Sunday, July 13, 2008

bad ideas i've had

So, sometimes I am hit with these flashes of moronic or depraved inspiration. I am in the shower or at work or sitting on the couch and suddenly the cosmic forces align in the scar tissue of my mind and i am illuminated. Unfortunately, these eureka moments are informed, not by the oracles of brilliance, but by the ramblings of a lunatic.
Take for instance my idea of the "plenger" where the plunger meets the blender to restore free flow to even the toughest clogs in your drain. Problem: how do you clean the damn thing?
These ideas do not confine themselves to potential products available only on TV, touted by Billie Mayes. No, they also involve the entertainment industry, take this unlikely Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Gwen Stefani vehicle: a musical in the style of Across the Universe but featuring the music of Burt Bacharach. It is the story of a love triangle, where one of the male leads (not sure which yet) is a stalking serial killer. we begin with the killer meeting our leading lady and breaking into Walk on By. we continue with the girl, whose cat has become stuck up a tree and is save by our hero whilst he croons Whats new Pussycat. Back to our antagonist, the serial killer lamenting of his unrequited love, longing to be Close to You. Back to the hero who is Wishin' and Hopin'. Back to the killer, now dismembering someone in a gory, sloppy mess as bloody Raindrops Keep Falling on his Head. Now he, the killer, abducts the girl, and while they make their way across country he explains that What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love. The hero pursues hitching a ride with a trucker (Jack Black cameo) who gets lost and has to ask Do you Know the Way to San Jose? When the hero catches up, he is also captured byt the killer who and the two expalin the predicament to the girl in a duet version of This Guy's in Love With You. The girl is terrified that her true love will fall victime to the killer's rage and tries to encourage the hero I Say a Little Prayer for You. The killer warns the hero to Make it Easy on Yourself, but his dastardly plans are foiled and the girl tells the hero Thats what Friends are For. And as we leave the happy couple all is not well because as they try to go on with their life together they find that ther is Always Something There to Remind Me.
So that is why I should keep my ideas mostly to myself.

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