Happy Festivus, 2017

[smstonypoint]

Today (12/23) is the day.

Steve

 

[Garandman]

Let the airing of grievances and feats of strength begin!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Today (12/23) is the day.

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Steve

Well, you got me on that one. I thought Festivus was some sort of pagan ritual that was handed down from pre-Christian times. Being enlightened, it now dawns on me why I never watched that show.

 

[/pine]

Well, you got me on that one. I thought Festivus was some sort of pagan ritual that was handed down from pre-Christian times. Being enlightened, it now dawns on me why I never watched that show.

If nothing else the show was a prelude to all the senseless, idiotic shows that are on the tube these days...

 

[John Fitzgerald]

If nothing else the show was a prelude to all the senseless, idiotic shows that are on the tube these days...

It was admitted to be a show about nothing that made sense. People either love it or hate it. It did serve to enrich three or four actors and a producer, and it was a money maker for the network, and continues to be, in syndication.

 

[/pine]

It was admitted to be a show about nothing that made sense. People either love it or hate it. It did serve to enrich three or four actors and a producer, and it was a money maker for the network, and continues to be, in syndication.

Intellect has never been a prerequisite for fame, wealth or celebrity...and there are countless individuals in the entertainment industry that proves this on a regular basis..
IMO the pure stupidity of a major portion of TV shows airing today and their large popularity speaks volumes about the average viewer's (low) IQ...

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Intellect has never been a prerequisite for fame, wealth or celebrity...and there are countless individuals in the entertainment industry that proves this on a regular basis..
IMO the pure stupidity of a major portion of TV shows airing today and their large popularity speaks volumes about the average viewer's (low) IQ...

Some years back, I googled the phrase "Sophomoric humor". Guess what showed up...

 

[/pine]

Some years back, I googled the phrase "Sophomoric humor". Guess what showed up...

My guess would have been "Jay Leno"...

 

[bunyip]

Some years back, I googled the phrase "Sophomoric humor". Guess what showed up...

Should that sophomoronic???
I must admit that I am a fan of Monty Python type humour, must have something to do with the way we spell it
Monty Python-The Argument Sketch - YouTube

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Should that sophomoronic???
I must admit that I am a fan of Monty Python type humour, must have something to do with the way we spell it
Monty Python-The Argument Sketch - YouTube

That will do too.

From Wikipedia:

Sophomoric humor was typical of the American television show Seinfeld, described as being evocative of early male adolescence, a pre-teen stage of life that many psychologists describe as when "one is acutely aware of being powerless, as the time when individuals are most subversive of society at large."[4] A reviewer of the Wayne's World movie described its use sophomoric humor, and determined the movie was not funny.[5]