Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Gas Station Plugs Are Essential Workers


Growing up in New Jersey you establish two very important staples in your teenage years: your go-to Wawa order and your gas station plug. If you got one of them fancy gas station Wawas, that can’t be your plug. It needs to be an off-brand sketchy gas station with multiple neon lights and a cashier who’s first language isn’t english. It’s the place you would go to buy cigarettes and Black & Milds when you were underage. 

I’m fortunate enough to have three plugs. Depending where I am geographically, determines who gets my business. I have a different spot for whether I’m at my mom’s, my dad’s or work. But I’ve been going to these guys since I was about fourteen. I’ll be using initials instead of their real names for anonymity’s sake. 

I use VS mainly when I’m at work. Easily the nicest of the three. VS gives me the most discounts and often throws in free vapes for no apparent reason. One time I walked in to three 19 year olds fucking with VS to the point where he looked like he was going to cry. Infuriated, I called these kids every name in the book and made fun of one of their haircuts so badly until they tucked their tails and walked out without buying anything. Ever since VS refers to me as “family”. Sometimes he makes me talk to this girl he’s always FaceTiming. Outside of “hello”, she doesn’t speak a lick of English. I’ll talk to her for five minutes about last night’s Yankee game, what book I’m reading, whatever, and she has no idea what the fuck is going on. But she’s very polite about it. VS absolutely loves it. So do I. 

Whenever I’m at my mom’s SS is my spot. This is where we used to frequent the most as teenagers. We used to walk there in the freezing cold, grab a pack and some energy drinks and bullshit outside the store for hours with SS. On a personal level, this is who I’ve grown the closest to. When our one buddy turned 21, we invited SS to AC with us. Not only did he attend, he comped us a suite in the Plaza. We drank for free the entire night and when SS left to go to some underground boxing match, he left us his player’s card and told us to get whatever we wanted. Didn’t see him for the rest of the night, we ordered $150 worth of chicken fingers and fries through room service. That’s when we found out he was a degenerate gambler. Every time I go in now he shows me his last big win or bad beat. It’s normally upwards of 70k. Which is crazy considering I’m in a fantasy league with him and one time he drafted Harrison Butker and bragged to us that he was going to be the Bills’ WR1 that year. 

Last is SR. He’s a dirty old pervert and a certified gangster. In high school, SR had a makeshift drive thru operation where we never left the car. Which was convenient but also awkward when you had a girl in the front seat. He would ask us if we were going to have “sexy time” and when we’d laugh he’d do this wild screech and tongue flicker. A couple years back, a kid we went to school with tried robbing his gas station with a gun and a ski mask. VS wouldn’t budge. Despite the stellar disguise, VS called the kid by his name and told him he wouldn’t get a cent. The robber started to pour gasoline on VS along with the inside of the store. VS handed him a book of matches. Absolute G. 

I see these guys regularly still because I smoke those douchey throwaway vapes. They’re staples of the community and icons during the coming of age years. And if any of them ever called on me, I would go to war for my guys. 

Remembering Lane Kiffin Before The Big Showdown


There is somewhat of a love/hate relationship between Lane Kiffin and the Crimson Tide faithful. His controversial rumors, abrupt departure, and trolling tendencies have caused much of the fan base to despise our former Offensive Coordinator. But I still fucking love Lane and always will. 

Lane was the OC for the entirety of my tenure at the University of Alabama. The stories and rumors swirling campus turned him into enigmatic character. Like the girl who swore to me that she used to catch Lane sneaking out of the apartment across the hall. Or that night I swore I saw him in Gallete’s with sunglasses on in the corner of the bar. With all the question marks surrounding him, one thing was for sure- Lane was a brilliant offensive mind. 

During his 2014-2016 stint at Alabama, The Tide outscored it’s opponents 1,625-680. We had three playoff appearances, won three SEC Championships, and one National Championship. Records were being broken left and right. Amari Cooper set the single season records for receiving yards and touchdowns. Derrick Henry still holds the single season records for rushing yards and touchdowns. And Blake Sims, a recruited running back, threw for 28 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. 

