I Love Jesus But I Drink A Little...
February 14, 2009 9:27 AM Subscribe
Ellen Degeneres speaks on the telephone with 88 year-old Gladys Hardy of Austin, Texas.
Ellen calls Gladys again. They chat about the price of gas, "American Idol," politics, and how we should rename April 15th "The Season Finale." Their conversation about back pain, Ryan Seacrest and Ellen's marriage to Portia de Rossi and the recent Inauguration of Barack Obama.
Ellen calls Gladys again. They chat about the price of gas, "American Idol," politics, and how we should rename April 15th "The Season Finale." Their conversation about back pain, Ryan Seacrest and Ellen's marriage to Portia de Rossi and the recent Inauguration of Barack Obama.
It was very funny, but telegraphing the punchline kills it a bit.
posted by Bookhouse at 9:46 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by Bookhouse at 9:46 AM on February 14, 2009
Well, actually, it's the title of the video at youTube. ; )
posted by ericb at 9:52 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by ericb at 9:52 AM on February 14, 2009
hilarious. wouldn't have seen it otherwise, thanks for posting.
posted by Quidam at 10:02 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by Quidam at 10:02 AM on February 14, 2009
A minister, who both loves Jesus and drinks a little, was talking about this last night at a party. Thanks for posting.
posted by munchingzombie at 10:04 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by munchingzombie at 10:04 AM on February 14, 2009
She sounds an awful lot like Maude Frickert
posted by bonobothegreat at 10:43 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by bonobothegreat at 10:43 AM on February 14, 2009
I liked this better before I clicked through the "88-year-old" link to the Warner Bros store to discover the commemorative CD. Shades of the Crazy Old Man Dancers who thwarted Krusty's return to showbiz once upon a time. On the other hand, the "I Love Jesus But I Drink A Little" foam beer "Koozie" might be the pinnacle achievement of the American consumer empire, so I guess I shouldn't protest too much.
That said, I've been looking for a good opportunity to note for the record that Ellen DeGeneres kicks all kinds of ass as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. You can watch that thing 46 times - and if you have a toddler, you will - and still uncover offhand ad-lib gold. ". . . the Sea Monkeys have my money . . ."
posted by gompa at 10:55 AM on February 14, 2009
That said, I've been looking for a good opportunity to note for the record that Ellen DeGeneres kicks all kinds of ass as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. You can watch that thing 46 times - and if you have a toddler, you will - and still uncover offhand ad-lib gold. ". . . the Sea Monkeys have my money . . ."
posted by gompa at 10:55 AM on February 14, 2009
. . . and now I'm trying to imagine the process by which this dude became the model for the "I Love Jesus But I Drink A Little" ball cap. The process I'm imagining is corporate and involves elaborate demographic studies and careful focus-grouping and makes me wonder if George Saunders has been writing nonfiction after all . . .
posted by gompa at 11:03 AM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by gompa at 11:03 AM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
I'm in no way the target demographic for daytime TV, so I wouldn't have seen this without your post. Thanks for making my Saturday a lot funnier.
posted by Popular Ethics at 11:16 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by Popular Ethics at 11:16 AM on February 14, 2009
Fake. And probably this Austin prank call radio guy.
posted by chococat at 11:33 AM on February 14, 2009
posted by chococat at 11:33 AM on February 14, 2009
I wanted to believe in Gladys, but stopped completely when I heard she was calling into the odious KLBJ-FM morning show (to be fair, my ears have not been exposed to that grueling weekday exercise in oppressively mediocre dude humor in quite some time). The theory of the Greater Tuna guys are involved makes it somewhat better, if only for fondness for the influence their 1980s "let's talk about ducks" ad campaign had on my decision to forever shelve any hope of being an impressionist, lest my audience (or at least older brother) smack me upside the head.
She's a fake, and I'm sure the Ellen show is completely aware of that and helped set it up.
I wish she was real. I miss my elderly Texas relatives, although most of them loved Jesus and did not drink, which is not a very funny combination.
posted by theefixedstars at 11:50 AM on February 14, 2009
She's a fake, and I'm sure the Ellen show is completely aware of that and helped set it up.
I wish she was real. I miss my elderly Texas relatives, although most of them loved Jesus and did not drink, which is not a very funny combination.
posted by theefixedstars at 11:50 AM on February 14, 2009
I love Jesus, but I drink a little.
Among us Irish Catholics, this combination is old news.
posted by jonmc at 12:04 PM on February 14, 2009
Among us Irish Catholics, this combination is old news.
posted by jonmc at 12:04 PM on February 14, 2009
Make no mistake, Gladys Hardy is real. In the minds and hearts of her admirers, she's as distinct and as sincere as Mrs. Smith, the dear sweet little lady who makes all those pies you find inside those vending machines which now only accept credit cards, instead of coins.
I'm Andy Rooney.
tic-tic-tic-tic-tic...
posted by Smart Dalek at 12:32 PM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
I'm Andy Rooney.
tic-tic-tic-tic-tic...
posted by Smart Dalek at 12:32 PM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh my god, Smart Dalek's A BOMB! Save yourselves!
*jumps out window*
posted by jonmc at 12:58 PM on February 14, 2009 [2 favorites]
*jumps out window*
posted by jonmc at 12:58 PM on February 14, 2009 [2 favorites]
Ellen DeGeneres kicks all kinds of ass as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. You can watch that thing 46 times - and if you have a toddler, you will - and still uncover offhand ad-lib gold.
Quoted for truth. My kids were way past toddler age when that movie came out and we still watch it and love it.
posted by amyms at 1:11 PM on February 14, 2009
Quoted for truth. My kids were way past toddler age when that movie came out and we still watch it and love it.
posted by amyms at 1:11 PM on February 14, 2009
She's right about that plant.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 1:13 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 1:13 PM on February 14, 2009
I heard about this at least a week ago when a bunch of unrelated Facebook friends suddenly had word-for-word identical status updates. Guess what.
posted by Beardman at 1:50 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by Beardman at 1:50 PM on February 14, 2009
I don't believe Jesus ever existed and I never drink. The "charming old eccentric" is always either suffering from dementia or playing a game with your head (and that includes real people and not just Maude Frickert impersonators).
posted by wendell at 3:14 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by wendell at 3:14 PM on February 14, 2009
Lighten up, Francis.
posted by erskelyne at 5:03 PM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by erskelyne at 5:03 PM on February 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Shut up, Donny, you're out of your element.
Whether she's real or not, it's great entertainment.
posted by thanotopsis at 7:39 PM on February 14, 2009
Whether she's real or not, it's great entertainment.
posted by thanotopsis at 7:39 PM on February 14, 2009
Hysterical. Reminds me of an old guy I used to have as a neighbor. He was always outspoken, to the point of saying some very offensive (but hilarious) things.
posted by wastelands at 8:39 PM on February 14, 2009
posted by wastelands at 8:39 PM on February 14, 2009
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