Fiddling Granny: David Hyde Pierce

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Not My Night to Cook

What a week this has been. A couple of weeks ago we were invited to friends' house for supper this past Thursday. A day or so later, we were invited to other friends' house for supper on Friday. Then a couple of days ago we were invited to yet a third couples house for supper Saturday. I'm still full. Great food, great, circles of friends. Each of the three nights there were eight people in the group and we had a wonderful time all three nights. Tonight my "Not My Night To Cook" lucky streak is coming to an end with potluck night in our community. When you have 40+ people coming to a potluck supper, there is an incredible number of things to choose from. Even if you only take a teaspoonful of each, you're stuffed to the gizzard by the time you're finished.

What an awesome week. This brings me to the point of this post.

While we were driving to supper on Thursday night, I had a question pop into my mind. We were talking about someone who talks about his wife quite often. I heard about her for about two years before I actually laid eyes on her. For the longest time I referred to her as "Maris" (which made me laugh like crazy). This led me to thinking about the TV show Frasier. What a great show. They had a regular "character" on the series, that nobody ever saw, we never heard her voice. We heard lots of tales over the years, usually one-liners delivered by David Hyde Pierce with an absolutely straight face.

"Maris is pushing me over the edge which is ironic because she can't push. We learnt that the time she got stuck in the revolving door."

So my question for you TV trivia types. Has there been a "character" like Maris on any other TV show? A character that we never saw, never heard, but was a regular on the show.

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THE ONGOING ODE TO CHERYL

Only you ..... could pull off that kind of a trick,

Only you ..... could pierce your thumb with a pick.

You can hardly stand the pain in your hand

And the swelling's unbearable too ...

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ..... would run with your arms in your shirt,

Only you ..... would forget that you could get hurt.

While all tied up in your clothes, your knees took the blows,

And left shoulder got whack number two.

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ..... would fight a horse in the barn.

You had to know ..... you would come to some harm,

There's no need for fussin', o'er a little concussion,

Smashed eyeglasses and a blackened eye too.

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ... were late for making horse "mush"

Only you ... weren't careful because of the rush

You fell and scalded your arm, and your shoulder's come to harm,

The banana's been traumatized too

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ... could somehow injure your hip

Only you ... wouldn't remember the bump or the slip

So you're going to see Laura, who'll adjust you some more

If she can puzzle out what she needs to do

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ... would sit that close to the fire

Notice John ... hasn't let your insurance expire

Trying to go up in flames, it is really quite lame

Now the woodstove's all covered with goo

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ..... would snowshoe alone in the trees.

Only you ..... would forget how you fell on your knees.

We thought you should know, you should walk on the snow

And and not try to dance the "old soft shoe"...

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ..... would take a whack in the eye,.

From a branch, as you were passing by.

Only silly asses would take off their glasses,

When they're bushwacking on their snowshoes.

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ..... would slip and fall on your arse.

Only you ..... would injure so many parts.

Oh you didn't know there was ice under the snow,

And that hubby was watching you too.

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.

Only you ... wouldn't leave the bottle on the table

Only you ... would try to carve off the label

What kind of a fool, Would use the knife as their tool,

Now you've sliced your thumb muscle in two

We think you're accident prone,

You're hilarious, you one and only you.