>> If you can't take the comments posted here in the spirit of a 50s and >> 60s laidback lifestyle, then maybe another web site would be more >> appropriate for you. <<
>> Maybe people that aren't that familar with the show shouldn't be on this sight. << Thanks to Thelma Lou (Janet) for her good points relative to statements like those quoted above. Such declarations could be seen to belie the very things of Mayberry that others are trying to protect and defend. All of us Mayberrians have human imperfections, and sometimes we misunderstand our brothers and sisters on both sides of the fence--defense and prosecution. Sometimes there are small efforts, however well-intended, to make this an exclusive club. I hope that's not inherent in statements and thoughts similar to the above. Does Goober still guard the club's door, asking for special passwords from those attempting to enter? If we have and represent the best thing going on TV and in society -- let Mayberry joyfully ring throughout the land -- we don't need to be defensive and exclusive. Perhaps there are times when it's appropriate to ask for clarification of statements and intentions, even in Mayberry. I have asked for clarification on a number of WBMUTBB occasions. We can all remember moments when various TAGS characters were temporarily in a tiff over misperceptions and misunderstandings. Poor Howard certainly offended (for awhile) a few of Mayberry's leading citizens with his TV comedy routine! I, personally, have heard people in real life who have given the French word, "corps," the anglicized pronunciation, "corpse," with no thought of slander. It's actually not too far off base, for the Old French "cors" (core) comes from the Latin, "corpus body," 1707. On the other hand, I also think it's okay to ask for clarification and definition. E-mail is a mysterious elusive thing. We read only syllables and words, minus vocal inflection, facial expression, and mannerisms of personal expression. Therefore, we are sometimes left to wonder just what the writer was attemtping to communicate. Guess that's why Floyd was so irrate and angry with Goober when the filling station prize was misread to be far more dollars than Goober's available funds, thanks to improper grammatical punctuation. Now, before I burst into song . . . "From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli" (bucket or no bucket) . . . I see and understand both sides of the issue and hope clarifications have made things right again. We all have values, ideas, and convictions to protect and defend. That's just as it should be. Semper Fidelis! Long live Mayberry! God bless us all, everyone. Larry in CO _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
