So if you were watching football on FOX at all today, there was no escaping the “Hole in the Wall” commercials. This ‘human tetris’ show that has apparently been a hit in tons of other countries is now coming to the U.S. Another reality game show for which there is no real way to prepare, the funniest part of this show appears to be the reactions of the folks when they see what type of hole they’ll have to fit thru. I feel like there’s no way some of these people could fit thru the spaces allotted for them. I mean, shouldn’t they at least have a chance?
I received 4 phone calls today asking if I had seen the preview for the show where there is a puffy woman who has a memorable reaction (Oh CRAP!!!) when she sees that she’ll have to fit into this one particularly awkward, and obviously impossible shape. I found another clip on Youtube where someone taped the commercial so it’s posted below. But I can’t tell if it’s really, really funny or the meanest thing I’ve ever seen. As a puffy girl myself, I feel kinda bad for her. But again, no one forced her to try out. Would I be willing to exploit myself that much for 15 seconds of fame and some prize money? (ahem, ahem… ‘asks the girl who just competed on Last Comic Standing’ — yes I see the irony). Are you gonna/did you watch the show? And if so, what’s your take?
So my friend Angi just asked me to blog about something for her… and well, I didn’t wanna blog about what she wanted me to blog about… but it got me to thinking that maybe I would try to open up You’re Welcome to requests. Sometimes I write when I have absolutely nothing to say — as you all well know ;) So I thought why not let y’all submit topics and I’ll try to riff on some of them. Of course this may backfire and illustrate how few people read this blog ;) but I’m a big girl and I’m willing to take that chance ;) So if you have suggestions… things that might be bothering you, etc. comment below and let me know…
This was the question posed to me over dinner last nite by my friend Darrel. I almost choked. He went on to explain how Black folks are always talking about our cousins ‘this’ and our cousins ‘that’ and how we make people that aren’t even related to us into cousins… But he couldn’t remember any of his white friends or coworkers ever talking about their cousins.
And as bad as it may sound, I couldn’t either…
I know for a fact that White people have aunts and uncles and grandparents. One of my best friends is White and I’ve actually MET and had DINNER with her grandparents (see how dumb that sounds?) But I literally can’t remember a single conversation where we’ve discussed cousins. Maybe all the White folks I know just come from really small families.
Or maybe White people just don’t put their family’s business in the street like Black folks do. ‘Cause usually when I’m talking to one of my Black friends about their cousins, it’s in the context of a ridiculous story I end up having a hard time believing. “Girl, you won’t believe what my trifling-ass cousin did the other day…” Anyway, so I plead for you, White person who reads this blog, to tell me a story about one of your cousins… or better yet, e-mail me a photo of you with one of your cousins. Help disprove this myth. EJ@erinjackson.net
“I jacked it up but I couldn’t get the nut off. I don’t know why. I’m usually really good at it.”
I said this to my old boss a few years ago. I was explaining that I was late because I had problems changing a flat tire. I didn’t realize why she was blushing until a while after I’d walked away. Sometimes life is funnier than any joke you can write.
On another note, Poor Star. She got the axe again. Sista can’t keep a job. You may not have even known she had a show on CourtTV/TruTV (oh who am I kidding… you knew… you just didn’t watch it) but it was cancelled this week. I really only watched “The View” a handful of times when she was on there as I always had a job, but I kinda liked her. Smart, spunky big girl–kinda like… (FITB). She’s a little weird looking now, but whatevs…
I thought it was kinda sheisty the way Bawbwa Wawa tried to do her at the end, so I’m not mad at her for leaving the show on her terms. But I do think she’s a media attention ho. I’m sure she’ll be ok financially–she and her wife don’t pay for anything themselves anyway. What stinks is that my good bud Jeremy Schachter(yes, THE Jeremy Schachter… who’d you think I meant… that OTHER loser?) was the MOS correspondent for her show and now he’s out of a gig (or at least he’s out of one of them.) Check out his site for clips, cause I’m sure you didn’t see that ish when it was on TV–hence the plug pull.
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