Man vs. Plastic Tubing?

I have had occasion to tune into Man Vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel. Last night, we did a little flipping around while also watching the Celtics/Heat game and we watched Bear Grylls battle the wild. The first episode was nothing too crazy. He was just hanging out in Alabama - where, there is apparently one of the largest un-explored underground cave systems in the world. So, he was stuck in a cave without any light and no way out. No big deal - but he did fight (and ultimately kill and eat) a wild boar (every time I hear the word boar, I find myself singing out WILD BOAR WILD BOAR (channeling my inner Duran Duran - Wild Boys)) and eat deer poop (complete with a good shot of his fecal-stained tongue) (man, I love using (over-using?) parentheses!). But, he was out in a jiff.

It was the second episode that really caught our attention. Bear was dropped on a deserted island near Panama. Again, not a big deal. But, I will say the guy is amazing - able to make a great shelter out of banana leaves, a spear from a dead bird's beak, etc. He realized he wasn't going to get rescued on the island, so he built the raft toattempt to find other land (logical thinking). He was running out of water, so he took some handy tubing that he had (not sure where it came from, but quite handy) and gave himself an enema. Yes, he gave himself an enema while he was floating. Apparently that helps keep a person hydrated (and does wonders for the colon). Are you f*ing kidding me?

Ultimately, he floated towards civilization and his trusty chopper was there to pick him up. I think I was amazed that he did it, but more so, that he really didn't seem to give it a second though. Ho, hum, drop trou and stick tube up butt. And I still don't think I understand the whole camera crew thing. Is there a crew following him the whole time? And are they setting up a sweet camp and eating candy bars while Bear dines on poop and fish eyes? Do they get to use a private yacht while Bear is soaked in water? I don't get it.

Even though Bear is quite amazing, I've come to the conclusion that I prefer Les Stroud's Survivorman (on OLN). He does some of the same things (not nearly as extreme), but does them completely alone. He sets up all the camera equipment and is totally flying solo. Yes, sometimes that leads to some uncomfortable times where he is experiencing some severe loneliness. But, it feels a little more real.

Will the average, every day survivalist ever need to give themselves an enema? Well, now they know how. But I know that if they do, I would prefer not to have to watch it. At least I didn't have to see Bear's junk as he gave himself the Big E. Thank you Discovery Network for blurring that junk out.

I'm not sure what this has to do with anything, but I spent a fair amount of time thinking about it (the enema, not the junk).

On the other hand, great ending to the Celtics/Heat game. Piss poor play by Ray Allen with seconds left in the 4th quarter (leading to a Dwayne Wade steal and dunk). But, a spectacular alley oop from Pierce (from out of bounds) to Rondo to tie it and send it to OT. Very cool.

I learned something new the other day. I knew that Ton Loc made it famous with a song, but I never knew the ingredients for a Funky Cold Medina - simply mix vodka, southern comfort, blue curacao and cranberry juice. But what was the magic ingredient that made it seem to be smoking when it was passed around in the video?

That song came up in a trivia contest that we performed quite poorly in earlier this week. Why are there no trivia contests that are concentrated only on pop culture, music, movies, tv and sports? We end up getting screwed every time on history, arts and science questions. We actually realized that most of us had no idea who was actually the participants in World War I - how pathetic is that? But, we all knew Ton Loc sang Funky Cold Medina (and was fortunate enough to get to have Jim Carrey's ass "ass him a question" in Ace Ventura). Oh, he apparently lost the part that eventually went to LL Cool J as Chris O'Donnell's sidekick on NCIS Los Angeles.

So, I was curious - what exactly is in a Brass Monkey? Apparently, there was a premixed drink (I guess similar to Mad Dog 20/20 and Purple Passion) called Brass Monkey. It has recently been re-released. Little known fact (and of little use) - it originally was named by an ad executive after an alleged World War II spy. Umm, what exactly was the spy's name?

There are also a few variations of the Brass Monkey that could either be - a) a mix of beer and oj, b) a mix of gin, triple sec, tequila, oj, sour mix and grapefruit juice or c) a mix of rum, vodka, oj (with or without galliano). There appears to be no consensus. That is a shame, I think that Adam Yauch and Mike D would like to unite the world in their Brass Monkey consumption.

That will do it for this evening's random thoughts.

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