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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:39 PM Original message |
About the Cosby interview (and that horrible thread) |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. 2 people eat free at Ben's |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. sounds good... but i dont do dairy |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Then skip the cheese |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. is that legal? |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Unclear whether that "cheese" is actually dairy |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. i never went there but the next time im in DC... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. It's at 13th and U Streets |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Will do. Ive been in the area... just never went there |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. I may have to go there tomorrow` |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I used to live a block from there |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I was there in July. The sign at that time said only Cosby |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Oh gawd ... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I can't imagine being hungry walking out of there |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Kinda funny ... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
53. oh lawd, he only charged you $5 cuz you were suicidal |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. I loved the Cosby Show. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. ya, much love to the huxtables and especially bill cosby :-) |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
68. Me too-and it DID make many Americans wake up to the fact |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't see anything wrong with bill saying that. n/t. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. And I still believe |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. you don't know any family's with both parents who are educated and working professionals? |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Of course I do. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
64. So, you didn't know rich people |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. i'd agree with that to a large extent |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Thank you for getting what I was trying to say. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Why would every show have to be the "average American family" |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. I believe it was tokenism, pure and simple. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Curious ... |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:18 AM Response to Reply #32 |
49. "HOW LONG CAN YOU TREAD WATER".......?? |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
65. Ok...what's with the Ahmad Rashad crack? |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #32 |
67. sorry you have such disdain for the message |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #32 |
71. Hey, did you hear? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
43. "The average family" is a chimera. |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
63. It was far more accurate than other sit-coms from the early 80s. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. *Warning* This thread is for 24/7 DUers ** All others are lost! Eject! nt |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is there some reason why this REPLY to the thread needed its own thread? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. some of us would rather not keep kicking a thread with a fucked up thread title that misquotes |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. ^^ exactly |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I actually did start a thread with the correct title. It sank, of course. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. hah my apologies for sinking another one without checking |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
45. Hey, if you want to complain about it, start your own thread. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:36 AM Response to Reply #7 |
50. Maybe because most people ignore the replies to a very long thread? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. I rarely watch broadcast TV shows |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. To tell the truth, Raven's not the brightest bulb either... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. ive seen that show maybe 2 times and found all the characters to be silly |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I've always like child actors... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Haha! |
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nadine_mn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I don't have kids and I watch that show |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. not at all... it was the #1 show in america during the 1980s for a lot of reasons |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. Loved that show... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. how dare you say his movies sucked. =D |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Sorry - they were all awful! |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. None as bad as Leonard Part VI |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. blasphemy, you are tossing poo on sidney poitier and bill cosby |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. ummm. improve with age? ummmmm. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. come on now... the name is Mongo Slade.... |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #37 |
54. "Ghost Dad", a classic indeed. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #34 |
46. Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again are classics. Anyone saying otherwise hasn't seen them. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. Applause for starting this thread. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
48. K & R |
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LowerManhattanite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
51. Um, not for nothing... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. dayum... could you be any more of a hater? |
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LowerManhattanite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
72. Cosby did some good things... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. dear lower manhattanite... come up to upper manhattan... |
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LowerManhattanite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Born and raised in “Upper Manhattan”... |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. hate hate hate... bitter bitter bitter... nasty nasty nasty |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Cosby is history's greatest monster |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #51 |
73. You need anger management, pronto. (nt) |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
57. I missed the other thread, now thinking that was a happy incidence... |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. you are right |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
66. Cosby also highlighted AA art, culture and constantly supported education |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #66 |
81. Well, I do hear you but so did Picasso decades earlier |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. I dont remember a lot of Jello hooks or t-shirts :-D |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. hahahaha, sure i got'cha and now a word from our sponser |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
58. The show was groundbreaking as far as portrayal of African Americans was concerned |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Exactly. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #59 |
69. I didn't know that he had tried to purchase NBC |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. i had totally forgotten that |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. Wasn't a rumor |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
60. i introduced it to my kids for exactly your reasonings. sunday they were watching and laughing |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
74. K&R - thank you for this thread. (nt) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
76. Who-said-it? Bill Cosby or Uncle Ruckus? |
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Zenmaster (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
79. The Huxtables exist in greater numbers than even blacks realize. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. instead of seeing over 45,000 black medical doctors... |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #79 |
84. For me, it's not intentional dismissiveness |
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Zenmaster (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. I have no problem with that point of view. |
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