[mythtv-users] OT: SNL (was Nvidia just released 8756.)

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Tue Apr 18 15:41:19 UTC 2006


Warren wrote:
> Brad Fuller wrote:
>> Tom Lichti wrote:
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>>> Jerry Rubinow wrote:
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>>>> On 4/17/06, Tom Lichti <tom at redpepperracing.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> really? I thought it was Roseanne that said "what's all this I hear
>>>>>> about... "  and then carried on and on and on..
>>>>>> ok... I stand corrected.
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>>>>> No, I think you are right, it was Roseanne that said it. 'What's all
>>>>> this I hear about violins on TV?' No, that's violence on TV. Never mind...'
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>>>> No no no, Brad had it right, except for the spelling.  Emily Litella
>>>> was the crochety elderly news commentator who was always mishearing 
>>>> words ("violins on TV") and "never mind", and Roseanne Roseannadanna
>>>> was "It's always something", "I thought I was gonna die", talking
>>>> about bodily functions  character.
>>>>
>>>> -Jerry
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>>> Okay, I'll bow to your memory, they must have been very similar 
>>> characters. Plus, that was almost 30 years ago....christ I feel old... :)
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>> Greg is right. (not that wikipedia is the authority.) See:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Litella  
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Roseannadanna
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurring_Saturday_Night_Live_characters_and_sketches
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> FWIW, I believe the phrase was "Too much sax and violins on TV"
>
> :)
> W
Ok, I think we've beaten this one to death... :)

Tom


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