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- American Pie: Covert Pervert Michelle demands her name be said when Jim is about to orgasm.Michelle: What's my name? Say my name, bitch!
Jim: Michelle! Michelle.
- Back to the Future:
- Doc and Marty do plenty of this.
- Regardless of the decade, or even the century, a Tannen will address Marty with "Hey, McFly!"
- Being Carl Williams: Actor Gyton Grantley is seen confused for real life underworld killer Carl Williams (whom he played in the TV series Underbelly). His desperate efforts to convince his assailants that he's not the real Carl Williams are not helped when the man they want 'Carl' to kill spots Gyton Grantley for the first time, likewise confuses him for Carl Williams, and immediately launches into this trope.
- Cast Away: "WIIILSSOOON! I'm sorry, Wilson!" When Chuck loses Wilson, a volleyball with a face painted on it (his way of coping with the isolation), while at sea.
- Chain Reaction: Morgan Freeman's character repeatedly says Keanu Reeves's character's name in casual conversation. It's not for dramatic effect, it's just bad writing.
- Chronicle: In the climax, heroic Matt is constantly shouting his cousin Andrew's name, first calmly pleading, then desperately sobbing for him to stop his Roaring Rampage of Revenge. It doesn't work.
- Deadpool turns this into a running gag, with Torture Technician Ajax demanding that the titular character call him by his given name instead of "Francis", his real name. It's defied again and again by Deadpool, culminating in their final confrontation:Ajax: What's my name?Deadpool: (cocks gun) Who fucking cares.
- Disaster Movie: This Seltzer and Friedberg monstrosity has characters from random films saying who they are, complete with I Am Not Shazam.
- Downfall: Adolf Hitler screams Hermann Fegelein's last name after finding out he has deserted the bunker. "FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN!" This scene tends to then be a popular choice for people to give gag subtitles for Hitler Rants videos.
- Bela Lugosi's Dracula (1931): Jonathan Harker and Mina are pretty much reduced to this for most of the film.
- Ella Cinders (a Twice-Told Tale of Cinderella): The film starts off with Ella's stepmother and two stepsisters all screaming her name at once, as each has a menial task for her to do.
- Ever After:
- Prince Henry returns to rescue Danielle (not that she needs much rescuing), he makes an apology for being a complete Jerkass. Danielle tells him to say it again, and he apologizes again, but she says: "No, the part where you say my name." The prince only knew Danielle by a pseudonym for the majority of the movie.
- Prince Henry tells Danielle to call him Henry instead of "Your Highness", which is how he demanded she refer to him as when he discovered she was actually a commoner.
- Fridge logic: as Danielle was only impersonating a Countess, she should've been calling him Your Highness anyway. Calling a royal by their first name is something only another royal would ever dare do!
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Ed Rooney calls his secretary when he sees that Ferris' absence count has dropped from 9 to 2 because Ferris hacked his computer.Ed Rooney: Grace! GRACE!! GRAAACE!!!
- The first time Dylan and Jamie have sex in Friends with Benefits, this happens:Dylan: Say my name.Jamie: Dylan Francis Harper Jr.Dylan: Not my full name.Jamie: Sorry, I had to fill out a lot of your paperwork.
- The Fugitive features a lot of Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard yelling Richard Kimble's name, from their first encounter at Barkley Dam to the staircase chase later in the film, and finally during the showdown in the laundry. Since most everyone else just refers to him as 'Kimble', it's a nice touch that Sam constantly says "Richard!" instead.
- Notably, Gerard himself also has his entire team - even the marshals' secretary - address him as "Sam".
- Gladiator: Whenever Maximus Decimus Meridius wins a gladiator match, the crowd chants his name. Before he reveals his identity they shout, "SPANIARD! SPANIARD! SPANIARD!" and afterward it's, "MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS!"
- In the final scene of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Blondie (Clint Eastwood) forces Tuco (Eli Wallach) to stand on a cross with a noose around his neck as punishment for everything the latter has done to the former, then rides away with half the bags of gold they were looking for. As the tension builds and builds, Tuco, bound, unarmed and helpless, screams BLONDIE! several times, and each time he does, he almost loses his footing on the cross. Don't worry about him, though, he's saved at the last minute.
- Film of the Book Outlaw of Gor: Protagonist Tarl Cabot's name is said fifty-five times in the first ten minutes alone (IMDB's count), mostly by Cabot's annoying, wormy friend.
- Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later: At the end, Laurie turns the tables on Michael Myers and screams his name, effectively. turning the hunter into the hunted.Laurie: "MICHAAEEL! MICHAEL!"
- Harry Potter: People tend to say Harry's name a lot. He's the protagonist, after all. Someone made a montage of all the times characters say "Potter." See also a REVISED version.
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II: Siskel & Ebert mocked the film for the two lead characters screaming their names at each other during the entire film. Roger Ebert commented he became intimately familiar with their names because the movie never let him forget them.
- Help!: Near the end, after Ringo Starr gets kidnapped by Kaili's Path of Inspiration, there is a lot of calling for Ringo.
- Highlander II: The Quickening: Here we have a glorious mid-quickening "RAAMIIREEZ!" after Connor kills General Katana's two henchmen. Then we learn that the quickening has the never-seen-before-or-after power to bring people back to life by screaming their names.
- Home Alone: When Kevin's mom realizes that she has forgotten something
that she has left something at home
- Bonus points for that coming right after Kevin called out for his mother after seeing a frightening scene in a movie.
- Home Alone 2: When the family arrives in Florida without Kevin, even though he was with them at the airport in Chicago, the actress outdoes herself from the previous film, seen here.
- The Host has the protagonist Gang-du calling for his missing daughter Hyun-seo a lot.
- Indiana Jones
- The titular character gets "INDY!" or "JONES!" screamed at him all the time.
- There's also a notable moment in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when his father saves him from a Death by Materialism by finally addressing him by his preferred moniker "Indiana" (instead of "Junior").
- Inkheart: An effective twist. The camera shows us Resa yelling Meggie's name as Meggie is being shoved away by guards, but since she is mute there is no sound.
- Inside the universe of Jack Slater IV in Last Action Hero, Dekker screams Slater's last name so loudly he can break glass.
- In Mario (1984), Mario flees into the forest after he accidentally kills another boy. Simon runs after him, screaming his name.
- Marvel Cinematic Universe many, many examples:
Peggy: Steve? ...Steve? (crying) Steve?
- Pepper Potts has a habit of screaming her boss/lover Tony Stark's name (justified by usually him being in danger) she does it three times during the Final Battle of the first movie, symbolic as she called him Mr "Mr Stark" prior to this. Another even more tragic time when Pepper thinks Tony is crushed and drowning during the attack on their Malibu Mansion in the third movie.
- Avengers: Endgame has the even more heart breaking inverse as Tony's last words are "Pep".
- Captain America: The First Avenger: In the end, Steve has realized that there's nowhere safe to land Red Skull's bomb-filled Valkyrie without killing a lot of people, so he has to pull a Heroic Sacrifice and crash it into the Atlantic. He and Peggy have a final conversation via radio with them making plans to meet up at The Stork Club on Saturday at 8 o'clock (even though it's obvious they both know he won't be there) — then his transmission abruptly finishes as he's crashed the plane. Peggy then undergoes this trope:
- Special mention in The Avengers (2012) to Natasha's faint little "Bruce?" as he becomes the other guy.
