It's Been a Long Time a Comin'

Uncle Dana asked for a post from me for Christmas and I have lacked the stimulation to have anything to write about. My neck is out of place and sending sharp pains up the back of my skull making a dull ringing in my ears which means I am probably in the perfect frame of mind to type something really stupid on this thing. There are 2 references to popular movies and songs in this blog, so let the competition begin. The title of the post is the first reference. If anyone can guess where that is from I will be impressed. Matthew Maher and Bob Ikerd probably have the best shot guessing where the title of this post came from so that might be a place to start asking if you don't know. I took 2 Tylenol #3 so this could go downhill quick, so I had better get started.

On to my inspiration for writing, and the movie reference. Does anyone else think the TV show Deal or No Deal should change the name of the show to, "Should we or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid?" Seriously folks, how do they time and time again find people with friends that are willing to come on the show and say, "Don't take 215,000 dollars for your case. You might have a million dollars in your case." Not one friend on the show has ever said, "You know John, there is always a possibility that you could have 5 dollars in your case, and selling it for 215,000 might be a pretty good idea." They're always saying things like, "No Deal. I know you have the million. I can FEEL it." I am always sitting there thinking, "You can FEEL it? Really? Why don't you search your feelings O-B-Won and start telling me which cases to pick starting with the smallest amount? Better yet, just use your Jedi mind tricks to make Howie give up which case has the million dollars." My other favorite advice from these so-called friends goes something like this, " You have 3 huge amounts left... No Deal!" Oh, I have 3 huge amounts left and 5 cases to pick on the next round. Thank you very much for that statistical reasoning, genius. Howie isn't much better in this area. He is always saying things like, "You have a 1 in 8 chance that the million dollars is in this case that you picked. Which also just happens to be the same exact probability of every other amount that is left on your board. There is a 1 in 8 chance for whatever amount is left." I am sitting there thinking there is a 1 in 1 chance that the contestant could have just received the dumbest advice in the world. This show is funny, interesting, irritating, and ridiculous all in one. There is no skill involved. I love how people pick their cases. "Five is the difference between my birthday, and the number of bananas in a pound." Open case number five. And the million dollars goes off the board. Should have went with the number of brain cells left in your head. The show boils down to risk,tolerance and greed. Which one is going to be the stronger emotion that controls your decision? Finally why does the banker have to be an anonymous secret outline of a person sitting in the dark? I think the offers would be much more generous if the banker had to show his face and everyone would know what bank he worked for. However, I kind of understand why the banker has to remain anonymous. The next day at work he would have to face people who would come in for a 15,000 dollar loan for a vehicle, and they would know that the night before he bought a $75 case for $175,000. It would be hard to turn anyone down for a loan after being the guest banker on Deal or No Deal.

Well hopefully you have enjoyed my insights into this irritating, irresistible, retarded show. Good luck to all of my loyal readers on guessing the references to the movies and song. I realize that there is a 3rd reference to a movie with the Jedi mind trick stuff, but I figured Star Wars was way too popular for me to even count that in the contest. The 2nd reference, which is in bold up above, is from a movie. There are no prizes for this competition due to the legal proceedings still in court about the 1 hour of Doobie Lovin' from the last contest. Thank you for wasting your life reading this. I hope you waste much more time trying to figure out where the references are from. :)