Kiffin gave Alabama so many good memories. Most of them involving him and the Messiah. 

Saban and Lane first really talked when Lane was still coaching in Tennessee. While at Alabama, Lane admitted to a secret mission of sneaking into Tuscaloosa to meet with Saban at his home. They spoke for three hours, answering questions on game management and coaching philosophies. Most likely under the infamous Joey Frehswater disguise. 

From there, the two were notorious for their sideline spats.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1INxYoIph3jH8FuGQyfjvv8b-wrg6ZnlB
Saban once famously commented on their frequent back and forths saying, “There were no arguments. Those are called ass-chewings.” 

Saban and Lane often disagreed, opposition was rare in Coach Saban’s world. Most notably, the time he tried to prevent Lane’s fourth down play and got denied. 


Alabama converted that fourth down. That was the most effective way to stay on Saban’s good side. Put your money where your mouth is, and deliver. Sometimes is was a bit flashy, sure. Like Lane throwing up touchdown signs at the snap of the ball. But as long as it was working you could avoid sideline pee pee whacks. 

Despite their portrayed strained relationship, many believe the two had a relationship built on mutual respect and a passion for the game. But I believe it was more than that. I think they had a loving mentor symbiotic relationship. Saban defended Lane when the media had already declared him dead. He brought him back to life and even called him the best offensive coordinator he’s had since Jimbo Fisher. 

I think Lane feels the same way. During his 2014 Broyle’s Award speech he was thanking Saban and quoted saying, “Coach Saban to me, really took a chance on me, when a lot of people wouldn’t do it. And has been phenomenal to me throughout the entire year. I got asked last night, like I do everywhere…..what is he saying when he’s going up and down the sidelines right here behind ya? I said he’s just saying ‘Hey Lane I love you so much. Thank you so much for coming here.’”

But there will be no love lost this weekend. 

This Saturday, the prodigal son returns to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2016. 12th ranked Ole Miss faces off against 1 Alabama at 3:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

As if Lane’s return wasn’t enough drama, this game has so many implications. Both quarterbacks, Matt Corral and Bryce Young, are the clear cut favorites for Heisman at the moment. With the whole CFB world holding their breath, one viewer in particular could be at stake. Both Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban are openly recruiting Arch Manning. It recently went viral that Lane follows one person on Instagram, Arch. Then Saban went on the most recent ManningCast during TNF to express how much he would have loved to coach a Manning. Could both coaches be fighting for the chance to land the recruiting sensation with a Super Bowl pedigree? 

This game is going to awesome. I love Lane, I really do. Unlike other Tide fans, I hope he returns when Saban retires in twenty years. But come Saturday, I want to kick his teeth in. 

Preview For The Newest Netflix Comic Book Show: Sandman


I’ve been waiting a long time for Sandman to hit the screen. Years ago it was supposed to become a movie franchise with Joseph Gordon Levitt tapped for the lead. Marvel is great and all, but recent installments of The Boys, Watchmen, and Preacher have audiences craving for more gruesome comic books. 

Sandman centers around Dream, who rules justly over the dream realm. Dream, along with his brothers and sisters- Death, Desire, Destiny, Delirium, and Despair have been around before any gods or creation. Each entity has their duty and influence on the human world. Sibling squabbles, mostly between Dream and Desire, often come at the expense of humanity. 

The Endless are portrayed in different forms throughout the series. But each has their main form that we grow used to viewing them as. Dream is a serious and broody pale slender figure with shaggy hair. Desire mostly appears as a genderless David Bowie look-a-like. Death, my favorite, is a cheerful and witty punk-goth girl in her twenties. Destiny is kind of a stuck up robed weirdo. Despair is a creepy looking naked man with fangs and tits. And Delirium is an annoying anxiety ridden teenager. 

