# Parks and Recreation - Pawnee Rangers - Oct. 13, 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655 "2011-10-14T18:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/21 "2011-10-19T22:46:19Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Ron is such a caricature but not at all funny. You’re the first person I’ve ever heard that likes the show, but doesn’t like Ron Swanson. The Pyramid of Greatness? His steak diary? The Pawnee Ranger’s Guide (“‘Be a man.’ I wrote the whole thing.”)? Whittling a stick into a flute in a matter of hours? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/22 "2011-10-19T22:57:56Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Isn’t she an investor in the Snake Hole Lounge? They aren’t completely unsympatico. They’ve been pretty good friends since the show started as far as I can remember. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/23 "2011-10-19T23:11:20Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I saw her investment as a kind of fuck-you to Tom, at least in part. I didn’t think they were such pals, anyway, even if they have some of the same interests. I might be misremembering, but I thought she invested because Tom talked up the place so much and made it sound like it would be such a great investment that she invested in it herself. She just didn’t invest with Tom since she doesn’t like Jean-Ralphio. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/24 "2011-10-19T23:20:30Z")
They were offering shares in the snakehole for 10,000 bucks a pop. Tom tried to get JeanRalphio and Donna to split a share. She didn’t want to split and she didn’t like JeanRalphio but the deal was good so she bought, I think, 3 shares. I have no idea what a woman who has that sort of capital to spend is doing working a crap government job. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/25 "2011-10-19T23:54:32Z")
Speaking of Jean-Ralphio, am I the only one who totally loves that character? I mean, if I knew him in _real life_ I’d think he was annoying as fuck. But because I can watch onscreen from a safe distance as he subjects others to his unique flavor of charm, it’s goddamn hilarious. Especially when he once interacted with Ron - I couldn’t imagine a more dynamic combination. Of course, he’s best in small doses (which is usually how that character is handled). ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/26 "2011-10-20T00:06:20Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I’m posting this from my canvas/cardboard shelter. I spent about half the episode trying to figure out how one would build a shelter out of a tarp and a small cardboard box. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/27 "2011-10-20T00:12:48Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > I spent about half the episode trying to figure out how one would build a shelter out of a tarp and a small cardboard box. Wow. You have clearly never watched Les Shroud’s show. Hell, the box is a luxury. You only really need the tarp. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/28 "2011-10-20T00:34:33Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > I might be misremembering, but I thought she invested because Tom talked up the place so much and made it sound like it would be such a great investment that she invested in it herself. She just didn’t invest with Tom since she doesn’t like Jean-Ralphio. She was already a regular at the Snakehole, though. She said she liked hanging out there. > [@Rigamarole](#): > > Speaking of Jean-Ralphio, am I the only one who totally loves that character? No, I love him too. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/29 "2011-10-20T10:27:45Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Wow. You have clearly never watched Les Shroud’s show. Hell, the box is a luxury. You only really need the tarp. Oh, I know. I couldn’t figure out what you were supposed to with the box. I guess you could flatten it and sleep on it, but I couldn’t imagine Ron Swanson advocating anything other than sleeping on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/30 "2011-10-26T04:05:57Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > You’re the first person I’ve ever heard that likes the show, but doesn’t like Ron Swanson. The Pyramid of Greatness? His steak diary? The Pawnee Ranger’s Guide (“‘Be a man.’ I wrote the whole thing.”)? Whittling a stick into a flute in a matter of hours? a) I’m not hopelessly in love with the show. It’s cute and absurd, but basically it’s social comedy, which is aimed at normal social people who laugh mostly at other people’s awkward situations. My sense of humor is too verbal and shticky to appreciate that style, which happens to be in the ascendancy right now. b. I find Ron too triggering to be really funny, but for that reason also, I can’t look away. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/31 "2011-10-26T12:49:46Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Speaking of Jean-Ralphio, am I the only one who totally loves that character? I mean, if I knew him in _real life_ I’d think he was annoying as fuck. But because I can watch onscreen from a safe distance as he subjects others to his unique flavor of charm, it’s goddamn hilarious. Especially when he once interacted with Ron - I couldn’t imagine a more dynamic combination. Of course, he’s best in small doses (which is usually how that character is handled). Agreed. I love his raps on people’s names, which he then ruins by adding a few words at the end. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655/32 "2011-10-26T13:26:06Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Agreed. I love his raps on people’s names, which he then ruins by adding a few words at the end. Actually, what I find even funnier is the fact that the “ruined” rhymes are better than the proper rhymes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-pawnee-rangers-oct-13-2011/599655.md?page=1)