05. Juli 198-

Norma Greene Lawrence

die Nichte von Meyer kommt ums Leben, als sein Boot explodiert - wie sich später herausstellt wurde sie von ihrem frisch angetrautem Ehemann ermordet.

(John D. MacDonald, "Cinnamon Skin", 1982)

04. Juli 1776

Horatio Hornblower

wird geboren. 17 Jahre später beginnt er seine Karriere als Fähnrich an Bord der HMS Renown - und wird prompt seekrank.

(C. S. Forester, "Mr Midshipman Hornblower", 1950)

Wow, gerade die 7. Season von Friends scheint eine wahre Fundgrube für Zitate zu sein, die auch out of context funktionieren. Enjoy ..

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Phoebe: "No no, not my sister. I made a promise to myself that the next time I would talk to Ursula is over my dead body. And that's not happening until October fifteenth 2032."
Ross: "THAT's the day you're going to d - .. Oh no, I've got shuffleboard on that day!"
Phoebe: "That's what you think."

(aus: "The One With Phoebe's Cookies")
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Monica: "Phoebe, do you think that your favourite animal says very much about you?"
Phoebe: "You mean behind my back?"

(aus: "The One With Rachel's Assistant")
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Monica: "They can't be all bad. Find me the one where you make your bedroom eyes .. Oh, here it is."
Chandler: "Those are my bedroom eyes??! Why did you ever sleep with me?"
Monica: "Do you really want to pull at that thread??"

(aus: "The One With The Engagement Pictures")
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Monica: "Oh my God, I've been so busy planning this wedding that I forgot all the things I'd be giving up! I'm never going to have a first kiss again!"
Phoebe: "But you'll have a last kiss."

(aus: "The One with Joey's Award")
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Monica: "Why what's the matter?"
Joey: "They want me to be totally naked in the movie!"
Monica: "Wow."
Joey: "I know! My grandmother is going to see this!"
Phoebe: "Well, Grandma is going to have to get in line!"

(aus: "The One with Ross' and Monica's Cousin")
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*sigh*

Wow, Mr Brust, hoffentlich gibt es bald mehr Bücher dieser Sorte - nach dem neuen Vlad-Taltos-Band ...

28. Juni 1927

Mary Whittaker

die mehrfache Mörderin erhängt sich in ihrer Gefängniszelle.

(Dorothy L. Sayers, "Unnatural Death", 1927)

26. Juni 1860

Blanche Glover

Cristabel LaMottes Lebensgefährtin begeht Selbstmord.

(A. S. Byatt, "Possession", 1989)

Monica: "Oh my God, what would you have done if
I had said yes??!"
Chandler: "Well, I would have been very happy,
because then I would be able to spend the rest of
my life with the woman I love ... OR you would have
seen a Chandler-shaped hole in that door."

(aus: Friends, Season 5, "The One With the Girl who hits Joey")

*sigh*

Kurz gesagt: die Serie treibt mich noch in den Wahnsinn. Definitely.