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I think it means you started a long time ago but never finished starting? That must be one enormous can of Lysol, and one very foggy and smelly house by now.

I guess I have to go aganist the flow in this discussion. If I ever feel like we're getting too much driving automation and computer decision-making, I can quickly cure that by going shopping. Just look around at all the people shopping, talking on their cell phones, letting their kids run wild, blocking the aisle with their cart smack-dab in the middle, etc....and then remember: every single one of these morons drove here and will drive home behind the wheel of a 2000 lb automobile going at a high rate of speed. Shudder. I'll take my chances with the automated systems any day.

And don't forget George's big Off-Broadway hit, La Cocina. Oh how audiences loved the mimed food preparation on stage!

Hey, not all men would get turned on by a dead female's breasts! Unless they were, like, flaunting it, ya know?* * (for the easily offended, this was a joke. So unbunch your undies. - RZT)

Eh. The Broadway musical was better. At least until Bette Midler got Gilooly-ed and had to miss shows.

Lunch is included in the cruise: a block of cheese the size of a car battery!

And here I was going to suggest that this thread be renamed. In a few months, Strudel-boy and Cawowine will only be fading memories (God willing), so I was thinking of something more permanent. As a Rodney Dangerfield fan, my thought was "Now I know why tigers eat their young: Irritating Kids in Commercials".

While Jerry was quite proud of his vomitless streak, Kramer seemed to throw up quite a bit: At the dentist from the gas In front of the floral shop after eating the ancient hot dog at the theater On Susan (and her suede vest) after drinking the expired milk Did I miss any?

(I just found this topic. I'm surprised it's been so quiet.) Was just thinking about the "most memorable" myth busting episode. I'm not talking about the most surprising, or funniest, or "best", but just the one that seemed to stick with you the longest... For me, it was the one where they tested the water torture myth on Adam and Kari. It had some typical fun-and-games aspects early on, but then it took a dark and scary turn as Kari began to really suffer emotionally. It was such an unusual departure from their typical sight-gags/explosions type myth busting (which I love also) that it really stuck with me. I thought it was ultimately quite touching.

I just watched the episode where pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards guest starred as a oily slime-ball trying to get the bar from Sam due to an old bet from Sammy's drinking days. It was fun seeing him just before he became a star, but I was disappointed that he wasn't used very well in the episode. You have Michael Richards and you don't give him ANY physical humor, instead using him as a heavy/straight-man? The writer and director didn't seem to recognize his real talents. (I hope they at least sent the "Ted Danson plane" to fly him in for the role. :-)

Can someone help? I remember the punchline but not the setup.... Hawkeye: You do and you'll clean it up. What was the setup?

I have to take the opposite position here. I thought Klinger was fine as a small, funny secondary character, but Jamie Farr was WAY out of his acting depth when they started expanding his role and including him in more serious plots.

Yes, that Capt Morgan jingle is the worst ear-worm currently on TV.

Loved Julia's reading: "John F. Kennedy, June-YAa!"

George: We'll tell him we're frightened and have to go home! Jerry: He'd clunk our heads together like Moe.

You're right, Portia. I'll just have some soup. We can have our meal some other time.

Trying to capture the injured horse that was spotted by helicopter... Hawkeye: Does anyone know anything about horses? BJ: I stepped in some manure once. Hawkeye: You're in charge.

The first one that comes to my mind: John Cleese as Frasier's marriage-counselor colleague from "across the pond". I loved that whole episode and Cleese's slow burn as the ever more desperate Diane tried to convince him that she and Sam were perfect for each other ("I've grown to hate them"), was fantastic. And the climax with his sarcastic speech of praise for them as a couple, a pause, and Diane's one word response...pure gold.

Completely agree about the ending of "The Late Captain Pierce". I think it might be Alda's best acting in the whole series. He subtly conveyed someone who was bone-weary and sick of war, who wants to give up but can't quite convince himself, and finally his sense of obligation to the wounded and his fellow doctors wins out. Just a marvelous performance.

That little clip was perfect and explained a lot about George. I always wondered, was it a real home-movie of some poor kid, or did they expertly fake it just for the show?

Sorry, the Wendy's gal gets my "too cute to hate" exemption. (It must be a guy thing.)

Another favorite that really highlighted Julia's comic acting ability was the whole birthday gifts scene from the one where they were a couple again after agreeing to some "rules". Two moments in particular: where she opens Jerry's gift and sees it's cash, and where she holds up the touching card that Kramer gave her and puts it on the counter. Both were silent moments where she managed to get laughs just with expression and body language (and you had NO doubts what she was thinking in each case).

Another of my favorites is the Captain Tuttle episode. I loved Hawkeye's "touching" eulogy (with great expressions exchanged by Hawkeye and Radar): "...there's a little Tuttle left in all of us. In fact you might say that all of us together made up Tuttle."

If you ask any member of my family how long it will be before ____, you have at least a 50% of hearing "Be about 5, 10 minutes" in response.

I'll have to go with "A Smattering of Intelligence" where Col. Flagg and Trapper's old buddy who is now also a spy visit. It just had the sharpest comedic pacing and dialog of any episode in my opinion. "Officer of the Day" was a close second.