tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post116759853000032717..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Everybody SHOULD love PattyBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36531549971864707362009-03-20T11:18:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:18:00.000-07:00"You've got yours and I've got mine and everything..."You've got yours and I've got mine and everything we all believe is lies, in somebodies eyes..."<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm going to go do something productive with my day and prove to myself that I have a life and some dignity now.Toneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774517615343808551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168749508523490032007-01-13T20:38:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:38:00.000-08:00Do I have to defend myself against Little Dougie's...Do I have to defend myself against Little Dougie's insane claim that he wrote my book again here? I wrote every word, and three-quarters of the punctuation of my internationally-noticed, near-award winning autobiography MY LUSH LIFE. All Little Dougie did was sit and take down my words. Dougie is always taking credit for my words, one of his many failings, along with not drinking alcohol (INSANE!), and never giving me one, on the lame excuse of his being gay. Honestly, so were half of my husbands. It didn't stop them, although it often slowed them down considerably.<BR/><BR/>I can only assume that this "Pat H." person is the sole-surviving Delores Delgado fan.<BR/><BR/>I know nothing of the acting of this Heaton woman, as I am unable to keep straight all of the hot-women-married-to-unattractive-men on sit-coms, something that only occurs in real life when the husband's income surpasses 7 figures annually.<BR/><BR/>As for politics, all I can say is that that Franklin Roosevelt is a labor-appeasing Bolshevick.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168733336802854652007-01-13T16:08:00.000-08:002007-01-13T16:08:00.000-08:00PS., "Pat H.", or whoever you really are while ass...PS., "Pat H.", or whoever you really are while assuming Miss Heaton's name, since you have actually read MY LUSH LIFE, which would then, and only then, entitle you to an opinion as to it's quality, then could you tell me the name of Chapter 39? You'll find the answer on page 296.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168731169107294812007-01-13T15:32:00.000-08:002007-01-13T15:32:00.000-08:00Sorry you didn't enjoy MY LUSH LIFE, however, the ...Sorry you didn't enjoy MY LUSH LIFE, however, the letters and emails I've gotten from readers around the world who did enjoy it, all ask for more. It's fans include Barry Humphries and Sweet Dick Whittington.<BR/><BR/>I have a new book coming out this fall. Please feel free to not buy a copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168675535429452652007-01-13T00:05:00.000-08:002007-01-13T00:05:00.000-08:00Is the Douglas McEwan on here talking about his bo...Is the Douglas McEwan on here talking about his books the same DM who wrote "My Lush Life"? <BR/><BR/>If so could you let us know how much you would take to not write another one? Good Lord was that a bad book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168553960118974962007-01-11T14:19:00.000-08:002007-01-11T14:19:00.000-08:00She’s a mean one, Patricia Heaton. She really is a...She’s a mean one, Patricia Heaton. She really is a heel. She’s as cuddly as a cactus,<BR/>She’s as charming as an eel, Patricia Heaton. She’s a bad banana with a greasy black peel.<BR/><BR/><BR/>She’s a monster, Patricia Heaton. Her heart's an empty hole. Her brain is full of spiders,<BR/>She’s got garlic in her soul, Patricia Heaton. I wouldn't touch her, with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.<BR/><BR/><BR/>She’s a vile one, Patricia Heaton. She has termites in her smile. She has all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Patricia Heaton. In fact, given the choice between the two of them I'd take the seasick crocodile.<BR/><BR/><BR/>She’s a foul one, Patricia Heaton. She’s a nasty, wasty skunk. Her heart is full of unwashed socks, her soul is full of gunk, Patricia Heaton. The three words that best describe her, are, and I quote: "Stink. Stank. Stunk."<BR/><BR/><BR/>She’s a rotter, Patricia Heaton. She’s the queen of sinful sots. Her heart's a dead tomato splot with moldy purple spots, Patricia Heaton. Her soul is an apalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable, mangled up in tangled up knots.