Bourdain's a riot. I don't even watch the show and I loved that blog. I'm going to have to start using "M.E.G.O. Syndrome" in email and conversation.
We have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
Frankenbuddha - Jul 13, 2007 7:35:21 am PDT #752 of 23273
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
askye - Jul 13, 2007 8:11:51 am PDT #753 of 23273
Thrive to spite them
I caught up on most of the PopCulture last night. I'm surprised by how many of the answers I knew, I did well in the horror category and hadnt' seen most of the movies.
The butt lyrics were hysterical. I think I would have asked him to repeat the My Humps lyrics just because.
Dana - Jul 13, 2007 8:19:25 am PDT #754 of 23273
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
PopCulture:
I would have kicked ass in that Weird Al category.
bon bon - Jul 13, 2007 8:27:46 am PDT #755 of 23273
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I would have kicked ass in that Weird Al category.
How did you guess a song from a deadpan incantation of "this line has only six words"?!
Dana - Jul 13, 2007 8:29:21 am PDT #756 of 23273
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Because I remember it. "This song is just six words long. And it's gonna make money! A whole lotta spending money! It's gonna make plenty of money!"
le nubian - Jul 13, 2007 9:02:38 am PDT #757 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yeah, I remember the song too...*but* I didn't remember the title of the song of origin. That pissed me off because I remembered the Weird Al song so well.
I also hadn't heard one of the Weird Al songs mentioned - and I thought I heard all the parodies already.
JZ - Jul 13, 2007 11:01:32 am PDT #758 of 23273
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Okay, so where the heck is Bourdain's blog? Google is giving me no love at all, and my brain clearly has the stupid and can't guess on its own.
Tom Scola - Jul 13, 2007 11:04:03 am PDT #759 of 23273
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
askye - Jul 13, 2007 11:10:02 am PDT #760 of 23273
Thrive to spite them
He also guest blogs on Michael Ruhlman's blog you can find the latest entry here -- [link] where he mentions his baby daughter and how she might be infleuncing the fact he didn't totally hate Next Food Star.
JZ - Jul 13, 2007 11:18:59 am PDT #761 of 23273
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Ahhhh, thanks. From his blog:
Joey comes off like a walking laundry list of "Things Chefs Don't Want In An Employee." Whiner. Crybaby. Blames Others. Persecution Complex. Confrontational. What Bill Buford, in his excellent book, "Heat" came to recognize as a "dickhead". It's a good thing the judges don't see the backstage melodrama. Most chefs I know get wood from kicking guys like that to the curb.
Ah-ha-ha!