Mayberry Moment

2007-09-12 Thread bcq145
I guess this goes under my Mayberry Moment category. This past Saturday, four-year old John Clay was playing football coach and he was heard making the following remarks: I will be your football coach.? I know everything about football. Rule Number One:? If you have any questions, just ask me.

There's Some People You Just Can't Forget

2007-09-06 Thread bcq145
Yeah, I'd like to believe Ramona (the grand acting Mrs. Bectoris)?was just pretending with ol' Barn on account of her husband, but something deep down inside me says this gal did not remember him at all and for that I give her a rude. I mean, how can anybody forget our Barney?? It ain't

Just when you think no English teachers are looking...

2007-08-29 Thread bcq145
I'm sorry, my friend Ken (and all other trained noticers out there), but the Shingles Lydia had should have been written with a capital S not a small one.? I apologize for the confusion. Not that I do know? for sure if Miracle Salve could not work on shingles--dang stuff works on almost

I Won't Say Underwear and You Can't Make Me--You're Fired

2007-08-28 Thread bcq145
Re Aunt Bee's refusal to say the word underwear in the Return to Mayberry movie Of course, now, me and Lydia don't have any inside information, but for Aunt Bee to actually refuse the voice-over for that reason, or for Andy or the other writers not to come up with some kind of a compromise

The mark of shame

2007-08-27 Thread bcq145
Well, there's one thing that has not changed.? I see those pesky question marks are still hanging around and hanging around. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Receiver Girl--I wonder if the Miracle Salve will work on them as good as it did Lydia's shingles. And there he'll come,

Re: Shingles, Salve, Situations, etc.

2007-08-27 Thread bcq145
(This is my second copy.? But I forgot to sign my first one.? Go figure and pass that bucket around.) Hey, Friends! I've been out nursing Lydia who's had the shingles and she's just been a beast, I tell you, just a beast!?? That girl whines over cold sores.? Give her a whole left side covered

Shingles, Salve, Situations, etc.

2007-08-27 Thread bcq145
Hey, Friends! I've been out nursing Lydia who's had the shingles and she's just been a beast, I tell you, just a beast!?? That girl whines over cold sores.? Give her a whole left side covered in the shingles and she goes crazy.? Luckily I had several jars of the Miracle Salve to rub on her and

The Loves of Laura Lee and Lydia

2007-07-15 Thread bcq145
Oh, man, have I enjoyed reading all the theories about Mr. Schwump.? (I do have a secret crush on the man, you know, and so does Lydia--easy enough to understand. He is a charmer.)? Although the real love of my dreams is Frisco Darling (a real man if there ever was a real man),? Mr. Schwump

When a ? appears I want it to be from ME

2007-07-12 Thread bcq145
(I know this is the second time this is running but I am trying something out trying to get rid of the ?) Friends and Neighbors, I have a most peculiar problem.? Question marks are?appearing out of nowhere and cluttering up my posts.? And here's the real strange part.? On my copy, they are

When a ? appears I want it to be from ME

2007-07-11 Thread bcq145
Friends and Neighbors, I have a most peculiar problem.? Question marks are?appearing out of nowhere and cluttering up my posts.? And here's the real strange part.? On my copy, they are no where to be seen!? Curious.? Curious.? Now what? causes that? (That question mark did indeed come from

Haven't I Seen You Before?

2007-06-12 Thread bcq145
Hello, Friends and Neighbors: I'm mostly writing this to see if my computer is still acting ugly.  But this here is what I have to say.   Isn't it nice the way TAGS   kept using favorite actors in its shows?  For example,  the lovable Man in a Hurry was the same actor to portray the Foster

????And All The World Did Sink

2007-06-09 Thread bcq145
First, what is with all those question marks that appeared in my last post--about the education of Ernest T. Bass?  I'm pretty sure I did not put them there.  Is my computer messing up or what? I probably need to call the man. Now, for my second observation.  How many of you noticed that it was

I've Got a Nervous Girl On My Hands!

