The Game Dame

Overheard at McDonalds

Grandma to Grandson: “Someone at church said you might like to try something called Web Kim’s. What is that? Some kind of web camera?”
Woman, explaining: “Webkinz. It’s a website where kids can adopt virtual pets and get stuff for them.”
Grandma: “Ohhh. Like pet rocks?”
Grandson: “Webkinz? My cats are better.”

Movie Recommendation

I watched Idiocracy last night. I had low expectations of it since I knew it had only been in theaters for a nanosecond, but we DVR’d it during a free HBO weekend, so it was a low risk proposition.

You can read reviews of it on Rotten Tomatoes, but all you need to know is this: if you like Office Space, The Simpsons (in its heyday), Futurama, anything done by Mike Judge, Trey Parker, or Matt Stone, you will find this movie HILARIOUS!

I loved it. It’s a brilliant combination of just stupid silliness overlaid upon biting, intelligent social satire. You can enjoy it on either level or — as I did — both at the same time. I won’t say it’s for everyone (it’s clear why the theater release was so short: it takes no prisoners with corporate America), but if you liked the list above, you’ll enjoy this movie.