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Matt J. McCullar

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Aug 17, 2001, 12:30:12 AM8/17/01
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If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?

Items to choose from: Radar's teddy bear, Winchester's record player, the
still, the signpost, Klinger's fuzzy pink feet bedroom slippers, Trapper's
horizontally striped suit, a martini glass, Igor's ladle, the bedpan
fountain...?


Oh Jeez

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Aug 17, 2001, 12:43:31 AM8/17/01
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Well, if I can only pick from these items, I'll take Winchester's record
player. But I'd rather have BJ's hat :-)

JD

Brad

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Aug 17, 2001, 1:03:35 AM8/17/01
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"Matt J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote in message
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I was going to take Winchester's record player, but JD got in first.

There was a bust made of Colonel Potter's head in "Dear Mildred". I don't
think it was seen again after that episode. Must be worth something. I'll
take that. :)

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Oh Jeez

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Aug 17, 2001, 3:41:22 AM8/17/01
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That's ok, Brad. I'll let you play your records on it ;-)

JD

David Brunt

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Aug 17, 2001, 5:40:11 AM8/17/01
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Brad wrote in message <9li8mf$3dr$1...@news.eisa.net.au>...

>"Matt J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote in message
>> If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?
>>
>> Items to choose from: Radar's teddy bear, Winchester's record player,
the
>> still, the signpost, Klinger's fuzzy pink feet bedroom slippers,
Trapper's
>> horizontally striped suit, a martini glass, Igor's ladle, the bedpan
>> fountain...?
>
>I was going to take Winchester's record player, but JD got in first.
>
>There was a bust made of Colonel Potter's head in "Dear Mildred". I don't
>think it was seen again after that episode. Must be worth something. I'll
>take that. :)

I'll take Potter's painting of the regular cast. Or the one of his thumb.

David


Bil Morrill

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Aug 17, 2001, 10:47:36 AM8/17/01
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Out of these, I would choose the signpost. But out of any of the props,
it would be the chair (some kind of dental chair) that was by Hawkeye's
bed. I always wanted one growing up.

Bil

J Hilde

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Aug 17, 2001, 10:58:08 AM8/17/01
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Don't forget the "Potter Paintings".
If you want to include them, I would want the painting of the cast-minus
Potter.The painting that Potter did for his wife of the group.

Jason

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Dwayer

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Aug 17, 2001, 1:52:30 PM8/17/01
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In message <o51f7.4459$Mz.623...@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>, "Matt
J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote:

Either the Still or Colonel Blake's desk. "Know what kind of wood
this is?"

Also the bust of Colonel Potter would be cool to have.

Cheers,
Will
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Dwayer

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Aug 17, 2001, 1:52:31 PM8/17/01
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In message <o51f7.4459$Mz.623...@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>, "Matt
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Just thought of another I'd love to have: the portrait of Winchester
yelling!

Classic stuff.

ESolomonso

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Aug 17, 2001, 2:00:58 PM8/17/01
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>"Matt J. McCullar" mccu...@flash.net

>If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?
>

Well, there's two I'd like to own: Hawkeye's tuxedo and Radar's wool cap.

Eddie

Cathy

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Aug 17, 2001, 3:05:35 PM8/17/01
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Bil Morrill <bil.m...@gcmail.maricopa.edu> wrote in message news:<3B7D2E88...@gcmail.maricopa.edu>...

I would like Hawkeyes Blue Hawiaan Shirt and his cowboy hat :-) A
martini glass would be nice too.

squiggy72

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Aug 17, 2001, 3:47:16 PM8/17/01
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Not much left to choose from, so I'll go for BJ's red undershirt.

;^)

MOFTAP

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Aug 17, 2001, 4:32:07 PM8/17/01
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>If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be? (snip)

> Igor's ladle

I wonder if JM has that ladle or any other neat goodies from the set?

