TBS might not be the benchmark of great television, and even though its slogan is “Very Funny,” that doesn’t mean it’s true. Case in point – how did this show make it to TV?
The point of a preview is to show funny things if it’s a comedy, right? Then why do promos for Men at Work show anything but?
Unfortunately, I was unable to find any more extensive previews, so allow me to transcribe some of the “jokes”…
In one exchange, a douche from this show is mad at the guy from NBC’s Las Vegas for banging his cleaning lady. They go back and forth repeating the word bang a lot. Which prompts the punchline: “I don’t believe how many times you guys said the word bang.”
In another scene, the guy from Fox’s That 70’s Show asks a woman on a date. The three other jackasses dance using lewd sex moves in the background. Her response: “They know I can see them right?” His punchline: “Yeah, they don’t care.”
And for my last bit of torture, the guy from NBC’s Las Vegas tells the guy from Fox’s That 70’s Show to not dwell on his break-up forever. Setup: “It’s been like an hour.” Punch-in-the-throat-line: “Yet we’re still talking about it.”
I can’t recall any others, and I don’t care to.
You want comedy? I don’t know if it will satiate you, but it’s light years better than Men at Work:
(UPDATE: Had to add video at the end… just had to…)
Remember that post I did about a week ago where I said I might have been wanting a Dodge Charger?
Consider that post redacted. After coming to terms with the fact that I might be a follower, coupled with the fact that I’m seeing so many consarn Dodge Chargers, it makes me think I’m back in the year 2000 again, and I’m going to start seeing a shit-ton of these:
2000 Mercury Cougar, as opposed to a middle-aged divorcee that craves strapping young lads - that would be the 2009 Mercurial Cougar (pictured below).
(I had a difficult time finding a clean pic.)
My point being this: there must be some kind of huge special clearance event because too many were made, and now everybody has one. At my office, I’ve seen three in the small back parking lot – two black, one white. Sometimes, to be cute I guess, the two black ones will park by each other. All I can say is enough is enough.
I’m not even in the market for a car anyway, but I fear it’s the sign of the times for the Big Three (namely GM and Chrysler), over here in Detroit, and I’d probably rather see even more Chargers on the road than none at all.
I heard that President Obama wants the companies asking for federal aid (our money, via taxes) to re-evaluate their restructuring plans, and to start, GM’s hand was forced in letting go of CEO Rick Wagoner.
What would I suggest as their next move? I think Governor Granholm should use some of that supposed studio space we’re building to lure Hollywood here, and host a reality show to find the new head of the company. I see plenty of guys outside the cell phone stores holding signs that’d be more than willing to give it a good shot.
They’re already doing the work of sticks in the mud. How much harder could it be to run GM?
Last night at trivia, we blew it. We blew it big time. Out of a possible 73 points, we had 65 – and that’s a rarity (high 50’s are usual). We could have actually scored higher if I would have went with my gut instincts of Applebee’s (“Where did Plaxico Burress say he shot himself?”) and goat (“From what animal does cashmere wool come from?”), as opposed to Denny’s and sheep.
But the last question… it’s all political correctness’ fault.
Prior to President Barack Obama, who was the last African-American to be recognized as Time Magazine’sManPerson of the Year?
Person of the Year? As opposed to alien?
We put: Nelson Mandela.
We even thoughtIdi Amin.
We didn’t think of this guy, because we didn’t go back in time that far:
But in reality, African-American has become so synonymous with Black in this country, we didn’t even consider the American part.
Oh well. We didn’t win even though we were in first place before the final question (you wager your points à la Final Jeopardy). But I did steal a cool NFL glass from the bar. It had all the team logos covering it. Suckas!*
*KARMA SIDENOTE: When I was dropped off at home, I realized my wallet was missing. I figured I had left it at the bar. Since I planned on taking the glass pretty early in my drinking, I focused mostly on that task, and found it fitting I abandoned my Billabong billfold at the scene of the crime. Turns out I dropped it in my friend’s car. But for a second, I learned my lesson.
I guess I missed an alternative to Rickrolling – You’ve been Barackroll’d!
Although this is a commercial for a Toyota Carolla, am I crazy for wishing this was an entire movie?
And it was a toss up between the video below or this one to define “laughably bad.” Whereas this clip below is an homage to bad, the CGI dinosaur is simply bad.
As powerful as expected, President Elect Barack Obama gave his victory speech in Chicago’s Grant Park last night. My sister, Becky, was there to witness it as it happened.
I was just there over the weekend, as I mentioned in another post, to see the Lions get beat by the Bears, barely. (I was wearing my #20 Seanders jersey, and you better believe I was the nicest guy in Soldier Field ever, but I digress.) I was kind of waiting for the inevitable to happen before I revealed this, but… I found a copy of Obama’s first draft of the speech.
It turned up in a trash bin outside of a Potbelly near Michigan Avenue. What was I doing looking in the trash, you might wonder, and rather than let your mind wander, I’ll share this… my sister threw out half of her cookie I totally would have eaten!
Some highlights from the speech, followed by excerpts of the alleged first draft:
He opened the speech with talk of the American dream, and about the people that waited in record lines to vote.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.
He originally planned to finish that statement with this: “…of states of confusion and states of clarity.”
After more positivity, he spoke about his opponent:
Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he’s fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
I thought this part would have been nice had he kept it: “And wasn’t he great on Saturday Night Live? The part about the Joe action figures, and the pork knives… heck, the whole thing was pretty hilarious.”
I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they’ve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
“Oh, and thanks, again Senator for choosing the Governor as your running mate. Really, really thanks.”
He goes on to thank Vice President Elect Joe Biden, his wife, his children, his grandmother that passed away the day before the election, and the rest of his family. Then he brought up his friends.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best — the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America. To my chief strategist David Axelrod who’s been a partner with me every step of the way.
“And Bill… you know who you are, and where you are. Whether you’re above ground, or underground.”
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
“And to you, and you, and you… (point at random people for about ten minutes).”
The remainder pretty much remained the same, except for the very ending.
This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
“And thanks for taking a chance on me.” Then he planned to close with one of these songs:
Or Flo Rida’s hit:
(Full actual transcript from CNN here. Full actual video of speech here.)
I’ve refrained from getting into political discourse on this page because there are far better blogs on WordPress for that (such as Mudflats and Margaret and Helen for example). But this I found via BlackSpin and I’m sure it will soon be everywhere. Ladies and gents I present to you: The Wassup Guys from the Budweiser commercials – Eight Years Later.
We put: Nelson Mandela. 
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