10 Photos
Good one, Ken! Here's my list: 1 - Andy's back yard 2 - Sarah 3- Juanita 4- Mr. Schump's house 5 - The farm where Hudge and Jimmy live 6 - A recent photo of Andalina Wash 7 - A recent photo of Andy Becker 8 - Andy and Helen's wedding album 9 - Barney and Thelma Lou's album 10 - Andy Bee's final resting place I think I'm going to cry!!! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Favorite Lines
Here's some of my favorites! OTIS: I've been comin' here for a long time but I never thought there was a chance for advancement! AUNT BEE: I wish I was dead! ANDY: If I's you, I'd change the subject! HELEN: The name is Crump - C R U M P! BARNEY: Women! They're all nuts! FLOYD: What do I know about love?! You can't be a barber for 20 years and not learn something! ANDY: Well, if the front room don't soon fill up with lawyers, I guess we got by with it! GOMER: You think they'll ask me that? BARNEY: Get down their with them spiders! LYDIA: When I go out into the sun, I get the herpes. BARNEY: I think it was pretty childish of Helen to tell Thelma Lou she was acting like a child! THELMA LOU: Ask him again, why he wants to go to the duck pond. OPIE: I hardly think of Sharon now that Thelma Lou's my girl. CLARA: Andy How's Helen? Should we be expecting any news from you two? Well,that's all for now - I think I might go home and take a nap. PEGGY ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
New Mayberry community
I did apply for membership, but now I'm wondering if they play cards and serve root beer! Don't want to get myself black balled! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Purchase of the Motorcycle
I oftened wondered how Barney paid for that cycle too! I concluded that he told them to bill the sheriff's department - that way he could have returned it if Andy really got upset. Peggy ( who spent a lot of time under the bucket for this answer) "Malfeasance Number 3#!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Opie's toys
I know he did want the chemistry set that makes bombs that smell like rotten eggs. The one Johnny Paul Jason had didn't do that. I think it came in a blue box. Peggy "But Johnny Paul Jason ain't married!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Keepsakes
I always wanted Aunt Bee's Blue Willow china - and I finally got some. Reminds me of Mayberry every time I use the cups and saucers and dishes and serving bowls. It was pretty expensive though - maybe Aunt Bee inherited hers. Peggy " It's not only the materialistic things that makes a person rich." Barney to Opie ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken's duds
Ken - As Andy said to Barney - "That outfit isn't exactly what you call inconspiciuous!" Peggy "To each his own, fella!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A little bit conservative, are you?
All this negative talk about Facebook made me think of Barney getting "frosted" over the post office introducing stamp machines. Andy said, " You don't like things to change, do you?" and when Barney admitted that he didn't Andy said, " a little bit conservative, are you?" The spirit of Mayberry is just as alive - and as much fun - on Facebook as it is on this bullentin board. It's just a different format. And now - the subject is closed, I promise. Peggy " It's the age of electronal marvels!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Name calling
I can think of a few! Barney called Gomer a whole bunch of names: Nutsy, Boob, dumb, third wheel I think Barn called Opie a pest Andy said the preacher was "dry as dust" Someone called Sue Grigsby a blonde right out of a bottle. I believe Andy and Barn agreed that God made two sexes - men and Blabbermouths! Andy and Barney once referred to an old teacher they had as "the beast of the second floor" And I believe Barney once referred to county employees as " gold-brickin', dead heads" Oh yeah, and Miss Ellie had some good names for Andy - baboon, horrible mistrustful cynic And poor Otis - he's been called a loaded goat, accused of having a pickled liver and a cocker spaniel! Wow - I'm on a roll this morning. Sleeping with the bucket on your head really works! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mistake
Well, remember the only lawyer in town took up selling aluminum siding, so maybe Andy just told them to send whatever they thought it was worth! Peggy " I'll pass up these brilliant barristers of yours and be my own council!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
For those who asked - the TAGS Facebook family url
We're having a blast! http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_8789559657&ap=1 Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Facebook fun!