Becca

HarryPotterFan

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Aug 17, 2001, 5:39:44 PM8/17/01
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In article <20010817163207...@mb-fx.aol.com>, mof...@aol.com
(MOFTAP) wrote:

> >If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be? (snip)
>


can I have Colonel Potter's saddle? Failing that, I'd like the painting he
did of Hawkeye with the tongue depressor monument

Marianne

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Gary Tait, Very Real

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The Still.
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The Avocado Avenger

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Aug 17, 2001, 6:46:44 PM8/17/01
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I'd have to say I'd choose the flattened French horn.


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http://world.std.com/~stacia/ * Full of sound and fury,
There is no guacamole anywhere. * Signifying nothing.

Nancy T.

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Aug 17, 2001, 7:36:26 PM8/17/01
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"Matt J. McCullar" wrote

I don't think Matt was limiting us to just these items. I think he was just
providing a few possible suggestions to get the brain going.

The bedpan fountain would look lovely in my yard. But what I'd really like
is Klinger's Scarlett O'Hara dress (plus the photo of him wearing it.)

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xyz

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Aug 17, 2001, 8:49:04 PM8/17/01
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Yep, the portrait of CEW and Henry's desk. Two good ones.

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AlanAlda1Fan

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Aug 17, 2001, 8:57:35 PM8/17/01
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I would like to have Hawkeye red robe.

From A Big Alan Alda M*A*S*H Fan Kirsten

Stacy

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Aug 17, 2001, 10:20:56 PM8/17/01
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Hmmm...Of the items you listed I'd pick Radar's teddy bear just so I
could give it a name and tell everyone where it was.

Stacy

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Marianne

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Haweye's robe, and, Margaret's whip, (for display purposes only).

Marianne


Way2rick

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Aug 17, 2001, 10:59:49 PM8/17/01
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From a collector's standpoint, I could like Radar's rare Avengers comic books,
ostensibly released 12 years before their official publishing dates. :0)

Ricky F.

Matt J. McCullar

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Aug 17, 2001, 11:35:53 PM8/17/01
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For sale: Genuine tongue depressor prop used during the filming of a
M*A*S*H episode. Only $1!

Limited to first 500,000 callers. :)


Oh Jeez

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Aug 17, 2001, 11:37:15 PM8/17/01
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DARN! I forgot about that :-( Willing to share? ;-)

JD

Oh Jeez

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Aug 17, 2001, 11:39:14 PM8/17/01
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Well, in that case, I'd also like BJ's cot.

JD

Matt J. McCullar

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Aug 17, 2001, 11:41:02 PM8/17/01
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More possible props:

The P.A. speaker...
A stethoscope...
A chunk of concrete floor...
Some of the military scrip (red or blue)...
The telephone receiver blown in half...
A tire table from the Officers' Club...
The honky-tonk piano from the O Club...
A cockcroach from Rosie's bar...
The coathanger that lets everyone know that the supply room is "in use"...
A nurse...
Henry's floppy fishing hat full of lures...

Brad Filippone

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Aug 18, 2001, 12:33:30 AM8/18/01
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Dwayer (dwa...@pcisys.net) wrote:
: In message <o51f7.4459$Mz.623...@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com>, "Matt
: J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote:

: >If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?
: >
: >Items to choose from: Radar's teddy bear, Winchester's record player, the
: >still, the signpost, Klinger's fuzzy pink feet bedroom slippers, Trapper's
: >horizontally striped suit, a martini glass, Igor's ladle, the bedpan
: >fountain...?
: >

: Either the Still or Colonel Blake's desk. "Know what kind of wood
: this is?"

But his legs were cut off and his drawers stolen.

Of course, you mean the antique desk from "To Market, to Market" though

The Other Brad

Brad Filippone

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Aug 18, 2001, 12:35:50 AM8/18/01
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Charles's grammaphone and record collection. (I'll paste the Mozart and
Caruso ones back together again.)

