Present Participles Excepted.
Anybody catch the new reality show Breaking Bonaduce? What about Being Bobby Brown? Perhaps your DVD collection includes one of the 'Saving' titles - Silverman, Shiloh, Sister Aimee, Grace, Jessica Lynch or Private Ryan. Maybe you've plopped down recently in front of Being John Malkovich, Chasing Amy, Serving Sara, Killing Zoe, Eating Raoul or Stealing Sinatra?
I have a strong feeling that Avoiding Alison, Buggering Billy, Tea-bagging Tony, Slapping Simone, Fisting Fiona, Bludgeoning Barbara, Evading Evan and Shrimping Stewart are right around the corner.
I think it can all be traced back to Searching For Bobby Fisher. Have I forgotten some? Do any pre-date Bobby? And more importantly, when will we run out of these and start in on the past participles instead? I am especially looking forward to Found Forrester and Drowned Mona.
posted by Dave Pye @ 10/05/2005 08:43:00 AM
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Dave, I think you forget the granddaddy of them all, "Leave it to Beaver."
Also, Boxing Helena came out in the same year as Searching for Bobby Fisher - 1993.
Good catch on the Boxing. But I don't think Beaver applies. If the show had been called 'Leaving Beaver' that would have worked.
Now we both know how hard it is to leave that...
I forgot Owning Mahoney. Aubrey - do you slap your tail on the surface of the water when danger is near?
And there in lies the rub, Aubs, something so hard to find is something so hard to leave.
"Gee, Wally, I'm only a kid so why do the tuffs down the street keep asking me if I'm shaved?"
Crossing Delancey - 1988
Being There - 1979. This is the eldest so far, with Eating Roul being next at 1983.
Oh, there needs to be a person's name involved...me slow.
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