Comments on: Distinctions http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/ Famous Among Dozens Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30311 Sarah Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:26:41 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30311 Men never listen. Men never listen.

]]> By: Maggie http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30307 Maggie Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:47:29 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30307 It was a jam jar, shaped like a mime. A mime in a puffy costume. Therefore I didn't buy it, I drew away from it in horror. It was a jam jar, shaped like a mime. A mime in a puffy costume. Therefore I didn’t buy it, I drew away from it in horror.

]]> By: marielle http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30284 marielle Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:23:55 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30284 Harlequin is a depression-era pattern for ceramic dinnerware. It was designed by Fredrick Rhead for Homer Laughlin in the late 1930s, made popular presumably by its low cost and bright colored glazes. Think Fiestaware, but lighter, thinner, and totally cuter due to its Art Deco styling. Maggie, please tell me you bought it. (A piece like that also justifies a daily photo.) Harlequin is a depression-era pattern for ceramic dinnerware. It was designed by Fredrick Rhead for Homer Laughlin in the late 1930s, made popular presumably by its low cost and bright colored glazes. Think Fiestaware, but lighter, thinner, and totally cuter due to its Art Deco styling.

Maggie, please tell me you bought it. (A piece like that also justifies a daily photo.)

]]> By: Kate http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30160 Kate Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:05:46 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30160 Mimes actors who tell stories through the use of face and gesture only- no vocalizations, no sound. Marcel Marceau, the famous mime, said that women don't make great mimes because of their bodies; mimes should be androgynous so they have a "blank" body on which to build their stories. Same with their clothes and faces- they're flat palettes, really. Harlequin is one of a series of stock characters, like Pulcinello (in English "Punch") that make up the cast of the Italian theatre genre Commedia dell Arte. This kind of drama was originally largely improvised, making a story from a bare bones script and relying on actors' ability to make the plays funny. Characters were typed- The Fool, The Love Interest- so if Harlequin came on, you knew who he was and what he was supposed to do. (he was a buffoon) Anyway you cut, neither belongs on a jam jar! Mimes actors who tell stories through the use of face and gesture only- no vocalizations, no sound.

Marcel Marceau, the famous mime, said that women don’t make great mimes because of their bodies; mimes should be androgynous so they have a “blank” body on which to build their stories. Same with their clothes and faces- they’re flat palettes, really.

Harlequin is one of a series of stock characters, like Pulcinello (in English “Punch”) that make up the cast of the Italian theatre genre Commedia dell Arte.

This kind of drama was originally largely improvised, making a story from a bare bones script and relying on actors’ ability to make the plays funny.

Characters were typed- The Fool, The Love Interest- so if Harlequin came on, you knew who he was and what he was supposed to do. (he was a buffoon)

Anyway you cut, neither belongs on a jam jar!

]]> By: Vikki http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30157 Vikki Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:46:03 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30157 I do believe there is a difference between mimes and harlequins, however, I think they are equally freakish and irritating. I do believe there is a difference between mimes and harlequins, however, I think they are equally freakish and irritating.

]]> By: TurnipTrucker http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30155 TurnipTrucker Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:11:15 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30155 oops,I meant to say: Not recomended because a mime is a terrible thing to taste. oops,I meant to say:
Not recomended because a mime is a terrible thing to taste.

]]> By: TurnipTrucker http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30154 TurnipTrucker Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:59:34 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30154 Harlequin jam has red & white berries in it. Mime jam has pasty faced guys in lipstick & bowler hats twisting around weirdly being all quiet & stuff, don't eat any it's a terrible thing to taste. Harlequin jam has red & white berries in it. Mime jam has pasty faced guys in lipstick & bowler hats twisting around weirdly being all quiet & stuff, don’t eat any it’s a terrible thing to taste.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30136 Elizabeth Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:48:12 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30136 I would enjoy donning a shirt with that tag line also. . . I would enjoy donning a shirt with that tag line also. . .

]]> By: Jimmy Oh http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30107 Jimmy Oh Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:24:56 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30107 A very nice blog. Keep it up! :) /J A very nice blog. Keep it up! :) /J

]]> By: Meegan http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/comment-page-1/#comment-30100 Meegan Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:03:51 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2007/01/19/distinctions/#comment-30100 I don't know what a mime jam jar is. It almost doesn't matter because I have a 4 month old daughter so I still VERY distinctly remember the end of my pregnancy. Which means that if it's something that annoys you, no explanation needed. It's just WRONG. (btw, I delivered 11 days past my due-date. hope you fare better!) I don’t know what a mime jam jar is. It almost doesn’t matter because I have a 4 month old daughter so I still VERY distinctly remember the end of my pregnancy. Which means that if it’s something that annoys you, no explanation needed. It’s just WRONG. (btw, I delivered 11 days past my due-date. hope you fare better!)

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