Martini-Organ-Fireplace Disease
("MOFD")

I remember seeing "Giant" in my youth.

The plot is simple. Liz Taylor marries Rock Hudson and moves to West Texas; and the camera rolls for three decades.

Chill Wills is Rock's avuncular, um, uncle. Chill drops by the house, to pay his respects, shortly after she moves in.

Liz stands by a huge fireplace, mixing a martini on the mantle, which she offers to Chill.

Chill: You know, Liz, you shouldn't spend all your time here at the ranch. Get out and see the whole country – Houston, Dallas, San Antone. Why, in 25 years, you'll love this country as much as I do.

Liz: But, Chill! In 25 years I'll be nearly 50!

Chill: 50's a mighty fine age to be.

"YES!", I screamed when first I heard that dialog, and "YES!", I screamed when I turned 50, and checked out the video for old times' sake.

But the martini and the fireplace and the mantle were nowhere to be found. Oh, Chill and Liz had that dialog, all right, but Chill was playing the organ (yep, an organ; in a West Texas ranch house!) as he and Liz chatted.

No martini; no fireplace; no mantle.

Martini-Organ-Fireplace disease (MOFD). It's a terrible thing to witness when someone relies on his distant memory for reliable facts.