Called Uber even before the special ended. Thankfully, no trouble there. 10 minutes going there and going home. In the case of the former, I left early enough that waiting wasn't a problem. In fact, I got there with two minutes to spare for once.
No problems at work either, other than I was outside pushing carts in the cold on a sore knee for most of the day. The head bagger took over the indoor chores. I would go inside and warm up whenever I got too cold or finished the carts. Thank heavens we weren't that busy, especially later on. Most people are either avoiding the cold or waiting for the beginning of the month tomorrow. We're between holidays, too. The Winter Olympics start next week, the Super Bowl is next weekend, and Valentine's Day isn't for another two weeks.
Grabbed a few things when I finished. The Westmont Acme didn't have the mouthwash I use, and there's an online coupon for it this week. Had online coupons for cookies, too. Decided to try the Acme's sushi (shrimp roll, cooked) and pork dumplings for dinner.
When I got home, I went straight into the shower. I ate my sushi, put a heating pad on my knee, finished The Frog Prince, then spent the rest of the night watching a super-long Match Game marathon on YouTube. For some reason, this show really loved its Snow White jokes. Whether it was about her relationship with the Seven Dwarfs, how impossibly innocent she was (or wasn't), or how she was depicted by parade balloons, Snow White was mentioned far more than any other fairy tale on the show.
Rather appropriately, a question turned up during the week in 1979 with two other fantasy characters, vintage puppets Kukla and Ollie. Nipsey Russell and Jimmie Walker gave answers claiming that they wished Snow White looked a lot more like them. Fannie Flagg sure felt like Snow White being kissed by the prince when she answered a question for handsome gym teacher Ron Valenti in an infamous episode from 1975. Fannie also got to give the answer to lovely blonde contestant Darlene that made her the all-time winner to that point in 1976, with over $22,000. Roz Kelly made her own virginal Snow White jokes during her first of two appearances on the show later in 1976. There was also the PM episode where Nipsey insisted that Snow White should look more like him and the Air Force captain contestant.
Whistle while you work with the fairest question character of all, because good things grow with these wacky weirdos in this extra-long marathon!
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