2007-05-17 Thread bcq145
With all the uproar on selling things, does this mean that I can only sign-off as Gold Truck Receiver girl and no longer as a Dime Store Clerk Extraordinaire? I wouldn't mind so much for myself, but this kind of thing just upsets Lydia so... Laura Lee Hobbs, the you-know-what clerk, and Gold

To Air or Heir, That's The Question

2007-05-11 Thread bcq145
Dear Cassandra, You are going to get a lot of response to your question, but what Barney is saying to Andy is, Opie, your son and heir... (walking hand in hand with Miss Crump). Thought me and Lydia would be one of the first to help clear that one up for you. We like to help when we can.

Good Times, Good People

2007-04-10 Thread bcq145
I have never known of any place more like Mayberry than the lovely community where I was raised and that is Shady Grove, Mississippi. Our parents worked, but a neighbor woman looked out as best she could for my brother and me. I mean, she didn't come to our house or anything, but she was home

Quotes We Like and Spoon Beating

2007-04-09 Thread bcq145
Marie, Those photos of Barney and his other woman are gone. I would never want to hurt our sweet Thelma Lou. Just wasn't thinking. For a quote me and Lydia have always been able to get a laugh out of: Everybody lies at lunch. What of it? Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck

Mature Choices for EE's

2007-04-03 Thread bcq145
Dear Mayberry Fans, Like I said, Lydia choosing one of those slumped-over teenage boys for her EE rather than a more mature gentleman makes no sense. Just like that girl though. Doesn't thank--not a bucket in sight. Anyway, this week's special over at the Dime Store is cornmeal. A sack

Mr. Schwamp--A Man for all Reasons

2007-04-01 Thread bcq145
This is a question to all you nice Mayberry fans who love to party. If you were going to somewhere special and you needed an Emergency Escort (known at the Dime Store as an EE) who would you pick--Mr. Schwamp or One of those Slumped-over Teenage Boys? Now, me personally, I'd choose our smiling

It's The Best Salt I've Ever Tasted!

2007-03-26 Thread bcq145
Attention: Mayberry Shoppers This week's special at the Dime Store--two pound packages of salt for 10 cents a package, either the plain kind or the kind with iodide added, a necessary nutrient. Quantities limited to ten packages. That means that for about one dollar you can buy (depending

If it weren't for my corrections, I'd have little to write about

2007-03-24 Thread bcq145
Yeah, I know. Gomer didn't date Lydia. Goober did. But I bet they did talk about it. Ordinary conversation, not chit-chat. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher Extraordinaire and Confuser of the G cousins I wonder what causes that? Maybe I ought to see their doctor?

Dating Lydia

2007-03-23 Thread bcq145
I have a message to N.B. or for that matter any other guy who says he would never go out with Lydia. Just remember the following rules: (Rule number one--Obey all rules. I just had to say that!) If you can keep her out of the sun (she gets the herpes), avoid guitar music (she don't mind the

Where Do You Suppose That Came From?

2007-03-20 Thread bcq145
The following is a true Mayberry Moment. Hope you enjoy reading about it half as much as I enjoyed living it. Little four-year old red haired boy was propped up in bed watching a favorite movie with a tray of chicken, fries, corn and tea on his lap, and me right beside him. Every now and

The Big One That Got Away

2007-01-29 Thread bcq145
We here at the Dime Store want to know about the fish named Floyd. Did he ever make it to Nashville? Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher Extraordinaire and naturally curious about fish I'm headin' to Nashville.

A Man Such As Schwamp

2007-01-24 Thread bcq145
You know, underneath everything, that Mr. Schwamp really is a deep thinker in matters of the heart. He knows a lot about love. I can't tell you how many times he has helped Lydia get over the broken heart. The man is wise. And diseases? That man is a walking encyclopedia about

Is Mayberry On You?

