JVS
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:46 PM
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Why did Laverne and Shirley have NY accents? |
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Who was responsible for this major fuckup?
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Gothic Sponge
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:47 PM
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1. If i remember right, only Laverne did. |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:49 PM
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2. Laverne's Brother was responsible |
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He wrote the show with her in mind.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:59 PM
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3. More to the point, why did they move to LA? |
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Thu Jul-29-04 12:38 AM
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4. They also got a promotion to a gift wrapping job |
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The went from working in a factory to working in a retail store.
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Thu Jul-29-04 12:42 AM
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5. Heeey. So did the "Big Ragu", now that you mention it. |
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Thu Jul-29-04 12:44 AM
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6. Lenny & Squiggy had NY accents |
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I think that most of the cast had NY accents come to think of it.
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Thu Jul-29-04 01:21 AM
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7. I thought that was a mid-western accent..... |
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Edited on Thu Jul-29-04 01:21 AM by JohnnyRingo
Kinda like the SNL skit "Da Bulls" They were in Illinois
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JVS
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Thu Jul-29-04 01:23 AM
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8. They were in Wisconsin |
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In my experience the Wisconsin accent is kind of like a Minnesota accent with a little bit of a twang tossed in
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Thu Jul-29-04 01:31 AM
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9. Oh yeah.....I was gonna say Millwauki.... |
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But I obviously couldn't spell it.
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Ivan Zero
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Thu Jul-29-04 01:46 AM
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10. Shirley had a heavy accent in the early episodes |
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But it gradually vanished.
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