Someone else in another thread mentioned how to position people who have worked with, or follow the philosophies of Mr Rogers, where would Mr Dressup (Ernie Coombs) stand? He was the understudy for Fred Rogers. Would he be a Teacher? Or a Neighbour like the rest of us?
Today is the birth anniversary of Ernie Coombs (85 yrs). He officially become a Canadian citizen in 1994 (He originally was from the US, but Mr. Rogers brought him up here to Canada. Rogers returned to the US, but Dressup remained and called Toronto home. His wife was killed in a car accident, and a few years later, Ernie suffered a stroke on September 10, 2001, and passed away on September 18, 2001.
Highlights about his show that I can recall:
- The tickle trunk (of course!) Which he'd even Tickle with a feather duster.
- Purposely sexually ambiguous Casey & the dog Finnegan and once in awhile you'd see into their tree house, especially if Casey was in there sad or pouting.
- His easel where he'd draw. Towards the end of the run of the show, as he was getting older, he'd have the drawings lightly penciled in on the paper already.
- Alligator Al and his trading post (now that I think about it, his character kind of seems like a African American from new Orleans, shrug).
- The Wise old owl in the picture frame, (who was voiced by Erine himself), the owl disliked being woken up in the day time - "Tawweettt taawoo..toowoott aaa weee…" (who the fuck is bothering me!)
- That large counter spot he had with the gray surface, maybe carpeted, and he'd make crafts there out of cartons and tp rolls and shit, always being careful with the scissors.
- Random grown-ups would stop by and they'd all be so excited and willing to dress up and play.
- His couch where he'd often read a book. others??
His show was just so, innocent, and magical. Way different from today's popular kids programs. I miss that era. In my opinion, this whole wholesome genre of children's programming, was a by-product of the 60's and 70's mentality and push for equality and peace etc.
Couple other goodies from that era: The Friendly Giant - LOOK UP! WWAAAAAAYYYY UP!!!.. and there was Fred Penner's place (He'd backpack aimlessly, and hang out in the forest; he'd crawl through a log at the start of the show as it was the entrance to his cool spot in the woods, and he'd sing and play guitar).
- Take Part!
- The elephant show
- Today's Special
- Reading Rainbow
Happy anniversary of your birth Ernie Coombs!! Generations miss you!
This will be an on / off series of posts where I look through the current MLB franchises best players in 30 year chunks starting from year 1 of the franchise existence. This can be as early as 1876 and as late as, well, today!
#1901-1930 Philadelphia Athletics (Oakland Athletics)
Catcher - Mickey Cochrane (1925-1930)
The premier hitting catcher from the 1920s and early 30s, despite only playing 6 seasons for the Athletics during this time frame from 1901-1930 (he would play another 3 for the A's after 1930), he has by far the most WAR for any Philadelphia catcher during this period, and has the highest OPS+ of any team's catcher during this time.
Backup - Cy Perkins (1915, 1917-1930)
First Base - Harry Davis (1901-1911, 1913-1917)
Led the AL in homeruns for four straight seasons from 1904-1907 (hitting a total of just 38 during these 4 years), won back to back World Series with the A's in 1910 and 1911. No player from this period of 1901-1917, with 1000 games played mainly at first had a higher slugging percentage than Davis (.408).
Backup - Stuffy McGinnis (1909-1917)
Second Base - Eddie Collins (1906-1914, 1927-1930)
One of the greatest players of the dead ball era, and one of the best 2nd basemen ever. Helped A's to 4 world series appearances (and 3 titles) in his first stint with the team (before being sold by manager Connie Mack to the White Sox for 50,000 thousand dollars). Batted .338 and was a mad man on the base paths with 367 stolen bases in this 9 year span.
Backup - Max Bishop (1924-1930)
Third Base - Home Run Baker (1908-1914)
Before being similarly sold off like Eddie Collins to the New York Yankees, Baker led the AL in homeruns his past 4 seasons from 1911-1914. Had most home runs for any third baseman in the first 15 years of the modern MLB.
Backup - Lave Cross (1901-1905)
Shortstop - Jack Barry (1908-1915)
The forgotten member of the $100,000 dollar infield. While being a below average hitter, Barry was a good defender, and acrewed the most WAR and games played for any A's shortstop during this 30 year period.
Backup - Monte Cross (1902-1907)*
Leftfield - Al Simmons (1924-1930)
Hall of Famer who started out in center but moved over and stayed in left field. Hit for power and contact, slashing .360/.400/.590 o
... keep reading on reddit ➡OK Folks, here is my first stab at combining all the names of all the donors to the campaigns that have announced their donor list.
Of course, no one has done exactly the same as anyone else, so there is undoubtedly some errors om this content. There are some easy fixes and I will work on those. If you know of any other candidate that has announced their list, I would be happy to add.
| Name | Gondek | Davison | Farkas | Damery | Fields | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie & John Lentsch | $1 to $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Paul & Rebecca Gifford | $1 to $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Kim a Tellett | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Shawn Abbott | $1,000-$2,500 | 1 | ||||
| Gregory Abelseth | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Malcolm Adams | $1 to $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Mj Adelaar | $2,501+ | 1 | ||||
| Joanne Adomeit | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Catherine Agar | Not disclosed | $101-1000 | 2 | |||
| Cesar Agudelo Tellez | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| J. Albers | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Ashleigh Alder | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Steve Allan | $1 to $1,000 | $0-100 | 2 | |||
| K. Allbright | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Terry Allen | $2,501+ | 1 | ||||
| Cindy Alpaugh | $1 to $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Lindsay Amantea | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| A. Amir | $1001 or more | 1 | ||||
| Ireke Amoji | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| A. And Lucyna Zuczek | $101-1000 | 1 | ||||
| Bruce and Susan McKenzie | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Brenda Anderson | Not disclosed | $0-100 | 2 | |||
| David Anderson | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| J. Anderson | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Jill Anderson | Not disclosed | $0-100 | 2 | |||
| Jody Anderson | Not disclosed | $0-100 | 2 | |||
| Meghan Anderson | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Wendy Anderson | $2,501+ | 1 | ||||
| Sarah Andre | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Kevin Andreychuk | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| K. Angel | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Michael Anthony | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| F. Antolovich | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Y. Antonishyn | $101-1000 | 1 | ||||
| Gisele Aparicio-Hull | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Leigh Aquart | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| N. Ardo | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| V. Ardo | $101-1000 | 1 | ||||
| Carol Armes | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| S. Armstrong | $1001 or more | 1 | ||||
| W. Aschacher | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| G. Ashley | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| JoAnne Atkins | $1 to $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Gordon Atkins | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| JoAnne Atkins | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| Jennifer Aubin | Under $1,000 | 1 | ||||
| K. Augey | $0-100 | 1 | ||||
| Conrad Ayasse | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| D. B.Lawrence | $101-1000 | 1 | ||||
| Ashok Babu Laguduva | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| Steve Bacovsky | Up to $2,500 | 1 | ||||
| David Bacque | Not disclosed | 1 | ||||
| A. Bagari |
Do your worst!
It really does, I swear!
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
There hasn't been a post all year!
