E.T. – Halloween

Michael: Wait, Mom. Don’t look.

Mom: Okay.

Michael: Okay, Mom. You can look now.

Mom: That’s great. Stay here.

E.T.: Ouch.

Michael: Stop that! No! Don’t!

E.T.: Ouch.

Michael: It’s a fake knife. It’s a fake.

E.T.: Ouch.

Mom: Okay. All right. You look great!

Michael: Thank you.

Elliot: Thank you.

E.T.: Thank you.

Mom: Be back one hour after sundown. No later. ‘Bye.

Michael: Gertie, come here. Come on.

Kids: Trick or treat? Trick or treat?

E.T.: Home. Home. Home.

They are rich in fibre – which helps with satiety, the feeling of fullness and is important for a healthy digestive system and many of us do not reach the recommended target.

Chia seeds are also relatively high in protein – so are a useful source of plant protein and provide a range of amino acids, particularly for vegetarian and vegan diets. Seeds are rich in minerals such as calcium and magnesium and trace elements such as manganese, which helps make enzymes.

The fibre content of chia seeds, and their ability to hold onto water might contribute to satiety and consequently eating less. Chia seeds have a neutral taste compared to the bolder flavours of pumpkin seeds and hemp seeds. A popular way of eating them is to soak them in water or milk and put them in the fridge for at least 2 hours (or overnight). The seeds absorb the liquid to form a gel, which resembles tapioca in texture and is commonly known as a ‘chia pudding’. To add flavour, you can try soaking the seeds in flavoured milk, fruit juice, or by adding spices such as cinnamon, ginger or a little honey.

CHUCKIE: Hey. When’s the arraignment?

WILL: Next week.

WILL: Sorry.

LAMBEAU: What’re you doing?

WILL: Sorry.

LAMBEAU: That’s people’s work, you can’t graffiti here. Don’t you walk away from me!

WILL: Hey, f*** you!

LAMBEAU: Oh, you’re a clever one. What’s your name? Oh my god…

TOM: Looks Right. 

Mean Girls – Jingle Bell Rock

REGINA: Gretchen, switch sides with Cady.

GRETCHEN: But I’m always on your left.

REGINA: That was when there were three of us, and now the tallest go in the middle.

GRETCHEN: But the whole dance will be backwards. I’m always on your left.

REGINA: And right now you’re getting on my last nerve. Switch.

VOICE: And finally, please welcome to the stage Santa’s Helpers doing “Jingle Bell Rock”.
 

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring

Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun

Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time

Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square

In the fr…

Jason?

What a bright time it’s the right time

To rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell time

To go riding in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy up jingle horse, pick up your feet

Jingle around the clock

Mix and mingle in a jingling beat

That’s the jingle bell

That’s the jingle bell

That’s the jingle bell rock
 

KAREN: That was the best it ever went!

AARON: That was awesome.

REGINA: Lip gloss.

KEVIN: Hey, good job, Africa.

CADY: Thanks.

GRETCHEN: Cady’s blushing. Oh, my God. You totally have a crush on that guy.

CADY: No, I don’t.

GRETCHEN: That’s why you wanted to join the Mathletes.

AARON: Mathletes? You hate math.

KAREN: Look how red she is.

Watch Over 28,000 Stuffed Animals Bombard an Ice Hockey Game

Last Sunday, a Calgary Hitmen ice hockey game against the Swift Current Broncos was interrupted by some rather unusual circumstances. After Calgary’s Jordy Stallard scored a goal two minutes and 41 seconds into the second period, fans bombarded the rink with thousands of stuffed animals.

The incident was all part of the team’s annual Teddy Toss, which has been a Hitmen tradition since the inaugural toss back in 1995. Each year on the big day, fans wait for Calgary to score their first goal of the game, after which they respond with what one sportscaster described as an “avalanche of fur.” Of all the ice hockey traditions of littering the ice with unusual items, this one perhaps does the most good. Every toy is then collected and donated to a local charity. This year’s haul was split among 50 agencies including the Calgary Food Bank, the Salvation Army, and Siksika Children’s Services.

Over 300,000 toys have been donated to charity since the tradition began, and this year’s final count was especially impressive. A total of 28,815 plush items were tossed by the fans, beating out all the previous years. That night the stadium was also sold out, which likely added to the fluffy chaos. You can watch a video of the event above.

source: www.mentalfloss.com

Make the following passive sentences active.

