# Captain and Tennille Divorcing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495 "2014-01-23T02:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/21 "2014-01-23T03:56:27Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > They must be having major problems. > [@Leaffan](#): > > Generally speaking. > [@runner pat](#): > > Wonder how much they’ll keep private. > [@Leaffan](#): > > As much as they can warrant. Keep this up and there’ll be some corporal punishment. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/22 "2014-01-23T03:57:22Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Keep this up and there’ll be some corporal punishment. That’s Petty ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/23 "2014-01-23T03:59:20Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > My parents were fans. I will never forgive them for Muskrat Love. Worst damned song ever recorded. Does [this reinterpretation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyJ1psVIG30)make it worse or better? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/24 "2014-01-23T03:59:26Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Maybe some sweet-talkin’ girl came along, singing a song. He tried not to mess around but at 71 he’s not as strong as he used to be. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/25 "2014-01-23T04:10:26Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Keep this up and there’ll be some corporal punishment. As a general rule, that’s forbidden. Major consequences if violated. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/26 "2014-01-23T04:16:10Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > They must be having major problems. Probably a colonel of truth there. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/27 "2014-01-23T04:37:30Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Yeah, but the only thing worse is touring with someone you _used_ to be married to. Just ask ABBA! I bet there was times Fleetwood and the McVies wanted to murder Lindsey and Stevie just to shut them up. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/28 "2014-01-23T04:37:47Z")
I watched The Sonny and Cher show in high school and The Captain and Tennile Show. I recall enjoying their show more than Sonny and Chers. I can’t recall specifics but the Tennile show had better guests and was just more fun. Jon Byner was just starting and very funny. Both shows were part of my weekly tv schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/29 "2014-01-23T04:47:01Z")
I remember [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSt2RoZ8Ek4) from the Doctor Demento back in the '80s. I hope it helps. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/30 "2014-01-23T05:08:14Z")
Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/31 "2014-01-23T05:15:06Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. Help. I don’t understand this, as a Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/32 "2014-01-23T05:45:05Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. At 71, he’d be covered under Medicare. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/33 "2014-01-23T07:00:39Z")
MAN, these are some of the rankest puns that have ever been martialed together in a single thread. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/34 "2014-01-23T07:15:56Z")
Sad to hear the news. I met Toni Tennille back in about 1980. She was a bright, attractive woman with an awesome voice, and we had a nice conversation. Somewhere, I still have an autographed photo. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/35 "2014-01-23T13:25:25Z")
I won’t! I won’t! I won’t! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/36 "2014-01-23T13:59:44Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > > [@gaffa](#): > > > > Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. > > At 71, he’d be covered under Medicare. Not necessarily: Medicare only provides limited coverage for custodial care. The rules are somewhat arcane, but generally speaking coverage is limited to 100 days, and only when recovering from injury or illness — a chronic condition such as Parkinson’s would not be covered. After that the patient must rely on supplemental insurance, his or her own assets, or public assistance. It’s certainly not unheard of for couples to divorce in order to shield their assets and make one partner eligible for such assistance. I have no idea whatsoever whether that applies in this case, but I wouldn’t be completely gobsmacked if it were a factor. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/37 "2014-01-23T14:12:20Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Apparently Daryl Dragon is suffering from a very advanced case of Parkinson’s, so they might be getting a divorce for insurance reasons. > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > At 71, he’d be covered under Medicare. Medicare doesn’t pay for many long-term care (nursing home) costs. Medicaid will, but only after one’s own assets have been exhausted. A spouse is allowed to exempt some portion of the couple’s assets, but only enough to provide a relatively limited standard of living. By divorcing and separating their assets, Tennille may be able to shield more from the taxman. ETA: Ninja’d! > [@Leaffan](#): > > Help. I don’t understand this, as a Canadian. Note that long-term care is not wholly publicly-funded in Canada. It varies by province, but out-of-pocket cost at a public facility can run $20-$35K, and what the patient actually pays typically depends on his or her income. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/38 "2014-01-23T14:17:19Z")
I’ll bet she probably just got fed up about the stupid hat. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/39 "2014-01-23T14:17:24Z")
They’re still alive? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495/40 "2014-01-23T14:23:44Z")
Maybe they felt somehow obligated to stay together all these years in light of their first hit song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-and-tennille-divorcing/679495.md?page=3)