He really can sing :) Not only voice-wise but just... on the whole. The song is cool too.
(as a short person myself though i have to say that if i were Sammy and had heard what Jerry said in the end i would have been a little hurt :P But i guess i'm touchy ;P)
Yeah, he's a performer in every sense. He also does great impressions.:P heh,as a short person myself(Sammy was 1cm taller than me if imdb has his height correct(he was apparently 165 om) ) I found Jerry's comment funny and an underhanded compliment.:P But then again, this is the kind of humor a lot of people I know, use so perhaps I'm just immune (and since Sammy has been living and performing in a very racist America at the time, I'm sure height jokes were the least of his worries).;) I suppose you wouldn't find the exchange I found in another clip of these two funny either: Jerry: "Are you talking to me?" Sammy: "Yes, I am." Jerry: "Then stand up!" (they're standing:P) Sammy: "That's a short joke." Jerry: "It didn't take long."
You are a girl and 1,64 m and you think you are short? Maybe the standards are different where you live (i've heard that in western Europe people are generally taller... you are kida western *g*) - but I don't think that's short - just not tall. Perfect average height :) (short only for a model.)
I'm 1,55 :P The "then stand up" joke makes me smile. My friends make jokes about me too, and often I laugh with them too, I sometimes make them myself. (and sometimes I make them and get a little hurt when they get them and laugh, LOL ;))
I guess I can't justify why I felt Jerry's remark to be a little offensive - maybe because it's on TV and on TV people should be more careful of what they say, but mainly it's just the whole notion that if you are short then it is surprising that you can sing. I guess voice doesn't depend that much on height. And when people say such things they remind you once again how much they notice all the time that you are short. And that's exactly what bugs you after all - that you have a label that you can't get
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heh, well I've always compared my height to other girls around me. I usually ended up on the short end of the line.;)
I understand what you're saying about labels but as you said, that's pretty much a way of life (it's what both of us do unconsciously despite not wanting to put labels on anyone) and comedy in the past was based a lot on this kind of prejudice (if you've seen the video I posted with Don Rickles,you know what I mean). Now, people are far more sensitive so comics can't go around making the same jokes if they don't want media accusing them of hate-speech or intolerance(as Jerry found out in the 90s and later:P). Nowadays media sees sexism, homophobia, racism even there where it wasn't intended and since they love scandals, they are happily taking things out of context just to have a story. But I'm getting sidetracked.:P
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(as a short person myself though i have to say that if i were Sammy and had heard what Jerry said in the end i would have been a little hurt :P But i guess i'm touchy ;P)
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heh,as a short person myself(Sammy was 1cm taller than me if imdb has his height correct(he was apparently 165 om) ) I found Jerry's comment funny and an underhanded compliment.:P But then again, this is the kind of humor a lot of people I know, use so perhaps I'm just immune (and since Sammy has been living and performing in a very racist America at the time, I'm sure height jokes were the least of his worries).;)
I suppose you wouldn't find the exchange I found in another clip of these two funny either:
Jerry: "Are you talking to me?"
Sammy: "Yes, I am."
Jerry: "Then stand up!" (they're standing:P)
Sammy: "That's a short joke."
Jerry: "It didn't take long."
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I'm 1,55 :P
The "then stand up" joke makes me smile. My friends make jokes about me too, and often I laugh with them too, I sometimes make them myself. (and sometimes I make them and get a little hurt when they get them and laugh, LOL ;))
I guess I can't justify why I felt Jerry's remark to be a little offensive - maybe because it's on TV and on TV people should be more careful of what they say, but mainly it's just the whole notion that if you are short then it is surprising that you can sing. I guess voice doesn't depend that much on height. And when people say such things they remind you once again how much they notice all the time that you are short. And that's exactly what bugs you after all - that you have a label that you can't get ( ... )
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I understand what you're saying about labels but as you said, that's pretty much a way of life (it's what both of us do unconsciously despite not wanting to put labels on anyone) and comedy in the past was based a lot on this kind of prejudice (if you've seen the video I posted with Don Rickles,you know what I mean). Now, people are far more sensitive so comics can't go around making the same jokes if they don't want media accusing them of hate-speech or intolerance(as Jerry found out in the 90s and later:P). Nowadays media sees sexism, homophobia, racism even there where it wasn't intended and since they love scandals, they are happily taking things out of context just to have a story. But I'm getting sidetracked.:P
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