For those of you who don't know, we are having a blast on the TAGS Facebook page. It's a closed group, but for anyone who wants to join - you're prequalified (not like the Esquire Club)! Now that's as long as it doesn't conflict with your other club meetings! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A different take on TV Land
I discussed this with Floyd and he feels the same way about TV Land as he felt about "The Sultan's Favorite" - can a person ever get too much culture?! LOL! Peggy "Whatever side your bread is buttered on!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Clocks in Mayberry
Didn't Andy tell Barney that Aunt Bee once had an elephant with a clock in its stomach? I do recall seeing the clock on the wall in Miss Crump's classroom. Peggy "You know what your problem is? You think too hard!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Stealing Thelma Lou
You forgot ANDY! Remember when he sat on her porch swing and kissed her right on the jaw?! Peggy " Thelma Lou, you and me is star-crossed!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Allen's Electronal Marvels
I had asked the Elizabeth Taylor question and got an answer in the same posting. How is that possible? I've had the bucket on all morning and still no answer came to me. Peggy " People don't do things like that anymore! This is the age of electronic know-how!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Elizabeth Taylor
Does anyone remember what episode Elizabeth Taylor was mentioned? So hard to believe she has passed! Peggy " You never was so close for you to be carryin' on this way!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Nicknames
How about " Tweeky" ? He mentioned that to Ramona Wiley during the class reunion but it didn't ring a bell. Peggy "THE TEARS ON MY PILLOW BESPEAK THE PAIN THAT IS IN MY HEART!" "She's just coverin' up , Barn.." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
TAGS Quotes in Everyday Life
My sister and I have two TAGS quotes we use frequently in conversation. Anytime either of us is facing a task or chore we are dreading, the other one will say , " Get down there with them spiders and...(whatever the chore is)" When one of us says something unusually insightful, we follow it with, " I learned that from my Latin teacher in Barber College!" If my son is visiting and I ask him to get me something while he's up, he will usually respond in Aunt Bee's tipsy voice, " I'm going that way anyway!" Sometimes I will ask my son if he needs some money and he always says, " If it's charity, I want no part of it as I aim to hang on to my position in society!" (Of course after we have a laugh - he DOES take the money) I'm sure there are more, but my bucket just doesn't work as fast as it used to! Maybe I'll pour some Starbucks in it and try again! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Favorite Quotes
" Just what CAN you do with a grown woman?" " Oh you sillies, I can't do anything!" " Mother likes me to get plenty of oranges during flu season." " I think it's pretty childish of Helen to tell Thelma Lou she's acting like a child." " You know Andy didn't really care anything about that girl!" " Well, if the front room don't fill up with lawyers, I guess we've gotten away with it!" "OH! Did that bad tasting word come out of my mouth again?!" " Well, you're not caught YET!" " If you got chickens to throw, you've got chickens to sell" "Gomer, get down there with them spiders!" " Barney, don't you ever call me dumb again!" Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Fashion in Mayberry
I remember a few episodes where what someone was wearing - or not wearing - came up in conversation. Andy telling Helen to wear the green dress she looks so good in. Aunt Bee telling Opie to put a shirt on and not come to the table like a naked savage. Of course, Barney and "the old salt and pepper" suit - was he too Ivy League? Matching floral shirts for Andy and Opie when they went to Hollywood Aunt Bee's fur coat - eventually ending up on Clara - just like her blonde wig Not sure if the "thanking bucket" counts as fashion Gomer's belt buckle and yellow socks and a purple tie with an acorn on it Peggy "Mildew! You can't expect me to do anything about mildew!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Blacklisted!
Blacklisted! It sounds like a clear case of intimidation to me and I am tempted to retain Bernard P. Fife, Attorney at Law. Peggy " How do you do that with your voice?!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Favorite Lines
"...my Latin teacher in Barber College." Floyd to Andy "It makes my skin crawl."Barney to the manicurist " I think it's pretty childish of Helen to tell Thelma Lou she's acting like a child!" Barney to Andy "Gomer, get down there with them spiders" Barney to Gomer "I'm going that way anyway" A tipsy Aunt Bee to Andy " 'So deep an affection hath one man for another that no female caress shall ever put it asunder.' Boy, the guy that wrote that must be some kind of a nut!" Barney to Andy "I've killed a few, but I've never eaten any." Andy to Peggy about escargot Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Thelma Lou's last name
I think her last name was Gossage - just like her cousin Mary Grace who was probably the daughter of Thelma Lou's father's brother! Peggy " I can't take any credit for it, my mind just works that way!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Meanderings from Peggy
To Orville - I don't think there was the sensitivity to physically-challenged people in the 60s as there is now. Notice that poor old Willis Cundiff was never even shown and when Goober was disabled they basically made the point that it was all in his head. I guess in this way our society has actually improved over time (not in too many ways, in my opinion). As far as living in your hometown, I guess there is the Ken Anderson way of looking at it and the Sharon Dispaine way. I'm with Ken. Nothing wrong with being a small fish in a small pond. Just moved and got a 42" flat screen - it's so much better for TAGS viewing! Peggy " Perhaps you've read my column 'Meandering with Margaret?' " ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
It's preying on my mind...
