I don't normally say such things, but Al Franken

[jobycom]

Is cracking me up right now!!

He jsut declared that Pat Robertson was truly insane because he once refused to rule out that Marvin Hamlish was the antichrist.

It's hard to explain...

[still_one]

1. I thought it was jerry farwell?

either way, we must be very careful of Hamlish

[jobycom]

2. He was talking about both, I could have gotten it reversed. Not a lot

of difference between the two in the cosmic scale of things. Robertson's smarter, but more evil. Falwell's dumber, but actually believes a small amount of what he says. So he's not as evil at heart, but the outcome is the same.

I always thought "From a Distance" had sinister overtones, frankly. I always blamed it on Bette Midler, but maybe it was Marvin's fault.

[NYCGirl]

4. I don't think Hamlish had anything to do with that song...

"From a Distance" is by Julie Gold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_a_Distance

[jobycom]

5. That's too wierd. I have a really clear memory of Marvin H

explaining why he wrote that song on some show just before Bette Midler sang it. I can picture him describing it in detail, talking about looking at pictures from space.

Man. The things your memory can create, huh?

[still_one]

9. what are you saying, Julie Gold is the anti-christ?

[sui generis]

3. I thought I saw a Hamlish assflower on an underpass

it means the antichrist has risen. And taken a crap. Everyone, check your grilled cheese sandwiches this afternoon for a sign.

:evilgrin:

[jobycom]

6. What.,..

In the hell is an assflower? What is this DU thing with putting "ass" in front of words? I'm still trying to figure out "asshat"...

Man. I'm so out of touch! :cry:

[sui generis]

7. I believe the term "assflower" refers to the resulting

rorschach blot left by a combination of poor hygiene and a low fiber high fat diet on not-so-tighty-whiteys, or shortly after donning clean underwear and then finding oneself in a dire life threatening emergency.

Also known as a "turd blossom", Googling either term and flipping to Images also yields the following pictographic depictions:

[jobycom]

8. I could live

the rest of my life not hearing that expression again, and I'd feel lucky! :-) Blech!! I had to ask.