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Honeycombe8

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8. Dame Edna is a very famous character.

Reply to erronis (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 08:17 PM

Feb 2019

Played by a British comedian, the character is always treated as real. She's had her own specials on tv, been guest on late night tv. Always as Dame Edna. She's very funny.

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OMG !!! Dame Edna Everage and Donald Trump [View all] crazytown Feb 2019 OP

What a difference in him between now and then. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2019 #1

Yech. Eyeball rinse time. Don't know who the host is or Dame Whatever but dump is still dump. erronis Feb 2019 #2

"proceeds of my book go to charity" LIE! BTW, Dame Edna is a character played by an Australian man mucifer Feb 2019 #3

Dame Edna is a very famous character. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #8

I thought that skit was quite humorous and well done. My fault for not watching the T.V. anymore erronis Feb 2019 #9

PBS True Blue American Feb 2019 #10

Dame Edna was a character created & on tv decades ago. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #11

His cognitive decline has been obvious for years. Dementia for sure. nt tblue37 Feb 2019 #4

His world view is the same. crazytown Feb 2019 #5

Yes, but his vocabulary has drastically diminished, as has his ability to speak in tblue37 Feb 2019 #6

And returns to his favorite stories crazytown Feb 2019 #7

Dame Edna, aka Barry Humphries, is just brilliant. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #12

Edna in Florida: "I've fallen in love with your Latinos. I have. crazytown Feb 2019 #13