louise – Of course this one can't be left out
with its tale of true female friendship. They love each other,
protect each other, and they even die together.
It is not recommended that all of these movies be watched
back-to-back. If they are, a special trip to the store may result
in the purchase of a value pack of tissues to make it through.
Whether you are into "girl power," love stories, or
true friendship, the top 10 movies has all of that for you.
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About The Author:
If you were to buy DVDs to add to your collection,
be sure to get some that will appeal to the women
in your household.
Be romantic and get her something that will bring tears of joy.
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Decadent Pumpkin Soup
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With Halloween once again around the corner,
it's now time to go all pumpkinesque and talk
about the many ways to make the most of the
famous orange vegetable...
Marcia Passos Duffy, our guest contributor
for today's post, goes a step further and
brings some decadence to the traditional
pumpkin soup.
Enjoy...
Loup Dargent
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Decadent
Pumpkin
Soup
Marcia Passos Duffywww.TheHeartofNewEngland.com Okay, this is not low fat or low carb or low sugar or anything related to a "good" diet. BUT, it tastes wonderfully rich!
And we all deserve that during the fall and winter months.
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup chopped onion
6 cups chicken broth
3 cups pumpkin puree
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup dry red wine
Salt and pepper to taste
Nutmeg & sprig of parsley for garnish
Heat the butter in a heavy saucepan and sauté
the onion until it is soft.
Stir in the chicken broth, pumpkin,
sugar and spices.
Continue stirring and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes,
stirring occasionally.
Add the cream and adjust seasonings to taste.
Add red wine and carefully bring the soup to a boil.
Serve immediately (or can be served cold).
Sprinkle with nutmeg and add a sprig
of parsley if desired to garnish.
Serves 6-8.
Would you like more pumpkin recipes? Read "Recipes from the Pumpkin Patch" atwww.theheartofnewengland.com/food-Pumpkin-Patch-Recipes-Story
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About the author Marcia Passos Duffy is the publisher of The Heart of New England free online magazinewww.TheHeartofNewEngland.com.
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for recipes, great giveaways, gardening tips & more!
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The One About The Other eBay
"eBaying crowd turns ugly..."
Today the video-clip is a cool advert
from Wigix.com where we see eBay's
citizens revolting against the Queen
of Online Trading...
As a Frenchman, I had to love it, really.
That was like a weird (but fun) trip down
memory lane for me there...
[I was not born before the
French Revolution by the way!]
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"There is a new kid on the block in
the online buying and selling world...
And the name is Wigix.
Wigix is the new online marketplace
that's setting out to revolutionize online
trading, dethrone the mighty eBay, and
empower ordinary folks like us..."
Sounds good to me already. But, wait, there is more...
"Wigix is a new way to buy and sell online.
It's a socially-driven marketplace, where you
can communicate with like-minded collectors
and traders. Get a live pricing history for each
item and negotiate prices intelligently.
Members can become category experts or refer
friends and get rewarded for their help..."
More details are available in the video-clip,
but we've also added a few related links for good measure...
Enjoy!
Loup Dargent
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The Other One About Little Gordon
Just when we thought it was safe
to go back to the kitchen, Little Gordon
is back with more telling off to do ... Yikes!
Be afraid, be very afraid...
If your cooking is not up to scratch,
Little Gordon (allegedly Gordon Ramsay
when he was a kid) will want a f**king
word or two with you.
Yep, we have here another great and funny
advert from Caterer.com where Little Gordon
is once again giving a piece of his mind to anyone
who is not treating the art of cooking seriously enough...
This time it's the school dinner ladies who are
being admonested by young Ramsay...
Oh dear, they are in for a shock there!
Okay, on this one, I'm kinda (like many of you
probably) on Little Gordon's side, really...
Revenge is always sweet, even if it's only fictional
(and in my case, many years later) or/and only
by proxy.
By the way, if you haven't had a chance
to watch the two previous video-clips,
both of them can still be found here...
Have fun!
Loup Dargent
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The One About Little Gordon
Oh dear, someone is in f**king trouble...
Another funny advert from Caterer.com
where we can see Gordon Ramsay when
he was a little kid...
Apparently the F word was already
freely coming out of his mouth.
Obviously it's not Gordon himself
(unless the caterer.com
guys are actually the ones
who've "borrowed" my personal
time machine a while ago, that is...)
but it's somehow spot on.
A good, cool and funny video-clip,
that's how we like our ads at
'Forward-and-Share'...
