Results: Thank You For Being A Friend
Published on 07/01/2014
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"The Golden Girls" was a TV show that ran from 1985-1992 and featured four woman of a certain age who shared a house in Miami, Florida. Bea Arthur portrayed Dorothy Zbornak, Estelle Getty her mother Sophia Petrillo, Rue McClanahan their friend and owner of the house Blanche Devereaux, and Betty White their friend Rose Nylund. Did you ever watch "The Golden Girls"?
Yes, when it originally aired.
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Yes, in reruns or on DVD.
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Yes, both when it aired and in reruns or DVD.
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No, I’ve never seen the show.
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All four of the women are known for having said some crazy things. Which of these quotes do you recall or do you like? You may choose more than one for each character. Let's start with Dorothy, the sarcastic divorced substitute teacher.
(Speaking to her mother Sophia) “You’re a furry little gnome and we feed you too much.”
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(In answer to Blanche’s question, ”Since when do you care what you look like?”) “I think it started when I came down from the bell tower and had my hump fixed.”
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“You’ll have to forgive my mother. She suffered a slight stroke and it left her, if I may be honest, a complete burden.”
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None of the above
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Moving on to Blanche, the vain Southern belle. Which of these quotes of hers do you like or remember?
“There is a fine line between having a good time and being a wanton slut. I know. My toe has been on that line.”
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“I swear, with God as my witness, I will never pick up another man . . . in a library . . . on a Saturday . . . unless he’s cute . . . and drives a nice car . . . Amen.”
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“In the South, we mature faster. I think it’s the heat.” (To which Dorothy replied, “I think it’s the gin.”)
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Rose Nylund, the country bumpkin from St. Olaf, Minnesota, was not quite as sharp witted as her housemates. Which of these situations do you remember or like?
Rose: I've never told a lie. Well, just once when I snuck out of class to go to the movies. Dorothy: That's not much of a lie. Rose: That's what I thought. It turned out to be the day they taught everything! Dorothy: The final piece of the puzzle.
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One night, Rose baked a batch of Sperheoven Krispies, an ancient Scandinavian treat known for its great taste and awful stench. As Rose put it, “Just when you’re about ready to throw up from the stench, that’s when they’re done.”
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Rose: Can you believe it? I'm beginning to think Blanche is hung up on her looks. Dorothy: Boy, you don't need lightning to strike you. Rose: No thanks. Not again. Once was enough. Dorothy: An extra piece of the puzzle.
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And last, but certainly not least, Sophia. Dorothy's 80-something-year-old mother comes to live with her after her assisted living facility (aka Shady Pines Nursing Home) burns down. Which of these quotes from Sophia do your recall or like?
“I hate Jello. If God wanted peaches suspended in mid-air, He would've filled them with helium.”
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“Technically Rose isn't a fool; she's a simpleton. There's a fine line. Simpletons read Dear Abby; fools read Ann Landers.”
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“Picture it. Sicily. 1922. It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times . . . “
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None of the above
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