May’s features:
From Beverly, this month’s Contributing Rickmaniac, The First Memorable Quotes Quiz.
This Month’s Letter to the Editor
This month we will Ask The Rickmaniac’s Husband
From Suzanne, wonderful photos.
And finally, last but not least, the answers to last month’s quiz The Eyes Have It, from Joy, last month’s Contributing Rickmaniac. Also, the link of the month.

Beverly sent The First Memorable Quotes Quiz, and wrote,

Some of these quotes may not be exact, word for word. This is what I can remember off the top of my head.

1. “Recognize this?” (hint: It was not Rasputin)
2. “The air is full of spices”
3. “I’m an artist; I’ll watch the lady”
4. “The mint jelly on your lamb? My creation.”
5. “Get him out of here. he’s bleeding all over the rug.”
6. “Don’t be coy, I know you shave your legs.”
7. “That’s my wife, crone!”
8. “Don’t smile, Olympia.”
9. “I am a great man.”*
10. “My mother was killed so quickly she was found still holding her sewing.”
11. “No one throws me out of my own house.”
12. “I’ve come to issue an invitation -- a picnic.”
13. Character 1: “Do I hear crickets?”
Character 2: “Yeah, it’s a tape. Isn’t it great?”
14. “Now sew! And keep the stitches small!”
15. “Well, at least I didn’t use a spoon”
16. “You, my room at 10:30. You at 10:45, and bring a friend”
17. “No more table scraps for widows and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!”
18. “We’ll see who’s the Big Fella” (hint: also not from Rasputin).
19. “Some people were born in the wrong century. I was born in the wrong continent”.
20. “Just languish, darling, and don’t molest anything” *.
An * denotes a quote that is mentioned on one of the Rickmanista Film reviews
Hint: DH, The January Man, MC, QDU, Rasputin, RHPOT, S&S, TMD
Answers on June’s Monthly Rickmanista.

Dear Emma,
Why are we rating the films with “hands”? I think Alan Rickman has a VERY sexy upper lip, when it isn’t hidden with a mustache. Why don’t we rate his work with lips, instead of hands? (Oh, I can’t believe I said that!). Name withheld upon request.

Dear fellow Rickmaniac,
I started using hands for a rating system instead of stars because I had been reading the Flights of Fancy page to excess, and several of us -- we know who we are -- are inordinately fond of Mr. Rickman’s hands. But at your request, here’s a lip or two:

Thank you for your letter,
Emma

Sure, Rickmaniacs are devoted, but what about their spouses? Since all of the Rickmanista’s e-mail is from fellow women Rickmaniacs (Emma assumes nobody’s using opposite sex aliases), this month we have a Consulting Rickmaniac’s Husband. His name is withheld at his request.

Dear Rickmaniac’s Husband,
My wife wants to listen to The Return Of The Native tapes all the time. Our kids have taken to imitating AR’s voice and by now I’m memorizing parts of the text. What should I do?
Dear Fellow Husband,
Encourage the kids to pretend they are karate experts and the tapes are blocks of cement to be chopped in half.

Dear Rickmaniac’s Husband,
My wife wants to rent yet another Rickman video, again. Any suggestions?
Dear Fellow Husband,
Rent Gone With The Wind. Tell her Rickman made a cameo as Melanie’s baby. Editor’s note:Guys, this one doesn’t work. The Rickmaniac’s husband doesn’t realize any ‘maniac knows AR wasn’t even born when GWTW was filmed.

Dear Rickmaniac’s Husband,
My meaningful other wants us to go see The Winter Guest in a different town. I say that’s going too far.
Dear Fellow,
Remind her he’s not acting in the film, he’s directing and won’t be on screen. If that doesn’t work, go but stick to The Men’s Number One Commandment: Thou Shall Not Ask For Directions!

Dear Rickmaniac’s Husband,
Aren’t you jealous?
Dear Fellow,
Well, she does make it worth my while...

A reminder from Emma, the editor,

Please note that Ask The Rickmaniac strives for levity and fun. It is purely for recreational purposes, meant for your entertainment and should be taken with a grain of salt. It is based on, but not directly related to, real life!

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From Suzanne,

wonderful photos

from two stage plays

Can you name the plays?

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And finally, last but not least,

the answers to last month’s quiz, The Eyes Have It

from Joy, last month’s Contributing Rickmaniac.

This month’s link is Softseek’s Desktop, which was recommended by Amy for free software, Microangelo, to be downloaded so one could create icons in any design. Amy now has AR icons in her computer.
Emma, on the other hand, is glad she could get this far on her computer. A merry month of May to all!