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Who Is the Bigger Loser?
Sep. 30th, 2004 12:16 pmMy parents and I had this debate the other night. No clear winner was declared, primarily because my stepfather is incredibly stubborn and will never admit that he’s a loser (or that he’s wrong, or cold or lost, etc, etc).
Seinfeld was playing on the tv in my parents hotel room. When the guest actor appeared, my stepfather (George) and I recognized him instantly.
George: Hey, it’s Stan the Caddy!
Me: Hey, it’s Armen Shimmerman!
I had to explain that Shimmerman had prominent roles on both DS9 and Buffy, to which my mother responded: “You really need to get a life.”
Then the debate started: what is more pathetic, recognizing an actor from his appearances on two long-running series, or recognizing a character that only appeared on one episode of a popular sitcom?
My mom thinks that we both need to get a life.
* * *
I’ve been having a great visit with my parents. I always enjoy their company. My mother and I laughed our asses off at George (as usual). We had to go to the grocery store to stock up on junk food, because, well, my stepfather is the kind of guy who gets the munchies a lot. George went into sensory overload standing in front of the peanut display as we roamed the aisles in search of cake, chips and “mix” (a.k.a. pop or soft drinks to normal folk). He rarely “gets” to go grocery shopping, so he was transfixed by the wide variety available (all three kinds). He is, of course, very easily amused, but it was hilarious to watch just the same.
My mom is always good for a laugh or too. She had a hysterical story about the “Canada Goose Flight Training School” that she observed on the golf course that I could not possibly write and do it justice (Mom does her own sound effects). Just take my word for it, very funny stuff.
Oh, and she’s also extremely mockable. At all times.
* * *
It turns out that Mom has watched parts of a couple of Smallville episodes and thinks that it is “cute”. She didn’t recognize Jonathan until I told her who he was. George is intrigued by the Christopher Reeve/Margot Kidder/Annette O’Toole/John Schneider concept and wants me to remind him the next time Margot Kidder is on. Mom is into shows like Judging Amy and any Canadian comedy, while George pretty much sticks to sitcoms, cartoons and golf, so I can’t see them getting into it too much, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pimp out our boys!
Seinfeld was playing on the tv in my parents hotel room. When the guest actor appeared, my stepfather (George) and I recognized him instantly.
George: Hey, it’s Stan the Caddy!
Me: Hey, it’s Armen Shimmerman!
I had to explain that Shimmerman had prominent roles on both DS9 and Buffy, to which my mother responded: “You really need to get a life.”
Then the debate started: what is more pathetic, recognizing an actor from his appearances on two long-running series, or recognizing a character that only appeared on one episode of a popular sitcom?
My mom thinks that we both need to get a life.
* * *
I’ve been having a great visit with my parents. I always enjoy their company. My mother and I laughed our asses off at George (as usual). We had to go to the grocery store to stock up on junk food, because, well, my stepfather is the kind of guy who gets the munchies a lot. George went into sensory overload standing in front of the peanut display as we roamed the aisles in search of cake, chips and “mix” (a.k.a. pop or soft drinks to normal folk). He rarely “gets” to go grocery shopping, so he was transfixed by the wide variety available (all three kinds). He is, of course, very easily amused, but it was hilarious to watch just the same.
My mom is always good for a laugh or too. She had a hysterical story about the “Canada Goose Flight Training School” that she observed on the golf course that I could not possibly write and do it justice (Mom does her own sound effects). Just take my word for it, very funny stuff.
Oh, and she’s also extremely mockable. At all times.
* * *
It turns out that Mom has watched parts of a couple of Smallville episodes and thinks that it is “cute”. She didn’t recognize Jonathan until I told her who he was. George is intrigued by the Christopher Reeve/Margot Kidder/Annette O’Toole/John Schneider concept and wants me to remind him the next time Margot Kidder is on. Mom is into shows like Judging Amy and any Canadian comedy, while George pretty much sticks to sitcoms, cartoons and golf, so I can’t see them getting into it too much, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pimp out our boys!