2007-01-22 Thread bcq145
In light of what Dennis wrote about coffee, if I might add the following opine (and Mr. Scwamp agrees with me totally): Nothing beats a hot cup of coffee in a big, thick plain white mug. I don't know why, but I do like my cup of Joe better in those thick white cups than in any kind of fancy

An E For Effort

2007-01-20 Thread bcq145
Dear Mayberry Fans, On my last post, I spelled Danna's name with only one n when it should have had two; I made at least one punctuation error; and I had a number of subject/verb disagreements. But if you noticed them, just give me a D plus, unless we are grading on scale, and then I think

Don't Put Words in my Mouth

2007-01-20 Thread bcq145
I grew up wishing Andy were my father. More than anything, I wanted Andy for a dad. He was always loving to Opie and fair and proud of him, and was just about the exact opposite of the one I got, though I love my father and know he did his best under hard circumstances. So, please, excuse

Colored Episodes

2007-01-11 Thread bcq145
Granted, I do not consider myself in any way to be a trained noticer when it comes to the colored episodes, but I would like to comment briefly on the two episodes that aired last night. Regarding the episode concerning Warren's sleep walking: Why do you think Helen felt safe running into the

Traveling Mayberry People

2006-12-26 Thread bcq145
Hey, Everybody! The Dime Store is closed today (hope that doesn't inconvenience anyone too much), but anyway, we had the set on TV Land and Leave It To Beaver was on. Saw our Floyd playing a barber named Andy. It sure was curious. He gave Wally his first professional shave, not that Wally

Digest 363, Where Art Thou?

2006-12-19 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends, While some of you were getting repeat Digests, I did not receive Digest 363. Got Digest 361 and 362 and 364, but no 363. Some kind of computer glitch, I guess, or maybe Lydia is hiding it from me because I talked about the albatross and her hating vultures and all. You know

Smartest People in Town

2006-12-18 Thread bcq145
Dear Mayberry Friends, Yes, Sirs and Madams, you name it and we probably got it at the Dime Store where our motto is, If we ain't got it, you don't need it. And service with a grin. And gossip. Lots and lots of gossip, but hopefully none of it mean-spirited. To be completely fair about it,

An Ode To An Albatross

2006-12-15 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends, When last we heard of it, the noble albatross was being used by Barney to describe Gomer dating Lydia: There he'll come, dragging that albatross behind him. Today we learn that this mighty bird can be used to help monitor the world's climate. A team from the University of

What Is This World Coming To?

2006-12-12 Thread bcq145
It took Seven calls to get a right answer to your Aunt Bee pickle question? Do the tears on your pillow bespeak the pain that is in your heart? Laura Lee Hobbs and the rest of the gang over at the Dime Store Check out

Dime Store Shopping

2006-12-12 Thread bcq145
Dear Albert and Other Friends in Mayberry, It is indeed with sadness that I learn of the heartbreak of Christmas Past and shopping in the Dime Store. Let's not let that happen again, Sir. As you know, our motto at the Dime Store is, If we don't have it, you don't need it. Now, of course,

Ernest T. Hangs His Hat

2006-12-07 Thread bcq145
OK, friends, get out your thankin' buckets and let's have a set while we ponder this. What kind of house do you suppose Ernest T. Bass lives in? Do you reckon it is a house--in the usual sense of the word--at all? I mean, with walls and a floor and a roof? Or do you think, like I do, that he

Three Girls and a Song

2006-12-05 Thread bcq145
News Alert: Hazel, the piano player, has just given me and the girls a B+ in our breathing! Take that Mrs. Poultice! Yes, our practicing is coming along just fine. Last night we ran our song, Sliver Bells and Gold Trucks by John Masters and he actually had tears running down his face.

The Dress of Many Colors

2006-11-30 Thread bcq145
Dear Kim, and you other Nice People from Mayberry Land, I'm sorry, Sweetie, but I just HAD to read your post. Even though you had a Laura Lee, read no further sign on it, you know how curious I am, and that just set me off like a bear to honey. I don't mind you one little bit for going to

What is a Rod?

2006-11-29 Thread bcq145
Dear People of Mayberry and especially Thelma Lou, First, let's clear up a little mistake in my last post. Of course, it was the taxidermist who sewed up Hogette's head; it was Ernest T. who hit her. Glad that's off my chest. I also love it when we can turn a frustrating situation into a

Did She Run Off And Get Married Or What?

