Really, @disqus_qy6FfR9igG:disqus ? I thought that before the retcons, Hal Jordan's persona was (my wife's term for it) "A Congregationalist Minister in a Skintight Outfit". I always figured it was Guy Gardner who was the douchey smartass who usually needed to back off and apologize…

NP, @sky_cake:disqus ! Guess Engvall wasn't the only person who figured everybody knew the genesis of the bit - my wife and I have been using it since before we were married, because it sums up a kind of bone-deep stupidity so perfectly…..

Exactly why he'd be perfect, @kungfupondababa:disqus !

Followed by a punch in the face by the Canary Cry, @sdelmonte:disqus .

BETTER, @avclub-da518aecddbf5c94588f53562012c452:disqus !

@avclub-17ffa8fad012a66eba508715ad0fec7a:disqus - Ryan Reynolds is such a douchenozzle that should be his last name! That's why he sucked as Green Lantern -

Aww, Copperfield didn't have to do that, @avclub-704f4913246227cae32af030e6a90280:disqus - Our Leaders are doing a great job at that on their own!

David Cross inflicted The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret on the world, @sergio_pereira:disqus - he's got no business ranting!

NOOOOOooooo…!

@sky_cake:disqus - originally, back when he created the bit in the early Eighties, Engvall explained the sign read "I'M STUPID", and the theory was that if you could hand of "I'M STUPID" signs, then people would know not to count on those wearing them! He would bring up commonplace things that you should know better…

To be fair, @avclub-5b8e4fd39d9786228649a8a8bec4e008:disqus , it was Brooks's first feature film, and has a lot of "First Movie/Book/Play" problems to it.

@avclub-5b8e4fd39d9786228649a8a8bec4e008:disqus - sometimes Brooks can surprise you. For a guy never known to pass up a cheap poop, fart or sex joke, he does like sometimes to show off his erudition as a way to remind people like Pauline Kael that he's more than just a loud vulgarian. I'll admit, this is a long way…

@avclub-5b8e4fd39d9786228649a8a8bec4e008:disqus - ROTFL!

Oh, Gods, @DDB9000:disqus - I'd tried to forget that!

@avclub-e0b2ce3685c37ff452b211bd8b6b1b5c:disqus - it must have been mid-1990s, because I was working for a trade show journal company then, and I remember thinking "I saw mention of these places in the East Coast AV Show journal we did"….

@avclub-e0b2ce3685c37ff452b211bd8b6b1b5c:disqus - huh. When I did it, we didn't even get that in the second round.

Funny - he doesn't LOOK Druish….

@beanarie:disqus - I would imagine both depression and addiction come from a very similar place.

@disqus_NnwGjc8jni:disqus - the JEOPARDY! live contestant search was held at Resorts International's casino in Atlantic City (since Merv Griffin used to own Resorts International when he was alive). You'd stand in line for a while (depending on how many of us there were), and they'd bring in groups of about a dozen to…

You'll get no argument from me there, @disqus_NnwGjc8jni:disqus !