Seinfeld Reference #89

August 22, 2013: Seinfeld Reference #89

At our morning meeting, there were donuts. Diane saw the name on the box and thought it said Lerch's. However, it was Leech's. She was very disappointed and said that they were imposters, posing as Lerch's. I said kind of like the Willard instead of the Wizard--when Jerry gave his father a Wizard organizer, he told him it wasn't that expensive because he got a deal. So, he wanted Jerry to get a bunch to give out to people on the board at the condo during the election. Since Jerry didn't have a deal, he instead gave him knock of Willard's, which turned out to be junk.

Unfortunately, and surprisingly, I couldn't find the video clip for this one!

Seinfeld References #87 & 88

August 21, 2013: Seinfeld Reference #87

Shonda said she wished she could be like Mary Poppins and just have what she needed just appear. Diane said, that was more "I Dream of Jeannie" and she did the classic thing she would do where she crosses her arms and blinks. That reminded us of when George did it...but neither of us could remember the exact context and in what episode he did it. Here it is!



August 21, 2013: Seinfeld Reference #88
Diane was talking about something to do with shipping, and it being a write-off...so naturally we had to think of the "write-off"...

Seinfeld References #83, 84, 85 & 86

August 16, 2013--So many Seinfeld references today!

Seinfeld Reference #83

Today was so crazy/weird, Shonda said it felt like we were in a sitcom! So that made me think of when George and Jerry were coming up with ideas for their show, Jerry, and George was like 'What did you do this morning...there you go, that's a show."

Seinfeld Reference #84

Shonda's been having weird dreams lately. A couple days ago, she dreamt that she was pregnant. Yesterday, she found a very random tiny blue baby rattle sticker or piece of confetti on the floor by her desk in her cubicle. We have no idea where it cold have come from. It seems too weird to be a coincidence. That made me think of Elaine's argument that you can have big coincidences and little coincidences.

Seinfeld Reference #85

A few people from work are running in a marathon for charity, and one of the members of the group that's doing it together isn't so sure about the running. Diane and I said we would rather walk. That reminded us of when Kramer was doing the AIDS walk and how he was up late smoking the night before and Jerry told him he was never going to be able to do the AIDS walk.

Seinfeld Reference #86

Diane was talking about how some people in her family always put up a fuss when you try to pay them back or try to pay for something for them. That reminded me of the episode that was just on the other night, where Jerry's dad tries to pay for his gas, and later Jerry tries to give his dad a wallet and money that he thought was stolen and he hid the money in the wallet (only to have his father throw the wallet away because of something he didn't like, and he never looked inside).

Seinfeld Reference #82

August 14, 2013: Seinfeld Reference #82

Co-workers were talking about someone they knew who recently had their second child. They named the child a color, and their other child's name was also a color. One was Scarlet Gray and the other was Violet. That reminded me that the night before, the episode where George dates a woman named Sienna was on. Jerry makes fun of her name and says that "George is dating a crayon."

I couldn't find a clip with that line, but this is a clip of George trying to tell Sienna that he loves her.



Another reference was made today, but since it wasn't mine, I'm not going to add it to the tally. Any way, Heather posted on my Facebook wall that she was talking to someone with an Australian accent today on the phone, and all she could think of was "Maybe the dingo ate your baby!" lol

Big Brother Twitter Interactions

Lots of Big Brother action happening on Twitter....and not from anyone from the US version! I've had conversations with AJ from Big Brother Canada and Callum from Big Brother UK!

AJ Burman - Big Brother Canada
AJ was one of the funniest houseguests on the premier season of Big Brother Canada. As with all of his fellow houseguests, they are all fans of Big Brother US, and have been from the start. So, they always have something fun to say about the show. Here were a couple of his tweets that I commented on (under Reality Bites...my reality blog).


Callum Knell - Big Brother UK
I love Callum! He was/is my favorite housemate on this 14th season of BBUK. He was recently voted out for being...too nice! He seems like a very likable and genuine person. His BFF in the house was Sam, and he was very protective of his best mate (Sam has a hearing disability).

Music Ironicness: Devo - Whip It

The musically ironic things that happen to me so often, are always such a coincidence. But this one is especially strange.

I was reading online a joke that included the famous "step on a crack, break your mother's back" phrase. A short time later, I was watching Full House rerun. It was the one where Uncle Jesse was opening the Smash Club and Joey said that he booked REM, a famous 90s band. It turns out REM also is the name of 3 old ladies, who are also triplets. They end up playing the song "Whip It" by Devo. And in that song, part of the lyrics are...you guessed..."step on a crack, break your mama's back"!

Here is the original song.

And here is the clip from Full House:

Music Ironicness: Gavin DeGraw - Best I Ever Had

So, I'm watching the movie Take Me Home Tonight and on my laptop, I'm watching Gavin DeGraw's performance of "Best I Ever Had" on Jay Leno that I missed. One of the first parts of the lyrics, he sings "take me home". Whoa...

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/thursday-august-8-2013/n39817/?tin=2232

Seinfeld Reference #81

August 8, 2013: Seinfeld Reference #81

At work we've been having trouble with the computer server. IBM has not made this urgent issue a priority, and we are going on a couple weeks now, without being able to work on our new software. Our IT guy has to be stressed and under so much pressure right now to get things fixed. Diane and I joked about how he could relieve his stress. I suggested we round up some of the old computers, and stick him in the room with them and let him go to town...just like Kramer when he exploded due to the "Serenity now" technique. We even have a rocking chair and screen door for him if he ends up like Kramer!

Music Ironicness: Backstreet Boys - Panic

Ever listen to music while you are reading something, and then in the song they sing the exact same word or words at the exact same time you read them? It's so weird when that happens. This morning I was reading an article about Big Brother and at the exact same time that I read the words "loud and clear" the Backstreet Boys sang the same thing! One word is weird, so I'm not even sure what to think about 3.