The story takes us all over the place. To the kidnapping and torture of a mythical Greek Muse by a human author, a deal between Dream and Shakespeare that has the playwright performing a deadly Midsummer’s Dream in front of real fairies, serial killer conventions, historical retellings, and Dream’s bidding war for Hell between all the gods once Lucifer leaves. 

I love who they chose to play Dream/Morpheus. A not so well known actor who can focus on the project. Paired with some other familiar faces like Brienne of Tarth, Tywin Lannister, Mance Rayder, Lupin, Clara Oswald, Patton Oswald, and the blonde guy from Narcos. 

Sandman was created by one of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman. I’m pretty positive I’ve read everything he’s ever written. Gaiman’s style of writing is the perfect blend of the fantastical, comedy, and dark drama. Some of his works have already been made into tv or movie form. Adaptations you might be familiar with include- Coraline, American Gods, Stardust, and Good Omens. But I have no doubt that Sandman will be his most compelling and popular work yet. 

Trailer below:

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Horror Characters Ranked On How Likely I Am To Survive


Spooky season is right around the corner. Decorations are going up, Tik Toks are being made, and white girls are already posting Hocus Pocus snap stories. Being a generally morbid person, this time of the year always tickles my fancy. I always set the mood by watching fucked up movies during fall.

I decided to rank 11 popular scaries on how likely I am to come out alive. The lower the number the more likely I am to be murdered. There’s some obvious omissions and I don’t care about your complaints. So keep your “how do you leave ____ off!” to yourself. There’s no point in mentioning the classics. I’m not going to rank something I could obviously walk away from like the stupid Blob. 

11. Samara
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1YIjEIrG5KTjfUO5RjtwgcPI837-a4mz4
Im not going in that well, you’re going in that well. There’s just no way I’d let a 10 year old drag me like that. I’m aware of her powers to put images in peoples head but there’s no image that’s preventing this uppercut. 

10. Norman Bates
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NvknYQ3xZiHCAswhfMvJkn0MxZlpwVVI
Even armed with a knife I’m rocking Norman. There’s no way I’d be murdered by someone named Norman. His tactics wouldn’t work on me, I go into a shower ready for war. Especially in a motel setting where my senses are heightened. The slightest noise and I’m coming out for blood. 
9. Hannibal Lectorhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-VL5fBjaRN_TgxO9JdH0OpnmsDstpaP5
Hannibal is really just a nerd in a creepy mask. His brutality and most heinous acts mostly come postmortem. He’d have to kill me first. I don’t find Hannibal too physically taxing, I could tune him. Where it would get dicey is if I don’t kill him the first go and he outwits me in the second round. 

8. Annabelle
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Y08nrIiXdardCfN3G1eXXa4sOEkyGtYD
Punting her straight across the room. This is definitely not a challenge to any demons out there because I definitely do not fuck with them. I think even other demons would agree with me though that a porcelain doll wasn’t the most stable vessel to possess. Annabelle definitely doesn’t want to go toe to toe in the octogon but the supernatural abilities definitely throw a wrench into things. 

7. Pennywise 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1_OCsve2n3VyEabaZ7YYcAhHx2gTT4t_O
This might come as a shocker to some but Pennywise doesn’t exactly have an impressive resume. Getting bullied by a bunch of preteens definitely didn’t do any favors for the shapeshifter’s image. The big ass spider version might give me some trouble but if a bunch if self proclaimed losers can take It out with a few pieces of metal, I don’t see how I’d have a problem. Pennywise strictly targets children too so he’s definitely a little bitch made. 

6. Michael Myers 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1jy7j2q7BW-l5ZFt-fj-MUyAwE7IVaOa9
Hand to hand combat with Michael would be a problem. He wields that knife like a champion. Luckily for me, I’m not related to Michael and the only way he’d kill me is if I happened to run into him. He’s not very fast though and I’m pretty positive if I just drove away he’d leave me alone. 

Intermission: Here’s where I start to get murdered.