Just recently moved and do not have cable yet, so I have been watching lots of TAG dvds and have some questions for trained noticers - or just those with an opinion. 1. Barney gets a check from Consolidated Oxidation for 27 cents. Why is his personal mail coming to the courthouse? 2. When Gomer and Otis are deputized to protect Andy from Luke Comstock, Gomer has to decide which suit to wear since it's a plain clothes operation. Who would have thought that Gomer owned a suit at all - let alone two?! 3. Since the mail is delivered to the courthouse, why is Andy always going to the post office? Peggy " Use your head, man!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Materialism in Mayberry
I don't know, Ken - some possessions have brought a lot of joy to our Mayberry folks. For instance: 1. Barney's Andre Kostelanz marchers 2. Gomer and all his "matchin' thangs" 3. Aunt Bee's bed jacket 4. The magnets used on the map (instead of the pins that the ladies group tends to take) 5. Clara's blue ribbons 6. Ernest T's 22 repeater 7. Goober's tools ( only a relative can use them!) 8. Helen's expensive perfume 9. Barney's old salt and pepper 10. Thelma Lou's fur jacket (well, temporarily anyway) Peggy "Well, if you get it home and start hatin' it, bring it back! Don't care for it much myself!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy's Book
Does anyone know why Andy's upcoming book has been postponed indefinitely? Is Andy okay? I've called Sarah to ask her, but she doesn't talk much about people. Peggy " Gossiping is very rude!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
So Barney was right!
I wonder if they also have a car on display in the courtroom! PALMYRA, Pa. -- Palmyra police cited eight drivers on speeding charges Tuesday. Officers targeted a 25 mph zone from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The speeds recorded ranged 35 to 40 mph. The effort was part of the department's participation in the state's Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Program. " You give 'em 5, they'll take 10. Then if you give them 10, they'll take 15. Then if you give them 15" Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Singing in Color and Black & White
The color song was their Alma Mater - Mayberry Union High! The B&W was "Sinners Lose All Their Guilty Stains" and "Spread a Little Sunshine" for a while before Ben Weaver came storming in. Of course there was also the song they sang to Otis so he would think he died, "One Vacant Chair". Peggy " All God's children got a uvula!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Paved Roads
Maybe they used all the state funds on the blacktop for the sewer plant. Besides, as we all know, during our lifetime, we travel many roads! Peggy " .dirt highways and improved roads" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Correction to Ken's ethnicity
I should have known that Gustav was Swedish. I'm not stupid, just ignorant! However I did get my diploma! Peggy "I stay in the house too much!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Gustav Ken
H Gustav? Does our Ken have gypsy blood in him? He does seem to know a lot - maybe he has a big radio in his house! Does it rain a lot in Eau Claire? Or - could he be related to old Hugo Hopflash who shined the backs of his shoes? Oh no! Do you suppose he could be a foreign spy or maybe a being not of this world? Peggy " I decided to make the move to Mayberry, my home town!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Carp
" Those are some mean, bad-tempered fish!! ; )" Not only that, they're pushy - no one likes them around here. Peggy " They may be an undesirable element..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Quiet Sam - How did Barney get there?
Excellent observation - someone had the bucket on! There ISN'T a way that Barney could have gotten there - unless this happened around the time he had his motorcycle. Unless he borrowed Gomer's truck, but it seems like Gomer would have come along. Otis didn't have a car at the time and Floyd would have used his own car to get up there. Aunt Bee didn't have a car at that time either. We have to get to the bottom of this! Peggy " I've just been sitting here studying about this thing..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy all fired up!
