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TVFactFan · 06-26-2006, 08:42 PM

VERY DUMB. Her husband is working as a part-time cab driver and pounding the streets looking for a better job after already losing out on a football contract due to his leg injury. And Thelma invites one of his friends to the house who is playing for the MIAMI DOLPHINS????? And she thought THAT would cheer him up after all the sh*T he had been through up until that point? Did Thelma also have OATMEAL in her Head?-lol

Janice Johnson · 06-26-2006, 08:53 PM

He slapped Thelma because she kept talking after he told her to shut up, and also said, "Keith, you're drunk!", making him lose it. No drunk wants to hear the words, "You're drunk!"

vashti1999 · 06-26-2006, 09:10 PM

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Did Thelma also have OATMEAL in her Head?-lol

If she did, I guess Keith was trying to slap it out.

My favorite part is when she slaps him back.

Ireneparalegal · 06-26-2006, 09:14 PM

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VERY DUMB. Her husband is working as a part-time cab driver and pounding the streets looking for a better job after already losing out on a football contract due to his leg injury. And Thelma invites one of his friends to the house who is playing for the MIAMI DOLPHINS????? And she thought THAT would cheer him up after all the sh*T he had been through up until that point? Did Thelma also have OATMEAL in her Head?-lol

It was not smart...however, his issues were deeper than depression. He had a drinking problem. Had he not been an "alcoholic" he would not have reacted that way. Violence towards your spouse when one is an alcoholic is one of many symptoms. I am sure he would not have been a happy camper if he was NOT DRINKING...but he would not have gone as far as being violent. He probably would have yelled or dealt with Thelma after his friend left.

TVFactFan · 06-26-2006, 09:29 PM

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It was not smart...however, his issues were deeper than depression. He had a drinking problem. Had he not been an "alcoholic" he would not have reacted that way. Violence towards your spouse when one is an alcoholic is one of many symptoms. I am sure he would not have been a happy camper if he was NOT DRINKING...but he would not have gone as far as being violent. He probably would have yelled or dealt with Thelma after his friend left.

Thelma was a pain in the ass in that episode

Brieannas21 · 06-26-2006, 09:39 PM

Yeah she was a little irritating, but he didn't have to hit her he could have just yelled "Shut the hell up". But at the end Kieth got what he deserved.

Ireneparalegal · 06-26-2006, 09:45 PM

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Thelma was a pain in the ass in that episode

men are pain in the asses too...doesn't mean one should be hit or slapped. Thelma could have been the biggest pain in the ass EVER...not a reason for him to hit her. Like i said, if he wasn't drunk, it wouldn't have occurred. That wasn't the Keith she married. One can never deal with or talk to a drunk...proven fact.

TVFactFan · 06-26-2006, 09:50 PM

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men are pain in the asses too...doesn't mean one should be hit or slapped. Thelma could have been the biggest pain in the ass EVER...not a reason for him to hit her. Like i said, if he wasn't drunk, it wouldn't have occurred. That wasn't the Keith she married. One can never deal with or talk to a drunk...proven fact.

I agree but she just keep nagging him. I guess he just he couldn't take it anymore and snapped-lol

Brian Damage · 06-26-2006, 11:31 PM

Bottom Line...

JJ should've beat his ass.

Ireneparalegal · 06-26-2006, 11:34 PM

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I agree but she just keep nagging him. I guess he just he couldn't take it anymore and snapped-lol

Florida was her mother...James got mad when Florida would "nag him to death"...now we know where Thelma got it from.

TVFactFan · 06-27-2006, 01:14 AM

Maybe Keith should have thrown the chair at the wall like James instead of slapping thelma-lol

Brieannas21 · 06-27-2006, 01:34 AM

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I agree but she just keep nagging him. I guess he just he couldn't take it anymore and snapped-lol

And yet she stayed with him. If it was me, he would have been gone, on the street.

TVFactFan · 06-27-2006, 10:26 AM

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And yet she stayed with him. If it was me, he would have been gone, on the street.

Who would have been on the streets? James for throwing the chair or Keith for becoming violent?

Janice · 06-27-2006, 11:11 AM

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Maybe Keith should have thrown the chair at the wall like James instead of slapping thelma-lol

That would have been a better alternative. A man should never, ever hit a woman. Throwing a chair isn't cool either, but you can't compare the two.

SitcomGyrl1955 · 06-27-2006, 11:43 AM

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That would have been a better alternative. A man should never, ever hit a woman. Throwing a chair isn't cool either, but you can't compare the two.

No matter how nagging Thelma was, Keith should not have laid his hands on her. His friend, JJ, and Michael should have whupped his ass with the quickness. It looked like his friend wanted to intervene, but decided not to. I like that Thelma got his ass back in the end, though.

06-26-2006, 08:42 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,097	Yeah it was wrong for Keith to slap Thelma but you have to admit what Thelma did was VERY DUMB. Her husband is working as a part-time cab driver and pounding the streets looking for a better job after already losing out on a football contract due to his leg injury. And Thelma invites one of his friends to the house who is playing for the MIAMI DOLPHINS????? And she thought THAT would cheer him up after all the sh*T he had been through up until that point? Did Thelma also have OATMEAL in her Head?-lol

06-26-2006, 11:31 PM	#9
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06-26-2006, 08:53 PM	#2
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	He slapped Thelma because she kept talking after he told her to shut up, and also said, "Keith, you're drunk!", making him lose it. No drunk wants to hear the words, "You're drunk!"

06-26-2006, 09:39 PM	#6
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	Yeah she was a little irritating, but he didn't have to hit her he could have just yelled "Shut the hell up". But at the end Kieth got what he deserved.

06-27-2006, 01:14 AM	#11
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,097	Maybe Keith should have thrown the chair at the wall like James instead of slapping thelma-lol