5. Leatherface
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1-AfjorvpTzg0x_kqRACrP0WHnL-HL6eN
If I saw this motherfucker swinging a chainsaw around like a yo-yo… instant cardiac arrest. Leatherface has explosive speed for a big guy. There’s really no way to defend yourself against a chainsaw, so a fight would be out of the question. I’d have to use intellect to escape this one but odds would be slim. 

4. Scream/Ghostface
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Fw7sa8jQPV1zMD36cZ9si9U4dTtVoJXU
Just a total fucking asshole. Ghostface is quite possibly the fastest murderer of all time. I don’t think I’d ever have the stamina to keep distance between us. His movements are so jerky that I can’t imagine a scenario where I disarm him. Not to mention that mask scares the dogshit out of me. 

3. Jason Vorhees
 https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18ar0NMBGf8djxPkf0PTURwBIkKYnvXlu 
Coming in at 6’5”, Jason Vorhees is a mega-athlete. Although he’s often pictured with a machete, Jason has some of the most creative kills in horror film history. Including but not limited to punching through peoples’ chests, squashing skulls with his bare hands, turning victims heads 180 degrees, and breaking backs in half. Although he has been killed, Jason doesn’t die. He’s survived drowning, a machete to the face, and an axe to the head. I give myself less than a two percent chance of living. 
2. Freddy Krueger https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1AJZbRWzWgbt_1Lvloa0JT2zkq_Hgy7MD
It may be controversial putting Freddy over Jason for multiple reasons. Jason has way more confirmed kills and actually impaled Freddy with his own arm before decapitating him. However, fighting Freddy on his own turf is nearly impossible. I can’t control my own dreams as is, never mind ones constructed by The Prince of Nightmares with the intention of killing me. Undoubtedly the most lopsided home field advantage in horror, Krueger is able to bend the dream world to carry out his murders. The only way out is to not sleep and I absolutely crush sleeping. Plus that chorus of singing children is just fucked up. 

1. Jigsaw 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1MZupA2y62FN-SCOy4XjJaSGrG3W97wjn
Immediate death. And fuck those survivors who act like they’re better people after his torturings. The Saw franchise has some of the most twisted killings in cinema. In order to avoid death, you normally have to maim yourself in some cruel way that would make any logical thinking person to consider the alternative. You know, like cutting off a pound of your own flesh, or getting the key to a death contraption behind your own eyeball. My feet still tingle thinking about the guy who stepped on a booby trap that sliced both his achilles off. If I ever found myself in a Jigsaw kidnapping, the only thing I would pray for would be a gun in my trap. 

Like I said, I’m missing some. Like I’ve never seen Hellraiser. Chucky’s answer is too similar to Annabelle’s. Dracula is scared of garlic and crosses? I went to Catholic school my whole life pal. But it’s a good list, I’m confident against over 50%. My omissions and potential to watch new movies this October leaves next year’s list wide open. Happy spooky season y’all. 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Middle School Really Has These Adult Lip Syncers Thinking They’re Important


Twitter and Tik Tok are littered with lip syncers. I don’t know when the revolution began but it needs to be snuffed out. There’s thousands among thousands of them, yet they all think they’re different or somehow better than the one before them. I’ve entered four lip syncs in my life, won three of them. But you don’t see me attaching that to my resume?

No lie first year eligible, 5th grade took home first. We did “All The Small Things” by Blink-182. The group knelt on our shoes during the song to make us look like little people. Absolutely would not fly today but I made up for it by silly-stringing the crowd mid-performance. Expectations were high sixth grade but I decided on “Man, I Feel Like A Woman”, Shania Twain. We came out in wigs and skirts. Slayed, first place. I don’t really want to talk about seventh grade. The group held a coup and voted for “It’s Tricky”-Run-DMC and we bombed. That was last time democracy prevailed on my watch. Eighth grade, my big finale, we divvied up “Evolution of Dance”, like the first ever viral video. Gyrated all over the stage, crowd went nuts, easy W. And that was the last time I ever considered lip syncing, because I stopped being thirteen. 