- Big moment in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Cap: Bucky?Winter Solider: Who the hell is Bucky?.
- Also when Black Widow gets zapped and Pierce gunned down, Nick Fury rushes over to her repeatedly saying "Natasha! Natasha!" in a rare moment of solicitude for him.
- Happen frequently in Guardians of the Galaxy with the tradition Drax yelling his nemesis Ronan's name or using full title of "Ronan the Accuser" when face to face. Gamora like Pepper and Peggy gains habit of yelling her Love Interest during a crisis namely screaming "PETER!" during the climax, and saying it more frequently during the sequel and Infinity War. Can't forget Rocket saying "Groot? Groot? Groot?", there two heavy Tear Jerker(s) with Groot firstly his Heroic Sacrifice in Guardians 1 and when he is fading to dust in Infinity War.
- In Ant-Man the titular character love to shout his beloved daughter "CASSIE!"'s name as well her stepfather Jim. Hank Pym is normally a pretty stoic man, but if there's two things that he passionate about (aside from his daughter), it's his wife as in a Flash Back he shouts "JANET!!" in despair when she goes subatomic to stop a missile.
- Quite a bit in Captain America: Civil War:
- When Rhoedy gets accidentally blasted out of the sky by Vision, Tony panics first "Rhoedy" then "RHODES!!" before he hits the ground.
- Tear Jerker example comes from Howard Maria Stark in a recording when their car is crashed by Bucky Howard recognizes the Winter Solider and weakly says "Sergeant Barnes?" before Bucky breaks his skull killing him all while Maria (still in the car) weakly calls out "Howard?".
- Black Panther (2018) has a variation where the people of Wakanda chant their king T'challa name, this doubles a Theme Music Power-Up.
- Many examples in Avengers: Infinity War but Thor's "BRING ME THANOOOOOS" is the winner.
- Pepper Potts has a habit of screaming her boss/lover Tony Stark's name (justified by usually him being in danger) she does it three times during the Final Battle of the first movie, symbolic as she called him Mr "Mr Stark" prior to this. Another even more tragic time when Pepper thinks Tony is crushed and drowning during the attack on their Malibu Mansion in the third movie.
- McFarland, USA: The last 10 or so lines of the movie are the town's name... "McFarland!", said with various inflections.
- Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah likes to say his own name a lot.
- Pirates of the Caribbean:
- Battle Couple Will and Elizabeth say each other's names a lot, usually when one or both are in danger. Parodied in one scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl:Elizabeth: Will!Will: Elizabeth!Jack Sparrow: Monkey!
- None of which compare to Davy Jones' hamtastic outburst at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The fact he's spraying seawater while doing it helps:"Damn you... JACK... SSSPAAAAARRROOOOOOOOW!"
- Battle Couple Will and Elizabeth say each other's names a lot, usually when one or both are in danger. Parodied in one scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl:
- In Pumping Iron, Lou Ferrigno starts shouting "ARNOLD! ARNOLD! ARNOLD! ARNOLD!" with each rep during a lift.
- RENT: "MIMIIIII!" An anguished Roger screams after he's finished singing to her and thinks that she's dead..
- Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet:
- Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo lets out an anguished "JULIET! JULIET!" when he learns of Juliet's fate. Though unbeknownst to him, she's Not Quite Dead.
- During Mercutio's death scene, we have: "NO! MERCUTIO!"
- Rush Hour 2: Lee and Carter have what they think is a bomb but can't decide what to do with it. Hilarity Ensues:Carter: LEE!
Lee: CARTER!
Carter: LEE!
Lee: CARTER!
Carter': [takes a breath] LEE!
- Scary Movie, first part. Cindy and Bobby finally have sex. Bobby's dream has come true. Or has it?Cindy: WHAT'S MY NAME, BOBBY?
Bobby: Whut?
Cindy: [slaps him] WHAT'S MY NAME, BITCH? [slaps him HARD]
Bobby: [crying] Ow, God, it's CINDY!
- Serenity: Played for laughs. Jayne, who is not the smartest cookie in their crew, screams Mal's name when they are robbing money from the Aliance. As if he wanted to get caught or something.Jayne: MAAAL!Mal: Every heist he's gotta start yelling my name.
- Sherlock Holmes (2009): Watson, while running after the villain with Holmes following a couple hundred feet behind him, trips a bomb wire, hears ticking, and in (what he thinks is) his last living moment, has the presence of mind to turn around with his hand thrown out in the universal "stop" gesture and scream "HOOOOLLLMMES!" to warn Holmes not to come any nearer, as he's about to get blown up. However, in the film's trailer, the clip is cut in such a way that the implication is that Watson has just seen something dangerous happening to Holmes and is doing this trope combined with a Futile Hand Reach of concern.
- Skyfall:
- An imprisoned Silvia tries to invoke this by demanding M call him by his real name. She will have none of it.M: Your name is on the memorial wall of the very building you attacked. I will have it struck off. Soon, your past will be as non-existent as your future.
- The next scene plays it straight when M turns to Bond and tells him Silva's real name, Tiago Rodriguez.
- An imprisoned Silvia tries to invoke this by demanding M call him by his real name. She will have none of it.
- Slumdog Millionaire: Jamal sees that his love interest has met him at the train station like promised and happily yells out "Latika! Latika!" This soon changes to a horrified "LATIKAAA!" when he looks behind her and sees his brother racing after her to drag her back to the gang leader she was trying to escape from.
- Son of the Mask: The first couple of times Odin appears are precipitated with him calling out to his son:Odin: LOOOOOKIIIII!
- Spider-Man Trilogy: Spider-Man calls his beloved Mary Jane several times with various flavors. See this compilation: "HANG ON, MARY JANE!"
- Star Trek:
Lt. Nyota Uhura: I'll be monitoring your frequency.Spock: thank you, Nyota.James T. Kirk: (after Uhura leaves) So her first name's Nyota?Spock: I have no comment on the matter..
- "KHAAAAAN!" Captain Kirk is being a Large Ham on purpose, in order to fool Khan into thinking he's won.
- Khan has his fair share of shouting "KIRK!"
- First Contact: Data's name is also shouted at him by the Borg Queen at an appropriate moment. His response? "Resistance is futile."
- The franchise parodied itself in the movie from 2009, where the name shouted by Nero is "SPOCK!" With the interesting twist that he was thwarted by his enemy's younger self.
- Still in the 2009 reboot, Spock calling Lt. Uhura by her first name "Nyota" is meaningful because it emphasizes the fact she is his significant other too, beyond being a fellow officer. You can tell a scene is more personal for him when he refers to her as "Nyota". Furthermore, it is the first time her first name is uttered in canon, and there is a running joke with Kirk in the first movie as he tries to make her tell him what's her first name but she refuses to.
- See this video: "Spock!" "Captain!" "Bones!" "Spock!" "Jim!" Spock is bedridden. Kirk is worried. Doctor is concerned.
- Star Trek Into Darkness played it relatively straight on the other hand, as an infuriated and emotional Spock has to helplessly watch Kirk die. Cue Spock going "KHAAAAAN!"
