# Parks and Recreation - 2.1.2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558 "2012-03-02T16:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/1 "2012-03-02T16:18:27Z")
Good episode. MUCH better than The Office this week IMHO. It’s nice to see that Leslie’s not just up against Bobby Newport anymore. The water fountain thing was kind of silly, but I love the suicide water bomb Andy released on Chris. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/2 "2012-03-02T16:52:02Z")
Tom cowering under the bench. “Everything I’m wearing is suede! Everything I’m wearing is suede!” ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/3 "2012-03-02T16:58:14Z")
i don’t like how dumb they make perd out to be. an anti-landmine activist? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/4 "2012-03-02T17:44:17Z")
A somewhat good episode even though it’s campaign oriented. Excellent interaction between April, Ann, and Ron. And a bonus, Carl Reiner playing my uncle. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/5 "2012-03-02T19:09:16Z")
I about lost it when Jerry put the lightbulb guard on the fountain, Andy bumbling into it then just snapping it off and deep-throating the splash guard. I loved all of Leslie’s comments about Ben’s small stature she kept slipping in, too. The “everything I’m wearing is suede!” and Kamikaze Andy I might remember forever. Ron: “nnnnnooOOOO!” And of course, always getting a peek into Ron’s childhood is always a plus. “…and they were, delicious.” ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/6 "2012-03-02T19:33:47Z")
I thought the April bits were kind of boring, but the rest was decent. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/7 "2012-03-02T23:14:30Z")
I thought the whole drinking fountain thing was gross and stupid. “Everything I’m wearing is suede” though, was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/8 "2012-03-03T00:04:22Z")
Weren’t those things put on drinking fountains to keep people from putting their mouths directly on there in the first place? lol Pawnee you so crazeeey Instead of taking it off, my thoughts were just make it really wide, so you can’t get your whole mouth around it. Ron Swanson is a really great character. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/9 "2012-03-03T06:52:16Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I loved all of Leslie’s comments about Ben’s small stature she kept slipping in, too. He’s like an elf king. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/10 "2012-03-03T20:07:28Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I thought the whole drinking fountain thing was gross and stupid. I thought it was pretty funny. You have to remember, this is coming from a town who’s city hall is filled with [murals](http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/exclusives/murals/) of all the awful things that have happened in their city. They have some odd, um, quirks. > [@TBG](#): > > Instead of taking it off, my thoughts were just make it really wide, so you can’t get your whole mouth around it. My thoughts as well. With it off, I just assumed Andy would put is face right on the metal. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-2-1-2012/614558/11 "2012-03-03T23:46:12Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > My thoughts as well. With it off, I just assumed Andy would put is face right on the metal. Eww, that’s gross, why would anyone do _that?!_