Tag: groundhog day

Robo groundhog is here to destroy us all

Today is Groundhog Day, the only real American holiday that is about humiliating an animal. Earlier this morning, somewhere in Pennsylvania, people pulled a groundhog out of its hole and displayed it for all to see, then they attempted to scare the crap out of it by showing the animal its shadow. (Six more weeks of winter.) Good fun!

But some people want to spoil that fun. Not surprisingly, those people are animal activists. The activists say the holiday is harmful to the groundhog and act as if we care. It’s some mumbo-jumbo about their heart rates during hibernation, we know they just love the enemy.

PETA has even gone so far as to suggest that the groundhog be replaced with a robotic stand-in. Yeah right, and if they got their way, that groundhog would have laser eyes and shoot missiles from its mouth.

David Carradine wins the ‘beloved actor’ game

Fame is a fickle mistress, much like the sea, only not as wet and the boats are soundstages.

In Hollywood, you can be famous for the roles you’ve played or famous for an astounding number of anti-semitic comments during your DUI arrest, and neither of those mean people care about you. The real testament to true fame and being beloved is how the public responds to your death.

David Carradine is dead and twitter mourns. People genuinely liked him and are affected by his loss.

It makes you wonder who else will inspire posts like this?

  • David Schwimmer? Unlikely.
  • Ted Danson? Only if he takes Guttenberg and Selleck down with him.
  • Andie MacDowell? Depends on how Groundhog Day holds up (so, if Bill Murray keeps his nose clean, then yes).

Only time will tell. In the meantime, goodnight, Mr. Carradine, you prince of not-being-Bruce-Lee.