This Blog’s in Jeopardy, Baby.
Do you ever watch Jeopardy? Well, I do.
On occasion.
My favorite part of the show has always been the time set aside for a meet and greet with the contestants – you know, the few sentences they are given to show how shit-hot suave and down to earth they are?
This is easily the most awkward 180 seconds in television. Yes, from the stories about how someone booked a trip to climb Kilimanjaro, but instead spent a week in a fleabag Tanzanian hotel coping with life-threatening food allergies or explosive diarrhea… to the fidgeting, gesticulatory diatribe about how many Del Monte™ fruit cups a forty-five year-old man has collected– so far. Why, Alex might ask? Well, to get the Limited Edition Boba Fett™ action figure, of course! Only the best, Alex.
Okay, getting to my point.
This past week it seems that I can’t force myself to post, so I got to thinking of this 3-minute chunk of unadulterated social ineptitude and the crazy chill that runs up my spine when it goes horribly wrong. Then I asked myself “Okay self, how would you handle it, smartass?” Here’s what I came up with.
AT: “Joshua Estell is from suburban Maryland, and he runs a website called um.. hinkybox? Is that right?”
Moi: “That’s right, Alex.”
AT: “Oh, Okay. Did you want to tell us about it?”
Moi: “Not particularly, no.”
AT: “Ahh. Well, is there anything else you’d like to tell us about yourself?”
Moi: “I got nothin’, man. Let's move on here.”
AT: “Oh, Okay. Well then, lets pick up our signal buttons and get ready for the Jeopardy round.”
Alright self. Not so bad. This time. ◊
9 Missives So Far
01 Andrew Kaufmann said on Mon Aug 29 16:58:51 EDT
Man, those people always baffle me. It's like, holy crap, if that's the best story you can tell for Jeapordy!... you need a new hobby. Or just a hobby. Besides collecting grass blades or something.
02 Gone Away said on Tue Aug 30 12:26:23 EDT
In one of my periods of unemployment, I heard that there were 500 jobs in Jeopardy. Damned if I could find any when I visited the place...
03 melly said on Tue Aug 30 22:54:54 EDT
Ha!
I was just surfin' around, trying to escape the news and found this post. Sure lifted my spirit. Very funny.
I often wondered what I would tell Alex and reached pretty much the same conclusion you have :)
04 josh said on Tue Aug 30 23:34:24 EDT
Why, thank you for visiting, Melly. I was beginning to think this post was a dud - you know, like chirpin' crickets. ;)
05 Shawn said on Wed Aug 31 6:48:45 EDT
Josh, I'm not so sure that a week of non-posting is anything to be concerned about. It's good to break and let the creative juices time to re-up, as yours obviously have. This post was great! It is not often I find myself laughing at reality from behind my keyboard.
Besides, how in the world could you have found time to post when you've been so obviously busy building a wicked nice house for all of us over at WBA?!?
06 Halden said on Fri Sep 2 11:42:10 EDT
That is an excellent post. i giggled to myself as I read your conversation with Alex.
07 Mark Cross said on Fri Sep 9 12:31:40 EDT
Moi: “I got nothin’, man. Let's move on here.”
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This is a killer line. Just too, too funny! I still start laughing again every time I read it. Nice.
09 Barry B. Estell Sr said on Wed Sep 14 6:36:06 EDT
Josh
Just got done checking your site out. Not bad .
Love
Uncle Barry
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