I believe that in the episode where Aunt Bee unwittingly worked for the counterfitters, as they were trying to get away, Andy grabbed Barney's gun and shot out their back tire. I also remember Andy threatening Gomer when he found a car in the courthouse, that he was going to take a gun off the rack and shoot him, but he never did. Peggy "Just because their business failed is no reason to shoot at them!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Holidays in Mayberry
Let's not forget National Potato Week and Bastille Day as well as Founders Day and Barn's 5 Year Party! Peggy " I never knew there were so many Moslems in Mayberry!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
History as a Hobby
Ken, I already knew about the Emancipation Proclamation - and I'm really surprised that you think I didn't know about it. However, I'm a little fuzzy on the Monroe Doctrine - didn't Calvin Coolidge write that? I also struggle a little with the Preamble to the Constitution - I just can't get my hair to stand up the way Barn's does! Peggy " Give me the first few words, would you Ange?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Salt on Watermelon
I grew up in Southern VA and was raised putting salt on watermelon. It wasn't until years later, when I became a Yankee, that I noticed people putting sugar on it instead. Just like the sugar they put in cornbread - yuk! I still use salt on watermelon and do not like supersweet cornbread! However, I do like to hold the kerosene in my pickles! Peggy " That sandwich is on salt-risen bread you know!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Under the bucket thinking
Do you think that Ed Sawyer and Lucy Matthews ever got married? that Tila Lee and her husband ever painted their house? that Clara Edwards married her boyfriend when they were finally sure? that Helen's niece who punched Opie ever changed her views about lettting men win? that Howard Sprague was successful in real estate investing? that Otis, since he got sober, bought another car (besides the ice cream truck)? that anyone ever caught Old Sam again? the shoe salesman from NYC was promoted to management and that's why he never came back to Mayberry? Charlene and Dudd had more children? that Newton Monroe ever made a living as a painter? that the mouse traps are still in the mailboxes at the Mayberry Hotel? that anyone ever renovated the Remshaw place? Just some of the things I think about when sitting under my bucket. Peggy "Go ahead - take a think under there!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Insects in Mayberry
In " A Wife for Andy" Aunt Bee has to leave one evening to help Clara who tried to move her stove to clean up some spilled bacon grease and ended up walking funny. Clara wanted to clean up the mess before it attracted ANTS! Opie wanted her to save them for him so that he could build an ant farm, but that idea was nixed out of the gate by Aunt Bee. Peggy " Get them girls OUTTA HERE!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Prisoner of Love - different perspective
I really think that Andy felt a connection to the prisoner beyond just the physical. I think he was headed back to talk to her to find out if she really was a jewel thief - he was always very fair-minded and maybe wanted to hear her side of the story. The fact that she seemed to enjoy the story about Tila Lee and the little yellow house might have been a scam, but it seemed real to me. I don't think it was all about physical attraction at all. Now for Barney, whose head is turned by all pretty women - that might have been another story, but of course, it is unlikely that he would have had the confidence to really pursue her. He would have been scared to death! Peggy "If your head can be turned by a pretty face at your age, Heaven help you when you get older!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Fishing Hole Soundtract and Knot Tieing Class
The German reference was to old Hugo Hopflash - and it had to do with the importance of shining the backs of your shoes! The Mayberry Knot Tieing Class meets at Andy's every Tuesday. Peggy " You'e got a nice one there guys! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Talking while eating fudge
I'm not sure about talking and eating fudge, but I do know that if you go way out on Highway 6 on a motorcycle with your mouth open, it's impossible to pronounce a word that starts with the letter S. Peggy "Every thinking pioneer has suffered the same kind of ridicule!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Cotton Ball quote
I believe it was Emma Watson who said she was not buying her cotton balls from the drugstore at Christmas. What did she so with those cottonballs anyway? Peggy " I'm in my 40s and I don't mind admitting it!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr. Mease's Group
I don't have a TAGS coloring book for your Ladies Aid Church Society, but I do have some elixir that has been known to spice up the meetings! Peggy "It certainly looks like she took the adult dose!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken walking in a room
Hey, Ken - at least all the women in the room don't point! Peggy "If you flew a quail through this room, every one of them would point!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
VW Commercial
Are my ears playing tricks on me or did I hear the TAGS theme in a Volkswagon commercial this morning?! Peggy " Yeah, yeah - sounds real good to me too!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Loaded Goat Outcome
I think Jimmy probably digested the dynamite along with his other food, although it probably gave him heartburn! I'm sure he learned a valuable lesson - going uptown is no big deal! Peggy " He's like a friend to me..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Electronal Marvels
