Hurricane names raise a warning; not enough black names in it.

hillnews ^ | 08/01/03 | Bill Thomas

[HassanBenSobar]

Oh my gawd. I was so shocked when--several months ago--she died, and do you know how she was eulogized on the radio? They had a sound bite from Sanford and Son in which Red Foxx told her something like, 'You're so ugly, I could take your face, put it in some dough...and make gorilla cookies!'

I cracked up but the completely anti-PC shock of the joke was...well...it made me really think how much things have changes in a couple decades. And some on the left act like we haven't made any progress in centuries. Sheesh.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Oh wow... I used to watch that show as a kid, and I remember the line to this day... ROTFL...

[Paul Atreides]

What is wild is some of the stuff they got away with in the hyper-sensitive 70s. Especially, the episode about Lamont's traffic ticket and the courtroom scene.

[Oorang]

Hurricane Bill, first black president.

[Paul Atreides]

Fred was forever calling Esther variations of King Kong. He also called her a lot of other stuff.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yeah... Redd Foxx was hilarious - Personally, I'm glad I had the opportunity to watch him... insensitive or not, he was funny...

[Paul Atreides]

Esther is one of my favorite characters on there. She really holds her own against Fred. It's also funny when she gets into a fight with Grady.

[Saints fan]

Don't forget ORANGEJELLO AND LEMONJELLO

[Chad Fairbanks]

Ester, Grady... Sure, Ester was ugly, but yeah, she pretty much held her own... LOL

[Paul Atreides]

Esther lives on in Maxine Waters.

[DC native]

Hurricane Old Dirty B*stard?

[Pikamax]

Aunt Esther: Fred Sanford, the wrath of God will strike you down!
Fred Sanford: And this Louisville slugger will knock you out!

Aunt Esther: Woodrow and I are going to have a baby.
Fred Sanford: Well somebody better call the zoo.

Aunt Esther: Fred Sanford why is it every time I come over to your house you call me ugly?
Fred Sanford: Because I'm not the type to lie.

[Fred comes home drunk]
Aunt Esther: You are a messy fool!
Fred Sanford: You are a sessy pool!


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[Paleo Conservative]

Frankly we don't know whether to wind the watch or to
bark at the moon. It looks like Texas is getting Hurricane
Buckwheat now.

[Chad Fairbanks]

As a member of a minority group that is under-represented in the Hurrican Naming Convention, I want a Hurricane named teiowerata:se... We need more Mohawk names...

[Tauzero]

It's long past time for...

Hurricane Shanaynay

[HassanBenSobar]

God help me, I can't stop cracking up about that line now!

Now I remember the context: (Esther) "Who you callin' ugly...suckah?" (lots of canned laughter)

(George): "You. You so ugly, I could take your face, put it in some dough, and make...gorilla cookies!"

[Paul Atreides]

One of Esther's best is when she says Fred's face looks like a Brillo pad with eyes.

[maui_hawaii]

"Hurricane Tyrone"

What about "Hurricane Kunta Kinte"?

This so reminds me of that commercial where the football team is about to pray and the coach has a long line of religious leaders lined up out the door... There was Jewish, and Eskimoes, and Tibetans...just to make sure everyone is "represented"... "not going anywhere for a while?"

If they DID name hurricanes after "black" names half of the black community would call it racist...

I could hear it now..."Every time somthin' bad happens they ALWAYS gotta pin it on the black man..."

[Thud]

Name 'em after gubernatorial candidates in the California recall election.