Folklore: Who did it first?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: Neil D
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 01:38 AM

Moses, at the Red Sea crossing?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: Wesley S
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:17 PM

I'd like to know who was the first one to film a macho hero walking away from something that he blew up { buildings or cars } without flinching or looking back.Because that's a scene that's been done to death in the movies.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:16 PM

Yes, CS - by accepted convention. The words of the Greek gods and heroes and mythological characters all have their accepted English spellings.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:03 PM

Is there such a thing as 'correct' spelling of a Greek word in English?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: Charmion
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 02:55 PM

Uncle Dave: 1
Miss Ross: Nil

Subject: RE: Folklore: Who did it first?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 04:30 PM

Scilla and Charabdis

Scylla and Charybdis.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: Bert
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 01:12 PM

Wow this is great. I never even thought of classical literature.

It seems this gag is really old.

So let's fill in the time line from three thousand years ago 'till now. Just how many times has it been copied.

I guess I'll have to change this from BS to Folklore.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 01:11 PM

Charlie Chaplin - frequently. Rush for open door - swerve at last moment - pursuers rush thru door - Charlie locks them in & walks off grinning & rubbing hands together. Guess he was doing this pre-1920.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: Becca72
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 01:02 PM

The Millenium Falcon flying out of the Death Star as the hatch is closing in "Star Wars: A New Hope" predates all of Berts examples
:-) Don't know who did it "first" though.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: frogprince
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 01:01 PM

Read the title, thought "Adam and Eve", then read the post and found out what "it" meant in this case.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 12:58 PM

thought he was asking who did it first in film not in classical literature.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: GUEST,Ebor_fiddler
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 12:55 PM

Then there was the Greek tale of Jason passing through Scilla and Charabdis (Miss Ross made sure I spelled that word correctly!)which clashed together immediately the "Argo" had passed through. Some three thousand years before our beloved mouse and pussy cat.

Subject: RE: BS: Who did it first?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 11:58 AM

tom and jerry... kitchen drawer full of sharp implements?

Subject: BS: Who did it first
From: Bert
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 11:56 AM

There's a scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone where Harry is being chased by the flying keys. Hermione and Ron open the door for him, he flies through and then they shut the door leaving the keys to crash into it.

Then in Independence Day when they are trying to escape from the alien Mother Ship, they fly through the closing door just in time and the alien ships crash into it.

Also in Finding Nemo, the Pelican has them in its beak and is being chased by the gulls. It approaches a sailboat and at the last minut turns on its side and flies between the mast and the sail, leaving the gulls to crash into the sails.

So who did it first? It is a very visual gag so I suspect it may date back to the silent movies.