Oh, good grief, Charlie Brown!
Parabeagle
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Happened to be watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" last night (which I have done religiously every year since I was 8 years old) and the Forum came to mind - why? Because it was very easy to imagine the characters populating this Forum as Peanuts characters. Some characterizations were easy; some were a little more challenging. For your edification (whether you want it or not) these were the character assignments I made - blanks after the character's name means that I couldn't decide who it was:
Schroeder - Ray A.
Lucy - either Margaret or Ritaanz (couldn't decide)
Linus - James Sokolowski
Peppermint Patty - Leslie
Sally - Mwild
Pigpen - Don D. (face it - it's tough to put a Southern personality into a Peanuts character)
Violet -
Little Red Haired Girl - Mjindra
Snoopy - he's a beagle, ain't he?
Who have I missed?
Schroeder - Ray A.
Lucy - either Margaret or Ritaanz (couldn't decide)
Linus - James Sokolowski
Peppermint Patty - Leslie
Sally - Mwild
Pigpen - Don D. (face it - it's tough to put a Southern personality into a Peanuts character)
Violet -
Little Red Haired Girl - Mjindra
Snoopy - he's a beagle, ain't he?
Who have I missed?
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I'll accept Schroeder, he was the cerebral piano player
And I would not nominate anyone for Pigpen. Might offend someone.
Guess I gotta take the good with the bad!x:D
"Snoopy is an extroverted beagle with a Walter Mitty complex. He is a virtuoso at every endeavor- at least in his daydreams atop his doghouse. He regards his master, Charlie Brown, as "that round-headed kid" who brings him his supper dish. He is fearless though prudently cautious about "the cat next door." He never speaks- that would be one human trait too many- but he manages to convey everything necessary in facial expressions and thought balloons. A one-man show with superior intelligence and vivid imagination, he has created such multiple personalities as: Joe Cool, World War I Flying Ace, Literary Ace, Flashbeagle, Vulture, Foreign Legionnaire, etc."
And, I like Rerun for DJ the Balloonman:
"Rerun Van Pelt is often mistaken for Linus even though he's his little brother. He can always be recognized in his trademark overalls. Rerun is more skeptical than his brother, much harder to convince, and always gets around Lucy where Linus gives in. His only fear is being the passenger on one of his mother's bicycle-riding errands. Somehow, Rerun is the only witness to her riding into grates and potholes. Luckily, he always wears a helmet. Rerun also longs for a dog of his own, but since his parent won't let him have one, he tries to "borrow" Snoopy from Charlie Brown. Snoopy won't have any part of it unless Rerun brings cookies."
And, I like Franklin for Parabeagle:
"Franklin met Charlie Brown at the beach in 1968. They'd never met before because they went to different schools, but they had fun playing ball so Charlie Brown invited Franklin to visit him at this house across town for another play session. Later, Franklin turned up as center-fielder on Peppermint Patty's baseball team and sits in front of her at school. Franklin is thoughtful and can quote the Old Testament as effectively as Linus. In contrast with the other characters, Franklin has the fewest anxieties and obsessions. He and Charlie Brown spend quite a bit of time talking about their respective grandfathers."
The Peanuts' Parents. The faces you never see, the voices you never hear other than the "mwa mwa mwa" sound. I'm like that - I keep giving out all this good advice for free (unlike Lucy who charges 5 cents per session)and nobody listens to me either!
"Sam"
But I couldn't do Sex in the City - I've never watched it (can't stand Sarah Jessica Parker - don't know why, she just grates on me like nails on a blackboard).
As soon as I posted I knew I would remember!
Woodstock
Beagle, are you going to tally the final results?
BTW, in the TV programs, the parents voices were represented by a trombone - maybe that should be me.
Schroeder and The Parents: Ray A. and his Wonder Trombone
Lucy: Ritaanz
Snoopy: Para"beagle." (Get it?)
Pigpen: No comment
Peppermint Patty: Leslie (minus the poor school record and double the sincerity)
Linus: James Sokolowski
Sally: Mwild
Violet: Margaret (she's pretty unobtrusive)
Franklin: James Earl Jones
Sherman: Scottorr
Little Red Haired Girl: Mjindra (I still say her hair is red)
Charlie Brown: Jack Nicholson
Apparently Beagle has... x;-)
I swear I'll visit more often soon. We are opening two, count 'em TWO new schools: one next week, one the week after. I don't remember the last time I saw the bottom of my in-box, my voice mail or my email. Maybe next year!