that's better.

Nathan: TV Guide had done a piece on the show: “The Golden Girls—Is it still as good as it was the first year?” And they asked random people what they thought of the show, and this one housewife said she didn’t think the show was as good and that Bea Arthur’s character wasn’t as interesting. They mentioned her by name—Mrs. Betty Johnson, Sioux Falls, Iowa. So Bea reads this at lunch and then gets on the phone and asks information for this Betty Johnson’s number. And she calls her. And she picks up, this TV Guide woman, and Bea says, “This is Bea Arthur, and I want to talk to you about what you said in TV Guide.” The woman was horrified. She said she was misquoted. “I didn’t mean it. Is it really you? I love the show. I take it back.” And Bea goes, “That’s what I thought. OK, that’s better.”

Hervey: And then Bea said “That person’s going to go tell everyone that I called her, and no one’s going to believe her.” 

from this oral history of the golden girls.

an informal 2pz poll

I asked a few lady 2pz contributors what lady they thought should replace old Alexandra Hamilton on the 10 dollhair bill.

Here are the responses (Editor's note, I didn't tell them I was going to tell you (blog sneak attack)):

Melissa: Harriet Tubman

Faith: Iris Apfel, RuPaul, Meryl Streep

Kylie: Whitney Houston, Terri Gross, Bea Arthur


From your mouth to the Federal Reserve's ears ladies! Who do you think it should be? Tell us in the comments.

RIP soccerpus.

paul's DEAD! he was only two and one-half bears old. ;*(

god damnit, i loved that octopus. i haven't been this affected by a celebrity death since bea arthur.

from the grave

bea arthur dontaed money in her will to PETA, and they are using the opportunity to try to take down mcdonalds cruel animal practices. kind of creepy PETA.

still pretty sad.

i'm still pretty sad about the loss of bea this weekend. i guess she was pretty old, but i just wasn't prepared. i haven't been this effected by a celebrity death since aaliyah. ;*(

and i cant seem to give an f about the swine flu outside of ridiculing my mexican roommate, so my priorities are in pretty good shape.

rip bea.

BEA ARTHUR DEAD

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i feel empty inside. its about time for a golden girls marathon.

RIP Bernice Frankel. Thank you for being a friend.

just because.