In message <B710544E.1B1%rufbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ruffin Bailey writes:
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>>> You should use the graphics in the middle, as a signal for the duel to star
>t.
>>> For example, a clock striking 12! ;-)
>>
>> That's pure brilliance :)
>
>Except *ahem* that it's stolen straight from High Noon. More or less. High
Which gets it's name from the Gary Cooper movie. The idea of a
showdown at [insert bad guy's favorite time here] is one of the
greatest cliches in film. It even showed up in a Star Trek western
type episode.
I think the brilliance here is in intentionally pointing to that cliche.
-Chris
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