If Obama is really going to be a "unifier"

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by creekster

But Steve is not dead, so what's the trick in communnicating with him? Well, I guess his stand up career is dead, so maybe that counts.

The oterh day the local PBS station had a review of the Smothers Brothers comedy hour on and they showed a bunch of old clips. I had forgotten that Steve Martin was a weriter forht eshow nad was sometimes on camera. He had dark hair then, but was still funny.

Plus, if you have a categiry for guitar playing comics, I don't thik you are ever going to find a better guitar player than Mason Williams, who was the lead writer for that show (and a very talented musician, btw; he is the guy that wrote and perfromed Classical Gas).

hey, get your own seance!

[PaloAltoCougar]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I also wanted to include Steve Martin, as he definitely cut his teeth in standup. He deserves to come to the seance. Im sorry for leaving him off....EXCUUUUUUUUSSSSSSE ME!

As long as you're apologizing, you should review Mr. Martin's apology, included in his book, Pure Drivel, which serves as model for expressions of remorse and contrition. Here is a redacted portion:

Several years ago, In California, I ate my first clam and said it tasted "like a gonad dipped in motor oil." I would like to apologize to Bob 'n' Betty's Clam Fiesta, and especially to Bob, who I found out later had only one testicle. I would like to apologize to the waitress, June, and her affiliates, and to the DePaul family dog, who suffered the contents of my nauseated stomach.

There are several incidents of sexual harassment I would like to apologize for:

In 1992, I was interviewing one Ms. Anna Floyd for a secretarial position when my pants accidentally fell down around my ankles as I was saying, "Ever seen one of these before?" Even though I was referring to my new Pocket Tape Memo Taker, I would like to apologize to Ms. Floyd for any grief this misunderstanding might have caused her. I would also like to apologize to the Pocket Tape people and their affiliates, and to International Hardwood Designs, whose floor my pants fell upon. I would especially like to apologize to my wife Karen, whose great understanding fills me with humility.

Once, in Hawaii, I had sex with a hundred-and-two-year-old male turtle. It is hard to argue that it was consensual. I would like to apologize to the turtle, his family, the Kahala Hilton Hotel, and the hundred or so diners who were eating at the Hilton's outdoor café. I would also like to apologize to my loyal wife Karen, who had to endure the subsequent news item in the "Also Noted" section of the Santa Barbara Women's Club Weekly.

In 1987, I attended a bar mitzvah in Manhattan while wearing white gabardine pants, white patent-leather slippers, a blue blazer with gold buttons, and a yachting cap. I would like to apologize to the Jewish people, to the state of Israel, to my family, who have stood by me, and to my wife, Karen, who has also endured my seventeen affairs and three out-of-wedlock children. Further, I would like to apologize to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, for referring to its members as "colored people." My apology would not be complete if it didn't include my new wife, Nancy, who is of a pinkish tint, and our two children, who are white-colored.

Finally, I would like to apologize for spontaneously yelling the word "Savages!" after losing six thousand dollars on a roulette spin at the Choctaw Nation Casino and Sports Book. When I was growing up, the meaning of this word in our household closely approximated the Hawaiian "Aloha," and my use of it in the casino was meant to express "Until we meet again."

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Good call. It was a small seance, so I had to make some cuts.

Carlin always made me laugh.

1. Andy Kaufman: for me, this guy is the king. not only because he was funny, but he was the first guy to really give the finger to fame. One perfect example is his concert at ASU...the students kept begging him to do Latka and he finally get pissed, busts out The Great Gatsby, and proceeds to read the book in its entirely. That was it. that was his show. To me, that is very punk and very hilarious. A real genius because he was doing comedy for himself, whether anyone else got the joke was irrelevant.

2. Lenny: first political/counter culture guy....wasnt afraid to talk about drugs, corruption, getting arrested. It was a refreshing turn of events from the tired old syrupy Rat Pack song and dance routines that were saturating the comedy circuit of the time. Lenny shocked people, but was honest. He made it cool to laugh a bit about our sacred cows....politics, religion, marriage.

3. Rodney: the master of the one-liner, the witty comeback, the pun.

"one time someone stole our car. i asked my dumb wife whether she saw who did it. She said, no but I did get the license plate number."

"during sex, my girlfriend likes to to talk to me. she often calls me from the hotel."

My favorite dangerfield line;

"I get no respect. Even the dog won't hump my leg"

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

My favorite dangerfield line;

"I get no respect. Even the dog won't hump my leg"

"When I was a baby, my mother never breast fed me. She said she only liked me as a friend."

[TripletDaddy]

Runner...good news....we are all united again!

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...cy_Reagan.html

[Tex]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Runner...good news....we are all united again!

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...cy_Reagan.html

Heh, that didn't take long. Maybe some of Biden is actually rubbing off.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Tex

Heh, that didn't take long. Maybe some of Biden is actually rubbing off.

I think he just didnt want Nancy to put a voodoo hex on him.

[NorCal Cat]

Originally Posted by Runner Coug

this is no way to get started:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...residents.html

Why take a jab at Nancy Reagan of all people?.

Because that's what Obama does when he puts himself into a sticky situation. He throws someone under the bus.

[Tex]

Obama's spokesman announced yesterday that he's ready to "rule, day one."

Heh. I wonder if he's already ordered his crown and sceptre.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Tex

Obama's spokesman announced yesterday that he's ready to "rule, day one."

Heh. I wonder if he's already ordered his crown and sceptre.

Holy hack.

tex, like i said, stay away from the comedy. Not your strong point at all.

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthr...hlight=sceptre