- Reb Brown makes a cottage industry of this in Strike Commando, most often screaming the name of his nemesis, "JAKODAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
- Sucker Punch: In Baby-Doll's imagination, Sweet Pea does this during Rocket's Dying Moment of Awesome and Heroic Sacrifice, after she's been saved by her. This coincides with Rocket getting stabbed after pushing Sweet Pea away from the chef.Sweet Pea: ROOOCKEEEEET!
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: When the Turtles are waiting for Shredder to show up at the site of their showdown.Raphael: SHREDDER!(Other turtles jump in surprise. Donatello grabs Raph's shoulder.)Don: Thanks, Raph! I may never have the hiccups again!
- The Edge: Alec Baldwin's character says "Charles" (the name of Anthony Hopkins' character) dozens, maybe hundreds of times. See the evidence.
- The Godfather Part III: From Vincent Mancini when killing The Dragon : "How are you, Joe... [Shoots him three times] ZASA!"
- Michael also screams "Altobello!" when he's having a diabetic attack.
- In the 2005 "remix" of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari:
- Frances has lots of fun screaming Caligari's name during one chase scene.
- Caligari has lots of fun with "CESARE! WAKE UP, CESARE!"
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Edmund and Lucy are constantly calling each other's name whenever they're separated from each other or when they're talking to one another.
- The Chronicles of Riddick: RIDDIIICK! — Every Bounty Hunter, Mercenary Leader, and otherwise sapient baddy in any part of the franchise.
- The Dark Knight:
- When Harvey Dent after getting half his face burned off demands that Jim Gordon tell him the nickname the cops had for him when he was an investigator in Internal Affairs: "Two-Face. Harvey Two-Face."
- The Final: Near the end, Dane has Jerk Jock Bradley strapped to a chair and tells him to say his name. Dane is shocked to learn that, despite Bradley bullying him for years, Bradley does not even know his name.
- The Graduate. The glass-pounding scene in the church when the titular graduate screams "ELAINE!" at the top of his voice (twenty times!). Elaine is getting married to someone else and he does not want that.
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy:
- Frodo screaming "GAANDAAALFF!!" just before he gives his Big "NO!" as the Balrog drags Gandalf down with it, seemingly killing the latter.
- Sam screaming, "FRODOO!!" Heck, you can make a drinking game out of the number of times Frodo's name is said or yelled out (by any character).
- The Magnificent Seven:
Bernardo: What's my name?The Kids: Bernardo! Bernardo!Bernardo: Damn right! (dies)
- The scene introducing James Coburn's character, the knife thrower and The Quiet One, Britt, ends with **Yul Brenner's character saying "Britt.". Britt's response is "Chris." (Incidentally, that's 1/11th of all the lines Coburn has in the entire film. We said he was The Quiet One.)
- In the end Bernardo (played by Charles Bronson) gets shot protecting the three kids who earlier promised to always remember him and to bring fresh flowers to his grave, should he get killed. Their final lines in the following conversation:
- The Mask of Zorro: In the climax, Diego and Rafael have an understated version, where it's practically a whisper. It actually makes it more powerful.Rafael: de la Vega.
Diego: Rafael. [punches him]
- The Neverending Story:
- Atreyu screams his horse's name, "ARTAX!", when said horse succumbs to the Swamps of Sadness, sinking into the marsh and drowning.
- Bastian can only cure the Empress and save Fantasia by giving her a new name and shouting it aloud. "MOOONCHIIILD!"
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The infamous Rocky Roll Call scene, after Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Brad, and Dr. Scott catch Janet and Rocky in the tank after they have (musical) sex. "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" "[grunt]" "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" "[grunt]" "Janet!" "Dr. Scott!" "Janet!" "Brad!" "Rocky!" "[grunt]" They go through this three times, each time with the exact same expressions and inflections. For bonus points, at midnight showings shout "Bullwinkle!" after Rocky.
- Star Wars:
- A New Hope: Han and Leila shout "LUKE" over and over when the trash compactor monster pulls him under. Bonus points, Hans initially says just "kid" (the nickname he gave Luke) but quickly changes tune as he becomes more concerned about Luke's life.
- The Empire Strikes Back: Luke, when he realizes his gunner is dead.Luke: Dack? Dack!
- The Force Awakens, at the beginning of Han Solo's confrontation with Kylo Ren AKA his son Ben.Han: BEN!
Finn: REEEEEEEEY!
- And as a horrified Finn witnesses Rey being kidnapped by the First Order, he undergoes this along with several Big "NO!"s.
- The Ten Commandments: Seti I reluctantly commands that the name "Moses" must be stripped from every monument and text in Egypt. This was really how the Egyptians made you an Unperson and banned your soul from the next life. It also "explains" why Moses isn't mentioned in Egyptian documents. Cecil B. DeMille resurrects the historical Moses and grants him passage to heaven by having everybody say his name.
- Titanic (1997): Watch it with a notepad and write down how many times the names "Jack" and "Rose" are called out between the two characters. Even if you don't make a Drinking Game out of it, your vision will still swim by the first hour of the movie. This is not a joke or exaggeration. See the evidence. note .
- Trading Places: There's a simultaneous one after a key revelation for the main characters: "CLARENCE BEEKS?!"
- Transformers:
Optimus Prime: MEGATRON!Megatron: PRIIIME!
- In the trailers, the lead character Sam Witwicky shouts the name of the Autobot leader. OPTIMUS!
- In the final battle, Optimus Prime arrives in the city and confronts Megatron, who had just killed Jazz. Optimus seems rather angry to see Megatron alive and well, and the fact he is holding the corpse of one of Optimus's friends doesn't help, whereas Megatron seems almost happy to see his rival. They haven't seen each other in over 10,000 years. Their first words to each other?
- In the Woody Allen Gag Dub What's Up, Tiger Lily?, Phil and Suki are trying to find each other in the hold of a ship. They're calling each others' names over and over and over again to where they start calling out their own names.
- In When Darkness Falls, Leyla screams her sister's name when Nina gets hit by a truck:Nina: Leyla!Leyla: NIINAAAAAA!
- X-Men Film Series:
- X2: X-Men United: Professor X desperately yells "SCOTT!!!" when he realizes that Stryker has set up a trap for him.
- X-Men: Days of Future Past:
- In 1973, Xavier angrily screams "ERIIIIIIIIK!!!" when Sentinels begin shooting at the crowd that has gathered at the White House. Although Magneto (who is wearing a telepathy-blocking helmet) has not yet appeared in his line of vision, Charles just knows that no one else would be causing this mayhem.
- Logan hollers "CHARLES!" to warn his ally (who is wheelchair-bound) that he's about to be hit by a large chunk of the stadium.
- X-Men: Apocalypse:
- Xavier yells "JEEEEEEAN!!!" to snap her out of her visions of the world's end.
- An alarmed Raven shouts "CHARLES!!!" when her unconscious foster brother is kidnapped by Magneto.
- Apocalypse bellows Charles' name several times at Large Ham levels while searching for his escaped prisoner.
- Desperate for help, Cyclops yells "HANK!!!" twice as Apocalypse partially fuses Scott into a wall.
- In Chappie, the hero robot's name "Chappie" is utter more than 170 times during the film.
