What's a Kettle?
Nov 30, 2010 | 2:23 pm
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More than anybody would want to know about the Kettles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_and_Pa_Kettle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_and_Pa_Kettle
Nov 30, 2010 | 5:29 pm
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While not from Oklahoma, I do have childhood memories of cross-country trips in the family's 1950 Buick that were somewhat Kettle-like. Great memories, come to think of it.
Dec 1, 2010 | 9:29 am
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Dec 1, 2010 | 9:38 am
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Right, because all FFs age 35 and up are keenly aware of a US movie series from the '40s and '50s, right? Remember that 50 year olds were born after the last Kettle movie came out in 1957, and most immigrants (probably) have no clue who the Kettles are.
Dec 1, 2010 | 9:44 am
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related term: gate lice
Also, let's not forget the "gate lice: Those who who linger in the area around the boarding gate causing massive congestion about five minutes before scheduled boarding."
Dec 1, 2010 | 9:55 am
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But people (yes, mostly non-immigrants) in the 35+ish age range are more likely to have heard about the movies from their parents. Just like I understand references to Wally and the Beav or Barney Fife despite those shows being produced long before I was born. You don't have to be present at the first-run premiere of a cultural phenomenon to feel its influence.
Dec 1, 2010 | 10:07 am
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Dec 1, 2010 | 11:08 am
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No, even though the series was from the 1940s and 1950s the series was played on tv throughout the 1960s and 1970s, mainly on weekend television that was aimed towards children. So if you were born 1975 or after likely you would have not seen the series on tv and therefore would not understand the concept of a Kettle.
Dec 1, 2010 | 11:22 am
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If any of us geezers introduce the expression, the overheads were stuffed like Fibber McGee's closet, this thread is a reminder to explain the reference to the younger folks. 
Dec 1, 2010 | 12:00 pm
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A Theadore Cleaver just does not sound the same
OMG, what a great term for describing a lady TSO performing an aggressive "patdown". "That last sheeple got a real Beaver Cleaver frisk."
Dec 1, 2010 | 3:02 pm
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OMG, what a great term for describing a lady TSO performing an aggressive "patdown". "That last sheeple got a real Beaver Cleaver frisk."