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Gritss

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When Gerry said the forest thing on tonight's show, none of the four girls in the room seemed to get it.

It was obvious to me what he was saying, but maybe it's a generational thing. Don't younger people know the forest/sound question?

Maris

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought it was if a tree falls in the forest will Tonya's boobs shake?

Curlyq

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I totally got it (I'm 31), but my mother didn't. I thought it was amusing. I think those girls just don't have much of a sense of humor. Or maybe they were just taken by surprise that he came in the door just to say that. I'll bet the men would've gotten it.

Sisalou

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maris - ROFLMAO. That is a classic. I hope someone posts it in the other thread. I'm not very computer savvy or I would.

Twiggyish

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! Maris

Gritss, I think it is generational. Did Mr. Know Everything (Roddy) get it, too?

Ryanc2002

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What did he say?

Earthmother

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Would it really surprise anyone that these girls know anything except how to eat corn when it's out of season? The span of their intellect bogs the mind.

Sobaditsgood

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Gritss -- yeah, I got it immediately, it's a philosophy thing: if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it still make a sound? I'm 38 but know people a decade younger than I who are well familiar with plenty of philosophical references.

I just posted something in the 'Tonight's Show' thread about how the HG's made Gerry out to be an idiot for saying 'deep' things and praise Roddy to the high heavens for essentially the same thing, at least as portrayed on tonight's show (and much of what I've read in the LF's). These people skip right over double standard and move right into triple and quadruple!

Draheid

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ummm, sorry to but in here, however, I believe what Gerry actually said was:

"If a man is alone in the forest and speaks, is he still wrong?"

Maris

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sobadits as I have said in many threads, Roddy will grow up to be Gerry which to me is one step removed from Cliff Claven in Cheers. They are both annoying as heck and would not look good in blue shorts.

Iceprincess

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That is exactly what he said Draheid....and I am gonna answer that...YES YES YES he is WRONG....those ding dong women didn't even get it!!!! :)

Draheid

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Iceprincess, as I'm reminded by my 3 daughters and 4 granddaughters regularly, I RESEMBLE that response!!! LOL

Sobaditsgood

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hah, Maris! Oh God, I think you're right.

Draheid - Hey, if you say so.. you seem to have taped the show or something (saw your transcription of Roddy's nom speech, which I appreciated, as it sounded sorta like babble to me on the show). Personally I only caught the "in the forest" part of what Gerry said when he stuck his head in the door of the girls' room - I was taking the word of someone earlier in this thread that the rest involved the old forest/tree philosophy question. If he said what you say, then my guess is he was trying to be clever by making a twist on what he thought was a well-known philosophical query. Unfortunately for Gerry, the query is not well known to any of those gals (probably because it's not printed on ceilings everywhere or beer/wine labels) so it was totally lost on them...

Kellee

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it was actually a very valid comment for him to have made....there were all the girls sitting around having girl time..most likely talking about how men just dont get things ect...and I personally thought the comment was funny and well timed...I just dont get how the girls didnt get it??????

Kits

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought what Gerry said was very funny. Way over the girls heads.

Fluffybbw

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ROFL, Sobaditsgood, maybe if Eric said it in his sleep Liza would get it!

Hardywins

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just goes to show why Gerry is the "loneliest" person in the house!

Ryanc2002

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I got it. But maybe that's because I have an IQ above 100 and I doubt anyone in the house does.

Gritss

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe he should have said "if a man asked directions", then at least one of them would have figured it out.

Sisalou

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid, that is what he said.

Iceprincess you are right on sister!

But it may be a generational thing. :)

Wendydarling

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I felt badly for Gerry..he was trying to be funny and make a comment about the "girls" all being together and excluding him as a man...but they clearly didn't get it, and are so annoyed by him, they didn't even try to understand it. I twas self deprecating humor..he's trying so hard, it's sad that they hate him so much. How horrible his students must feel for him watching him get raked over the coals every day.

Bohawkins

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This joke was part of George Carlin's routine, although others have claimed that it was in circulation prior to his usage.

Here are some of the short jokes he gave along with that one:

If a fly loses its wings is it called a walk?

If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their headlights off?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?

If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?

If a turtle loses his shell, is it naked or homeless?

If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?

Cathie

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 07:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Bohawkins. I knew I'd heard it before and yep, it was George Carlin! And the full statement makes much more sense than the phrase Gerry uttered...

Sunlit

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 08:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Gritss! The right quote to catch the women's attention IS probably inside of Gerry's head. <scratch, scratch> Find it Gerry! Make the women connect! Eric, you veto Marc just so Amy and Josh can square off. Amy just might rally, especially if the girls are thinking "GIRLS RULE!"

Find it, Gerry, find the right quote! You can do it. ((((((((((((Gerry)))))))))))))))

Wcv63

Saturday, July 27, 2002 - 08:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've always liked that quote because the answer is so very obvious.