Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Grandpa, here is Batman's cell number...

Fox News was on, which was the reason I was reluctant to go upstairs. I felt like I hadn't had a good story in a while and that had me torn on whether to just stay downstairs and avoid contact, or go up and be social for a bit before dinner. I decided to go up and do some puzzle and listen for any possible stories for you all.
Sure enough, before I even sit down at the puzzle table my grandpa talks to me from his chair in front of the TV.
"You going to attend my history class with me?" Completely confused, I look up at him as I'm sitting down and realize that he is talking about the Glenn Beck show. My grandpa watches this everyday and tapes it downstairs simultaneously(All on VHS tapes mind you. Somewhere there is a mountain of VHS tapes labeled "Glenn Beck Saving America")
"This show is the most important show on television, Drew. George Soros has ruined economies around the world and now he is going to ruin America. And Glenn Beck is going to expose him tonight...and tomorrow night. This George Soros is just despicable, he wants to ruin this country."
First of all, I wish I could've seen my face during this rant. I'm pretty sure my mouth was half open and my eyes were shifting around the room.
Second, this whole description reminds me of something from a comic book movie. My grandpa is rambling and all I can think about is this dark George Soros figure whose single goal is to ruin nation's economies all around the world. He is about eight feet tall and wears a baller suit with a Zorro mask. Also, he has a cat and hates Inspector Gadget.
Third, why hasn't Batman done anything about this yet?
The show proceeds and it sounds frighteningly close to the election episode from Clone High. All the while, I'm trying to put together this nature puzzle that angers me every time I look at it and try NOT to laugh at this show(I find Glenn Beck pretty funny just with the way he presents himself and that he gets worked up just as much as my grandpa does about everything).
But this story isn't over yet. As I really start to heat up with the puzzle pieces, I am distracted by my grandpa answering to Glenn Beck's concept questions. He even starts finishing Glenn's questions during the dramatic pauses. And here I have to sit straight-faced. Actually, I'm pretty sure the corners of my mouth were quivering because I wanted to laugh. Hard.
After about 15 minutes of this, I couldn't take it anymore. I had to leave the room because Fox News was on.


2 comments:

  1. But you never asked the important question here: How did your grandpa get ahold of your spaghetti video?

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