Teacher Vent

[Bumbles]

I, for one, thoroughly enjoy the timeless wonder that is IAWL and I applaud this Zuzu's Dad character for helping spread some holiday cheer.

I lift my glass of cocoa to you....cheers!

 

[faithinkarma]

Zuzu's Dad, you made me day

Mine too...thanks for the holiday chuckle

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

I'll join in that salute with some eggnog! to George Bailey, the richest man in town.

 

[Lisa F]

Sorry, it was meant to be a JOKE. You know, the whole point of IAWL is that George thought the world would have been better if he wasn't born (only everyone knows that it wasn't better, but actually worse, right?) Ha ha. Sorry to all those who didn't get it, geez. Maybe I should have said the world would have been better if zuzu's dad hadn't been born? But then I would have been accused of having a whole tree up my butt instead of just a stick....

which reminds me, has anyone heard the joke about how the angel ended up on top of the christmas tree?

 

[zuzu's dad]

LisaF

It was so good it went beyond all of us

 

[faithinkarma]

Way to go Lisa F

 

[Bumbles]

Did I insinuate there was something inserted in your posterior?

Now who's reading into things :lol:

Mea culpa Lisa

FWIW..it's not hard for things to go over my head :lol:

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

Nicely done, Bumbles.

 

[Lisa F]

My husband didn't get it either and I thought he was just being a dullard (He thought I was being obscure). You just gave a man the very best (well maybe SECOND best) christmas present he could ever have... he got to be RIGHT (and believe me, it doesn't happen that often!)

I'm not sure I'd want to imagine where else you thought that stick might have been....

But to return to the family nature of this board, has anyone else ever wondered if Bert and Ernie on sesame street are named after Officer Bert and Taxi Driver Ernie? I mean, can that be a coincidence?

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

It's not a coincidence.

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

It's a Wonderful Life
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film in which Jimmy Stewart plays a man who sacrificed his dreams to help his town who attempts suicide; an angel trying to earn wings gives Stewart's character a view of what life would have been like if he had never lived. The film became a perennial holiday season favorite in the United States when its copyright was not renewed in 1974. The film's public domain success is often cited as a reason to limit copyright terms, which have been frequently extended by Congress in the United States.

A colorized version has since been produced, widely considered to be of inferior quality to the black and white original and is often held up by opponents of colorization as an example of the flaws associated with the process. The colorized version is under copyright, however, and some stations pay substantial royalties to show it as it is viewed as more profitable to show the colorized version than the black and white original. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Popular belief is that Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were named after secondary characters in the film. According to Sesame Workshop producers, that's actually untrue.


from: wikepedia

and if you believe that...

 

[faithinkarma]

But to return to the family nature of this board, has anyone else ever wondered if Bert and Ernie on sesame street are named after Officer Bert and Taxi Driver Ernie? I mean, can that be a coincidence?

They are

 

[WilmaBud]

Hey Lisa F., I got it!! Cute post, zuzu's dad.

 

[doxdogy]

Good one ZuZu's dad.

 

[tmq2766]

Too Funny

 

[Lanshark]

1. Don't hand any large sums of money to your forgetful uncle today.

2. Don't drink and drive

3. Don't drink and swim

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

Excellent advice, Lanshark.

 

[Lisa F]

I thought #3 was "Never feed him after midnight"

 

[Arabella Figg 2003]

LOL, different movie.

 

[Tinks]

Well, don't get on the phone with her and curse her out...just some advice.....