Contest Blog 65! (Blog 358)

This month we have Matt’s super thoughtful insights on comedy! He points out how people want to see what’s expected. Or at least reasonably expected, few people want to see EXACTLY the same thing over and over again, apart from autistic people maybe?? I’m not saying we should exploit such people, but let’s face it, there is money to made there pretty easily. Fortunately he didn’t say THAT as he could be perceived as a bit of a dick. But it’s ok coming from me, because it’s expected! He says people don’t want to see dinosaurs in Breaking Bad. I’m sure he means most people, as I think it would be the most memorable thing I’ve seen in my life and come on, you have to admit it would be at least reasonably entertaining. And I don’t mean people thinking they’ve seen dinosaurs because they’re high on drugs, I think there should be the creatures both in the police and dealing the substances. And for the ultimate plot twist, you know Heisenberg? He’s a dinosaur, too. And so is his wife. ‘But that’s silly!’ is it? Ok, I admit it, it’s silly. But at very least what a way to end the series if it turned out the main character was a lizard. I do like the way the series ended with the guy getting killed but looking pretty pleased with himself and like he had the greatest time ever, but if he hatched an egg as he laid dying, there could very easily be a fascinating sequel.

Matt very modestly says that he doesn’t know what he’s doing. No! Your thoughts on Breaking Bad? I admit it, you were right and I was wrong! Dinosaurs can’t handle drugs, can they? Of course they can’t, they don’t have fingers. Maybe their claws could move drugs about a bit, but I really can’t picture them handing drugs to other people. And even if people could figure a way how to bring dinosaurs back from extinction, why let them roam the streets? It doesn’t make sense. So Matt, you’ve won. Ah, sorry Matt, I misunderstood. Had I waited just a few more seconds before pausing everything, I would have found out that he doesn’t know what he’s doing with SOCIAL MEDIA. Of course he knows his stuff when it comes to dinosaurs, that’s obvious. Still though, he has a fair amount of subscribers that is climbing so he does at least know something. He ‘hasn’t figured out algorithms’? I don’t even know what they are. Up until a few seconds ago, I thought the word was algorhythms. That suggests my subconscious thought ALGORITHMS had something to do with music, maybe dance music, I don’t know. As in ‘Hey check out the drummer and his awesome algorhythms!’ Boy would I look stupid at the disco. So Matt, you’re ahead of me at least. Check out his video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfs3KKwaAP0

Now to change the subject! Can anyone explain the following? Because I don’t think I’ve been more puzzled by a product in my entire life. There’s a gadget I’ve seen advertised on the internet that opens fizzy drinks cans from the bottom!! I know right? What’s the point of that? To stop you going through the hell of opening ring pulls? Again in my entire life, I’ve never seen ANYONE confused by such a task. Do I surround myself with intellectuals? The top 1% of the population who have unusually strong, alien-like fingers? Not that I’ve noticed anyway, but I’ll keep my eyes open from this point on out of genuine curiosity if not paranoia. I hate to rub salt in the company’s wounds, but using the device looks more complicated than using a ring pull. Ok, once or twice I have tried to open a can and the ring pull snapped off without opening the drink so I would have lost about one pound altogether. But I think the device costs more than a pound. And even if it didn’t, you have to move on. If I got desperate and claimed the work as my own as I showed my school D.T. teacher, he would literally go mental and shout at me about all the drink I got in everyone’s faces when using the thing. Isn’t that a sign the product isn’t so good? And… bye!