Ah, the glorious Jimmy Durante.
Just as long as Mrs Calabash knew where she was, and was happy , then everything was fine....
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Ah, the glorious Jimmy Durante.
Just as long as Mrs Calabash knew where she was, and was happy , then everything was fine....
I've always assumed that the aformentioned[mrs.calabash]was his mother,does anyone know for sure?
No, it was apparently the nickname he used for his first wife, Jeanne. He used the reference in the act after she died.
Never knew that westgrand! What about Phyllis Diller & her husband "Fang?"
I always felt Jimmy Durante to be a loving person, a side he firmly hid behind his comic persona. He didn't poke fun at people. That appearance of him and and Mrs Miller could have been a disaster, but for his formidable skills.
I wished too that I could have met Phyllis Diller, as I believe she was a really kindly lady. Behind her zany persona, a shrewd judge of character, but very thoughtful and perceptive.
I would guess 'Fang' was largely, if not completely fictional. That way, Phyllis could act out an alter ego and say just what she liked, but in a way where she wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings, or even be accused of doing so - ?
And I would also have loved to quietly sit and hear Phyllis play the piano with those symphony orchestras at which, apparently, she excelled. We have a symphony orchestra here in my home town [[I think the orchestra may have an international reputation, but is certainly well known by fans of classical music here in UK), and can just imagine how she and it would have sounded together.
Over here, had they been UK citizens, Jimmy, Phyllis and their like would surely have been awarded at least the Order of the British Empire, and be considered national treasures, simply for their oddball humanity. If you've never heard of Ken Dodd, check him out....
The order of the british empire,now that's cool...i want one.
I have rung the palace, and suggested one for you.
HM has just rung back [[she was having her breakfast) and says it really isn't strict protocol to award you one.
I've told her all about you and your global campaign for the realisation of hooch,. HM was impressed, and she says maybe a Disorder of The British Empire could perhaps be considered?
She's going to walk the corgis, and mull it over. It might depend on what Philip thinks.....
Man that would be so cool,i would give it a place of dishonor right next to the dunce cap i wore all through school.
If you were to be awarded an Order of the British Empire [[OBE), you would visit Buckingham Palace, and be presented with a medal by HM The Queen, or possibly the Prince of Wales.
If there were to be a Disorder of the British Empire, I imagine the same procedure would be applicable.
After that, you should forget all about that dunce's cap.
In fact, even before that, you really should forget all about that dunce's cap :)
I most certainly will not forget that i was the only kid in five districts to have one...oh by the way that prince of whales is it,moby dick or orca???
Neither. It's pictures of Cardiff.
He's the Royal with a sense of porpoise.
And, reportedly, a penchant for talking to his plants.
Hey that[cardiff]guy isn't he some sort of magician in vagas??
Has he made it disappear?
I don't think so at last i heard it was still in alaska.
What's it doing there? On vacation?
You'll note I didn't say 'holiday', just to prove that the Brits [[including the English) are international...
Vegas,alaska..pop.50 some of my best customers live there and they never feel the cold thanks to this wonderful elixur.
So that's where the saying 'bear with a sore head' began.....
What?,you thought that thier fur keeps them warm on those long alaskan nights??
Of course it does - except, of course, when it's at the cleaners.....
OK WEST LET ME ENLIGHTEN YOU,NOW WAY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN MY GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GR EATGRANDADDY[HE WAS GREAT]WAS UP IN THE GREAT NORTH HE ACCIDENTALLY[or so they say,hehe]SPILLED SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND THE BROWN BEARS DRANK IT WELL IT BLEACHED THE FUR BUT WARMED EM UP,SO WHEN THOSE BEAR HIBERNATE THEY ARE JUST SLEEPING IT OFF[TAKES EM AWHILE].
How are they placed in the warmer months?
WELL THE WARMER MONTHS ARE SPENT IN AA....[Jai he's talking about the bears not you]...OPPS.
arr&bee,
Your thread & Dyvanaye's "SDF Anonymous" threads was the true inspiration behind "Malletcatraz", a thread that was one of the funniest things that I've ever seen.
I believe that I saved your thread. As I recall it, the forum instituted the use of a password & you were kinda locked out. While we could all see what you were writing, it seemed as though you couldn't read any of it.
That gave me the idea to be tossed in a dungeon by Dyvanaye & her co-horts, where I'd have a one-way conversation with myself just as you had done.
Truthfully, it was just going to be a one-sided thing where I'd just write whatever I dreamed up. But once Wicked, Dollar Bill & the rest got involved, it just went in totally different directions, depending upon what someone came up with that day.
That made it much funnier than what I'd imagined because most times the funniest things come from people playing off of one another. Those threads will never be forgotten by me & fortunately, I saved most of what wasn't deleted.
Sadly, that thread never truly went where it could've gone & certainly was never wrapped up satisfactorily.
I sometimes dream of a day where it could be recaptured, but as with many things, the natural flow is the best & you just can't recreate something like that began from nowhere, then took on a life of its own.
But Lord...it was really something :)
The one way conversations are CLASSIC SDF!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm finding that if I talk to myself, I get all the right answers.....:rolleyes:
thanks juice,that was a crazy time when i wasn't sure i could get back into sdf so i just started writing stuff and eventually ralph found me,as you can see between-west,moe,jerrry,144man and myself we try to keep some of the humor going and once and while we talk about music too.Quote:
Originally Posted by juicefree20
I still haven't quite figured out how this 'last word' thread worked.
Was it something similar to the Word Association thread?
And no one else will figure it out westgrand...............yet!!;)
I'm wondering here : are you talking totally illogical, moe?
Haaaaaaaaaaaaa,ok,ok let me break it down whoever gets the last word gets the last word,get it?
Whenever I have an argument with my sister, she always gets the last word [[+ 95% of the others!).
My sister? I just let her think so because most of the time it's just not worth it [[and she can be really dumb/stupid).
They both sound like they can be the absolute terminus. The outside edge of enough.
Maybe they should form a double act. Go down great in Cinderella.....:rolleyes:
Oh no they wouldn't!
Oh yes, they would!!
They're behind yoooooou.....!!
Lmao!!!!!!!!!
'My Sister And I' get along fine, as long as there's a county between us.
She's become really bossy and strident over the years. Likes to control everything, and stores up things for future use.
I believe she was the very first known example of a resealable bag.
Hey you two,don't turn this into a[supremes]thread..hehehehehehe.