tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post1115971467516218193..comments2024-03-16T14:43:09.430-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Last Week in TV #21Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-1785040676459557032011-02-16T13:52:00.856-06:002011-02-16T13:52:00.856-06:00@Soapfish: I am deeply saddened that you watch Gle...@Soapfish: <i>I am deeply saddened that you watch Glee.</i><br /><br />Dude, you're talking to a guy who owns seasons of <i>Beverly Hills, 90210</i> on DVD and almost majored in theater. Is it really <i>that</i> surprising that I watch <i>Glee</i>?<br /><br />I'm familiar with that <i>Cleveland Show</i> clip, and laughed when I saw it. And I appreciate you acknowledging the irony of using it to illustrate your point. <br /><br />And it's not like I'm some crazed fan of the show or anything (I just watch it and generally enjoy it, though it certainly has its ticks that bug the piss out of me and it's fair share of bad episodes) but if you'd seriously like a reasonably intelligent assessment of what's good about the show (and part of what I like about it), check out <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/silly-love-songs,51406/" rel="nofollow">this</a> episode review by the Onion AV Club's Todd VanDerWerf, specifically the first three and the last paragraphs (the rest is just recap stuff you won't care about).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-29345382978405210462011-02-16T12:30:52.544-06:002011-02-16T12:30:52.544-06:00@Teebore I am deeply saddened that you watch Glee....@Teebore I am deeply saddened that you watch Glee. I don't know if it's all the female blog readers or your wife, but something has damaged the organ in your body that resists pieces of shit. That is the only reason I could thin of as to why you would watch this show. I direct you to this Cleveland Show clip (yes I realize I am using an almost equally stupid show to illustrate a point) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUMKlj9BwMo&feature=youtube_gdata_playerSoapfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-66289100835466426722011-02-16T09:44:40.846-06:002011-02-16T09:44:40.846-06:00@Hannah: I didn't realize that not answering u...@Hannah: <i>I didn't realize that not answering unknown calls was a Minnesotan thing. Huh. I do it all the effing time. Pretty much every day. </i><br /><br />The joke on the show was that ANSWERING unknown calls was a Minnesota thing, because we're just too nice to not answer it. I was simply pointing out that this is isn't true, and plenty of Minnesotans ignore unknown calls.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-49075416867013538052011-02-15T20:20:07.292-06:002011-02-15T20:20:07.292-06:00I didn't realize that not answering unknown ca...I didn't realize that not answering unknown calls was a Minnesotan thing. Huh. I do it all the effing time. Pretty much every day. I've not started looking up the phone numbers online. It's a good thing I don't answer, most of them are scammers, trying to see if your number is real or telemarketers. <br /><br />haha, we never had to answer our phone with our last name. My cousins did it all the time though and I laughed every time I called.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-75141973739205952392011-02-15T13:10:24.518-06:002011-02-15T13:10:24.518-06:00@Anne: which ended up being a moot point because A...@Anne: <i>which ended up being a moot point because A) she didn't file for unemployment and B) she stole a check and cashed it her name</i><br /><br />Ha! Yeah, Sarah told me about that. Crazy situation.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-21482002758170799842011-02-14T19:16:03.966-06:002011-02-14T19:16:03.966-06:00yeah- which is why when i terminated an employee f...yeah- which is why when i terminated an employee for theft, HR was ALL about the absolute proof that no one else could've stolen the money<br />which ended up being a moot point because A) she didn't file for unemployment and B) she stole a check and cashed it her nameAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-13413527285772553072011-02-14T17:20:41.778-06:002011-02-14T17:20:41.778-06:00@Anne: but they'll prob get stuck paying his u...@Anne: <i>but they'll prob get stuck paying his unemployment- unless they can prove he knew he was going to get fired for said actions</i><br /><br />Good point. I wasn't thinking of it terms of unemployment, but yeah, they probably would have to pay it. <br /><br />And we've now officially given this plotline more thought than even the writers. ;) <br /><br /><i>because the judge said we couldn't prove that other former employees couldn't have somehow made a copy of the register key, snuck in, and stolen the cash themselves</i><br /><br />That's crazy.