2006-11-28 Thread bcq145
This is one for the Trained Noticers out there, but I don't recall it being brought up before. Emma's last name changed from Brant (remember in the Ellie Comes to Town episode) to Watson (ex., The Manicurist). Me and Ima Winslow (Hogette's sister) just wanted to see how many of you were

Music Is Life

2006-11-26 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends, Aunt Bee wouldn't come to the door for Opie and his family? Gee whiz, that's troubling news, but maybe we can think of a reason. Like perhaps she had a late party the night before and she was just worn out and didn't even hear the buzzer. Or maybe she was out visiting Clara.

This and That

2006-11-20 Thread bcq145
Greetings From the Dime Store, First to my friend John Masters, may I ask if you specifically have a special piece that you ordered all the way from New York City for me and the girls to sing? Not that me and Lydia and Viola Slatt are particularly good singers, but we'll give it all we got.

Please Don't Cry, It Moves Your Hair

2006-11-20 Thread bcq145
Dog gone you, Untrained Voice. With what you wrote yesterday, you made all of us at the Dime Store cry and you know how Lydia hates to cry. She don't mind gettin' a little weepy-eyed, but she hates to cry. Even Mr. Schwump broke down so hard his hair piece had to be adjusted. Now that's

Family Pictures--Now Smile

2006-11-18 Thread bcq145
Hello, Friends, Me and the girls were watching my little TV on its 11 inch screen (the one we keep at the Dime Store when business gets a little slow) and you know what we noticed? Not many of the sitcoms keep family pictures in the homes. Remember the observation Paul wrote about the

What's In A Name?

2006-11-14 Thread bcq145
Attention: Mayberry Fans. Attention: Mayberry Fans. The quote Gomer didn't tell me. I heard it from Laura Lee Hobbs over at the Dime Store, should have read, Barney didn't tell me... Why is that a person recognizes a mistake as soon as she sends in her post and not BEFORE she pushes the

It Only Hurts When I Bend Over...

2006-11-14 Thread bcq145
Dear Untrained Voice, You have a deviated WHAT? We girls (and boys) over at the Dime Store are really concerned about you. Mr. Schwump wants to know if you have ever tried hanging yourself in the closet the way Barney did? He says that may straighten things out a bit. Maybe put a few light

Gold Truck

2006-11-13 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends (and you are my friends), Me and the girls over at the Dime Store have an idea for a Monopoly piece. What about a Gold Truck? Seems to do the trick for us. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold truck Watcher Extraordinaire Gomer didn't tell me. I heard it from Laura Lee

Morelli's Swinger

2006-11-07 Thread bcq145
Dear Albert Acevedo, It was an exciting day at the Dime Store. The girls went crazy reading your post, not that many of us have ever actually been to Morelli's, but you sure sounded like you looked sharp--nervous--but sharp. But don't worry now, we'll get you through it. Lydia mostly stays

They Said What?

2006-11-07 Thread bcq145
It was another exciting day at the Dime Store. I do my best to keep my customers informed--ok no laughing now--and one way is to buy them newspapers from many different parts of the country. In a straight from Kelsey's Woods department, the following comes from a paper which was running

Better Be True To Your Girl

2006-11-06 Thread bcq145
Hello, Friends, It was another exciting day at the Dime Store. Thinking about the Melissa story (or as it is entitled Barney on the Rebound) don't you think Andy let Melissa and her daddy/husband off too easy? I mean, as soon as he knew for sure they were trying to con poor old Barney,

Two Kissing Scenes

2006-11-05 Thread bcq145
Dear Doug, I don't mean to be too picky either but you have completely confused two episodes. Yes, there is the scene where Andy and Opie come in on Thelma Lou and Barney kissing--the one where Barney tries to hide his head in the filing cabinet, the one you remember and it is in the

Hats, Gloves Socks, But How Do They Smell?

