One night when we first started dating, Will and I brought some movies over to watch with Mom and Dad.
The first was Anchor Man. Anyone familiar with the movie knows that its got some fairly sophomoric humor, including one 'joke' about a guy who ends up eating cat poop. Although no one said as much, it was obvious that the movie's humor was a little on the blue side for Mom and Dad (well, maybe not Mom as much, who is the only non-pot smoker who thinks Harold and Kumar are funny). Awkward silence as the credits rolled...
The next movie was Open Water, which is a terrifying true story about a husband and wife who go scuba diving with a tour and are accidentally left behind when the boat returns to the shore. The film is incredibly intense and never lets up. At one point, Mom was quite agitated and said "this movie needs some comic relief". Without missing a beat, my dad deadpans "Well, maybe if we wait long enough, someone will eat cat poop."
I salute the master.
Joi
Friday, January 8th, 2016