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Every sense this protesting started I didn't know what this protesting was all about.Now I know "PROTESTING IS EASIER THAN WORKING ON JOBS MOST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE".
This will get back on point, promise -- ya know what is a really, really terrific show? "King of the Hill." I mean it. I had avoided it for a long time, just because of the "Beavis & Butthead" connection, but when I finally put it on one night several years ago, I was stunned. Hank Hill is a middle-class, married, father (white) and although he is occasionally the butt of some humor by reason of his naivety, he is not a figure of fun, the way Al Bundy -or nearly every other sitcom white man- is. The show ultimately espouses traditional values and virtue: hard work, family & friends, even church. And does so with some riotously funny writing and acting.
OK, point is: watched an episode today (S.8,E.14) "Phish and Wildlife." Hank and the boys go for their annual camping trip in the state park, only to have it overrun by hippies, who are very big into "sharing," and not much else besides ruining the wilderness for everyone else. Hank's solution? He gets the park to close up all its secondary services, like the snack bar, and tells the Occupiers --oops did that slip out?!?-- that he is going to teach them the value of WORK: how to dig latrines (with the portapotties padlocked), how to catch fish and gather nuts and berries , gather wood and start fires, etc etc. And yes, they pack up and drive away at the dreadful prospect of having to do something for themselves.
Well yes it's obvious where this is going. I'm not sure Mr Whittle is spot on with his assessment of the Occupiers as the first "Self-Esteem" breakdown, I think this sort of thing has been going on a while. This episode could have been called "Occupy Arlen State Park." Both the disease and the cure were brightly outlined. I highly recommend watching this episode, even if you dont think you'd ever like a show like this. This may be the one that brings you over. And yes, I do recommend the whole series as a good dose of conservative, dare I say even Republican, ethics. (And humor!)
Agreed.. rewatch value is very high, too.. I've been randomly watching it completely out-of-order for years, missed a lot of episodes, and seen others multiple times. Characters and writing are fantastic. I don't see the Republican so much as I see Hank embodying to best conservative values, while still being mightily tolerant (though his looks of relief whenever its clear Bobby's actually into girls--like Connie next-door--are classsic). Khan and Hank are anagrams too, just learned that
It's amazing also what welfare and foodstamps does to the mind and soul. Just a couple of the pieces of the gubment plan as in (indoctrination) no one fails but no one succeeds.
"In the real world, they do keep score."
Great! Too bad none of those loons will see this.
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Every sense this protesting started I didn't know what this protesting was all about.Now I know "PROTESTING IS EASIER THAN WORKING ON JOBS MOST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE".
This will get back on point, promise -- ya know what is a really, really terrific show? "King of the Hill." I mean it. I had avoided it for a long time, just because of the "Beavis & Butthead" connection, but when I finally put it on one night several years ago, I was stunned. Hank Hill is a middle-class, married, father (white) and although he is occasionally the butt of some humor by reason of his naivety, he is not a figure of fun, the way Al Bundy -or nearly every other sitcom white man- is. The show ultimately espouses traditional values and virtue: hard work, family & friends, even church. And does so with some riotously funny writing and acting.
OK, point is: watched an episode today (S.8,E.14) "Phish and Wildlife." Hank and the boys go for their annual camping trip in the state park, only to have it overrun by hippies, who are very big into "sharing," and not much else besides ruining the wilderness for everyone else. Hank's solution? He gets the park to close up all its secondary services, like the snack bar, and tells the Occupiers --oops did that slip out?!?-- that he is going to teach them the value of WORK: how to dig latrines (with the portapotties padlocked), how to catch fish and gather nuts and berries , gather wood and start fires, etc etc. And yes, they pack up and drive away at the dreadful prospect of having to do something for themselves.
Well yes it's obvious where this is going. I'm not sure Mr Whittle is spot on with his assessment of the Occupiers as the first "Self-Esteem" breakdown, I think this sort of thing has been going on a while. This episode could have been called "Occupy Arlen State Park." Both the disease and the cure were brightly outlined. I highly recommend watching this episode, even if you dont think you'd ever like a show like this. This may be the one that brings you over. And yes, I do recommend the whole series as a good dose of conservative, dare I say even Republican, ethics. (And humor!)
Agreed.. rewatch value is very high, too.. I've been randomly watching it completely out-of-order for years, missed a lot of episodes, and seen others multiple times. Characters and writing are fantastic. I don't see the Republican so much as I see Hank embodying to best conservative values, while still being mightily tolerant (though his looks of relief whenever its clear Bobby's actually into girls--like Connie next-door--are classsic). Khan and Hank are anagrams too, just learned that
It's amazing also what welfare and foodstamps does to the mind and soul. Just a couple of the pieces of the gubment plan as in (indoctrination) no one fails but no one succeeds.
"In the real world, they do keep score."
Great! Too bad none of those loons will see this.
enjoy