[nagdu] Growing Up Fisher

Mon Feb 24 17:11:03 UTC 2014

Well, as far as locking the dog up somewhere, all of mine have been left 
somewhere in the house at sometime or another. Every sence I was a kid, our 
little pets would get into the closets, pantries or laundry rooms. Sometimes 
they would bark and others they would lie in a big pile of clothes and go to 
sleep. Holly will occassionally sneak into ar room and I won't know she came 
in. I'll close the door and go about my business. Later, we'll call the dogs 
to go outside and we'll hear a scratch or sniff from behind the door. Even 
sighted folks do this! And the tree! I have a funnier story than that! I 
went over to someones house and they wanted me to help cut down this tree. 
It wasn't very big but it was springy. Three blind dudes went out to cut it. 
Me, I had the saw. My friend sat on the tree when I started to cut it. The 
third guy who's yard it was dragged it off. And also pulled the end down so 
as to help me open up the cut a little more! My buddy who sat on the tree is 
a middle Eastern dude with a great hardy laugh. The other guy is relatively 
quiet. And me, somewhat in between. This tree was near the street. We had 
neighbors coming out to watch and all of us had a great time! Of course, we 
removed the thing and we all laughed so hard folks were calling us the three 
studges! The point is that yes we can be commical as well as serious. I've 
often toyed with the idea of making a commedy routine with blindness as its 
central focus. Addressing primarily questions that sighted folks ask us and 
giving anwsers in humours fashion. I think I could do this quite tastefully 
but so far, most of the blind community doesn't like humor involving them. I 
believe that we could be funny and have a great time without being 
ddiscriminatory against us blind folks. I missed the show but I wonder, is 
the actor blind? And if so, does he really use a guide dog?
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From: "Brandy Pinder" <bdpinder at gmail.com>
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>I agree with mike. I did find it funny. I also saw some educational stuff 
>in there. For instance explaining the dog doesn't quote see for you but 
>guides you. Now they should of mentioned seeing eye is a name brand. Also, 
>locking the dog in the pantry was meant to be funny and any parents can 
>agree they do things like this to help there kids through something, would 
>I do it that way maybe not but again it's a comedy. Does every one think 
>that all black families are like the house of pain? I would of been mad if 
>when he cut down the tree it hit the house, or when parking he hit a car. I 
>had a boyfriend who let me drive twice when no one was on the road. I have 
>seen blind parents who used to drive give their kids driving pointers. And 
>lastly it was a pilot episode. If you look at the summary of the next 
>episode it goes into detail. If this was a movie or reality show I would be 
>more nit picky but it is a comedy. I think we should be happy they are 
>trying to portray people who are blind. Is it perfect? Maybe not but if 
>this keeps going maybe they will make more like it and actually use blind 
>actors etc. The director consulted extensively with people who are blind in 
>los Angeles as well as got extensive information and equipment from gdf not 
>to mention he lived it. It's not like he pulled this out of thin air. If 
>agencies go and protest it it and any other shows like it would disappear. 
>Bottom line it is a comedy. If Tim the tool man Taylor was a normal home 
>improvement guy would it be funny?
>
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>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 9:47 AM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> gentlemen, there was no reason to get nasty. Although you may not likethe 
>> show. You need to keep your opinion subjective. Be nice!
>> thank you, from your list moderator!y
>>
>> Marsha drenth
>> Sent with my IPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 9:41 AM, Mike <blindndangerous at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It's called a comedy. Get that through your head. Heh.  I didn't get a 
>>> chance to watch it, but I did read the article that the NFB published 
>>> about it, and while I am not a fan of them all the time they had a lot 
>>> of good points to say on the show.  SO I think I'll take them over you.
>>> Mike.
>>>> On 2/24/2014 7:52 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>>> Did anyone else watch this awful piece of garbage last night?
>>>>
>>>> It had exactly one redeeming quality, and that was that it ended 
>>>> eventually. For once, I agree with the critics. Blind guy or no, this 
>>>> thing for one wasn’t funny. For another, oh, where to begin?
>>>>
>>>> Where did the guy’s family think he went for a month? Or did he just 
>>>> pick up a guide dog named Elvis at the corner store?
>>>>
>>>> Veal cutlet? Really?
>>>>
>>>> Locking your dog in the pantry and pretending he was lost? For real? C’mon.
>>>>
>>>> OK, it was TV, but it was really bad TV.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and mom…midlife crisis much?
>>>>
>>>> I’ll give it another go, but i’m not very optimistic.
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