[tony]

Here is how Muncle explained his name in a thread asking about members' screen name.

My TOTV name is one I used to use on NTN trivia and is courtesy of one of my nieces and her friends. About 20 -25 years ago, I used to return to KC periodically to visit family. At a pub one evening, one of my nieces introduced me to her friends as "This is my uncle Bill." (She said it rather rapidly, running the words together.) Well, one of the rather cute young girls started calling me Muncle Bill. Hey, when you're a 40 year old bachelor and some good looking 25 year old girl calls you anything, you respond. Unfortunately, the name stuck among some of the girls. I was back recently for a funeral and a rather fashionable middle-aged woman walked up, hugged me, and said "Hey Muncle!"

About the avatar/picture: I can't see it from here so I don't know which one it is. Probably has no significance whatsoever, and will likely be changed in a short while.

It's unfortunate that the avatars do change in old posts whenever you update your profile. Kinda makes posts like Red's earlier one seem a bit strange. Here's the picture of the blushing bride and her comment that her pic shows her with her daughter. :yikes:

[billethkid]

only know on TOTV.

The post with his picture in his cart is priceless. Adds the missing link to a fond memory.

btk

[tony]

Muncle did seem to joust a bit with Boomer.

Kate, This post is from the Rosetta stone thread. Is this the one you referred to?

Boomer, I find your writing to be boring in the morning. I find your writing to be boring in the evening.
Boomer, I find your writing to be boring before midnight. I find your writing to be boring after midnight.

Boomer, I find your writing to be boring in English. So I will likely find your writing to be boring in the Italian, unless you can arrange for Lesley Ann to come over and read it to me.

As if it were not already PO (to the) mco, I am kidding about the boring part -- you're always interesting if sometimes a tad removed from the vertical room support and if I were feeling a bit better and didn't have an innate fear of Mr. Boomer, you'd have to check every time you threw the dish water out the back door for fear of hitting me. I was not, of course, kidding about Lesley Ann.

Now let's talk Italian. Cop out! Cop out! Cop out! Just an attempt to avoid the more difficult Eastern European languages to take one of those easy Romance things. This ain't German, Russian, or Polish. Just say it in English, wave your hands a bit, move the sentence structure around however you like it, and yell occasionally. They'll think you're a native.

Buona fortuna.





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[uujudy]

Tony, thank you so much for posting that picture of Muncle. I missed it the first time around, so I was glad to see it here. I clicked on the link and was able to read the entire series of posts, and Muncle had me laughing yet again.
Thank you, Tony.

[mgm4444]

Very sad. I felt like I knew him. On a happier note -- I'm happy for him that his last days of his life were spent in The Villages....

[Skip]

Very sorry to hear Muncie has passed on. Thanks for posting his photo too.

Skip

[katezbox]

Originally Posted by tony

Muncle did seem to joust a bit with Boomer.

Kate, This post is from the Rosetta stone thread. Is this the one you referred to?

Boomer, I find your writing to be boring in the morning. I find your writing to be boring in the evening.
Boomer, I find your writing to be boring before midnight. I find your writing to be boring after midnight.

Boomer, I find your writing to be boring in English. So I will likely find your writing to be boring in the Italian, unless you can arrange for Lesley Ann to come over and read it to me.

As if it were not already PO (to the) mco, I am kidding about the boring part -- you're always interesting if sometimes a tad removed from the vertical room support and if I were feeling a bit better and didn't have an innate fear of Mr. Boomer, you'd have to check every time you threw the dish water out the back door for fear of hitting me. I was not, of course, kidding about Lesley Ann.

Now let's talk Italian. Cop out! Cop out! Cop out! Just an attempt to avoid the more difficult Eastern European languages to take one of those easy Romance things. This ain't German, Russian, or Polish. Just say it in English, wave your hands a bit, move the sentence structure around however you like it, and yell occasionally. They'll think you're a native.

Buona fortuna.





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Tony,

That is the one! I feel that these memories are our eulogy to a man I liked, respected and never met in person. I know he is in a better place - and hope that, in that place, he is reading this and laughing, scowling and preparing acerbic remarks...

k

[Barefoot]

I woke up today with a heavy heart, knowing Muncle is no longer with us. I just wish there were some way to tell him how much he will be missed. Well, who knows, perhaps he is reading our comments!

Originally Posted by KathieI

How sad. I will miss his humor and his intellectual posts (that I never understood) on TOTV.. I wrote to him last month, to ask him to please come to the luncheon but didn't get a response, now I know why. He did attend one lunch, last year, I believe, and it was a pleasure to meet him.

RIP, Muncle, you were the greatest!! I'll personally miss you. Kath

Sure will miss Muncle. He was at the very first TOTV Crispers luncheon I attended and he was just as witty while also difficult to comprehend as his TOTV posts were.

Hope he can get TOTV in heaven.

[snitzel]

I like many was very saddened to hear of the passing of Muncle. I do not post much on the forum, but I fervently read most of the posts on a daily basis. He will truly be missed. My heartfelt sympathies go out to his family and to those who loved him.

[Tamma49]

That cart was on Muncle's bucket list and he bought it after being diagnosed with cancer.

[redwitch]

I am truly going to miss my favorite curmudgeon. Muncle always had the ability to make me smile, even when we were discussing politics. I, too, remember meeting him at Crisper's and getting a very warm, wonderful hug. He will always be a special part of TOTV and the memories we all have.

[scottke]

Deepest sympathies to his family and I will have fond memories of his posts on TOTV.

[katezbox]

TOTVers,

Many of us make charitable contributions in the name of friends/loved ones who have passed. It is harder to do with a cyber friend such as Muncle. As I was reading your many accolades and memories, it brought to mind a post Muncle made a few weeks back...

"Sometime before the end of the year, I'm going to get a few hundred bucks in tens and drive around TV handing them out to those hard-working guys and gals (maybe legal, probably not) who work their butts off for minimum wages keeping this place looking so great. No speech, just give them the money with a quiet "Gracias" or whatever the proper word is. No big woof."

Not sure if her ever got to do this - but if a few of us did, I think it would be a fitting tribute,

k

[KayakerNC]

Thanks Tony, for posting the picture.
Via con Dios, Muncle.