Blanco Webb was a character in the BBCsitcomPorridge played by David Jason. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Porridge is a British BBC television sitcom (1974 - 1977), written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and starring Ronnie Barker. ... David Jason in A Touch of Frost David White (born February 2, 1940 in Edmonton, London), better known as David Jason, is a highly regarded British actor, admired equally for his dramatic work as for his comedy roles. ...
Unusually for Jason, who was, at the time, in his thirties, Blanco is a very old man. Blanco is also a close friend of Fletcher. Blanco was imprisoned for murdering his wife. Throughout his lengthy prison sentence, he continued to profess his innocence, and when parole was granted, he refused, preferring the prospect of dying in prison to that of admitting guilt. When he is finally granted a pardon, Fletch warns him not to seek revenge on the person who really killed his wife. Blanco's response is a priceless comedy moment: Norman Stanley Fletcher or Fletch (born February 2, 1932) is the main character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...
"Don't worry Fletch. I know the feller who done it. But don't worry about that, he's long dead now. And I should know. It were me wot killed him!".
Jason's role alongside Ronnie Barker in Porridge is just one in a long line of occasions on which the two have paired up. Another notable role for them was in Open All Hours. Ronald William George Barker OBE (b. ... Open All Hours was a BBC sitcom which ran for four series (26 episodes in all) between 1976 and 1985, with a pilot episode from the Seven of One series. ...
On September 1, 2005, Governor Blanco authorized National Guard troops to "shoot and kill" rioters and looters, [9] which followed President Bush's statement that looters in New Orleans and elsewhere in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina should be treated with "zero tolerance" [10].
Governor Blanco was also criticized for allegedly having only a minor subset of her available National Guard troops standing by on ready, and for not being able to provide relief supplies and standby medical or other first responder personnel to New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for the victims of the hurricane.
On June 19, 2006, Blanco signed into law a ban on most forms of abortion (unless the life of the mother was in danger or her health would be permanently damaged) once it passed the state legislature.
The act that established Blanco County also stipulated that the county seat should be called Blanco and that an election should be held to determine the location, which should be within five miles of the center of the county.
Blanco County was settled predominantly by natives of Tennessee and Alabama, mostly Anglo-Saxon Protestants, although about a tenth of the residents were natives of Germany.
Blanco County continued to raise sheep, cows, cattle, goats, and turkeys and to produce wool, milk, meat, and mohair.
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