[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Mr Rogers

[Richelle Votaw]

GulPlum wrote:

> Although I'd never heard of him until a few hours ago, it seems like 
> the term "good person" has rarely been more deserved, and I can 
> understand why several generations of North Americans are so sad 
> today. My condolences to you all.

Ironically, I was just talking about Mr. Rogers last week. (Seeing as I have no small children of my own, he's not normally one of my topics of conversation.)  I remember on the show Candid Camera (do they have this outside the U.S.?  If not, it's a show where they hide cameras and do normally ridiculous things to see people's response.)  Anyway, they had taken the TV's out of hotel rooms and posed as a bellboy to explain to people that the TV was broken and they'd try to get one to them as soon as possible. Most people were furious, couldn't stand the thought of a few hours without a TV.  But one of the hotel guests just happened to be Mr. Rogers, who was in town for a convention of some sort.  His response?  "Oh, that's all right, I don't need one.  I don't watch TV."  Needless to say, they were shocked. :)

Richelle


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