Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Vampires and Werewolves

There are certain fads that the curmudgeon is only too happy to let pass him by without so much as a glance in their general direction.  This "Twilight Saga" nonsense is one, and has blossomed out of control, like pythons in the Everglades or rabbits in Australia.  A genuine plague.

We need the National Lampoon to come to our rescue.  In my late teens, I discovered J.R.R.Tolkien, and started to get obsessed by the mythology.  The Lampoon came to my rescue - in their version of "Lord of the Rings," Gandolf was Goodgulf, Frodo was Frito, and Bilbo was Dildo.  It saved me - I could never take ole' JRR seriously again.  I didn't even watch those tedious movies made some 10 years ago.

So Lampoon - where are you when we need you?  This Vampires vs. Werewolves thing is ripe for ridicule.  Your 7/8/2010 short was a good start, but a full-blown book like "Bored of the Rings" is called for.


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