tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1140093207869387896..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: SpongeBob: More than "nautical nonsense."Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44602357388113847222018-11-29T16:48:32.897-06:002018-11-29T16:48:32.897-06:00I wouldn't put Teletubbies and SpongeBob in th...I wouldn't put Teletubbies and SpongeBob in the same catagories. The Teletubbies are weird eye-candy for toddlers. SpongeBob is frenetic romp with an actual storyline. Dahl ended up paying me a $200 Lettuce Entertain You certificate for each appearance which, in my drinking days, was a boon. I had to use them at a specific restaurant in one sitting, which made for some very high end lunches with fine vintages.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69477909449847911582018-11-29T13:50:10.591-06:002018-11-29T13:50:10.591-06:00Sponge Bob, Teletubbies, Steve Dahl. Three things ...Sponge Bob, Teletubbies, Steve Dahl. Three things I have experienced just a few times, yet way too many. Teletubbies obviously aimed at the pre- coherent toddlers, just like any iteration of the Steve&Gary Show. I would guess that Sponge Bob was the deepest of the three. Demanding to be paid for a repeat appearance could be the sanest thing you have ever done, Neil.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33775411532957748992018-11-29T09:11:14.201-06:002018-11-29T09:11:14.201-06:00When I was SpongeBob age, 1950 or so, we kids had ...When I was SpongeBob age, 1950 or so, we kids had acquired the full lexicon of insults our fathers were wont to bandy about. One day, wanting to express a minor annoyance at a friend who lived next door, I started to roll out one of the familiar epithets, but before I could quite get it out of my mouth, "You Jaaaaaa..." I realized that Marshal was indeed a Jew and tried to swallow the word, not too successfully. I don't know how the episode affected Marshall, but I've remembered it with shame for almost 70 years.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65136575854546147022018-11-29T09:10:17.399-06:002018-11-29T09:10:17.399-06:00Good point about Austin Powers.Good point about Austin Powers.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71159526769224095802018-11-29T09:09:13.367-06:002018-11-29T09:09:13.367-06:00Think about how copper wire was invented...two Jew...Think about how copper wire was invented...two Jewish guys fighting over a penny. Then try not to chuckle. It's one of my favorite "Jews and money" jokes.When I've posted such jokes online, I've been labeled a slef-hating Jew, which is fine by me. I've never cared for the Slefs a whole lot. Most of them don't like words, which makes them anti-semantic.<br /><br />Somebody, perhaps Leo Rosten, once commented in a semi-serious vein about the way Jews can detect prejudice. If someone asks "Are you Jewish?" you are probably talking to a fellow tribesman. If they ask "Are you a Jew?" they probably aren't, and may not be all that supportive. And if you hear "You Jew?"...start running. Works for me. Thoughts?Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45556615835727553592018-11-29T08:55:13.674-06:002018-11-29T08:55:13.674-06:00SpongeBob SquarePants? I remember going to see tha...SpongeBob SquarePants? I remember going to see that movie with my kids too. If they wouldn't have been so young I would have went to a different part of the multiplex and watched anything else. <br />There was another mind-numbing children's program that they watched called Teletubbies. I don't know if that one had some kind of deep meaning of some sort but I remember there being some speculation or a conspiracy theory that the gay community was indoctrinated children or some such nonsense. <br />I guess I was just a sesame Street guy. FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62691001811422148972018-11-29T06:55:45.862-06:002018-11-29T06:55:45.862-06:00Sorry about the cold. If it helps, that's pret...Sorry about the cold. If it helps, that's pretty much the process by which I write this stuff. Lay in bed, think about something, get up, write it. SpongeBob can be annoying. It's an acquired taste. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9181070305839416022018-11-29T04:30:23.016-06:002018-11-29T04:30:23.016-06:00No real comment ither than it is a perverse pleasu...No real comment ither than it is a perverse pleasure to be lieing in bed, awakened by my cold induced hacking cough at 4 am, and forced to ponder big issues. I dont know whether I agree with you or not- but I need to think about the points you make, so I am doing so ( despite the fact that I have a running battle with my grandkids who force me to watch Sponge Bob - which I find to be an annoying, silly show. (Sorry.)C'est Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526426197353140468noreply@blogger.com