CONTEST

Alright, so this isn’t the finds. I apologize for that. Except not really because I’m giving you all a chance to win something. This is a public contest and anyone and everyone is eligible to enter.

I love to quote movies. This could be because I have movies on constantly throughout the day and often have random tidbits from them stuck in my head. I’ve also wanted to do a giveaway of some sort, so I thought: why not combine the two?

Before we get going into the details of the contest, what are you going to win? Why, a pair of ballet flats from my shop, that’s what!

Many of my heels can be made as flats as well, but we can work out the details later. You need to know how to win, don’t you?

Here’s the skinny. I have come up with a list of 28 movie quotes and it is your job to identify them. You may earn multiple points per quote by this point system:

Identifying the film – 1 point

Identifying the film & character – 2 points

Identifying the film, character & scene – 3 points

Several quotes have a double point value, giving you the opportunity to earn 6 total points on certain lines. You won’t know which ones these are. That’s a surprise.

Some are obscure, some are quite obvious. For the sake of fairness and sportsmanship, please, no cheating. Be honest and stay away from internet searches.

Contest ends February 29th. Please e-mail all entries to merlo.and.me@gmail.com

Are we ready?

HERE WE GO!

QUOTE LIST

1. “You can’t even let it go, not even on your birthday.”

2. “Two didn’t come back, sir!”

3. “If nothing else, it’s. . . flashy.”

4. “I learned a new word today. … Dude, D-O-O-D. Dude.”

5. “Hot air balloon? Too expensive. Giant slingshot? Too conspicuous. Enormous wooden horse? Too Greek!”

6. “You people make my ass twitch.”

7. “The first album was better than the first album.”

8. “Well you find any more of that you can make yourself a nice little hankie.”

9. “Sorry to invade your space, but I needed that.”

10. “Pray they’re that stupid. Pray we’re that lucky.”

11. “You should have seen it before your hoard of camel ridding illiterates descended upon it.”

12. “See old friend? I brought more soldiers than you did.”

13. “Okie slash dokie!”

14. “Hold your tongue sir, or lose it.”

15. “The purpose of university is to find a suitable husband.”

16. “Darling, nothing is final until you are dead. Even then I’m sure God negotiates.”

17. “S-so which is it? The-the moth or the butterfly?”

18. “Not today!”

19. “I’ll have your leg!”

20. “If it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it.”

21. “I think you underestimate the convenience of a pocket.”

22. “You say you’re under a curse? Well so what; so is the whole damn world.”

23. “It’s just a circus! A peanut operation.”

24. “A single raindrop raises the sea.”

25. “Heads you live, tails you die.”

26. “My mother is, in her own socially acceptable way, also a drug addict.”

27. “I make my own luck.”

28. “I’ve seen that. A ferret on crystal meth.”

Good luck everyone!

Watch out for da bees!

Today’s finds are exciting and early, and partially exciting because they are, in fact, early. Not much else to say on that matter. I’m bad at introductions.

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Antique Pearl Lace Ruffled Scarf by JANNYSGirl

This scarf has to be one of the most beautiful scarves I’ve seen in a long time. It’s design is simple in that it is simply lace. Nothing more, nothing less. Though the lace itself is rather intricate, the uniformity of it pulls the piece together in perfectly delicate femininity.

The fact that this scarf is so elegant and high class without having an obscene amount of glitter, crystals, ruffles, and bows is what speaks to me the most. JANNYSGirl knows that less is more in this case, and I love it.

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Beehive Piñata by wsykes

Wow. This is great. Generally we run in fear from a giant beehive, but this one here can filled with delicious! (not that honey isn’t delicious) Thanks to wsykes, we don’t have to worry about an angry swarm of bees coming after us and stinging our poor unsuspecting bodies. Heck, the whole purpose of this is to whack it around until it bursts!

So this is for every bee that’s ever come after me *WHACK*

Yay, candy!

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Victorian Inspired Leather Boots - sz 8.5 by moransagron

OH MY GOODNESS Moransagron WHY AREN’T THESE MY SIZE? Not that I have chunk of spare change hanging around, but if I did oh my goodness. I don’t even know if I can write anything up that will do these justice.

I’m in the shoe business and I can say I am not easily floored (haha) by a pair of shoes. I want most of what I see, but these take my breath away. This work of art must be what happens when a dress and a chaise lounge get together with the most eligible bachelor of the ton.

I honestly feel like these boots are unisex, which is marvelous. It is difficult to create something with that many feminine attributes, and still be easily viewed as a men’s shoe. I do not think the artist intended this, and I apologize if I have offended, but I really think that is fantastic. I can totally picture Steven Tyler or any rock star from Japan rockin’ these on stage.

Great job. Truly amazing boots.