Atheists & Agnostics

dflprincess

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11. It's always been a favorite in my extended family

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 08:52 PM

Oct 2015

many of whom originally thought the character was based on my mother - even my grandfather was said to have left the theater muttering "It's <Mom's name>."

Pity Mom never had Auntie Mame's money. -- I did give some thought to putting the quote in your picture on her headstone. (BTW the Broadway quote was "poor bastards are starving to death" - but the censors wouldn't let the word be used in the movie.)

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From the buckle on the Bible Belt, a great LTTE [View all] onager Oct 2015 OP

No that it has anything to do with the subject needledriver Oct 2015 #1

You can't pull off an alias in our local paper. Curmudgeoness Oct 2015 #2

Maybe the editor just wanted to print the letter mountain grammy Oct 2015 #3

Beauregard Burnside was the name of Auntie Mame's husband (in the movie of the same name) dflprincess Oct 2015 #4

Good catch. progressoid Oct 2015 #6

It's always been a favorite in my extended family dflprincess Oct 2015 #11

That was a great catch, thanks! onager Oct 2015 #9

Living in the bible belt makes you appreciate atheists even more. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #5

Exactly! Duppers Oct 2015 #7

You get so numbed to the idiocracy here it's startling when someone makes sense. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #10

That was great and love the name! :) JNelson6563 Oct 2015 #8