The other cool thing is that we've posted something about
Gordon Ramsay quite a while ago... regarding his "Hell's Kitchen"
TV show. So, it's a great opportunity to shamelessly link to that
particular post and update it in the process.
So far there are two videos already with "Little Gordon",
the first one (also added to this post) shows Gordon having a go
at his mum regarding his school's packed lunch... Oooh yes,
even his mum gets the Ramsay's treatment. Yikes!
In the one at the top of this post, Little Gordon has a
restaurant nightmare and wants a word with the manager...
A "must watch" kind of video-clip!
Have fun!
Loup Dargent
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Little Gordon has high standards
in the kitchen. His school lunchbox
better be perfect or he's gonna go
f**king mad!
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Is My Next Door Neighbour A Vampire?
Is My
Next Door
Neighbour
A Vampire?
'That important and vital question
on almost everyone's lips...
The one that, once answered,
could make the ultimate difference
between staying alive and ending up
as a creature of the night...
But, also, the one that not many people
dare asking aloud...'
Extract from Loup d'Argent's (unpublished) Memoirs. 
A Reader's Letter:"Dear Loup, For many decades, the house next to mine has been left empty and is now almost derelict... A few months ago the grand-son of the previous ( and deceased) owner has moved in. The fact that he looks exactly like his grandfather ( though a bit younger) is not too strange I suppose, but I quickly noticed that his behaviour was rather suspicious and made me believe that he is actually a vampire of the blood sucking kind. Here are the reasons why: 1) He only gets out mostly at night and always
comes back home before dawn.
2) His face is very pale.
3) He avoids being exposed to the sun as much
as possible during the rare occasions he sets foot
outside during daytime.
4) His curtains are always drawn.
5) His canines are rather pointy.
6) He speaks with a foreign accent.
7) He won't touch the garlic bread I keep baking
especially for him, even when I try to force feed him.
8) When he comes back with a young woman, it
doesn't take long before I can hear her making
strange noises.
9) I never see any of his female visitors leave.
10) I never see any of his female visitors again.
11) When I accidentally sprayed holy water from
an old washing-up liquid bottle to his face, he ran
back home covering his face and screaming.
12) Another time, I left a crucifix on his doorstep and,
not only he had a horrified look on his face but he also
used the back door to go out instead since then.
13) He does look like the guy who played Angel. Please Loup, tell me if I am imagining things. A Wannabe Vampire Slayer.PS: Could you send me a picture of yourself please? I do love the stuff you write and I believe I am your number one fan. Thank you in advance. Also, if by any chance you happen to be in the area, you are cordially invited to come to my home for a chat or something." 
The Reply:"Dear Wannabe Vampire Slayer, No, you are not imagining things, but the reasons making you believe that your neighbour could be a vampire are not proofs enough unfortunately. Here is why:
1) He might be working nights.
2) It would if he is working nights.
3) He might be a health conscious freak (not a good
enough reason to dust him though) and, the sun is not
really good for anyone anyway.
4) It could be because he can sleep better with
the curtains drawn.
5) So are mine.
6) So do I and so do lots of other people. Not all
vampires are born abroad, you know.
7) He could simply be allergic to garlic or just
not like the stuff.
8) If the noises made by the young woman sound
like the ones made by Jane Birkin in the famous song
'Je t'aime moi non plus' then either you are very young
or far too innocent for your own good.
9) They might have left while you were asleep
(you do sleep don't you?).
10) They could have been one-night stands.
11) Did you rinse the container before filling it with
the holy water? Residues of washing up liquid in the
eyes can be very painful.
12) He could be a born again Christian (still not a good
enough reason to dust him)... Some of them do have an
aversion to crucifixes.
13) Not all vampire look like the guy who played Angel,
fortunately for them. The only way to be sure if your neighbour is really a vampire, would be of course to see if he turns to dust after having been staked. Which, according to many countries' laws, would also mean that, if he is not one, you will find yourself arrested for murder. The best advice would be that, as long as he doesn't attack you ( though, if you carry on trying to force feed him with garlic bread
and spraying washing up liquid to his face, he might anyway...)and there is no news of people or animals having been drained of their blood in the area you live, to let him be. If he is a vampire but has renounced the traditional way of feeding, he definitely deserves some support. If he is not a vampire, you might find yourself served with an injunction or arrested for harassment. To be on the safe side, you could also have a look at the advice I gave in ' How To Wear Water Around Your Neck...', just in case... I hope that helped.Loup d'ArgentPS: Unfortunately, I cannot send you the picture of me you requested, as I never had my picture taken again since soon after the first camera was invented, the photographer who took my portrait became mad trying to understand why I didn't show in the picture. I sadly cannot describe myself either as I do not reflect very well in mirrors. Thank you very much for your invitation to visit you in your home, I will definitely drop in, one of these nights, for a bite or two." 
