# Splendor in the Grass **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977 "2017-03-25T01:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977/1 "2017-03-25T01:52:36Z")
Wife is being sprung from her nursing home in a week. She wants to watch “Splendor in the Grass,” a trashy potboiler that diverges from her normal “monsters blowing up things” to which she has had minimal access these past three months. (Note to adult children: Nursing homes restrict access to ANYTHING a First-Gen Trekkie would want to watch. “Mom’s over 50? The Hallmark Channel for you.” Give it some thought before you torture your parents.) Fine. Xfinity only allows her to rent it, but this is the sort of shit she would watch over and over. (“You just saw this” “I fell asleep.”), like the Gene Barry “War of the Worlds.” (Kids: “Never erase this tape because we grew up on those commercials from the '90s.” “But I bought the DVD!” Note that the first tube of watercolors she bought me was Paynes Grey. “You can’t live without it.” Yeah, but you being right is…something pointlessly rebellious.) A quick upgrade to Xfinity gives access to Netflix. Still no Splendor, but other vintage trash. I can only hope that several weeks of The Feud will tide her over. At least we can fill her life with Star Trek reruns. Her home didn’t rerun Spock’s Brain, as I could. (shudder) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977/2 "2017-03-25T02:03:04Z")
I never saw that flick, but Phyllis Diller as the immortal Texas Guinan? This might bear a peek. “Phyllis Diller was ugly.” “No, as a comedienne she was ugly. It was her schtick. IRL, she was almost pretty.” > **[Texas Guinan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Guinan)** > > Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan (January 12, 1884 – November 5, 1933) was an American actress, producer and entrepreneur. Born in Texas to Irish immigrant parents, Guinan decided at an early age to become an entertainer. After becoming a star on the New York stage, the repercussions of her involvement in a weight loss scam motivated her to switch careers to the film business. Spending several years in California appearing in numerous productions, she eventually formed her own company. > She i... ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977/3 "2017-03-25T02:05:08Z")
I watched it one rainy Saturday afternoon when I had literally nothing else to do. Watch for the scene when Phyllis Diller shows up as a [Sophie Tucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Tucker)-like entertainer. How the hell could I get beat posting that arcane piece of trivia??? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977/4 "2017-03-25T02:11:36Z")
Blame mine goodwife. It’s why I’m blessed to have her back. Shrink tested all manner of shit, but not Shitty Warren Beatty Movies. ETA: Shit by Natalie Wood. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splendor-in-the-grass/782977/5 "2017-03-25T02:32:07Z")
Love note for nerds: I am a trivia expert with a higher opinion of myself than I deserve. She can usually pull my sorry ass out of a fire of my own making. Until Tuesday nights, when we are at the mercy of sports fans. There, she sensibly bows out,leaving Thing 1 and I at the mercy of others who care. Bitch. You watch WGN news for hours. Were you there… 😉