Just One More Thing.......

[Sdiver]

For those of us old enough to remember Peter Falk as Columbo, I'm sure the vist would go something like this.


Columbo Visits the White House.

Excuse me Mr. Obama, I mean President Obama, Sir. Um . . I know you're busy, and important and stuff. I mean running the county is very important and -- ah -- I hate to bother you Sir. I will only take a minute. Ok Sir?

See, I have these missing pieces that are holding me up, and I was wondering Sir, if you could take time out of your busy schedule and help me out. You know, no big deal, just some loose ends and things.

Hey, you have a nice place here! The wife sees houses like this on TV all the time and says boy she wishes she had digs like this you know? Is that painting real? Really? Wow. I saw something like that in a museum once!
Oh, sorry Sir. I didn't mean to get off the track. So if you could just help me out a minute and give me some details, I will get right out of your way. I want to close this case and maybe take the wife to Coney Island or something. Ever been to Coney Island Sir? No? I didn't think so...
Well, listen, anyway, I can't seem to get some information I need to wrap this up. These things seem to either be "Not released" or "Not available." I'm sure it's just an oversight or glitch or something, so if you could you tell me where these things are -- I -- I have them written down here somewhere -- oh wait. Sorry about the smears. It was raining out. I'll just read it to you.
Could you please help me find these things Sir?

1. Occidental College records -- Not released

2. Columbia College records -- Not released

3. Columbia Thesis paper -- "Not available"

4. Harvard College records -- Not released

5. Selective Service Registration -- Not released

6... Medical records -- Not released

7. Illinois State Senate schedule -- Not available

8. Your Illinois State Senate records -- Not available

9. Law practice client list -- Not released

10. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate -- Not released

11. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth -- Not released

12. Record of your baptism -- Not available

Oh and one more thing Mr. President, I can't seem to find any articles you published as editor of the Harvard Law Review, or as a Professor at the University of Chicago.. Can you explain that to me Sir?

Oh but, hey -- listen! I know you're busy! If this is too much for you right now -- I mean -- tell you what. I'll come back tomorrow. Give you some time to get these things together, You know? I mean, I know you're busy. I'll just let myself out. I'll be back tomorrow. And the day after. . .
What's that Mr. President? Who wants to know these things?
We the People of the United States of America ! You know, the ones that vote.

:munchin

[Defender968]

LMAOROTF!! Awesome!!!! :lifter:D:lifter

[dennisw]

Apparently there are a volume of voters who do not care about those records. :mad:

[Pete]

Apparently there are a volume of voters who do not care about those records. :mad:

What records?:D

[greenberetTFS]

SD,

That was awesome......:p :rolleyes::eek:

GB TFS :munchin

[Smokin Joe]

Does anybody else get the vibe that getting "him" elected was some sort of master scheme? I mean, it had to take a lot of calculated effort over years to bury all those records...;)

[SF_BHT]

What records?:D



You know why there are not Records......:munchin

Cyborg's do not have records. He is from the future to take us over..:p
Has to be since we all know Public records are Public....:p

[Red Flag 1]

QUOTE=Smokin Joe;264773]Does anybody else get the vibe that getting "him" elected was some sort of master scheme? I mean, it had to take a lot of calculated effort over years to bury all those records...;)[/QUOTE]

Master media I suspect.:mad:

RF1

[dennisw]

Cyborg's do not have records. He is from the future to take us over..

If I'm not mistaken, I belive the cyborg from the future is governor of California.:D

[nmap]

Does anybody else get the vibe that getting "him" elected was some sort of master scheme?

Yes. But by whom I cannot imagine.

[Gypsy]

Yes. But by whom I cannot imagine.

I ccould imagine, but I'll never speak it out loud.

Something isn't right, never has been.

[PSM]

If I'm not mistaken, I belive the cyborg from the future is governor of California.:D

Recon. With BO, the invasion has begun. :eek:

Pat

[Smokin Joe]

This thread is turning into tinfoil hat time...

Look out for the black helicopter. :munchin


(I also have an idea or two but I'm not saying anything :D )

[nmap]

Look out for the black helicopter. :munchin


Outstanding! With enough helicopters, we can both stimulate the economy and ruin their budget. :D

[armymom1228]

Apparently there are a volume of voters who do not care about those records. :mad:

Yeah about 60% of the country.

[x SF med]

This thread is turning into tinfoil hat time...

Look out for the black helicopter. :munchin


(I also have an idea or two but I'm not saying anything :D )

Got mine ready! (it's not blurry, it's persec)

[Sigaba]

Yes. But by whom I cannot imagine.
Keeping with the theme of the OP, I bet he looks a lot like this guy.:munchin

[Smokin Joe]

Got mine ready! (it's not blurry, it's persec)

ROTFLMMFAO.... easily the funniest thing I have seen all week long...