<BR/><BR/><BR/>She nauseates me, Patricia Heaton. With a nauseaus super-naus. She’s a crooked jerky jockey and She drives a crooked horse, Patricia Heaton. She’s a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168478919206065222007-01-10T17:28:00.000-08:002007-01-10T17:28:00.000-08:00I'm entirely unsympathetic to Heaton's plight. It'...I'm entirely unsympathetic to Heaton's plight. It's not because I disagree with her (which I do), but because she's identified herself with a movement that has been demonizing liberals for nearly a decade. If she's lost the personal esteem of her peers who have been subjected daily to the most vitriolic rhetoric since we repudiated McCarthy, well too bad.<BR/><BR/>Cry me a river, conservative.<BR/><BR/>More at <A HREF="http://barefootbum.blogspot.com/2007/01/po-little-patty-heaton.html" REL="nofollow">Po' Little Patty Heaton</A>.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168473794631473432007-01-10T16:03:00.000-08:002007-01-10T16:03:00.000-08:00Let me see if I understand this "Godwin's Law" ref...Let me see if I understand this "Godwin's Law" refutation correctly: I included Hitler's name in a list of "Intentionally Evil People" and this, ipso facto, invalidates my point?<BR/><BR/>So, are you saying Hitler was not intentionally evil, whomever you are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168452422495920112007-01-10T10:07:00.000-08:002007-01-10T10:07:00.000-08:00Oh for God's sake, Doug: "The Cowardly Lion?"And ...Oh for God's sake, Doug: "The Cowardly Lion?"<BR/><BR/>And an already idiotic thread plumbs a new depth of stupidity.<BR/><BR/>By the way, your friend who wrote "Still Standing," though deeply ashamed, and didn't write them anonymously got more than $20,000 plus residuals in script fees alone per episode. That's some courage.<BR/><BR/>Must run -- gotta finish my "Becker" spec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168439923137650262007-01-10T06:38:00.000-08:002007-01-10T06:38:00.000-08:00You're a smart guy, Doug. Surely you can use The G...You're a smart guy, Doug. Surely you can use The Google to look up "Godwin's Law."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168413364157923882007-01-09T23:16:00.000-08:002007-01-09T23:16:00.000-08:00How many anonymouses am I debating with?Again, it ...How many anonymouses am I debating with?<BR/><BR/>Again, it was Ken who first applied "Coward" to anonmymous slams, yet acts of cowardice they are. Does Bert Lahr's charming Cowardly Lion debase the word?<BR/><BR/>You're right about my sentence: in trying to conform to Strunk & White's rule #19: Express coordinate ideas in similar form, I ran afoul of #20: Keep related words together. (My Strunk & White lives here beside my computer.) My sentence should have been: I'm just a man who takes his credits and accepts his blame like a man. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. I not only do not work on "According to Jim", but that's another show of which I've yet to see an episode, though I smoked a joint or two with Jim Belushi at The Comedy Store back in 1980. In fact, I don't write for sit-coms at all. I've written a lot of stage, a couple books, and a hell of a lot of radio, but I've never worked on a sit-com. One of my closest friends wrote for "Still Standing" for 3 seasons, but she's deeply ashamed of that fact, though she didn't write them as "Anonymous".<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are "a hell of a lot of entries on here that can't really be attributed to anyone identifiable." Is that your excuse? As my mother was wont to say, if everybody dove off a cliff ... <BR/><BR/>Everybody, grow a pair and sign your slams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168404949984136702007-01-09T20:55:00.000-08:002007-01-09T20:55:00.000-08:00Love your blog Ken but when Patty Heaton uses her ...Love your blog Ken but when Patty Heaton uses her voice to mislead the public regarding stem cell research, she should be able to hear the voices of those who disagree with her. <BR/><BR/>Advocating for the slowing of science because it doesn't jive with your personal relgious beliefs, in my opinion, hurts the cause. <BR/><BR/>See you on your next posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168388969639167442007-01-09T16:29:00.000-08:002007-01-09T16:29:00.000-08:00Re: Godwin's Law. I think you have me confused wi...Re: Godwin's Law. I think you have me confused with some other 'nonymous.