Saturday, November 26, 2011

Casablanca quotes in the style of The Wire


I have a good idea. Let's divide up Casablanca into sections, and then select a quote from each section that would be the quote shown in the beginning of an episode if Casablanca was made in episodes like The Wire. Got that? Let's go:

  • Introduction
    "We hear very little, and we understand even less." - an Englishman
  • The arrival of Major Strasser
    "Everybody comes to Rick's." - Captain Renault
  • The letters of transit
    "I found myself much more reasonable." - Ugarte
  • A 10,000 Franc wager
    "Yvonne, I love you, but he pays me." - Sacha
  • The arrest of Ugarte
    "Are my eyes really brown?" - Rick Blaine
  • The arrival of Victor Laszlo and Ilsa
    "Play it, Sam." - Ilsa Lund
  • Rick gets drunk
    "...if it's December 1941 in Casablanca, what time is it in New York?" - Rick Blaine
  • Flashback to Paris
    "We said 'no questions.'" - Ilsa Lund
  • Laszlo comes in for questioning
    "Even Nazis can't kill that fast." - Victor Laszlo
  • The black market
    "...the Germans have outlawed miracles." - Ferrari
  • Rick does a beautiful thing
    "Oh, he's just like any other man, only more so." - Rick Blaine
  • The Marseillaise
    "Your winnings, sir." - the croupier
  • Ilsa plies Rick for the letters of transit
    "...a story without an ending." - Rick Blaine
  • Rick and Laszlo have a chat
    "Since no one is to blame, I demand no explanation." - Victor Laszlo
  • Rick sets up to leave Casablanca
    "I shall remember to pay it...to myself." - Ferrari
  • Rick turns on Capt. Renault
    "I suppose you know what you're doing, but I wonder if you realize what this means?" - Captain Renault
  • Rick reveals his intentions
    "...soon, and for the rest of your life." - Rick Blaine
  • Conclusion
    "Round up the usual suspects." - Captain Renault

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Where is all the money going?

Here's a chart showing that America spends way more per capita on health insurance than any other country:



What I don't understand is: where is all this extra money going? Who is profiting from this? Big insurance companies or something? Then wouldn't these companies have gigantic revenues, like ExxonMobile or WalMart or something? I don't understand it very well.

Friday, November 4, 2011