What, what? Fifteen?
Of these things?? FIFTEEN??
Amazing as it is, yes. And as soon as we get imaginary co-host Jeff here we can start.
He's here. Let's start.
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TGWD - Amaanat.
JEFF - De-deee de-de-de.
TGWD - Amaanat.
JEFF - De dee-dee-dee.
TGWD - Amaanat.
JEFF - De-deee de-de-de, de-de-de, de-de-de, da-deedle-deedle de de dee de!
TGWD - For our Muppet contingent out there.
JEFF - Now this is a nice, artistic little interpretation of clinical depression.
TGWD - A very specific clinical depression, though, as seen through Monet's mind-eye.
JEFF - Colorful.
TGWD - Very.
JEFF - Kinda pretty.
TGWD - Extremely.
TGWD - I'd say this is a very bright, very sunny thought to go through the head of such an obviously depressed Tom Jones.
JEFF - Wait; do you mean Albert Finney Tom Jones or Tom Jones Tom Jones?
TGWD - Tom Jones Tom Jones.
JEFF - "My-My-My Delilah" Tom Jones? Gold chains and silk shirts open at the chest, women's underwear thrown at him Tom Jones?
TGWD - THAT'S the one.
JEFF - I can see that.
JEFF - Is he thinking of any lady in particular?
TGWD - Naw; after all those years of collecting women's underwear, he's probably never been able to put a garment to the...
TGWD - ...
TGWD - Face.
JEFF - Thank you.
JEFF - LeRoy Nieman.
TGWD - Huh?
JEFF - This is a LeRoy Neiman piece. Can''t you see the influence?
JEFF - I half-expect to flip this poster over and see Playboy Party Jokes printed on the back.
TGWD - I wonder what Hef would say about this?
JEFF - "Not nude enough, babe."
TGWD - ...
JEFF - Hef calls everybody "babe".
TGWD - Still?
JEFF - Hef can get away with it.
JEFF - No one else could.
TGWD - The man's been in his pajamas since the 1950s...now at this stage in life, everyone EXPECTS him to be in his pajamas. No change in lifestyle necessary.
JEFF - And under those PJs...a clean fresh tuxedo.
JEFF - Fashionable for any party.
TGWD - That's Hef for you.
JEFF - Hey, look down at the bottom. See that?
JEFF - "Lyrics"..."Music"...?
TGWD - This is a musical?
JEFF - If this is an Indian musical, they're gonna need a LOT more dancing girls on the poster here.
TGWD - As it is, your average Bollywooder is going to take this as just your run-of-the-mill psychological drama with Tom Jones.
JEFF - Featuring dream sequences by LeRoy Neiman.
TGWD - Technical Advisor: Hugh Hefner.
TGWD - So this is a very male-chauvinist movie poster we have here, actually.
JEFF - With a lady walking through a colorful pastoral scene, thinking to herself (in song) how nice it would be to throw her underwear at Tom Jones.
TGWD - Just like any other lady would be thinking in the same setting.
JEFF - Even Rosie O'Donnell?
TGWD - Yep, even Rosie.
JEFF - Portia de Rossi?
TGWD - Mmm-hmm.
JEFF - Billie Jean King?
TGWD - They're only human.
JEFF - Chastity Bono?
TGWD - Moving on.
JEFF - Okay....
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See? Snarkiness is painless. Mostly.
Until next time, Dope (and Jeff) out.
- TGWD