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posted by
adventurer02
on October 4, 2015 at 11:30 PM
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Dear Mademoiselle
i, m really dificolt to imagine ... may be its great joyfull ..
posted by
Rosetree
on July 24, 2006 at 9:54 AM
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Did he really, TallAndSkinny?
That's hard to imagine.
I never really watched the show. Though I knew he grew to, like, 7 ft tall by the time the show was in it's final season.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 22, 2006 at 11:06 AM
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I Was Called Urkel
...the other day and it hurt so much! I was wearing my pants too high. I quickly recovered, though, pointing out that he eventually went out of costume on the show and immediately turned into a sexy bad-boy.Always pointing towards potential. Nice list! W 
W. --Shawn, "Tall & Skinny Poet"
posted by
TallAndSkinnyPoet
on July 21, 2006 at 6:39 PM
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Who says that, Mysteria?
Pee wee? I know everyone screams real loud when the "magic word" is absent-minded uttered. Great show; great, great show.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 18, 2006 at 11:47 AM
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madame....
"Somebody Scream"
posted by
mysteria
on July 18, 2006 at 7:56 AM
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And yes, Passion, pedophilia does kinda kill the mood.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:14 PM
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I have a friend who used to have purple hair, Passion ...
(well, purplish, anyway) and she wasn't all that funny.
Dogs wearing sweaters are just sad. Nagin even sadder.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:12 PM
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If this were a list of great comedians, YPunday ...
then yes, Jim Carrey would definitely belong. (While, say, Chewbacca probably would not qualify.)
But since it is not such a list ... no, Carrey does not. And Yoda, for instance, does.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:10 PM
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Yes, Rumored, even among comedic giants ... Bea Arthur stands alone.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:06 PM
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And to think, Ann ...
this was only intended to be a filler.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:05 PM
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Au contraire, Franciscan.
My mother is a lovely, delightful woman, and a complete joy to be around.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:04 PM
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Ariel, huh?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:00 PM
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I think men in drag is often funnier to the people doing it, Blanche ...
then to those watching it. IMO, anyway.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:58 PM
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How can you not know half of them, Dave?
At least eight are cultural icons on both sides of the Atlantic.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:57 PM
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Michael Jackson isn't funny, he's sick!
posted by
Passionflower
on July 17, 2006 at 8:11 PM
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Good list but I could add a few things:::::
- teens with purple hair
- Roy Nagin
- dogs wearing knitted vests
posted by
Passionflower
on July 17, 2006 at 8:08 PM
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Jim Carey ought to rank among the top ten, don't u think?
Can you imagine him satying anything half-serious. So his name may also help novice comedians if they use Carey where they wanted to say FUNDAY, PUNDAY or DAVE SWIFTFOX
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on July 17, 2006 at 7:37 PM
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Bea Arthur..amen to that one..lol...all the others are good, too.....
posted by
Rumor
on July 17, 2006 at 3:26 PM
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Looks like the list could grow much longer. Congrats, you have the prize delivered. Thanks for playing.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on July 17, 2006 at 2:13 PM
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Mademoiselle,
Almost sounds like this post was inspired by your mother, an antithetical inspiration for your list.
posted by
franciscan
on July 17, 2006 at 2:06 PM
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Mam'selle
Have you never seen The Blair Thing? Or worse, his missiz? Ugh!!!!
posted by
ariel70
on July 17, 2006 at 1:22 PM
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Mademoiselle, you're forgetting men in dresses, such as Tootsie,
Tom Hanks in Bosom Buddies, etc. Put a guy in a dress and it's guaranteed yucks.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 17, 2006 at 1:16 PM
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We need footnotes for the Brits. Don't know half of these.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on July 17, 2006 at 1:12 PM
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FYI:
My mother sent me an email asking, "What about Pee-wee Herman or Michael Jackson?"
I replied, "Possibly."
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:34 AM
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Wow, TAPS!
Thank you so much for the link!
I can't risk watching it though.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:33 AM
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Aaron:
1) I'm not sure Nixon's name gets an automatic laugh. Though I had considered Dr. Henry Kissinger. However, I think he may only be funny if (an impression of) his voice is involved. (A la Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
2) I'm not sure N'Sync is culturally significant enough. Some people may not even remember Justin Timberlake used to be in a band.
3) Star Jones was a lot funnier when she was fat. Barbara Walters may fall into the Kissinger/Schwarzenegger category.
