Feb 17
2 min read
Don’t call me Shirley…or sir
One of moviedom’s biggest comic contributions came from Airplane! when Ted Striker (Robert Hays) tells Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielson) “surely, you can’t be serious.” Rumack replies:
“I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.”
No one’s calling me Shirley but they are calling me “sir.”
And I’m not liking it.
When I was younger, I called most everyone over a certain age, “sir”. Just seemed appropriate and respectful, especially if I couldn’t remember his name. In fact over the…
