I love this commentary.
Definitely checking this out again.
Haven’t done something this fun in a coon’s age!
Dana:
March 24th, 2015 at 12:40 pm
According to IMDb there was a Laurel and Hardy short film in 1928 called “You’re Darn Tootin,” where the comic duo play unemployed band members. So that puts the origin back into the 1920s or earlier. Was Sarah Palin a Laurel and Hardy fan?
wolfroy:
June 26th, 2019 at 12:02 am
i was thinking more like old black and white westerns hopalong cassidy, windy gabby hayes. i love the explanation, you used three quarters of them. yeee haaaa have a good day y’all
patrick:
July 3rd, 2019 at 12:57 pm
tarnation… what in this entire nation? or our nation?
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Oran:
February 14th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
I love the commentary.
dawn:
March 31st, 2014 at 4:07 pm
I love this commentary.
Definitely checking this out again.
Haven’t done something this fun in a coon’s age!
Dana:
March 24th, 2015 at 12:40 pm
According to IMDb there was a Laurel and Hardy short film in 1928 called “You’re Darn Tootin,” where the comic duo play unemployed band members. So that puts the origin back into the 1920s or earlier. Was Sarah Palin a Laurel and Hardy fan?
wolfroy:
June 26th, 2019 at 12:02 am
i was thinking more like old black and white westerns hopalong cassidy, windy gabby hayes. i love the explanation, you used three quarters of them. yeee haaaa have a good day y’all
patrick:
July 3rd, 2019 at 12:57 pm
tarnation… what in this entire nation? or our nation?