Life in the Banana Patch

A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

I don't watch movies in theatres all that much. So the Oscars, to me, is, well, a waste of TV time. But with all the talk that "Bareback Mountain, " I mean, "Brokeback Mountain" is getting, I might have to rethink my opinion. Meanwhile, I found this really funny article about how a straight guy, like myself, should see this movie. My favortie bit of advice? "Watch Gay porn."

Bear in mind, on Sunday,I had already read the headline "George Clooney does impressions of Groucho Marx with his penis" and the headline "Cockfighting ring broken up in SC. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal deny any involvement." I had also watched "X-Play" today and there were a lot of "Brokeback Mountain" jokes there. So it was kind of a "Brokeback Mountain" themed day.