rivercityvibe   “Puerile, smutty, schoolboy nonsense” – My Mom

You may be familiar with a people known as “the British”. They speak a bastardized form of American and make the outlandish claim that they used to run the world before we did. Apparently, they all live in a place called London and many of them (for reasons I could bore you with, but won’t) read this blog. Don’t take me my word for it, ask the analytics geeks at Google.

Anyhow, once of these readers, a certain “JD”, sent me this rather funny clip of a “British” comedian mocking the USA. I think “JD” meant it to sting, but we can take it, right? We did, after all, make Team America.

Take a look. It is funny:

There’s a cloistered hush on the electronic highways and byways of corporate America. I haven’t had a business email since Friday. The inauguration of the 44th President of the United States is three hours away and presumably everyone is either in D.C. or watching the celebrations on the mall on TV. It’s MAYHEM there.

People are actually celebrating as opposed to simply observing this inauguration. Parties are breaking out all over the place. Periodically, some mainstream political pundit will attempt to remind us of the solemnity of the occasion, its importance to our country and the long history of tradition that the ceremony represents. It’s a somber event, they tell us, we should conduct ourselves with dignity, respecting the institutions and the office of our great country. There’s no room for levity.

THAT'S what I'm talking about......

Well that’s like a red rag to a bull for people like me. I spurn the very concept as I would spurn a rabid dog. The parties and the crazy fun are a tangible expression of the pursuit of happiness, surely? Also, levity is my middle name. Joe Levity Bones.

I am told this would not be the right time for me to post the celebrated Team America video (made by two GREAT Americans from Colorado and Texas), so here it is (lyrics NSFW):

Enjoy the celebrations, ya’ll.