12:38 p.m. - 01.16.2003
not fit for man or beast
Today's guilty pleasure: Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam - "Lost in Emotion". Hit the beat now!
Last night's guilty pleasure: There was a show on Fox (figures) where they pitted man vs. beast in various competitions. I only caught one. It was an eating competition between a great big brown bear and a tiny little Japanese man (who happenes to be the world's best competitive eater).
They were each given a plate full of hot-dogs. The Tiny Japanese Man ate 30 hot-dogs in 2mins! I've never had a hot-dog, but I can imagine that is a lot. Well, The Bear ate 50 in 2mins, natch.
The reason I mention it was the set-up of this whole thing. It really was a riot! It had this whole Rocky IV vibe going on (that's the cold-war 80's one that is underdog U.S. vs big bad blonde Russia).
The Bear and Tiny Japanese Man were placed inside individual boxing rings. Inside the rings were the tables with hot dogs. Then there were two sports commentators giving the blow-by-blow (or dog-by-dog) ringside action. However, hanging over the respective rings were giant flags. The Japanese flag for Tiny Japanese Man.....and for The Bear.....the U.S. flag!? I shit you not. The whole thing was staged as an East vs. West thing. Their best eater vs our....bear?
Maybe the whole thing was symbolic. The bear represented our sluggish economy, which was still able to triumph over the determined and systematic....ohIdunnowhy. you tell me....
Who cares though, right? As long as our bear beat the Japs! Rock on America! Let's Roll!
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