Dancing and Politics - Evil Rating 3/5

So sitting around tonight talking with friends we decided that there should be an additional debate element in the upcoming presidential elections.  What would better help sway those pesky independents than interpretive dance.  Specifically a floor routine with a dance ribbon.  We had a good long laugh at this and then we realized the historical implications... 

Picture the Gettysburg Address being delivered via dance, spirit fingers and all.  I mean imagine the emotional impact  of Lincoln standing in front of a crowd and perhaps while the sun sets behind him he leaps and twirls and trails his gleaming dance ribbon through the sultry July air.  His words and rhythm flow like molasses over the crowd bringing inspiration and comfort to a war weary nation.  (Are you getting this Steven Spielberg? What an Extra for the DVD!) 

Returning to modern times, we continued down the road of picturing a debate followed by a costume change and amazing dance routine.  (FYI everyone loves lasers!)  We started wondering what songs we would pick for some of the dance routines.  I suggested that our incumbent president might do well with Dynamite by Taio Cruz.  I mean seriously...how amazing would that be?!  DD suggested that Rick Perry would be able to carry off Sex Bomb by the immortal Tom Jones.  What other song could Hilary Clinton dance to if she does become a vice presidential candidate but Stand By Your Man?  Ms. Palin could certainly shake her groove thing to The Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya (YOU BETCHA). 

This would also help take the subjectivity out of who has won the debate.  We have would judges and a score and the actual debate counts for half and the Ribbon Dance for the other half.  Wouldn't it be more fun to watch a debate with commentary about losing points for a missed catch and seeing score cards held up by the judges?  I think the candidates would also take some satisfaction out of standing in a spotlight as their scores are read off in dramatic fashion. It would also help ensure a certain level of physical fitness for candidates, I mean if you can't hack the 3 or so minutes of dance how the hell will you make it through 4 years of presidency.  If we extend this out to the House and Senate we are looking at built in term limits...  Sure you can run as many times as you want...up until a better dancer comes along. 

We also think that there should be a required tandem dance event pitting the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates against each other.  This would help build teamwork between them and to better showcase who would work the best together.  Dance would dramatically highlight how the teams would enhance each others weaknesses and strengths though the years in office.

Political ads could continue the theme with a PiP of the candidate stating their message with both words and in dance.  I think we all are tired of the same old same old.  With the success of dancing shows and things such as "X Factor" I think this would encourage much greater voter turn out and people watching the debates.  Isn't this a simpler overhaul of our system and pretty damn amusing too.

Older Gentleman Joggers - Evil Rating 2/5

Let's first preface this with *I* would not wear a bikini out of respect for my fellow human's eyeballs and would like the same courtesy extended back to me...

Gentlemen...if you are over say 45, regardless of your body type, you may have noticed that your skin does not have the same.....elasticity as it did in your 20's and 30's.  Please, wear your shirt when you jog.  As my dear friend EL and I sat and waited for my kids to let out of school we noticed several gentleman joggers, some of whom were courteously wearing shirts and one or two who...should have been! 

As is our wont, this lead to a discussion of EL's father.  He had recently lost quite a lot of weight and now appears to be wearing a too large skinsuit.  This led us to discuss plastic surgery to adjust the skin suit back down to size.  Personally, I have decided that if I ever manage to lose the extra basketball team currently being carried around, I will superglue the excess skin to the undersides of my arms so that I can fly (well glide) like a sugar glider from place to place.  Actually looking around my charming hovel I realize that I could save myself a great deal of time by gliding down from my loft rather than using the stairs...

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So a friend and I realized that we often find ourselves on conversational tangents that are so evil in essence that our descent to hell is almost certain.  For whatever reason though we also find them freaking hilarious and so decided we needed an outlet to track and share them.  Feel free to share your own Bad Conversations as well.