One of my favorite episodes of Spongebob is "I'm your greatest fanatic"--not that I'm a huge watcher of Spongebob, but it is one that makes me laugh whenever I seem to catch it. And with two kids in the house, the odds of catching it is pretty great. So it makes me laugh, but I'm easily entertained--I think you know that already.
Anywho, the Reader's Digest version of this episode is that Spongebob follows Kevin the Sea Cucumber around and tries to become part of his Jelly Spotters Club. Kevin doesn't find Spongebob nearly as funny as I do, so he sticks him in various situations where he is going to be stung by jellyfish. Problem is, it backfires every single time and Kevin ends up getting stung instead.
And when he gets stung, one of his lemmings does this:
I was reminded of this as I was reading the paper this morning. You see, Diana Nyad, swimming superstar of the 80's (NOT of the Senior Recreation Center in Weirdville), was attempting for the second time a swim from Havana to Florida without a shark cage. She tried it a month or so ago, but had to bail mid-swim.I think she got sick or something, I don't remember.
Early this morning, poor Diana was struggling again because of jellyfish stings--to the face. Owie. And as of this afternoon, she was forced to quit because after receiving two Man-O-War stings to the face, her body was overloading on jellyfish venom.Somebody said that was not a good thing and made her quit. Bummer.
And while that poor woman was suffering, the only thing I could think of was this video. And I made that sound. Out loud. As I read the story.
And the funny thing is, my family knew exactly what that meant.
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It's good to have a family that understands your crazy
You are a funny funny girl Lin!
Hope you had a good weekend!
xo Catherine
Ouch!! I would've quit for sure!
I wouldn't have tried to swim that far. Sponge Bob is pretty funny. It so good to laugh. Take care.
Sponge Bob is funny...now I am going to have the Sponge Bob song stuck in my head all day....
As usual I have no clue about children's shows. Tho last week on the news there was a story that said Sponge Bob makes toddlers stupid - or something like that.
A billion years ago when I was working like 3 jobs at one time I worked for a telephone answering service - yes, the prehistoric age, before voice mail or even answering machines, and Diana Nyad's phone was on my assigned list. Also Walter Conkite's...
Sick? Twisted? Don't think so.
Weird? Maybe . . .
Funny? Yah! That's it.
Thanks for the laugh.
I happen to be attracted to Spongebob and not in a healthy way.
I read about that poor woman!
Trying to get back in my blog reading habit. Thanks so much for your kind, consistent and loving comments on my blog lately!
I don't get it. Oh. I've never, ever, seen this sponge thingy.
Nyad, naiad. How clever was it for this woman to name herself "water nymph"?
My older daughter makes that same sound all the time. Probably because she watches Spongebob.
That is a very evil thought Lin! I like :D
I appreciate a family that appreciates Spongebob!
Wah Wah Wah! Poor Diana Nyad.
Haha, that is funny. I mean, obviously not to the swimmer (oww!) but your reaction was funny. I think this is why, when I see a news story I have to really hold myself back from Retweeting it on Twitter with my own commentary which isn't always appropriate.
I've never seen anything with Spongebob but it's wonderful that your family understood your sounds!
That's too bad about Diana Nyad. Maybe she'll try again.
Can you believe I've never seen a SpongeBob show? I did see the other lady on the news last night. I hope she gets to make it one of these times.
Pricilla--Who do you think caused it??!
Catherine--What's funny is that I can find this stuff on YouTube! I love YouTube.
Chocolate--I don't think I would have started in the first place. Doesn't that sound painful though??
Marg--Yeah, while I'm thinking my pool buddies are bad, I imagine the ocean buddies are worse. MUCH worse.
Melodie--I love Spongebob. I have a couple of episodes that really crack me up. Sorry about the earworm of Spongebob's song.
Grace--Spongebob is actually pretty funny--but it is aimed an older audience than toddlers. I think it's more for my age--whatever that is. Oh, that is funny about the answering service list!!
Chuck--I'm glad you found the humor. Most people just roll their eyes at me.
Betty--Oh, Betty, I wish I could make everything better for you, pally. But remember, as bad as things are right now--you aren't getting Man-O-War stings to the face. So, you've got that going for ya.
Vanilla--Maybe she had the name first. I think you should watch Spongebob while you recover. :B
Anne--Thank you, Older Daughter! See, somebody gets it!
VanillaSeven--It's just so funny that real life mirrored a cartoon! I guess it's sick...
Violet--I like Spongebob for some reason--I think it is his positive attitude. I find myself saying "Well, good luck with that" all the time--like he does. Sometimes it's just the right response. Is that weird to quote Spongebob?
Daisy--Owie. Owie. Owie. I guess she took a cap, cut holes in it for her eyes and mouth and then put it over her face while she swam to avoid the jellyfish. And it didn't work so well. Wah, Wah, Wahhhhhh.
Silverthoughts--I'm never appropriate. But who determines that??! Right?
Beaded Tail--I think Spongebob should be required watching. He's actually quite funny.
Sharkey--I'm really hoping she makes it one of these times. She's 62 now and looks GREAT! Spongebob is an acquired taste, but he makes me laugh.
I missed that episode!
You are too funny, Lin!
Wonder what my mom would think of us now-- she who got perhaps a dozen letters from her son during his college years. Phone? It is to laugh.
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