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  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
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    CrabKey wrote:
    After reading the discussion about Bond slapping women, I wondered how many of us have actually been influenced by a Bond film in some way.

    Whenever I order red wine with fish, I always think back to FRWL.

    I always slap the waitress when she makes the mistake of bringing me sangiovese with my gilthead bream.

  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    CrabKey wrote:
    After reading the discussion about Bond slapping women, I wondered how many of us have actually been influenced by a Bond film in some way.

    Whenever I order red wine with fish, I always think back to FRWL.

    I always slap the waitress when she makes the mistake of bringing me sangiovese with my gilthead bream.

    You made me spill my coffee on my keyboard.

    Thanks for your observation, I am never sure which direction you pick to go. But this one is priceless.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    When I have a 5:00 shadow, I tend to press my lips together more often like Brosnan did in GoldenEye. :))
  • timmertimmer
    edited April 2013 Posts: 4,622
    CrabKey wrote:
    After reading the discussion about Bond slapping women, I wondered how many of us have actually been influenced by a Bond film in some way.

    Whenever I order red wine with fish, I always think back to FRWL.

    :)) But wasn't the whole point of that scene to demonstrate how gauche it is to order red wine with white meat. It can blow your cover as a civilized person.
    Please, shoot me if I ever order red wine with white meat. Red wine with pasta or red meat, but never with fish, at least not white fish.
    Red wine with salmon? OK? Anyone?
    Edit: I can answer my own question. Red wine with salmon can be ok.
    "The top ten wines to complement salmon range from white wines to red. The statement about drinking only white wine with fish is true to a certain degree, but you still have to take into account of how the fish is prepared and the ingredients being used. All white wines don't necessarily pair well with fish, especially the rich flavor of salmon. You may find that some reds will do better"

    http://voices.yahoo.com/top-ten-wines-complement-salmon-1879430.html
  • samainsysamainsy Suspended
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    Today I got into a fight and thought of when Bond beat up Fisher best Bond fight ever!!
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    Well, you can't be on this forum without having had your life influenced by 007.

    Own tuxedo, have owned a silver DB5, appeared in DAF, learned to ski, scuba dive, martial arts, own PPK, know not to drink red wine with fish and never owned a white cat.

    All started in 64' after seeing GF first run. The adventure continues.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    timmer wrote:
    CrabKey wrote:
    After reading the discussion about Bond slapping women, I wondered how many of us have actually been influenced by a Bond film in some way.

    Whenever I order red wine with fish, I always think back to FRWL.

    :)) But wasn't the whole point of that scene to demonstrate how gauche it is to order red wine with white meat. It can blow your cover as a civilized person.
    Please, shoot me if I ever order red wine with white meat. Red wine with pasta or red meat, but never with fish, at least not white fish.
    Red wine with salmon? OK? Anyone?
    Edit: I can answer my own question. Red wine with salmon can be ok.
    "The top ten wines to complement salmon range from white wines to red. The statement about drinking only white wine with fish is true to a certain degree, but you still have to take into account of how the fish is prepared and the ingredients being used. All white wines don't necessarily pair well with fish, especially the rich flavor of salmon. You may find that some reds will do better"

    http://voices.yahoo.com/top-ten-wines-complement-salmon-1879430.html

    Well the basics indeed are about the tastes. Strong tasting food (Like red meat) need strong tasting (and fitting) wines. Lighter tasting food needs lighter (and most often white) wines. But somewhere there's obviously a gray area. Some reds are not very strong (younger ones especially) and those could be drunk whilst eating strong tasting fish (comparitavely, of course). Then there's also rosé wines, which go well with stronger fish or vegitarian dishes, or chicken, but not so well with steak (cow, horse). As an example, white wine goes well with tame duck, but never try it with wild duck! You won't taste the wine at all!

