Message Board Celebrity Of The Day (Part I) - papalovesmambo — Page 76

I don't know why I thought of this, but it tends to be a fun question. What's your favorite word?

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I have a hard time picking favorites, too, which is why I felt slightly bad asking that.

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1. I loved his acting but didn't think he was particularly attractive in X-Men. (I know, blasphemy. That hair was just atrocious, though.) Anyway, I really started to like him once I saw a not-entirely-legal copy of the London Oklahoma! and a few talk show appearances. The guy has range, and I thought that was cool.

2. On here, at least, I think I use too many similies and action-in-asterisk phrases. I think that's because words by themselves can be easy to misinterpret and I'm pretty phobic about accidentally offending people.

3. I look for someone I can talk to, first of all. With some people conversation is an effort, and with others I could just yak for hours- it's not necessarily a prerequisite, but it makes friendship easier. What I really demand is honesty. I had too many experiences in my younger years of "friends" stabbing me in the back or turning out to be something less than friends after all. Anyway, I guess that makes it tough for me to make friends at all, but nowadays the people I'm friends with are people I trust.

4. Um...I read too much? Really, I compensate for any intelligence by being an out-of-shape klutz with nothing resembling self-confidence, direction, or assertiveness.

To be continued...

congrats plum!!
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Here's a serious one for you, Plum, especially in light of today's news:

What would have to transpire in order for there to be a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians?

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Okay, well...first of all, I think it's got to be understood that the Palestinians and the Israelis have both lost their wars. The Palestinians and all their descendants aren't going to be allowed back into Israel, because that country wants to preserve a Jewish majority. And the Israelis aren't going to be allowed to settle willy-nilly into whatever they deem to be Israel's borders.

Not that either side has to admit this. But it needs to be understood.

The Palestinians have to have elections in which the political parties don't double as terrorist groups, or they'll never be seen as legitimate. So Hamas needs to disarm. Not call a cease-fire, but to really put down their weapons.

Israel needs to get the frick out of the rest of the settlements.

Jerusalem is hard. Muslims need to be allowed in there freely to worship, as do Christians, but it's Israel's capital. I'm really not sure what to do with it. Making it into a non-state area like...Antarctica or something...just seems too bizarre to work, but maybe it's the only way. Can it belong to no nation but still be the capital of both Israel and Palestine? How would that even work?

Anyway, some kind of understanding needs to happen between the Palestinians and the Israelis in order for any kind of detente to occur. I think it's sad but promising that the founding generation of this conflict in its present form is dying off. Sharon won't be coming back to politics, and Arafat is (finally) gone. That leaves some room for chaos as people figure out the new shape of things, but only with that kind of flexibility can the situation actually change.

I'm going to choose to believe that Hamas' electoral success will lead it to become a party of democratic politics rather than politics-by-explosion. That's a good start.

Congrats, Plum! We haven't ever talked, really, but I've always admired your extremely logical, respectful approach to debates, and I love hearing your viewpoint. Enjoy today!

I hope people didn't lose interest in Plum. I've been doing some catch up reading. You're an interesting gal, Plum!! I might have missed someone asking this, but if you could have a career in theatre, in what role would it be (actor, director, proucer...)?

What was the first show/play that you saw and how old were you at the time?

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no child should be forced to endure Figaro.......while one of my favorite operas, it's too long and too involved, in my opinion for a kid........

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PLum, I doubt that! I find you very interesting. And thanks for the responses!

Go PLUM!

Your name sticks out. I don't know why. Maybe it's because it begins with a P like mine...and there aren't any numbers...and it doesn't have the word WICKED in it.

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