ktag
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Post by ktag on Feb 27, 2006 6:33:34 GMT -5
In Little Miss Stoneybrook, Claire mentioned wanting to wear sparkles like the women on tv. Maybe Mallory's real reason for hating pageants was because she was jealous of their sparkley dresses. Those poor, deprived Pike kids.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Mar 1, 2006 0:15:01 GMT -5
With that many kids around, how come they never got into any fist fights? And, out of the blue, what's with the sticking out their tongue thing, whenever they get mad at someone. I know that Lucy (from I Love Lucy) does it alot, but still. Was that popular in the 80's?
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Post by jen on Mar 1, 2006 4:37:24 GMT -5
Sticking your tongue out as an insult is still around today, isn't it? I still do it... (jokingly, with friends.) But I do remember it was quite an insult when I was in primary school (about eight years ago).
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Post by sparklymouse on Mar 3, 2006 14:11:04 GMT -5
They didn't need to get physical, they had the Bizzer Sign. I assume that was the kid's version of flipping someone off like the Ross/Monica fist thumping thing on Friends.
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 3, 2006 17:43:21 GMT -5
I had forgotten about the fist thumping. My friends and I used to do that to express our irritation with someone or something without that person catching on - like our little code. It's a good way to release frustration too. I almost got bruises on my hands a few times Maybe I'll have to start "Bizzing" people. Good way to insult without getting in trouble.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Mar 4, 2006 1:56:44 GMT -5
Or we could invent words like the BSC, but instead have them take the place of cuss words. I was thinking of using Dawn as a replacement for saying "d**n." So if I stub my toe: "Dawn!!" It's stupid, but then I have nagging friends who don't want me to cuss around them. Now I can say I'm not.
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Post by sparklymouse on Mar 24, 2006 12:35:40 GMT -5
I picked up a copy of Ann's biography today and there's a list of BSC and little sister books in the back of it. Get Well Soon, Mallory is listed as Mallory and the Cooties. Heh. If any of the girls had cooties it would have to be Mallory.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Apr 19, 2006 0:23:45 GMT -5
Lol. What happened to those titles? Maybe that's why they shipped her off to boarding school.
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Post by aln1982 on Apr 21, 2007 23:46:31 GMT -5
Does it ever seem like Mal's personality changes from book to book? In some, she seems almost independent and strong - pretty levelheaded. In others, she acts kind of foolish or makes foolish assumptions (like the spying in most super specials) or is really insecure. Maybe this is just my perception. I would like to like her in all books but she really annoys me in some of them. I suppose this is realistic, though. I probably alternate from confident to insecure all of the time, too, and have my moments of foolishness and dumb assumptions Just wondering if anyone else noticed this with Mallory.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Apr 22, 2007 11:47:40 GMT -5
Hmm I'm not sure I've ever noticed. I always have thought of Mallory as very timid and insecure - very easy to boss around. Then again, I have never really been a Mallory fan so I could be biased. She did stick up for herself in Mallory Hates Boys, but then you have books like Mallory and the Dream Horse where it's just like wow... seriously, Mal?! lol. I find that she acts a lot more like the girl in Dream Horse than anything else.
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Post by msstock87 on Apr 22, 2007 12:56:12 GMT -5
I always liked Mal. I felt for her because I know what it is like to be a awkward 11 year old. I wasn't exactly " cool" when I was 11.
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Post by aln1982 on Jun 26, 2007 10:32:58 GMT -5
I love how Mal stands up for herself in Poor Mal. That is something I would have done and I was glad to see it. Also notice how she does it in Don't Give Up Mallory and Mallory Hates Boys and Gym. That's why her getting so upset over the "spaz girl" thing seemed almost out of character. The Mallory I "know" would have felt badly about it but stood up to the bullies instead of letting them practically ruin her life.
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Post by mckay on Jun 26, 2007 17:47:39 GMT -5
I agree. She was awkward, but she also stood up for herself on a few occasions. Maybe that's another reason the whole Spaz Girl thing bugged me. It seemed more like bad writing than believable character development.
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Post by sugarmonkey on Jun 27, 2007 17:04:42 GMT -5
Maybe Mal just wanted one more reason to go to boarding school.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Jun 30, 2007 10:16:57 GMT -5
To me Mallory just seems so easily intimidated. She was intimidated by anyone she thought was cooler than her and someone being older in her mind meant they were cooler.
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