Sober the Sasquatch

Little bit of pop culture heaven: Weeds over on Showtime. This show is smart, funny, and wholly original. I didn't expect it at all.

I haven't watched Weeds since its inception. It's an "add-on" show to my television season (which is getting decidedly more hectic as the end of the semester approaches). With Project Runway sadly gone and Big Love no where in sight, Weeds is a breath of fresh air. And next week is the finale...

Episode 8: MILF Money. That's right, MILF Money. Hilarious. MILF Money introduced us to Sober the Sasquatch. Sober gave us the moral of the episode: "DRUGS ARE WRONG!" Oh, the irony. The entire exchange between Shane and Celia and Sober the Sasquatch is brilliant. Really, not to spoil the show, but it isn't just catchy and side-splitting. The show is...wait for it...thought provoking.

I think that if the Simpsons were not animated and played on cable, it might play somewhat similarly. At one point, this is theater of the absurd (drug dealers, PTA moms, Inuit bounty-hunters). Viewed another way, this is a social commentary (drug dealers, PTA moms, Inuit bounty-hunters). Plus, for your added pleasure, Sober the Sasquatch.

Remember, drugs are wrong. Also remember...whether it be milf weed, booze, television, or studies...you do drugs.

Return to the Blogosphere aka Thanks to You, El Guapo

After a long hiatus, I have decided to return to the Blogoshpere. In another attempt to put off my continued studies, I am returning to 21st Amendment.

Last night before I went to bed, I could not help but think about the on-going argument that I have with my father about television and the movies. My father swears that television and the movies have to be “edifying” to merit attention. I whole heartedly disagree.

Stand with me for a minute. My father thinks that Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is one of the best movies ever. It is good; I’ll give him that. However, his great idea is that, “it’s edifying.” So, if you can’t learn from it, can’t take away some grand idea or knowledge, it’s shit. I disagree.

Here it is: plethora. PLETHORA. You all know where you learned the word. That’s right, Dad. I learned that word from Three Amigos! The movie only gets 5.8 stars out of 10 on the IMDB. How wrong…

Here is the quote:

Jefe: We have many beautiful pinatas for your birthday celebration, each one filled with little surprises!
El Guapo: How many pinatas?
Jefe: Many pinatas, many!
El Guapo: Jefe, would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?
Jefe: A what?
El Guapo: A *plethora*.
Jefe: Oh yes, El Guapo. You have a plethora.
El Guapo: Jefe, what is a plethora?
Jefe: Why, El Guapo?
El Guapo: Well, you just told me that I had a plethora, and I would just like to know if you know what it means to have a plethora. I would not like to think that someone would tell someone else he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has *no idea* what it means to have a plethora.
Jefe: El Guapo, I know that I, Jefe, do not have your superior intellect and education, but could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?

Be honest, people. Isn’t that where we all learned the word? Without Three Amigos! the word would be lost to assholes who took their SATs seriously and read Webster’s for fun. I thank you, El Guapo, for saving the word from oblivion.