What do you do? You take something funny that someone else said and then…what? Repeat it with facial expressions? Maybe a few outfit changes. I’m supposed to buy that as hard work? You can literally download a free ‘voice to text’ app on your phone. Your preparation should only take the length of the joke you’re stealing. Think of something clever on your own and then lip sync yourself. Then maybe I’ll be impressed. 

You want to do these lip sync videos, fine. But stop pretending like you possess some skill that no one else is capable of. 

………

I’m sorry. I think I’m just frustrated. You guys are great. You’re doing great. Very talented. Keep fighting the good fight and I’ll keep being an idiot. 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

A New American City Is Coming 2030


Fuck yes, new city dropping! It’s been what? A century? Las Vegas was the newest release in 1905, so yeah just over a century. Telosa is will be up and running in either Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, or Texas by 2030. Definitely copping. 

Unlike traditional cities that blossom organically with people first, city second, Telosa plans on going what I call the “Field Of Dreams” route. Build a city and worry about who’s moving in after. The name Telosa stems from the coined Aristotle term- Te los, which means highest purpose. The city plans on centering itself around education, participatory politics, and sustainable resources. They wish to incorporate their city plan with the surrounding nature so in fifty years when the rest of the world is on fire and dying of thirst they’ll still be chilling. 

So who has the balls to decide to open up a new city? A billionaire, that’s who. You know Marc Lore? The guy who just bought the Timberwolves? Him. Marc made his money by pretty much doing rich person stuff. You know, investing, banking, selling Diapers.com to Amazon for $535 mil, and Jet.com to Walmart for $3.3 billion. Then I can only assume one day one of his daughters showed him the “Society if _______” meme, and Marc thought, well I could do that. 

No seriously, this is the meme:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Tksam93UM3VObiyYV1JXsmmgDsnGjD5k

And here is Telosa: 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Vu517_ApxPEnpSogueMxqBnNO9wLL9Oj

Dope ass monorail system. 

Telosa plans to combat humanity’s impending doom with open governing, inclusive housing, new model social services, sustainable energy, and sweet architecture. By taking the best attributes of their favorite cities such as New York, Tokyo, and Stockholm, Marc Lore plans to make Telosa the new blueprint for future urban living. Their goal is to have five million people in the city forty years from now. Which would make Telosa the second most populated city in the US behind only NYC. 

It’s not impossible to do a pop-up city. Dubai did it. But you have to have some selling points. Some of my favorites include eliminating the traffic epidemic through futuristic public transportation, autonomous cars and free flights above the city. Technology driven stadiums to attract professional sports teams, (Hello Telosa Timberwolves). City planning focused on getting “anything you need” within 15 minutes. Underground deliveries and garbage/recycling. Renewable materials and zero carbon emissions. Public and private incubators and accelerators, whatever those are.  
A new city is so exciting. So many firsts. A chance to be one of those old founding families of a city is just too enticing. There’s just so many awesome unknown variables. Like Telosa is planning to build a community college and University. What if Telosa University becomes a powerhouse in college football? Watching a city from birth is so exciting. 
Plus how pissed off is Musk? He’s so busy trying to terraform and colonize Mars that he never thought about doing it to a desert. It was so simple that he never even considered it. 
I’m one of the first 7,000 people to follow Telosa on Instagram so I’m pretty sure that automatically reserves my spot. Might even guarantee me a penthouse. Does it have FyreFest potential? Sure, but that’s not going to stop me. Flying cars, AIs, high speed monorails, and technology driven housing? I have a love for all things sci-fi which is a shame, because I’m always afraid I’ll die of a heart attack before I can see it come to fruition. So if I get a chance to expedite the future, you can bet your ass I’m gonna take it. TKJ, Telosa resident 2030.


Tuesday, September 21, 2021

My Barstool Double Tap


You have to understand, I wanted to make this video. Just like everyone else who was ever born, I find it important to follow your dreams. I try to exhaust every single avenue possible in pursuit of it. But I can’t abandon my responsibilities in order to do so. Where’s the honor in that? I’ll risk everything I have to achieve my dream, but I cannot leave the people I care about holding the bag.

