...at least, lately....

So The Simpsons decided to honor a Certain Fan who has recently died by replaying an old chestnut, the video of "Do the Bartman". Mojo neither likes nor dislikes the Bartman; when it first came out it just sort of looked to me like one of many cashing-in opportunities. It wasn't until later that a Certain Fan's involvement was admitted, due to exclusivity legality issues, but it's pretty obvious, especially since the Certain Fan was also doing a guest spot on the show. Which was also uncredited, again because of legal stuff, although as Lisa Simpson says, "Of course they didn't use their real names, but you could tell it was them."

Anyway, I can take or leave "Do the Bartman", but one thing has always, always, ALWAYS bothered me about it. This one thing is just wrong, wrong, wrong. And that is, during the first chorus dancing (on the school stage), it portrays series Poindexter Martin Prince doing pelvic thrusts.

That's the sort of thing that gives Mojo nightmares.

Mojo

Yep, still sick. So what else is new.

One thing did make me smile this week. I was going through my litany of possible illnesses with my Favorite Younger Brother-in-Law (that sounds WAY too interactive; more like, he sat there patiently while I whined, only it was via email so to be honest I have no idea how he reacted, but from my end it was all, whine whine whine complain complain I'm so sick blah blah blah) and he came up with a possibility I had not thought of before. And it's such an OBSCURE reference I later thought to myself, why, this must truly separate the men from the boys! And it made me feel better.

Anyway, when I was whining about maybe having Lyme disease or Legionnaire's disease instead of just a nasty summer cold, my Favorite YBiL said, "Maybe you have Thripshaw's Disease." Which, as I said, made my jaw drop in wonderment and awe.

How totally perfect! Thripshaw's disease it is!

Mojo