Not my personal choice but it's hard to argue with 1939: Gone With The Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Wuthering Heights, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (with Basil Rathbone), At The Circus (with The Marx Brothers), Beau Geste (with Gary Cooper), Intermezzo (with Ingrid Bergman), the list goes on and on (
I always liked king-fu fighting. Man, those cats were fast as lightning! In fact, it was a little bit frightening, 'cause they moved with expert timing.
I wouldn't invite someone to a restaurant I could not afford, so I'd hope they'd just order what they felt like eating without regard to cost. And maybe a bottle of the Banfi Classico Riserva to go with it. Or two.
Ah, you're an old hand, Conrad, so I'll take your word for it. However, it doesn't seem like that would help very much with the original purpose stated here, i.e., screening out redundant threads.
Very much so! There's a feeling prevalent amongst Forum posters (it seems) that the Chat room is for 'juniors,' but that is not so. I met my sweetie there, and I am no junior...nor is she.
Flowers (plural: a bouquet) are an excellent traditional idea. Be warned though that women all know this secret ridiculous code about what which sort of floral arrangement is supposed to mean, so you'd better google it first. You don't want to bring her a bouquet that (to her) says "I love you like my own grandmother."
RE: The last thing on my mind...
Polarbutterfly. Oh damn. Wait -- the last thing?4