[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:
>>
>>> Jerry Rubinow wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 4/17/06, Tom Lichti <tom at redpepperracing.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> 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...'
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> 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... :)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Greg is right. (not that wikipedia is the authority.) See:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Litella
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Roseannadanna
>>
>> 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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