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RandySF
Dec 2021
OP
Walleye
(31,019 posts)1. 1954 is when the assholes think America was great
LogicFirst
(571 posts)13. I was 3 in 1950. I still don't know why people think the 50's were great.
Walleye
(31,019 posts)14. I was born in '49.If you were a girl you were going to be a secretary,teacher, nurse.That was it.
And when you finally got a job you had to put up with all the sexism, misogyny and predatory behavior that was completely acceptable in those days. And before title nine girls sports more than an afterthought
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)2. Truly worthy "tweet of the day". . . . nt
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)3. We were so fortunate to have her.
jaxexpat
(6,822 posts)4. One could always pretty much count on her sense of humor.
No suffering her, she mocked fools so pleasantly.
soldierant
(6,857 posts)5. He was later hired by Lawrence Welk
and remained on the Welk show until it ended (and so has been featured on PBS from time to time into the 2000's)
lame54
(35,287 posts)6. That's vunderful news
soldierant
(6,857 posts)7. He also did a lot of teaching in his later years.
He really was a giant of tap dancing, and a fine human being as well.
I believe he also did a guest appearance on that show that Dick Van Dyke did about a doctor/detective-on-the-side with - was it his son? or his brother? I forget - but Arthur and Dick danced together in that episode, IIRC.
wyn borkins
(1,109 posts)8. "And a one,
Auggie
(31,169 posts)11. Duncan was also in the film "Tap"
burrowowl
(17,641 posts)9. Bravo to both of them!
634-5789
(4,175 posts)10. Betty is an American treasure.
Freaking racists.