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KEYE planning to start the day with spunk
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"I hate spunk."
--Lou Grant
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | June 30, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Jeff, when I read that I heard it in Ed Asner's voice.
Posted by: ScottMGS | June 30, 2011 at 10:16 AM
"My mother had spunk."
- obscure Don Knotts movie reference.
Posted by: diane | June 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM
My thoughts exactly, Jeff. I hate spunky people. Especially in the mornings before I've had my third cup of coffee.
Posted by: nursecindy | June 30, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Jeff stole my line. Well, to be precise, he stole Lou Grant's line.
Will anyone who saw that show ever be able to see or hear that word without replaying that show?
BTW, why do "You have spunk" and "you're spunky" have two completely different connotations?
Posted by: Steve | June 30, 2011 at 11:16 AM
For some reason my mind went to a completely different defintion of the word.
Posted by: Layzeeboy | June 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Whenever I think of Lou Grant, I can't help but recall "The Death of Chuckles the Clown".
He was dressed as a giant peanut for a circus parade, and was shucked to death by a rogue elephant:
"Chuckles the Clown brought pleasure to millions. The characters he created will be remembered by children and adults alike: Peter Peanut, Mr. Fee-Fi-Fo, Billy Banana, and my particular favorite, Aunt Yoo Hoo. And not just for the laughter they provided—there was always some deeper meaning to whatever Chuckles did. Do you remember Mr. Fee-Fi-Fo's little catch phrase? Remember how, when his arch rival Señor Kaboom hit him with a giant cucumber and knocked him down, Mr. Fee-Fi-Fo would always pick himself up, dust himself off, and say, 'I hurt my foo-foo'? Life's a lot like that. From time to time we all fall down and hurt our foo-foos. If only we could deal with it as simply and bravely and honestly as Mr. Fee-Fi-Fo. And what did Chuckles ask in return? Not much. In his own words, 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.'"
Posted by: PirateBoy | June 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Keye-ping Austin
weirdwired.Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | June 30, 2011 at 01:28 PM
Ah, Pirate, thanks for the mind-nostalgia... And I lost my spunk at Men-o-Pause...
Posted by: eil | June 30, 2011 at 01:53 PM
That's one of my favorite MTM episodes, PirateBoy.
Posted by: nursecindy | June 30, 2011 at 02:27 PM
BTW, we just watched Thoroughly Modern Millie. Mary Tyler Moore used to be hot. Who knew?
Posted by: hogsatemysister | June 30, 2011 at 09:17 PM