<BR/><BR/>Kudos on bon mot on the Popsfarter subject -- when everyone expected you to zig, you zagged! Hope that job on "According To Jim" is working out.<BR/><BR/>As for the "blaming like a man," of course I knew what you meant. But, you whole sentence did NOT make that clear and that's what I was pointing out. Time to review your Strunk and White, Doug.<BR/><BR/>On to the coward question: by applying your own logic and by recognizing that you agree with my assessment of the military at Abu Ghraib, it devalues the meaning of the word "coward" to equate those criminals with those who choose not to put their names on this. <BR/><BR/>But you're right; it's Ken's rule. This will be the last of my nameless ramblings. But seriously, there are a hell of a lot of entries on here that can't really be attributed to anyone identifiable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168386504052488662007-01-09T15:48:00.000-08:002007-01-09T15:48:00.000-08:00Hi Mike,I have no idea why Ma & Pa Popsfarter chos...Hi Mike,<BR/>I have no idea why Ma & Pa Popsfarter chose the strange name "Herb" for their offspring, but it was good enough for my late Great-Uncle Herb Puett. I do know that when I click on Herb's name it takes me to his website, from which he can be contacted. Anyway, it's Ken's rule, not mine, though I agree with it.<BR/><BR/>One doesn't "Blame like a man". One takes blame like a man, as my whole sentence makes perfectly clear. It is a foreign concept to much of the right-wing, where evading blame and buck-passing are survival skills. I believe they offer a merit badge in it.<BR/><BR/>"Hero" is not the only alternative to "Coward". Hero is an overused word. Amazing role models, like Chris Reeve, and people who risk their lives to save others, like the firemen who died on 9-11, are heroes. Applying it where it isn't earned devalues it where it counts.<BR/>In any event, hiding from emails is still hiding. And it was Ken, as quoted above, who first tossed the word into the mix, for those who lack the courage of their convictions. <BR/><BR/>You have however, written something I agree with, your Abu Ghraib comment.<BR/><BR/>But you still haven't defined "Godwin's Law".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168382844067091802007-01-09T14:47:00.000-08:002007-01-09T14:47:00.000-08:00I'm just glad to know that Clint II is in at least...I'm just glad to know that Clint II is in at least partial agreement with Clint I. I hope that Clint III, whenever his time comes, will carry on the policies of the Clint dynasty.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771068503779427377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168379525617497412007-01-09T13:52:00.000-08:002007-01-09T13:52:00.000-08:00Also, Doug, does anyone who reads this think there...Also, Doug, does anyone who reads this think there's a guy actually named "Herb Popsfarter?" Get real: nearly everyone posting to this is anonymous. I, on the other hand, had the courage to call myself "anonymous," not some 3rd grade nom de plume. <BR/><BR/>But since it is a law, after all, I remain,<BR/><BR/>Your faithful servant,<BR/>Mike HuntAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168379255997029172007-01-09T13:47:00.000-08:002007-01-09T13:47:00.000-08:00Well then, DM, if you're not a hero for putting yo...Well then, DM, if you're not a hero for putting your name on your letters, then I'm not a coward for choosing to remain anonymous. This may be the stupidest thread in which I've ever bothered to be involved. The American military at Abu Ghraib were cowards. I'm just a guy who prefers anonymity so that I don't run the risk of someone sending stupid emails to my regular email address which, apparently, isn't too terribly difficult to find.<BR/><BR/>By the way, how exactly does one "[blame] like a man?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168320341322992292007-01-08T21:25:00.000-08:002007-01-08T21:25:00.000-08:00Oh, and I liked the uppity, superior tone of "Whom...Oh, and I liked the uppity, superior tone of "Whomever".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168320254199734822007-01-08T21:24:00.000-08:002007-01-08T21:24:00.000-08:00Jack Eth-Daaaah,In the comments section for the po...Jack Eth-Daaaah,<BR/>In the comments section for the posting of October 27, 2006, Ken wrote:<BR/>"Ken Levine said... <BR/>Had to delete a few comments, not because they were negative but because they were from anonymous. Gotta leave your name, folks. I left one anonymous thread in there because it was a back and forth with another reader. <BR/>But truly, give whatever opinion you want but if you don't leave your name you're a coward."