05-24-2006, 03:43 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
"In 1969 the US Senate had a hearing on funding the newly developed Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The proposed endowment was $20 million, but President Nixon wanted it cut in half because of the spending going on in the Vietnam War. This is an video clip of the exchange between Mr. Rogers and Senator Pastore, head of the hearing. Senator Pastore starts out very abrasive and by the time Mr. Rogers is done talking, Senator Pastore's inner child has heard Mr. Rogers and agreed with him. Enjoy."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sd7TcVH670
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he was also an honourary Pittsburg Penguain.
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05-24-2006, 03:59 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Probably playing Xbox, or...you know...
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In the Pitt International Airport there is a big display with a montage of Mr. Rogers that read "Pittsburgh is Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". It was sweet.
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05-24-2006, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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That clip was awesome. I actually wanted to travel back in time and give him some money for his show. 
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05-24-2006, 07:02 PM
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broke the first rule
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close your eyes when watching that video, and he sounds exactly like Cleveland from Family Guy
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05-24-2006, 09:36 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by calf
close your eyes when watching that video, and he sounds exactly like Cleveland from Family Guy
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Giggidy!
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05-24-2006, 10:01 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Mr. Rogers started in Canada actually, and his understudy Ernie Coombs went on to become Mr. Dress-Up.
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05-24-2006, 10:18 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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That was a moving clip....thanks for posting.
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05-25-2006, 07:29 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: London, Ontario
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Man, did he ever have it right. We just bombard kids with crap (marketing) with little regard except for making them want to buy the shows lunch box, or blanket or halloween costume. And my friends wonder why I am so selective as to what my kid watches.
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05-25-2006, 08:07 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I used to have a battlestar gallactica lunch box. That rocked!
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05-25-2006, 08:44 AM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by White Doors
I used to have a battlestar gallactica lunch box. That rocked!
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Transformers Lunch Box for me.
I turned out alright...
RIGHT????!??
But guns! violence! Mr. Rogers says it's bad for mental health!
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05-25-2006, 08:58 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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Originally Posted by White Doors
I used to have a battlestar gallactica lunch box. That rocked!
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I had an A-team lunch box (in fact I still have it). It is pretty much this one:
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05-25-2006, 09:22 AM
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It's too bad people tend to label him as a phedophile. I think the guy was genuine in his care for children.
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05-25-2006, 12:00 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Kybosh
I had an A-team lunch box (in fact I still have it). It is pretty much this one:
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haha
That's awesome!
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05-25-2006, 12:01 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
It's too bad people tend to label him as a phedophile. I think the guy was genuine in his care for children.
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Really? I never heard anyone say that before?
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05-25-2006, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
It's too bad people tend to label him as a phedophile. I think the guy was genuine in his care for children.
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Where did you hear that? I've never heard anyone say that about him.
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05-25-2006, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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There were a number of rumours about him, but they are all false. He was genuinely as good as his character on TV.
snopes link
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05-25-2006, 01:53 PM
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Likes Cartoons
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
There were a number of rumours about him, but they are all false. He was genuinely as good as his character on TV.
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Sad that people have to resort to smearing his good name, just because they could not accept a man this good natured with children.
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05-25-2006, 05:36 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Transformers Lunch Box for me.
I turned out alright...
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Me too. But you could probably find a murderer who once owned one. Then you could blame it on the lunchbox, columbine style.
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Mr. Rogers kicked ass.