The Other Brad

Brad Filippone

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Aug 18, 2001, 12:36:29 AM8/18/01
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Matt J. McCullar (mccu...@flash.net) wrote:
: For sale: Genuine tongue depressor prop used during the filming of a
: M*A*S*H episode. Only $1!

: Limited to first 500,000 callers. :)

Was it part of the monument?

The Other Brad

L.A. van Aardenne

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Aug 18, 2001, 12:59:19 AM8/18/01
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No way!

But I'm willing to trade the water he soaked his ingrown toenail
in.....

~squiggy~

Mr C

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Aug 18, 2001, 1:35:28 AM8/18/01
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"Marianne" <jasp...@NOSPAM.wans.net> wrote in message news:<f7kf7.777$dc4.32...@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>...
Well, if we can do more than one, I think I'll wimp out and make a
list:

Margaret's brushes, Frank's silver frame, Henry's new reel (I guess
you can see where this is going...)
But verily, the PA microphone on Radar's desk, a PA speaker, the hand
painted Swamp, Showers or VIP tent sign, the chess set and Henry's
fishing hat (rather have the desk, but Will called it)

Speaking of paintings, I'd like the big blue one by the jukebox in the
O Club. And the piano, tuned or not (Caution: thread merge).


Mr C

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John Tidwell

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Aug 18, 2001, 4:08:26 AM8/18/01
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I've got dibbs on Frank's tweezers!

NotAMisfit

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Aug 18, 2001, 12:56:17 PM8/18/01
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I'd take the portable bathtub from the heat wave episode.
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jm

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Aug 18, 2001, 2:34:35 PM8/18/01
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> I wonder if JM has that ladle or any other neat goodies from the set?

All the props mentioned in this subject, especially the ladle, bring
back fond memories. Time has definatley given them more character and
charm than they had on the set. Most of those "goodies" are tucked away
in my memory, but I do have Igor's Army hat, the last call sheet
produced for the show and a couple of little badges given to those in
attendance at the final party on stage 9.

I do wish I had that ladle, Igor's pre-stained apron and one of the beer
cans used in the bar.

JM

MOFTAP

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Aug 18, 2001, 6:24:46 PM8/18/01
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>I do have Igor's Army hat, the last call sheet produced for the show and a
couple of little badges given to those in
>attendance at the final party on stage 9.

How neat! Just out of curiosity, how did they "pre-stain" your apron?

Becca

PAUL GADZIKOWSKI

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Aug 18, 2001, 6:35:16 PM8/18/01
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Dwayer <dwa...@pcisys.net> wrote:
: Either the Still or Colonel Blake's desk. "Know what kind of wood
: this is?"

This is off-topic for the thread, but ...

One day last week I was driving north on Second Street in Louisville, going
downtown. I took a moment to get my bearings, saying to myself, "What's this
cross street I'm coming up on? Is it St. Catherine?

"Nope. It's Oak."

And I thought of you guys.

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James Edwards

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Aug 18, 2001, 11:50:11 PM8/18/01
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Well, since nobody`s said they want it, I`ll take BJ`s motorcycle, the one
he rode down the hill in the last episode.
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Emme

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Aug 18, 2001, 11:56:52 PM8/18/01
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Well, I was going to get dibs on the tank, but sadly without Larry Linville
here to chauffeur it for me... I guess I'll pass

So I'll take the bottle of dirt that Peg sent BJ from their lot in Mill
Valley... I'm sure those 3 ounces of California real estate could easily
pull in $1,000,000 :)


Heather

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Aug 19, 2001, 12:42:31 AM8/19/01
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I'd pick BJ's mustache....literally! ;-D

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"Matt J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote in message
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> If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?
>

Robert

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Aug 19, 2001, 1:39:47 AM8/19/01
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I'd take one of Radar's file cabinets!

Eccentric Messiah

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Aug 19, 2001, 8:13:39 AM8/19/01
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In that case i would take either Hawkeye's robe or Potter's Painting of
the rather livid Winchester.

