ex cathedra: Pyrrhic and frisbee

Monday, October 18, 2010

Pyrrhic and frisbee

Someone I know managed in one day to use the word "fetid", to reference and refresh, both humorously and pointedly, the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, to propose Marilyn Munster as an archetype, and to be both appealing and infuriating.

Insurance companies make memorable series of ads. Geico has the cavemen and the gecko with the Brit accent. AllState has the testosterone reverberations of Dennis Haysbert and the metaphorical mayhem of Dean Winters, and now StateFarm has the impossibly overcute Puerto Rican guy with Grand Canyon dimples. Progressive has the female comic with too much lipstick. Progressive lives up to its name: all the dopes in their skits are always white men.

CSI is much less interesting to watch with Grissom gone. Catherine is the grim humorless androphobic replacement. Never liked her. Laurence Fishburne is an eccentric but solidly interesting addition. Pleasingly, his race is taken for granted and never mentioned, unlike the gender blahblah the show often indulges in. CSI Miami has always been unwatchable. Two words: David Caruso.

Made dinner from a Paula Dean recipe for eggplant casserole with clams. Mediocre results. But the chilled Pinot G was nice. Good for my cold.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Was that Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Munster, or Marilyn Monroe?; 8:49 AM, October 18, 2010
OreamnosAmericanus said...: Thanks. I corrected it to Munster. It was late.; 9:22 AM, October 18, 2010

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