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wbmutbb-digest Thursday, February 10 2000 Volume 02 : Number 051
Topics in this issue:
What's your hurry?
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #50
Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #48
Andy and No gun
mayberry, my home town book
re: hospitality
re: Alan's comment
Re: Mayberry My Home Town
Rules is rules
Face behind a name
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:23:25 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: What's your hurry?
Is it the just a long winter season or what? Perhaps it's a touch of the pip
...
I'm a trained noticer and I've detected a lot of peevishness in our little
online community lately. As Aunt Bee would say, "What about do unto others"
and the like? No sense in getting all riled up -- it makes that vein stand
out in your neck.
Now I want everyone to begin their day with "mornin' dear, mornin' honey" and
remember to act like somebody! We may not all live in Mayberry but we can act
like we do -- remember, it's a friendly town! Andy didn't slam Barney when
he got on his nerves or messed up -- he went out of his way to make Barney
look good -- "you ain't got a better friend than Andy Taylor." Let's all try
to remember that -- next time you get in a snit, whistle the theme song and I
guarantee you'll feel better!
"It's not so much about going by the book, but by the heart!"
MrsLesch
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:23:01 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #50
I don't post much, but I do enjoy reading what everyone else has to say. And
I'm in total agreement with Alan and the rule of "If you can't say something
nice, don't say anything." Mayberry is a fictional town, but growing up it
was my home. I didn't have the best life, and watching the Andy Griffith
show was a slice of heaven to me. I dreamt of being there, having all those
quirky characters as friends. As an adult I still enjoy watching all the
reruns, and my kids really like the show too. They like hearing all my
little comments explaining all the Mayberry folks, and telling them what else
was going on in the world back then. Isn't that the main reason that so many
of us are still crazy about the show---it did let us live a nice, peaceful
life for a short time. Aloha!!!!
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:18:23 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #48
In a message dated 2/9/00 8:01:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
>>>Possessing alcohol wasn't illegal in Mayberry,there just weren't liquor
stores or bars.Least that's the way I understood it.... >>
Well I certainly need more clarification on this! If alcohol were legal to
possess in Mayberry, why then, when Otis was deputy when his brother was
coming to town, was he forced to pour it down the sink? To further
complicate matters- I know of at least one episode where Ben Weaver states
that he sells alcohol, so while his store could not really be considered a
liquor store per se, it does imply that at least at one point in time one
could purchase it legally (Unlike the Elixer!) Any thoughts on this subject?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] also known as Big Maude and Ralph Henderson
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:19:01 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Andy and No gun
In a message dated 2/10/00 7:31:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, Teresa Horstman
writes:
<< By the way, like many of you I was leery of E! giving TAGS the "True
Hollywood Story" treatment, but I was pleasantly surprised. And did you
notice Andy telling Don Knotts the REAL reason the sheriff don't wear a gun?
Very interesting! >>
Don said that he never knew that, but I seem to remember that Andy mentioned
that in one of the episodes, I believe when the article came out about
"Sherriff Without a Gun" and the crooks were posing as TV producers and
writers to rob the bank. Andy said that he didn't wear a gun because it made
him too heavy on one side. Of course, I could be dreaming.
Kevin G. Turner
"What are your official counter measures in the event of a 1012?"
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:17:39 -0600
From: Gloria Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: mayberry, my home town book
I was appalled at the response from the member who dissed the book. I, and
I believe others, found the book to be very informative. Sometimes, I can't
remember who, when, what facts about events on TAGS and found the book to be
a font of information. The other sections of the book proved to be of great
value also. Maybe this person should get a job as a book critic since most
of their reviews are seldom on target. Just my two cents worth. Now I feel
better.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 18:10:25 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: re: hospitality
Come on Whitefish, lets use a little tact when talking about other
Mayberryites. My momma always told me "If you can't say something nice,
don't say nothin' at all". Laura Lee, everything you talked about had to do
with TAGS various episodes. I, for one, was enjoying it tremendously. Made
ME laugh!!! Keep 'em comin' Laura Lee, and if you see that gold truck
remember your friend in Maine. As Andy would teach the domestic violence
couple( slipped right out of my mind what their names are) Good mornin'
honey, good morning, dear....again....good mornin' ,honey, good mornin' dear.
Barney responded, "I'd rather be called "skunkface" then be told Good
mornin' like that". So, come on, let's be nice and consider other people's
feelings. <Your on my foot, your on my foot, your on my foot> Vicki Harms
alias Diana [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. All together now, "Spread a little
sunshine everyday, spread a little sunshine everyday, help someone along
life's way, and spread a little sunshine everyday........Excellent uvulas,
everyone!!!