EM who hasn't run out of umber

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> Brad wrote in message <9li8mf$3dr$1...@news.eisa.net.au>...


> >"Matt J. McCullar" <mccu...@flash.net> wrote in message

> >> If you could own just one prop from M*A*S*H, what would it be?
> >>
> >> Items to choose from: Radar's teddy bear, Winchester's record player,
> the
> >> still, the signpost, Klinger's fuzzy pink feet bedroom slippers,
> Trapper's
> >> horizontally striped suit, a martini glass, Igor's ladle, the bedpan
> >> fountain...?
> >

> >I was going to take Winchester's record player, but JD got in first.
> >
> >There was a bust made of Colonel Potter's head in "Dear Mildred". I don't
> >think it was seen again after that episode. Must be worth something. I'll
> >take that. :)
>
> I'll take Potter's painting of the regular cast. Or the one of his thumb.
>
> David
>
>
>


Bruce Quigley

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Aug 19, 2001, 11:30:17 AM8/19/01
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since no one else has claimed it yet, i'll take franks bible, from an
expensive curio shop at the indianapolis speedway. looking forward to seeing
the centerfold after it opens up to the part about sodam and gammorah.
erin q.

Dwayer

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Aug 19, 2001, 12:03:07 PM8/19/01
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In message <3b7ee...@news.iglou.com>, PAUL GADZIKOWSKI
<scar...@shell1.iglou.com> wrote:

>Dwayer <dwa...@pcisys.net> wrote:
>: Either the Still or Colonel Blake's desk. "Know what kind of wood
>: this is?"
>
>This is off-topic for the thread, but ...
>
>One day last week I was driving north on Second Street in Louisville, going
>downtown. I took a moment to get my bearings, saying to myself, "What's this
>cross street I'm coming up on? Is it St. Catherine?
>
>"Nope. It's Oak."
>
>And I thought of you guys.

LOL! It's kind of scary the associations you make with newsgroup
topics and such. When I went off to Vancouver this spring, I drove
past a town named Tuttle, and naturally thought of the group.

jm

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Aug 19, 2001, 1:32:18 PM8/19/01
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> How neat! Just out of curiosity, how did they "pre-stain" your apron?
> Becca

That's highly classified information even to this day. If I were to
answer it, I'd be forced to...you know.

jm

Matt J. McCullar

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Aug 19, 2001, 4:55:02 PM8/19/01
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Dwayer wrote in message ...

When I went off to Vancouver this spring, I drove
>past a town named Tuttle, and naturally thought of the group.


Was it actually on the map? :)


Breece Family

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Aug 20, 2001, 3:00:07 PM8/20/01
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I think I'd like to have Haweye and BJ's gorilla suits for my Halloween
party this year, as well as a martini glass or two...
Donna
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Feed us chipped beef on toast?
or another river of liver and ocean of fish?
;oD
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Dwayer

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Aug 20, 2001, 3:48:12 PM8/20/01
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In message <GIVf7.1138$oZ3.23...@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com>,

Yes. About 80 miles south east of Boise on I-84. Funny thing was, we
saw the signs for the town, but never saw the town. . .

Breece Family

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> I think I'd like to have Haweye and Trapper's gorilla suits for my

Chadd VanZanten

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Aug 21, 2001, 2:15:49 AM8/21/01
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jm wrote:

>All the props mentioned in this subject, especially the ladle, bring
>back fond memories.

Jeeze, I think if I were a semi-regular player on a long-running TV show and
word came down that this was the last season, I'd be grabbing everything in
sight. I would be like those Korean kids -- Roger and Elmo? -- I would be
clanking and klunking as I walked to my car.

Okay then,
Chadd

PAUL GADZIKOWSKI

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Aug 21, 2001, 5:38:31 AM8/21/01
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Chadd VanZanten <ch...@iodynamics.conm> wrote:
: Jeeze, I think if I were a semi-regular player on a long-running TV show and

: word came down that this was the last season, I'd be grabbing everything in
: sight. I would be like those Korean kids -- Roger and Elmo?


