We at the Department of Darts & Laurels aren't huge TV fans, apart from our nightly "Jeopardy!" sessions and one of our members' obsession with all things TLC.
So, we're not sure how all of our Darts & Laurels ended up being about as-seen-on-TV products, sitcoms, televised speeches and hypothetical campaign ads. But instead of worrying about what could be at the least, coincidence, and at the most, fate, we present you with this week's sorry-for-the-spoilers edition of Darts & Laurels.
You've seen the commercials. You've seen the parodies of the commercials. And, if you're unlucky enough, you've seen someone actually wearing the Snuggie. The "blanket you can wear" is excellent for old people who want to continue knitting, clipping coupons or wildly gesticulating about back in the day while basking in the warmth that their thin, semi-translucent skin can no longer provide. However, in no instance is it acceptable for the young, spry and fertile to enshroud themselves in a Snuggie.
So for promoting what is quite possibly the grossest concept we've ever been made aware of, we'd like to throw wait-isn't-a-blanket-with-arms-supposed-to-be-a-modern-version-of-a-chastity-belt-anyway DART at SnuggieSutra.com, which is exactly what it sounds like.
If curiosity got the best of you and you checked out the aforementioned Web site (they look like monks, right?), you can undo the damage by checking out the pilot for Theater Strike Force's sitcom, "Oppie," which is now available online. So, yeah, LAUREL to Theater Strike Force for being funny. In the midst of Alligator Cartoon Debacle 2009, we could use a laugh or two (or one daily, please apply).
Although we liked the pilot, we have to admit that an even funnier show will be Richard Selwach's campaign for mayor. We enjoyed every second of his campaign for city commissioner last year, and his campaign ads are still in our favorites on YouTube. He's not playing ball yet, as he told us his campaign is centered around "the environment," and "fiscal responsibility" (which is oddly broad in comparison to "no men in women's restrooms at Home Depot"), but he's got plenty of time to get specific and/or crazy.
Actually, he told us part of his platform is to get city meetings aired on public access television. And no, we didn't bother to tell him they've been doing that since 19-forever.
For having the bravery to run for mayor after losing horribly in the race for a lesser office, we'd like to commend Selwach with a only-you-can-make-us-enjoy-local-politics LAUREL. We can't wait to see what you come up with, buddy.
But while Selwach was in the process of brewing a great political show, someone else was in the process of ruining a perfectly good one. For showing disrespect for our country's highest elected official and disrupting what was supposed to be a reach across the proverbial aisle, we would like to throw a DART at Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC). You tarnished a great speech, not to mention the fact that you ruined every cable news show that should have been discussing the content of Obama's speech instead of the motives for your childish outbursts. Bummer.
That's all for this week. And if you don't attend this weekend's football game, we hear that "Half-Ton Dad" is an equally enjoyable spectator sport. Go Half-Ton Dad!