Thank you very much!

[greenberetTFS]

Keeping with the theme of the OP, I bet he looks a lot like this guy.:munchin

Just a note............It's a sad situation on Columbo. I'm speaking about his memory problems.....................:(

GB TFS :munchin

[wet dog]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-tv-detectives-20110702,0,2235246.story

Fan of the House: Dad and Peter Falk, cut from the same cloth
A father's laughter in front of the TV set can mold a child's lifelong values.
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Peter Falk in a scene from "Columbo." (Associated Press)


By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times

July 2, 2011
The things my father laughed at, I laugh at. I was reminded of this recently when I read of Peter Falk's passing.

Like to think they're up there somewhere, chewing on life and cigars, both of them in their rumpled overcoats. I still have my father's old overcoat, which I wear once, maybe twice a winter in L.A., weather willing. You know, when it plunges into the low-70s.


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Falk was hilarious in "The In-Laws," but his most real and human work was done in that Columbo overcoat. Never had a gun. The most threatening thing he carried was his basset hound, draped in his arms, half asleep.

Or, how about that sputtering old car? Like him, the car had lost its shine. Surrounded by everyman props, Falk's Columbo was an unlikely antihero, going after the rich guy who thought he was too shrewd for any run-of-the-mill detective. James Bond was slicker than the bad guys he caught; Columbo was simply more wily.

There was an understated morality to "Columbo," an appreciation of truth and steady hard work. Remember how the egotistical villain would dismiss Columbo at first, underestimating his skills. When that didn't work, the killer would turn charming and try to befriend him.

Of the great guest stars — Robert Culp, John Cassavetes, Jack Cassidy — Cassidy might've been the most memorable, a yacht of a human being, in an ascot and goatee. One of his episodes, "Murder by the Book," was directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Steven Bochco.

Always, at that "gotcha moment," there would be my father's laughter, the sly appreciation for Falk's sneaky-smart character and the kind of guy who won't be snowed.

I was shaped by that laughter, in the living room, in front of the big Zenith. Hearing my father laugh at the right things defined right things — Alan Alda's one-liners on "MASH" ("Without love, what are we worth? 89 cents — 89 cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely"), or Betty White's sensational ribbing of gruff Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

Steal a scene with that cast, and you've got game, baby. With that many gifts, it's no surprise White's still working. It's like Satchel Paige pitching till he was 60.

Oh, those were shows. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," "Laugh-In," "Ed Sullivan."

And thinking to that era's detectives, the distinctive personalities and quirks: Jack Lord, Telly Savalas, James Garner. Since then, our cities have been gentrified and so have our TV detectives.

I'm not sure there isn't a cause and effect at work here. When you try to think of actors — film or television — with a distinct point of view, true originals, it's a preciously short list: Jeff Bridges, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, who am I leaving out? No one?

Of that trio, Bridges is the only one you'd like to be, and his edge comes direct from Malibu, not from America's urban core. Actors with the city running through their veins seem to be an endangered species.

Anyway, it was the sitcoms where the laughter really came roaring out. On "The Bob Newhart Show," or "MASH." You'd hear those first thuddy trombone grunts of the Mary Tyler Moore theme and just knew you were about to enjoy 20 minutes with characters who felt like friends, in good conversation, doing human things, being clever one minute and dopey the next.

Now, with the exception of "Modern Family," pretty much all you get is the dopey.

As a father now, thought it was interesting to observe how our parents shape our values even when they're not trying so hard to do that. It's in their reaction to life's rights and wrongs where we see it, whether it's to the evening news or a wickedly rich punch line.

Funny the way we find the funny in life.

In the meantime, so long, Mr. Falk. Take care of that magic coat.

--------BT-------

Rest in Peace Peter Falk, the world was better with you in it.

[wet dog]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/arts/television/peter-falk-columbo-actor-dies-at-83.html

---------BT-------------

I find it odd that little was said in the MSM of the passing of Peter Falk.

Thought I'd just put it out again.

[Sigaba]

QP Wet Dog--

I agree that Mr. Falk's passing did not get the national coverage it might (read should) have. However, the left coast media did cover the story.


The Los Angeles Times obituary is here (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-peter-falk-20110625,0,1816709,full.story).
The Hollywood Reporter obit is here (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/columbo-star-peter-falk-dies-205483).
Variety is here (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039074?refCatId=25).
TMZ there (http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/24/peter-falk-columbo-dead-dies-actor-passes-away/).
Nikki Finke's comments here (http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/r-i-p-peter-falk/).