Ken, that's the problem with those electronal marvels - sometimes you need software to make them work! Peggy "Every thinking pioneer has suffered the same kind of ridicule!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Divorce in Mayberry
The only time I can remember divorce being mentioned was when Charlene tricked Andy and Barney into helping her put the proceedin's in the ground. Peggy " Done and done!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken Anderson
Well put, Ken - weell put!! Peggy " I guess it just doesn't come as natural to us as it does to you all" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Thelma Lou's last name and Helen's leg hairs
Could Thelma Lou's last name be Gossage - like her cousin? Helen wore skirts and dresses (especially that green one that Andy liked) all the time. The chances of her having leg hair sufficient to pop through nylons is pretty slim. Now if we were talking about Jeff Pruitt's friend Bertha, that might be a different mattter. Peggy " For marrying, you want the soft, squishy type!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Apologies to Mr. Schwamp
Why, Mr. Schwamp, I'm so sorre And there's something else I'm sorry about - misspelling your name. I guess that refinishing school my wealthy parents sent me to after I was bored in Europe must not have done much good. If you invite me over to your house, I'll whip up something you'll just LOVE! It'll be fun for me! Peggy "This is what you call gracious living!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mr. Schwump's Soul Mate
I think the last we saw of Mr.Schwump was when he attended Mrs. Wiley's party (where Ernest T. was mistaken for someone from Back Bay, Boston). Since he availed himself of every social opportunity, he must have eventually found his soul mate. (I think he had a wild streak in him!) I'm thinking either Miss Rosemarie or Lydia Crosswaithe. Or Sarah - or maybe even Juanita! Peggy " I'm not going to stand in some stag line with Mr. Schwump and a bunch of hunched over teenage boys!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
TAGS Friends Reunion in July?
I live in Lancaster, PA and will definitely be going to the Jim Nabors concert in July. Maybe if there are others from WBMUTBB going we could meet at the Cracker Barrell right across the street? We'd have to have some way of identifying ourselves to each other. Maybe the Lodge's password - was it root beer? I forget. Peggy " It might be nice to see the old gang again!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Clear Case
Violating copywright laws constitutes a clear case of falsifying, in my opinion. It's almost as bad as the government conducting business through a slot machine but not quite as bad as impersonating an officer of the law. Peggy "That just frosted me!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Moulage in Progress
I like a little egg white in mine! Peggy "Oh, we told a few people..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sarah and Juanita
I picture Sarah as a real skinny older lady who wears a different color shirtwaist to work every day. (maybe the pinch of snuff she takes occaisonally is an appetite supressant). Juanita, I think of as a blonde (right out of a bottle) with a little too much eye makeup - and not a lot upstairs! Peggy " Paw, if Barney's already got a girl, why does he need another one?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Floyd
As a testament to his acting, I didn't know until I read it here that poor Floyd had a stroke - he was always good old Floyd to me. However, I did take exception to him telling Andy I had a slight overbite! Peggy "The face of an angel..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Severe Weather in Mayberry
I can only think of a few times when the weather really impacted the folks in Mayberry - can you think of more? 1 - When the storms were so severe that Barney agreed to "go get them dogs"! 2 - When it was so hot that Opie came to breakfast "a naked savage" - without a shirt 3 - When the drought happened that brought the gypsies to town Peggy " Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it - didn't Calvin Coolidge say that?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken Anderson's Ept-ness
I think Ken Anderson is execeptionally ept - but I wouldn't have him paint my porch! Peggy "I don't know how you expect the town to grow if you don't encourage industry!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Cologne
Hey, Allan - I believe what Barney asked Floyd for was "eau de cologne" - I think O.D Cologne might have been a friend of Virgils or a relative of Birdy Blush. Peggy "You're not talking to a jerk you know! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Hobbies in Mayberry
Seems like all our Mayberry kin had hobbies - do we know them all? Rafe Hollister - singing in the shower and making moonshine Barney - judo and the magazine of the month club (25 cents a copy!) Otis - drinking and then tile art Can you think of any more? Peggy " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!" (Aunt Bee) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Unisex Names
How about Lynley - Phoebe's brother? Of course Ralph Henderson (aka Maude ) Peggy "You can change the color of a rose, but you can't do nothing about the smell!" = ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
9:30 Call
9:30 is past my bedtime! If the call goes on for an hour, I might not get to bed until 11:15! You know, that Allan has a wild streak in him! Peggy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Meandering with Peggy
