Comments on: Moving right along

By: Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:11:33 +0000

I don’t remember being invterviewed by him and asking for wall to wall carpeting…but that certainly is one of the hallmarks of my amazing success. I really know how to set my sights high.

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:51:05 +0000

You are a cynical man, Mr. Tom! Did Larry Sanders appear on The Insider? Was Entertainment Tonight all over his ass? WAS PEOPLE MAGAZINE ON THE CASE?

I didn’t think so.

Barb

By: Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:30:49 +0000

I’m very suspicious of this whole blackmail story.
I believe the writers just ran out of ideas and have started stealing plotlines from other programs.
Didn’t the exact same thing already happen on The Larry Sanders Show?
I think it was funnier when they did it.
They even had the same actor playing Halderman.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:40:29 +0000

I remember reading somewhere years ago about how you were always being asked about Dave, and you said something to the effect of “Why don’t they ask one of his 150 other girlfriends ? ”
At the time I thought you were joking…now it seems like a good estimate.
I always had a crush on him since college and am disappointed to find out about his sex addiction or whatever it is.
I saw you being interviewed by him once and I always wondered if he would really buy you the wall-to-wall carpet you asked for.

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:10:57 +0000

I’ve always wanted to be on the jury of a gruesome murder trial, or at least marry a homicide cop so I could go through his files at night. What girl hasn’t?

My dad has a never-fail way of getting asked – nay, thrown – off the jury pool should you be called again Merrill. He’s been solicited about 10 times. No matter what the alleged crime in question (he’s been asked for drug dealing to loitering) he always responds to the question “should the defendant be found guilty what is in your view an appropriate punishment?” with “execution.” He’s got a rep in the Toronto ‘burbs now, but he says it’s been worth it. He’s also known for reporting neighbours with ‘eyesores’ in their backyards, but that’s a whole other story no one’s asked me to tell.

Yet.

Ever-hopeful,
Babsie

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:21:46 +0000

I’ve always wondered why people don’t do the obvious thing when the press show up asking for a comment and/or photo op…Send a representative out to form a cue and charge $$$ per word and picture (cash only) Real estate rental while they remain on your property is by the minute. Time is money isn’t it?? You could throw in the Popsicle as a perk. For a $1000 donation they could have a catered lunch with you and the dogs. Sounds fair to me.

By: Becky

Becky — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:33:34 +0000

Love how you offered sugar free products to those who were pestering you. I might have been tempted to sic’d the dogs on them except as you’ve demonstrated via video, your dogs would probably end up sniffing and licking the media. Not sure how you rid of that tabloid stench though I suspect it’s probably similar to a good de-skunking.

By: Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:02:09 +0000

Thanks for the nice thoughts. This past summer I made a short film of ‘Something Extremely Important.’ I thought I should do it while the original cast (Puppyboy) is still around and in shape to perform. It also has Todd Hanson of The Onion in a co-starring role. Not sure what to do with it so maybe I will just post it here.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:54:11 +0000

Nothing like popsicles and papparazzi. Glad you made lemonade out of the situation. As one of your many PDS (pre-Dave scandal) fans, I’m keeping my fingers crossed this could pay you dividends. Like you could write the next great female character for cable (or give them one you already have — I’m sure you know who I’m thinking) while Animal Planet does something with “What the Dog’s Have Taught Me.” (Yes, I do remember “Who Gets the Dog?” and thought that while this wasn’t the best showcase for your wit, your love for the great and small shone through in a smarty-pants, Francine of Assisi kind of way).
Which leads me to your essay, “Something Extremely Imporant.” I was reading WTDHTM four or five years ago when my husband overheard my muffled laughs escalate to all-out hysterical wheezes which got worse as I tried to explain what was so friggin’ funny. I had to wait a day before I regained enough composure to read the passage of Puppyboy’s meltdown out loud.

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:57:41 +0000

Wow. I’m a bit disturbed that, up until the ‘Monkey Asks Why?’ headline (which I wish I’d thought of for a Facebook status update) I’d believe it if it appeared on CNN with no laugh track. Is it wrong of me to hope the moon fights back in enraged meteor-like fashion? I hope it hits us and hits us hard. I really do.