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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Media / Celeb "Before Kim and Kris, There Was Ethel and Ernest"

Posted by David Schmader on Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 3:43 PM

The New York Times gives me a reason to mention the soulless trash heap that is Kim Kardashian, by showcasing the even briefer marriage of two actual stars, who, among other things, must have had the loudest sex imaginable.

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Ahh yes. The sanctity of opposite marriage.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on November 1, 2011 at 4:16 PM

I forget where I heard it, but supposedly the problems began when Ernest "dutch ovened" Ethel on their honeymoon.

Posted by The_Warden on November 1, 2011 at 4:24 PM

For a lesson on the true sanctity of marriage, try this Ethel & Ernest...

http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-97803754…

Posted by M. Wells on November 1, 2011 at 9:13 PM

I was going to say Britney Spears and that guy in Vegas. At least Britney is actually famous.

Posted by Westlake, son! on November 2, 2011 at 1:18 AM

Merman co-wrote two memoirs, Who Could Ask for Anything More? (1955) and Merman (1978). In a radio interview, Merman commented on her many marriages, saying that "We all make mistakes, that's why they put rubbers on pencils." In the latter book, the chapter entitled "My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine" consists of one blank page.

Coincidental that after she divorced Robert SIX, she wed Ernest BorgNINE? I think not. Then maybe a same-sex affairette with Helen TWELVEtrees?

Posted by Rhett Oracle on November 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM