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Along with my daily duties as founder and head writer of HumorMeOnline.com, in 2003, I took the Grand Prize in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (also known as the "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" competition). I've also been a contributor to "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and the web's "The Late Show with David Letterman". I also occupy my time writing three blogs, "Blogged Down at the Moment", "Brit Word of the Day" and "Production Numbers"...and my off-time is spent contemplating in an "on again/off again" fashion...my feable attempts at writing any one of a dozen books. I would love to write professionally one day...and by that I mean "actually get a paycheck".

29 May 2010

I've Got Mono

Here's a proposed Craig Ferguson (host of CBS's "Late Late Show") monologue I came up with long ago. Keep in mind this was written the first year he started hosting - so his "voice" has changed some...i.e., he doesn't say the same things like he used to. This was purely for my entertainment...it's not like Craig asked me to write his monologues or anything...it was just for fun. It also helps if you have seen Craig and know his mannerisms and vocal intonations...if not, you can always call me up and I'll read it to you in my best "Craig voice". :)

Please be aware I'm posting these blogs how I originially wrote them years ago. Consequently they aren't going to be timely and they aren't going to be like my regular blogs -- mainly a lot of these are just "comedy snippets" of sorts.

Jane Birkin and the Hermès bag named after her.

I was walking around the "ritzy shopping district" the other day, and I can't believe what these stores in Hollywood sell for kids.

"Oh yes, why my daughter just HAS to have a pair of $5000 Hermès earmuffs...ALL the kids in her class do"...like whatever happened to getting your kid a Barbie!?

When I was a wee lad growing up in Scotland...I got to name a sheep - and it wasn't even MY sheep - it was Mr. Flannagan's across town. THAT was MY lousy Christmas present - not some poofy $5000 earmuffs and a Birkin bag. What the hell's a Birkin bag, anyway - and why does it cost $30,000??!

What's even worse, is that you have to wait TWO years if you want to get one...unless you go to eBay and then it's anyone's guess. Would YOU know a fake Birkin bag if you bought one? I certainly wouldn't. "You know, Marge...your tag looks sooooo three-thousand dollar-ish."

I know what you're saying...here's another late nite talk show host talking about expensive 'to die for' purses. But this is true!

These Birkin bags were named after Jane Birkin...who was an English actress who did a lot of French films in the 60s. I Googled her, I did...and she was NAKED in EVERY SINGLE photo......with Brigitte Bardot, even!

Hey, when you have Brigitte Bardot telling you to "put some clothes on, girlfriend"...you know you have something.

So, I guess the Hermes designers were sitting around one day saying, "Well we have the Kelly bag named after Grace Kelly -- and that one has style, can we maybe...oh, I don't know...make a bag with a lot more slutty appeal? How about this Birkin one? Sure! And let's say you have to wait months to get one...that way it will be like an adult 'Tickle-Me-Elmo' doll..."

...and speaking of tickling...I think THAT'S the movie where Birkin was actually wearing those muffs.

Well, the photo WAS a little fuzzy.

C'mon..it's true!


(Originally written 9 December 2005)

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6 comments:

  1. mi30 May, 2010 01:32

    haha, i could totally hear it in craig's voice (i love that scottish brogue!).

    and i don't think i've ever seen a jane birkin film, but i've heard her orgasms on that serge gainsbourg song plenty o' times.

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  2. Chris30 May, 2010 03:01

    Not too shabby. Better than Conan, anyway.

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  3. Mariann Simms30 May, 2010 03:13

    Oh, my, Mi - you're going to have to tell me which song so I can hear it.

    The odd thing is - as soon as I posted this, I noticed her daughter's movie was coming up on one of the HBO or Encore channels. Her daughter is Charlotte Gainsbourg.

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  4. Mariann Simms30 May, 2010 03:14

    Thanks, Chris. :)

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  5. mi30 May, 2010 10:13

    i don't know how to do a fancy link thing in the comments, but here is the song:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiMDB19Dyc

    i actually like charlotte gainsbourg as an actress, and a few weeks ago i was in barnes and noble and heard a really cool song playing. i asked them what it was and it was charlotte gainsbourg's album. she is a much better singer than her mother!

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  6. Anonymous31 May, 2010 18:59

    Are you sure that is not YOU with the bag in the pic? It could be you, sort of a resemblance. Did you do nudie movies before? Also...what? no Memorial Day tribute on HMO?

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