Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 

So apparently, there has been a ridiculous number of substantial (but not exactly profound) anecdotes in my day-to-day activities that have occurred...and somehow I managed to blog not a single one of them. I could blame gravity, or global warning, or even apathy. In the end, I think I'll blame the brain-hankering of the previous bit o' nowhere.

Oh, and Kevin. He (re)introduced me to comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Not only does he deliver some brilliantly ridiculous dialogue, but his puppets act like drunk, angry Muppets who don't have to worry about "it's only for kids" censorship. The two shows Kevin had downloaded were from Dunham's "Spark of Insanity" and "Arguing with Myself" specials. I couldn't breathe through most of the shows, I was laughing too hard.

But once he introduced his flagship puppet, Peanut, I realized that I had seen Dunham before: on TV, over 15 years ago when I was still living in Alberta. I feel old now. Excuse me while I cry.

And then, not four days later, I discovered that a local store had both DVDs on sale. They're mine now. Joy! If you are curious and have not yet gone directly to YouTube (thusly not passing Go nor collecting $200), you will want to inspect: http://www.jeffdunham.com/ Or, as Peanut would say, "Je-fa-fa DunHAM...dot-coooooom!"


Now if you'll excuse me, Kevin & I are busy debating which Harry Potter characters could be tossed into the cast of Sesame St. The highlights thus far have been Hagrid as Big Bird, along with his apparently imaginary friend, Mr. Thestralupagus; the entire Hufflepuff house as the Tweedlebugs, and my personal favourite....Luna Lovegood as Grover the waiter, and Cedric Diggory as the poor bugger who ends up as his customer.

Luna: "Would you like to order?"

Cedric: "Why yes...I think I'll have the soup today."

Luna: "Gotcha."

[Luna dreamily skips towards the kitchen doors.]

Luna: "Charlie! One Avada Kedavra for table four!"

Cedric: o.O;; "No, I wanted the soup! The soup!"

Labels: "What's the name of that spell?", Jeff Dunham

posted by Phillip at 3:28 PM