Watch Me Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat

Happy President's Day!

I guess some people get the day off. Not me, though; I'm a Type-A Workaholic, and would be at my desk even if the Apolcalypse was scheduled to commence at noon.

Well, OK, perhaps that's a slight exaggeration. I could probably be convinced to take a day off every now and then, if I was forced to. But even though I do like and respect a couple of the Presidents, this particular holiday will find me sitting in from of my laptop as usual, pounding out prose to please my corporate overlords.

So who is your favorite President? I have no particular reason for it, but I would probably answer "Chester A. Arthur", just because I like his name. Of course, Honest Abe gets extra points for appearing in both the original Star Trek and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure". Party on, dudes!

Lincoln is also mentioned at about 2:12 in this clip (which also demonstrates some advanced techiques in structuring logic for a persuasive debate.)



Everybody knew the answer to yesterday's graphical quiz: Frank "The Riddler" Gorshin. He played the other half-black, half-white guy, but was obviously superior because he was black on the right side. I'm sure that episode was trying to make some sort of point regarding morality, but it was a little bit too subtle for me to figure it out. Oh well.

As for "eeny meenie", well, here you go:



There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! As this canine fights crime, he converses in rhyme. He cares not for the plot, cuz Sweet Polly is hot. (Ooo, wah-ooo, etc.)



Shoeshine/U-Dog was voiced by Wally Cox, who also played the world's greatest birdwatcher, P. Casper Biddle, on the Beverly Hillbillies. Miss Jane had a crush on him, but later decided to run for Congress and become a champion for gay rights.

And not that Super Chicken had anything to do with anything, but I just thought I'd share a link to his show's theme song, which I really enjoy. I love the line "Fred, if you're afraid, you'll have to overlook it; besides, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it." (I also love the cameo by Frankenstein.)



And finally, the last name in the sequence "Davy, Peter, Mike, and..." is obviously "Spam". It's a delicious addition to any collection, and I'd recommend that you eat something made from Spam to help you celebrate our long history of having Presidents.

I will also give credit to anyone who answered "Mickey". My college roommate and best friend is named Mickey, and he always makes me laugh...so I kinda like the name. It's rather a shame we've never had a President Mickey, but I guess we have had a Herbert, which is close enough. Anyway, the other famous non-rodent (and non-Rooney) Mickey you were probably thinking about is featured here, complete with some screamin' trumpets toward the end. Check it out, and have a great day!