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If you have some cool, interesting,
informative Sci- Fi and or Horror related
stuff on your virtual shelves, feel free to
share them with the Science Fiction Related Mixx Community
and/or the Horror in the Mixx! one...
Thanks in advance
SciFiMovie Time: Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe (1941)
"Flash Gordon, Dale, and Zarkov
return to Planet Mongo to find
an antidote for the Purple Death..."
Another one of those popcorn moments,
with Larry Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon
in this classic Sci-Fi movie...
Well, actually, we're talking many popcorn moments
here as the 12 episodes added together make up
around four hours of viewing
So, get lots of popcorn and add a few sandwiches
as well for good measure.
Don't forget the drinks either...
You'll be thirsty watching all those episodes
in one go, you know!
Have fun!
Loup Dargent
PS: By the way, if you have some cool,
interesting, informative Sci- Fi and/or
Horror related stuff on your virtual shelves,
feel free to share them with
the Science Fiction Related Mixx Community
and/or the Horror in the Mixx! one...
Thanks in advance
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Flash Gordon
Conquers The Universe (1941)
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Directed by: Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Writing credits:
Alex Raymond (comic strip)
George H. Plympton (screenplay),
Basil Dickey (screenplay),
Barry Shipman (screenplay)
Music by: Quite a lot of people apparently...
Cast: Larry Buster Crabbe,
Harry C. Bradley, Carolyn Hughes,
Ben Taggart, Frank Shannon, Don Rowan
More details and information regarding this movie
in particular and/or Flash Gordon in general can be
found on the related Wikipedia pages.
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PicturesTime: Doctor Who - The Tom Baker Years - Part Two
Here is another set of photographs
from the Fourth Doctor era...
The previously posted pictures of
the Tom Baker years can be seen here
and in this other Doctor Who related post
Enjoy!
Loup Dargent
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Doctor Who:
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Part Two
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As promised in a previous Doctor Who
related post, here is the first set of photographs
from the Fourth Doctor era...
Enjoy!
Loup Dargent
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Doctor Who:
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The rest of the set can now been seen here:
PicturesTime: Doctor Who - The Tom Baker Years - Part Two
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What Doctor Who character are You?
Apparently, and according to the following
quiz, I am the 4th Doctor among all the
possible Doctor Who characters...
Not bad at all.
I would probably not have minded being
the 10th Doctor, but that's really because
he seems to do a lot of snogging during and
between his time traveling trips...
So, yeah... The 4th Doctor, hey?!
Brilliant!
To celebrate those results, I've done a bit of
time traveling myself and brought back some
pictures (black and white pics and all) from
the Doctor Who's Tom Baker years and added,
for good measure, the video of an interview
of the great Tom Baker (AKA the Fourth Doctor
and the narrator in Little Britain) himself...
That's the least I could do, really.
Because of page loading issues, the pictures will
have be posted in more than one go though...
Some in this post, some more in
PicturesTime: Doctor Who - The Tom Baker Years
and the rest in
PicturesTime: Doctor Who - The Tom Baker Years - Part Two
Now, what Doctor Who character are you?
Tell us your result and let us know if you're
pleased (or not) with it by posting a comment in
the messages area. Thanks in advance.
And, most of all...
Enjoy!
Loup Dargent
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Quiz:
What Doctor Who
character are You?
| I scored as 4th Doctor. Wild, eccentric, wacky! 
Do you want a jelly baby?
| 4th Doctor | | 92% | | 9th Doctor | | 83% | | 10th Doctor | | 83% | | 3rd doctor | | 75% | | 1st Doctor | | 75% | | 7th Doctor | | 67% | | 5th Doctor | | 58% | | a Dalek | | 58% | | 6th doctor | | 50% | | 8th Doctor | | 50% | | Davros | | 33% | | 2nd doctor | | 25% |
What Doctor Who character are You?
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history. In this unique production, shot on
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his views on himself, Doctor Who, life and
(more importantly) death...
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