Bea Arthur

This morning I woke up with the TV on (as per usual) and the local news was reporting that Bea Arthur had died.

Bea Arthur was a staple of my childhood. From Mame, to All in the Family to, of course what I consider the zenith of her career, Maude, she played brash, ballsy ladies who didn't take shit from anyone - and she did it like no other.

In her latter years, I've seen her on a few Friar's Club roasts on Comedy Central, and that lady was the butt of many jokes by many different comedians - most famously, Jeffery Ross, who once said "I wouldn't fuck Sandra Bernhart with Bea Arthur's dick". But Bea could dish it as well as take it, and laughed along with everyone else. She was amazing.

I'm going to end this post with what I consider the GREATEST TV theme song, ever.

Rest in peace, Bea Arthur.



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