I'm not going to read 700 comments to see if someone beat me to it, but Michael Palin once observed that John Cleese was fixated on the idea that lists are inherently funny, and that almost all of Cleese's skits were based on that premise.

I'm not going to read 700 comments to see if someone beat me to it, but Michael Palin once observed that John Cleese was fixated on the idea that lists are inherently funny, and that almost all of Cleese's skits were based on that premise.

I'm with you.  Casting Cumberbatch as Khan, even in the new ST alternative universe, makes no sense at all.

I'm with you.  Casting Cumberbatch as Khan, even in the new ST alternative universe, makes no sense at all.

I learned from this article that Lawrence Welk and I have something in common— I don't get hip-hop, either.  It's a toss-up for me whether I would choose to listen to a half-hour of Lawrence Welk, or Jay-Z, or just shove q-tips into my ears and shatter my eardrums.

I learned from this article that Lawrence Welk and I have something in common— I don't get hip-hop, either.  It's a toss-up for me whether I would choose to listen to a half-hour of Lawrence Welk, or Jay-Z, or just shove q-tips into my ears and shatter my eardrums.

I know you were only kidding, but I kind of agree with you anyway.

I know you were only kidding, but I kind of agree with you anyway.

I remember that Sting got great reviews during the film's original run.  We saw the movie, loved it, and completely agreed that Sting was great.

I remember that Sting got great reviews during the film's original run.  We saw the movie, loved it, and completely agreed that Sting was great.

This was the topic of my phd dissertation at Dance Dance Revolution Tech.

This was the topic of my phd dissertation at Dance Dance Revolution Tech.

Could you please repeat that?

Could you please repeat that?

Or maybe she is the Burglar of Bamff-f.

Or maybe she is the Burglar of Bamff-f.

House tries to strangle a patient and nothing happens.  But he flushes his underwear down the toilet and for that he's going back to jail.

Please add The Turtles and Moody Blues to the list.

Please add The Turtles and Moody Blues to the list.

My favorite Newhart skit was Sir Walter Raleigh explaining the discovery of tobacco to the head of the East India Company.