Footnotes

We read T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" in one of my classes, and talked about how Eliot makes tons of references to works of classic literature, places, things he remembers hearing once, etc. The poem is very hard to read without having the exact same life and background as Eliot, so to try and bridge this gap in understanding, Eliot eventually made some footnotes. This made me think about how there are many things that I say and do that make sense (and are funny) to me because I'm referencing something, but are completely random to others.
For instance, I love Spongebob. A lot. If you know me, you might have heard a few of these gems:

• "The best time to wear a striped sweater, is all the time"
• "Is mayonnaise an instrument?"
• "Ice cream! Did somebody say? Ice cream?"
• "wal...let...watch..." "water Sandy, water!"
• "Buns and thighs"
• "you're good, you're good...we'll buff out those scratches

Arrested Development favorites:

• "And that's why..."
• "This will keep me safe from the hot Mexican sun"
• "I'm a MONSTER!"

This one came in handy the other day when I accidentally crushed
my brother's balsa wood airplane. He's 24, so I think he's gotten
over it by now...

30 Rock:

• "I want to go to there"
• "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah"
• Every now and then, if I'm feeling goofy, or embarrassed, or frustrated, I do Liz Lemon's Muppet walk

Rocketman:

• "Yes, close the door, it's bloody chilly in here!"
• "Fun is my Chinese neighbor's middle name"
• "But they hurt me so"

 

This is just all around the best movie

Miscellaneous:

• "Is for fun"-Nacho Libre
• I often hum/sing the Jurassic Park theme song
• "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"-A Streetcar Named Desire
• "Eat, Papa, eat!"-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

These kids know what I'm talking about

• "Sometimes, we take it away!"-a video of 4-year-old me yelling at Malarky because she wouldn't let me get on my bike