Hey, Ken - how about the spa treatments - you know the big metal buckets Briscoe got cleaned up in? Had a Mayberry moment the other night with my son, who just moved out on his own last month. I asked him how he liked being emancipated - and he said he wasn't really emancipated, so I asked him why not and he said, " Because I never got a proclamation!" Peggy " You know Ange, you people who live in small towns really have it made!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Eleanora Poultice
Was Eleanora Poultice also know as Ralph Henderson? Peggy " I hate crowded ballrooms!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Halloween in Mayberry
I was going to comment that there were no Halloween references as far as I could remember, in Mayberry, but I just thought of one - I think. Didn't Barney talk about arresting some 15 year old kids - and he said something about them trick or treating? Can someone help me out here? Peggy " Aint Bee, can I have a candy bar?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bigger than the Chamber of Commerce Dance
I've decided that I am DEFINITELY going to Mayberry Days next year - and Ken Anderson (and Mrs. ?Ken) - you have to be there too! We have a full year to plan. Don't forget your shaving lotion when you pack! And before you take off, make sure you have a paper sack full of sandwiches. I'm even taking some piccalilli relish. Before I get my plane ticket, I'm going to discuss it with my friends and family - you know you can't skimp on the discussion phase of an important decision like this - it's what separates us from the animals. Peggy " I started telling people I was from here - and then I decided it was time to make the move to Mayberry - my home town" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Goats and Generators
I had forgotten all about the goat races! Wow - I hope those generators rolling towards Three Mile Island don't make the goats as nervous as all the blasting made Jimmy! Peggy " He's kind of like a friend to me!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Nuclear Generators Headed for Harrisburg
We've had quite a bit of excitement in Central PA the last few days. Some big nuclear generators are loaded on a truck and headed for Three Mile Island in Harrisburg. Folks have been lined up on the route all week, waving as it went by. It's made the local news almost everty night as the truck makes it way to its final destination. Which really made me think ( even without a bucket ) - suppose this is just a decoy and the real generators went by another route? Peggy "Shazaam!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mary Grace in Hooterville
Maybe Gomer gave her the boost she needed to pursue her dream of being a carpenter. OR - maybe she hooked up with the guy with the drinking problem and developed one herself and then gave up and became Ralph the carpenter. OR - maybe Ralph is Mary Grace's?black sheep?sister - you know, kind of like Opie's cousin on the oil tankard! Peggy " Sometimes girls go for that shaggy type, like Gomer!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
At and To Moulage
It is not correct to say when giving directions - "it is out to the baseball field", but yes in present tense you do go to the baseball field. Peggy "I don't have time for trivial trivialities!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
TO instead of AT
There was a time when Jas ( for Jason? ) was teasing Barney about a hit and run - and when Barney got all excited and asked where - he said, "Out to the baseball field!" I always thought that was odd since I was raised in the South and never heard that before. Peggy " Nobody pays attention to those no-good loafers and you know it!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Average Looking in Mayberry
I think the funniest part of Barn's assessment of the women at the Wiley party is the fact that - I hate to say it - Barn isn't the best looking guy in Mayberry! Part of what makes him so funny is that he is blind to his own mistakes and shortcomings, but is ruthless in his criticism of others. The only reason I think he had a girlfriend as good looking as Thelma Lou is because he wore a badge ( just a theory). Anyway, I defer to Andy on this one who said " Golleee - I think ALL girls are beautiful!" Peggy "That subject is closed and put away!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Hoot Owl Pie
I have a Mayberry cookbook with a recipe for a Hoot Owl Pie... Peggy "Would you and your gunhand like a mouthful to eat?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
LOL Episodes
My favorite other than the Fluffy the cat remark, was when Floyd sites something that he learned from " his Latin teacher in Barber College" !! Also - when Barney lets Andy know, " I think it's pretty childish of Helen to tell Thelma Lou she's acting like a child!" And of course ' " So deep an affection has one man for another, that no female caress shall ever put it asunder- boy the guy that wrote that must be SOME kind of a nut!" And - when Barney says to Andy, as he storms out the courthouse door - " Do you have any idea how hard it is to work with someone who thinks he knows everything?" They can all make me laugh until I cry! Can't say that about any comedy that's on in primetime now. Peggy " It's good for you to laugh - especially after you've been mad!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
OMG - Spirits in Mayberry
I totally forgot about Ben complaining that moonshiners were competition to him selling spirits in his store! It's not possible that his store was outside the county line because it is right in Mayberry. That just frosts me! Peggy " Maybe there's something about this I don't know." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
BAR in Mayberry?
