The Final Straw! -Conversations with counselors that make me feel ancient at Camp Lenox: Yesterday while talking to one of my favorite counselors who was pretending to be on a walkie talkie (The fact that I used that term may have aged me before I even tell the story but, whateves.) this happened -- Adam: Roger that, over and out. Me: We have clearance Clerence, roger Roger, whats our vector Victor? He laughed, as if he got the reference and followed up with... Adam: A hospital? What is it. Wait, is this happening? Finally, a ray of hope ... someone gets it! My quotes arent arcane, I can add something here!!! I quickly followed with ... Me: Its a large building with patients, but thats not important right now. He laughed and had a look of sheer awe on his face, clearly he was impressed with my ability to pick up the next line. And then he said this... Adam: That movie is hilarious. Have you seen the whole thing? Insert sound of a speeding freight train coming to a screeching halt ... What did he mean by the whole thing, its not a mini-series. Me: Um yes, have you? Adam: No, but Ive seen clips on YouTube. What??? WHAT??? Stabbing pain to the heart. Did he just say hes seen clips from Airplane! on YouTube? I showed my son that movie in the womb (which is pretty tricky, may I add)! I was about to nicely tell him that he should invest the 88 minutes and watch the slapstick comedy/parody that started a paradigm ... the movie that paved the way for classic comedies like Blazing Saddles, and Fletch, and Naked Gun, and Hot Shots, and how it started it all, but I spontaneously combusted.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:29:24 +0000
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