A different kind of topic...

[bwdial]

If Jennifer Garner plays Athena and Charlize Theron plays Aphrodite, I'd like to go ahead and sign up for the DVD.

 

[DiamondDust]

BWDial, those are good choices

I never thought of either of them. The problem with Aphrodite is that she's not a big character in the script, so it would be a waste for Charlize. However, Jennifer Garner would be a great Athena.

 

[Pachydermatous]

Your mythology idea has already been done by Arnold Schwartzenegger. I believe the title of this masterpiece was "Hercules in New York." It was Arnie's first American film (maybe his first ever) and his accent was so thick I could swear he was speaking Greek. The film's Zeus carried little cardboard lightning bolt cutouts around and when he tossed one it sounded like a hand grenade blast.

Why not adapt the cast of Olympus to Alabama? Paul Bryant as Zeus, George Wallace as Pluto, etc.

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[bwdial]

Well then you'll just have to fatten Aphrodite's part up!

Didn't she and Athena have a wrestling match in Jello? I could have sworn I remembered that from my Greek mythology classes.

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[DiamondDust]

BW, funny you should mention that...

If any of you ever take Greek and Roman mythology at Alabama, and you manage to get Dr. Summers(lord help you if you get Dr. Armayor - I took him for Roman history, and that's still the only C I've ever made in college), there's a good chance you'd see something resembling Aphrodite and Athena in a jello-wrestling match. Anyone who's ever had Dr. Summers should understand what I'm talking about.

 

[Jack Bourbon]

Let's just all admit where this is going:

WE WANTS NUDITY, AND LOTS OVIT.

 

[bwdial]

Didn't take mythology at Alabama, but now I wished I did. You really aren't kidding are you?

 

[DiamondDust]

Let me put this way...

Whereas Dr. Summers never had a jello-wrestling match between the goddesses portrayed in class...

I'm confident, however, the thought has crossed his mind at least once.

I remember on Thursdays we would offer a "sacrafice" based on the team we would be playing Saturday...

It usually involved burning something symbolizing that team in a pan while chanting "Roll, Tide, Roll" in Latin.

We would also watch bad Greek mythology films that Mystery Science Theater would spoof, plus Dr. Summers would always have a "twisted" rendition of events. For example, the trojan horse was symbolized by a stuffed pony with a condom on its head. That should give you a good idea about Dr. Summers.

 

[asclepius]

Dr. Summers was the best teacher I have ever had here. I won't go into detail, but did he ever do a thing about Priapus during class with mayo?
Let me know if you don't remember who Priapus was. =========== haha
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"Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana... The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two, but can't remember what they are." --Matt Lauer on NBC's Today show, August 22.

 

[DiamondDust]

Oh yes...I remember the mayo demonstration