Beijing Olympics Quote Of The Day
Posted by Dan on August 25, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Of course this one is late, but I just heard it on The Daily Show, where Jon Stewart refers to the little girl who sang the opening night song, but whose face did not make it on TV:
You thought your middle school days were tough? Imagine if your government got together and decided you were not cute.
UPDATE: Some consider Stewart worthy of deification and use him as part of their graduate level syllabus. On a somewhat related note (using pop culture as a learning device), while listening to Bruce Springsteen's, The Rising, this morning, I concluded that if one listened to every song by Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Marvin Gaye, one ought to get at least 16 hours college credit in sociology, political science and US history, 1965-2008. Do you agree?
Comments
Brilliant comment. Luckily the poor girl is young enough to put this behind her.
Posted by: William | August 26, 2008 3:01 AM
Is there anyway i can download it?
The net speed is dead slow...
Posted by: bigbogboy | August 26, 2008 5:24 AM
I thought the accurate version was, the government thought you were the second best looking girl with the best voice, and a couple of British reporters thought you were ugly and told everyone about it.
Posted by: JXie | August 26, 2008 9:52 AM
not bad, the daily show
'hilarious', is that the word?
Posted by: bigbogboy | August 26, 2008 4:40 PM
William,
Either that or she will be scarred for life.
Posted by: Dan | August 27, 2008 1:26 AM
JXie,
Either way, it will feel the same for the poor kid.
Posted by: Dan | August 27, 2008 1:28 AM
bigbogboy,
Yes.
Posted by: Dan | August 27, 2008 1:28 AM
Marvin Gaye I get. Greatest National Anthem ever sung. I also get Dylan and the Boss, but only for the social activism and lyrics. But to have to actually listen to Dylan and Bruce sing to get college credits would be a college I would not attend, and I've attended a lot of them...
Posted by: Jeff Lane | August 27, 2008 12:15 PM
Mr. Lane,
I believe you misunderstood me. I did not propose these three greats be required for a degree, merely that credit be given for listening.
I do have to admit that I have enough of a problem getting my kids to listen to Dylan and Bruce, and getting them to actually listen to the words is even tougher. But, I have gotten them to admit that lines like "sometimes you think you've lost everything, then you find out you can lose a little more" are better than "meet me in the car, it's going down...."
Posted by: Dan | August 27, 2008 5:10 PM
Dan,
No Snoop Dog, Garth Brooks or Brittany Spears on your list of such icons? :)
Posted by: Chris Carr | August 27, 2008 9:05 PM
If you started the course with Quicksilver's Happy Trails album, side one, I'd agree. Every serious meal requires an appetizer to awaken the taste buds.
Posted by: Law Office of Todd L. Platek | September 8, 2008 8:10 PM