Jumping Sharks and Riding Whales

“Now, Henry Winkler, there’s a father.  Listen to what he told a close friend, ‘I don’t always keep my cool like the Fonz, but my love for my kids has given me plenty of happy days’.” – Selma Bouvier While Homer was being menaced by sharks this week, I couldn’t help but think of that most damning of cultural epitaphs: jumped the shark.  Isn’t falling into the ocean from a magically conjured motorboat, getting hit in the head by a bucket (why a bucket?), and then being saved from sharks by riding a whale at least as bankrupt an idea…

Quote of the Day

Image taken from Wikipedia. “The capital of North Dakota is named after what German ruler?” – Grade School Challenge Host “Hitler!” – Homer Simpson “Hitler, North Dakota?” – Marge Simpson