Guest overboosted Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Anybody here know what this is about? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignasty Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 wasn't it in a movie or something? I've heard it before....somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 me too...but not for years! Now I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willith Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Well, there's a family crest for this family name: McGillicutty Family Crest I thought it was the name of a character in a movie or TV show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 I thought it was a resturant or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Google it, and you'll get a woman wrestler - among other things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) Damn..... Edited April 14, 2006 by jraines87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 All right, as long as we're not on the subject (Bin Logic Rules, 1,089 - Clause 5A: 'Taking an Off-Topic Thread Further Off-Topic') and without using Google, where does this line come from: "GOOD NIGHT, Mrs. Calabash--wherever you are!" You gotta be an old timer to ever have heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 No clue, so I had to google it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) The only thing that comes to mind is Lucy's maiden name in "I Love Lucy" with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I believe it is the longest running show in television history. Other than that, its' someone elses turn. Jet Edited April 14, 2006 by Jetsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Fire & Ice - 3/4 can(s) Natural Ice Beer - 2 oz McGillicutty's Fireball Whiskey Directions/Comments: Drink 1/4 of your Natty Ice Beer...Then fill it to the top with McGillicutty's Fireball Whiskey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignasty Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Calabash is a down in NC. Thats all I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryyannon Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 It goes way the hell back, but it's more or less achieved 'cult' status. (Next question: 'Plunk your magic twanger, Froggie!')? ------------- Mrs. Calabash where are you? Jimmy Durante made this mysterious women's name his signature sign-off during the 1940s. But did she really exist? By Ted Tyson Scarborough, Ontario "GOOD NIGHT, Mrs. Calabash--wherever you are!" For years, Jimmy Durante ended his radio and television shows with that unusual sign-off. Most people thought the mysterious Mrs. Calabash must have been some fictional character that Durante dreamed up just to tease his audiences. But longtime residents of Calabash, North Carolina believe otherwise. The folks in this town will tell you she was a real person with a real name--and a fascinating story to boot. They claim that Mrs. Calabash was really a local woman named Lucille "Lucy" Coleman. In 1940, Lucy was 28 years old and running a restaurant in Calabash, then a tiny seaside community bordering South Carolina. Durante and his touring entertainment troupe are said to have stopped in for supper one night. It may have been the genuine homespun friendliness of the young restaurant owner that prompted the gregarious Jimmy Durante to beckon Lucy over to his table for some short chitchat. "I'm going to make you famous," vowed Durante, thinking she recognized his well-known face. (In fact, at that moment, she didn't even know who he was!) Lucy's daughter, Clarice Holden, says she will never forget what happened next. SECRET SIGN-OFF "As Mr. Durante and his group were walking out the door after their meal," Clarice recalls,"he turned to my mom and said, 'Good night Mrs. Calabash.' " It wasn't long afterward that this popular entertainer began signing off his radio shows with a similar message. For years, audiences enjoyed this rather lighthearted farewell mystery. By the time of Durante's death in 1980, it had become one of his trademarks, almost as recognizable as his big "schnozzola". But while that sign-off may have remained a mystery to most folks, Calabash residents believe it was Durante's way of saying to Mrs. Coleman, "Hi, Lucy--I remember you, if you're still out there now." Lucy Coleman passed away in 1989, nearly 50 years after her meeting with Jimmy Durante. Calabash residents note that Lucy recognized the significance of Durante's little secret message but preferred to stay out of the limelight. She had no desire to claim credit as the real "Mrs. Calabash." "Mom was a very private person," recalls Clarice, "She didn't speak much about her 'Mrs. Calabash' entity, and declined all interviews and all invitations to appear on television." Apparently, Durante's popularity was so great that he could immortalize a prim Southern restaurant keeper. But neither he nor anyone else could get her to talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bres3000 Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Anybody here know what this is about? Just curious. Cartoon character - forgot the specifics. And then there's Mrs. McGillicutty..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realloth Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 McGillicutty is the Maiden name of Lucille ball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeBandit Posted April 15, 2006 Report Share Posted April 15, 2006 Was that also Spanky's teachers name in the Little Rascals who was later replaced by Miss Crabtree...1930 or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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