- In The Great Race, Professor Fate screams out his bumbling sidekick Max's name after every single one of their experiments and projects goes wrong.
- In Run Wild, Run Free, a lot of Philip's mother's dialogue consists of yelling "Philip? Philip!"


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Ok, here's a great blog post by Chris Shiflett about a crazy-creative SQL injection technique:
Very cool. His technique relies on tricking addslashes into breaking up a two byte character with a slash, creating a valid two byte character followed by a valid one byte character. He mentions that this (specific attack) is impossible with UTF-8 because all two (or more) byte characters have continuation bytes that start with 0b10. Hrm.
Here's a thought that I need to do a little research on. Where is the validity of a character checked? Specifically this could cause a problem if the first byte of a UTF-8 character specifies a character length of, say, 3 bytes. If, using the example of a SQL injection, nothing before the SQL server rejects a malformed character, then perhaps strange behavior by the SQL server's string handling functions could be used to trigger an exploit. If the SQL server removed a malformed character from the string, then:
- The user could pass in some exploit in UTF-8 with one character malformed to have its last byte an ASCII apostrophe.
- PHP may addslashes or magic_quote that, mishandling the UTF-8 character just like in Chris' blog post above. Instead of generating a valid character, as happens in Chris' post, it would generate a malformed UTF-8 character (similar to the user's input string) followed by an apostrophe.
- PHP would pass that along to the SQL server which would drop that malformed character, leaving the apostrophe.
So, this is really dependent on the behavior of the SQL server, which in many cases would be dependent on the underlying OS' behavior. I guess that's what I need to research – what do underlying OSes do with these multi-byte characters? What do the standards say that they're supposed to do? How could I build the chain of servers/clients such that this malformed character is passed to the SQL server and it benefits me?

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So we are having a switch up.
I know, I know, I said we were doing the Master Bedroom next, I even mood boarded it here and bought the tester paints – all just to tease you!
The thing is with life, it throws you curve balls, that's what it likes to do. So instead of dropping all these metaphorical balls, we just threw some in a basket to the side and picked up some others. In our case, Rach has to have a small operation which will put her out of action for a bit, and you're mad if you think I'm wallpaper stripping an entire master bedroom whilst she sits there in a chair and shouts out orders to me. So we've decided to switch up the order and, small bathroom – you're up!
One of the main reasons the bathroom is an easy job is that it will probably take me a weekend to strip the whole thing out, which call me sad, is one of my favourite things, nothing is more satisfying then smashing tiles – free therapy people. But since we are going for an entirely tiled bathroom, I can handover the project to our plumber/tiler/general amazing magic person and he will do all the hard work – perfect.
So a little about the room in question; it isn't our master bathroom, as we have already completed that one (I promise I will do a post on that one soon), this is a smaller room on the back of the house, that has normal height ceilings. By normal, I mean average, not your Victorian grand 12 foot numbers, both this and the study have low ceilings, so I can only imagine it was some sort of servants/maids quarters and they didn't think they deserved a lovely lofty ceiling.
It currently houses a shower, a bath, a sink and a radiator, and rows of tiles that have bin bags gaffa taped over them to stop them falling off – glamorous. Oh and as I type it is full of stuff that is due to go to a massive car boot, that we will get to, soon, I promise.
So enough about its current sorry state, what are we going to turn it into? Well, I'm going monochrome again folks. There is just something about a fresh and clean black and white palate that makes me happy – check it out;
We took the bath out in the other room to make space for a double shower, so in this room we are removing the corner shower and installing a black roll top bath centrally along the wall. If we had kids then it would probably be useful to put in two showers, but as it stands, the cat hates showers, so I think we are safe.
I plan on putting the small hexagon white tiles along the floor with grey grout, and then three walls in the flat matt white metro tiles, but in the herringbone pattern to contrast with the floor. The window wall, which you face as you walk in the door is going to be covered in these beautiful London Funk Compass tiles from Baked Tiles which I totally fell in love with and got the sign off from the wife for as well (this is always worth a celebration as many suggestions don't make the cut).
In an ideal world, I could have had gold taps and accessories, but that was big no as Rach thinks it is just a fashion fad and will date the bathroom quickly (she may be right but they are oh so pretty).
Add a sink, and a black radiator and then a huge statement mirror behind the bath – and that's it – room complete.
Sounds so easy doesn't it – now pass me the sledge hammer……
What do you think to my plans, should Rach have let me have the gold accessories? Would you mix three types of tile in one bathroom?


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And then proceeded to have an extremely bizarre dream about a friend of mine proposing to his girlfriend by tying the ring to a goat.
But I don't remember what the post was going to be about. GOAT! What the f**k could I possibly have felt so inspired about that I wrote the word goat?
|"I is goat. Goat I is"
A friend of mine used to have a three legged goat in his backyard as a pet but I think that goat was a rescue animal so it's more awwww sweet, than joke material. Plus it was in the 80s.
And another friend of mine once got backed into an electric fence by a goat she was trying to inject with antibiotics, which resulted in her accidentally shooting the goat's antibiotics into the air and then they splashed into her own mouth.
And that was funny, but only because I was watching at the time and it was pure slapstick comedy.
Until we had to ring the poisons hotline and find out what to do if you swallow goat medicine. Actually, I was still giggling then but in a caring look at me I've rung the poison hotline kind of way.
I've also watched that movie 'Men who stare at goats' but I think that was about Iraq and I don't have any jokes about Iraqi goats in my repertoire. Well unless I thought of one during the night but that seems a bit of a stretch that even my slightly odd subconscious was sitting on a cracker of a joke about Iraqi goats.
So since I have got nothing funny to write about goats, definitely not a blog post - I'm just going to share these three goat jokes I found by googling 'goat jokes'.
What do you call an unemployed goat?
Billy Idol.
What do you call a goat with one ear?
Van Goat
What do you call a goat at sea?
Billy Ocean
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I made this sight word rubbings activity for my son to help get him ready for kindergarten. He loves to practice sight words when we do this. It makes learning just a little more fun! I found the activity here. It is such a great idea that I had to share it with you too!
I made the cards by cutting rectangles out of cardstock (affiliate link) and then used a hot glue gun (affiliate link) to write the words. The activity itself is pretty self-explanatory too. Just put a piece of paper on top of the sight word rubbing card and color with a crayon. We usually fit in as many word cards on one piece of paper that we can. When they are finished with that you could have them write the word too. So many ways to learn!
I think this would also be a great activity to learn letters, numbers, or for a child learning to write their name. It is great fun!
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St. Croix, USVI–Members of the Committee on Youth, Sports, Parks and Recreation, chaired by Senator Javan E. James, Sr. met on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in the Capitol Building on St. Thomas to receive an update status from several Government and non-government agencies.
The committee first heard from, Labor Commissioner nominee, Gary Molloy along with his team, who gave an overview of the Labor Youth Program, by focusing specifically on plans for the Youth and Summer Programs. The committee learned that there are approximately 598 summer jobs for the youth throughout the Territory.
Having a background in education, Commissioner Nominee Molloy hopes to collaborate with Department of Education by visiting schools and informing students of the programs that are offered. Commissioner Nominee Molloy further indicated that statically service positions like Administration, Accounting, and IT positions are the jobs that are much needed to be filled along with hospitality and carpentry areas.
The Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Acting Commissioner Calvert White, focused on the recovery efforts due to the destruction sustained during the 2017 storms. White said that there is a need for reconstruction which may probably exceed $20,000,000.00. The Acting Commissioner also informed the committee that damages were extended to all islands and it is the department's intent to do a thorough upgrade territory wide.
VIGL Operations Manager, Jason Williams discussed the Agreement between the VIGL and the Government of the Virgin Islands regarding their obligation to commit $27 million for the design and reconstruction of both race tracks; Williams further indicated in his testimony that he received a permit in December 2018 for the St. Thomas racetrack and a few others earlier this month.
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Learning To Accept Others As They Are
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I would like to share the article I'm posting below. It discusses how much sadness and difficulties we create for ourselves because we don't accept things as they are.
In the article Judith describes the situation of a client of hers who struggled with an unsatisfying relationship with her sister her entire life. The client described to her trying a number of different methods and approaches in order to create some type of relationship. But all her attempts failed because while the client was interested in figuring out how to co-exist and communicate, the sister wasn't.
As sad as this conclusion is, it is also the truth. We cannot change how others think and feel. Everyone is entitled to their point of view. Now, spending enormous amounts of time trying to change others is our waste of time.


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We found Max with Chip, Pooh, and Rexxy playing a word game.
It said be good to mommy. Oh no! Turns out Max heard the boys being bad last night. Did this freak the 5 y.o. out? A bit.
Is that wrong to do that? Maybe.
But we are telling kids that a man in a big red suit is breaking into our houses at
That this guy sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you've been bad. That's messed up, too.
Before Max and the gang placed the message for the kids, they were having fun with other words:
jingle bells
candy cane
Relax. Yes, they could have done naughty words. They just know Santa knows if they are behaving.


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ALL I want to do is watch "Breaking Bad."
For weeks I've been clicking on Netflix and waiting for a new episode to show up on my flat screen, sitting alone on the couch in a darkened room night after night. I confine myself to a single episode at a time; it's too draining to watch more. Too much adrenaline, too much bloodshed, too much heartbreak, too much darkness. But I can't wait to see it either. Ten minutes before the end of an episode I'm already feeling let down: soon, too soon, it will be over, and I'll have to do something else with my life.
And now the moment I've long feared has arrived: I've just finished the last episode, No. 13, of Season 4. (The numbers seem biblical: 13.4.) I missed the first half of Season 5, and the second half — another eight episodes — won't be shown until August.
The fact is, I could use a breather. Forty-six episodes at a commercial-free 47 minutes each — about the length of a psychiatric session — adds up to 36 hours, almost a whole workweek. That's a lot of time to spend in front of the TV. It feels illicit, unhealthy, even faintly criminal.
Yet I'm hardly alone in my vice. No one seems to talk about anything else. If it isn't "Breaking Bad," it's "Mad Men" or "The Wire" or "House of Cards." And people don't just watch these shows: they "binge watch."
(New York magazine recently called attention to a phenomenon known as "Netflix adultery" — watching a series without telling your partner. "Only two episodes?" a writer's boyfriend grilled her after she confessed to the crime of watching "House of Cards" alone: "You were up really late that night. Are you sure you didn't watch more?" A lie begot a lie: It emerged that she watched five episodes in a row and finished the whole season.)
Let's face it: reading itself is a challenge these days, when iPads and smartphones threaten to destroy our concentration. But it's hard for even the greatest novels to compete with the visual power and mimetic energy of film and TV. I was interested to see Daniel Mendelsohn, one of our most sophisticated literary critics, explicating the subtleties of "Mad Men" in The New York Review of Books with the same close attention he brings to a consideration of "The Iliad." But why not? That Mr. Mendelsohn admits to having watched 52 episodes makes me feel better about the hours I've logged watching my show. If Daniel Mendelsohn can do it, why can't I?
In the end, of course, I do. Otherwise, I'll never find out if Walter White, the high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer in "Breaking Bad," offs a rival, Krazy-8. Still, my conscience bothers me. To get to my study and the Samsung HDTV, I have to walk past the bookshelf full of Penguin Classics, compact paperbacks collected over 40 years ago and read to pieces.
I still spend time in the company of classics — Thomas Hardy, Henry James and the major Russians — but "Breaking Bad" poses a challenge to their hegemony. There's something about the stories being told now on TV that grips me (and apparently everyone else) so forcibly that I have to fight off the impulse to organize my entire life around them.
Clearly, suspense is a key factor. The writers of these shows have taken the need to know what happens next to a new level. They've learned how to break off an episode at the very moment when it all hangs in the balance, for example, when Walt gets into a car where Tuco, a sociopathic rival, waits in the back seat with a gun. There are times when a "big reveal" occurs that's so stunning — whoa, Walt is really capable of shooting a guy in the head — I rise off the couch with an involuntary cry.
But if the story line propels me into my TV grotto, it's the realism that keeps me there. There's nothing artificial about "Breaking Bad" — the spell is never broken. The dialogue is pitch-perfect. And there's a lot of useless but fascinating information: you can learn how a meth lab operates, how money is laundered and guns are sold, how to murder people. (This is not necessarily a good thing. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused in the Boston Marathon bombings, tweeted: " 'Breaking Bad' taught me how to dispose of a corpse.") And if you want to know how crack is smoked, how a heroin needle is inserted, the spoon heated up, I highly recommend this show. Self-destruction is interesting.
THEN there's the background, the territory. We know our way around Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha, Joyce's Dublin and Bellow's Chicago: now we have the Albuquerque of "Breaking Bad." It's a second home to me: I know its restaurants, its scrubby desert, its ranch houses with their two-car garages and swimming pools. The characters become weirdly familiar, too. I spend more time in their company than I do with my closest friends. I observe them closely. There comes a point when these are no longer actors to me: they are real people leading their lives. I spot a familiar face on the red carpet at the Academy Awards and exclaim, "That's Walt!" It turns out to be someone named Bryan Cranston.
The most compelling thing about the show, though, what makes it unique among TV series, is its depiction of how good and evil can coexist in one person. Walt gets into the meth business for an altruistic reason: he has lung cancer and wants to ensure his family's financial security after he dies. Walt is a decent man. He cares for his teenage son, who has cerebral palsy; he feeds the baby. He's monogamous even when he's separated from his wife, Skyler. He's a moralist: "It's about choices, choices that I have made, choices I stand by." And his knowledge of chemistry, displayed at odd moments, makes him endearing. (The show was pitched as "Mr. Chips" becomes "Scarface.")
But he grows comfortable in the bad-guy role and soon discovers that he's capable of getting rid of his enemies without compunction and in the most gruesome ways. "I am not in danger," he says to Skyler at one terrifying juncture in their descent. "I am the danger." Where he once had trouble loading and drawing a gun, by the end of Season 4 he's able to blow up an old man in a nursing home.
The corruption of character doesn't happen overnight. Its progress is insidious. Most of the characters in "Breaking Bad" are not all bad; even Mike, the resident hit man, can hand his granddaughter a bouquet of balloons before heading off to put a bullet in someone's head. Like the characters in Dostoyevsky, Camus and Céline, Walt inhabits a world of moral ambiguity that TV has never been given the time to explore in depth until now. I watch "Breaking Bad" for the same reason I read the classics: to discover why people act the way they do. (Also, it's colossally entertaining.)