Marshall and Elroy.

Knott2slim

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Aug 21, 2001, 10:23:10 AM8/21/01
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I'm surprised no one jumped on a chance at the still (sp?) from the
swamp. Now THAT would be a conversation piece! ... and I would use
Margarets foot locker she blew up with Charles' shotgun to sit on
while waiting for the 'swill' ...

jm

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Aug 22, 2001, 12:24:01 AM8/22/01
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> Jeeze, I think if I were a semi-regular player on a long-running TV show and
> word came down that this was the last season, I'd be grabbing everything in
> sight. I would be like those Korean kids -- Roger and Elmo? -- I would be
> clanking and klunking as I walked to my car.
>
> Okay then,
> Chadd

Our prop man worked very hard at keeping track of all the props. As soon
as a scene was over, anything that could be lifted was put safely away.
He was a friend, and taking a prop on his watch would have been a
serious violation of our friendship. Even if that hadn't been the case,
behaving like a slickie boy just wasn't in me. It was more comfortable
and rewarding to say "so long" to it all than to take small pieces home
in a bag. My mind was on the future, not stealing props from the studio.

Years before MASH, I worked at Fox in the mail department. On one of my
daily mail runs, I noticed workers cleaning out what used to be Daryl
Zanuck's office. They were throwing boxes of stuff into the dumpster.
Eager for a mail-run break, I took a few minutes to pick through it. Let
me tell you, a lot of interesting showbiz history became garbage that
day. The only thing I salvaged was a screenplay with Zanuck's
hand-written casting suggestions and author notes scattered throughout
its pages. It was garbage one minute and interesting memorabilia the
next. Still got it.

I do wonder where Igor's ladle is today.

jm

Oh Jeez

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Aug 22, 2001, 12:30:27 AM8/22/01
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Maybe the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld got it ;-)

JD

jm wrote:
>snip<

David Brunt

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jm wrote in message ...

>Years before MASH, I worked at Fox in the mail department. On one of my
>daily mail runs, I noticed workers cleaning out what used to be Daryl
>Zanuck's office. They were throwing boxes of stuff into the dumpster.
>Eager for a mail-run break, I took a few minutes to pick through it. Let
>me tell you, a lot of interesting showbiz history became garbage that
>day. The only thing I salvaged was a screenplay with Zanuck's
>hand-written casting suggestions and author notes scattered throughout
>its pages. It was garbage one minute and interesting memorabilia the
>next. Still got it.

Hi Jim

Out of interest, what film was it?

David


David Brunt

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Aug 22, 2001, 6:44:56 AM8/22/01
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Hi

I thought that people might be interested in the results of a comedy poll
the BBC Listings Magazine took of their readers.

Under 'Favourite American Comedy'
MASH came first with 40.7% of the vote
Bilko was second with 22.1%
Frasier was third with 19.0
Friends with 15.7
and Seinfeld with 2.5

'Seinfeld' has never been a big hit in the UK, the same as 'Home
Improvement...

David


Nancy T.

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Aug 22, 2001, 12:46:58 PM8/22/01
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"David Brunt" wrote

> Hi Jim
>
> Out of interest, what film was it?
>
> David
>

Not to be picky, but his name is Jeff, not Jim.
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jm

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Aug 22, 2001, 1:22:37 PM8/22/01
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> >The only thing I salvaged was a screenplay with Zanuck's
> >hand-written casting suggestions and author notes scattered throughout
> >its pages.

> Hi Jim


>
> Out of interest, what film was it?
>
> David

The script is titled The Little Horse, released as Sentimental Journey.
Zanuck suggested, among others, Cary Grant and Bette Davis for the
leads. It was produced with John Payne and Maureen O'hara. The song,
Sentimental Journey, played constantly through the film.

