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Flashback: The Golden Girls on Gay Marriage

TresSugar — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0700

The Golden Girls were wise beyond their collective years. (And that's really saying something!) In this snippet, Blanche's brother is marrying a man (you could do that then, apparently) and the Southern belle is not charmed. But leave it to Sophia to dole out the only argument ever really needed for gay marriage: they love each other. And, then of course follow up with a smart-ass bang! Whoa. Pun definitely not intended.

Thank You For Being a Friend? Miami Has the Least Volunteers

CitizenSugar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:00:28 -0700

Though the quintessential Miamian, the late Sophia Petrillo, might disapprove -the Southern city has just been found at the bottom of the friendly heap. Miami comes in dead last in a study of volunteerism in 50 major US cities. Possible causes for the falloff could include traffic, an exploding number of new immigrants, or the better offer of time on the beach.

Miami might be last, but nationally the US isn't doing so well either; the volunteerism rate fell last year for the second year in a row to about 26 percent. Miami's volunteer rate is 14.5 percent. Who's best at giving back? Minneapolis-St. Paul, at a solid 39 percent. Stellar states include Utah, Nebraska, and Alaska with New York, Florida, and Nevada on the bottom tier.

The chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service says, "with more people in need - losing houses, losing jobs - there are more people to serve. You have fewer people helping and more people needing help."

Both Obama and McCain have stressed the need for public service in this campaign - is volunteerism just the balm we need to soothe these challenging times? What kind of catalyst will it take to spark an upward trend in service? Do you give back?

Farewell, Estelle!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0700

We love us some Golden Girls here at GiggleSugar, so it was very sad to hear that Estelle Getty, my favorite Golden Girl, passed away yesterday, three days before her 85th birthday. Estelle got her start in the Yiddish theater and as a comedian in the Catskills' "Borscht Belt." Her star began to rise when she played Harvey Fierstein's mother in the Broadway production of Torch Song Trilogy, but it was her role as the wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners Sophia on The Golden Girls that made her a comic legend. Kvetching and bitching, Sophia gave as good as she got and made being a senior citizen look cool. "Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her," Bea Arthur was reported as saying in the LA Times. Betty White, who played Rose on the show, said "The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us."

Sex and the Assisted Living Facility

GiggleSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:00:00 -0700

The open secret's out! The Golden Girls was really the original Sex and the City. Here, Miranda's voice issues forth from Sophia's mouth, and the other ladies weigh in on a, uh, non-vanilla sex act her boyfriend performed on her. (I wonder what Bea Arthur thinks about all this? But, then again, I always wonder what Bea Arthur thinks about anything. Incidentally. . . It's Bea Arthur's birthday today! Happy Birthday, Beatrice!)

Geriatric Sex and the City

GiggleSugar — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:28 -0800

Some people say that Sex and the City had an older (in more ways than one) precursor: The Golden Girls. Carrie is to Dorothy (Bea Arthur) as Samantha is to Blanche (Rue McClanahan), etc. Well, I tell you what, I would almost rather see this following version than the upcoming movie! There's Lady Bea, Sally Struthers, Mrs. Garrett from Facts of LIfe and others! I'm dying over here. This made my day. (Thanks, Jezebel!)

Baking Up the Golden Girls

GiggleSugar — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0800

The Golden Girls is a classic TV program that will never die. Even if we play cookie voodoo on the ladies and bite off each of their doughy little heads, the show will live and prosper in syndication for eternity. Nice try, but there's just no doing away with it folks. (Long live Sophia!)

Teenage Mutant Golden Girls

GiggleSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:00:00 -0800

Mashups have officially jumped the shark with this one. Someone decided to pay homage to the Golden Girls via the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and somehow produced something totally literal and off-the-wall. And unlike most mashups that get you to think about the mashed-up things differently, this one manages to illuminate neither TGG or TMNT. And yet, how to explain...that I love it.

The Golden Girls Get Clueless

GiggleSugar — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:00:00 -0800

I never thought I'd ever want to hear my favorite TV grannies talk of sluts, and crooked...bananas, and liking 'em "big"- however, this is too hilarious to reject. Plus, Betty White's cornrows rock!

Another (Golden) Reason Not To Exercise

GiggleSugar — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:00:00 -0800

So while the other three were away on a condom run, this granny was getting her jazzercise on to get in shape for...sex? What the...what? I'm beginning to figure out what gives these girls that extra special golden glow. TMI, girls, TMI!

The Golden Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00:00 -0800

Watch "ultra-sensitive" Rose blush at the check-out counter while trying to purchase a pack of condoms for her...uh, grandchildren? Eeeew. Either way you think about it- it's just wrong.