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A "bernie bro"? I'd never assume you were THAT stupid without concrete evidence.
But calling me a "moron", well that kinda fits the leftwing narrative. Sorry you refuse to think for yourself, sorry that we have a crappy government no matter who is in power, but I do wish you well. Peace be with you!
Cos he was hungry and that was her job? lol Yeah, that was the way life was. The man worked outside the home and the woman inside and dinner was usually served at the same time. Or as Livvy called it, "Suppa".
I saw this same custom on All in the Family. Archie would be upset if dinner wasn't on the table at six when he got home from work. Couldn't really blame him. He left the house early, had to ride that moving zoo called the subway, worked at a hard physical job all day, rode that same packed subway BACK home in the evening.
Of course that showed played it for laughs. Once when dinner wasn't ready Archie asked, "Whaddya think? I'm like one of those high society guys who eats late, like at 6:15, maybe 6:20?"
Well thanks for the reply, Tandyman. I've actually felt the same way about other shows myself. After a few seasons, I "had enough" of them, like with CSI:Miami. Just couldn't take anymore of the long drawn out scenes in the lab with all the FX of bullets, knives, etc, and how they rip through bodies.
Well to each his own if that's the way you feel about it...haha! But seriously, good points and I don't disagree with most of them. It was an amusing episode. John Fiedler was a perfect frog. I enjoyed everything he did. He was my favorite 'poker buddy' in The Odd Couple movie.
Dan Tobin was funny as the client who kept insisting on a drink. I thought he was even funnier in an earlier episode, 'I Remember You Sometimes', as the insufferabe know-it-all client whom Darrin annoyed with his own super memory (thanks to Endora).
I should have narrowed my criticism of the episode. It WAS funny but silly. What I mean is that there was an internal logic to most episodes. Even though it's a fantasy world, if the scripts play by certain rules then I have no quarrel. Sam had powers but she couldn't do she everything that wanted. There were limits to her powers
In the first season she was nervous when Maurice was coming to visit. She was scared abut how Daddy would react to her mortal marriage. He demonstrated the power to banish Darrin and Sam could not stop him. At least she couldn't stop him with her powers but she made a heartfelt plea as a daughter.
In season three when Endora and Sam's aunts test Tabitha's powers, they decide to whisk her away to Hagatha's Magic School. Sam was unable to stop them, but luckily Maurice came to the rescue. Apparently HIS powers were stronger than all three witches combined.
Then there's the problem of things conjured up from witchcraft. Samantha could not zap the pink elephant that Aunt Clara conjured up onto the patio. She said that if she could do that she'd zap him "all the way back to Africa."
So I appreciate there were limits to Sam's powers. There were many other examples later on. When Tabitha conjured up characters from Sleeping Beauty, Sam couldn't send Prince Charming back into the book unless he wanted to go.
My argument here is that it was demonstrated in the opening teaser that Fergus had no power over Samantha. He just made a pest of himself. She sent him into the fountain, she sent him back to the park. So the whole "amphibian blackmail" thing was an empty threat. My question is, why did Sam feel threatened by someone who clearly had NO power over her? So zap him back to a park, Central Park(!), at least for the time being and then try to help him later.
If it had been established at the outset that Sam had no power over Fergus and could not send him anywhere, her dilemma would have made sense. But as it was, they were just hollow threats. It's a fantasy show, true, but at least it should play by its own rules.
Anyway, always enjoy the dscussion and your insights. The board here has been slow and you hadn't posted in a while. I was afraid that you ran away. lol
Well Hillary,who also "lies her (fat) ass off every time she opens HER mouth" is YOUR heroine. So pot, kettle,black, so until you have a coherent argument, shut the frack up! lol
Sorry to hear that! I really enjoy this show, probably because it can be so outlandish. Aside from Hawaii Five-O , it's the only hour drama show I watch (well Criminal Mnds now and then).
Why was this the end for you? Just curious. Everyone has the right to watch what they want and I wonder why some people ended up disliking this show so much.
Really? Good to know! I must have misunderstood something. 'Duh' for me! lol I really thought it was the season finale.
'Free Willie' maybe! lol 101 Dalmations, but only the dogs were nude in that one, Cruella DeVille wore a fur coat made of endangered animals.
I gotta stop this, I am too mean. ha ha
Good news about Scorpion! Just love the cast of that show even though the "science" can be pretty far out. Since the show ended on a major cliffhanger this year, I am glad that it will be back. I've had the disappointment of watching several shows which ended with cliffhangers and then were cancelled. How mean is that?
No Ordinary Family was good but it ended on a cliffhanger, so did V, and a few years ago, Forever was cancelled after one season and a cliffhanger ending. I am just about finished with network dramas. They sucker you in and then the networks cancel them. The only shows which don't seem to get cancelled are the myriad Law and Order and CSI shows which seem to have the half life of plutonium. lol
I think she was in Cujo, you know the Stephen King story about the rabid dog. LOL I vaguely remember her from the old fifties flick, "It Came from Outer Space" too.