My current job has a certain image it must maintain, and rightfully so. I love the guys and girls I work with there. Making a video starring myself could put them in a tough spot. I won’t put my coworkers in the crossfire of my potential backlash because I want to play “Follow Your Dream.” Not to mention if I lose my job my parents are left footing a hefty student loan bill. I’m not ready to accept the worst son of the year award. 

Blogging gives me the anonymity to chase my dream job without jeopardizing anyone else’s current situation. So instead of my directorial debut for the Barstool Double Tap, I’ve decided to blog it in screenplay form. 

My vision is to personify different social media apps. To show what it’s like waking up on a late weekend morning and falling into a phone vortex for three hours. But instead of a video of me opening and closing different apps, it’s me walking through sliding glass doors to an all white room, with a personified version of the app behind a help desk. Here I’ll just show you: 

*I walk through the doors and Twitter is slumped in a chair wearing a dirty hoodie and pajama pants.*

Twitter: “What’s up man, welcome back. That didn’t take long lol.” 
Me: “Whatever, what do you have for me?”
T: “Can I interest you in how President Biden plans to fix the mess that Trump made at the border?”
M: “No.”
T: “Ooooh I see. How about how Sleepy Joe is ruining all the progress that President Trump made at the border?”
M: “No.”
T: “Cool cool cool. I got one for you. People are dunking on the new Dear Evan Hansen movie. That’s fun right?”
M: “Never seen it.”
T: “That matters? Let off some steam, big guy. Everyone’s doing it, it’s a free jab.” 
M: “Hardly seems appropriate.”
T: “You’re not going to make this easy huh? Oh sports! You love sports! How about Nick Saban talking about oatmeal cream pies?”
M: “Only for a few seconds.” 
T: “Or this! Gerrit Cole getting booed off the mound at Yankee Stadium!”
M: “Now why would you… you know what I’m out of here.”
T: “WAIT WAIT KIM KARDASHIAN’S MET GALA OUTFIT WAS ACTUALLY….”

*Sliding doors open to Instagram. A guy and a girl are behind the desk, they have the same voice. The guy is wearing overalls and the girl has one of those trendy drill intructor looking hats on. They’re both drinking mimosas.* 

Instagram: “Hello again, welcome to Instagram.” 
Me: “I don’t know who’s posting pictures at this hour, but let’s give it a shot.”
I: “The amount of memes coming in right now is staggering. They’re so funny. Like so so funny. Here take a look.”
M: “No thanks. It’s kind of like you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all kind of thing for me. It’s just the same joke regurgitated.” 
I: “Shit. We really thought you were here for the memes. Give me a minute. We’re going to have to keep going for awhile. Just looking for something more suited to what you’re in the mood for…..Ah! Here we are, Tik Toks!”
M: “Couldn’t I just go to Tik Tok for that?”
I: “I mean, yeah, but you’re already here right?”
M: “What else you got?”
I: “You’re not going to believe what LeBron said on Instagram live! Bleacher Report, ESPN, and House Of Highlights are all over it exclusively!”
I: “Hello? You there?”

*Snapchat is behind the desk. He’s a regular looking guy who can’t stop making model face poses trying to make himself look more handsome than he really is.*

Snapchat: “Whattup we got a bunch of dogs.”
Me: “Finally someone with some sense around here.” 
S: “…Alright that’s all the dogs we got. That girl from your Stats class four years ago is cooking again. Wanna see?”
M: “No.”
S: “You sure?”
M: “Ok maybe just a peak.”
S: “…How was it? You want to see more people cooking? We’ve got tons of it.” 
M: “I think I’ve seen enough cooking for today.”
S: “People messing with their parents?”
M: “Is it funny?” 
S: “Not really.”
M: “Anything else Snapchat?”
S: “Yes actually, Mr. Attitude, there are actually people working out. Remember fitness?”
M: “Fuck you.”
S: “Do you want to watch people watching TV shows?”
M: “Why would I want to do that?”
S: “I honestly don’t know.”
M: “So…”
S: “So that’s actually the end of your friends list. However, we do have these sweet ‘Swipe Shows’ that people seem to really…”

