We never thought that we’d be the blog that would you’d find by using the search term “cats dressed up,” but, hey, strange things happen.
So, no tricks today, we’re just going to give the masses what they want. Which is cats dressed like humans. You asked for it. You got it.
Cats in pajamas!
Cat on his way to the office!
Highway patrol cat!
Fancy party cat!
And, of course, not creepy at all, cats being served dinner by a rabbit!
See you in your dreams!
In the latest Guy Fieri news, it seems that some of the restaurateurs featured on Fieri’s signature Food Network program, Diners, Drives & Dives, have found that life ain’t so grand after the “love, peace and taco grease” man rolls through town. Sure, according to this NY Times article, the complaint is that the restaurants have now become too popular, with regular patrons now being edged out by tourists and “Triple D” enthusiasts, which is a problem all restaurants wish they had. Still, the moral of the story is this: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR IF WHAT YOU WISH FOR IS GUY FIERI. Also, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF GUY FIERI.
The most disturbing revelation in the article, and indeed a legitimate complaint, is that Fieri often concocts his own artery blocking, gut busting, killer combo dishes in these kitchens, giving the impression that these are normal menu items. This was apparently the case at Fairfield, Connecticut’s Super Duper Weenie, where the Frankenstein, “a three-hot-dog, multirelish, cheese-and-condiment monster,” was invented by Fieri for the cameras. Now customers from all across the country, let’s call them “Fieri-heads,” come in requesting the item, only to be dissuaded from the heart attack-in waiting behemoth by the hot dog joint’s owner. There’s nothing worse than being lied to through food. Lesson learned: LOOSE FIERIS SINK SHIPS.
We actually had the good fortune to stop at Super Duper Weenie last spring. In fact, we had been trying to make pilgrimage for many years, well before the tiny restaurant was featured on the show, but found the place closed in our previous attempt. However, all it took to entice us was a billboard along I-95 (and an awesome name). We didn’t need Fieri to tell us to stop on our way to Boston and order a hot dog that doesn’t exist. No, our stomach is our compass. And when we finally made it to Super Duper Weenie, what did we encounter upon our arrival? A long line and the mark of Fieri.
So the question now becomes: is this the new scarlet letter for restaurants?
And it’d be dumb not to post this again:
MMMMMMmmmmmmm
Well, as much of a danger that Regis Philbin has been to himself and others over the years, it seemed that the only one who would ever get Regis off his hosting stool was the Grim Reaper. However, Death can relax (for now), since Regis announced today that come late summer or fall he will leave the Live! after twenty-five years (twenty of which he was there mentally. Fascinatingly, it wasn’t a consecutive run). We can only assume he’ll spend his retirement yelling about the Yankees and Notre Dame, butchering people’s names, forgetting what he’s doing, making unintentionally lewd remarks, making intentionally lewd remarks and lacerating himself with a box cutter. So, no different really.
Vodpod videos no longer available.But, fret not, after Reege’s announcement it was business as usual:
And apparently ABC ran a little message for Reege right after the show, one that we thought was in rather bad taste.
(that’s an amazing URL, btw)
But, seriously, Regis, mornings will never be the same without you. Safer and more coherent, sure, but certainly not as entertaining.
So who will fill Regis’ spot next to Kelly? Anderson Cooper, are you regretting that daytime talk show deal now? Because we are.
Filed under Good with Coffee, Reeeeeege
Going to go a little outside the box with this today’s search term, “jgl snl,” which, of course, refers to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hosting turn on SNL from the 2009-2010 season. But what we’re interested in right now is not JGL’s sketch comedy work, but, rather, his appearance on last night’s Golden Globes. Or should we say his appearance during his appearance on last night’s Golden Globes. We watched him introduce the clip reel for Inception and remarked to ourselves that his head looked extremely large. Or his body looked extremely small. Or a little of both. Either way, the proportions seemed off. And we found later that we were not alone, our thoughts articulated perfectly by Videogum:
We can’t knock his hustle, but clearly it wasn’t just us. But, hey, YOU DECIDE.
And, guess what, this does tie into “snl” after all, because we had the exact same thoughts about Paul Rudd when he recently briefly appeared in-between Paul McCartney performances on hosted SNL. And, trust us, we’re not trying to be mean here. There are very few dudes we like more than Paul Rudd (see the previous post). But, like JGL, he just looked a little…off.
Vodpod videos no longer available.Somebody get those guys a grilled chicken and fresh mozzarella sandwich! (because we’re eating one of those right now and it’s really good)
We only caught about 1/3 of the Golden Globes last night (which, judging from what we saw, might have been 1/6 too much), but we were fortunate enough to catch the requisite Tom Hanks appearance. And, even if we had seen the whole show, we’re certain that Hanks’ minute and a half on-screen was the highlight, as he brought more energy and laughter in his 90 seconds than the whole show did in 6 hours (or whatever). And he did it all without a Mel Gibson joke! The guy is just good. Really good. And we love and appreciate him more every time.
Now if we could just get Peter Scolari up there with him next year.
Hanx!
Filed under Brilliance, Hanx, Mancrush
Filed under Count Bleh, Interweb
Did you see SNL this past weekend? It included a sketch starring Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharoah (more on both of those later). Remember the last time two black guys had more than one line in a sketch? Well, here it is:
Vodpod videos no longer available.(we love how Horatio Sanz can’t even deliver three lines with a straight face. Come back Horatio! And bring the 80lbs you lost!)
By the way, what is up with Topher Grace?
Filed under Lady Holiday, Saturday Night Live
“Oh, that’s where I left that!”
Filed under Local Flavor, Parting Shot
We expect to often see search terms like “justin bieber” and “miranda cosgrove,” and to a lesser, but more encouraging, extent “rashida jones” and “tom westman,” but it surprised us how often one of our top results has been “nasim pedrad,” the talented and pretty comedian now in her sophomore season on SNL. Not that we think that she doesn’t warrant that kind of attention, but it’s intriguing that web surfers have taken a particular interest in Pedrad, considering that SNL has no shortage of attractive and funny female cast members (Kristen Wiig, Abby Elliott, Vanessa Bayer, Jenny Slate until this season). Then again, it’s not terribly shocking, as Pedrad has continued to impress us with her diversity and poise, deftly portraying women like Kim Kardashian, Azam Farahi (aka Mrs. Ahmadinejad) and Cristiane Amanpour, as well as performing Lil Blaster in the Underground Records commercials.
Pedrad has also fallen into the unfortunate pattern of playing hyperactive, loquacious, often male, teenagers, which has been the only knock against her so far. However, despite that, our favorite performance from Pedrad was as wise beyond her years teenager Bedilia, a confident young lady who exhibits just a little too much appreciation for her parents.
Vodpod videos no longer available.See? She more than holds her own against Alec Baldwin there. If Pedrad can excise those other, more annoying, less successful characters then we see no reason why she won’t be one of our most popular search terms for years to come.
Get excited for Cee Lo!
Or whatever.
And remember, Gwyneth, wipe down your legs BEFORE the monologue.
Filed under It's gross., Saturday Night Live
Jumped The Snark 