Zompist Bboard Again

I'm wondering about a supposed quote I half-remember. It's about the difference between US-made Western movies and spaghetti Westerns. It might be by Sergio Leone, or perhaps by someone else.

It goes something like

When someone in a John Ford movie looks out of the window, he looks into a glorious future. When someone in one of my movies opens a window, he instantly gets shot.

Does anyone recognize that quote? Does anyone know what the original version was, and who came up with it?

Hello to the oldbies here who might remember me; making my semi-decadal return to poke around (and maybe stick around, but who knows...)

be welcome, o rodent of strife

Welcome back!

Danke, both of you!

make yourself at home & I hope you stay. have some tea and, if you wish, pickles.

Welcome back, Herra Ratatoskr!

Welcome back!

Welcome back, although I'm the opposite of an oldbie, so it's really just a welcome. You're the West Saxon guy¹, are you not?

¹² If I'm correct, please have my appreciations anyway. If not, please accept my more general appreciations.
² I can be summarised as “the footnote guy”.

Lērisama wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 10:10 am Welcome back, although I'm the opposite of an oldbie, so it's really just a welcome. You're the West Saxon guy¹, are you not?

¹² If I'm correct, please have my appreciations anyway. If not, please accept my more general appreciations.
² I can be summarised as “the footnote guy”.

Thanks for the welcome! I am, in fact, the West Saxon guy, and it is still in (sporadic) development. And footnotes are underrated, glad to see them get good use!

Welcome back. Eddy is still tormenting us all these years later. He now identifies as a Butlerian Jihadist.

Speaking of absent members: does anyone know what happened to Linguoboy?

rotting bones wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 11:06 pm Welcome back. Eddy is still tormenting us all these years later. He now identifies as a Butlerian Jihadist.

Is malloc Eddy? I noticed some similarities (and I once characterized malloc's behaviour als "Eddyfying"), and the idea occurred to me, but I am far from sure.

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 6:46 am

rotting bones wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 11:06 pm Welcome back. Eddy is still tormenting us all these years later. He now identifies as a Butlerian Jihadist.

Is malloc Eddy? I noticed some similarities (and I once characterized malloc's behaviour als "Eddyfying"), and the idea occurred to me, but I am far from sure.

Yes. I like that he has a nickname like us now

malloc is definitely Eddy.

Raphael wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 2:31 am Speaking of absent members: does anyone know what happened to Linguoboy?

I was wondering that too. I hope he's okay.

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 10:15 am

Raphael wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 2:31 amSpeaking of absent members: does anyone know what happened to Linguoboy?

I was wondering that too. I hope he's okay.

ditto

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 10:14 am malloc is definitely Eddy.

better to be Eddy than to be Serali?

keenir wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 12:59 pm

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 10:14 am malloc is definitely Eddy.

better to be Eddy than to be Serali?

That's below the belt. IMO the treatment of Serali was one of the more shameful parts of the "unsalvageable fever swamp" period in the old ZBB's history.

I'm Eddy too, but in a different way, as some of you well know.

alice wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 3:02 pm I'm Eddy too, but in a different way, as some of you well know.

We're all eddies in the space-time continuum.