Hello and good morning on this day after Thanksgiving. As is tradition on this day, be prepared to help yourself to some leftover turkey and FUFfing. Booyah Johnson! Totally nailed that one. Yes, it's another Follow Up Friday for you folks, so tell the trytophan to take a hike and get ready for some ramblings. Like other FUFs, I'll write about some things from previous posts, some unrelated things, and then close with a rousing rendition Car Watch.
First off, I'm a little mad at myself that I had a post on Thanksgiving yesterday and forgot to mention a story from high school. The was a dumb girl in a class with both me and Dusty, and it was the day before Thanksgiving. She heard me say something to him about celebrating with my family the next day, and she quickly whipped around and had an astonished look on her face. She said, "Peter, you don't celebrate Thanksgiving - you're Jewish!" The days, weeks, and months of ridicule that followed (mostly behind her back) were totally justified.
In yesterday's post, I had the tag of "so excited" listed at the bottom in reference to the embedded video from "Saved by the Bell." That reminded me of a little story. In college, a friend of mine dated the same guy on and off for several years. One day, I could tell something was upsetting her. "Well, Ty and I were talking about the formal I have coming up for my sorority," she said. "I asked if he was excited about it, and he said he was. I asked, 'Are you SO excited?' And he said, 'Well, I don't know if I'd say I'm SO excited.' So I broke up with him." Yeah, they were a little rocky and although they got back together in time for the formal, they didn't last too long after that.
A week or three ago, I wrote about television versions of movies getting dubbed and the interesting choices that the networks make. Last week, my lovely wife and I caught "The American President" on a regular station. We know this movie extremely well, so they weren't going to be able to put anything by us. In the scene in which Sydney Ellen Wade is at the White House and comes out just wearing a dress shirt, they cut to the next scene after just a line or two. They felt it was too suggestive I guess to have one of my favorite interactions from the movie. President Shepherd asks if she's nervous (about the impending lovemaking session), and she says she's not. He then says, "My nervousness exists on several levels," and they have some great back-and-forth about tempering her expectations despite the fact that he's the leader of the free world. Nope - all gone. I didn't like that, and I have trouble understanding exactly why they cut it out. We knew they were going to "do it," so what was the harm in including the well-written dialogue that preceded it? Censoring bastards.
I wrote about trying to choose a bowling team name and having four appropriate names for ourselves, but I never told you what we decided on. Our team is "Sweep the Leg," and we all have names of the Cobra Kai bad guys from "Karate Kid." We even got cool shirts from a site that Greg found that say "Sweep the Leg" on the back. We wore them last week and got a lot of positive feedback from people, so it was a good choice. I can't help but think of others for future league seasons though. So far, the two leading candidates in my book are related to "Anchorman" and "Major League." We could be Ron, Brick, Brian, and Champ as the news team or Vaughn, Dorn, Taylor, and Serrano or Mays Hayes as the shitty Cleveland Indians. I'm looking forward to building a reputation as good team namers so that other people are eager to see what we choose. (In my head, that's how this all plays out.)
First off, I'm a little mad at myself that I had a post on Thanksgiving yesterday and forgot to mention a story from high school. The was a dumb girl in a class with both me and Dusty, and it was the day before Thanksgiving. She heard me say something to him about celebrating with my family the next day, and she quickly whipped around and had an astonished look on her face. She said, "Peter, you don't celebrate Thanksgiving - you're Jewish!" The days, weeks, and months of ridicule that followed (mostly behind her back) were totally justified.
In yesterday's post, I had the tag of "so excited" listed at the bottom in reference to the embedded video from "Saved by the Bell." That reminded me of a little story. In college, a friend of mine dated the same guy on and off for several years. One day, I could tell something was upsetting her. "Well, Ty and I were talking about the formal I have coming up for my sorority," she said. "I asked if he was excited about it, and he said he was. I asked, 'Are you SO excited?' And he said, 'Well, I don't know if I'd say I'm SO excited.' So I broke up with him." Yeah, they were a little rocky and although they got back together in time for the formal, they didn't last too long after that.
A week or three ago, I wrote about television versions of movies getting dubbed and the interesting choices that the networks make. Last week, my lovely wife and I caught "The American President" on a regular station. We know this movie extremely well, so they weren't going to be able to put anything by us. In the scene in which Sydney Ellen Wade is at the White House and comes out just wearing a dress shirt, they cut to the next scene after just a line or two. They felt it was too suggestive I guess to have one of my favorite interactions from the movie. President Shepherd asks if she's nervous (about the impending lovemaking session), and she says she's not. He then says, "My nervousness exists on several levels," and they have some great back-and-forth about tempering her expectations despite the fact that he's the leader of the free world. Nope - all gone. I didn't like that, and I have trouble understanding exactly why they cut it out. We knew they were going to "do it," so what was the harm in including the well-written dialogue that preceded it? Censoring bastards.
