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Top Ten Best Things About The Golden Girls
Every so often I meet someone who just isn't able to fully understand what it is about The Golden Girls that I find so gosh darned appealing. To those people, I hope this article helps...
10. Sixty and Still Gettin' Some
The ladies of Miami Beach didn't sit around playing bridge. Yeah, I could go on and on about how The Golden Girls was well-written and smart and so on, and sure, it most certainly was. But one of the show's best qualities was that it proved that mature ladies still have sex, want sex, and enjoy sex. The fact that this show promoted that thought was nothing short of revolutionary at the time. Plus, it was just funny as Hell to witness Blanche bed everyone from a shoe salesman to Santa Claus.
9. Some of the Best One-Liners in Network Television History
My gay male friends and I have often gone head to head in Golden Girls quote-offs (I always emerge defeated, of course), but seriously, who can forget "I see little orbs of sunshine in a bag!" and "Like the fatal blossom of the jimson weed, I entice with my fragrance, but can provide no succor." And there's always "Oh I do! I do believe in sluts," "I lost Butter Queen, haven't I suffered enough?" and "I know I'm not dreaming because there are no boy dancers." Still want more? I don't blame you.
8. Gay-Friendly Before It Was Hip
Consider this: Dorothy's old friend, a lesbian, falling for Rose ("Lesbian, Blanche, not Lebanese!"), Blanche's brother Clayton bringing his boyfriend to visit, or the girls speaking honestly about HIV at a time when many were still afraid to touch people with AIDS. It's no surprise then that The Golden Girls has rightly earned a strong following among gay people, especially men, since it first aired. (I'm pretty sure the catty one-liners have something to do with it, too.) Television in the '80s was still trying to figure out how to tackle the topic of homosexuality, but The Golden Girls pulled it off just right without ever getting preachy or breaking away from the humor that made the show famous.
7. Cheesecake
A better ad for cheesecake than The Golden Girls? I don't think so. Not only were our sassy gal pals gettin' some, they weren't afraid to chow down either. Sure, they fretted about their weight every once in a while, but they knew that there weren't any problems they couldn't solve by sitting around the kitchen table and pulling out a Sara Lee. Yum.
6. Catching Glimpses of Random Celebrities Who Were Not Yet Celebrities While Watching Reruns
True, we didn't know it at the time, but Miss Hipster herself Jenny Lewis once played a conniving Sunshine Girl on the double G, and a very young George Clooney had several scenes as a cop on stakeout at the gals' pad. (Blanche tucks him in at night, but don't worry...no hanky panky.) There was even a famous blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment with Quentin Tarantino as an Elvis impersonator.
5. Stories from Sicily, St. Olaf, Brooklyn, or the Deep South
Why didn't my grandmothers tell me stories like this? No, all I ever heard about was escaping Communist Cuba and how hard it was to work as a seamstress to put my father through school, blah blah blah. Dorothy, Rose, Sophia, and Blanche each had their own territory to mine as they spun stories that were homey, bawdy, and hilarious all at once, creating the real heart of the show. Answer me this: Can you shoot a herring out of a cannon?
4. The Girls in Hot Pants!
Whether dressed in top hats and dancing in the hospital or just gettin' funky in their own living room, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and even Sophia (hey, she was in a pizza commercial once) were always looking for creative outlets, from dressing up as Chicken Little and pals to staging a talent-filled telethon to save a lighthouse. Moments like these reminded us that Estelle Getty, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Bea Arthur were not just quick with a joke, but were (and are) truly legendary performers.
3. It Taught Me About Menopause
I still vividly remember sitting in the basement with my parents watching the famous menopause episode and feeling intensely uncomfortable as the girls discussed Blanche's change of life. ("Menopause was wonderful for me!" "I never had PMS, but I had a BMW," and so on.) Still, I'm glad I watched it because it is truly how I came to understand that the concept of menopause even existed...and you thought PBS was the only educational programming out there.
