Monday Miscellany--Cult TV Edition

Check it out, in what was ostensibly a straight-news story, the Times throws in an inside joke from Monty Python:

"Debates have raged between those who love all God’s creatures and those who say the only good crow is a crow that has ceased to be." ("For This Menace, Only One Thing to Do: Ready, Aim, Fireworks!")

And if you don't get the reference, then this blog is really not a good fit for you.

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In an old episode of "The Simpsons," Krusty the Klown's fast food chain, Krustyburger, introduces a new sandwich, the Ribwich.

The Ribwich instantly gains a fanatical following, with legions of enthusiasts traveling across the country, following the sandwich from state to state.  Finally, the caravan winds up in San Francisco, where Krusty addresses the crowd, thanks them for their support ("What a long, strange product rollout this has been!"), and then announces that Krustyburger will no longer sell the Ribwich, because the animal it was made out of has become extinct.

"The cow?!?" someone asks.

"Uh, think. . .smaller," Krusty replies.

"The pig?!?"

"Think. . .more legs."

All of which is by way of explaining why I will never--NEVER--eat a McRib.

Heavy Philopsophical Question

As we were eating our clown-themed fast-food restaurant breakfast sandwich this morning, we found ourselves troubled.  Not by the fact that we were eating a breakfast sandwich from a clown-themed fast-food restaurant.  No, we were confused by the proper orientation of our sandwich.  Consisting of a sausage patty and melted cheese on a muffin, we couldn't tell which side was the "top."  Was this a sausage sandwich with cheese on top, OR was it a cheese sandwich with a sausage "topping it off," in the same way that bacon tops off a cheeseburger?  We took a bite out of the sandwich one way, then the other way.  We couldn't figure out which way provided the best sandwiching experience.  We sat and pondered our sandwich for some time, until it became far too cold to eat.

Now we're just hungry.