There couldn't have been a bar sign in Mayberry since everyone knows it's a dry county! Peggy "You know we don't have no drinkin' here!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
She's back in business!
I was driving to a business appointment on Friday and turned a curve and came face to face with a big handwritten sign that said Lesh's Motors. I laughed so hard I nearly ran off the road! Guess I better call the courthouse - of course it was way out in the country, so I could chance that the Morrison sisters might find it and report to Andy. Of course, they may not know about Mrs. Lesh - although she does strike me as the type that might buy some recipe to celebrate National Sawdust Week. Peggy "The oldest car hustlers' trick in the book!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Secrets in Mayberry
So, when Elizabeth Crowley from right there in the nation's capitol was deliberately speeding so that Andy would stop her again and she would have to chance to pay for her first speeding ticket, how did Andy handle the money? She paid for the second one in advance of being convicted and also the first. That would have given her two speeding tickets on her driving record if Andy did the paperwork. If he didn't then how did he account for the money? Maybe he and Barn had a slush fund, but of course Barn did not believe in falsifying, so wonder what happened? I know! I bet they donated to the town to use to help pay for the town picnic - or the Founders' Day Celebration. Peggy " Well, if you'll excuse me a sayin' so - I'd feel a lot better about you too!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Myra Koontz
Ken, that's the exact same idea I had about the rumor! Peggy " You mean back there when you had the same idea at the time?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
PETA and Aunt Bee
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Aunt Bee throw a pot out the window, presumably to hit a cat. I think that was out of character because she wasn't a cruel person ( except when she suggested decapitating Barney ) and she wouldn't waste a nice clay pot that way. I guess all the stress of Luke Comstock got to her. Peggy " I'm just beat to the socks!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy's Hand
Hey - maybe Andy got called out to the Boone place again and Jenny threw a chicken at him and the beak injured his hand. Maybe he was back at the Tip Top and Skippy's friend Al?got into it with?him again. Maybe Andy and Barn were doing another pickle switch and he cut himself on a jar. Actually, what I heard down at the drugstore from Emma was that Barney got mad and shot Andy in the hand! They say he's gone. Peggy " That would SMART! " ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Andy's Hand
I have an idea of what really happened to Andy's hand. I think he and Barn went to visit Cousin Virgil at his new place and somehow Virgil knocked over something that fell on Andy's hand. Makes sense to me! Peggy "Nothin' I like better than a good crab joke!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ear Lobes & Compelsions
I actually DID notice Andy's comment about the ear lobes - I just figured that Floyd probably spread it around town earlier about Barn's lobes and Andy heard it earlier. ( You remember the three methods of communication in Mayberry - telephone,telegraph and Tell Floyd!) As far as compelsions go - I not only have a WBMUTBB compelsion, but a Facebook compelsion as well! Peggy "Some mothers AREN"T proud of their sons because they're rotten! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Events Not Shown
1. Charlene having her baby - and when they decided to name her Andalina! 2. Andy giving his Valedictorian address 3. Barney and the supposed wild times living at the Y in Raleigh 4. Aunt Bee in a beauty contest when she was younger 5. Barney and his mother on that bus trip to Raleigh 6. Barney crying when he was blackballed out of a club by Jack Egbert 7. Gomer's daddy telling him that one day he would be tested 8. Sarah twisting her ankle at the bowling alley 9. Barn's wild nights with Juanita 10. The playboy dishtowel salesman from Mt. Pilot visiting the Widow Saunders! 11. Asa working on his?big aluminium foil ball 12. Uncle Ollie and Aint Nora getting home to see what was REALLY left on in the house 13. The "hard times" that Mr. Folley and Floyd have seen each other through Okay - I'm taking the bucket off my head now! Peggy " It makes you THANK!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Fly Killing
I'm just glad that the President didn't kill a Carp or a Pike! At least he didn't string up the fly and have his picture took grinnin' ear to ear! Peggy " Well, they may be an undesirable element..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
I Tell You the Truth