So it turns out you can buy the first half of Season 5 on iTunes. There goes the week. At this rate, I'll never get through "War and Peace."


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The perfect cure for a gloomy Sunday afternoon is a day in the kitchen. Today was that kind of day, so when hubby suggested making some homemade soft pretzels I didn't protest. I have had fresh soft pretzels on my list of must-make-in-my-lifetime for quite a while now, honestly I don't know why I've waited so long. Yes, the recipe requires some time dedication but it's not all that difficult really.
Of course I probably wouldn't be calling this easy if it weren't for my mixer, yes I've been spoiled. Even though it's not the end of the world, I'm always glad to hand the ten-minute-kneading over to Mrs. KitchenAid. So aside from the kneading this is a piece of pie; mix the dough, rest - beat the dough, rest - twist the dough, rest...see nothing to it!
There's something about the smell of homemade dough (any type really) that just melts my heart, ahhhh. So when I started at 11:30 I knew it was going to be a full day spent in the kitchen, but I don't mind when it smells this good! The twisting of the dough wasn't so difficult, although I couldn't master that professional twist technique that the Amish seem to be born with. My Perfect Little Helper even joined in and pinched the legs for me, we had a blast!
There were some many pictures to take, I chronicled a step-by-step guide for us all. But alas, this is not a picture book (so sad for me) so I will show you my last few. With a dozen pretzels I was able to get creative. I made 3 with sea salt, 3 with cinnamon sugar, 3 with garlic and parmesan seasoning and 3 plain (for those boring folks in the house, you know who you are). I couldn't wait for them to cool before I gobbled a nibble of each and every one (except the plain...pretty sure it was rather dull). And I was so excited they actually tasted like real pretzels, which is always a plus when that's what you're aiming for.
Soft Pretzels (from the Joy of Cooking)
1 C warm water (105-115F), divided
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 C all purpose flour
1 1/2 C bread flour
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
8 C water (for boiling)
2 Tbsp 1 tsp baking soda
In large bowl of stand mixer add the yeast and 1/2 cup warm water. let stand about 5 min or until dissolved. Add the flours, butter, sugar and salt. Mix on low speed while slowly adding the remaining 1/2 cup warm water.
Knead with dough hook attachment for about 10 minutes on medium-low speed until dough is smooth and elastic, adding more water or flour as needed. Transfer dough to an oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, 1-1 1/2 hours.
Punch down the dough and divide into 12 equal pieces. On an unfloured surface, roll each piece into a ball. Loosely cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rest for about 10 minutes.
Grease 2 baking sheets. Roll each ball into an 18 inch long rope. To form the pretzels, lift the ends of the strip of dough so they meet and form an oval, but do not join the ends. Lift them and twist around each other about 3 inches from the end. Gently press the ends into the dough on each side.
Place pretzels on baking sheets, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 35 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400F. Bring the 8 cups of water and baking soda to a boil in a big pot or deep skillet. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer. Using a slotted spoon, gently slide several pretzels at a time into the water. Simmer for 30 seconds, then flip and repeat another 30 seconds. Return to the greased baking sheets.
Sprinkle with seasonings of your choice (go on and get creative!). Bake about 15 minutes or until deep golden brown.


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***UPDATE: You can see the finished project here.
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Wood Planked Walls Tutorial
***UPDATE: You can see the finished project here.
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It looks fantastic, Jolena. I know what you mean about a house not being level. We have an older home and run into that problem too - not fun!ReplyDeleteReplies
It is a challenge, JoAnne. There must be something soft in my head to want to keep trying... Thanks for visiting with me today and for the kind words.Delete
This looks SO amazing! I love it! :)ReplyDelete
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
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Thank you, Jessica!Delete
This is so fabulous! I've been bitten by the shiplap bug too and I'm just biding my time until I can convince my husband to go along! I can't wit to see what you do with it! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! Xo Kathleen | Our Hopeful Home ( formerly Charm Bracelet Diva {At Home})ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Kathleen! Once the bug bites it waits patiently to see the full effects come to fruition. It will not be ignored.... I thought I could appease it by applying a faux version in my bedroom but it only served to fan the flames.... who knows where it will show up next! I can't wait to see where it shows up in your house.Delete
I've also been wanting to do a wall in shiplap. I haven't brought it up to my husband yet, but this looks so good that I'll be doing just that! Congratulations on a job well done. I'll be checking to see how you finish it off!ReplyDeleteReplies
First of all, I love the name! Funny, we're all the same.... how am I going to propose this to my mister. I find it is easier if I can show him a picture of someone else's work. That makes it tangible vs. abstract imagination for him. If I can add in "of course, ours would look much better...." Honestly, he is a pretty good sport about my ideas. When you get yours done stop back by and share a picture, please! Thanks for visiting with me and please do stop back by.Delete
Wonky walls can be so frustrating! But you really did a great job of making everything look even and professional. I can't wait to see the finished project :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Julie! I am glad you could visit and hope you come back next week to see the finished product!Delete
what a great idea we have been looking into putting wood on the walls this idea I believe is the best yetReplyDelete
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Hi Angie, thanks for the visit and for the kind words. If you decide to put up a wood wall please come back and share it with me. I did pop over to http://shopannies.blogspot.com and picked a yummy sounding recipe for taco dip! Thanks!Delete
Jolena I really love it wonky or not! Might you consider leaving it like that for a while? The natural wood is so pretty and warm to look at.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Sadly, Mary, no. I cannot leave the walls alone... and most people that have known me for a while knew that would be my answer. :) It is finished and I will be posting the photos soon. Stayed tuned... and thank you for stopping by (and for hosting the party).Delete
Shiplap is all the rage right now and I am loving it! Your wall looks great and thanks for the pictures. Thank you also for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story, and I hope you're having a great weekend.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Sandra! Thanks for hosting the party; love seeing what what's going on there every week.Delete
Your wall is looking lovely! I had never heard of shiplap before two years ago, which is funny because our 100 year old farmhouse is FILLED with it! I was uncovering it when another blogger used the word "shiplap" and I had to go look it up! It all has rabbeted edges, they don't actually show when installed, the edge butt up against each other like tongue and groove - which is what is in my living room! It was designed to help keep weather out and provide a flat surface for wallpaper. We actually peeled 7 layers of wallpaper off our living room! Our kitchen is half original shiplap walls, half add-on plywood walls. We've just been using cedar fence boards over the old plywood, and it looks just the same for much cheaper! Oh man, aren't wonky walls fun? We're constantly trying to find the balance between "true level" and "visually level," hahaha!ReplyDeleteReplies
Gotta love old houses, right?! Shiplap has become the go to for anyone diy-ing lately. I keep trying to get it into my house. I think we all have Chip and Joanna Gains to thank for the popularity of the product that used to be ripped out and sheet-rocked over. There is a sense of history to the old wood; a feeling of nostalgia, not to mention the instant warmth wood (painted or not) adds to a space. Our home also had layers of old wallpaper. It was used to cover the horse-hair plaster from 150+ years ago. While working in the living room we uncovered 5 or 6 layers under the wainscot! Sounds like you share the same old house adventures that we have had. It is always a surprise and always a challenge to make things seem right when we know they aren't... Hmm... sounds like that could be applied to several different areas of life.... haha. Thanks for visiting with me and for the kind words.Delete
Turned out so nice! I sure do love mine!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Jann! I must have missed your post on your wood wall. I'll have to pop over and check it out. Thanks for the party.Delete
That looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Happy Easter!ReplyDeleteReplies
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~One Tablespoon of crushed Rosemary sprinkled over the lemon slices.