P.S. One time, my mother actually told a guy he looked "just like Richard Nixon".
I was, like, "You do know that's an insult, right?"
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 9:31 AM
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Mademoiselle, anyone who would like to see Bea Arthur doing it can do so here.
Do "the Urkel"!
posted by
TAPS.
on July 17, 2006 at 9:04 AM
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I'd also suggest:
-Richard Nixon
-The fat guy from N'Sync (Joey Fatone, if you can believe it)
-Anyone from "The View," particularly Barbra Walters or Star Jones
posted by
AaronB
on July 17, 2006 at 9:02 AM
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Further explanation of the meaning of this list. Note the following:
On "Conan O'Brien" recently, they showed a clip from the 1987 Emmy awards in which Jaleel White taught Bea Arthur how to do the Urkel dance. I was laughing so hard ... I, literally, thought I was going to die.
And I wasn't just laughing for a few minutes either. I'm talking, like, several days. It was really "touch and go" there for a while (as far as whether I was going to live or not).
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:44 AM
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See previous comment, Schatz.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:41 AM
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It will all become clearer in my very next post, Moon.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:41 AM
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Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgghh
posted by
Schatz
on July 17, 2006 at 8:41 AM
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Bea Arthur is absolutely awesome, TAPS ...
and, in all seriousness, deserves tremendous credit for being something of a feminist pioneer (through her show "Maude").
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:40 AM
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Madem, I did see in the comment that you left on my blog "Grounded for life." (in pink italics of course) but, I did not want to be so gauche as to acutally ask. But, since you have alluded to it.......Why were you grounded? Have I missed something (again)? I blame it on age. I seem to miss a lot these days. Mostly I miss my mind.....yes, of all the things I have lost, I miss that the mose. Moon_Spirit 
posted by
syzygy
on July 17, 2006 at 8:36 AM
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Mademoiselle, Bea Arthur has to be #1 in my book also. I could watch her forever and over and over on the same thing.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 17, 2006 at 8:33 AM
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No, ariel70, see this is not a list of people/creatures who are intentionally funny ...
but rather ones who automatically make any joke involving them funny, simply because they provide such a strong Pavlovian response.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:31 AM
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Don't worry, Bel ...
I'll be addressing that in my very next post.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 8:26 AM
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Mam'selle
Yut tut, marm! Shame on you! How very, very insular of you! No British humorists/comedians/aphorists? No European ditto?
posted by
ariel70
on July 17, 2006 at 8:14 AM
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I am dying to know
WHAT was in the package?????????
posted by
bel_1965
on July 17, 2006 at 8:01 AM
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Editor's note:
I have now amended the list to include two other absolute
no-brainers.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 7:05 AM
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I'll be addressing that issue shortly, Vickie ...
I was way too tired to post any sort of detailed account last night.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:55 AM
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I liked the little old woman best, Ann ...
She was hilarious.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:53 AM
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Never heard of them, Shamsuddin ...
However, there are two glaring omissions which were pointed out to me this morning. I'll be adding them to the list momentarily.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:51 AM
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Yeah, well, I saw a special on the Yeti last night, Davy.
It may have overly-influenced my selection process.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:48 AM
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Urkel was the scariest character of all time. That poor kid actor :) And did you ever open your package or is it still bobbing in the pool?
posted by
VickieJean
on July 17, 2006 at 6:48 AM
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Hopefully, it isn't based on her resemblance to Mayim Bialik, Robdon.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:46 AM
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You're watching a list with bated breath, Moon?
Btw, I've been grounded. So embarrassing.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:45 AM
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Added bonus, Bandana, is that he's kinda scary, as well.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 17, 2006 at 6:42 AM
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Excellent list. I used to watch Bea Arthur as in The Golden Girls. "Thank you for being my friend" They sing. Lol.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on July 17, 2006 at 5:41 AM
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How about Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers?
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on July 17, 2006 at 5:37 AM
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Sasquatch & Chewbacca
Hmm, back to the ol' hairy thing again, Maddy? Interesting...
posted by
DavyAbram
on July 17, 2006 at 4:45 AM
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but I call my girlfriend Blossom!!!!!
posted by
robdon67
on July 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Mademoiselle, I'm watching this one with a great degree of anticipation and bated breath. Moon_Spirit
posted by
syzygy
on July 16, 2006 at 10:19 PM
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oh yeah!
Ronald McDonald, he is a natural.
posted by
bandanafish
on July 16, 2006 at 10:04 PM
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