Those of you who grew up north of the Donna Dixon Line may think that a scene like the one below - - where Ed, Mama and Eunice spend an evening playing the board game SORRY - - is funny because these three characters are so wildly larger than life.
Please be aware that if my Mama, my brother and I had a few beers and played a game of SORRY, this is EXACTLY how the evening would unfold.
Except in our game, someone would be wearing a halter top, gas would be passed frequently and at a crucial point in the game, my mother would pull out a knife.
And yes, I would be Eunice.
To you, it's comedy. To Southerners, this is a documentary.
And by the way, today is Carol Burnett's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Carol. (Tug on earlobe here)
"You've got splinters in the windmills of yer mind!"
2 comments:
"To Southerners, this is a documentary."
That is so true!
Whim - Seeing as how you lived across the street from my family years ago, you know all too well how true that is!!
Mike - Taking into account the "bitterness seeped through clenched teeth sobriety" description, I'm assuming no knives are drawn on your family Parker Bros. game night.
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