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my mother should be...a Between the hours of 12 and 1pm on days with a W in them. can anyone explain it to me???

I did my real name and I got a human shield.

George W. Bush - Spinster with cats.

Jean ChrÉtien - Prostitute

Paul Martin - Superhero

I typed in my boss' names and it told me satan. But then I realized I put one too many r's. Thank goodness.

It means your ideal job would be working one hour per week. IOW, not very often and not very hard.

LabRat

This is great! I have to send the link to everyone I know!!

When I entered my maiden name, I got:

Then, on a whim, I entered the name I was born with and got:

Thank Goodness for the adoption and my hubby! I'd much rather be President than a Pole Dancer!!!

My hubby, on the other hand, is either a Heavyweight Boxer or a Soap Actor, depending on his middle name!

Spotted this one too late. Yes as usual, but this time, it's a 'back from vacations stuff'. And it was so much fun!! The vacs were too, BTW.

First name: Rabbit Slayer...hum...on the other hand, their population has dramatically expended. But I'm careful not to slay any named Roger.

Last name: Prime Minister. That demands reflection. I lack reflection.

Everyday name: Church Minister...Sure! There's just a minor, tiny insignificant detail. As far as I know *Female* Church Ministers are still not allowed to perform in France, whatever their confession might be. Plus what is it with them and this minister thing?

Full birth given first name: shoplifting. You'll be surprised! Just kidding, I'm trying to quit, honest.

Full birth given name: Circus Freak...Well, isn't that the case, already?

Cyad: Panto Dame. No comments. I don't even know what that is.

Professionnal nickname: Professionnal Tramp. OMG, that's priceless!

'Magical winter show' doesn't really give the flavour of what panto - or pantomine - really is. It's a very quirky - some might say bizarre <G> - British institution.

Each year, up and down the land, during the Christmas season, theatres, community halls, schools, you name it, put on a panto. The theme is usually a fairy tale - Puss In Boots, Aladdin and Cinderella are favourites. Mixed into that are references to topical politics, news, social events. It's supposed to be for the young kiddies, but a lot of adults enjoy them too.

The main characters in the panto are usually taken by celebrities, b-list actors - sometimes for the more prestigious pantos you'll get big name stars. The emphasis is on comedy, with a little romance as a bplot, renditions of current pop songs, and audience participation. One traditional element of any panto, for instance, is for the audience to yell out "It's behind you!" when some comic monster creeps up on a character, while said character pretends he can't see it coming. The "Oh, yes it is!"/ "Oh, no it isn't!" dialogue between actors and audience is also something no panto can be without.

The main ingredient though is the Panto Dame. This harks back to the history of British theatre when women were banned from acting, so all female roles had to be done by men wearing female clothes. Today, the Panto Dame usually takes on the role of say The Ugly Sisters in Cinderella or Widow Twankey, Aladdin's landlady. These are men in outrageously over the top costumes and makeup who are the main comic element of the panto. The more outrageous the better.

You can find out more about pantos here

And photos of panto dames here These are from amateur productions, but they're fairly typical for the genre.

So...there you go. More about pantos and panto dames than you probably wanted to know there.

LabRat

PS: now I wonder what could come close to this in France? The only think I could come up with were the Circus mimes or clowns or the 'café théâtre' pastiches. But I realise now this is hardly beginning to describe it.

PPS: oh, and I almost forgot:

cyad9: movie star...and I thought I was surfing the web incognito!

I hadn't noticed that, but it's fun!

With a fake beard, I hope!!

Which means...?

Did I ever said I work?

Yeah, right :p

See ya,
AnnaBtG.

A Big Game Hunter, Anna, is someone who goes on safari in Africa hunting lions, tigers, elephants...

...but rarely rats.

LabRat

Oddly enough, the time I've spent at my temp job has now exceeded the length of time I spent in my last permanent job (9 months). Maybe I'll get lucky, and they'll end the hiring freeze in a month or two.

Thanks, Rat!

See ya,
AnnaBtG.