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la_sonnambula

Karma police, arrest this girl

Apr 29, 2005 04:46

There is a commercial for some sort of medical alerting device that amuses me to no end. An old lady is sprawled on the floor, I think her wheelchair is nearby, I don't remember. She says "Help. I've fallen and I can't get up." For all the urgency and pain in her voice she might as well be talking about the church bake sale ( Read more... )

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baggylettuce April 29 2005, 08:28:02 UTC

Poor TV Granny. Shame on you!

The TV old people have the most exciting gadgets - stairlifts, those funny baths with a door on the side, bath lifts, alarms, and are they pleased about it?

No, never - they all sort of look like they want to abandon the script and say "well, it's all very well, but in my day we always made do without. Sniff. Better get the sprouts on, Maureen."

la_sonnambula April 29 2005, 16:22:46 UTC

At least I didn't push her off the wheelchair like George Costanza!

Ahahaha! The elderly actor is so jaded.

idlerat April 29 2005, 09:39:49 UTC

That commercial has been a famous classic for, I swear, 25 years, and *I have never seen it*. Jealous!

I even know a joke about it from Way Back When. Not a good joke, but still:

Circa 1979: Christ is at a disco. He can't seem to catch the beat. "Help," he complains. "I've risen and I can't get down!"

In other news, mmm, dim sum. I'm overdue for a visit to Sweet 'n' Tart on Mott St. Mmmm. Greasy and delicious.

noblerot April 29 2005, 11:51:05 UTC

Circa 1979: Christ is at a disco. He can't seem to catch the beat. "Help," he complains. "I've risen and I can't get down!"

*barks with laughter*
*stumbles backward and steps on ratty's tail omg*

idlerat April 29 2005, 11:54:50 UTC

Squeak!

la_sonnambula April 29 2005, 16:15:26 UTC

I didn't know that commericial is a classic!

Bwahahaha! Christ needs to get jiggy with it.

I'm jealous that you can eat dim sum. I had vegan shiu mai (bought it from Whole Foods) the other day, and to quote edda, it's not of the Lord.

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noblerot April 29 2005, 11:48:38 UTC

Oh, don't make me laugh at your pain the way I laughed at that Granny. I hope you recover soon. Ibuprofen is your chemical friend.

And, uhm, I have a book called "The History of the Penis." Or something similar. It's illustrated.

idlerat April 29 2005, 11:56:35 UTC

Does it have famous people in it? Jon Langford, perchance?

la_sonnambula April 29 2005, 16:18:49 UTC

Ibuprofen saved my life the Night of the Fall. My ankle doesn't hurt anymore, but I can't exercise with it.

Oh you degenerate. Let me know when the pop-up book version comes (heh) out.

edda April 29 2005, 22:14:05 UTC

Poor foot! Hope it feels better soon! Eat some Dim Sum, that's supposed to help foot injuries. See, all the grease slides down your stomach into your feet, and your feet go "MMMM GREASE NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THAT *CHOMP MUNCH SMACK*" and they forget they feel bad, and then you're OK.

Really. They've done studies. On old people.

And I have total faith in your penis. What?

la_sonnambula April 29 2005, 22:27:20 UTC

Is there anything dim sum CAN'T do? They are the duct tape of Chinese cuisine.

I'm not Hung!

omgaeula May 1 2005, 22:56:06 UTC

Aww, haha, poor you. I would say getting bruises is fun, but having to wear an ankle brace is not. >.

la_sonnambula May 2 2005, 01:09:07 UTC

No, it really isn't fun to wear ankle brace. In fact, I haven't been wearing it as often as I should. *is bad*