Als I think she was up for the role in "Liar, Liar" but it went to Jim Carrey instead.
Why do you ask these questions and get me in trouble? ha ha
Beautiful picture! Yes, I didn't mean to imply that there were NO beautiful women. I have seen pictures of some very attractive gals who didn't have the use of cosmetics. But mostly they wouldn't fit the standards of modern "beauty". Most hairstyles were rather severe and women wore high collars, bonnets and other clothes that didn't exactly flatter, at least not according to our modern standards.
It's just that the working class folks, farm women like the Ingalls women, led hard lives under harsh circumstances. I've seen many pictures of farm women in the 1800's with all their young children around them. In most cases they could not have been older than thirty five but they were weatherbeaten and old looking before their time.
I just don't think men in those days expected to marry airbrushed Cosmo cover girls. lol
Hillary Clinton might "speak up" in defense of Comey if she were able to get a speaking fee of $100,000. lol Really that woman would never extend herself or defend another unless there was big $$$$ involved. She cares for no one but herself and her ravenous ambitions.
Yeah, before electric lights you went to bed when it got dark and got up with the sun, especially on farms. Really there would be no reason to stay up until ten or eleven if it just meant burning more candles. What would you do anyway? Watch TV, surf the web? lol
There were probably some folks in the upper class who stayed up late because they attended the opera and concerts. If you had to study you might stay up late. But on the whole, working class people and especially farmers went to bed when it got dark so they could be up at dawn.
Definitely interesting and now I know a lot of places to avoid. lol
From some of the other posts, yes its true snakes catch live prey, kill it and eat it. But in captivity they will eat prey that is fed to them if it has been killed.
Has anyone heard of Clyde Peeling's Reptiland? It's here n Pennsylvania where I live. Clyde Peeling opened a zoo for reptiles in 1964. He is very committed to conservation and the proper care of his animals.
I took my son there once when he was little. They do shows and presentations and teach a lot about reptiles. I bought Clyde's book in the souvenir shop. Very interesting read!
Reptilland uses frozen mice which they thaw out to feed the snakes. One employee said that they call them "mouse-sicles." (blech, but to each his own!) Clyde Peeling said that problem with feeding live rodents to snakes in captivity is that it can be a danger to the snake.
He explained that snakes and rodents would not hang out together in the wild. And if you put a live rodent in with a snake who isn't really hungry, he will just ignore it. Snakes don't kill for sport. But mice with their razor teeth will sometimes start gnawing on the snake. He said that happened with one of his pythons. The mouse chewed on the snake and did some damage. Chewed up the snake's tail.
That OP is rather harsh! To judge someone mostly on their looks?
Beauty does have its appeal but back then when life was MUCH harsher, women didn't use cosmetics, visit beauty salons or use sunscreen as they toiled on farms, well they just weren't that "pretty".
The same goes for the men. Have you ever SEEN any pictures of the real Charles Ingalls? He was far from the hunk that Michael Landon was! And he managed to find a wife.
We tend to apply today's beauty standards to people from centuries ago. There was a Bonanza episode which starred Stephanie Powers as Calamity Jane. When I saw a a picture of the real Martha Jane Canary, yikes! She looked like she could've been Stephanie Powers brother.
But Calamity Jane lived a rough life in the west. She raised her five younger siblings when their parents died. With no formal schooling, she did any job she could to support them. She was an Army Scout, ox team driver,etc. She wore men's clothes. Her hard life showed in her face. Yet she married twice.
It's just not fair to say that someone is "ugly", therefore they don't deserve to be loved.
And as BiffGG pointed out, Laura would be considered a good catch if she came with a dowry. Folks were a lot more practical minded when it came to marriage back then. Today too many people (of both genders) fall in love with a pretty face, nice body or that obnoxious trite reason I used to hear by young brides on "Say Yes to the Dress". He makes me laugh. He's funny and cute and smart. Yeah so is Bugs Bunny!
Must be something special about it.
I remember in a Honeymooners episode Norton was asked a question by a reporter. When he asked him where he was from, Norton replied, "The garden spot of the world, Brooklyn, USA!"
The audience cheered wildly.
I love this movie too. I have a copy of it and I watch it every once in awhile. So funny!
I read that Cary Grant didn't like his performance in this film, thought it was too "over the top". But that's just what the situation called for!
When Mortimer came across a childhood picture of Jonathan and commented on his face.
"I remember he used to scare grown ups with it."
Many favorites, but I LOVE 'Tunnel of Love.'
Agree with all the lists presented here. Something else which would be banned would be the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. No one was politically correct on those roasts. But they were funny and good natured. Foster Brooks who did his incredible 'drunk' routine would be looked on today with shock. Many of the celebrities on the dais were smoking. Nothing like that would be acceptable in today's politically 'perfect' regime.