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The Cos Is Back In Town To Lecture Us All
Hey, people of Philadelphia! Get excited! Bill Cosby’s back in town! Yes, the Cos (inset, with his Dandie Dinmont Terrier) himself will be speaking tonight at a forum organized by Men United for a Better Philadelphia. Cosby was, of course, at one time a great comedian. The problem is, the only time he’s funny anymore is when he’s being sincere about attempting to stop gun violence and goes off about kids shooting each other over a piece of pound cake and it just seems like another bit. (For example, this doesn’t seem too far from the truth.) But, man, remember that Penn Relays episode of The Cosby Show? Now that was awesome. I guess we all still love him. Update, 4:20 p.m.: The Cos talked and told people to stay away from violence. However, I must take umbrage — can you do anything with umbrage but take it? — at his one statement:
I agree with everything except that last one. I don’t think such a thing exists. Wow, that was depressing, wasn’t it? Uhh, I mean, “Hey hey hey!” Cosby Back In Philly To Discuss Gun Violence [CBS 3] |
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The one question I’d like to ask him: was there really an Albert Robertson who was the basis of Fat Albert, as the movie claims, and were all those folks in that last graveside scene the other real-life bases for the characters?
(Tell me I’m not the only one to have seen the movie. I wrote way too much about it over here.)
One can, in fact, do more with umbrage than merely take it. One can also give it. Yes, I am a grammar geek, why do you ask?