Y'all can... (inspired by Cantankerous)

gmku · 10.05.2006, 02:59 PM

...kiss mah grits!

Sincerely,

g.

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:02 PM

Urghhhh!The thought of it.......

Savage Clone · 10.05.2006, 03:06 PM

That reference will be lost on 97% of the people here, my man.

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:09 PM

You should have pmed the reference to the remaining 3% then.hehe

Savage Clone · 10.05.2006, 03:12 PM

Everybody else who is old enough to get this joke is from Europe, and hopefully were not watching American TV in the late 70s/early 80s.

Against_The_Grain would get it, but he is not on all that often.

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:16 PM

What are they teaching kids in school, anyway? This is Mel's Diner we're talking about, for God's sake, a cornerstone of American popular culture! No wonder China and Japan have the competitive edge on us these days.

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:17 PM

I used to love that program as a kid.

Savage Clone · 10.05.2006, 03:19 PM

I watched it with my parents.

I also watched Kung Fu with them.

In retrospect, Kung Fu was much cooler.

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:20 PM

Did anyone ever watched The Jeffersons?My,i miss that sooooo much!

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:22 PM

She's Lenny Kravitz's mum,you know?

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:32 PM

^ HA! Classic....

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:35 PM

Funny story... (maybe). For a while in college, I dated a very nice woman who just so happened to be black. We were pretty "serious," actually, so I invited her to my parents' house for dinner one night over winter break. My dad turned on The Jeffersons', and to my great embarrassment, and I'm sure to my friend's, we sat through this stupid show while my dad laughed at the pathetic stereotype humor. God, I was uncomfortable. I've never forgiven him for that.

Cantankerous · 10.05.2006, 03:39 PM

just a word of advice... don't rip off my schtick. that schtick is MINE.

porkmarras · 10.05.2006, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku

Funny story... (maybe). For a while in college, I dated a very nice woman who just so happened to be black. We were pretty "serious," actually, so I invited her to my parents' house for dinner one night over winter break. My dad turned on The Jeffersons', and to my great embarrassment, and I'm sure to my friend's, we sat through this stupid show while my dad laughed at the pathetic stereotype humor. God, I was uncomfortable. I've never forgiven him for that.

But The Jeffersons wasn't pathetic stereotype humor!!!

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

just a word of advice... don't rip off my schtick. that schtick is MINE.

yeah, well, I will if I want to. And if you don't like it, you can jest kiss mah grits, honey...

Cantankerous · 10.05.2006, 03:46 PM

you're not a very good imposter.

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras

But The Jeffersons wasn't pathetic stereotype humor!!!

Well, it wasn't reality. I always thought it was racist because the characters were "types," they certainly were not noble or sophisticated, and the show "dumbed down" race problems, gave it a comic gloss that ignored the terrible state things were really in at that time.

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

you're not a very good imposter.

So what.

Cantankerous · 10.05.2006, 03:49 PM

just saying.

gmku · 10.05.2006, 03:50 PM

What are you saying?

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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Funny story... (maybe). For a while in college, I dated a very nice woman who just so happened to be black. We were pretty "serious," actually, so I invited her to my parents' house for dinner one night over winter break. My dad turned on The Jeffersons', and to my great embarrassment, and I'm sure to my friend's, we sat through this stupid show while my dad laughed at the pathetic stereotype humor. God, I was uncomfortable. I've never forgiven him for that.
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