Litsy

Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett

#haikuaday
#haikuhive

Chatting with @JenlovesJT47 today about Jimmy Stewart made me want to write a haiku about this dynamic duo. The book and movie are beyond outstanding. 🖤🤍🩶

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JenlovesJT47 Love it!! Such a great onscreen couple, they are hilarious! I‘d also recommend any of the movies she does with Cary Grant. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is hysterical 😅 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩🎬😍 Love, LOVE, L-O-V-E👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎬🐝💝...and I agree with everything @JenlovesJT47 said! 1mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 I will check into those! I'm sure you also know that she was the muse behind the Venice High School statue that was predominately featured in GREASE? I absolutely adore her.😍🤩😍 (edited) 1mo

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dabbe @AnnCrystal Good to know! 😍🤩😍 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Yes!! So cool 😎 1mo

LeahBergen But where‘s Asta? 😆 1mo

lil1inblue 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 😍 1mo

dabbe @LeahBergen I wanted to fit him in but couldn't find enough syllables! Maybe the last line could read: “Asta solves mystery“ because he really does! 😂 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤩😍🤩 1mo

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Chittavrtti

Devil in a Blue Dress (30th Anniversary Edition): An Easy Rawlins Novel | Walter Mosley

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dabbe

The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett

#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

Six better than last week. This list is killing me! 🤣 For my 3 faves, I went to book noir: two Hammetts and one Chandler.
1. THE MALTESE FALCON: “And when you're slapped you'll take it and like it.”
2. THE BIG SLEEP: “You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, and you were not bothered by things like that.“
3. THE THIN MAN: “Nora: “How do you feel?“
Nick: “Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.”

ChaoticMissAdventures I have a canvas print of Maltese Falcon I loved the vibe of the book! 3mo

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures How cool is that? You need to post a pic! I loved the book and movie so much that I taught an American film noir unit to my juniors as a reward at the end of the year. They loved it! To have them come into the room before class started and voluntarily talk about what they thought was going to happen next was priceless! 😍 3mo

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dabbe

The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett

#bibliophile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#ProtagWPet
#thethinman
#nicknoraasta

Bookwomble ❤️🍸❤️ 3mo

AnnCrystal
🤩💝💝💝. 3mo

dabbe @Bookwomble Of course with the martinis! ♥️🍸♥️ I adore both the movie and book! 3mo

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dabbe @AnnCrystal ♥️🍸♥️ 3mo

Eggs Fantastic 🙌🏻 🍸🐶 3mo

dabbe @Eggs ♥️🍸♥️ 3mo

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Octoberwoman

The Retaliators | Donald Hamilton

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

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Susanita

Death and Taxes | David Dodge

I‘ve seen a lot of misinformation about government employees on social media. One of the most ridiculous assertions is that government employees don‘t pay taxes. This is news to me! I‘ve been paying taxes on my wages since I started working in high school, through college, and as a #longtimefed for 35+ years. I still pay taxes on some of my retirement income. The same applies for teachers, firefighters, state workers, and other public servants.

Tamra 🤦🏽‍♀️ it‘s inexplicable. (edited) 6mo

ImperfectCJ So many misconceptions. I spoke with a medical doctor yesterday who didn't know that the NIH was part of the federal government and didn't understand the link between cutting federal funding and colleges decreasing the number of science graduate students they could accept. I just...ugh. I don't mean to imply that I have a firm understanding about how everything works, but I feel pretty confident that I understand the basic structure. 6mo

TieDyeDude That hurts my brain. Why would someone make up a lie like that, unless there is no practical reason for these fed lay-offs and supporters need to make up easily refutable stories to justify this administration's actions in their own minds... 🤔 😵 😔 6mo

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marleed I‘m retired fed civil service (38 years). I paid taxes then. I pay taxes now. And honestly, I‘m good with paying taxes to support roads, libraries, education, keeping SS solvent, healthcare, emergency response, military, peace keeping mission, altruistic endeavors and so much more. I don‘t want to pay the taxes of billionaires who have the accountants and the exception‘s to avoid their responsibility. 6mo

marleed And another thing… In 2022-23 the average cost of educating one student was $17,650. I have 2 grown children who were in public schools k-13. Without adjusting for inflation, my taxes for those 13 years of education is $458,900. My taxes did not pay the direct education of my own kids. It went to the education of the US. Just stop it with private school vouchers. Our best natural resource is the education of our children. 6mo

Susanita @marleed I don‘t think anyone “likes” paying taxes, but I definitely like what taxes pay for, nationally and locally. I like public land and schools and libraries and sidewalks and food testing and so much more. Vouchers are a scam. 6mo

Susanita @TieDyeDude The more I think about it, the more absurd it seems to me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 6mo

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Susanita

Miami Blues | Charles Willeford

At one point as a #longtimefed I was pretty familiar with the Miami airport, whether as the destination or a transit point. I also spent a long day at the airport greeting arriving participants and getting them onto the right shuttle bus. For another conference, my room overlooked the main runway.

Anyway, in addition to the sandwiches from La Careta, I also like the artwork on the walls.

TheBookHippie I liked it too. Been years since I‘ve flown in there! 6mo

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dabbe

The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett

#threelistthursday #tlt

A whopping 14/100! 🤣 Some of those posters were 😱!
Faves:
THE THIN MAN: [Nora Charles]: “Waiter, will you serve the nuts? I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts?“
DARK VICTORY: “Nothing can hurt us now. What we have can't be destroyed. That's our victory - our victory over the dark. It is a victory because we're not afraid.“
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: “I am Heathcliff!“ (I laugh at this one now).

Mollyanna I need to watch Dark Victory it‘s been on my to watch list for a long time. 6mo

dabbe @Mollyanna It's so worth it. Have hankies nearby, though! 🩶💚🩶 6mo

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Susanita

Devil in a Blue Dress | Walter Mosley