The Thirstin' Howl

More Movie Fun

A couple of vids caught my eye today that I thought were worth sharing.
Enjoy.

There's nothing that'll make me laugh more than an instance of schadenfreude  And for my money, the best of the genre features a little self inflicted pain misfortune at the heart of it. I mean, be honest--would you rather watch 10 "guy-gets-hit-in-the-nuts" videos or a single "guy-hits-himself-in-the-nuts" clip?
I Thought so.
Or as Mel Brooks put it: "Tragedy is if I cut my finger....Comedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die."
Baby + Self Inflicted Pain = Comedic Gold!
So here's a little clip of a baby discovering a lemon.

Luc's First Lemon 

After I wiped the tears from my eyes, somewhere around the 4th or 5th viewing, I started seeing something deeper, like I was peering into the primordial ooze itself and I thought I caught a glimpse of something hardwired into our collective DNA. (Or I could have just been high on huge bursts of serotonin from watching this over and over.) There's something innate that is tantalized by citrus, that draws us to it, and yet repels; something in our firmware that makes us desire that razor ride between pleasure and pain. Even as little tabula rasas covered in meaty pudge, the Citrus Grove sings to us her Siren's Song.....
So is it any wonder that lemons and limes feature so prominently in so many of our cocktails? Whether as the lead voice in Daiquiris, Margaritas and Sours of all kinds, or in a supporting role in Cosmopolitans, Cuba Libres or simple Gin and Tonics, the welcome bite of citrus distracts us while Mr. Alcohol's blunt cudgel works its magic.
So Thank You, Luc, for giving us a window into our nature, you little tow-headed, cow-licked dickens, you.

Or maybe it's just a video of a big dumb baby.

Our second film is an SNL sketch about buying beer when your under 21. In light of the Portland PD's recent and much publicized sting operations, this was even funnier for me. Chris Busby at The Bollard has been following the ongoing shenanigans with a jaundiced eye and my favorite detail of the whole nightmare ordeal was when the cops asked the City Council to raise the rates for liquor licenses. The proceeds, of course, would be used to finance sting operations against liquor sellers.
Rich.