Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 27 Mar 2006 12:22:38a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Steve
> Wertz?
>
> > On 27 Mar 2006 00:52:30 GMT, "Default User"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > "Child admitted time and again to the potato pancake incident but
> > > always firmly maintained she never dropped a chicken, duck, or
> > > whatever else the rumor has ascribed to her. Thanks to the power
> > > of manufactured memory, fans of the show remain convinced they
> > > saw something she directly and repeatedly denied."
> >
> > My mom always mentioned this episode, and she doesn't get out much
> > and watches a lot of cooking shows, then and now. So I don't
> > know where else she could have got it from.

>
> I'm convinced I saw it. In those early days of The French Chef, I
> never missed an episode.

So Julia lied? And all those people that have searched the tapes were
just, what, stupid?




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
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Default User wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>
>>On Mon 27 Mar 2006 12:22:38a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Steve
>>Wertz?
>>
>>
>>>On 27 Mar 2006 00:52:30 GMT, "Default User"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Child admitted time and again to the potato pancake incident but
>>>>always firmly maintained she never dropped a chicken, duck, or
>>>>whatever else the rumor has ascribed to her. Thanks to the power
>>>>of manufactured memory, fans of the show remain convinced they
>>>>saw something she directly and repeatedly denied."
>>>
>>>My mom always mentioned this episode, and she doesn't get out much
>>>and watches a lot of cooking shows, then and now. So I don't
>>>know where else she could have got it from.
>
>
>>I'm convinced I saw it. In those early days of The French Chef, I
>>never missed an episode.
>
>
> So Julia lied? And all those people that have searched the tapes were
> just, what, stupid?


See? I'm not the only one who's seen this.

The "proof" that this incident never happened consists soley of
some fairly superficial research on the part of Snopes. They
located an interview where she says nothing like that happened.
That's it. No one has searched any tapes.

After many decades and hundreds of shows it's quite possible
that an 80+ year old woman might not have had perfect recall.

--
Reg

Reg wrote:

> Default User wrote:

> > So Julia lied? And all those people that have searched the tapes
> > were just, what, stupid?
>
>
> See? I'm not the only one who's seen this.

How many people have sworn that they saw the "Carson tells Zsa-zsa to
move the cat" episode of The Tonight Show?

> The "proof" that this incident never happened consists soley of
> some fairly superficial research on the part of Snopes. They
> located an interview where she says nothing like that happened.
> That's it. No one has searched any tapes.

So you should be famous, as I said.

> After many decades and hundreds of shows it's quite possible
> that an 80+ year old woman might not have had perfect recall.

Or that you don't.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Reg > wrote in news:qeXVf.292$hz4.238
@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com:

> After many decades and hundreds of shows it's quite possible
> that an 80+ year old woman might not have had perfect recall.


Whatever.

At least she never hesitated to voice her opinion whether positive or
negative. Another lovable trait.

Andy

In article >,
says...
> > I'm convinced I saw it. In those early days of The French Chef, I
> > never missed an episode.
>
> So Julia lied? And all those people that have searched the tapes were
> just, what, stupid?
>
>



A lot of people are 100% sure they saw exceptionally weird things:
flying saucers, the madonna in a toasted cheese, angels, and so on. For
someone to unintentionally fabricate a memory of a chef dropping a duck
would hardly rate a raised eyebrow.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Peter A wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> > > I'm convinced I saw it. In those early days of The French Chef, I
> > > never missed an episode.
> >
> > So Julia lied? And all those people that have searched the tapes
> > were just, what, stupid?
>
>
>
> A lot of people are 100% sure they saw exceptionally weird things:
> flying saucers, the madonna in a toasted cheese, angels, and so on.
> For someone to unintentionally fabricate a memory of a chef dropping
> a duck would hardly rate a raised eyebrow.

It wouldn't be an urban legend if there weren't lots of people who are
sure they remembered it. Similarly the Zsa-Zsa one (sometimes Rachel
Welch or other celebrities) or the Mrs. Arnold Palmer one also from the
Tonight Show. People will swear up and down they remember seeing it.

I don't TOTALLY discount it, after all the one from The Newlywed Game
did turn up after all. However, I sincerely doubt it.

Should Reg turn up a copy and show it to me, I'll be happy to apologize
profusely here. I won't hold my breath.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
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