Comments on: George Steinbrenner blamed his criminal conviction on his lawyers

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 09 May 2011 23:52:30 +0000

The thanksgiving turkey giveaway episode is one of my faves. I still refer to my jeans as “dungarees” when the mood strikes me to be part of an informal conspiracy at work. But my all time favorite line is and forever will be;
“Cop got a hat. I want a hat.”

I use that line every time I see my cousin (a police officer). He never gets it because he’s just too young.

By: IdahoMariner

IdahoMariner — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:54:45 +0000

I also loved Arthur Carlson’s parenting advice: “Pray for the best and insure everything.”

By: largebill

largebill — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:15:28 +0000

Mr. Carlson: “As God is my witness, I swear I thought turkeys could fly.”

Les Nessman: “Oh, the humanity”

Two best lines of the series and both from same episode.

By: birdman6824

birdman6824 — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:47:14 +0000

This investigation is to be afforded highest priority and security,” Kelley wrote in one teletype

Teletype ? You talked on the phone and it typed for you ? Did it go straight to the saddle-bag, or did it have to be sealed in wax first ?

By: Panda Claus

Panda Claus — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:26:34 +0000

I imagined Big Stein sounding exactly like Larry David throughout that whole imaginary scene.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:26:24 +0000

Blasphemer! WKRP was comedy gold!

By: decimusprime

decimusprime — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:17:51 +0000

i think he found that pic of George next to the “reference of bad tv” file where he dug up that nod to WKRP.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:05:23 +0000

A little late on this one- time differnce, I guess.

By: Mark Armour

Mark Armour — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:53:36 +0000

George forced several employees to lie to a grand jury. George was fortunate that his lawyers kept him out a jail.

By: garlicfriesandbaseball

garlicfriesandbaseball — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:40:39 +0000

Hey Craig! Things a little slow for you this week-end? Here’s a great filler post for you in case nothing else comes up. And we had a great 3 game series here in SF, finally!

http://garlicfriesandbaseball.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/pink-bats-a-performance-enhancer-you-decide/

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:39:38 +0000

Yeah, but it wasn’t state-of-the-art lawyering that we have now with modern technology.
I’d love for the Ghost of George to be back now on Twitter. (Hey, an afternoon project)

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:32:11 +0000

We can’t know for sure what awaits us. Indeed, it’s probably not unlike the bridge scene in “Holy Grail.”

By: largebill

largebill — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:24:21 +0000

Craig,

I’m no theologian, but I’m pretty confident the process doesn’t work quite like how you describe. Hopefully I won’t get to find out for sure any time real soon.

By: cjlemire

cjlemire — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:23:22 +0000

Good God, Craig, where on earth did you dig up that 70′s era Stein pic, complete with gold chain and chest hair? The patchouli, it burns!