Yeah, that's why I thought this was funny, that he called it California Highway Patrol instead of CHiPS.
i used to have the biggest crush on ponch. not so much anymore.
I had an identical conversation with my boyfriend, except replace Poncherello with Garibaldi and California Highway Patrol with Babylon 5.
Um, Tiberius here. And I think he's serious.
Also, Ponch is currently appearing in NMSP (it doesn't sound cool like CHiPs) ads featuring the slogan, "Be Safe Be Smart Drive Sober Baby!" with him pointing at you. New Mexico rocks! http://www.governor.state.nm.us/gallery.php
I was firmly told that we could not name our boy "Thor", which was a crushing disappointment.
I was on a plane once where Erik Estrada was in First Class. I walked past him, he having already been priority seated, and I on my way to coach. Um. The End. I had the same experience with Buster Poindexter! But I digress. I liked Jon better at the time*. Now I can't even remember who that actor was.
*The time being the 70s.
It makes perfect sense that he calls it California Highway Patrol since he calls him Pocherello.
Does he say Arthur Fonzarelli as well?
So proper.
Ponch was my imaginary friend as a child. My family still picks on me. God, I loved him.
Josh wants to name one of our speculative children "Lionel Sharkington Edwin." For some reason this always makes me think of the SNL skit where the butler announces "Loooord and Lady Douchebag."
Ponch threw me a kiss from atop a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in 1979. Then I died and went to the California Heaven Patrol. He is still my imaginary boyfriend.
Oh my god, I DIED when I read that very last line! Sarah Brown, you have found The One.
But I wouldn't take such a hard line on Poncherello, if I were you. Let it sit with you, let it mellow, say it out loud a few times, pair it with his last name and yours, try it as a middle, as a first with a straight middle, see how you feel about "Supreme Court Justice Poncherello Nick Farthington-Brown," consider hollering it out the back screen door when the streetlights come on.
And name the other one Sullivan, after that great show "Magnum, Private Investigator."
...for driving without my 'phone number...
I'm not heartless. I gave the okay to "Manimal."
Well OBVIOUSLY.
My fiance would like to name our future speculative son Aristotle. Are we even a tiny bit Greek? No. In fact, Aristotle's last name would be Hispanic. Awesome. The goal is to get a dog before thinking of having kids and name said dog Aristotle, thus ending this argument. Maybe you should get a pet. I hear Siamese fighting fish are lovely and hard to kill. I think it would make an excellent Ponch. I mean, you can't name your kid after your fish or dog, right? (At least let's hope not. Eesh.)
"We named the DOG Indiana!"
I'm sure little Ponch (and his brothers Magnum, Stubing, and KITT) will love you forever.
My first serious boyfriend (when I was 18) was British. We were together when the Minnesota Twins were in the 1991 World Series. Because he was mad that I made him watch every game (AND go to the parade after we won), he cheered for the Braves. But instead of saying, "Go, Braves!" he was all, "Go, The Braves!" Then he'd do the tomahawk chop. Totally un-PC and really adorable.
I'm stealing "Manimal."
We called my friend's unborn son Beauregard until he was born.
BTW, the blog I mentioned is linked above... great seeing you Saturday!
You mean CHiPs? That had an awesome theme tune.
An ex of mine had an alterego called Punchinella, who had a mythical pastime called Hularama.