Daily Archives: July 23, 2009

D B S A B-Z B

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(That’s a line from William Steig’s wonderful book, CDB!)

I’ve been busy. I’m off to a family reunion soon and have been getting things prepared for my trip. Since I wanted to have something in the queue for when I am away from the internet, I’ve been hoarding posts. A few are ready to go, and a few just need a little polishing (yes, I often polish, even if it doesn’t look like it). Things shouldn’t go completely dark, and I should have some more video to add to the pile of unprocessed files, since I think my nieces and cousins (and perhaps the older relatives, too) will want to investigate the wonderful world of slow-motion.

You Want Fries With That, Capice?

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Fast Food Mafia

Fast food spokespersons/icons as goodfellas. The original B&W sketch has some extra commentary/backstory

Of the bosses, Sanders has been around the longest, but he is by no means the most powerful of the five families. He’s old, Southern money and old school, the latter of which has made him somewhat outdated, however it’s the former that’s kept him secured. In actuality it’s the new blood, McDonald’s mob family, that’s become the more dominating in recent years, partly because of his zeal and entourage of equally unorthodox, but extremely loyal, gangsters (such as hitman Grimace).

Along these lines, I’ve long suspected that Winnie “the Pooh” was actually a mafioso, shaking down the other characters for honey. It would go a long way toward explaining rabbit’s nervousness (much like the undertaker in The Godfather) whenever he’s around.