2006-11-03 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends, It was another exciting day at the Dime Store. Ernest T. Bass came in with a bag of freshly killed 'possums. That guy knows where the money is. 'Possums' pelts? Daddy, you are sooo right. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Watcher Extraordinaire

Endings We Have Liked

2006-11-02 Thread bcq145
Dear Friends, It was another exciting day at the Dime Store. Ernest T. Bass came over and we discussed which epilogue we thought was the best ending to a particular show. It was a hard task. But Ernest T's and Lydia's and my top three choices, in no particular order, are: The women

1 Plus 1 is 2

2006-11-01 Thread bcq145
Dear Albert and any other interested Miracle Salve Buyer, It was another exciting day at the Dime Store. And yes, you can indeed purchase Miracle Salve at the Dime Store either by the jar (39 cents a bottle) or by the gross, which involves a higher level of mathematics which I'm just not

Going, Going, Growing

2006-10-31 Thread bcq145
Lovely People of Mayberry, If you read my last post, of course, my hair ain't exactly going back; hopefully, it's growing back, but after what happened with Miracle Salve, we can only pray, can't we? Anyway, wig will arrive soon. Still ain't heard from Neil My card in case you ever need my

Mr. Schwump and His Lusty Head 'o Hair

2006-10-31 Thread bcq145
It was another exciting day in the Dime Store today. Mr. Schwump came in and told me where I can buy a wig to wear while my hair is going back after the unfortunate incident with Miracle Salve. And if there is one thing that Mr. Schwump knows--and we all know that there is definitely one

Sarah's Mother, Ya'll Remember Her, Don't Ya?

2006-10-30 Thread bcq145
It was another exciting day in the Dime Store. Sarah's mother came by and she's 100% in favor of the Miracle Salve. Said it worked wonders on her hip after she injured it at the bowling alley several years ago. Bless her heart. 'Course, my hair is still falling out in bunches, bunches. Laura

Calling Mr. Bentley

2006-10-26 Thread bcq145
Attention: All people of Mayberry. Attention: All people of Mayberry. Do not use Miracle Salve on human head. Do not use Miracle Salve on human head. I do not care what Viola Slatt may have told you. It will cause hair to come out in bunches. Bunches...Bunches. I will be contacting Mr. Neil

Itchy Head vs Mange

2006-10-26 Thread bcq145
Hey to All, Lydia came into the Dime Store early this morning with her lovely but aged dog, J. Oliver. I have told her and told her to leave him at home, but the girl will not listen to me. She wanted to buy a bottle of Miracle Salve for J. Oliver; seems that he has another case of the

A Serious Floyd

2006-10-24 Thread bcq145
Dear Jim, The movie where you saw our Floyd play a doctor was Anatomy of a Murder, an excellent if somewhat dark film, starring James Stewart and Lee Remick, George C. Scott, Orson Bean, and many other well- known actors. It did seem rather odd seeing Floyd play a serious role (which he did

Leonard Blush To Mask or Not To Mask

2006-10-20 Thread bcq145
Dear Mike, Now listen, Mike, I like Leonard Blush just as much, if not better than, you do. But I have to ask: Leonard Blush, Leonard Blush. Is that all you people can talk about-- Leonard Blush. Lydia likes him. She don't love him. But she likes him. Me? I L-O-V-E him. Even better when

A Hog By Any Other Name Smells As Sweet

2006-10-19 Thread bcq145
Regarding the fact that once I used to write in as Laura Lee Hobbs, then I used the name Lydia, now I'm back as Laura Lee Hobbs, a lot of people have split personalities...what of it? Laura Lee Hobbs (for right now anyway) Pretty name. Hogette? Yeah, yeah. It's French.

My, What a Pretty Dress You Have On

2006-10-19 Thread bcq145
Did any of you ever notice the following thing: Aunt Bee often wore the same outfits over and over, just like we do in real life, while today's actresses--even if they are not suppose to be rich--usually never wear the same outfit twice on their show? We certainly saw Aunt Bee's dresses more

Barney, Thel, Juanita, Sitting in a Tree

2006-10-16 Thread bcq145
Hello, good people of Mayberry, I've been having a little correspondence with a sweet lady, Marie to be exact, and she got me wondering about the differences in the girls Barney dated. Obviously, we never even got to see Juanita. But don't we all have in our minds what that lady looked like?

