Damn! I was just reminiscing with some friends about Frank Gorshin. He's one of a handful of actors who have appeared in Batman and Star Trek. I also remember him from Rich Little's impressionist/variety show, "The Copycats". Funny guy. I only wish I had caught his George Burns show on Broadway. Very sad. But thanks, QuestionableSwami. posted by ObscureReferenceMan at 12:38 PM on May 18, 2005
Riddle me this, Batman: What are the chilliest 12 inches in the world?
Riddle me this: When does a painter use a trigger instead of a brush? posted by WaterSprite at 12:57 PM on May 18, 2005
Aren't all of these "." and "?" are little tedious and unimaginative? I would much prefer that a moment of silence be observed by, well, silence... which in blog terms would more appropriately be NO entry, rather than this silly poser-punctuation nonsense. posted by Chasuk at 1:01 PM on May 18, 2005
Chasuk, when people are physically present, their silence is observable. Here they are not. Your request is specious. posted by kenko at 1:31 PM on May 18, 2005
WaterSprite: When he's a stickup artist.
Riddle me this: Where might one find all the Riddler's riddles (and many of the Joker's, too)?
Riddle me this, Batman: there are two men onboard a boat with three cigarettes and no matches. How do they smoke? posted by mazola at 1:32 PM on May 18, 2005
They thrown one cigarette overboard and make the boat a cigarette lighter...
(finally, one I know...) posted by Snowflake at 1:37 PM on May 18, 2005
kenko:
You make my point. In a group conversation, which this is - and, at the time that I am typing this, it ostensibly consists of 27 participants - it wouldn't be productive if nearly half of those participants not only elected to remain silent, but decided to interject: "I'm being silent." Silence itself can be interesting, but it isn't as interesting as a shared anecdote or observation, at least not in the context of group dialogue. posted by Chasuk at 2:54 PM on May 18, 2005
"A moment of silence" to mark someone's passing is only effective as a formal marker if it's observed. My ordinary silence is not "a moment of silence", because, first, it doesn't take place in the right circumstances, and second, it isn't noted. You're silent instead of saying something. But here, where no one can note your solemn (oral) silence, you have to say: I am typing something deliberately meaningless, so that you can see I am being "silent". You're fundamentally misunderstanding the purpose.
And now I leave, so I won't see your response, if any. Don't take my silence the wrong way, pls. posted by kenko at 3:02 PM on May 18, 2005
When I think of Frank Gorshin, I always remember him as the obnoxious, dorky boyfriend to Connie Francis in my favorite silly beach movie, Where the Boys Are. RIP Basil. posted by marsha56 at 3:08 PM on May 18, 2005
He did this funny sucky-wanky-sound thing with his lower lip in "12 Monkeys", which I do to this day when pondering things. Bless. posted by John Shaft at 3:10 PM on May 18, 2005
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he was great in Bells Are Ringing too. posted by amberglow at 3:13 PM on May 18, 2005
I second John Shaft's nomination for Gorshin's 12 Monkeys tongue-and-bottom lip suckwarble as one of the most memorable character tics ever filmed. ?, Frank. posted by steef at 3:15 PM on May 18, 2005
You're fundamentally misunderstanding the purpose.
I'm not, really. I understand the purpose, I just find it (generally) disingenuous. Call me a cynic, but I don't believe that most (if any) of the respondents here were so stricken by Gorshin's death that they were sincerely observing a moment of silence. However, I understand that public lamentations might be therapeutic. In light of this, I withdraw my objections, as it would be petty of me to let my own irritation at a practice save others a trip to their analyst. posted by Chasuk at 3:24 PM on May 18, 2005
Oh well. Sad he's dead. He was funny. posted by interrobang at 3:29 PM on May 18, 2005
Once I was in a taxi trying to get to Midway Airport, and the taxi driver was trying a "new route." I had ample time to get to the airport, and the boss-man was paying for the taxi ride, so I said what the hell.
Along the way, the taxi driver started to tell me all about how over the years he'd picked up all kinds of people -- business people, regular joes, mothers with children. But the only celebrity he'd ever picked up with Frank Gorshin.
And then he began to tell me in very precise, exquisite, prolonged detail not only about the entire car ride with Frank Gorshin, but about Frank Gorshin's entire career. Apparently this cabbie became quite a Frank Gorshin fanatic/expert after he'd picked him up.
The "new route" to Midway ended up being way longer than I had ever dreamed, and I learned all anyone could ever learn about Frank Gorshin. He was apparently a good tipper to taxi drivers. posted by macadamiaranch at 3:31 PM on May 18, 2005
Everyting from 'That Darn Cat" to Guy Maddin's "Twilight of the Ice Nymphs."
I will miss you Frank. posted by tkchrist at 3:37 PM on May 18, 2005
"Gorshin's final performance will be broadcast on Thursday's CBS-TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." "
I probably wouldn't have watched. Now I'll make it a point. posted by schmedeman at 3:41 PM on May 18, 2005
What a bummer. The Riddler was always my favorite Batman villain. Gorshin kicked Jim Carrey's ass. posted by MrBadExample at 4:39 PM on May 18, 2005
"Anyone else get the urge to see Nancy Reagan in Frank Gorshins Riddler cotume from Batman or is that just me?" --Dennis Miller posted by jonmc at 4:59 PM on May 18, 2005
He put up a valiant fight with lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia.
The cigarette demons have taken another one. posted by crunchland at 9:24 PM on May 18, 2005
Gorshin's Riddler had the best laugh of any villain ever.
A s l o w l y-building pressure which his speech served to restrain only temporarily until it exploded, as Homer would say, past the barrier of his teeth. A laugh orgasm unlike anyone else's.
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