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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND<\/strong>: What kind of Cat\u2019lick dyke would I be if I didn\u2019t ask for your prayers for our beloved Bea Arthur? Deadpool and I are mourning this sweet lady; Sean Collins provides the best summary of her unique charm.<\/p>\n

Her ability to acknowledge her flaws but power past them made her the perfect foil for Rose\u2019s naivete, Blanche\u2019s narcissism, and Sofia\u2019s provincialism, all of which she parried with her own trademark characteristic: bullshit-deflating sarcasm. As The Missus put it last night while we were discussing Dorothy, \u201cThey took the \u2018straight-man\u2019 character and made her funny.'\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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