*Tik Tok is a 19 year old with a face tattoo, a Metallica graphic tee, who dances the entire time.” 
Tik Tok: “Sup.”Me: “Sup?”TT: “We’ve actually already tailored everything that you and everybody else likes. So take a scroll and start vibin.”M: “Can you stop dancing?”TT: “I don’t think so.” M: “Please try.” TT: “Do you want me to talk in a female anime voice?”M: “What? No?”TT: “Fine here’s nurses rapping about proper hygiene.”M: “I know how to wash my hands, thank you.”TT: “Would you rather see a hamster washing it’s hands?”M: “No?”TT: “…….”M: “Are those students boofing at a tailgate?”
TT: “! Learn facts about COVID-19.”M: “What the fuck was that?”TT: “I don’t know, watch Charli dance!”M: “Dude stop? You know how old she is?”TT: “You right. Here’s her sister instead!”
*Facebook is a middle aged woman. She has sunglasses on but you can tell she’s squinting underneath them. She has a short haircut and drawn on eyebrows.*
Facebook: “What’re you doing here?!”Me: “No idea.”F: “Isn’t there rioting in the streets?”M: “Not last I checked.”F: “I don’t know about that. You should really take a look at your Community Page.”M: “I’d rather not.”F: “Did you watch the Emmy’s?! Or football this Sunday! All those celebrities and athletes! Not a single mask! But OUR CHILDREN must suffocate just to go to school!”M: “I don’t have kids, so I really don’t give a shit.”F: “This affects all of us, you should really educate yourself on Covid-19. I mean, have you seen your aunt’s Day 7 of having Covid picture from six months ago?”M: “Nope. And I don’t plan on it eith…”F: “Here ya go.”M: “Oh what the fuck.”F: “Meme.”M: “What?”F: “Nothing. Why don’t you watch this video of Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and controlling shareholder of Facebook speaking with Dr. Fauci on the severity of Coronavirus.”M: “Will you give it a rest?”F: “Put your hand down! Stop touching your face!”M: “Wait, how did you…”F: “What…oh…haha…nothing. How about pictures of your mature childhood friends playing with their children in their backyard?”M: “I just ate discounted Chinese food on my bed. I’d rather not see how my ‘mature’ friends are doing.”F: “I think you should really reconsider watching… I mean, how bout this sick vid of The Zuck shredding waves while spittin facts on the Rona?”M: “Oh fuck off.”
*Tinder can barely stand still behind the counter. She’s an attractive woman with too much energy. Every time the camera pans to her she’s wearing something different. The order goes as follows: a cocktail dress, her in a a hat and a hiking backpack, sweatpants with a dog, a baseball jersey with a beer in her hand, a bridesmaid dress, a ski outfit, and a bikini.*
Tinder: “Welcome to Tinder. We have great news!”Me: “What is it?”TD: “Matches are up 63% in your area! WOO!”M: “Makes sense, fall is right around the corner.”TD: “Totally, totally. Unfortunately you have no new likes. Actually it says here you have no like at all?”M: “Thanks for that.”TD: “Not to worry! We here at Tinder believe if you SuperLike someone and open up with a cheeky pick up line, you can increase your chances by 40% of not being so lonely! WOO!”M: “Not really my style.”TD: “What’re you waiting for? Try it! WOO!”M: “Can you stop doing that?”TD: “Doing what?!”M: “Forget it, I’m out.”TD: “WAIT for only $50 a month, we’ll help you boost your profile to increase your chances on finding true love! WOO!”
*The sliding doors open but the camera is on my face instead of the help desk. I look defeated.”
Me: “I give up.”A chorus of different women: “Hi baby, we missed you!” *The screen cuts to black as the PornHub theme music plays in the background.*
It’s a bit lengthy, but it was mostly dialouge. Oh I almost forgot, #BarstoolSearch. Remember people, dream responsibly.