“So it makes an awful sort of sense that Annie—overcome by her own demons, and convinced that Joy’s spirit has somehow been corrupted by the Angel—ends up drowning Joy in the lake behind their newfound home.”

Sitcom themes as written by the Buddha. 

Sigh. As an Iowan... from Iowa City... it gets rather tiring. “I sat that night in a harshly lit Pizza Ranch on the south side of Iowa City, behind an Eagles Lodge...”. Ah yes the Eagles Lodge. Featured so prominently in this UNESCO City of Literature. It’s all Eagles Lodges, Pizza Ranches, and VFW’s as far as the eye…

The doctor said I wouldn’t have so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger out of there.

Anything Goes? More like Everybody Knows.

Enhance it

Reminds me of a guy who lives in a van, down by the river.

Tried a different tactic:

As a kid, I just thought the title of the show “Bosom Buddies” meant that Kip and Henry were really good friends. I spontaneously realized the double entendre one day in my mid-thirties at work, and couldn’t stop laughing at myself for a full five minutes.