Barney Fife--The Good

2006-10-13 Thread bcq145
Hello, Good People of Mayberry, We all know the qualities of Barney that made him, well, human. He could be weak. He wasn't faithful to Thelma Lou. Heaven knows his pride got the better of him more times than it should have. And he may not have been the best deputy in the world no matter

Spelling-- It's the Hardest Course

2006-10-10 Thread bcq145
Dear Harriet and All you other picky spellers out there, Yes, Heaven knows we don't have enough accurate spellers in our world. But if we are going to be accurate, let's go all the way and include our dear Allan Newsome (not Allen, as some spell the name). But me and my Lydia just happen to

Odd Facts Known By Few

2006-10-06 Thread bcq145
As a member of the 99.9% who did not know about Goober's sisters or the failed series pilot show, may I be one of the first to say, aren't we lucky to have Paul? Well, Wynken will tell Blynken, Blynken will tell Nod, Nod will tell Barney, and Barney will tell you. No, you did not know about it,

Goober As An Only Child

2006-10-03 Thread bcq145
In the episode of Howard as the Big Brother (when he agrees to mentor a teenage troubled boy and falls for the boy's older sister), Goober mentions that he (Goober) is an only child. However, I clearly remember a show about Goober's brilliant brother. This was probably in the Mayberry RFD

It's Me, It's Me--It's Laura Lee

2006-10-03 Thread bcq145
Hello, Mayberry friends and relatives, After being off the air for several weeks--and it was a pain, don't you know?--me and Lydia are now back amongst you all here in the pleasant land of Mayberry. What a pleasure it is just to breathe the air. I'll try not to cause too much trouble.

Fwd: It's Me, It's Me--It's Laura Lee

2006-10-03 Thread bcq145
Hello, Mayberry friends and relatives, After being off the air for several weeks--and it was a pain, don't you know?--me and Lydia are now back amongst you all here in the pleasant land of Mayberry. What a pleasure it is just to breathe the air. I'll try not to cause too much trouble.

Fwd: It's Me, It's Me--It's Laura Lee

2006-10-01 Thread bcq145
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 2:48 PM Subject: It's Me, It's Me--It's Laura Lee Hello, Mayberry friends and relatives, After being off the air for several weeks--and it was a pain, don't you

News from our Show

2006-08-17 Thread bcq145
Hello, Everyone! Me and Laura Lee Hobbs thought Brian's idea of inviting all the former kid actors from TAGS to share with us their behind the scenes memories of the show was just great. I welcome all the information I can get on my Andy's and what I love best is any little secrets of the cast

Gold Truck Show (It's My Fave)

2006-08-15 Thread bcq145
Lydia here, Firstly, I used the wrong their in the subject line of my last post. It should have been they're nice. Heck, I probably made a lot more mistakes, but just sending that post in, I happened to notice that particular spelling error. Secondly, in the Gold Truck episode, me and Laura

Oldies but Goldies--Their Nice!

2006-08-15 Thread bcq145
Hey, Everybody! I was over at the Dime Store buying up another pair of binoculars and me and Laura Lee Hobbs discussed why people did not use the show's proper titles, and why people don't use a little effort and look up some of their questions for themselves? We are not experts by any means, but

Lost Found, Little Twin Boys

2006-08-01 Thread bcq145
Hello, Mayberry fans, Laura Lee Hobbs was at home last night doing her best work with her binoculars when I came over with the Digest. We discussed the Duane question about the baby twin boys being left on the sidewalk while everybody went inside the hotel to wonder about the Stranger in Town.

