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11-19-2007, 03:06 PM
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Mr Whipple is gone . . .
I was saddened today to hear that another popular icon of American culture has died. Mr. Whipple of Charmin bathroom tissue fame has passed on into that great supermarket in the sky.
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11-19-2007, 03:16 PM
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I don't know if he qualifies as a "popular icon". I don't care for any commercials, and his were quite annoying.
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11-19-2007, 03:42 PM
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My tongue was firmly implanted in my cheek when I wrote that, POS
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11-19-2007, 10:23 PM
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Thank God. You scare me sometimes, Dee8go.
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11-20-2007, 07:49 AM
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Sometimes I scare myself . . .
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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11-20-2007, 11:30 AM
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Actually, I'm ninety-seven this year. I eat right, exercise regularly, and get plenty of sleep . . .
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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11-20-2007, 04:55 PM
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Damn Charmin
Oh, I recall him, though I had to search to find the actor's name. Dick Wilson was 91.
I remember him better in his recurring role as the hotel bar lush that Darrin was always running into on "Bewitched." Whenever Darrin had a fight with Samantha, it seemed, he'd head off to this bar (in the pilot it was in the hotel where he and Samantha were honeymooning), and more often than not it was Dick Wilson's drunk he ended up trading lines with. (But see below --) Wikipedia has this: Dick Wilson (born Riccardo DiGuglielmo; July 30, 1916 – November 19, 2007), was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999). In appreciation for his performance of the recognizable character, Procter & Gamble famously provided Wilson with a free lifetime supply of Charmin. Hmmm . . . neither Wikipedia nor IMdB mentions his turns as the hotel bar drunk. Either he was uncredited, their filmography is incomplete, or I'm remembering it wrong. Anybody recall? .
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