    Now, on the influencing bit. Bond changed me ever so slightly. I've always been a loner and Bond showed me that was ok. Especially the literary Bond. I've always found it hard to point out to people what I like in travelling and staying in places that aren't that expensive, but have their own atmosphere. Again, it's there in the books. And what probably once saved my life: Bond does 50 pushups a day in the novels. I decided to do the same. It made me strong enough to whitstand an attack by five teenagers (and get one locked up as well).
    So thank you Ian Fleming for creating a character that has a somewhat similar mindset to my own. And thank you world I don't have to kill for a living.

  • offtheradarofftheradar
    edited April 2013 Posts: 80
    For me the influences cover a range of Bondisms from the fashion, discerning taste in food and drink, traveling in style, attention to detail, reading, learnedness, fitness, etiquette, an appreciation for art (Richard Chopping dust jackets), cars and being a man.

    Of course being a man in the 50s in Fleming's time right up through to today has changed a lot. The escapism of it all, is probably why we all like Bond, but when you put it all together, there is the makings of being a gentleman.

    I also think it's as much about Fleming as Bond. We owe him a debt too.

    The only aspect I don't support of course is the violence but at least Bond is saving the world.
  • timmertimmer
    edited April 2013 Posts: 4,622
    CommanderRoss wrote:
    Well the basics indeed are about the tastes. Strong tasting food (Like red meat) need strong tasting (and fitting) wines. Lighter tasting food needs lighter (and most often white) wines. But somewhere there's obviously a gray area. Some reds are not very strong (younger ones especially) and those could be drunk whilst eating strong tasting fish (comparitavely, of course). Then there's also rosé wines, which go well with stronger fish or vegitarian dishes, or chicken, but not so well with steak (cow, horse). As an example, white wine goes well with tame duck, but never try it with wild duck! You won't taste the wine at all!
    Thank you for your culinary insights Ross.Very helpful. Personally I never drink white wine with red meat or vice versa, but the grey area distinctions are very helpful. People might look at you strange if you bring a bottle of red to a turkey dinner. Most persons know this basic rule and FRWL does a great job of driving the message home.
    A friend of mine who was a bit of a big eater (Sorry I mean food connoisseur ;) ) explained that when eating big steaks, the steak juices would coat the tongue, so the red wine was necessary to counterattack this effect, so that the next tasty morsel of steak could be full savoured. Interesting. Or maybe he just liked to rationalize his heavy steak and red wine diet. I wasnt' quite sure as he did like to eat.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    timmer wrote:
    CommanderRoss wrote:
    Well the basics indeed are about the tastes. Strong tasting food (Like red meat) need strong tasting (and fitting) wines. Lighter tasting food needs lighter (and most often white) wines. But somewhere there's obviously a gray area. Some reds are not very strong (younger ones especially) and those could be drunk whilst eating strong tasting fish (comparitavely, of course). Then there's also rosé wines, which go well with stronger fish or vegitarian dishes, or chicken, but not so well with steak (cow, horse). As an example, white wine goes well with tame duck, but never try it with wild duck! You won't taste the wine at all!
    Thank you for your culinary insights Ross.Very helpful. Personally I never drink white wine with red meat or vice versa, but the grey area distinctions are very helpful. People might look at you strange if you bring a bottle of red to a turkey dinner. Most persons know this basic rule and FRWL does a great job of driving the message home.
    A friend of mine who was a bit of a big eater (Sorry I mean food connoisseur ;) ) explained that when eating big steaks, the steak juices would coat the tongue, so the red wine was necessary to counterattack this effect, so that the next tasty morsel of steak could be full savoured. Interesting. Or maybe he just liked to rationalize his heavy steak and red wine diet. I wasnt' quite sure as he did like to eat.
    Well there are some advantages to a classic, higher-middle class European upbringing ;-) I doubt your friends explanation is correct, for a glass of milk would wash away any such effects too... But eating large quantities of red meat without removing the taste inbetween bites might taste a bit overwhealming. I can imagine you'd try to take that taste away, but you need something strong to do so. Red wine obviously fits the bill. Or lemon, something sour anyway. That's how Limonchello, the italian liquor, is used. You drink it inbetween dishes (and the Italians eat a lot of different dishes per meal) to remove the taste of the last dish so the new one can be appreciated fully.
  • timmertimmer
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    CommanderRoss wrote:
    That's how Limonchello, the italian liquor, is used. You drink it inbetween dishes (and the Italians eat a lot of different dishes per meal) to remove the taste of the last dish so the new one can be appreciated fully.
    Good tip! The Limonchello would come in handy at an Italian wedding. I'm sure it was served at Bond and Tracy's wedding, even if that wasnt' quite an Italian wedding, but I'm sure there were lots of courses.