<BR/><BR/>He reiterated this in the comments section for December 30, 2006 when, after a reader called Ken the "Biggest Faggot Ever" (Ironically Ken isn't. I am.) Ken wrote:<BR/>"Ken Levine said... <BR/>Thank you, Connor Peterson for observing my one rule -- leave your name. Anonymous slams will be deleted."<BR/><BR/>Christopher Reeve was a hero. I'm just a man who takes his credits and blames like a man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168317695454825002007-01-08T20:41:00.000-08:002007-01-08T20:41:00.000-08:00Dougie,"Levine's Law?" I did a search on this sit...Dougie,<BR/>"Levine's Law?" I did a search on this site and couldn't find such a thing. Can such a law's existence be corroborated by Ken?<BR/><BR/>Also, I question your use of "whomever." Although it refers to a direct object, I believe it should be "whoever."<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Jack Eth-- Daaaaah! You almost made me reveal my name! Curse you, Doug MacEwan, you non-cowardly, self-naming hero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168301200910974482007-01-08T16:06:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:06:00.000-08:00Patty Heaton = Hot Button Topic! Whodathunkit?Patty Heaton = Hot Button Topic! Whodathunkit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168300156694645242007-01-08T15:49:00.000-08:002007-01-08T15:49:00.000-08:00Dear Anonymous,I'm unfamiliar with "Godwin's Law"....Dear Anonymous,<BR/>I'm unfamiliar with "Godwin's Law". But you violated Dougie's Law, which means you lose.<BR/><BR/>You see how idiotic and meaningless that is?<BR/><BR/>BTW, you also are violating Levine's Law, which is express any opinion you want, just so long as you leave your name. What was your name again, my cowardly friend? I believe that makes you a double loser, whomever you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168291106736337712007-01-08T13:18:00.000-08:002007-01-08T13:18:00.000-08:00Ken, I enjoy reading your blog and want to assure ...Ken, I enjoy reading your blog and want to assure you that I don't hate Patricia Heaton. I am disappointed that she spoke out about an issue that has not affected her in a personal way as it has Michael J.Fox. I think part of the overreaction has been because her statement that was intended to counter Michael's support of Claire McCaskill in Missouri. It was stated by several sources that her ad was made after Michael's. My thoughts at the time were of regret and sadness for Michael who had to leave acting as a result of Parkinsons' disease. His body was shaking uncontrollably and it was hard not be affected -it's obvious how much a cure for Parkinson's disease means to him and he represents all kinds of Americans who suffer from incurable disease and illness. Parkinson's runs in my family too and I believe that using stem cells that would otherwise be discarded is a legitimate way to find a cure. Patricia Heaton and Jim Cavazial don't have any disease which has ruined their careers that I'm aware of, and that is what people are upset about. I think if Patricia were to recognize this and apologize to Michael it might make a difference. She's entitled to her opinion of course but her stance seems hypocritical when she is unaffected by the issues on which she speaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168288642120951662007-01-08T12:37:00.000-08:002007-01-08T12:37:00.000-08:00So Ken Levine the genius of half-hour comedy comes...So Ken Levine the genius of half-hour comedy comes up with extending a chase scene. Brilliant, Ken! How about making the writers write some funny dialogue instead of turning the thing into an I LOVE LUCY episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1168285228172167162007-01-08T11:40:00.000-08:002007-01-08T11:40:00.000-08:00Ken,Think this is a great debate topic. Lan Robert...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Think this is a great debate topic. Lan Roberts, a Texan who is very Liberal and told me of all of Bush's evils as Governor Of Texas was a Catholic, who was Pro Life, anti Stem research and very very anti war and anti Republican. That is why I am giving Patty a benefit of the doubt.<BR/>sMike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.com