izonfire wrote:OK - with the headline of the post,
I thought it was an ultra-late tribute to Freddie Mercury from one of the retards here.
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Loved Fred Willard.
He was still doing hilarious skits on the Jimmy Kimmel show up until a few months ago.
great on Kimmel! but it was easy to spot what appeared to be Parkinson's tremors in his right hand during skits. Sometimes he would hold it down with his left hand.
as to like
uh idiot, it started years ago when, in a rare moment of clarity, I announced to a small gathering at the beach: I"m like a genius.
to which The Lovely Caren chimed in with: you're like a idiot. (short "a", not long)
I've used both here over the years, but it officially became uh idiot at your insistence, if I recall, as others kept correcting what looked like a grammatical error on my part. I know you agree that the "uh" adds everything to the impact of the term.
Credit must go to TLC, written credit to you.
I also have reason to believe that tailgater fell hard for me when I uttered that I was like a genius on our first date at edin508's MAHole herf several years ago.