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Fake Plastic Tree
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The early, early original "Law & Order" episodes circa 1990-1992 (Paul Sorvino, George Dzundza, Michael Moriarty) have a "Hill Street Blues" vibe to them. Shaky cinema-verite camerawork, set in a high-crime NYC, tackling social issues of the day with the naïveté of the late 80s. They are currently rerunning this era

EXACTLY!

Mrs. Doubtfire 2: The Desolation of Smog

The scene with the CPS lady and the cake-face always makes me laugh.

Coconutcaine

Shrinkage? What, like laundry?

Joan of Arc?

He was great as the corporate asshole in Aliens.

Modern Family last season exactly.

An older version of me.
Is she perverted like me?
Would she pants you in a theater?
Does she dress eloquently?
And would she have your onesie?
I bet she'd make really excellent mom jeans.

Pants Harder

What if Sean was one of us?

Pantz

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Freddy Got Pantsed

Now that I think about it, isn't that what the "wood" in "Norweigan Wood" is referring to? Is this some British construction oddity I am just now discovering?

Would you like to meet me, maybe?
You can even bring your baby!

Also, his mention of woodchip (which I had only heard of once before) reminded me of this lyric from Pulp's "Disco 2000":

Instead of telling me what is ain't, how about telling me what it am.

I was confused by that line. What exactly is his schtick?

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