The Adventures of Debbie Downer

GiggleSugar — Sun, 27 May 2007 01:09:49 -0700

This time, Debbie Downer goes to the happiest place on the planet, Disneyland. Will the magical kingdom have what it takes to turn Debbie's frown upside down? Or will her dry delivery of informational tidbits regarding deadly terrorist attacks, the feline AIDS epidemic, and her own fertility struggles ruin the trip for everyone? Watch and see. (And yes, even the SNL cast couldn't keep a straight face during this one!)

GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Suzanne

GiggleSugar — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:42:23 -0700

Suzanne is one of GiggleSugar's top talkers and a dynamo on wheels. (That picture below of her with comedian/talk show host Craig Ferguson occurred when she sneaked out of her daughter's bridal rehearsal dinner to attend a book signing so she could meet him. Ha!) She's a riot. Be sure to check out her image gallery at the end of the interview.

GS: What is your motto? Suzanne: “Don’t waste your stress!!! You might really need it someday” - which is my way of saying that some things might seem like they’re going to be a big problem, but in the end they may turn out to be nothing at all… so don’t stress until you actually know you have to!

GS: Where are you from? Suzanne: We Rhode Islanders must be a barrel of laughs, because, like Moni B, I’m from Rhode Island too… born and raised in Providence… Ha! How random is that!

GS: What do you do? Suzanne: My kids always said it was a trick question when they had to fill out forms and say what Mom did. I started out as a registered nurse, then got a job writing and photographing for a newspaper. After that, I was a relocation assistant. My job was to convince executives they’d like to live in Birmingham, AL. We loved it! That was one sweet job! Then I went back to nursing – rehab this time, then hemodialysis. I was not allowed to work when we lived in Paris. Woohoo! Now, I run a ladies’ accessory business that I started with three of my 4 children.

GS: How would you describe your sense of humor? Suzanne: Ridiculous, impulsive and out of control!

GS: What’s your favorite GiggleSugar post? Suzanne: Today’s… no really, I’m still laughing at the Nigerian Scam video. I get those emails every day. Who doesn’t!?! The letters are as dramatic as that video depicts. The letters themselves crack me up. They try to sound so real in their own broken English, terrible spelling, and atrocious grammar kinda way!

GS: Who’s the cutest funny man and woman? Suzanne: Heck, I don’t know!?! My grown kids--they always keep me laughing!

GS: Who are your favorite comedians? Suzanne: Now don’t laugh, but I really like Craig Ferguson. (GS: I have a major crush on him, Suzanne. We're going to have to fight for him!) Suzanne: I’ve liked his humor from the start. Well, maybe not when he was on Drew Carey, but on his late night show. I just find him funny! What can I say!? I like that he stood his ground to not bash Britney and I saw his kind heart the night he spent the entire monologue talking lovingly about his father who had just passed away. I also really like SNL’s Rachel Dratch. We saw her regularly when she was part of Chicago’s Second City’s main stage. We loved her humor then and still do now!

GS: Thanks, Suzanne!

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(Top row Suzanne and husband Dennis with grandchildren, S & grandson, daughter Denise and her husband, grandchild; middle row left grandchildren, her family's faces superimposed on a Eugene Delacroix painting (!), S & Dennis & grandchildren; bottom row left newest grandchild, daughter Lori and family, comedian Rachel Dratch.)

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The Adventures of Debbie Downer

GiggleSugar Reader Spotlight: Suzanne