March 9, 2011
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STUPID NEWS PLAGUES FOREIGN COUNTRY
Mr. Blog to Mock Headlines Worldwide
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Can there be any story more quintessentially British? If only the butler’s name was Jeeves it would be perfect. Smithers works too.
It is heartening to know that no matter how bad the world’s economy gets we can always count on the classic British Upper Class Twit.
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That is a real letter to the editor and as proof that I am a product of the New York City educational system I had to read it twice, and then I still didn’t understand the headline. My inner Beavis was still giggling at “lapwing.”
- The lapwing… The lapwing.
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You know why this doesn’t happen more over here? We have guns.
“Hey you! I saw you steal the American equivalent of 845 pounds! I’m taking you to the police station!
“Say hello to my little friend!”
What I really don’t understand is how the thief was let off with a caution. Judge Judy would have beheaded him. I also don’t understand all those wigs they wear in court. What’s up with that?
Can you name this famous Brit?
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What British newspaper would be complete without a Page Three girl? Not this one.
Here’s Geri Halliwell. 
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And finally, just when you begin to think that the British are a sophisticated and subtle lot, there’s this:
As the Queen would say “We are not amused.”
Mr. Blog's Tepid Ride 
Hugh Laurie is fantastic, no matter what the role.
“Judge Judy would have beheaded him,” may be my new retort for any sticky quasi-criminal situation.
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When House debuted I was already very familiar with Hugh Laurie from British TV but I couldn’t reconcile him with the guy on House. When I saw the show I didn’t know the actors name yet but I was sure I knew the face. I simply couldn’t place him because the accent (and the fact that I had not seen him in any role remotely like that) totally threw me. Then I saw that it was Hugh Laurie and despite knowing him very well it still didn’t click. When it did it was like a light came on in my brain.
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Yeah, it’s a huge shift from his earlier work. My favourite has to be Jeeves and Wooster – although all of his work with Stephen Fry is great, their roles feel classic without ever falling into cliche.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iwqj9i4QDc
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My new favorite word: Frogmarch.
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