2. It Also Taught Me What a Lanai Was
Until The Golden Girls, I never knew what a lanai was. To be fair, I'm actually still not sure. I think it might just be a fancy name for porch. Either way, I aim to get one when I grow up.
1. A Lady Always Knows When to Leave
Sure, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia weren't super-refined, but they were still ladies in my book, and ladies always know when it's time to say farewell. Okay, yes, I know about the ill-fated Golden Palace spin-off (starring Don Cheadle, seriously), but in my mind, The Golden Girls was Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche, and Rose, and it ended at just the right time. It didn't linger on (ER anyone?) or start filling the schedule with a million Very Special Episodes (ER anyone?). After Dorothy married Leslie Nielsen and embraced her gal pals in one final hug, we knew it was the end of a perfect era.
(from heartlessdoll.com)
10. Sixty and Still Gettin' Some
The ladies of Miami Beach didn't sit around playing bridge. Yeah, I could go on and on about how The Golden Girls was well-written and smart and so on, and sure, it most certainly was. But one of the show's best qualities was that it proved that mature ladies still have sex, want sex, and enjoy sex. The fact that this show promoted that thought was nothing short of revolutionary at the time. Plus, it was just funny as Hell to witness Blanche bed everyone from a shoe salesman to Santa Claus.
9. Some of the Best One-Liners in Network Television History
My gay male friends and I have often gone head to head in Golden Girls quote-offs (I always emerge defeated, of course), but seriously, who can forget "I see little orbs of sunshine in a bag!" and "Like the fatal blossom of the jimson weed, I entice with my fragrance, but can provide no succor." And there's always "Oh I do! I do believe in sluts," "I lost Butter Queen, haven't I suffered enough?" and "I know I'm not dreaming because there are no boy dancers." Still want more? I don't blame you.
8. Gay-Friendly Before It Was Hip
Consider this: Dorothy's old friend, a lesbian, falling for Rose ("Lesbian, Blanche, not Lebanese!"), Blanche's brother Clayton bringing his boyfriend to visit, or the girls speaking honestly about HIV at a time when many were still afraid to touch people with AIDS. It's no surprise then that The Golden Girls has rightly earned a strong following among gay people, especially men, since it first aired. (I'm pretty sure the catty one-liners have something to do with it, too.) Television in the '80s was still trying to figure out how to tackle the topic of homosexuality, but The Golden Girls pulled it off just right without ever getting preachy or breaking away from the humor that made the show famous.
7. Cheesecake
A better ad for cheesecake than The Golden Girls? I don't think so. Not only were our sassy gal pals gettin' some, they weren't afraid to chow down either. Sure, they fretted about their weight every once in a while, but they knew that there weren't any problems they couldn't solve by sitting around the kitchen table and pulling out a Sara Lee. Yum.
6. Catching Glimpses of Random Celebrities Who Were Not Yet Celebrities While Watching Reruns
True, we didn't know it at the time, but Miss Hipster herself Jenny Lewis once played a conniving Sunshine Girl on the double G, and a very young George Clooney had several scenes as a cop on stakeout at the gals' pad. (Blanche tucks him in at night, but don't worry...no hanky panky.) There was even a famous blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment with Quentin Tarantino as an Elvis impersonator.
5. Stories from Sicily, St. Olaf, Brooklyn, or the Deep South
Why didn't my grandmothers tell me stories like this? No, all I ever heard about was escaping Communist Cuba and how hard it was to work as a seamstress to put my father through school, blah blah blah. Dorothy, Rose, Sophia, and Blanche each had their own territory to mine as they spun stories that were homey, bawdy, and hilarious all at once, creating the real heart of the show. Answer me this: Can you shoot a herring out of a cannon?
4. The Girls in Hot Pants!
Whether dressed in top hats and dancing in the hospital or just gettin' funky in their own living room, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and even Sophia (hey, she was in a pizza commercial once) were always looking for creative outlets, from dressing up as Chicken Little and pals to staging a talent-filled telethon to save a lighthouse. Moments like these reminded us that Estelle Getty, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Bea Arthur were not just quick with a joke, but were (and are) truly legendary performers.
