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infinite monkey · 01-07-2015, 06:53 PM

pfft...Toonces!

(I named my first indoor cat that I got as an adult...Toonces Riley H)

monster · 01-07-2015, 06:58 PM

I have never seen that before. I vaguely wondered why you called your cat that.....

infinite monkey · 01-07-2015, 07:00 PM

I had a shirt and everything. It was so obvious to me and B,when we picked up our part Siamese/Tonkinese-looking kitten from the house of the people with a big mama cat... Toonces! What goes with Toonces as a middle name? Riley! And he was free. He was the most amazing cat ever.

Damn he was one awesome cat. And he could drive. We just never let him.

footfootfoot · 01-07-2015, 08:55 PM

That was a brilliant character.

infinite monkey · 01-08-2015, 07:27 AM

Though I've never been able to verify it, Toonces had to be the brainchild of Steve Martin. It debuted when he guest-hosted and Martin's character was portrayed by Dana Carvey after that. It's so typical Steve Martin. I also really believe that Jack Handey is Steve Martin. For similar reasons. I think the Jack Handey wiki page is completely fabricated. The clues are all there. Look at the picture! Read the articles/books (Sounds so much like Cruel Shoes.) Listen to the audio! Why would he do that? Strictly for creative reasons. For fun. For a lot of reasons. This is my theory.

I love Steve Martin. I mean, I love love Steve Martin!

glatt · 01-08-2015, 07:39 AM

I bet you're right about Jack Handy.

footfootfoot · 01-08-2015, 08:02 AM

Jack Handey is a real person. I thought the same about Toonces and was surprised to read this from Wikipedia, so it has to be true.

Other SNL work[edit]
Other Handey pieces that appeared on SNL included Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer,[10] "Fuzzy Memories" which depicted reenactments of a twisted childhood memory and aired in the late 1990s, and the short-lived "My Big Thick Novel", which were spoken excerpts from a very long book in the style of "Deep Thoughts" and which aired during the 2001–03 seasons of SNL.

Handey is also credited with creating Toonces, the cat who could drive a car, although badly ("See, I told you he could drive! Just not very well!").[11] The recurring skit originated in 1989 with Steve Martin and Victoria Jackson as the crash-prone kitty's owners. In 1992 NBC aired a half-hour Toonces special. Handey, who owned a real cat by the same name, once said he couldn't remember exactly how he dreamed up the premise. He said, "It was just one of those free association ideas you write down and look at later and think, 'Maybe.'"[11]

infinite monkey · 01-08-2015, 08:05 AM

And I contend that's all part of the joke. I read those same things. It all just points me in the same direction.

I know I'm right.

Wait a minute...are you just messing with me? I really can't see how an intelligent and comedic mind could not come to the same conclusion (despite the fact that everything on the interwebz is true.)

xoxoxoBruce · 01-08-2015, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Jack Handey is a real person.

They don't give Primetime Emmys to ghost writers.

infinite monkey · 01-08-2015, 10:01 PM

Heh...all the references and citations are circular. It's one of the best ruses ever pulled!

footfootfoot · 01-09-2015, 07:21 AM

You're right. Even the New York Times is in on it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/ma...pagewanted=all

infinite monkey · 01-09-2015, 08:26 AM

Senator Al Franken confirmed it.

glatt · 01-09-2015, 08:31 AM

For a moment I forgot Al Franken was a senator and chuckled out load when I remembered.

I know he's doing a decent job, but American voters are nuts. I mean seriously, Al Franken is a Senator! How the hell did that happen?

infinite monkey · 01-09-2015, 08:34 AM

He made a lot of money from his "Send your receipts to me, Al Franken" campaign on SNL.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/79/79oupdate.phtml

Sheldonrs · 01-09-2015, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

For a moment I forgot Al Franken was a senator and chuckled out load when I remembered.

I know he's doing a decent job, but American voters are nuts. I mean seriously, Al Franken is a Senator! How the hell did that happen?

Ronald Reagan was elected president...TWICE! American voters are idiots and no-shows.

01-07-2015, 06:58 PM	#1502
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have never seen that before. I vaguely wondered why you called your cat that..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-07-2015, 07:00 PM	#1503
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I had a shirt and everything. It was so obvious to me and B,when we picked up our part Siamese/Tonkinese-looking kitten from the house of the people with a big mama cat... Toonces! What goes with Toonces as a middle name? Riley! And he was free. He was the most amazing cat ever. Damn he was one awesome cat. And he could drive. We just never let him. Last edited by infinite monkey; 01-07-2015 at 07:05 PM.

01-07-2015, 08:55 PM	#1504
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	That was a brilliant character. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-08-2015, 08:02 AM	#1507
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Jack Handey is a real person. I thought the same about Toonces and was surprised to read this from Wikipedia, so it has to be true. Other SNL work[edit] Other Handey pieces that appeared on SNL included Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer,[10] "Fuzzy Memories" which depicted reenactments of a twisted childhood memory and aired in the late 1990s, and the short-lived "My Big Thick Novel", which were spoken excerpts from a very long book in the style of "Deep Thoughts" and which aired during the 2001–03 seasons of SNL. Handey is also credited with creating Toonces, the cat who could drive a car, although badly ("See, I told you he could drive! Just not very well!").[11] The recurring skit originated in 1989 with Steve Martin and Victoria Jackson as the crash-prone kitty's owners. In 1992 NBC aired a half-hour Toonces special. Handey, who owned a real cat by the same name, once said he couldn't remember exactly how he dreamed up the premise. He said, "It was just one of those free association ideas you write down and look at later and think, 'Maybe.'"[11] __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-09-2015, 07:21 AM	#1511
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You're right. Even the New York Times is in on it. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/ma...pagewanted=all __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-07-2015, 06:53 PM	#1501
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	pfft...Toonces! (I named my first indoor cat that I got as an adult...Toonces Riley H)

01-08-2015, 07:27 AM	#1505
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Though I've never been able to verify it, Toonces had to be the brainchild of Steve Martin. It debuted when he guest-hosted and Martin's character was portrayed by Dana Carvey after that. It's so typical Steve Martin. I also really believe that Jack Handey is Steve Martin. For similar reasons. I think the Jack Handey wiki page is completely fabricated. The clues are all there. Look at the picture! Read the articles/books (Sounds so much like Cruel Shoes.) Listen to the audio! Why would he do that? Strictly for creative reasons. For fun. For a lot of reasons. This is my theory. I love Steve Martin. I mean, I love love Steve Martin!

01-08-2015, 07:39 AM	#1506
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I bet you're right about Jack Handy.

01-08-2015, 08:05 AM	#1508
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	And I contend that's all part of the joke. I read those same things. It all just points me in the same direction. I know I'm right. Wait a minute...are you just messing with me? I really can't see how an intelligent and comedic mind could not come to the same conclusion (despite the fact that everything on the interwebz is true.)

01-08-2015, 10:01 PM	#1510
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Heh...all the references and citations are circular. It's one of the best ruses ever pulled!

01-09-2015, 08:26 AM	#1512
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Senator Al Franken confirmed it.

01-09-2015, 08:31 AM	#1513
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	For a moment I forgot Al Franken was a senator and chuckled out load when I remembered. I know he's doing a decent job, but American voters are nuts. I mean seriously, Al Franken is a Senator! How the hell did that happen?

01-09-2015, 08:34 AM	#1514
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	He made a lot of money from his "Send your receipts to me, Al Franken" campaign on SNL. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/79/79oupdate.phtml Last edited by infinite monkey; 01-09-2015 at 08:40 AM.

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