# Maria & Arnold calling it quits after 25 years **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396 "2011-05-10T14:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/1 "2011-05-10T14:39:49Z")
[Another iconic marriage is over](http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/10/arnold-schwarzenegger-maria-shriver-divorce-split-unhappy-craziness-miserable-womanizing/) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/2 "2011-05-10T14:43:06Z")
I can’t believe she didn’t call me. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/3 "2011-05-10T14:51:34Z")
25 years is a pretty good run. Nothing really newsworthy, though I might note perhaps she waited until her father Sargent Schriver died before divorcing, to not upset him. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/4 "2011-05-10T14:55:35Z")
Ho-Hum Marriage Amateurs My parents just enjoyed their 65th anniversary ---
**Author:** ![Troutsqueezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Troutsqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troutsqueezer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/5 "2011-05-10T15:15:55Z")
It’s hard to come down from high positions of power. Maybe that was the straw. I live in a very popular white water rafting area near Coloma in N. California and know some of the guides who take people down the American River here. One day, before he was The Governator, Arnie took the trip. According to the guide, he was quite the obnoxious, rude celebrity, berating other rafters because of their body shapes and so on. Granted, that’s second hand information but I never liked the guy after I heard that. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/6 "2011-05-10T15:22:56Z")
I suspect they’ve been in trouble for a while. I think that her parking in red zones and other blatant disregard for minor laws were passive aggressive swipes at him. ---
**Author:** ![boozilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/7 "2011-05-10T15:31:05Z")
I really thought those crazy kids would make it! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/8 "2011-05-10T15:51:26Z")
It’s not easy to have two cyborgs in the same household, having to share the same power supply, disagreeing about the merits of Wireless USB vs. Bluetooth, and fighting over who gets to carry the phased plasma rifle on Thursday. There is also the difficulty in homologation between TUV and UL safety and grounding provisions that can often create fundamental requirement disconnects between units built in different countries. One can only imagine the confusion of children trying to respond to incompatible communication protocols and firmware architectures, so this may be all for the best. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/9 "2011-05-10T16:54:25Z")
One of my mom’s friends dated Arnold back in the 70s or early 80s (that is, one date). She thought he was an ass then. Thought maybe he grew up, but maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/10 "2011-05-10T17:06:11Z")
> [@Troutsqueezer](#): > > According to the guide, he was quite the obnoxious, rude celebrity, berating other rafters because of their body shapes and so on. What, he called them Girly Men? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/11 "2011-05-10T17:09:30Z")
Don’t worry, she’ll be back. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/12 "2011-05-10T17:29:32Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > I suspect they’ve been in trouble for a while. I think that her parking in red zones and other blatant disregard for minor laws were passive aggressive swipes at him. The red zone is for loading and unloading. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/13 "2011-05-10T17:34:27Z")
I guess Skeletor finally defeated He-Man. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/14 "2011-05-10T17:34:49Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > The red zone is for loading and unloading. No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a _red_ zone. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/15 "2011-05-10T17:40:23Z")
Hasta la vista, Baby! ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/16 "2011-05-10T17:43:35Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > I guess Skeletor finally defeated He-Man. winner 😃 ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/17 "2011-05-10T17:45:34Z")
Guess she didn’t want to stick around. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/18 "2011-05-10T17:58:15Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a _red_ zone. The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the _white_ zone ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/19 "2011-05-10T18:02:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the _white_ zone Listen Elendil’s Heir, don’t start up with your white zone shit again. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396/20 "2011-05-10T18:05:13Z")
I don’t know if divorcing a Kennedy is a good thing…that family plays rough…I’m just saying. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396.md?page=2)