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c2 economist suntribune february 24 1988 in praise of a tv hero alf hes a cross between an antea- ter and an ignoramus the figment of an imagination that has obviously been stifled for far too long it seems people either love him or denounce him as tacky taste less or even offensive hes alf the acronym of alien life form and like him or not hes become the new cult hero for children and adults alike which probably says something about north american society as it now stands every monday night at 8 pm this furry threefingered long- snouted midget comes shuffling across millions of television screens with his irreverent approach to the family that from where i live bruce stapley houses him and to life in general and poor old willie tanner his earthly stepfather is forever walking around with that chag rined look on his face saying things to his wife like we dont live a normal life do we it started with the revelation that on alfs home planet mel- mac cats are a delicacy some- e on growth old is new on main st markham nancy and erv brewda pictured above recently celebrated the opening of their new store park drive antiques located at 31 main st park drive is the second outlet opened by the brewdas and currently specializes in mahogany and oak din ing room and bedroom suites thing to be enjoyed with a side order of fries in oneepisode alf is seen showing the tanner family a photograph album from his home it includes a shot of mom feeding dad a piece of the wed ding cat when asked what hed like for a snack alf looked longingly at the family cat lucky and replied id like a mcblt a bacon lucky and tomato sandwich the big attraction on melmac apparently is a sport called bouillabaseball which involves the throwing of fish it seems that alf played for years with the southwick softshells his posi tion home plate what was the only record he ever broke in the still of the night reauy now despite the occasional line that comes out of alfs mouth that goes a little beyond my de finition of good taste i must con fess im hooked to the extent that alf is the only television show i will actually cancel another activity to view a good friend has been trying for months to drag me out to the is reading a problem for your child we offer specialized reading instruction for grades 1 to 13 individual and group instruction for more information call 2948757 today centre for learning skills suite 203 southeast corner highway 7 and mccowan church monday nights to play vol leyball and i could certainly use the exercise and the fellowship but it means id miss the old alfer and i dont know im pre pared to make such a sacrifice now i know im going to take some heat over this revelation there he goes again i can hear them saying exposing that side of him that is best left in the closet but i would argue in my defence simplicity is a tonic that can go a long way towards helping a per son stay sane in these chaotic times so while alf doesnt exactly belong up there in the same categ ory of moral wholesomeness as the cosby show at least the show is totally devoid of illicit sex brut al violence and game show in anity and now there are alf cards on the market alf buttons sport ing his trademark no problem slogan and talking alf dolls my friends have all seen me wearing my puppetlike alf watch it even made a guest appearance at a roast i was involved with the other week it was brought to me all the way from kentucky by a caring friend who understands what it is that really makes me tick ha so to all of you out there who just shake your heads at the very mention of the name give alf a chance its not supposed to make sense so in that respect its real ly not much different than any thing else in life but it sure is going to be tough for me to walk into a restaurant and not steal my heros classic siamese on rye stella tuck in the tail i umdmu all window coverings venetian mini bunds 20 22 23 27- 36 38 40t 48 60widox45 or 64bng available in while ivory blue grey and 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