1. The ice hockey game was interrupted by some rather unusual circumstances.

2. The rink was bombarded by fans with thousands of stuffed animals.

3. The annual Teddy Toss has been held since the inaugural toss back in 1995.

4. It starts when the first Calgary goal is scored.

5. Every toy is then collected and donated to a local charity.

6. A total of 28,815 plush items were tossed by the fans.

Key:

1. Some rather unusual circumstances interrupted the ice hockey game.

2. Fans bombarded the rink with thousands of stuffed animals.

3. They have held the annual Teddy Toss since the inaugural toss back in 1995.

4. It starts when a Calgary player first scores a goal.

5. They collect and donate every toy to a local charity.

6. Fans tossed a total of 28,815 plush items.

GILBERT: Anne Shirley. What in heck are you doing?

ANNE: Fishing for lake trout.

GILBERT: For lake trout?

ANNE: Well, if you must know, I was in Diana’s skiff but it sprang a leak and I had to climb onto the piling or sink. Now, if you’d be so kind as to row me to the landing.

GILBERT: Ah, I see. Well, then the fact is I rescued you.

ANNE: Help was on the way and I was calmly waiting for it.

GILBERT: You’re most welcome.

ANNE: I am grateful for your assistance, Mr. Blythe, even though it was not required. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to find my friends. They are likely overcome with fear for my life.

GILBERT: Well, Anne, wait. Wait a minute. I was just down at the post office to see if the Queens results had been printed.

ANNE: Congratulations on coming first, Gilbert. I’m sure you’re very proud of your achievements.

GILBERT: Wait a second, you ninny. We tied for first place. You and I. I figured you’d have it for sure. We all passed – our entire class.

ANNE: First of all two hundred?

GILBERT: I’m sorry you had to share it with me.

ANNE: I never expected to beat you.

GILBERT: Can’t we be friends now? This childishness has gone on long enough, don’t you think?

ANNE: The fact that you rescued me unnecessarily hardly wipes out past wrongs.

GILBERT: Look, I’m sorry I ever said anything about your hair. You have no idea how sorry. But it was so long ago. Aren’t you ever going to forgive me?

ANNE: You hurt my feelings excruciatingly.

GILBERT: I only said it because I – Because I wanted to meet you so much.

ANNE: Why did you turn your back on me at the Christmas ball?

GILBERT: Anne, that was over a year ago.

ANNE: It was a deliberate humiliation.

GILBERT: And I knew exactly what you were thinking, too, Anne Shirley. You and Diana Barry. Look, can we be friends now?

ANNE: Why don’t you figure it out, if you’re so clever.

GILBERT: Anne, wait a minute.

ANNE: Everyone will think I’ve drowned.

And now Adele, starring as … Adele. The singer, who released her album 25 on Friday, took part in a prank with the BBC’s Graham Norton in which she masqueraded as an Adele impersonator named Jenny. She then joined a group of other Adele impersonators trying out for a fake talent show. Though she looked something like herself, she was made up with a fake chin and fake nose, kept her working-class accent trimmed and her voice low. After all, Jenny is a nanny, and “nannies talk very slow and very calm to try and make the world make sense,” she told Norton.

She then went backstage with the other Adeles, watching each of them perform the Bob Dylan song “Make You Feel My Love,” a hit for her in 2008. At one point she feigned nervousness, telling the others she was going to be sick. “Bless her,” whispered one of the other impersonators in concern.

But once “Jenny” took the stage, there was no doubting who she really was. Recognition dawned on the others with gasps and smiles. “As soon as she opened her mouth … you can’t mimic like that,” said one of “Jenny’s” rivals.

The sequence was shot for a BBC special, “Adele at the BBC,” which aired in the UK Friday night. Adele’s new album, 25, is expected to be one of the biggest — if not the biggest – records of the year.

According to the UK site OfficialCharts.com, it sold more than 300,000 copies in Britain in its first 24 hours. In the United States, Columbia Records planned to ship 3.6 million physical copies, making 25 the album with the most new-release CDs shipped in the past decade, according to Billboard. The first single, “Hello,” was released October 23 and has been No. 1 on iTunes ever since.

source: CNN

LUKE: No, my father didn’t fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter.

BEN: That’s what your uncle told you. He didn’t hold with your father’s ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved.

LUKE: You fought in the Clone Wars?

