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Surreal convergence

Posted: Friday, May 23, 2008 6:10 PM by Will Femia

From the mailbag:

From Americablog today, as an old Monty Python fan it had me rolling.  Seems like it's in your wheelhouse:

I'd been thinking for a while that this is what the Clinton campaign had boiled down to.  Her speech last night was only missing a threat to bite his kneecaps off.
-Dina

Will adds: What makes this especially surreal for me is that John Cleese was booked to be on Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight and a couple of hours ago he walked past me, just a few feet away. It is very weird to suddenly look up and realize you're looking into the face of John Cleese. I said hello and he said hello back, as though I always pass John Cleese in the hall.  And then Dina sends the above clip. (And that's not to mention the sudden breaking of Clinton's current situation.) Whoa.

In other YouTube-isms, the new Weezer video is (yet another) tribute to Web memes. I enjoyed the video but I confess I'm suffering some meme-fatigue. No more "Chris Crocker as himself" cameos please.

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That Python/Clinton video? Hilarious.  

Kevin, Oxnard CA (Sent Saturday, May 24, 2008 12:53 PM)

python should not be mixed with politics.  it ruins the comedy.  politics never makes good comedy.

matt.

matt lowe, alamogordo, nm (Sent Monday, May 26, 2008 3:40 AM)

When John passed you in the hall, was he using his silly walk?

Oh, and BTW...ni!

Michael T, Hollywood, CA (Sent Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:01 PM)

Politics never makes good comedy?  I think everyone from Mark Twain to Will Rogers to the Daily Show will disagree with you matt.

I'm a Weezer fan, but it seems they're late to the party on this one.  The video is like my father using 'whattup, dawg' in a sentence and thinking he's being hip, but coming off as outdated.  Doesn't help that South Park covered all this ground just a few months ago.

Jay S - Toledo OH (Sent Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:56 PM)

Boooo!


(Do I really need to say why?)

Michael "*grumble*grumble* Still no new clicked *grumble*grumble* [Last Name Deleted] (Sent Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:09 PM)



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