Well, not that I would ever discourage a biblical reference, but my grandmother was from Virginia and they often prefaced a statement by saying, " I tell you the truth.." Another good one that I noticed in Mayberry that my grandmother also said was, "_, I'd be ASHAMED!" That cracked me up when Andy said that to Aunt Bee because I heard that a lot when visiting my grandmother. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Extravagances in Mayberry
Well, let's see: 1 - The Andre Costelanes special cymbols special ordered by Barn on the hope that he would get a spot in the town band - that was rather extravagant! 2 - Aunt Bee spending her whole paycheck when she worked at the printers. 3 - The blonde wig - a real extravagance considering that Andy hated it. 4 - Flying lessons are pretty expensive too! 5 - All Gomer's matching things - shoes, belt with imitation mother-of-pearl buckle, socks with elastic in them and a purple tie with acorns - all in the hopes of finding Miss Right! 6 - A brand new freezer for Aunt Bee when Clara knew a discount house! 7 - Voice lessons AND judo lessons for Barn - not to mention a quarter on the magazine of the month! " We might as well spend it now - I guess they'll get it anyway!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Cost Cutting Measures in Mayberry
Barn wasn't the only one to take rather drastic measures to save money: 1. Aunt Bee and her HUGE sack of sugar that was more economical. 2. Barney and Thelma Lou going "dutch" on dates ( well, that benefitted Barn anyway) 3. Emma Brand getting the kind of illness that was cured by an Rx that only costs a dime. 4. Briscoe Darling packing his whole family in one hotel room instead of paying for several. 5. Aunt Bee buying Opie on-sale shoes that almost fit! 6. Opie drinking pop to return the bottles to buy a present for Miss Crump. Can you think of more? Next, we can do extravagances - there WERE some! Peggy " What do you take me for - money bags?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Economic Advice from Barn
If there was ever a person who could offer advice for our economic hardships today, it would be Barn. Can you think of all the cost cutting measures that Barn employed to "watch his pennies pretty close"? Here's some I thought of: 1. Not having the salad AND the shrimp cocktail at Morelli's. 2. Having the special at the diner. 3. Bringing his own lunch to work - or better yet eating free when Aunt Bee brings in lunch. 4. NOT taking the fun girls to a floor show. Peggy "If you tell me the best things in life are free again, I'll scream!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Birthday Present for Andy
How about a container of oysters in chili sauce, a new smoking jacket and a gift certificate to Morelli's? Peggy " You know they'll let you bring a bottle in there..." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Opie alone? Where is the dump anyway?
Hey! I just watched the episode where Andy and Barney and Aunt Bee end up at the dump trying to find the second page of gossip from Opie's newsletter. Since I'm pretty sure Opie said goodnight and went to bed, does that mean that Aunt Bee left him alone to go to the dump? And since she didn't have a car - the dump is within walking distance? And Barn ( who we know is afraid of the dark ) didn't mind walking there either?! Peggy "It makes you thank!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Beauty Shop in Mayberry
Remember when Barney locked himself in the bank vault and then broke through the wall? He ended up in the beauty shop where one of the ladies deadpanned, " Working on a case, Barney?" Peggy " Once it's in the old steel trap" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
In Response to Ken
Wonder what causes people to walk around in bare feet? Peggy " Maybe I should see their doctor!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bare Feet in Mayberry
There was the time that me and Andy and Barn and Thelma Lou went out to Finnegan Flats - I think that's what it was called - and skipped rocks and waded in the lake. Barney was a little shy at first about baring his feet in front of me and Thelma Lou, but Andy told him both of us had brothers! Peggy " A little bit conservative, are you?" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ryan O'Neill and Spinstering it
Yes, I was married to Ryan but that was before I moved to Mayberry and graduated from nursing school. I try to keep that quiet so as not to intimidate potential suitors even more than my new car does already. Hey, Mrs. Anderson - did you leave your heels right in the middle of the livingroom floor?! Peggy " If I felt like it!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
FREE ringtones?
Even if my Daddy did send me a new car, I just can't bring myself to spend $10 a month for TAGS cell phone ringtones. Does anyone know where I can get one free? Peggy " ...that's just throwing money away!" ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