Pour 32 ounces of near-boiling water over the lemon and Rosemary. Cover with a clean cloth and let the liquid "steep" for at least 15 hours After the "steeping" time, pour the liquid through cheesecloth into a clean quart size canning jar, cover and store in the refrigerator. Transfer 4-6 ounces at a time into a spray bottle with a fine mist applicator. Spray liberally over the skin and coat. Avoid contact with the eyes. Repeat the application as frequently as required. OK for both humans and dogs.
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26 November 2006
Since I have been pushing myself quite hard these last couple of days, I decided today would be a rest day and tomorrow the serious work would begin. But, as is typical once I begin pushing myself, I sit here and feel like doing something. I'm thinking I'll just go for an early morning walk. My plantar is bothering me and tomorrow is my regular running day so I don't want to push it. Weights were yesterday and tomorrow so those are out. My bike has something wrong with it. And I've done all my tough aerobic tapes. I'm thinking a walk is where its at. I was reading somewhere the other day that one of the top runners uses walking to kind of squeeze in an extra run sometimes. Which makes sense as it's basically the same motion only many times walking is harder than running, at least for me.
Okay, rambling on trying to make up my mind. I think I'll go, I don't see why not it's only 7 a.m. Plenty of time to walk and still get everything done I want to today.
That's it, I'm off. Have a great Sunday all.
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- Ann (bunnygirl) said...
Do you ever do racewalking? It's got the same calorie burn as running (although I think I work harder and burn more!), it's low-impact, and it has the little-heralded side benefit of making your walk breaks faster on races where you would otherwise run.
There are a lot of websites out there that have instructions on racwalking. The only down side is that because it uses different muscles than running, it requires a build period before you go doing big mileage. Otherwise, you'll be hurting in a major way!
Glad to hear the workouts are going well. Hope you had a great walk.
- Vickie said...
I hope your walk was good. I'm having a little heel problem again, from two days of runningin a row, unusual for me. Get the tennis ball out again, massage, and ice. Hopefully that fixes it for you.
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As hard as it may be to believe, it's official. The Commodore is a classic! Having blown out the candles on its 25th birthday cake the VB Commodore is eligible for special club registration, which makes the first new age Holden a classic in the eyes of the car club movement.
Cars have to be at least 25 years old before they are eligible for a club permit, a cheaper form of registration which limits a car's use to club related activities.
Of the models that were released in the VB range in 1978 there is one that stands out head and shoulders above the others. It's the SL/E and it's the model that will most likely be the one that will be highly sought by the classic enthusiasts.
The Commodore was born in Europe, but bred right here in Australia. It came as the result of the difficulties experienced with oil supplies when war broke out in the Middle East early in the 1970s.
It was a rude awakening for all car makers who desperately sought ways of making their cars more fuel efficient after the price of fuel soared in the wake of supply problems.
For its solution Holden turned to its German cousin, Opel, and joined the V-Car program, which resulted in the VB released in October 1978.
It was the beginning of a new era for Holden, which began with a bang with Wheels magazine's 'Car of the Year' award for the best new car of 1978. After starting on a high there would be lots of lows in the years to come, and it would take almost 20 years for the Commodore to win over the hearts and minds of Australian car buyers.
To create the Commodore Holden in effect took the Opel body and chassis and redesigned them to accept its own existing power trains.
There was also some reinforcing done in certain areas of the body so it would stand up to the abuse it would receive on bush roads, and the suspension was retuned to suit local conditions.
With MacPherson Struts under the front for the first time — there was a traditional Holden live axle under the rear — the VB was a sharp handling car that was more in line with what was coming from Europe than past Holden practice. It still rode comfortably and handled the rough and tough Aussie roads with aplomb.
The power train was a problem for Holden that would persist, and get worse, through the 1980s. The gutsy old six-cylinder 'red' motor was introduced in 1963, in the EH, so it was getting a little long in the tooth by the time it saw service in the VB Commodore.
With increasing demands for greener engines that used less fuel, the old Holden six needed changing, but with technology rooted in the 1960s it needed massive changes to meet the new demands.
Instead of spending up big and developing all-new engines as it should have Holden tinkered with the old motor and came up with a compromise that really didn't work all that well. Under the restrictions of rather rudimentary emission controls systems, old 'red' became a rough running unpleasant engine that still used too much fuel.
Same goes for the V8, which was introduced in 1968 in the HT. While it wasn't as old as the six the V8 was still a relatively old engine and didn't take kindly to being run lean and retarded as the emission control systems made it.
The engine problems would become more urgent in the 1980s, but in 1978 when the VB arrived Holden was full of optimism for the future.
The VB was a smartly styled car with plenty of European panache, and the SL/E was the epitome of a European sports sedan, a tempting blend of luxury and performance.
At the launch the SL/E came with an 87 kW 4.2-litre V8 as the standard engine, with the 114 kW 5.0-litre an option, but from 1979 you could also have an SL/E with the 71 kW 3.3-litre six.
A T-bar three-speed auto was standard, as were four-wheel disc brakes, power steering, 15 x 6 alloy wheels with 60-series steel belted radials, air-conditioning, velour trim, wood grain, Blaupunckt AM/FM radio cassette sound, full instrumentation, and for a real touch of Europe it also had headlight washers and wipers.
It was a sharp looking car then, and remains so today.
Don't expect to find a VB SL/E lurking down the back of your local used car dealer, more than likely he's sent it off to the recyclers. The best place to find a classic Commodore is in the classifieds where you'll have plenty to choose from.
Take your time, don't rush in and buy the first car you see, unless of course it is a gem. When you find the car for you negotiate hard because VBs are hard to shift, they're effectively at the end of their useful life and only of interest to classic car enthusiasts.
Pay up to $3000 for that one little old lady owner low mileage 4.2-litre SL/E, up to $1000 more for one with a 5.0-litre V8. Don't bother with the six, it's the big-bore V8 that has the classic appeal.
Early Commodores haven't aged gracefully. Rust is a major problem and it can often be seen in the bottoms of the guards and doors, below the rear window, and the floors can be a problem if the windows have been leaking.
Paint is a major problem if it hasn't been looked after, The metallic colours are the worst as can be seen by the fading that has frequently taken place on early Commodores.
By now the body trim has either fallen off or is in the process of doing so, the doors have sagged, and the dash is cracked from the sun. In the days carmakers were moving from metal trim to plastic the plastic parts weren't of a high quality.
When new the alloy wheels looked a treat, but they were so detailed in their design that it was almost impossible to clean the brake dust out of the nooks and crannies and they soon looked terrible. The only way to keep them looking good was to regularly scrub away the dirt and grime, but few owners chose to do this and they suffered the consequences.