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-42003560784081000802011-02-14T13:48:20.087-06:002011-02-14T13:48:20.087-06:00oh they can fire him, but they'll prob get stu...oh they can fire him, but they'll prob get stuck paying his unemployment- unless they can prove he knew he was going to get fired for said actions<br />hell- at my work we ended up paying unemployment for an employee who was stealing cash from us- because the judge said we couldn't prove that other former employees couldn't have somehow made a copy of the register key, snuck in, and stolen the cash themselves<br />seriously- unemployment judges are brutalAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-79669118506231777592011-02-14T10:39:37.427-06:002011-02-14T10:39:37.427-06:00@Anne: we LOVED when Sue threw the temper tantrum ...@Anne: <i>we LOVED when Sue threw the temper tantrum and the principal was like 'Oh God' when she was berserk</i><br /><br />Ditto, though that was another example of how <i>Glee</i> exists in a reality just off of ours; I don't care how much revenue and prestige she brings to the school or how much power she has in the community; in the real world, she'd have shit-canned for that tantrum. <br /><br />But it was damned hilarious. <br /><br />And I'm also digging the addition of Lauren. <br /><br /><i>And if gay supervisor got fired because some aquaintance caused a disruption in the store...well, hello unemployment hearing</i><br /><br />I dunno. I'm no lawyer, but assuming Gap is like most retail stores hiring on an "at will" basis, they can technically fire anyone they want for any reason short of outright discrimination. <br /><br />And I think his firing had more to do with the disruption than any gay discrimination, so he's probably SOL.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-66782859006502183052011-02-14T10:30:33.377-06:002011-02-14T10:30:33.377-06:00what sarah said
We are also super loving lauren...what sarah said<br />We are also super loving lauren's addition to the show (and i love any Queen songs they choose to do, so that was a win).<br />we LOVED when Sue threw the temper tantrum and the principal was like 'Oh God' when she was berserk<br /><br />When the hell is Kurt going to leave the damned Warblers? Seriously, how can they even still have him on the show at all at this point?<br />And if gay supervisor got fired because some aquaintance caused a disruption in the store...well, hello unemployment hearingAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-44347708493840547952011-02-14T08:50:00.715-06:002011-02-14T08:50:00.715-06:00@Falen: wait, do people in other states actually a...@Falen: <i>wait, do people in other states actually answer the phone when a number they dont' recognize calls? Why? It could be ANYONE!</i><br /><br />I dunno. (Assuming you don't watch HIMYM) the joke was that Marshall, whilst staying at his childhood home in Minnesota, was reverting to some of his old childhood mannerisms, including automatically answering the phone, "Erickson residence, this is Marshall," even if he knew who the caller was. <br /><br />And then later, he was talking to one of his friends and call waiting beeped, but he didn't know the number, and his friend gave him a hard time for being unable to NOT answer the unknown caller because it would be rude. <br /><br />I was just pointing out that not everyone in Minnesota takes that approach to unknown numbers. <br /><br /><i>i was once again reminded that i can't stand almost all the characters</i><br /><br />I've realized I like various characters to certain degrees: I like Will when he's just a teacher and not the focus of a story, I like Rachel and Kurt when they're not self-centered bitches, I like Finn when he takes on a leadership role (like the post-Super Bowl episode) but not in any of his relationship stories (and, let's be honest, despite how much I enjoyed the last episode, I really don't like many of the relationship stories anyway...). <br /><br />Puck is one of the few characters I like without any reservations. <br /><br /><i>I was super pissed at Finn for being such an EFFING Hypocrite.</i><br /><br />Yeah. Like I said, it was a curious bit of mischaracterization. And one the writers were even aware of, since they acknowledged it. <br /><br />(And let's be honest: both Finn and Rachel have been pretty ridiculous in the way they handled the issues that led to their break-up).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-52795643558453853952011-02-14T08:32:19.075-06:002011-02-14T08:32:19.075-06:00wait, do people in other states actually answer th...wait, do people in other states actually answer the phone when a number they dont' recognize calls? Why? It could be ANYONE!<br /><br />Regarding the silly love songs Glee episode, i was once again reminded that i can't stand almost all the characters (except Puck. And Lauren now. And i don't have a problem with Mike Chen)<br /><br />I was super pissed at Finn for being such an EFFING Hypocrite. He's still mad at Rachel for kissing Puck, but he makes up with Puck. THEN he goes and kisses Quinn. He constantly does the same thing that all his exes have done to him. He's such an asshole. I don't see how we're supposed to find him likeable at allSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com