1091: Good Morning!

[Bucho]

Originally Posted by Sphincterrific

The first time I noticed it was with stand-up comics! I blame them! Every other bit starts with "So I was at the laundromat the other day" or "So I'm ordering Chinese food..." It's like the universal segue in stand-up. I don't think it has anything to do with generations, because if you go back to the 80s or 90s, it's the comics who are all saying "So I was reading the newspaper..."

I think comics have a far bigger influence on language usage than anyone realizes.

Yeah, you're dead right, a lot of comics do use it. And it makes sense with the kind of submissive, softening context of it that it'd be very tempting for comics to use it as one way to try to disarm their audience, because standing up there trying to win people over can be pretty damn scary. I'd guess you'd never hear the more confident comics use it though, or at least the more aggresive alpha types like George Carlin. They don't tend to need or like softeners, they want to make an impact.

As for how influential they are you might be onto something there. They seem like the bottom rung of the influence ladder compared to actors, musos and sports stars but they've never been more exposed and available than they are now with Youtube. It's a chicken and egg type thing as to where it came from though, I have no idea where it started, I just know it seems like I've only been hearing it for the last few years.

[DWarrior]

I voted No, but it's more of a "No, I'm a big pussy and can't stand up for myself"

[Junkenstein]

Originally Posted by Bucho

Yeah, you're dead right, a lot of comics do use it. And it makes sense with the kind of submissive, softening context of it that it'd be very tempting for comics to use it as one way to try to disarm their audience, because standing up there trying to win people over can be pretty damn scary. I'd guess you'd never hear the more confident comics use it though, or at least the more aggresive alpha types like George Carlin. They don't tend to need or like softeners, they want to make an impact.

Or Doug Stanhope:

"I was gonna talk about child porn, but i dont have a segue. So let's jump right into it shall we?"

Or Bill Hicks:

"Why don't we lighten things up talking about abortion. Let's talk about mass killing of unborn children and see if we can work a few chuckles into the room"

Sigh.

[gumby013]

I expect the next version of the iphone app will have an alarm clock with the Good Morning song...and an optional snooze button.

[archicat]

Fun to have Myka back, (and Myq of course) but it's been longer since we had her on the show & she's awesome (so are you Myq)...wow this is awkward. I love you both okay!?!

The last 2 plane trips I've been on I've somehow ended up in the exit row. Let me say, if anyone doesn't need extra legroom it's me - I'm a midget, (a pirate midget at Halloween). The last time it happened there was a tall guy behind me who was squished so I gave him my seat. I told him to pay it forward, just like the movie .

P.S. I'm totally singing the morning song to Ray next week. I'll report back his reaction, it'll be funny regardless.

[Lanfear]

Originally Posted by archicat

Fun to have Myka back, (and Myq of course) but it's been longer since we had her on the show & she's awesome (so are you Myq)...wow this is awkward. I love you both okay!?!

The last 2 plane trips I've been on I've somehow ended up in the exit row. Let me say, if anyone doesn't need extra legroom it's me - I'm a midget, (a pirate midget at Halloween). The last time it happened there was a tall guy behind me who was squished so I gave him my seat. I told him to pay it forward, just like the movie .

P.S. I'm totally singing the morning song to Ray next week. I'll report back his reaction, it'll be funny regardless.

I just did the online check in for for NYC flight on Tuesday and we got exit row seats - YEAH!

[gumby013]

Originally Posted by Lanfear

I just did the online check in for for NYC flight on Tuesday and we got exit row seats - YEAH!

I recommend everyone start using one of my favorite websites.

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[myq]

Originally Posted by thepetek

Myq, I'm writing to my senators to make all drugs legal for you.

Thanks! I don't even remember what this is a response to from the show (was I high?), but sounds good to me.

You're the best (unless you're being sarcastic, in which case you're the best at being sarcastic).

Originally Posted by Bucho

She and Myq were hilarious this episode. The show started slow with the hip-hop nonsense never really catching fire but at some point soon after that it kicked into gear and the four way banter was sparkling like a pedophilic vampire in the sun (but in a good way).

Thanks!
And I don't think you need that "but." Or the "in a good way."
How could an undead child molester bursting into flames be anything BUT good (and a perfect analogy for a humorous conversation)?

PS That might not be a rhetorical question. I'd love to hear ideas for more perfect analogies for humorous conversations, but the bar is set high...

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

Post: Myq and Myka are funny on their own, but as a team they're a destructive laugh machine. Like a psycho version of K and C.

And Myq has become a comical mastermind. Wow.

Much appreciated, as always.
You're a constructive laughing machine, like a psycho version of a great fan.

Originally Posted by archicat

Fun to have Myka back, (and Myq of course) but it's been longer since we had her on the show & she's awesome (so are you Myq)...wow this is awkward. I love you both okay!?!

It was great to be back (not as great as it was for Myka to be back, but only because she had a longer time between being back and not being back, so it would have been better for me to be back if I was the one who was not back for longer, so thank you, but not as much as Myka thanks you, I imagine, because something)...

Thanks everyone!

[thepetek]

Originally Posted by myq

Thanks! I don't even remember what this is a response to from the show (was I high?), but sounds good to me.

You're the best (unless you're being sarcastic, in which case you're the best at being sarcastic).

It seems to me that even a robot might need something to take the edge off living with Myka. Seems like a lovely woman, don't get me wrong. Just INTENSE at times.

[Tararaboom]

Why is it everyone is so sensitive to telling a fat person to move their ass off their lap on an plane? The votes are 50/50 almost and I just can't understand it. In most cases these people are fat because its their own fault. It's no a thyroid condition its too many freaking Mc Donalds burgers. The thing that gets me with this guy that Keith and Chemda mentioned on this show is how the fuck don't you get the hint at say half that weight that maybe you need to lose some pounds!

Also I'm not a thin person at all but I know that I need to lose weight myself and already I am working on that before I end up like the fat fuck pictured. I'm only just overweight and already I am concerned about this for my health and also to stop it before it does get out of control.