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Channeling Carroll O'Connor
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker...
For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha |
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"Singh" wrote in message ... Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha I wouldn't touch. Uh - uh. No sirree. Leave it there. |
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"Singh" wrote in message ... Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha I wouldn't touch. Uh - uh. No sirree. Leave it there. |
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"Singh" wrote in message ... Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha I wouldn't touch. Uh - uh. No sirree. Leave it there. |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" One of the things I remember about growing up was this. When I left this United States in 1969 there was no television show anything like "All In the Family". Prime time when we went overseas was more like "Bewitched" or "I Dream of Jeannie" LOL Come back without watching television for two years to a real shocker. Archie Bunker in "All In the Family". "Sanford and Son." "M*A*S*H." Totally unheard of, unthought of television in the States when we left. In two years. I remember feeling sort of shell-shocked, myself. (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. Persia has *her* chair in my office here. There aren't other cats in the house but don't you DARE move that chair. Jill |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" One of the things I remember about growing up was this. When I left this United States in 1969 there was no television show anything like "All In the Family". Prime time when we went overseas was more like "Bewitched" or "I Dream of Jeannie" LOL Come back without watching television for two years to a real shocker. Archie Bunker in "All In the Family". "Sanford and Son." "M*A*S*H." Totally unheard of, unthought of television in the States when we left. In two years. I remember feeling sort of shell-shocked, myself. (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. Persia has *her* chair in my office here. There aren't other cats in the house but don't you DARE move that chair. Jill |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" One of the things I remember about growing up was this. When I left this United States in 1969 there was no television show anything like "All In the Family". Prime time when we went overseas was more like "Bewitched" or "I Dream of Jeannie" LOL Come back without watching television for two years to a real shocker. Archie Bunker in "All In the Family". "Sanford and Son." "M*A*S*H." Totally unheard of, unthought of television in the States when we left. In two years. I remember feeling sort of shell-shocked, myself. (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. Persia has *her* chair in my office here. There aren't other cats in the house but don't you DARE move that chair. Jill |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha Maybe some day the Smithsonian Institute will come calling for Stosh's chair. :-) Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs are now on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Since we moved to DC we noticed that there are two requests that all of our guests have made when asked what they'd like to see in this great city. Almost to a person it has been "I want to go to the Air and Space Museum and then see Archie Bunker's chair!" Margaret -- Margaret Fine |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha Maybe some day the Smithsonian Institute will come calling for Stosh's chair. :-) Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs are now on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Since we moved to DC we noticed that there are two requests that all of our guests have made when asked what they'd like to see in this great city. Almost to a person it has been "I want to go to the Air and Space Museum and then see Archie Bunker's chair!" Margaret -- Margaret Fine |
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Singh wrote:
Or maybe I should say Archie Bunker... For those outside the US or Canada unfamiliar with classic American TV, Archie Bunker is a sort of iconic character from a show called "All In The Family" (based on the UK's "Til Death Do Us Part") which in this country was a groundbreaker in dealing with racial, economic and generational issues. Archie was a loudmouthed, unschooled middle-class worker with conservative values and ethnic prejudices, ironically played by a liberal, intelligent and openhearted fellow, the late Carroll O'Connor. One of Archie's trademarks was "HIS chair," which was sacrosanct and even his own beloved daughter was not allowed to park her little tuchus therein. Stosh is becoming Archie. We have this nice, comfortable office chair which was given us by a friend, and we were planning on bringing up to the computer. And then Stosh decided it was HIS. He'll throw a tantrum of anyone else in the house, cat or not, sits in it. He'll break into a running fit and knock stuff over, muttering vulgarities. Last time I tried to park it, I got a nip in the ankle to let me know my place. I could hear him saying impatiently, "Geddoutta my CHAIR!!!" in that drawn-out, Noo Yawk accent so delightfully portrayed by the late Carroll. Boxing matches have taken place over possession of The Chair in the past few weeks, with Stosh the clear winner. My husband is scared witless of taking it upstairs. Blessed be, Baha Maybe some day the Smithsonian Institute will come calling for Stosh's chair. :-) Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs are now on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Since we moved to DC we noticed that there are two requests that all of our guests have made when asked what they'd like to see in this great city. Almost to a person it has been "I want to go to the Air and Space Museum and then see Archie Bunker's chair!" Margaret -- Margaret Fine |
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