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Estelle Getty, R.I.P. 7/23
As much as I enjoyed the other three Golden Girls, wisecracking Sophia Petrillo was always my favorite. Ah hell, who are we kidding, I hope I AM Sophia when I get old. The actress who played her, Estelle Getty, passed away at 84 yesterday and the comedienne got a really sweet, sad send-off from the Fug Girls and Defamer. I especially love this classic quote:
“Sophia : She was most famous for her green salve to cure earaches. One day, she gave some to Salvadore, the village idiot. He misunderstood the directions and put in on his pasta instead…The stuff tasted great, so Salvadore decided to market it. At first, things didn’t go so well. Ear Salve on Pasta wasn’t very appetizing-but once he changed the name to pesto sauce, it sold like hot cakes!
Dorothy: Ma, you’re making this up!
Sophia : So what? I’m old, I’m supposed to be colorful.”
Oh Estelle Getty, you will be dearly missed.
