Some of this week’s events (which I won’t go into) have gotten me thinking quite a bit about cable companies and, in a more general sense, cable’s position in the media world. For years, I’ve harbored this somewhat negative emotion towards cable, and I never really took the time to consider why. Maybe it’s a cost issue. Maybe it’s programming. Maybe it’s the fact that I rarely watch TV coupled with the fact that when I do watch TV, I usually only flip between a select few channels. Frankly, I think that the only real reason why I ever had cable in the first place was because of ESPN. As a man, I simply don’t see how you can do without it.
From the monthly archives:
November 2005
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately. It seems that whenever I put on my pants, take a trip to the bathroom, or do anything involving my zipper (don’t ask), I end up leaving it down. Typically, I don’t notice until things feel a bit “breezy,” and it’s happening with such a frequency that I’m becoming less and less surprised. Now, my reaction is more one of “Damnit, not again” versus “OMG! My zipper’s down!”
On the positive side, I don’t recall this happening while in a public place…yet. You know what? It’s pitiful that this is even an issue. Note to self: beginning tomorrow, institute mandatory zipper checks.
I love football. Especially pro football. Why? One word: gambling! And I’m not alone. Betting on football is officially a cultural phenomenon, and it’s undoubtedly the reason why the NFL is our new national pastime. Sure the games and drama are great, but NOTHING, and I do mean nothing, says lovin’ like meaningless touchdowns late to cover the spread!
Of course, it’s not all fun and games. When your team recovers a fumble on the 2 yard line with 1:30 remaining and they only need one lousy point to cover the spread, it doesn’t sit too well when the coach decides to take a knee. This would be the appropriate time to stand up and cuss out the TV.
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My friends and I talk a lot about Ebay, and I guess you could say we randomly brainstorm about things that may or may not be hot items on there. Well, a couple of weeks ago, we were all over at this dude’s house, and Trading Spouses happened to be on. But this wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill episode–this was part 1 of Marguerite Perrin, GOD WARRIOR. That’s right, God Warrior.
So naturally, we were throwing around ideas for how people could make money off of this obese freak. T-shirts, bumper stickers, well…mostly t-shirts. 
I think the idea we liked best at the time was for a t-shirt containing a Rambo-like character in a white robe carrying a gun…accompanied by the GOD WARRIOR tagline. The consensus opinion at the time, I assume, was that Margy was so damn ugly that you couldn’t sell anything with her blubbery mug on it. Since this was only the first episode featuring Perrin, I guess we underestimated her extreme marketability.
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