“Yes, we all remember when you were a Las Vegas showgirl in the 90’s. Heck, the way you keep bringing it up at family dinners, how could we forget? Now, put the headdress back in the closet before you put somebody’s eye out.”
31 thoughts on “Nobody Likes a Show-off, Doris”
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas right Doris! 🙂
That there is one nice rack, Doris.
???????to Mike, Gail and Phred’s Mom. This is laugh out loud (NOT just lol!)
Doris is precisely the right name – no idea why, but it is.
It’s a name that would be right at home in “The Far Side,” the comic that has inspired a lot of what I do here.
Oh, yeah.
Loved “The Far Side”.
As luck would have it, that actually is my name.
Never liked it, always associated it with the dopey
housewives in 50’s and 60’s sitcoms, and the
perennial maiden, Miss Day. Was named for
my mom’s best friend, who was a sweetie.
Still . . .
You have to pronounce it with a Spanish or Italian accent – I think you’ll feel like a new woman! My mother had a friend named Ruth and we all disliked her – she was prissy, old maidish in the worst way. Ruth has since then been a name I couldn’t deal with (the opposite situation from yours, but it’s amazing how much baggage a name can hold.
Ah Murray C! my thoughts exactly – pronunciation is everything. If it is pronounced in the east coast, nasal “Dahris” that’s one thing, but it’s quite beautiful if pronounced more like Dory – Doris. 🙂
My Spanish teacher pronounced it
“dough-riss”, which somehow made
things worse, high school being the
socially mature place it can be.n
Still, it beats “Mildred”. My consolation
is. that it is the name of a Greek water
nymph, (not me!) who was a concubine
of Poseidon. A bit more glamorous.
My dad has a book of Far Side cartoons. They still make me laugh after seeing them a million times!
One of my favorites. I was a photographer’s. assistant for
several years and this was me.
Doris is a great name, and I think it’s right at home in “The Far Side,” in part because it’s Gary Larson’s mother’s name.
Now I feel better.
It’s doubly funny for me because I had an UNCLE called Doris ( its be a man name in French ) He was a farmer in NB and it’s hilarious to imagine him as a Las Vegas showgirl ????
Excellent!
That was my thought, too…the perfect name! And you know Doris probably chewed gum all time and had a high-pitched voice with a Brooklyn accent! (But now her voice is deep and gravelly from cigarettes and alcohol!)
Sorta like Marianne Faithful! I LOVE her whiskey voice. I wonder if Doris can sing the song of her people????
???
?
Everybody knows Doris’ rack ain’t real.
Oh yeah?!?
Boy, that photographer was certainly in the right place at the right time. Once when I lived in Denver, I was stopped at an intersection waiting for a fire truck to fly by. My camera was sitting on the seat beside me.
I watched in amazement as on top of the speeding truck with the attendant fireman was a dalmatian with his ears blowing in the wind. Not till after it was passed did I recognize the missed opportunity. That was at least 35 years ago but I’ve never forgotten.
At least I still have the “picture” in my memory.
Too funny!! So many images went thru my mind with the line about putting the headdress back in the closet but that picture is even better than I imagined.
Am I the only one that didn’t get it at first? *sheepish grin* I was thinking, “Isn’t that a female? She shouldn’t have antlers…?”
JenDeyan, you’re just way too intelligent, it’s as simple as that.☺️
This photo reminds me of that gorgeous Miyazake movie, Princess Mononoke. Think I’m gonna have to pull that dvd out and dust it off this week.
You don’t need a reason to have a “Miyazake” in the Blueray ..
I always do (well ok .. 98% of the time *Grins*).