Bright Horizons book

Speed Six · Post by **Speed Six** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:55 pm

denis wrote:
Speed Six wrote:
denis wrote:My review of the book. I think no contributor has been forgotten.
http://theavengers.fr/index.php/chapeau ... guides#a18
Hmm - sorry to see that Denis thinks I have a 'disturbed mind' for stating a clearly obvious allusion on the part of the programme makers ! As I've said before the series was produced by sophisticated people with a sophisticated sense of humour and I think I'd be entitled to see this a personal insult.
I see it as a pun with 'devil mind' but if you see it as 'insult', I can change it...For the rest, I do not think it's an obvious allusion...

Perhaps it loses something in translation, but I'm afraid it comes across as insulting in English. And honestly, I'm amazed that you can't see what an obvious allusion the image presents. It's one of the most blatantly obvious innuendoes imaginable.

denis · Post by **denis** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:44 am

Some French critics were obssesed on Facebook by a part of my review. They took only one sentence from it (the one before the conclusion) to try to attack me. And France is supposed to be the country of freedom of speech...

anti-clockwise · Post by **anti-clockwise** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:09 am

Speed Six wrote:
denis wrote:
Speed Six wrote: Hmm - sorry to see that Denis thinks I have a 'disturbed mind' for stating a clearly obvious allusion on the part of the programme makers ! As I've said before the series was produced by sophisticated people with a sophisticated sense of humour and I think I'd be entitled to see this a personal insult.
I see it as a pun with 'devil mind' but if you see it as 'insult', I can change it...For the rest, I do not think it's an obvious allusion...
Perhaps it loses something in translation, but I'm afraid it comes across as insulting in English. And honestly, I'm amazed that you can't see what an obvious allusion the image presents. It's one of the most blatantly obvious innuendoes imaginable.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is befitting of a Frenchman who fears homosexuality. Hmmm... Wonder why?

He is clearly threatened by some obvious metaphors as Sam and others have explained ad nauseam. Do not waste your valuable time Sam.

denis · Post by **denis** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:17 am

anti-clockwise wrote:
Speed Six wrote:
denis wrote:I see it as a pun with 'devil mind' but if you see it as 'insult', I can change it...For the rest, I do not think it's an obvious allusion...
Perhaps it loses something in translation, but I'm afraid it comes across as insulting in English. And honestly, I'm amazed that you can't see what an obvious allusion the image presents. It's one of the most blatantly obvious innuendoes imaginable.
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is befitting of a Frenchman who fears homosexuality. Hmmm... Wonder why?

He is clearly threatened by some obvious metaphors as Sam and others have explained ad nauseam. Do not waste your valuable time Sam.

Quite laughable.

A good opportunity to learn French, isn't ?

Post by **dissolute** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:57 am

Alright, that's enough.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion here but let's keep it friendly.

Admittedly, I find the Freudian obsession of some authors a bit hard to take at times and don't subscribe the the phallic imagery in the cake tasting scene, despite my love of the erotic and being fully aware of the intention of the producers.
Indeed, entendre is everywhere in the Avengers but perhaps not exactly here (but you are welcome to disagree with me).

Rodders · Post by **Rodders** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:07 pm

These 'communal' books are meant to bring fans together. The Avengers episodes are 'read' by different viewers in different ways. Vive la difference.

Post by **dissolute** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:59 pm

Couldn't have said it better, Rodney (you should really go into writing, have you ever considered it as a career?)