All about George (tentative FAQ)

some people wondered if we could have a FAQ. well, we could. i am willing to start one. hopefully, a person with more spare time could then take over the maintenance part.

i am open to suggestions about _everything_, so please mail or post your ideas about contents, format, etc. i have sorted a heap of information from the last 100 articles (couldn't get to the first 100 though so if anyone can get them, please send them)

oh, somebody who speaks better english :-) should send me an introductory paragraph that would resume, in a few sentences, the essence of this show and present the main characters in general terms, so that a newcomer could form an idea of what the show is all about.

the episode guide would be an important part of the FAQ, of course; i'm not going to post it now because most of us know it (those who want it can mail me a request)

here's what _other_ stuff i have up to this point:
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GEORGE COSTANZA

 the actor:
	-Jason Alexander ( actor's original name: Jay Greenspan)
 	-born in New Jersey
 the character:
	-unemployed, unmarried, and bald(ing).
	-urban middle class insecure pesimistic parasite
	-keeps his real SAT scores secret;
	-hilariously independant of his ethnic ancestry.
	-doesn't really act Jewish, he acts more "NYC"

An article from "Palm Beach Jewish World" says,``Even with a name like Costanza, George is decidedly Jewish. "Sure", says the actor who portrays him, "because he's written by Jews and played by one."''

In an interview on "Fresh Air," a National Public Radio show out of Philadelphia, Jason Alexander admitted that George is loosely based upon the show's producer, Larry David. Also, he admitted that in both his audition and the first few shows he was doing an unabashed imitation of Woody Allen.

best lines:

"My father didn't pay for parking,my mother,my brother,nobody. It's like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay,if I apply myself, maybe I can get it for free."

"I can't carry a pencil. I'm afraid I'll puncture my scrotum."

"I'd like to have a baby someday. Of course, you have to have a date first."

"My father gave me that same look when I told him I wanted to become a ventriloquist"

"Master of the house... keeper of the flame..."

"Never have chucked, never will chuck..."

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT:

George's sat scores:

George said he got 1409 (which he admitted was a lie). Anyone who remembers how SATs are scored would know this score is impossible to get since SAT scores always end in a zero. 1400 or 1410 would have been possible scores, but 1409 is impossible by a single individual.

Chucker:

In case you were wondering, a "chucker" is someone who takes bad shots. A "chuck" is a bad shot, i.e., a low-percentage attempt executed with poor form. A synonym might be a "brick." Chuck can also be used as a general synonym for throw. E.g., "Hey, can you chuck that newspaper over here?" But, you see, in basketball, one should not be randomly throwing the ball at the basket, one should rather be shooting.

Vandalay industries:

-The name was used in an early episode (The Stakeout). George and Jerry are hanging around an office building waiting for a woman Jerry recently met, and George pretends to be visiting a "friend" in the building, Art Vandalay.

This has been repeated on the Net, but if it is true then it has recently (since 1968) become true. I had non-decimal SAT scores waaaayyy back then and I imagine that George (although younger than I) may have taken his in a time when non-decimal SATs were reported.

Don't forget that when George's unemployment insurance runs out and he is trying to swindle the desk person at the unemployment office into believing that he really is looking for work he says that he was looking for a job at Vandalay Industries and gives Jerry's phone number as the business phone of the company.

In article , [email] (John ($al) Salomone) writes:

Yes, in the interesting profession of latex salesman.

In article [email] (Anca I. Busuioc) writes:

Chucker:

    In case you were wondering, a "chucker" is someone who takes bad shots.  A
    "chuck" is a bad shot, i.e., a low-percentage attempt executed with poor
    form.  A synonym might be a "brick."  Chuck can also be used as a general
    synonym for throw.  E.g., "Hey, can you chuck that newspaper over here?"  But,
    you see, in basketball, one should not be randomly throwing the ball at the
    basket, one should rather be shooting.

No no no no no no. I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but a chucker (NYC street basketball term) is someone who always shoots when he gets the ball (i.e., never passes). It doesn't matter how good your shooting is.

   --Dave.