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Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:00 AM

Tom the Dancing Bug

Evolution of a hip, ironic catchphrase: Don't tase me, bro!

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 07:58 PM

Okay

That's a good evolution, but what about all the variations?

— We are so Tased, dude! (We screwed up this time ha ha!)

— Tase! (gleeful expression uttered after someone wipes out in a spectacular fashion on the ski slope or some other activity, ha ha!)

— Tase me! (dumbfounded expression of incredulity)

— That chick over there is Tase-tastic or Tase-ilicious. (A female is deemed attractive)

— I'd totally Tase her! (A bit scary, perhaps, but the utterer probably hasn't thought the whole concept out, or doesn't really know what it means to Tase.)

Just brainstorming here.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 09:17 PM

I no longer can tell what is parody

Did Greenspan really say that? Maybe he did...

Thursday, October 4, 2007 01:37 AM

POP cultureitis

brilliant BRILLIANT! Tom you're a genius Ruben. Actually. I feel we are standing on the edge of a cliff a thousands of miles high, straining to hold our balance against howling banshee winds before we tumble off, falling blindly & inexorably into a dark universe of chaos.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 01:37 AM

POP cultureitis

brilliant BRILLIANT! Tom you're a genius Ruben. Actually. I feel we are standing on the edge of a cliff a thousands of miles high, straining to hold our balance against howling banshee winds before we tumble off, falling blindly & inexorably into a dark universe of chaos.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 06:05 AM

"Everybody Wang Chung 9/17/98"

"Everybody Wang Chung tonight."

"Are you being sarcastic?"

"Dude, I don't even know anymore."

Life was so much slower back then.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 06:10 AM

This strip is Tase Me brilliant!

And Tideswimmer, your comments are up there too!

How about:

"No thanks, I'd rather be tased"

"If I had a choice between that and tasing, I'll take the tasing thanks" (var. on above)

And of course "Tase me" can replace "Pinch me".

Thursday, October 4, 2007 06:17 AM

Thanks

I was in an angry funk this AM until this snapped me out of it and made me smirk! Just wanted to say thanks because being able to slip this phrase into a conversation is probably going to be the best thing about my day today.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 11:59 AM

the one i was working on...

...was some variation of the description "so mean he once tased a kid just for being a spaz."

If you're not old enough to remember the commercials for the Time-Life Old West series, it probably won't do much for you. (If you are, then it's up to you.)

I still plan to try this out when the description fits--probably after I get my Budweiser "Waaaazzup!" sounding good enough to take out in public.

Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:20 PM

Señor Bolling...

I love you, man!

Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:56 PM

"Mr. Bolling, you're no Jack Kennedy."

"Betray us or Petraeus."

(and my favorite:)

"Walk Like an Australopithecine!"

Saturday, October 6, 2007 08:47 AM

bring on the cats

NO TAZ MI K?

Saturday, October 6, 2007 11:25 AM

Greenspan?

(Scramble to check)

One more reason why economic gurus need to be "tased" once in a while.

Saturday, October 6, 2007 03:35 PM

Aaaahhhh, one year fads...

remember the "Macarena"?

Me niether!

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