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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
The venerable CBS News commentator has said a lot of crazy stuff over the years. We’ve compiled fifteen sayings. Can you pick out the actual Rooneyisms?
Take the quiz: Did Andy Rooney Really Say That?
11 of 15. I could picture Andy saying all of those.
posted by Todd on 3-10-2008 at 10:48 am
I’m almost ashamed to have gotten 73% of those. I’m not even a regular 60 Minutes viewer, although I will stick around if I’m channel-hopping and Andy’s on. He’s the epitome of ‘cantankerous-ness.’
posted by Roger on 3-10-2008 at 10:55 am
87%. I’m trying to figure out if I’m impressed, ashamed, or just somehow in tune with dotty old men.
posted by Duke E on 3-10-2008 at 11:27 am
I’m amazed that I did so well (I got 10), since I gave up on watching his wretched, rambling blather some time ago.
posted by david on 3-10-2008 at 11:45 am
Suprisingly, I got 10 out of 15 correct. But I suppose it’s due to the fact that, growing up, the Earth stood completely still while my family’s tv was tuned to “60 Minutes” every Sunday night. So thanks Mom and Dad…..I think….
posted by Eli on 3-10-2008 at 12:44 pm
I got 11. I was trying to picture him saying them.
I sometimes do an Andy Rooney impression to myself about Potatoes. Like “Why don’t people ever eat potatoes plain? They’re always putting butter or sour cream on them. Some even put cheese on them. I don’t care much for that. But you don’t see many plain potato dishes. They are mashed, fried, or baked. But no one ever gives you a potato. What’s wrong with potatoes? Are they just not fancy enough?”
Ok that went on too long.
posted by Scott on 3-10-2008 at 12:58 pm
10 out of 15, but likely only because I recognized the Carlin and Hedberg lines and picked the mildly non linear thoughts as Rooney’s (milk, france) and tossed the major ones (window blinds)
posted by tim on 3-10-2008 at 1:22 pm
14 out of 15…I’ve been a fan for years - even when I disagreed with him.
posted by lando on 3-10-2008 at 1:35 pm
12/15. I believe Andy also occasionally grand-marshals Ocean City’s annual Do-Da Day Parade.
posted by Bill on 3-10-2008 at 1:51 pm
87% also, and Duke E has it exactly right, I’m feeling a mix of emotions about this.
posted by Scott on 3-10-2008 at 2:07 pm
15/15
How in the world did that happen?
Lucky guesses and minimal knowledge from some 60 minutes bits.
I’m not even American.
posted by Bo Dixen Pedersen on 3-10-2008 at 3:16 pm
11 out of 15 here. I’m not surprised that Keebler makes some of the Girl Scout Cookies. In the off season I curb my thin mint craving with Grasshoppers. Can’t tell the difference!
posted by Tricia on 3-10-2008 at 6:01 pm
67%.
As a big fan of The Amazing Race, I’m frequently forced into watching the end of 60 minutes while I’m waiting for my football-delayed program to start. As a result, I am a member of the facebook group “Shut the hell up Andy Rooney”.
posted by Sara on 3-10-2008 at 7:51 pm
He hasn’t been funny in two decades. He’s just an annoying old man now. His commentary on Cobain sealed his fate in my eyes.
posted by Jacques on 3-11-2008 at 12:33 pm
11/15.
He would be hilarious if he wasn’t dead serious. He actually represents the attitudes of a large cross-section of seniors.
Thanks to Medicare, Social Security, and the nonstop progress of Western medical technology, we’ll be dealing with old (white) men like this FOREVER :(
posted by Anonymous on 3-11-2008 at 5:52 pm