BEN: Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father.

LUKE: I wish I’d known him.

BEN: He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior. I understand you’ve become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend. Which reminds me… I have something here for you. Your

father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn’t allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did.

THREEPIO: Sir, if you’ll not be needing me, I’ll close down for awhile.

LUKE: Sure, go ahead.

BEN: Your father’s lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster.

BEN: An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.

LUKE: How did my father die?

BEN: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.

LUKE: The Force?

BEN: Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.

BEN: Now, let’s see if we can’t figure out what you are, my little friend. And where you come from.

LUKE: I saw part of the message he was…

BEN: I seem to have found it.

LEIA: General Kenobi. Years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father’s request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack, and I’m afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.

BEN: [to Luke] You must learn the ways of the Force, if you’re to come with me to Alderaan.

LUKE: Alderaan? I’m not going to Alderaan, I’ve gotta get home, it’s late, I’m in for it as it is!

BEN: I need your help, Luke. She needs your help. I’m getting too old for this sort of thing.

LUKE: Look, I can’t get involved. I’ve got work to do. It’s not that I like the Empire; I hate it, but there’s nothing I can do about it right now… It’s all such a long way from here.

BEN: That’s your uncle talking.

LUKE: Oh, God, my uncle. How am I ever going to explain this?

BEN: Learn about the Force, Luke.

LUKE: Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going.

BEN: You must do what you feel is right, of course.

Cancelled California wedding becomes meal for homeless

After a wedding in California was called off, the bride‘s family decided to invite homeless people to the reception meal instead. The bride’s mother, Kari Duane, said her daughter told her on Monday she and her fiance had decided not to go ahead with the event. Rather than cancel, Ms Duane invited homeless people to the feast at Sacramento’s Citizen Hotel.

About 90 turned up to enjoy steak, salad, salmon and other delicacies. One of those who took up the invitation, Rashad Abdullah, arrived with his wife and five children. “When you’re going through a hard time and a struggle to get out to do something different and with your family, it was really a blessing,” Mr Abdullah told local television station KCRA.

The bride’s mother said she had mixed feelings about the day. “Even though my husband and I were feeling very sad for our daughter, it was heart-warming to see so many people be there and enjoy a meal,” Ms Duane said.

Part of the $35,000 (£22,631) non-refundable cost of the wedding was a trip to Belize. Ms Duane and her daughter left for Belize on Sunday.

source: BBC

The state of Louisiana, originally a French colony, started celebrating Mardi Gras (= Fat Tuesday) in the French tradition, with elegant balls. The city of New Orleans, founded in 1718, became an important port and was on Spanish hands, too, before becoming part of the United States in 1803, when Napoleon sold the territory of Louisiana. By the 1830s the city held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders, which expanded to a festive period of two weeks. During the holiday people still wear purple, green and gold, which represent justice, faith and power in the Catholic Church.

The parades are organized by groups called Carnival krewes, whose members wear costumes and masks, and beads and trinkets are thrown into the crowd by the float riders. Krewe members pay fees ranging from thousands of dollars a year for the most elaborate parades to as little as twenty dollars in the more simple ones. One of the most famous parades is Rex, parading the king of the carnival, whose identity is kept secret until the day before Mardi Gras, just like the identity of his “Queen of the Carnival.”

The New Orleans carnival is also characterised by marching bands and jazz music, so much so, that in 1949 Louis Armstrong was elected King of Zulu in a krewe of mostly African American membership. Since members couldn’t afford expensive throws, in the early 1900s they started the tradition of throwing painted and decorated coconuts, which became a major carnival attraction. Originally a religious festival, Mardi Gras in New Orleans over the years has turned into a huge event celebrating different cultures and people who join in together to have a great time.

colony – gyarmat
port – kikötő
street procession – utcai felvonulás
carriage – hintó
to expand – terjeszkedni, kibővülni
justice – igazságosság
faith – hit
power – hatalom
member – tag
trinket – csecsebecse, bizsu
float – felvonulásokon használt színpadszerű kocsi
fee – díj
elaborate – bonyolult, kidolgozott
identity – személyazonosság, kilét
marching band – menetelő zenekar
to be elected – megválasztják
to afford – megengedheti magának (pénzben)
attraction – látványosság
religious festival – vallási ünnep
to turn into – valamivé változni
to have a great time – remekül érzi magát

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