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GreenRanger01 · 06-02-2006, 05:16 PM

Do you guys think that she is as "friendly" towards men as she claims she is? Or could a lot of it be made up to make herself feel better kinda like how it seems like Rose makes up those outragous St. Oloaf stories.

What do you guys think? The show makes her out to be a complete s***.

BlancheD · 06-03-2006, 07:08 PM

There was the one episode where the girls asked her if it was all true what Blanche did with some guys and she said "All true!!" But she had her fingers crossed behind her back. So I'm thinking she's making some of it up.

GoldenGirlsFan92 · 06-03-2006, 07:13 PM

I think she made some stuff up.

Kristen · 06-03-2006, 07:50 PM

I agree, a lot of it was "exaggerated," but I do think there was some fact in there, too. She clearly was not innocent, hehe.

PrettyinPink55 · 06-04-2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Kristen

I agree, a lot of it was "exaggerated," but I do think there was some fact in there, too. She clearly was not innocent, hehe.

She had a mirror at the top of her ceiling overlooking her bed!

Ajax2006 · 06-04-2006, 08:50 PM

Blanche had many many men.

snl 70s show fan · 06-05-2006, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ajax2006

Blanche had many many men.

no blanche had many many many men

80sTrivia · 06-05-2006, 06:10 AM

Even though there's no doubt Blanche had a long list of "boyfriends", she herself once stated that "embellishing is a Southern tradition", so it probably wasn't as long of a list of everyone would have suspected!!!

JL82 · 10-30-2010, 05:06 PM

If you look carefully at the story lines with boyfriends, you can find examples of all of them going to bed with guys they haven't known very long - even a few days. Whether you call that friendly, or liberated, or free-spirited, or something less positive, I just think the behavior is similar across the board. Even in "Rose the Prude," Rose's fears are more about her attachment to Charlie's memory than about whether she knows Arnie well enough to be on the cruise.

Blanche actually lectured the other girls about playing hard-to-get - Sophia in "Old Boyfriends," and Rose in "Girls Just Wanna..."

(What really didn't make sense to me was how they all got so uptight about the younger generation doing the same thing - Blanche's niece Lucy, and then Rose's daughter Bridget with Dorothy's son's Michael.)

McGillicuddy · 10-31-2010, 05:07 AM

Are we really supposed to believe Blanche went to bed with the minister from George's funeral? ... or the box boy from the A&P?....or the "Flying Fanelli Brothers"? ...the list goes on and on!

Mars788 · 12-12-2010, 03:34 PM

Hey, ya never know, LOL. Either way it makes for good TV

JR1 · 01-21-2011, 08:33 PM

Yes- definitely *some* embellishment. Remember when Rose said it was her experiene that people who talked about sex a lot weren't doing it that much. And Blanche got uneasy. hehe

Another time she said she had been in 143 or so relationships. But then when Rose said she had 56 boyfriends within a school year, she got all bent out of shape. Even though Rose didn't go all the way with them- which made her, according to Blanche, a slut- I thouight one had to go all the way top be considered that, but...

Lucyeth's · 02-05-2011, 11:26 AM

There is no doubt that Blanche was with many men, but some of it may have been tall tales to make herself appear for "experienced" and "attractive" than the other girls.

But of course she wasn't completely innocent, haha!

swilson · 12-05-2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BlancheD

There was the one episode where the girls asked her if it was all true what Blanche did with some guys and she said "All true!!" But she had her fingers crossed behind her back. So I'm thinking she's making some of it up.

That is right that is the episode that they were helping that one man run for city councilman and lied about Blanche having a affiar with him. She did cross her fingers I think she did like sex but did not have it as much as she said.

shipoopi · 01-08-2012, 10:50 PM

I never liked the ep where Blanche needs to pass a college exam to get a degree. When the instructor makes a pass at her she is suddenly offended but it's okay when she does this to other men. It just makes her appear hypocritical.

06-02-2006, 05:16 PM	#1
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06-03-2006, 07:08 PM	#2
BlancheD Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2005 Posts: 23	There was the one episode where the girls asked her if it was all true what Blanche did with some guys and she said "All true!!" But she had her fingers crossed behind her back. So I'm thinking she's making some of it up.

06-03-2006, 07:50 PM	#4
Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	I agree, a lot of it was "exaggerated," but I do think there was some fact in there, too. She clearly was not innocent, hehe.

06-04-2006, 08:50 PM	#6
Ajax2006 80's and 90's sitcoms fan! Occasional Poster Join Date: May 16, 2006 Posts: 26	Blanche had many many men.

10-30-2010, 05:06 PM	#9
JL82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 189	If you look carefully at the story lines with boyfriends, you can find examples of all of them going to bed with guys they haven't known very long - even a few days. Whether you call that friendly, or liberated, or free-spirited, or something less positive, I just think the behavior is similar across the board. Even in "Rose the Prude," Rose's fears are more about her attachment to Charlie's memory than about whether she knows Arnie well enough to be on the cruise. Blanche actually lectured the other girls about playing hard-to-get - Sophia in "Old Boyfriends," and Rose in "Girls Just Wanna..." (What really didn't make sense to me was how they all got so uptight about the younger generation doing the same thing - Blanche's niece Lucy, and then Rose's daughter Bridget with Dorothy's son's Michael.)

10-31-2010, 05:07 AM	#10
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Are we really supposed to believe Blanche went to bed with the minister from George's funeral? ... or the box boy from the A&P?....or the "Flying Fanelli Brothers"? ...the list goes on and on!

12-12-2010, 03:34 PM	#11
Mars788 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 12, 2010 Posts: 3	Hey, ya never know, LOL. Either way it makes for good TV

01-21-2011, 08:33 PM	#12
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	Yes- definitely some embellishment. Remember when Rose said it was her experiene that people who talked about sex a lot weren't doing it that much. And Blanche got uneasy. hehe Another time she said she had been in 143 or so relationships. But then when Rose said she had 56 boyfriends within a school year, she got all bent out of shape. Even though Rose didn't go all the way with them- which made her, according to Blanche, a slut- I thouight one had to go all the way top be considered that, but...

02-05-2011, 11:26 AM	#13
Lucyeth's The Craziest 'A' Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 22, 2010 Location: US Posts: 124	There is no doubt that Blanche was with many men, but some of it may have been tall tales to make herself appear for "experienced" and "attractive" than the other girls. But of course she wasn't completely innocent, haha!

01-08-2012, 10:50 PM	#15
shipoopi Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 13, 2005 Posts: 82	I never liked the ep where Blanche needs to pass a college exam to get a degree. When the instructor makes a pass at her she is suddenly offended but it's okay when she does this to other men. It just makes her appear hypocritical.