Re: Opie the Good

2006-07-25 Thread bcq145
Hello, Good Mayberry Fans (and is there another kind?), In regards as to why Opie just allowed the other young boy to beat him out of that job, I do believe that Dana's darling person hit the nail right on the head. Watching the entire episode, we do see that Andy starts out by taking

Opie the Good

2006-07-20 Thread bcq145
Hello, Good Mayberry Fans (and is there another kind?), In regards as to why Opie just allowed the other young boy to beat him out of that job, I do believe that Dana's darling person hit the nail right on the head. Watching the entire episode, we do see that Andy starts out by taking perhaps

No New Shows Like The Old Ones

2006-07-15 Thread bcq145
Hello, Everyone, You all do know that today (Friday) is Bastille Day? Well, it is. So if any of you want to take a drink--just for celebration purposes--I thought I'd remind you. Not that me and Laura Lee Hobbs ever touch the stuff. We don't believe in gambling either. We think it's a sin

It don't mean nothing if you don't know Al

2006-07-11 Thread bcq145
I was over at the Dime Store the other day with my beautifully aged but infirmed dog J. Oliver when Ima Hogg walked right up to the counter with an arm full of stuff she had just bought. All kinds of buttons and bows and hair adornments. You name it, Ima bought it. Now, J. Oliver had just been

Otis

2006-06-27 Thread bcq145
On Otis the drunk. Let's be fair. No, they did not portray him realistically. But, the show did include an episode where Otis acknowledged that he embarrassed his wife with his conduct. And they were properly outraged when they thought Otis had bought a car and could be driving drunk. In those

Juanita

2006-06-12 Thread bcq145
Saw Juanita out riding in her Pink Cadillac-the one she says she won from selling Mary Kay on the side- yesterday with the top down, wind blowing at her decorative hair net, out on Highway Six. Lucky thing Check Point Checky wasn't out there because that girl was doing nearly 45 (give 'em 30,

A Dog or a Giraffe?

2006-06-10 Thread bcq145
Juanita came in the Dime Store to buy one of our decorative hair nets for her employment at the Diner. She was upset, however, because of a fight with her mother. It seems that Juanita is more of a dog personality while her mama is a giraffe person: Sticking her head up in the air, always

Smith Bros Relaxing Images

2006-06-05 Thread bcq145
Naw, Janet (Thelma Lou) my Smith Brothers (Bill, A.J. and Plumber) weren't the Smith Brothers that Barney talked about--just the ordinary Shady Grove variety kind that ate 1/2 gallon ice cream right from the carton with one of those little wooden spoons while sitting in the store before a bit of

My Little Shady Grove

2006-06-04 Thread bcq145
Yes, the Dillards do sing a song about Shady Grove--and it's a g-o-o-d one! But I want to point out that the community of Shady Grove, Mississippi, does indeed exist and everything I wrote about it is the truth. It's between the towns of Mize and Magee, or about 50 miles north of Hattiesburg,

Trembly Dogs and Shaking Legs

2006-06-04 Thread bcq145
Viola Slatt was in the Dime Store buying Lava soap to pin to her sheets to cure the jimmy legs. She said she read about it in Dr. Gott's column in Mayberry After Midnight. You don't have to use Lava soap. Any brand will do. Viola just likes that kind. Ima Grillo had the trembly legs and she

Who Am I?

2006-06-04 Thread bcq145
Yeah, I am a little old gossipy thing, and I may wear a bucket on my head now and then to thank better; and heaven knows I do love a pork-chop sandwich; and, yeah, I often keep a bow on my head to cover up the crack where the taxidermist sewed up my head where Ernest T. Bass threw the rock and

Peculiar Means Dirty?

2006-06-02 Thread bcq145
Shady Grove, Mississippi, is about as Mayberry as you can get. Actually, it is more like Green Acres, but let's not split hairs here. Besides the family with the phone on a pole outside, we had a wandering family who traveled everywhere by bike, lived in a one-room shack deep out in the woods

Old Lace and Older Sayings

2006-06-02 Thread bcq145
Ima Grillo was in the Dime Store today loading up on Vicks Vapor Rub to treat her toenail fungus, and Laura Lee Hobbs remarked how nice she looked. It reminded me of one of Barney's favorite sayings, Homely in the cradle, pretty at the table, 'cause you all will remember that Ima was a

