The Shootist does Shakespeare

[zebulen]

I stopped at a local flower shop/greenhouse this morning.  Early perennials are in bloom, and they are a real bargain right now.  But who am I kidding?  I just like to look at plants.  Anyway, the guy behind the counter said I looked like a young John Wayne.  I thought he was joking.  I laughed.  Then he said:

"No, really.  You should learn to do

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[sillyliss]

LOL. That's hilarious.

[zebulen]

Just wait until you hear my story about the guy at the bookstore!

[sillyliss]

Did he do a John Wayne impression?

[zebulen]

No, this was a few weeks ago. I was buying Emilia a Scooby-Doo comic book. The face of the guy behind the counter (approximately our age) lit up when he saw what I was purchasing.

"Hey, Scooby-Doo! Ya know, this show is still on the air! You can watch it on so-and-so."

"Actually, this is for my daughter."

"Oh. I don't have kids."

AWKWARD.

[anterastilis]

Oh my god, I know what he's talking about.

Have you ever seen Dead Poet's Society? There is a scene in which the teacher (played by Robin Williams) is reciting a Shakespearean monologue in the voice of John Wayne. His exact line was, "Is this a dagger I see before me?"

A third level to the puzzle: clearly your florist is a fan of John Wayne, Shakespeare, and 1980's movies starring handsome young lads.

[zebulen]

I haven't seen the movie, but I can picture Robin Williams doing that. Mystery solved!

[anterastilis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQwVQzs9pHk

The line is actually in the old trailer for the movie.

The trailer sucks - everything moves so quickly...the movie itself moves along at a thoughtful pace, relishing scenery. Man, I love Dead Poets Society. It's one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen and NOT just because of the crushworthy actors (hey, it was 1987...). I'd recommend seeing it because it's really good and just kind of beautiful.

[louboutin]

Yes!!! I was like "Wait, did John Wayne do Macbeth? NO BUT ROBIN WILLIAMS DID."

[braversir]

But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Oops, wrong man.

[zebulen]

And a much better actor than John Wayne, in my opinion. :)

[zebulen]

I've been subjected to enough clips of it over the years to feel like I've seen it. :)

[sillyliss]

I've seen it about 100 times, but I didn't realize he was doing John Wayne when he did the daggers line. *headdesk*