{"id":214,"date":"2013-12-05T06:46:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2018-07-25T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T02:39:50","slug":"jim-gaffigan-hero-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Jim Gaffigan: Is He a Hero or Villain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hotpockets\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Gaffigan is the storm trooper of stand-up comedy.\u00a0 Search his name on YouTube or Netflix if his name is a mystery to you.\u00a0 Fair warning, be prepared to spend quality time listening to him expound on the multitude of challenges encountered by the Average Joe, that is if the Average Joe was named Jim and had five young kids.\u00a0 You can thank me or curse me later.\u00a0 His comedy is addictive.\u00a0 That said, people are addicted to both positive and negative things.\u00a0 Aerobic exercise \u2013 good (not for me, of course).\u00a0 Black tar heroin \u2013 arguably bad.\u00a0 With this in mind, let\u2019s evaluate Jim Gaffigan\u2019s cost\/benefit ratio.<\/p>\n

You, one of my millions of loyal readers, may ask yourself, who is Jack Edwards to answer this question.\u00a0 Well, I\u2019m a guy with a laptop, internet access (until my neighbor secures his router), and too much time on my hands; that\u2019s who I am.\u00a0 But I am also a \u201cstudent of the game.\u201d\u00a0 You see, I\u2019ve devoted far more hours than are normal or healthy to watching Jim Gaffigan\u2019s specials on Netflix (complete with frame by frame analysis), and reading his book, Dad is Fat.\u00a0 <\/i>My copy is dog-eared (My Corgy Walter got ahold of it). \u00a0Let\u2019s just say that I now know far more about the almost infinite varieties of Hot Pockets than is healthy for any middle-aged man.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get to it:<\/p>\n

Reasons Jim Gaffigan is a Hero:<\/p>\n

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  1. He makes us feel okay about marching into McDonalds and ordering three Big Macs with extra sauce (enough to lube a Toyota Carolla), and even better about answering that iconic question, \u201cDo you want to supersize it?\u201d with a confident, and unhesitating, \u201cI\u2019ll dive across this counter and slam your head into the McMilkshake machine if you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. He makes us feel okay about living a sedentary lifestyle, where the most activity in one\u2019s day is placing a Hot Pocket in the microwave and then engaging in the aerobic exercise of standing upright peering through the little window waiting for the seconds to tick off the clock only to break down and push the stop button to retrieve the prize seconds before the recommended cooking time.\u00a0 (Aren\u2019t they already cooked?\u00a0 Precooked?\u00a0 I think it\u2019s safe to eat them like a Popsicle if you want.)<\/li>\n
  3. His alien-like translucence gives the rest of us the false impression that our skin is tanned akin to the average Mediterranean cabana boy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Reasons he is a villain:<\/p>\n

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    1. See #1, #2 and #3 above \u2013 especially #2.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As we can determine from this Nobel Prize worthy analysis, I may actually be Jim Gaffigan.\u00a0 Wait a minute \u2013 You may be Jim Gaffigan!\u00a0 Just what kind of a Twilight Zone episode have I been sucked into?<\/p>\n

      Conclusion:<\/p>\n

      Jim Gaffigan is a villero<\/i>.\u00a0 He\u2019s half villain and half hero.\u00a0 You wouldn\u2019t mind having him over for dinner, but you wouldn\u2019t post it on Facebook.\u00a0 He is in truth, the crack cocaine of comedy.\u00a0 Slap a PG-13 sticker on his pasty forehead and enjoy.\u00a0 But, like so many other guilty obsessions, please, don\u2019t let the habit interfere with your day job.<\/p>\n

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