Jeff
jm

P.S. Jim is my weird brother the family hasn't seen in years.

maxwell's plum

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Aug 22, 2001, 9:21:43 PM8/22/01
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In article <9m02f3$9f7$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>, David Brunt says...
> M*A*S*H came in second with the New York Daily News. I love Lucy beat M*A*S*H
and that was somewhat ?????. New York holds the record for the big flush (when
GFA was over, the water pressure in NY fell and that record stills stands (er,
sits or stands):)


Rumble the boards

Chuck

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Aug 23, 2001, 1:06:15 AM8/23/01
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Let me start off by saying hi and this is my first post to this group.
I use to think I was the biggest M*A*S*H fan in the world until I came
across this group. I guess I maybe an amature after all LOL.
Now to answer the question. There is alot of things I would like from
the set Some of which are Hawkeyes Groucho Glasses, his swim fins, and
his boots with a hole in them. Radars glasses, Father Mulcahy's Helmet
with the Cross or his hat Col Potters Calvery hat, Henry's Sleeping
blindfold I could go on and on. But the one thing I would love to have
most is one of the Rocks that BJ spelled Goodbye with in the final
episode.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings and I hope I can bring something
useful to this group.
Oh yea one more thing...I would really like the Rubber Chicken
Too!!!!!!!!
Chuckl

Oh Jeez

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Hi Chuck and Welcome!

As the custom continues ... new ones buy the house a round. I'll take a
Shirely Temple with a beer chaser ;-)

Also, check out the chat room that was created for fans to talk in real-time.
Here's the link: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/mashchat?sa

JD

Ron in NC

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I watched MASH from the original movie thru
every TV episode and the one thing I would
like to have is Hawk's black and white Hawaiian
shirt. I really like wearing Hawaiian shirts and
have looked and looked for a B&W like the
one on the show, but no luck.

Ron


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Chuck

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OK Sounds fair to me...Order up all and I will have a grape NeHi as
long as it still has its fizz.

Chuck

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Pixie Dust

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Aug 24, 2001, 7:22:54 PM8/24/01
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Hmmm...let's see...my favorite prop would be...Trapper's smoking jacket!

Pixie Dust


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Brad

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> Hmmm...let's see...my favorite prop would be...Trapper's smoking jacket!

Being a resident of the southern hemisphere, I was wondering if someone
could tell me exactly what a 'smoking jacket' is.

Thanks.

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Chadd VanZanten

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Brad wrote:

>Being a resident of the southern hemisphere, I was wondering if someone
>could tell me exactly what a 'smoking jacket' is.

I've often wondered this myself, and I'm a Merican. From what I can tell, it
is a piece of clothing made popular in the 40s and 50s, during America's love
affair with tobacco. It's a thigh-length, robe-type affair, usually made of
silk or satin, usually, fastened with a sash and worn over pants and shirt.
They're quilted, and I've always thought they offered some protection against
errant ash or liquor. If an ash falls on it, then it stands a good chance of
chasing down off the sheer fabric, or, if the ash stays, there's the bunting
to protect you from burning your pants or shirt.

But I think more than a practical garment, they just became a popular peice of
lounge wear for the bourgeoisie. Men would come home, take off their coat and
tie, and put on a smoking jacket and scarf before retiring to the den. My
grandpa used to wear one, it was maroon and black with a little bit of a
gilded pattern that ran among the quilting. He wore it in the evening when
he'd light his pipe, and it always had that mellow pipesmoke smell. On "I Love
Lucy," Ricky Ricardo often wears one when he gets back from the club.

Okay then,
Chadd

Oh Jeez

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It's a jacket that men use to wear when smoking their pipes. It's a brocade
(I think) material, with a contrasting collar and cuffs and has a snazzy sash
for the belt. I think they began way before the 20s but were quite popular
then. I don't think they're used much (if at all) now. But I always thought
they came from England ... back when men had those elite Men's Clubs and
would sit around smoking (when women weren't allowed to), drinking brandies
and telling tall-tales about the war <g>.