I wrote about trying to choose a bowling team name and having four appropriate names for ourselves, but I never told you what we decided on. Our team is "Sweep the Leg," and we all have names of the Cobra Kai bad guys from "Karate Kid." We even got cool shirts from a site that Greg found that say "Sweep the Leg" on the back. We wore them last week and got a lot of positive feedback from people, so it was a good choice. I can't help but think of others for future league seasons though. So far, the two leading candidates in my book are related to "Anchorman" and "Major League." We could be Ron, Brick, Brian, and Champ as the news team or Vaughn, Dorn, Taylor, and Serrano or Mays Hayes as the shitty Cleveland Indians. I'm looking forward to building a reputation as good team namers so that other people are eager to see what we choose. (In my head, that's how this all plays out.)
Lastly, I wrote about bad job applications and interviews, and I have a little more on that. My friends Dusty and Dave have a company together, and they received two applications that Dusty just had to forward to me. The first one was from a woman who sent it to both their company and another company at the same time. That's a surefire way to look like you really want a job. The second one was incredibly detailed about all of the positions the guy had held in the past. My favorite part was at the bottom of the very last page, though, where it read, "Page 7 of 6." Nice.
Ok, now it's time once again for the thunderous-applause-inducing feature known as Car Watch.
I saw a license plate that said "NO KDNG." About what exactly? I had no reason whatsoever to think that the driver was kidding about anything, so that caught me off guard.
A couple of days later, I saw a strange bumper sticker: "If Kerry loses, can we impeach Cheney first?" First of all, I don't get it. I mean if this person really didn't want Bush to win, why wouldn't he want to impeach Bush? Second, there was a pretty narrow timeframe in which someone could've put that sticker on, so he was clearly on top of the issue then. How, then, can he leave it on three years after the election? I'm confused.
My homey Rockabye told me about a plate that said "FIRPRF." First of all, if that does indeed say "Fireproof," then it's just inaccurate and begging for an arsonist to put it to the test. Or I suppose it could be an arborist who teaches, thereby making him or her a "Fir Prof." I'm just saying.
He also saw a sticker that read, "My child shops better than your honor roll student." Really? I mean, really? What the hell is wrong with people? This person is telling the world, "My kid is dumb but spends money well," and I'm embarrassed on both of their behalfs. Behalves? Spellcheck says "behalves!"
Lastly, my lovely wife saw a license plate frame that read, "Don't follow me, my dog is driving." So, is the dog bad with directions or something? Does he frequently forget to signal and veer into the next lane? Does he stick his head out the window while driving, thereby often not leaving enough distance between him and the car in front of him? I have so many questions I'd like to ask, but it turns out that the guy was driving and therefore just a liar. I hate it when that happens.
Have a great weekend, gentle readers. I'll be back here on Monday for the beginning of my final week of posting on every weekday. Shaloha, and enjoy a couple of more days off. As always, please feel free to email ptklein@gmail.com with anything about anything.
Ok, now it's time once again for the thunderous-applause-inducing feature known as Car Watch.
I saw a license plate that said "NO KDNG." About what exactly? I had no reason whatsoever to think that the driver was kidding about anything, so that caught me off guard.
A couple of days later, I saw a strange bumper sticker: "If Kerry loses, can we impeach Cheney first?" First of all, I don't get it. I mean if this person really didn't want Bush to win, why wouldn't he want to impeach Bush? Second, there was a pretty narrow timeframe in which someone could've put that sticker on, so he was clearly on top of the issue then. How, then, can he leave it on three years after the election? I'm confused.
My homey Rockabye told me about a plate that said "FIRPRF." First of all, if that does indeed say "Fireproof," then it's just inaccurate and begging for an arsonist to put it to the test. Or I suppose it could be an arborist who teaches, thereby making him or her a "Fir Prof." I'm just saying.
He also saw a sticker that read, "My child shops better than your honor roll student." Really? I mean, really? What the hell is wrong with people? This person is telling the world, "My kid is dumb but spends money well," and I'm embarrassed on both of their behalfs. Behalves? Spellcheck says "behalves!"
Lastly, my lovely wife saw a license plate frame that read, "Don't follow me, my dog is driving." So, is the dog bad with directions or something? Does he frequently forget to signal and veer into the next lane? Does he stick his head out the window while driving, thereby often not leaving enough distance between him and the car in front of him? I have so many questions I'd like to ask, but it turns out that the guy was driving and therefore just a liar. I hate it when that happens.
Have a great weekend, gentle readers. I'll be back here on Monday for the beginning of my final week of posting on every weekday. Shaloha, and enjoy a couple of more days off. As always, please feel free to email ptklein@gmail.com with anything about anything.
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