“Swingtown’s” Welcome Change of Venue
Going to the Millers’ country cabin was a refreshing change of pace in the episode “Cabin Fever.” The three couples were more on neutral grounds and forced to interact with each other. Tom, Trina, Janet and Roger were “out of their ususal element,” which made them more vulnerable. And I thought that I was going to snap right along with hostess Susan when Janet and Trina started baring their claws at the dinner table.
Later in the day, wasn’t it fun to see prissy drag Janet loosen up? Granted, it took a few of her pot-laced (courtesy of Trina) brownies, but dadgum it, the woman actually smiled and laughed! The shenanigans even including a group skinny-dip in the lake! Of course, we all knew that Janet would be back to her old stodgy self the next morning, after her Alice B. Toklas buzz had worn off, and she would be downright mortified by her wild behavior. The scene where she and Trina were sleeping next to each other open mouth-to-open mouth was an A+ moment in a show that has so far had no A+—or anything close to that—moments.
And speaking of grading moments, here was the icky, D moment: the opening scene where Tom was piloting the passenger jet, told his co-workers to leave the cockpit, put the jet on autopilot and then had Trina come in so she could “go down on him.” Blech. I realize that the show runs from 10 to 11 p.m., but that scene was in there simply for shock value—or schlock value. And poor, horny Trina won’t be seeing as much of Tom after that, when he’ll then be flying Pan Meridian’s route to Tokyo.
Thank goodness teacher Doug Stevens thwarted his and Laurie’s dinner alone at her house by showing up late and then telling her that their kiss was inappropriate. That was all well and good, but what will happen now that Logan saw Doug leave Laurie’s house? Will he start blabbing that Mr. Stevens and his student are having some sort of illicit affair? It’s possible, considering that Laurie had blown Logan off earlier in the day.
And I almost forgot the original-vs.-fake artists round-up: These were the real deals, as far as I was able to make out over the dialogue: “What You See Is What You Get,” “Spirit In the Sky,” “Drift Away,” Shambala” and “Brand New Key.” Fake: “Brandy.” I wasn’t familiar with “Hello, Old Friend,” so I don’t know who sang it.
Tonight, in “Go Your Own Way” (at right), Susan defies Bruce by going to Tom and Trina’s house for a free-speech fundraiser to benefit the legal defense of the star of a controversial feature film. In one scene, Trina and some of her guests line up to meet and get autographs from guest of honor Harry Reems, an actor in the movie “Deep Throat.” And for those of you who are confusing the movie with the Watergate informant, ask someone over 40 to explain the difference. (Photos courtesy of CBS.)
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Funny Words And Latest Funny Jokes
The belief that certain words are inherently funny, for reasons ranging from onomatopoeia to phonosemantics to sexual innuendo, is widespread among people who work in humor and fun. There is, however, no generally agreed-upon list of such latest funny jokes or words.The concept of inherent humor appears to be heavily dependent on culture.
Some influential comedians, such as W. C. Fields have long regarded certain words in the English language as being inherently funny and have used these to enhance the humour of their routines.For example, the radio panel game I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue includes an occasional round called “Straight Face”, in which the panelists take turns saying a single word. A player is eliminated from the game if anyone in the audience laughs at their word (”even the merest titter”). The winner is the last player standing.
Additionally, the meaning of the word can play a factor. The local word for duck is considered to be funny in many languages, irrespective of pronunciation - this may be because ducks are seen as a silly animal, as shown by Richard Wiseman’s LaughLab experiment.Additionally, taboos associated with certain words can make a word humorous in certain circumstances.
On the DVD commentary for the British sitcom I’m Alan Partridge, its writers put forward their own theory of funny numbers, going against the more common view that smaller, specific numbers are funny and instead employing large, round numbers (e.g. “a million pounds”), with the fun or humour coming from the numbers’ bluntness.