LilWharveyGal April 24, 2015 Share April 24, 2015 J is for the Jewish relatives Blanche might find in Buffalo. 1 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer April 27, 2015 Share April 27, 2015 K is for the Kosher food she would eat there. Link to comment
Maherjunkie April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 L is for the lox she might come to love. Link to comment
LilWharveyGal April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 M is for MoMA or the Met - museums that Blanche might work at. Link to comment
Maherjunkie April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 N is for New York, so she could say "Yes, I am a Yankee" with more conviction. Link to comment
Blakeston April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 O is for the ever-present Odor, which Sophia would probably mistake for Ecuador. P is for the Big Potato. Link to comment
camom April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Q is for Queens, where they might have lived. R is for Radio City Music Hall, where they would go to see the Rockettes S is for snow, which they don't have to deal with in Miami Link to comment
Bastet April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 T is for the tokens they'd have needed for the subway back then. (Of course, Rose probably would have taken the wrong train and got lost, and Blanche would be too scared to ride them in the first place.) Link to comment
Miss Chevious April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 U is for the uninterrupted hours of fun Dorothy would have in the New York City Library, her new favorite hangout. Link to comment
LilWharveyGal April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 V is for Vermont, where the girls might go on vacation instead of the Keys, the Bahamas, etc. Link to comment
Maherjunkie April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 W is for wandering with the gait of a rolling nymphomaniac around Central Park. Link to comment
Bastet April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 (edited) X is for all the XXX video rental stores and theaters Sophia would have to choose from. Edited April 29, 2015 by Bastet Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 Y is for Yonkers, which is a borough the Girls could all live in. Link to comment
LilWharveyGal April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 Z is for the Prospect Park Zoo, where the girls could take their grandkids when they visit. I can't think of a good next topic. Whoever has one, feel free! Link to comment
BookThief April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 How about keeping with the theme....what life would be like if the ladies lived in St. Olaf, Minnesota! A is for the Adlai Stevenson statue with his face (twice!) that Dorothy wouldn't be able to appreciate much since it's all starting to make sense! And speaking of statues... B is for Big Statue Country, St. Olaf's license plate motto. Maybe living there Blanche would see she could redeem her St. Olaf war bonds from the emergency statue fund without actually bankrupting the entire town and be up a pretty penny. Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 C is for the Children's Cheese Museum. Maybe Blanche could even get a job there. Link to comment
camom May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 (edited) D is for the Donkey cart you can take from St. Gustav to St. Olaf. It only takes 2-3 days! E is for Eva Braun, the high school PE teacher. F is for Fritz Stickelmeyer, aka Adolf Hitler, who taught history. Edited May 1, 2015 by camom Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 G is for St. Gustav, neighboring city to St. Olaf. H is for Hay Day, which as we all know is the day St. Olafians celebrate hay. The Girls would enjoy the festivities. Blanche might even pick up a hayseed or two. Link to comment
Maherjunkie May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 Or have a roll in one! I is for igloo, for St.Olaf's only Eskimo family. Link to comment
LilWharveyGal May 1, 2015 Share May 1, 2015 J is for junk food. Instead of cheesecake, the girls could enjoy obscene ice cream scoops. Link to comment
AndySmith May 2, 2015 Share May 2, 2015 K is for Sperhüven Krispies. Just remember to keep one hand closing your nostrils to fully enjoy them! Link to comment
Bastet May 2, 2015 Share May 2, 2015 L is for the long johns they'd have to don to survive Minnesota winters. Link to comment
camom May 2, 2015 Share May 2, 2015 Although Blanche's long johns would be red and low cut. LOL M is for Minneapolis. They would occasionally make a trip to the Big City. Dorothy would tour the museums, Blanche would find the bars, and Rose would be in awe of so many people. Sophia would just tag along. Link to comment
Kiddvideo May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 N is for waiting until your wedding night to see a grown man naked. Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 O is for Ollie, the guy who Blanche thought was from Petticoat Junction when Rose told the story about him and his wife Mollie. Link to comment
AndySmith May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 P is for the pledge the girls would have to sign not to do wild things, like painting their houses in silly colors. Link to comment
camom May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 Q is for Butter Queen. The girls would all be judges for the current competitions. Link to comment
Bastet May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 R is for reading, writing, and rooster insemination – the “three Rs” Dorothy would have to teach if working as a substitute in St. Olaf. 1 Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 S is for Sven. Big Sven and his son Sven who is married to Olga aka the Lean Mean Swedish Machine. Link to comment
Maherjunkie May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 T is for Tunder the Tiger, which Dorothy could read to her class. Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 U is for Underwear, which Blanche would probably have to take up wearing more often than not. St. Olaf dress code and all., Link to comment
LilWharveyGal May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 V is for all the Viking garb the girls could wear. Link to comment
Kiddvideo May 4, 2015 Share May 4, 2015 W is for all those weddings where all those brides wear the Viking garb. Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 X is for all the eXtra blankets the Girls will be using during the long, cold St. Olaf winters. Hope Rose remembered to bring her bunny slippers! Link to comment
LilWharveyGal May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 Y is for yodeling. The girls might all receive lessons as gifts from their new St. Olaf friends. Link to comment
Maherjunkie May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 Z is for when you have to Zamboni the ice to skate or fish or just keep your house leve. Girls in Hollywood? Link to comment
camom May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 Maherjunkie, do you mean if they lived in Hollywood? Link to comment
camom May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 OK then... A is for the Auditions they would go on. For Blanche it would be to meet the male casting directors. Link to comment
Maherjunkie May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 B is for basking in the ocean and getting sand in your wrinkles. Link to comment
camom May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 C is for the Chinese Theater, where they would go to compare their feet to the footprints of the stars. Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 7, 2015 Share May 7, 2015 D is for Disneyland in nearby Anaheim. The Girls would have a blast riding on the teacups. Link to comment
camom May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 E is for Eating avocado with absolutely everything. Link to comment
Bastet May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 F is for the freeways on which they'd spend a lot of time stuck in traffic. Link to comment
camom May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 G is for the Griffith Observatory, where they would go on dates to make out. H is for the Hollywood Bowl, where they would probably have season tickets. Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 I is for all the Interesting men Blanche would meet lounging around the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She might even bring home a cabana boy (or two). J is for Jeopardy, where Dorothy could go on and redeem herself this time. Link to comment
LilWharveyGal May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 K is for keeping watch at Gloria's grocery store for Bert Convy. Link to comment
Bastet May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 (edited) L is for LAUSD, the Los Angeles Unified School District in which Dorothy might work as a substitute teacher (which would provide an ample supply of things to come home and complain to the others about). Edited May 8, 2015 by Bastet Link to comment
Miss Chevious May 8, 2015 Share May 8, 2015 M is for Movie Stars. The Girls would have a friendly competition among themselves to see who could spot the most. Link to comment
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