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Friday, June 1, 2007
2:18:00 PM EDT
Hearing Weekend -- Betchadupa

Won't You Be Our Neighbor?


If you needed to be reminded that Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood was probably a better human being than you could ever possibly hope to be, here's your reminder: 15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever. Because he was. Even to Koko the Gorilla. Are you a good neighbor to Koko the Gorilla? No? Thought not.

Unrelated but on the same Web site: Tiny animals on fingers! Because it's cute, that's why.


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  • #3 Comment from mariebm56 
    6/1/07 8:41 PM Permalink
    Thank you for sharing this....I used to watch his show with my daughter.  She loved him.  He was an amazing person!
    Marie
  • #2 Comment from sdoscher458 
    6/1/07 6:45 PM Permalink
    That was a wonderful article about Mr. Rogers. My kids grew up with him, and I admit freely on more than one ocassion I watched just to watch his show. I think he had a remarkable ability to connect with children at their level. He is missed and I cannot think of anyone that can fill his shoes....Sandi
  • #1 Comment from ajandersonnotary 
    6/1/07 6:04 PM Permalink
    I had a very strange co-worker once who used to delight in telling me how much she detested cottage cheese every time I packed cottage cheese in my lunchbox.  She told me a story of how she wrote a letter to Mr. Rogers once as a child telling him how much she hated cottage cheese, and he wrote her back.  So one day, she brings in her letter from Mr. Rogers.  Weird.  She was a weird chick.  But then I ran into a lot of weird people over the 15 years I spent bartending.

    AJ in SF