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re: How did Don Rickles not get a slap?

Posted on 3/28/22 at 3:47 pm to
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33469 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 3:47 pm to
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He made a career out of insulting people.


This was before Facebook heroes and an insult from Rickles was considered an honor...
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
91887 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

How did Don Rickles not get a slap?



Sammy Davis Jr. kept an eye out for him
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4607 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 3:58 pm to
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disease
Every person with a receding hairline has this "disease".
Posted by thegambler
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
2136 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 3:58 pm to
The times, they are a'changing.

(and not always for the better).
Posted by TrapperJohn
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
12285 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:04 pm to
He hurt some feelings at the Redd Foxx roast.
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:18 pm to
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He made fun of people over their looks, religion, ethnicity.

I just checked the MSD, and none of those things are listed as diseases.

But when this guy...



...is making fun of people's looks, it's an obvious gag.
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:22 pm to
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Every person with a receding hairline has this "disease".

Yes, and everyone ages. But not everyone has Progeria.

Understand the difference?
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
32496 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:23 pm to
People weren't gigantic pussies back then and could take a joke and then spit one out right after.
Posted by texn
Pronouns: Y'All/Y'All's
Member since Nov 2019
4099 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:28 pm to
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Whatever happened to strong men like Gary Cooper?



Posted by Irregardless
Member since Nov 2021
2239 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:29 pm to
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Understand the difference?


Do you know what form of alopecia she has? It's okay to make fun of bald guys that have alopecia (redundant, I know).
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
5673 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:36 pm to
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People used to be able to take a joke without getting their panties in a bunch.



This...
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
20025 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 4:51 pm to
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How did Don Rickles not get a slap?

Awards shows weren't desperate for viewership back then and the movies were actually great.

Plus, people weren't dry vaginas like they are now.
This post was edited on 3/28/22 at 4:52 pm
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 5:02 pm to
Rickles also seemed like the type of guy who might or might not be able to frick you up if you slapped him, but you sure as frick knew he would try.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 5:11 pm to
You should slap yourself
Posted by OlGrandad
Member since Oct 2009
4539 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 5:13 pm to
My aunt saw Rickles in a club in NYC. She said she could not stop laughing at his act and he started calling her his hyena.

She said she finally stopped laughing and every few minutes Rickles would look at her and say, "Well?", and she would crack up again
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
74955 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 5:13 pm to
Because men (and women) then weren't pussies.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
103809 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 5:17 pm to
Rickles used to work Vegas and be in with Sinatra. He was probably a connected guy.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17390 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 6:22 pm to
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I don't recall him ever making fun of someone suffering from a disease. That's widely seen as not being funny.




What a maroon
Posted by ElderTiger
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2010
7775 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 6:24 pm to
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People used to be able to take a joke without getting their panties in a bunch.


This
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
26661 posts
Posted on 3/28/22 at 6:25 pm to
Don Rickels’ friends were in the rat pack…
This post was edited on 3/28/22 at 6:26 pm
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