P.M. PMS - Awww, Hell No.
From the mind of Stephen King … Granny Calendar!
Fortunately, I wasn’t eating lunch when I came across the following story:
Giving sultry looks and sexy smiles to the camera, 12 Pittsburgh-area women recently posed at Monongahela historical sites, baring it all — or almost all — to create a charity-driven calendar. The catch? The nearly nude ladies are all in their 70s and 80s, driven to adventure by a desire to raise money for a historical society in Monongahela, a small community 17 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
Who wrote this article? Matlock?
What’s with this talk of “sultry looks?” These women were probably just squinting through their cataracts in an effort to see who was talking to them during the photo shoot.
I understand that there’s a fetish in this world for everyone, but there’s no way you’re going to convince me that there’s anything about an exposed 80-year-old that’s “sexy.”
The only way you could possibly come across more wrinkled skin would be if somehow a sharpei got trapped in your hot tub.
Apparently the Monongahela Golden Girls were trying to raise money for charity by posing at historical sites. Let’s forget for a moment that these women probably are historical sites, the only way this would make sense was if they were posing in front of the statue of the guy who invented the blindfold or on the site of the original Depends factory.
All the money raised will go to the Monongahela Historical Society which, if this is any indication of their fund raising efforts, will be in Chapter 11 by the end of the week.
The article points out that “the calendar was the brainchild of 80-year-old Lorys Crisafulli. She came up with the idea (Ed. note: and then forgot about it for seven months) when she saw the movie Calendar Girls, a 2003 flick starring Helen Mirren.
At the time she made that movie, Helen Mirren was 58 years old and maybe even had access to a body double. Tack on an extra 20-30 years of gravity, working in the mines and prunes and that brings us to the point of Ms. Crisafulli’s current brainstorm.
I believe we can all learn something from other cultures. I think we should have sharia law for women over 70…..
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June 12th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
HA (great post!)
Maybe when I am over 70, I will wear a Burberry Burka (as not to offend the general public) and I certainly wouldn’t pose for a camera (let alone a calender!)
(ps… thanks for dropping by sitcoms!)
June 12th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Lol, great post, and I agree, not exactly sultry or sexy are they, but I’ve seen some websites which cater for this type of thing… shocking.
I like the way they think they came up with the idea, when in actual fact the WI in England did so about 10 years ago, which is what Calendar Girls is based on.
June 12th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
LOL! That’s a great post. Although, when I’m 70 years old I hope that the thought of me naked doesn’t make people shudder!
June 12th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Meleah - Thanks for stopping by - even though you may still be contagious… (see Meleah’s
MommaMiaMeaCulpa blog for the details)
ET readers should also check out Meleah’s 451 blog: watching sitcoms is another blog you won’t want to miss
Dave - I understand us Yanks ripping off The Office but I really wish you guys would keep this type of thing on your side of the pond. Or at least send Keeley Hazell over.
Check out Dave’s PopUKBuzz for great gossip with a side of fish and chips.
Allison - When I’m 70, I just hope I realize when I’m naked. Find Allison at Find Religion.net
June 13th, 2007 at 2:27 am
Here’s a suggestion for a future post:
http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070609/ids_photos_wl/r3694307771.jpg
June 13th, 2007 at 2:55 am
Funny thing to do when you’re seventy but then i believe in to hell with what others think. If super grans want to make a calender they can do just that.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:40 am
I’m with Neel, good for them and I hope they raise the cash they need for the cause they want! But then I actually liked the movie “Calendar Girls” :).
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