Sorry pal… nothing can be “flippin’ awesome” or “sweet” anymore. Don’t ask me if my mountain bike gets “sweet jumps” or if I’m voting for Pedro. And come October, don’t start asking people if they have your ChapStick.

Yes, it was a funny movie – very funny. However, failure to move on to new material simply points out your lack of knowledge in the field of pop culture. I know that being funny isn’t an easy thing - unless you’re a three-legged dwarf with a hand made of popsicles - but there is other material out there to get you laughs around your office and within your group of friends. Napoleon Dynamite is more than “sooo five minutes ago.” Napoleon Dynamite was released in the summer of 2004 – 2 years ago.

You don’t still wear the same shoes or weigh the same amount you did 2 years ago. Heck, you probably got married, moved away or *gasp* went to the movies and saw another funny movie since 2004.

What should you turn to? Punchlines from Nacho Libre, Wedding Crashers, or dare I say material from NBC’s The Office. I say “dare I say” because it’s one of the best shows on television and by recommending it I run the risk of participating in its downfall by suggesting it’s adoption to the gullible masses. Many of you folks have a history of ruining jokes by finding a couple that you like and running them into the ground.

Yes, you. (Not all… but you know who you are.)

You’re the person who still yells “Run, Forrest run!” whenever you spot a friend on a treadmill.

You’re the person who gets on a boat, walks to the front and yells “I’m the king of the world!”

You’re the one who fills our inbox with unwanted forwards which seemingly always include: “If you love God, send this to 5 people.”

Frankly, I’m worried about you. You were the last one to stop wearing stone-washed jeans, the last one with an Internet connection, the last one to take off that slap bracelet you kept wearing until the metal started poking out both ends.

You’re the one.

On a positive note: you’re reading landonhowell.com… a blog whose readership consists of pop culture hipsters, political junkies, and artsy fartsies from around the globe. London to Boston, New York to LA, Jasper to Jackon… we’re here to help you know a little more everyday.

So read along, daily – articles and comments. Visit the recommended links the righthand side of the page. Even try your hand at a new TV show or blog to expand your horizons past the MTV filter. It’s going to be painful having to put those Napoleon references to rest, but it can be done.

You can do it… you can flippin’ do it.

1. smitty said:

   Things that are also over:

   Double Dare
   Salute Your Shorts
   Clarissa Explains it All
   Saved by the Bell

   11:13 am on Jul 5 2006
2. Paige said:

   Agreed.

   12:06 pm on Jul 5 2006
3. Landon said:

   SMITTY – YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

   Those things will never die… they are simply post that will ever-so-often adorn the blog.

   Besides… I don’t do those for laughs, I do them to remind us of simpler times – punk.

   1:51 pm on Jul 5 2006
4. Russell said:

   Im with smitty. You DONT go to Pinelake anymore, but Southern Miss will play ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!

   2:35 pm on Jul 5 2006
5. Landon said:

   wow – so harsh today.

   2:42 pm on Jul 5 2006
6. jen moss...smith said:

   well…i think we just want to know who died and made you king of cool :)

   8:50 am on Jul 6 2006