I like this time at night on HBT

[LabRatBrewer]

Gilligan's Island.

LRB, man... Nice

Do you know what I like about shows like GI? Comport memories aside. People! Long lost on some tropical island a band of nobody's come toghether. They are all different, come from across all plains of difference in their roots. But they all come together as a single familly investment. They learn to live together with all their differences and thrive.

Oh Man, terrible timing on my part. RIP Professor!

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/r...lligan-s-island--is-dead-at-89-205226838.html

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Oh Man, terrible timing on my part. RIP Professor!

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/r...lligan-s-island--is-dead-at-89-205226838.html

As a professor myself, I really liked his style. He somehow couldn't turn his talents toward patching a simple hole in the S.S. Minnow, but he could cobble together a TV from washed up parts and coconut shells and did all sorts of other handy things which made him popular with Ginger and Mary Ann. Clearly he was a man with his priorities in order.

 

[Dan]

Not just a dads dream.

Absolutely correct! Sorry about that Melana, I've been watching to much Tim Allen.

 

[passedpawn]

Holy cow. That is surprisingly shocking. I did grow up with the castaways. And to answer the next question: Mary Ann. Absolutely.

Oh Man, terrible timing on my part. RIP Professor!

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/r...lligan-s-island--is-dead-at-89-205226838.html

 

[HefeHood]

I could use an long vacation on an island about now. Id like Mary Ann to wash ashore with me!

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Mary Ann for a great wife, Ginger for a great mistress.

Oh damn, not in France...

 

[passedpawn]

Mary Ann for a great wife, Ginger for a great mistress.

Oh damn, not in France...

The French president doesn't have a wife, he has an "official consort". They're just weird over there. Wonder who the last bachelor POTUS was?

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

The French president doesn't have a wife, he has an "official consort". They're just weird over there. Wonder who the last bachelor POTUS was?

James Buchanan.

BTW Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) and Ginger (Tina Louise) are still with us, the last of the cast.

 

[passedpawn]

Wonder who the last bachelor POTUS was?

Answered my own question. There were six presidents that were bachelors entering office. Some of them were widowers, and some would wed while in office.

But one never wed. He was possibly only gay president. More on that in a sec...

There's only been one Vice President who never wed. He was William Rufus De Vane King. He was described as "effeminate and called him 'Miss Nancy' ". After serving as the 13th VP, King would end up leaving his faithful roommate, with whom he had lived for years, to become the US Minister to France. After some time apart, that lonely roommate would write, calling him his soulmate.

"I am now solitary and alone, having no companion in the house with me. I have gone a wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any one of them.

That roommate was our 15th president, James Buchanan.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Answered my own question. There were six presidents that were bachelors entering office. Some of them were widowers, and some would wed while in office.

But one never wed. He was possibly only gay president. More on that in a sec...

There's only been one Vice President who never wed. He was William Rufus De Vane King. He was described as "effeminate and called him 'Miss Nancy' ". After serving as the 13th VP, King would end up leaving his faithful roommate, with whom he had lived for years, to become the US Minister to France. After some time apart, that lonely roommate would write, calling him his soulmate.

​

That roommate was our 15th president, James Buchanan.

Is it just me or does he look strikingly similar to John Lithgow?

 

[Dan]

Is it just me or does he look strikingly similar to John Lithgow?

Wow! He does. I wonder if they have familiar voices?

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Answered my own question. There were six presidents that were bachelors entering office. Some of them were widowers, and some would wed while in office.

But one never wed. He was possibly only gay president. More on that in a sec...

There's only been one Vice President who never wed. He was William Rufus De Vane King. He was described as "effeminate and called him 'Miss Nancy' ". After serving as the 13th VP, King would end up leaving his faithful roommate, with whom he had lived for years, to become the US Minister to France. After some time apart, that lonely roommate would write, calling him his soulmate.

​

That roommate was our 15th president, James Buchanan.

Interesting. How likely do you think it would be to have a gay president now in the 21st century?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Is that openly or closeted? I think the odds of a closeted ones are plenty high, and higher that it wouldnt be as big a deal if they were found out. As for an openly gay one? To not talk too deeply into politics or religion, I think that trends will be for that not being publicly accepted for at least a few decades.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Is that openly or closeted? I think the odds of a closeted ones are plenty high, and higher that it wouldnt be as big a deal if they were found out. As for an openly gay one? To not talk too deeply into politics or religion, I think that trends will be for that not being publicly accepted for at least a few decades.

I suppose the lack of CNN, Fox News, and Twitter in 1856 would have helped keep things more discreet. The shame of these technologies is that they tend to amplify the idiosyncracies versus detail the core nature of people. Back in the day people could craft their image in written words and (I think) express themselves more clearly. Now all we see are the soundbites and Twitter feeds.

Anyway, steering into dark waters. To keep passedpawn's blood pressure under control, here is some self-moderation - Mary Ann in short shorts:

 

[DrunkleJon]

I will accept that. John Lithgow for VP 2016.

Now where is my coconut and bamboo time machine?

Why not both together, and a little Gilligan for the ladies

 

[SaguaroMan]

I suppose the lack of CNN, Fox News, and Twitter in 1856 would have helped keep things more discreet. The shame of these technologies is that they tend to amplify the idiosyncracies versus detail the core nature of people. Back in the day people could craft their image in written words and (I think) express themselves more clearly. Now all we see are the soundbites and Twitter feeds.

Anyway, steering into dark waters. To keep passedpawn's blood pressure under control, here is some self-moderation - Mary Ann in short shorts:

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My, what a mighty big link you have

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[Thunder_Chicken]

My, what a mighty big link you have

I fixed it.

Wait, no, that doesn't sound right at all...

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Actually, to the man of the hour, The Professor, Russell Johnson (with the Ladies of Gilligan's Island)

 

[Dan]

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Mary Ann for a great wife, Ginger for a great mistress.

Oh damn, not in France...

Actually, I've changed my mind. Mary Ann for great wife AND mistress.

 

[passedpawn]

Actually, I've changed my mind. Mary Ann for great wife AND mistress.

My goodness you are bored tonight. And, you keep giving Lovey short shrift.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

My goodness you are bored tonight. And, you keep giving Lovey short shrift.

Bored and on HBT, what are the odds?

Lovey was probably fine for the previous generations, bless her. But Mary Ann, she is ageless. Sally Field is of the same cut of cloth. Cute little hottie in the Smokey and the Bandit.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Bored and on HBT, what are the odds?

Lovey was probably fine for the previous generations, bless her. But Mary Ann, she is ageless. Sally Field is of the same cut of cloth. Cute little hottie in the Smokey and the Bandit.

I had the honor of working with most of the cast for one day in late 1988 or early 1989, when I was a photographer years and a lifetime ago. Jim Backus had just passed and I don't remember Tina Louise being there. It was a hairstylist convention. One of my favorite gigs.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Crazy. My dad was a pilot and flew the Beatles on a commute between gigs. He said the door on the plane suddenly opened and Ringo almost fell out. Great story, don't know how true.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Crazy. My dad was a pilot and flew the Beatles on a commute between gigs. He said the door on the plane suddenly opened and Ringo almost fell out. Great story, don't know how true.

Glad he didn't fall out. Drummers are always at risk (See Spinal Tap).

 

[Dan]

Phone mistake

 

[Melana]

Many thanks to you guys.... My pretzel dough is on the rise.

 

[Dan]

Phone glitch
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[Dan]

Many thanks to you guys.... My pretzel dough is on the rise.

Pics?

(Random thought)
We all need somebody who cares about us. Just like we all need people to care about. That tiny little thing is why people survive, why we marry, why we become loving parents and look forward to the future. We all need something we can't provide alone. Look around at some of the happiest people in this world. They aren't happy because they have a lot of money, wealth, cottage on the beach, perfect house... etc. (Okay, that probably wouldn't be so bad) They are happy because they have a family. They have people to love and care about and, that love and caring is returned.

Man, that's more than money can ever buy.

PS
(My fatasies in my dream world)

 

[HefeHood]

Pics?

(Random thought)
We all need somebody who cares about us. Just like we all need people to care about. That tiny little thing is why people survive, why we marry, why we become loving parents and look forward to the future. We all need something we can't provide alone. Look around at some of the happiest people in this world. They aren't happy because they have a lot of money, wealth, cottage on the beach, perfect house... etc. (Okay, that probably wouldn't be so bad) They are happy because they have a family. They have people to love and care about and, that love and caring is returned.

Man, that's more than money can ever buy.

PS
(My fatasies in my dream world)

Dan,
Vey well said. :rocking: