by the linster

Columns

Currently Recapping

Popular People

TV Shows

Movies

Cherry Bomb

Featured

Members from Ireland

	Zombie...
	Emma
	Ciara
	Derval
	Ally

Who’s Thelma to your Louise?

the linster

This past Saturday was Susan Sarandon’s birthday. Women, this is what 62 looks like. Hello, gorgeous.

This year also marks an anniversary, of sorts, of Sarandon’s film career. Her first role came after the 1968 Democratic Convention, when she and then-husband Chris Sarandon went to a casting call for “the kind of young people who disrupted the convention.” She got a major part in the 1970 release, Joe; he got nothing. She has been playing strong, opinionated women ever since — including snarky waitress Louise Sawyer in Thelma & Louise.

In honor of Sarandon’s birthday, wowOwow.com asked some of its illustrious contributors and readers, “If you were Louise, who would be your Thelma?”

Gossip columnist Liz Smith chose one of my personal heroes, someone who proved that down-home charm and intelligence are not mutually exclusive:

“My Thelma would have been that great former governor of Texas, Ann Richards. She was wise and funny and brave. She’d have been terrific driving the car.”

Marlo Thomas’ lifelong friend Camille is her choice: “… on more than one occasion, we’ve sailed off a cliff together (albeit figuratively) — holding hands and howling all the way!”

“Miss Manners” Judith Martin apparently was having a dark day when she answered, “I love my friends, but not enough — or too much — to drive off cliffs with them.”

Um, OK.

Personally, I can’t choose just one Thelma. The closest I can come is a trio — Stacey, Sandy and Deb — who may have been tempted to push me off a cliff during one of our road trips, but kept laughing instead. We see one another too seldom these days, but I’d take off down Route 66 with my “woo-woo sisters” any time.

How about you? Assuming no doom will end your trip, who’s Thelma to your Louise? What would be your happy ending?

the linster's blog

Submitted by

the linster

on October 6, 2008 - 9:00am.

TAGS ::

Excellent question!

Submitted by

Pugs (54 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 9:28am.

I think I've found out what's been missing from my life - I don't have a Thelma! Oh I've had groups of friends that laughed and cried with me but nobody who would've driven off a cliff with me. Except maybe now I've got a cyber group like that. The women I've met online in the past 18 months have helped me find the Louise in myself. Thank god for the internet!

Don't send flowers! Send your girl a sexy gift basket!

http://www.ComeTogetherGiftBaskets.com

Have to be honest...

Submitted by

Dearlylovedaimee (294 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 9:51am.

A real friend would try and talk you out of driving off the cliff! I've not found my soul mate yet either but I would hope suicide wouldn't be part of the deal.

Oh I don't want to kill myself!

Submitted by

Pugs (54 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 10:28am.

I just wanna have fun before I die. I'm talking about having friends who help me get in touch with my long-suppressed wild child. Playing it safe will cause you to die from boredom.

Don't send flowers! Send your girl a sexy gift basket!

http://www.ComeTogetherGiftBaskets.com

Who my Louise is...

Submitted by

ladydawn (111 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 12:27pm.

Well, to be honest I did not have one for quite a long time. Nothing is wrong with that of course, but I did not always have that ONE person who I would die for/with. I mean, I use to think, "psh, i ain't gonna die for someone or with someone. EFF THAT!" (lol) But, I have to definitely say that, that has changed. After this summer that just passed, I would definitely say that, that person is my older sister.

My sister use to be so MEAN to me for what seemed to be no reason whatsoever. We finally had a real talk over the summer and she told me she was just envious of the fact that I was able to express everything so openly without thinking about what our parents would think (which is not 100% true). After that talk, she truely opened up to me about alot of things and I gained so much more respect for her. We have gotten very very close and I love her deeply. There has been a lot of crap that has happened this summer, and she and I finally got to the point where I do not worry about her turning her back on me for whatever reason because she opened up to me, as I opened up to her about EVERYTHING.

So with everything said, I am willing to die for my sister and willing to take that dive with my sister off a cliff, bridge, or wherever :)

"Once you seep in under my skin, there's nothing in this world that could wash you away."

Louise, Lisa...same thing

Submitted by

Lindsey (742 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 1:50pm.

I thought I was going to be cheating here but you helped me out! My Louise would be my older sister, Lisa. I've had great friends throughout my life but we've all put some distance between us so our adventures aren't quite the same anymore. My sister, however, has never let distance keep her from calling me at 1 a.m. to tell me some crazy dream she's just had and never gave it a second thought when I called her up to ask her the best approach to tell our mom that her horse had died. (Yes, both happened.)

She was the first in my family I told about my first girlfriend. Even though she knew it was going to be a tough battle with the whole group, she helped prep my parents as best she could and waited by the phone for the report on how things went after.

So, while neither of us are really at a point to be doing any cliff d(r)iving in our lives right now-and I would hope the real goal would to keep each other from doing something like that- I know she'd be there for proverbial the ride.

My BFF

Submitted by

DerangedBeanie (38 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 3:25pm.

My BFF Sarah would be my Louise. Or Thelma. I don't know which. We have been through a lot as friends over the years and I am really lucky to have her. We had a falling out of sorts and she welcomed me back without a question. She's also my Thelma because I could see us taking some crazy road trip like that. Minus all the violence. And the whole driving of a cliff. We would do fun things like see the Largest Ball of Twine. And we might dress up in period costume. Anyway, she is the best!

My Thelma wouldn't be

Submitted by

Bek (23 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 4:24pm.

My Thelma wouldn't be female..It would be my bestest friend Derek, who I tend to call Dereka cos he acts more like a girl then i do half the time, haha..We've been pretty close since we were forced together in a class we didn't have a partner to work with. Then we kinda clicked, and we've been besties ever since. i helped him come out, and helped me be confident in being me. Although I'm sure we'd get into SOO much trouble, on a daily basis we get into loads of it. Although I don't know if we'd get all violent with someone else, probably just do stupid things haha...And go on crazy adventures all over Canada and the States!

The Love of My Life

Submitted by

originalAZgirl (3 posts)

on October 6, 2008 - 5:09pm.

I had a Thelma....she was the love of my life ...unfortunately she told the lies she needed to get me to drive me off the cliff with her... then she pulled her parachute and hitched a ride home to Darryl and chose to live happily ever after as straight married woman. Go figure!