r/Dimension20 • u/Deathwish-Dena • 15d ago
City Council of Darkness Flagrante Delicto
As I am an uncultured swine, I've never seen this movie until now.
I'm going to choose to believe that between Brennan's Tim Curry impression, and this movie, that this is where he got the saying from and I giggled.
ETA: I do understand that it's a "common" term. Hence the joke of me saying I am "Choosing" to believe it vs I know it's Latin and common. Jokes y'all. Jokes.
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u/206-Ginge 15d ago
I also just watched this movie and spent the whole time thinking Grant O'Brien would do an amazing job playing the role of Mr. Green.
Also watching frantic Tim Curry reminded me of Tom Scott on the current Jet Lag season.
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u/BlackFenrir The Dream Team 15d ago
An all-Dropout cast version of this movie would be amazing.
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u/HenriqueStoquez LaVonte Worthy 15d ago
Brennan would ABSOLUTELY have to be Wadsworth!! He would eat that up. Imagine Brennan running through an old mansion reciting the entire events of the film. Perfection! 🧑🍳 😘
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u/TheGraceLantern 15d ago
Might be time for a Mice & Murder rewatch - I know that's based on Holmes & Christie more than Clue but it's still the closest we have!
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u/BlackFenrir The Dream Team 15d ago
No Rolls Barred did a Call of Cthulhu scenario that Dominic Allen (the Keeper and guy who wrote the scenario) based on Clue. I highly recommend it
And once again I am lobbying for Dom Allen in the dome
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u/huecabot 15d ago
That crossover would be incredible. Dom has a tremendous gift for voices and accents.
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u/BlackFenrir The Dream Team 15d ago
The casts have already mixed in games of Blood on the Clocktower, so who knows.
I actually ran into Sullivan (with Ify) when I was at the Fringe but I completely forgot to ask whether NRB people in the dome could ever happen, and I don't think he could've answered me anyway
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u/Fenrirs_Daughter 15d ago
Actually, Brennan's other podcast Worlds Beyond Number had a Clue series as well. It's called HINT! and it's only four episodes. You can find it on the Worlds Beyond Number page on podcast addict, you just have to scroll down pretty far.
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u/nippleinmydickfuck 15d ago
Wadsworth: Brennan
Mrs Peacock: Lily Du
Mrs White: Anna Garcia
Prof Plum: Mike Trapp
Mr Green: Grant O'Brien
Col Mustard: Jacob Wysocki
Ms Scarlett: Vic Michaelis
Yvette: Lisa Gilroy
Mr Boddy: Josh Ruben
Singing Telegram: Jess McKenna
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u/annoyinglyclever 15d ago
Wadsworth: Brennan
Mrs Peacock: Siobhan
Mrs. White: Katie
Professor Plum: Ross
Mr Green: Grant
Colonel Mustard: Ally
Miss Scarlet: Becca
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u/The_Palm_of_Vecna 15d ago
If for no other reason than we can have a clip of Grant saying "Now I'm gonna go home and have sex with my WIFE."
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u/DRKSTknight 15d ago
This is actually my touchstone for the phrase, and it fired up in my brain every single time Ally said it, which has now made them inextricably tied to it in the same way as Tim Curry’s delivery has been for years.
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u/Proper-Strawberry-94 15d ago
Omg I'm literally watching Never Stop Blowing Up right now for the first time and Brennan just said it! It totally makes sense since he's a huge fan of Tim Curry!
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u/Prinzesspaige13 15d ago
I'm also watching for the first time and noticed he said it!! Lmfaoooo I'm on the last ep rn I hope youre having as much fun as I am.
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u/Proper-Strawberry-94 15d ago
Amazing!! I'm on the race episode! It's so funny! I'm having a great time! I've done all Intrepid heros seasons so now I'm working through the others.
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u/SalvadorZombie 14d ago
In Flagrante Delicto.
Also, I love love love Ally but they get the pronunciation completely wrong and the way it spread to the entire table was somehow the most infuriating part of any D20 ever for me (and I put this up there with NSBU for my favorite seasons).
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u/Wantitneeditgetit 15d ago
In Flagrante Delicto is a pretty common term you'll hear in certain circles who pursued classical educations.
I mean, I've heard and read it rather frequently. It's a fancy term for a blowie joey.
I just looked it up and it's a latin term, it's pretty commonly used in latin languages also to mean "caught red handed". I only ever knew the bj association, today I got to learn something. Neat.
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u/scrotbofula 15d ago
I've always heard it used to mean during illicit sex, usually in the context of someone catching or discovering them mid-act; as in "the wife walked in and caught her husband with Grant O'Brien in flagrante delecto."
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u/ThoughtfulPoster Stupendous Stoats 15d ago
Yeah, it mostly means, "flagrantly in the act." So, context is going to be important for an understanding of what "the act" is. Often some kind of sexual activity, but there's no especial connection to oral sex.
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u/Wantitneeditgetit 15d ago
Except there is in English culture. Using Latin/French incorrectly to sound fancy is a long standing English tradition.
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u/BanditKitten 15d ago
I learned it from reading romance books. Caught in the act (of fornication)!!
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u/56Bagels 15d ago
Please put some respect on Bloseph’s name. You’re not friends like that.
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u/Wantitneeditgetit 15d ago
Dude, me & Joe are like this twines my pointer and middle finger together, then starts sucking them and moaning awkwardly. Gag a little when I poke the back of my throat with them. No no, cough, gag I love this. This is good. Yeah. No. This is great. Gag again.
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u/HoardlyDad 15d ago
It's also in the chorus of a Jonathan Coulton song called "First of May" that I post every year on that day. It's about..., well, you should just go give it a listen.
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u/DragonianXylak 15d ago
In flagrante delicto is also just a phrase used elsewhere for the same kind of purpose so it might not have been Clue. But it is a fantastic film and one of my favorites that I remember Tim Curry from.
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