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   From: Judgewavy@SupremeUsenetCourt.gov   
      
   Of all the Spanky The Thunder Chickens I've known, "Spanky The Thunder   
   Chicken" is the Spanky The Thunder Chickeniest.   
      
   >In article <57qif1hfsfc11fo9dmm312q6ov17hb72ti@4ax.com>,   
   > The Honourable Judge Wavy G  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I must report this to you, my beautiful, attentive Internet audience.  I   
   >> must say I am embarrassed.  For years now, I have been seeing, what I   
   >> thought was, (are those commas necessary?) actor Karl Malden in bit   
   >> parts and unusual tv roles.  "How strange," I thought.  How could a   
   >> wonce-thriving Hollywood mainstay to be reduced to such minute (I am   
   >> pronouncing this "my-NOOT," with the long "I" sound, not like a minute,   
   >> as in 60 seconds) roles, like the "Fruits of our knowledge" guy from   
   >> "V," and such.  Yeah, I know he did those "American Express" adverts for   
   >> years, but that's different.  He was selected as a spokesman *because*   
   >> of his popular actor status.  But why all the oddball roles?   
   >>   
   >> Well, I was watching some "docu-drama" on my television set this   
   >> evening, and it featured an interview with this guy--this guy who I   
   >> THOUGHT was Karl Malden all this time--and I recognized him, though his   
   >> name was "Richard Herd."  RICHARD HERD?  WHO THE HELL IS THAT???  So I   
   >> quickly jumped on my home computer system (as I so often do in a pickle   
   >> like this), and looked up "Richard Herd."  There he is.  He is a real   
   >> person.  And guess what.  He is NOT Karl Malden!  HE LOOKS JUST LIKE   
   >> HIM!!!  No wonder!  It makes sense now.  We haven't seen Karl Malden in   
   >> years.  Is Karl Malden even alive any more?  If he is, does he still   
   >> act?  I haven't seen those "American Express" bits for some time, so I   
   >> have to wonder...   
   >>   
   >> So if any of you thought this guy was Karl Malden, don't feel bad.  You   
   >> are not alone.  My apologies to Richard Herd (if you are reading this   
   >> right now), and anywon else who may have been caught in this horrible   
   >> maelstrom of confusion.  Good evening, and God bless.   
   >   
   >   
   >I never knew Herd's name, but I knew it wasn't Malden.   
   >   
   >I briefly saw Malden in an interview or commercial or some such a few   
   >weeks (or months) ago (hell, I barely remember this morning).  The only   
   >real reason it stands out is because he looked so rough (admittedly,   
   >though, the man is 90).   
      
   So Malden *is* alive then.  Good.  At least I know I'm not totally off   
   the...err, umm...   
      
   What is it that you say when you've made a mistake and then realise that   
   your thought is not completely out of the question?   
      
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