Mechanically the VB suffered the same problems as other Holdens. The V8s were prone to oil leaks from the rear main crankshaft seal, the oil pan seal, the timing cover seal, and from the aluminium intake manifold which was prone to distortion.
Camshaft wear was also a problem, particularly on the lobes at the rear end of the shaft where there was a problem with oil supply.
Leakage from the cylinder head gaskets could also be a problem, usually caused by a problem with the clamping of the head to the block as a result of the cylinder head bolt pattern, which allowed the head to distort.
The early emission control systems, which were mostly aimed at denying the engine much needed spark advance and cutting the fuel to the very minimum while still allowing the engine to run, robbed Holden engines of much of their power and performance and made them run roughly.
The auto transmissions, the Trimatic was fitted to the six and the small V8, and the American Turbohydramatic 400 (later the 350) was fitted to the 5.0-litre V8, were mostly robust and reliable.
Same with the rear end, which didn't give much trouble, but look for vibrations in the drive shaft that might signal a drive joint on the way out.
Most parts are available, either NOS from dealers, or from specialists like Rare Spares, so there's no major problem in restoring a VB. Remember, though, that most classic car enthusiasts spend far too much money on restorations without the prospect of ever recovering their out of pocket expenses.
Steve Stewart bought his 1978 VB SL three years ago as cheap transport to and from work to save the wear and tear on his motorcycles, but has since become a fan of the early Commodore.
It was a very early VB off the line in 1978, was powered by the 4.2-litre V8 and Trimatic auto trans, and had the 310 Euro option pack that was made up of sports instruments, headlight washers and wipers and four-wheel disc brakes.
The previous owner garaged it which explains its good original condition when Steve bought it, and the only thing he's done is replace a worn distributor. There's some minor rust showing in the passenger side front door, but a recent compression test showed that all was well inside the engine despite having clocked up 254,000 km.
Steve calls his VB "Rocket 88" after the Ike Turner hit song from the '50s because it "goes like a rocket".
"It's got a 2.78 axle so it's not too sharp off the line, but it really gets going as it winds up," says Steve. "And the good thing about it is that it's a 1970s car so you don't have to spend a lot of money on servicing or fixing it. You can do most things yourself."
• rust is a major problem with early Commodores so inspect cars very careful, particularly look for corrosion around the windshield and rear window, walk away of you find any.
• expect oil leaks from most engine seals, leaks from the rear main crankshaft seal will leave a stain on your driveway and cost a tidy sum to replace.
• body hardware will most likely be shot, and need replacing. Look at operation of window winders, door locks etc. for an assessment of wear and tear.
• doors sag on their hinges over time and doors flop as they're opened. It's not a maker task to resetting them, but sagging doors are a sign that time has taken its toll on the body.
• faded paint, particularly the metallic colours, are a product of poor paint quality of the times. Most decent cars will need repainting to look their best.
• look for suspension sag. Even though it was beefed up for Australian conditions, the Commodore body still drooped on the rough and tough Aussie roads.
Classic Aussie cars of the 1970s to consider include the 1976 XC Ford Fairmont – pay up to $4500 – a 1977 HZ Holden Monaro GTS – pay up to $6500 – or perhaps a 1974 Leyland P76 Targa Florio – up to $5000 – if you're brave and want to be different.
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I have just finished making this felt stuffy piggy for Shelby.
Shelby is the daughter of a miniature friend Lori from Oh Mini Of Mine. Her daughter Shelby has kidney failure and is recovering from a broken femur. Carey created a web site called Softies for Shelby and is collecting stuffed softies to help cheer up Shelby. The blog is http://softiesforshelby.blogspot.com/
Thinking of an idea was the most difficult, so many possibilities. First I did a line drawing on paper of a pig and cut the various parts of felt and glued it all together with fabric glue. I then built up the ears and other parts with more stuffing and felt. Then I painted in detail with fluid acrylic paints. I haven't sewn this piggy as you would need to for a younger child. I will get this in the mail tomorrow.
Please have a look at the Softies for Shelby blog, people have done such lovely stuffies and Carey is wonderful for suggesting this for Shelby.
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Model UN Conference Provides Unique Perspectives
Nicole Loguidice '17 got a whole new, behind-the-scenes perspective on the unrest in the Middle East earlier this semester after she was called upon to represent the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the Coalition High Command and Provisional Authority.
The history major from Guilderland, N.Y., served on one of five committees that focused on the global war on terror at this year's North American Model United Nations (NAMUN) conference at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Each year, MCLA students head north to participate in this event.
During the conference, Loguidice's task was to plan the 2003 invasion of Iraq, then ruled by Saddam Hussein, and to rebuild the Iraqi government from the ground up.
"The War on Terror truly is something that touches all realms of the world. Studying the inner workings of our government's decisions gave me a real-life perspective of what our leaders have had to deal with recently," Loguidice said (pictured right, top).
She enjoyed taking on a role so different from herself.
"I took my job of representing the Ayatollah very seriously. Making sure that I upheld what he stands for in real life was important to me," she said. "After the four-day conference, it was hard to take myself out of my role. It really became a part of who I am."
Victoria Muñoz '19 of Plymouth, Mass., (pictured right, bottom) played a delegate from Sweden in a General Assembly of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. As such, she took on the global refugee crisis as the members of her committee focused on the crisis in Europe and the Rohingya refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.
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Because Sweden has taken in more refugees per capita than any other nation in the world, "It was definitely interesting to play the role of a country that has such liberal migration rhetoric and policies," Muñoz said.
Like Loguidice, Muñoz enjoyed stepping outside her comfort zone to be authentic to her role.
"The best part was becoming so knowledgeable about a certain country and issue. I had an interest in refugees before, but after this experience I am much more passionate about refugee rights," Muñoz said.
"This experience provided me with a tangible experience that encompasses what I am learning in my political science and sociology classes," she added. "I am a strong believer in the value of travel and experiential learning, even if it is just over the border to Canada. Model UN was an excellent experience, both academically and personally."


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If you are looking for luxury Tauranga accommodation The French Country House will enchant.
Nestled in the hills the French Country House offers Three exquisite suites. Each with an ensuite which opens up to the boudoir, impressive gabled ceilings, crystal chandeliers, king sized bed and luxurious linens. Our living areas are spacious, light and relaxing, with the pairing of luxury antique furnishings and comfortable modern facilities. The farmhouse is designed to offer individual privacy for romantic getaways or corporate retreats, with excellent access to explore this beautiful region.
Host Kay is passionate about hospitality and specialises in providing New Zealand style hosting with genuine care and warmth. An added talent of Kay's is her experience as a wedding planner, the French Country House provides the perfect boutique venue specialising in intimate celebrations up to 70. Our wedding reception room is situated on the ground floor and reflects the ambiance of the house with natural undressed timbers, crystal chandeliers, and a roaring log fire if the chill of the night descends. The room opens out to our well established gardens and the outlook to Tauranga city with the lights and ocean twinkling in the distance.
+64 7 548 2339
The French Country House
163 Esdaile Road
24 hours
The French Country House luxury retreat is nestled in the farmlands of Pahoia, 20 minutes' drive from Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We are 30 minutes from Tauranga Airport, 100 minutes from Rotorua Airport and 140 minutes from Auckland Airport.


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