I just watched the episode entitled "Ward's Baseball" from the third season. Ward has an autographed baseball which he got when he was seventeen. He has just had a pedestal made to sit the ball on for display in the den. During the course of the episode, the ball is destroyed and Ward is left with an empty pedestal. June tells Ward (with a note of sarcasm in her voice)that she thinks he should place his golf ball on the pedestal when he breaks 90. Ward replies: "I think I'll just save it and put you up on it." June takes this as a compliment and tells Ward, "that's very sweet of you." And now for what I don't understand. What did Ward mean when he responded to June by saying, "Was it? Wasn't meant to be.":confused:

It sounded like a compliment to me...Maybe Ward was just trying to piss June off. I dunno.

Maybe he was teasing her about her height? I know June wears heels, but I bet she is pretty short without them. The pedestal would make her taller??? I have no idea, I just took a wild guess.

When you put someone "on a pedestal" - it means you honor them, that you have a high regard for that person. I think Ward had great respect for June - for the kind of wife, mother and woman that she was, and he meant this as a great compliment.

Peace ~
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Originally posted by goldie
When you put someone "on a pedestal" - it means you honor them, that you have a high regard for that person. I think Ward had great respect for June - for the kind of wife, mother and woman that she was, and he meant this as a great compliment.

Peace ~
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Yes, but when she said it was a compliment, ward said, "was it? It wasn't meant to be." that's what we're asking about. He was probably just being sarcastic.

While it means to honor a person, it also has a negative flavor to it. It means to worship that person; to cater to that person. The implication is that (in this case) June "controls" Ward, to the extent that she loses respect for him. It also frequently means that the person ON the pedestal is expected to be perfect, and thus makes it easier for her to "fall" (fail).

Hey there -
I kind of misread the original question.
Well, I'm kind of puzzled as well about this: I guess his remark was a sort of comeback to her comment about his golf game. But honestly, I don't remember that particular dialogue. I'll try to watch for it when it's on again.

Peace ~