macca
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Post by macca on Apr 13, 2006 21:33:37 GMT -5
One part of this book really irritated me - when Mary Anne's father forbid her from babysitting until the Phantom was captured. Did Richard really think the Phantom was the only burglar on the planet and so once he was behind bars, all criminal activity was going to cease?
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jen
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Post by jen on Apr 13, 2006 21:40:17 GMT -5
It was probably just another one of his "OMG I am so strict" moments. But you're right, it does seem that he should be smarter than that... He should know that there are massive amounts of things that could be a potential danger. He's a lawyer!
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 13, 2006 22:02:41 GMT -5
Yeah, after hearing about the Phantom he probably just made a snap decision, even if it made no sense. Stupid thing was...Mary Anne told him about the Phantom. Ugh.
What I loved: Janine and Claudia sharing taffy Claudia's clock tights The friggin' ridiculous "red ribbon" code The dance...which took place at like 4 in the afternoon...ahh, middle school. That girl Sam took on a date, who wears gloves without fingertips. Totally distant.
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macca
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Post by macca on Apr 13, 2006 22:32:18 GMT -5
Oh and what about Claudia and Stacey rolling their eyes at how immature Mary Anne and Kristy are, but then think it's so dibbly fresh and chilly to make food sculptures with the boys?
The Sam thing was funny, too - what with Stacey sitting on the bed staring down at her hands like a "lost little girl". Those pre-Logan books are weird too, MA is the only one not going to the dance, she doesn't care about boys. Little did anyone know that she'd practically be in a defacto relationship the following year.
Also, would the entire school really be "buzzing" about the Goldman's robbery? And why would Claudia be relieved that the police feel it's only a copycat crime? Either way, it was still a burglar.
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Post by jen on Apr 14, 2006 0:06:52 GMT -5
Oh, Janine and Claudia sharing taffy! I'd forgotten about that. Yeah, that was lovely.
macca, it doesn't matter that they were making food sculptures! What makes them super duper mature is the fact that they're hanging out with people that have *gasp* PENISES.
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macca
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Post by macca on Apr 14, 2006 1:32:20 GMT -5
^ ;D
oh geez... we're discussing the BSC... the word thingy should return no matches on a search of this forum!
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jen
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Post by jen on Apr 14, 2006 5:23:16 GMT -5
Eh? Matches? What?
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macca
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Post by macca on Apr 14, 2006 18:11:07 GMT -5
ha, just being stupid. Like if you click on SEARCH and type the word "thingy" the response should be "your search returned 0 matches"
Because those BSC books were so wholesome, no one had genitals.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Apr 15, 2006 22:06:25 GMT -5
It's possible. Barbie and Ken didn't have any.
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Post by jen on Apr 16, 2006 1:00:11 GMT -5
Haha, no genitals. But they *did* talk about going to the toilet... Not all that wholesome after all
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macca
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Post by macca on Apr 16, 2006 5:26:54 GMT -5
And in Logan Likes Mary Anne, they're talking about Cam Geary's girlfriend and Mary Anne says something along the lines of "can you believe the size of her... of her..." and Claudia says "chest?" - ha! Wonder what Mary Anne was going to say?
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jen
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Post by jen on Apr 17, 2006 5:34:26 GMT -5
Tits!
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Post by macca on Apr 17, 2006 6:09:39 GMT -5
^ ;D
haha... not in BSC land! But then, I also had to laugh in that book when they were shopping for Mary Anne's dance outfit and someone suggested she buy underwear, to which MA replies "that won't be necessary" ... *gets mind out of gutter*
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Post by jen on Apr 17, 2006 7:56:24 GMT -5
Yeah, but *why* would you need to buy new underwear for a dance?! The new outfit would cover the underwear anyway... theoretically.
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macca
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Post by macca on Apr 17, 2006 17:27:29 GMT -5
^ ha, I agree, new underwear for a dance IS unnecessary. It's just the way MA worded it... and my dirty mind...
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