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 18:27:17 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: re: Alan's comment
Bravo, Alan!!!! Couldn't have said it better if I'd have tried! That
comment upset me too. I don't like to come to the Digest and hear stuff in
that tone, it upsets me that someone else will be upset. I come here to
escape from comments like that in our society today. I'm not especially
concerned that he did give every avenue he could to reach him and I'm a
little confused as to why one would leave all that information after making a
comment like that. Oh well, that's my 2 dings for the day(gotta be careful
at .30 cents a ding) Vicki Harms alias Diana
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 19:17:12 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Mayberry My Home Town
Chuck wrote:
> In response to the book, "Mayberry My Home Town" that was recommended for the
> person who wanted to know where he can get a map of Mayberry, DON'T buy
> this book just for the map! You would be wasting your money. Of all the
> books that have been published about TAGS this one is the worst! The style
> of the book is unappealing; it's more like an encyclopedia but contains way
> TOO much uninteresting trivial trivialities! There are NO color photos, no
> complete show synopses(?), has crude drawings my 8 year son could have done
> better, and is just plain boring. It is way over-priced for what it
> delivers.
> Thank you.
> Chuck
>
Just one person's opinion folks. I think it's a great book. Personally, I find
the Beatles much more boring.
Al Becker
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:15:54 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Rules is rules
Hey gang,
As one of Mayberry's "quiet Sams", I've been pretty content to just come
home each night and read the day's newsletter(s) without feeling the need to
comment. However, some recent remarks have kinda rubbed me the wrong way.
Thanks, Allan for reminding us about those two very simple rules. Now maybe
we can all give Miss Crump a break! (And if you really wanted to pick on
someone, how 'bout that Juanita! She just frosts me, interferin' with Barney
& Thelma Lou like that!)
On another note, didn't Ben Weaver once complain to Andy about
moonshiners because he sold spirits at his store? Mayberry must of been "wet"
at one time, but "dry" later; else why did Otis have to go all the way to the
state line cafe in order to buy a bottle of "red-eye" in that episode where
he bought a car?
Oh well- some things I guess we'll never know! Think I'll go now and make
myself a gravy sandwich...
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 17:01:35 CST
From: "DEBORAH DUBOSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Face behind a name
I don't know if this is a smart thing to do or not. Maybe it's dumb and I'll
regret doing it. But what happened to me made me think that perhaps some of
us should realize that behind these made-up names, real people with real
feelings do exist. I never wanted to let any of
you know much about myself, but here goes.
On July 28, 1997, I was getting ready for another school year. I was
standing on a desk putting up a poster (I don't remember any of this,
but other people saw it all). I had an aneurysm, fell back hitting
and breaking a re-enforced glass pane in a door before falling on the
cement floor. My life was turned up-side-down. I can no longer work or
drive a car. I'm home-bound. I take three meds for seizures; I never
know when they are going to hit. The meds themselves cause horrible
side-effects including brain-numbing, horrible memory problems (but some of
that is from the head injury), shaky hands, etc.
The idea that some of you think that I THINK I am a writer is such a JOKE!
But this is my therapy. And whenever someone would write me that they
enjoyed one of my posts, it just made my day!
When I got my computer, I knew nothing
about it--still know very, very little! I make mistakes and send in
rough copies, sometimes Allan catches them in time, sometimes not.
I belong to another Mayberry site where it is OK to criticize the
characters, and I have sent posts that should have gone to that site
to the Digest by mistake, and wow did I catch it!
I few months ago, someone wrote how much he enjoyed the Digest. I wrote
Allan and asked him how I could get it, too. That's just the
way my mind works sometimes!
But, I had always felt safe here. And we all should feel, whether
we are a first time poster, or a published writer, that whenever we
write anything no one is going to be allowed to come along and hurt our
feelings. That is such a rude thing to do, I'm surprised it ever
even came up. In my three years at the Digest, I believe Tom
Lawrence was the first to ever personally criticize another writer.
We have all had our differences of opinion on a particular episode, for
example. But it had never gotten personal.
If someone wishes to make a complaint, it seems to me that kindness and
common sense would dictate they should tell it to Allan, and let
him handle it.
I don't have any hard feelings toward Tom Lawrence, and I want to put
this behind me. I just don't want it to ever happen to him or to anyone
else. Believe me, it hurts.
"Laura Lee Hobbs, put down your baby brother. You know you're just gonna
drop him on his head. Do you want that government woman to have to come out
here again?" Laura Lee's poor old momm
Debbie
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