I have to share with you the wit and wisdom of what may be one of the funniest, most engaging, and liveliest newspaper columnists in the country… Tim Goodman, of the SF Examiner. Why has this man been overlooked for so long? Well, he’s a TV critic. But, that doesn’t stop him.
A bit of his wisdom, and this is just from today.
On the Olympics: It’s not that we’re so surprised about C.J Hunter’s alleged drug-enhancing problems. It’s that Marion Jones married him.
Except to say that we’ve got your pommel horse right here, pal.
Now the presidential debates — that’s timely. Boring, but timely. Wouldn’t it be great if Jim Lehrer just threw caution and credibility to the wind and said, “Frankly, Mr. Bush, the thought of you leading the country scares me more than the thought of a nude Bea Arthur.”
And lastly, the new fall season. Which hasn’t even completed its roll-out, and we’re all as underwhelmed as a nude fat man who just unscrambled the Spice Channel only to find it as erotic as a “Golden Girls” episode.
And no, we don’t know why we’re picking on Bea Arthur again.
Remember when there were actually funny sitcoms on television? God, those were the days. You could turn on the TV and laugh. Man, we were lucky back then.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was another Quinn Martin out there? Action ain’t the same, either. “Fugitive” our rear end. That thing’s about as exciting as Marion Jones handing off the 400-meter relay baton to Bea Arthur.
How frightened would you be if we told you that next week Dolly Parton guest stars on Bette Midler’s new show?
Pingpong: Sport of kings.
Does the upcoming Fox series, “I Want a Divorce!” even need a joke attached to it? Too bad Karen Fowler from “Big Brother” wasn’t around to tape that. By the way, she is indeed divorcing her humiliated husband and has moved to Hollywood.
To which we say: Honey, you didn’t even have 15 minutes to squander. Don’t quit your day job, freak.
Another good Jim Lehrer question: “Why should the American public elect either of you milquetoasts, when it’s clear Hillary Clinton could beat both your asses?”
Bring me the head of Bea Arthur.
Actually, it’s a wonder anybody follows any of these Tuning In things we do. You people are troupers. Thanks for hanging in there. Thanks for giving it the old college try. If you follow that.
some older ones
Absurd Haiku: The fall season starts / We are left bored and faithless / Is nothing sacred?
If you want to watch Gould say, “Did you bag her” to Martin or listen to women make bra jokes written by men, this is your show. Otherwise, go in the kitchen and pull the refrigerator down on top of yourself for a better time.
This one is a classic. You really need to read the whole thing.
I ambled on over and read some more of his stuff, and some of it is pretty amusing, but he’s a bit too mean for my tastes. But my own taste in humor is pretty mild: