Ava
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Sat Oct-06-07 04:38 PM
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why i'm freaking ecstatic to be turning 17 |
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i turn 17 towards the end of this month. why am i so excited about number 17?
it means i can go see rated R movies without a parent.. yay! :woohoo:
:rofl:
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Sat Oct-06-07 04:39 PM
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1. Plus all teenagers are freaks. |
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I'm a teacher, trust me on this one.
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Sat Oct-06-07 04:40 PM
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:01 PM
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Our sweet little Ava wants to see naked people and hear expletives without her parents there?
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peace~
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:01 PM
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4. OMG!! My son turns 17 in a couple of months |
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Edited on Sat Oct-06-07 05:04 PM by madinmaryland
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He's already seen R-rated movies, at least on video. Plus we took him to see Jumanji on the big screen when he was five. He made it through it, but was quivering through most of it!
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:02 PM
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5. Don't let your hormones get the better of you |
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Those puppies are more trouble than they're worth sometimes
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:13 PM
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6. I'm trying to remember ages that were important to me back then. |
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I turned 17 in 1958. ANCIENT!
I guess 12 for full fare into movies was my first biggie. That was like my bar mitvah. For my 12th birthday I spent the whole day going to movies in downtown Birmingham and paying for an 'adult' ticket. "Today...I yam...a MAN!" I was SO proud.
Back then there was no rating system for movies because there was nothing 'objectionable' in them. There was the League of Catholic Decency and Hollywood's Hayes office to make sure we didn't see any prurient 'filth'.
Then the 'Hayes office' (look it up...movie censorship) of the 30s and 40s kind of phased out. And, somehow the Catholics lost their clout.
There was a 1953 movie, "The Moon is Blue" which was considered to be 'scandalous' because it was the first post-Hayes mainstream Hollywood film to use the word "virgin," after a battle with the official and unofficial censors. Also the first use of "seduce" and "mistress" (as a sexual partner). Woo. Hoo. ;-)
16 was the biggie for driving. 18, I guess, because us guys had to register for the draft. 21 definitely for legal drinking.
After 21, there weren't much of any age related milestones. At 30, I thought I was actually a grownup, even though (in reality) I was still a few years shy of it.
At 50, I thought "Dude, you sure ain't a kid anymore."
At 60 I thought "60. Hunh. Didn't really think I'd make it this far. Not given all the helling around I'd done in my 20s."
At 65 I thought "MEDICARE? ME? MEDICARE? jeez. GEEZER!"
Anyway, have fun at the 'R' rated movies, but don't lose your head. :-)
From what I've seen you do and say you're already wise beyond your years.
All the best. Picked a college yet?
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:18 PM
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7. holy crap, you're deeper in the archeolgical dig than I am. |
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thanks, I feel so young and spritely . ;)
congrats, Ava. but seriously, you aren't missing all that much in that movie thing. There's only about 8 real plots in everyone of them, just adding expletives or a bit of skin doesn't add much at all.
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:49 PM
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12. The phrase "older than dirt" comes to mind. |
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But I ain't there...yet. Gimme some time though... ;-)
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Sat Oct-06-07 07:00 PM
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24. old dirt makes great new gardens. |
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howse your tomatoes doing? ;)
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:19 PM
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So to speak.
Be sure to pick good R movies, not just any old R movie.
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:46 PM
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9. Once when I went to see "Bowling for Columbine" -rated R, I got in when I was 15 no prob |
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because I was wearing a senior letter jacket :)
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:46 PM
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You dirty girl! LOL! :rofl:
:P :) :hi:
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:48 PM
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11. Happy Birthday in advance! |
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:49 PM
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13. Woohoo! Happy upcoming B-Day! Incidentally, |
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when reading those rating guides...
Y7=Who wants to see this, apart from those who go to school in the small bus? G=PG PG=R R=X X=Showtime cable channel NC17=FOX Broadcasting
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:50 PM
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14. I saw my first R-rated movie when I was 11 (in 1982!). |
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It was "The World According to Garp" with Robin Williams and Glenn Close. I went with my mom and one of our closest family friends. I can't remember the movie, though.
What R-rated movie will Ava choose? Stay tuned! ;) :loveya:
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Sat Oct-06-07 05:58 PM
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15. lol, i think everyone sees an r movie before 17 |
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whenever i go to big cities that have big chain theaters they always card which sucks. luckily i live in a small town with a small independent theater so they don't card :rofl:
yup, they wouldn't let me see fahrenheit 9/11 when i went to see it in montgomery so my mom had to go with me so i could see it, lol.
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:12 PM
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16. you can vote next year? YAY nt |
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:19 PM
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i'll be cutting it close, but i made the deadline so i'll get to vote :woohoo:
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:24 PM
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18. I can just see you throwing your ID in everyone's faces. |
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:27 PM
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you know me so well :rofl:
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:35 PM
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21. Replace "throwing" with "shoving." |
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That suits you more.
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:30 PM
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20. I worked at a movie theater for years... |
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When you make 4.75$ per hour you don't care if a tween views a nipple.
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Sat Oct-06-07 06:48 PM
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23. Seventeen is a magic year |
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Have fun and enjoy it's gone before you know it kiddo. I saw my first x rated movie when I was 16, Mark and me went to the multiplex to watch the Poseidon Adventure, they were also showing Caligula. Nobody was gaurding the door so in we went.
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Sat Oct-06-07 07:29 PM
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25. I hope you have a fantastic 17th Birthday, Ava!! |
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Sat Oct-06-07 08:18 PM
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26. why i'm feeling freakin' old right now... :) |
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because you're only a few months older than my little sister, and I changed her diapers when she was little.
Of course, about a year and a half ago when she was turning 15, my brother and I were both complaining about the fact that she was growing up WITHOUT our express permission, and at the same time we said, "We changed your diapers!" to her. She responded by saying, "Ha ha... suckers!" :P
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Sat Oct-06-07 09:39 PM
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well, congrats, then. you can take in all the meaningless violence and cursing you want :P
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Sat Oct-06-07 09:55 PM
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28. Do you get your driver's license? |
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I've been 17 for a while, but still haven't taken my driver's test, because I've got a car that smells like it's on fire whenever it goes over 30 mph or so and we still haven't gotten around to getting it to a mechanic.
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Sat Oct-06-07 11:42 PM
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29. i got my license when i was 16 |
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in alabama you get your permit when you are 15 and your license when you are 16. it's great finally being able to drive myself around.
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Sun Oct-07-07 04:46 PM
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31. Make sure you are really living your own life for you now you hear! |
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