JD

Eccentric Messiah

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Aug 25, 2001, 9:21:10 AM8/25/01
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Even funnier last fall I was at the Hospital getting some X-rays and was in
the waiting room and heard "Doctor Frank Burns" being paged on the PA. As I
left I heard another for a Doctor Pierce. My wife thought I was insane for
laughing at it. Until we were married she had never seen MASH Ever..Now she
likes it as much as I do and sees how Hawkeye/Trapper/BJ and the rest's
antics influenced my formative years.

EM


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Gary Tait, Very Real

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Hows about a complete MASH tent?
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Chadd VanZanten

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"Gary Tait, Very Real" wrote:

> Hows about a complete MASH tent?

They are not hard to come by, actually. Well, tents used on MASH, I'd
imagine, would be very hard to come by, but little army tents similar to
those used in the show are easily had at your finer area army-navy
surplus store. Although it's hard to say for sure, since you never get a
really great look at the fittings and fixtures of the whole tent, my
informed opinion says that the Swamp is what is known as a "Field Tent,
General Purpose, Medium" (I'm getting a little crazy, backwards,
talking), also know simply as a GP Medium. These tents were still in
service in reserve units up until the mid-90s, though I can's say that
they still are. GP tents are constructed of heavy canvas and many of
them still have brass grommets, real jute rope (just touch it with bare
skin and it gives you a burn), and wooden poles and fasteners. Your
mileage may vary, though, because lots of replacement parts are
aluminum, plastic or nylon. Most of the MASH tents are reinforced with
wood framing, at least in the front, and they have door kits, which are
optional. An ordinary GP Medium is held up by the center pole, stakes
around the perimeter and tie lines that come off the roof. For a door,
there's just a double flap baffle kind of a thing -- you sort of fold
your body into the tent, so that the flap doesn't have to be open to the
outside (more to keep IN the light than to keep OUT the cold, by the
way).

I think all field tents have an optional lining that you can grommet in.
I know there is one for the GP Medium, and it can be seen occasionally
in the early episodes of MASH. You get a good look at it in the pilot
episode when Pierce is explaining what the announcement for the nurse
raffle should say. Pierce "writes" the announcement on the tent roof --
that light fabric he's touching is the tent liner, not the outside tent
roof. The lining makes installation of the tent more cumbersome and
complicated, but it keeps the tent warm(er) in cold weather and cool(er)
in warm weather. If I remember right the liner comes and goes in MASH.
In the later episodes, it's gone.

GP tents are not easy to set up -- you want at least two people for a
Medium, especially if it's getting dark, heh heh. They're heavy too, as
you might guess. A GP Medium's wooden center pole alone would likely
weigh as much as the commercial 5-man cabin tent of today. Heh heh. Not
for backpacking. However, if you install your GP Medium properly, it
will stand up to quite a beating.

This has been your monthly "Know Your Tent" lecture. Tomorrow, we'll be
discussing figures A and B...

Okay then,
Chadd

Mphsrick58

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Aug 29, 2001, 9:27:17 PM8/29/01
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THE STILL

OhJeez

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I just thought of another item I'd like ... the roll of toilet paper
everyone signed for Hawkeye! (Just saw that ep and it reminded me)

JD


Mphsrick58 wrote:

> THE STILL

Brad

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OhJeez <ohj...@NOSPAMvisto.com> wrote in message news:<3B9113D3...@NOSPAMvisto.com>...

> I just thought of another item I'd like ... the roll of toilet paper
> everyone signed for Hawkeye! (Just saw that ep and it reminded me)

Now that's what I call a collectible.

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Brad

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How about the toilet seat that wound up around Henry's neck while Cowboy was
trying to kill him?
B

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PopeNick23

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Something i've wanted for a long time anyway: The skeleton hanging in the
C.O.'s office.
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