3. It Taught Me About Menopause
I still vividly remember sitting in the basement with my parents watching the famous menopause episode and feeling intensely uncomfortable as the girls discussed Blanche's change of life. ("Menopause was wonderful for me!" "I never had PMS, but I had a BMW," and so on.) Still, I'm glad I watched it because it is truly how I came to understand that the concept of menopause even existed...and you thought PBS was the only educational programming out there.
2. It Also Taught Me What a Lanai Was
Until The Golden Girls, I never knew what a lanai was. To be fair, I'm actually still not sure. I think it might just be a fancy name for porch. Either way, I aim to get one when I grow up.
1. A Lady Always Knows When to Leave
Sure, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia weren't super-refined, but they were still ladies in my book, and ladies always know when it's time to say farewell. Okay, yes, I know about the ill-fated Golden Palace spin-off (starring Don Cheadle, seriously), but in my mind, The Golden Girls was Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche, and Rose, and it ended at just the right time. It didn't linger on (ER anyone?) or start filling the schedule with a million Very Special Episodes (ER anyone?). After Dorothy married Leslie Nielsen and embraced her gal pals in one final hug, we knew it was the end of a perfect era.
(from heartlessdoll.com)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Cat In A Boat
Blogger's Note: I can't explain it but this picture makes me totally crack up everytime I look at it.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Only Baseball Game I've Ever Loved
Blogger's Note: Yes, that was a bunt home run. Oh, RBI Baseball. Thanks for all the good times.
Some "Classic" Senior Portraits For Your Thursday
The Pose On A Ladder Portrait
The NBA Jeans Portrait
The High Voltage Portrait
The Mid-Curl Portrait
The Face In A Mirror Portrait
The Playing A Violin Portrait
The Portrait Of A Portrait Portrait
The Weird Asian Kid Portrait
The Daniel-San Portrait
The Basketball Playing Doucebag Portrait
The Shirtless With My Pregnant Girlfriend Portrait
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Food For Thought
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization recently stated that it would cost approximately $30 billion to launch the necessary agricultural programs that would solve global food insecurity. To put this amount of money in perspective, that would be about 4.3% of the Wall Street Bailout to end world hunger.
(info from ecosalon)
(info from ecosalon)
Saturday, November 08, 2008
(from Friday, November 07, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Whatever Happened To "You Scratch My Back...?"
Any notion that Tuesday's election represented a liberal juggernaut must overcome a detail from the voting booths of California: The same voters who turned out strongest for Barack Obama also drove a stake through the heart of same-sex marriage.
Seven in 10 African Americans who went to the polls voted yes on Proposition 8, the ballot measure overruling a state Supreme Court judgment that legalized same-sex marriage and brought 18,000 gay and lesbian couples to Golden State courthouses in the past six months.
Similar measures passed easily in Florida and Arizona. It was closer in California, but no ethnic group anywhere rejected the sanctioning of same-sex unions as emphatically as the state's black voters, according to exit polls.
(from washingtonpost.com)
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
A Dark Cloud Is Lifted
Christ, it's been a long eight years...
(this image courtesy of FOX News)
To the Republicans: Daddy has taken the keys to the Camero. Think about what you've done.
Vote Calrissian
It's 7:30am and I'm tense already. This is going to be a long day. Here's something to lighten the mood...
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Monday, November 03, 2008
Choose Wisely
This is the time of year where I typically ask people to get educated and get out there and vote. But this year is different. This year I'm asking you to get educated and get out there and vote for Obama. This is not the year to skip the polls or vote for Nader. He doesn't have a chance, and believe me, I wish he did. I'm a registered Independent and I hate how we've developed into a two party system. The hard truth is that come Wednesday, either Barack Obama is the next president or John McCain is. I strongly believe with all my heart that Barack Obama is a good man who wants to do something extraordinary with this country. I'm just so very tired of being in a downward spiral, as I'm sure we all are. I don't think Obama is the perfect candidate, but I do believe he is our #1 best option. It's time for the young people of America to take control of this country. Barack is here to help.
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