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TALLguyinKY · 08-30-2003, 12:18 AM

I'm startin' this poll cause I can't believe that, when asked on the "Cheers" 200th episode if Carla is mean, Rhea answered, "She's not mean, she's just honest."

What do YOU think?

Personally, despite what Rhea said, I think Carla is definitely, intentionally mean!

Not all the time, of course, but a good deal of the time...I can think of several examples where she's not "honest", she's just plain ol' mean! (but still funny, lol)

MaydayMalonesGirl · 08-30-2003, 12:27 AM

I think a little bit of both

to ppl like cliff and diane shes intentionally mean to them because she doesn't like them but at the same time shes usually being honest... but doesnt always do it in the nicest way

Brian Damage · 08-30-2003, 10:40 AM

I would definitely say both. Sure Carla could be mean when she wanted to(especially to poor Cliff) But she was also brutally honest and sometimes that was mistaken for her being a meanie.

CheersChild4life · 08-30-2003, 11:10 AM

Both befenetly both

CarJackSnyder · 08-30-2003, 12:12 PM

i would say both also.

TALLguyinKY · 08-31-2003, 12:23 AM

Okay, okay! I shoulda made "both" an option! lol

DianeChambers87 · 09-01-2003, 04:19 PM

I don't think she was ever really "mean" to cliff or Diane...I mean whenever She did say something witty Diane would say something back.....she was brutally honest. I mean when i'm watching Cheers sometimes and the characters are doing something I start screaming to the tv. "what are you doing" or "no no no stop it" lol and carla for some reason always does something to fix it...lol ok i don't know if that made any sense but w/e lol. She's a realist...the salt of the earth...and I mean she deserves a bad mood once in a while...c'mon 8 kids on a barmaid's salary? That's tough.

PaulaAbdulFan · 09-01-2003, 06:52 PM

Id say Both...she tells the MEAN truth. Lol

NORM · 09-01-2003, 08:55 PM

Hey Bails, Paula was on SNL. It was the one where they had the Paula Abdul Cheerleading thing, she was so funny. Not to mention Hot!

onefortheroad · 09-01-2003, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PaulaAbdulFan
Id say Both...she tells the MEAN truth. Lol

haha agreed

barwars · 09-01-2003, 11:20 PM

I think she's both Mean and Honest.

Carla, wouldnt be Carla if she werent mean or honest.

You can't have one without the other.

You can't be honest, and NOT be mean.

Its like when your girlfriend/wife asks you
"Do I look fat?"

Its a lose-lose situation.

Chocoholic · 09-02-2003, 12:49 PM

I think it's both.

I also think Carla had a lot of crap in her life. Maybe that's why she can be mean.

cablejockey · 11-02-2003, 10:36 AM

Mean, angry, and nuts! Whoever wrote Carla's lines, sure had a lot of anger issues, and Carla became their spokeswoman. I know people in real life like Carla, and they are no picnic to be around. They are not happy unless they are making somebody feel stupid.

cutiepi22 · 11-02-2003, 12:27 PM

I feel that Carla is just being totally honest and almost everything she says is true although sometimes she says it in a mean way

cablejockey · 11-02-2003, 12:43 PM

There is a difference in being "honest" and being mean and nasty. Being honest isnt just covering negativity, honesty isnt a licence to belittle and hurt people.
Those who admire the Carla character, probably wish they could sound off like her and get back at the people in their daily lives, who bug them. Imagine a world where everyone sounds and looks like Carla or a Roseanne---ohh we'd be swimmig in Honesty then.

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08-30-2003, 12:18 AM	#1
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Carla: Mean or Honest? I'm startin' this poll cause I can't believe that, when asked on the "Cheers" 200th episode if Carla is mean, Rhea answered, "She's not mean, she's just honest." What do YOU think? Personally, despite what Rhea said, I think Carla is definitely, intentionally mean! Not all the time, of course, but a good deal of the time...I can think of several examples where she's not "honest", she's just plain ol' mean! (but still funny, lol)

09-01-2003, 04:19 PM	#7
DianeChambers87 Elizabeth B. Malone Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 16, 2003 Location: Swampland USA Posts: 5,178	I don't think she was ever really "mean" to cliff or Diane...I mean whenever She did say something witty Diane would say something back.....she was brutally honest. I mean when i'm watching Cheers sometimes and the characters are doing something I start screaming to the tv. "what are you doing" or "no no no stop it" lol and carla for some reason always does something to fix it...lol ok i don't know if that made any sense but w/e lol. She's a realist...the salt of the earth...and I mean she deserves a bad mood once in a while...c'mon 8 kids on a barmaid's salary? That's tough.
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09-01-2003, 06:52 PM	#8
PaulaAbdulFan ¤Paula CoweLL¤ Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 01, 2003 Location: In Paula Abdul land Listening to Straight up! and waiting for season 3 of American Idol to come on! Posts: 808	Id say Both...she tells the MEAN truth. Lol
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09-01-2003, 08:55 PM	#9
NORM #1 Wendt Fan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 19, 2002 Location: Wherever my wheels are rolling. Posts: 1,607	Hey Bails, Paula was on SNL. It was the one where they had the Paula Abdul Cheerleading thing, she was so funny. Not to mention Hot!
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08-30-2003, 12:27 AM	#2
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	I think a little bit of both to ppl like cliff and diane shes intentionally mean to them because she doesn't like them but at the same time shes usually being honest... but doesnt always do it in the nicest way

08-30-2003, 10:40 AM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I would definitely say both. Sure Carla could be mean when she wanted to(especially to poor Cliff) But she was also brutally honest and sometimes that was mistaken for her being a meanie.

08-30-2003, 11:10 AM	#4
CheersChild4life Absolutely Fabulous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Somwhere Fabulous Posts: 2,814	Both befenetly both

08-30-2003, 12:12 PM	#5
CarJackSnyder Maura West & Michael Park<3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 05, 2003 Location: Milltown; Oakdale- where everybody knows your name. Posts: 6,971	i would say both also.

08-31-2003, 12:23 AM	#6
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Okay, okay! I shoulda made "both" an option! lol

09-01-2003, 11:20 PM	#11
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I think she's both Mean and Honest. Carla, wouldnt be Carla if she werent mean or honest. You can't have one without the other. You can't be honest, and NOT be mean. Its like when your girlfriend/wife asks you "Do I look fat?" Its a lose-lose situation.

09-02-2003, 12:49 PM	#12
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I think it's both. I also think Carla had a lot of crap in her life. Maybe that's why she can be mean.

11-02-2003, 10:36 AM	#13
cablejockey Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 478	Mean, angry, and nuts! Whoever wrote Carla's lines, sure had a lot of anger issues, and Carla became their spokeswoman. I know people in real life like Carla, and they are no picnic to be around. They are not happy unless they are making somebody feel stupid.

11-02-2003, 12:27 PM	#14
cutiepi22 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 160	I feel that Carla is just being totally honest and almost everything she says is true although sometimes she says it in a mean way

11-02-2003, 12:43 PM	#15
cablejockey Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 478	There is a difference in being "honest" and being mean and nasty. Being honest isnt just covering negativity, honesty isnt a licence to belittle and hurt people. Those who admire the Carla character, probably wish they could sound off like her and get back at the people in their daily lives, who bug them. Imagine a world where everyone sounds and looks like Carla or a Roseanne---ohh we'd be swimmig in Honesty then.