Old Lace and Older Sayings

2006-05-31 Thread bcq145
Ima Grillo was in the Dime Store today loading up on Vick's Vapor Rub to treat her toenail fungus, and Laura Lee Hobbs remarked how nice she looked. It reminded me of one of Barney's favorite sayings, Homely in the cradle, pretty at the table, 'cause you all will remember that Ima was a

Myra Koontz Looking For Love

2006-05-15 Thread bcq145
Ima Grillo was in the Dime Store today buying Q-tips and she told us that the story about Myra Koontz had to do with an ill-fated fling she had with one of the Milo boys after he returned from the War. You know he came back a little shell-shocked anyway, and the incident with Barney and the

My Pal Goober

2006-05-10 Thread bcq145
Dear Kenneth, Your thoughts on our pal, Goober, were very touching. And I appreciate everything you had to say. As revealed in a colored episode, he has a smart, well-educated brother. And while some of you may find that this missing puzzle to the piece of Goober is too far-fetched, I

Team of Hogs and Good Strong Boulders

2006-05-10 Thread bcq145
I was over at the Dime Store today to buy a Maurine Earwax Removal Kit for my infirm friend, Ima Grillo, when me and Laura Lee Hobbs got to talking about Briscoe Darling. And the point of our discussion was this: With apologies to the other fine men on our Best Loved Show, Mr. Darling is

Goofs--President Coolidge

2006-05-02 Thread bcq145
I know, I know...Misspelled President Coolidge. Just didn't catch it in time. Also had an off when it should have been of. That's all I can think of. Come on now. We all make goofs. Well, most of us do anyway. It's what keeps us nice. Because don't we all just hate a perfect person? Not

Hot Cold Mange

2006-05-02 Thread bcq145
Yeah, I wrote that about the cold weather because it bugs me a lot, but I have to admit I would be getting off TAGS a bit because it's other shows that most offends. They have settings in the real cold states (for no discernible reason, unlike the clear reason Andy chose North Carolina) and

Butcher Boy vs. Laura Lee Hobbs

2006-05-01 Thread bcq145
I was treating my aged but senile dog J. Oliver for the mange when I got to thinking about the last time I was in a real good fight with anybody. It was the time me and Laura Lee Hobbs got into a fight over Butcher Boy. There was ham hocks and T-bones flying all over the place! We finally

Mr. Schwump--Was He One Of Ours

2006-05-01 Thread bcq145
Do you all reckon that Mr. Schwump could have been an alien? I mean, he appeared among the living for a while and then left, leaving absolutely no trace of himself behind. Curious. Curious, curious, type of fellow. Makes you thank. Laura Lee Hobbs (I would have ended this with one of 'em

Available Women--But Who Cares?

2006-04-29 Thread bcq145
Did Barney say the line, I don't want to be standing in no stag line with old man Schwump and a bunch of slumped over teenage boys? Cause, you know if he did me and Laura Lee Hobbs would have kept him and Andy from having to be in a stag line. I couldn't have actually danced with the boys. Bad

From Clint to Faith to Aunt Teny Belle

2006-04-29 Thread bcq145
Great points made on Clint Howard appearing in My Name Is Earl. I so wanted to see him eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. That would have made my day. And, yes, he did look a lot like our beloved Ernest T. I think he would take that as a compliment. Laura Lee Hobbs was wild to hear

Cold Weather in CA (of all Places)

2006-04-29 Thread bcq145
I'm rarely a picky person. But I guess today I'm in one of those picky moods that Laura Lee Hobbs says will be the death of her. So excuse me while I find a minor point and pick it to death. My apologies to Laura Lee. You know, the characters on my best loved show were never dressed warmly

Butcher Boy--I remember You Well

2006-04-20 Thread bcq145
Ah, yes, me and the Butcher Boy. Good times...Good times. Lydia (My only crime is being attractive to men, and an unfortunate allergy to the sun that causes the herpes) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Mr Bullock--You Are A Poet

2006-04-20 Thread bcq145
An older couple were lamenting the sad fact that all their children were no longer living in their home. The father said how empty the house seemed now. The mother replied that, yes, it surely did seem empty. But haven't we made the world nice and full? This story really happened because the

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