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  • MONDAY JULY 10 2006 3:11 PM

The Secret Life of Ernie & Bert

Tags: Ernie, Bert, Secret, Love



Minn Says:

It's based on Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" (1934) in which two female friends, Martha and Karen are teachers at a girl's school, and then one day, one of their students, Mary begins a rumour that they're lesbians, and suddenly the whole town is in outrage and there's no supporting evidence except that they are two single women who live together and are very close friends. Then at the end of the play, Martha confesses that she may have been in love with Karen, (like Ernie admits) and Karen denies it, and maintains they are 'just friends' and then eventually Martha kills herself.
It was also a film in 1961 with Shirley McLaine and Audrey Hepburn.

 

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ra0ul

ra0ul

United Kingdom
February 2005

JUL 10, 2006 03:27 PM

Now that's television.

vorpal_tongue

vorpal_tongue

Traverse City, MI
July 2006

JUL 10, 2006 03:34 PM

that was beautiful

NotoriousCAT

NotoriousCAT

Atlanta, GA
January 2004

JUL 10, 2006 03:40 PM

Awesome!
biggrin biggrin biggrin

brett54

brett54

Australia
November 2004

JUL 10, 2006 03:42 PM

Fantastic !!!

That beats the Hustler expose on Sox the cat.

private_grave

private_grave

Belgium
April 2005

JUL 10, 2006 04:10 PM

"have you ever witnessed true romance?"



this is the greatest movie ever!

Minn

Minn

Fairfax, VA
February 2006

JUL 10, 2006 04:12 PM

it's based on Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" (1934) in which two female friends, Martha and Karen are teachers at a girl's school, and then one day, one of their students, Mary begins a rumour that they're lesbians, and suddenly the whole town is in outrage and there's no supporting evidence except that they are two single women who live together and are very close friends. Then at the end of the play, Martha confesses that she may have been in love with Karen, (like Ernie admits) and Karen denies it, and maintains they are 'just friends' and then eventually Martha kills herself.
It was also a film in 1961 with Shirley McLaine and Audrey Hepburn.

Alecks

Alecks

Visalia, CA
October 2004

JUL 10, 2006 04:12 PM

hahaah Y and 1... that made it for me

=-> Alecks

Mocha

Mocha

New Orleans, LA
April 2006

JUL 10, 2006 04:19 PM

impressive. very impressive. a cliche topic done WELL... and alecks, i agree, the Y and 1 just put it over the top.

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

JUL 10, 2006 04:45 PM

next up.... Snuffalumpagus' coke habit tongue

DorianChrist

DorianChrist

United Kingdom
January 2006

JUL 10, 2006 04:55 PM

Such a sad story... Very well done.

lock

lock

United Kingdom
December 2003

JUL 10, 2006 05:29 PM

Right up there with Whinnie the Pooh refusing the blindfold!

MschfMayhemSoap said:
next up.... Snuffalumpagus' coke habit tongue


Now that I would LOVE to see!

wickedmonkey

wickedmonkey

Pawtucket, RI
June 2004

JUL 10, 2006 05:47 PM

oh shit, that was great!

turin

turin

Denver, CO
October 2003

JUL 10, 2006 06:06 PM

just when I've convinced myself that I never felt more than a passing infatuation, the internet shows up at my door with a daimond. oh! thank you, internet. I love you again.

Tigerwong

Tigerwong

Baltimore, MD
February 2005

JUL 10, 2006 09:22 PM

Whoa. That was funny and not funny all at the same time. It was like tragic satire.

adam_4786

adam_4786

United Kingdom
June 2006

JUL 11, 2006 11:34 AM

i agree with above it was somehow sad, but still deadly funny, am now strangley wanting to go buy the play minn mentioned.....

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