  • delfloriadelfloria
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    Forgot about this thread.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
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    Let me get this right. You started a thread on how Bond films changed your life, and it got closed down because the mods say you should have put your question on this thread, where the last post was eight years ago?
    Jesus!
  • Risico007Risico007
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    i could post a list a mile long... largely its about fitness clothing and confidence.
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    Let me get this right. You started a thread on how Bond films changed your life, and it got closed down because the mods say you should have put your question on this thread, where the last post was eight years ago?
    Jesus!

    Yep. I had thought Bond had influence my life in the extreme but David Z's "The Bond Experience" put me to shame.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    Let me get this right. You started a thread on how Bond films changed your life, and it got closed down because the mods say you should have put your question on this thread, where the last post was eight years ago?
    Jesus!

    What’s the problem? Why not revive this thread for discussion rather than make duplicate threads?
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
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    It becomes a problem when someone starts a thread, and then gets that thread closed down. It's like being back in primary school when the headmaster is watching over you.
    Seriously, this thread died eight years ago. Did the moderators really need to close this guys new thread and say "you should have put it here".
    I understand forum housekeeping, but this comes across like moderation for the sake of moderation.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
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    I can understand how it may be annoying, but it also brings a nice, interesting thread from the past right into the present, allowing some of us to experience this conversation. It’s almost like a time capsule into the site and where the fandom was back in 2013.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
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    At the cost of alienating people that are new and enthusiastic to start new threads.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    edited December 2021 Posts: 2,060
    It’s a double edged sword because in one way I completely agree that it can be off putting and perhaps alienate some people...but on the other hand placing myself in the shoes of the moderators, I can imagine how incredibly hard and difficult it is to manage a thread like this and prevent duplicate threads from happening.
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    At the cost of alienating people that are new and enthusiastic to start new threads.

    In this case, I'm pretty thick skinned. No big deal and it won't stop me from posting in the future. I'm just glad to see this topic back on the top of the page.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    ColonelAdamski wrote: »
    At the cost of alienating people that are new and enthusiastic to start new threads.

    But there’s already a bunch of good discussion in this thread? You’re taking this very personally on account of someone else. Mods made the obvious and correct call here.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Mainly attitude and confidence

    The first Bond film I saw in the cinema was Casino, I was 10 and it was the first film I'd seen after my Mum's death. Watching it at the cinema opening weekend was an amazing experience because it took me out of troubles for 2 hours and gave me my favourite portrayal of my favourite character.

    From then on whenever I'm in a situation were I need to be confident or strong, I think what would Bond do and it eases my mind. As daft as that sounds.
    I've done it since I was 10 and I still do it now and I'm 26 tomorrow
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Mainly attitude and confidence

    The first Bond film I saw in the cinema was Casino, I was 10 and it was the first film I'd seen after my Mum's death. Watching it at the cinema opening weekend was an amazing experience because it took me out of troubles for 2 hours and gave me my favourite portrayal of my favourite character.

    From then on whenever I'm in a situation were I need to be confident or strong, I think what would Bond do and it eases my mind. As daft as that sounds.
    I've done it since I was 10 and I still do it now and I'm 26 tomorrow

    Doesn't sound daft at all. Oh yeah, Happy Birthday!
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Thanks mate
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