Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for February 10, 2011

Sad, isn’t it?

Even sadder than you know: http://kellysutton.tumblr.com/post/3182707131

Very sad, indeed, rayannina

Not a good situation.

Though it’s said that pride is a vice This I say in a trice No book has died because of me For this show I shall never see Were these shows to disappear tomorrow In me there would be no sorrow Though others may tire of my gripe Reality shows are nothing but tripe.

The reasons for reality shows existing are deplorable on both sides of the screen:

• they cost less to produce • most are the highest rated shows

Have I mentioned sterilization yet this comment?

And how much does an illiterate, almost inarticulate thug make for throwing a ball through a metal ring?

Why learn, I’m going to play kids games, be a poor yet controversial actor, or broadcast my legal or addiction problems. If that doesn’t work I’ll win a state sponsored scratch off. Only losers learn.

Gosh, a scientst gets that while a borderline Cro-Magnon “earns” several times that from using a funny stick to hit flat ball into a net? Hmmm, which choice should I make???

The dirty little secret is that only a teeny tiny percentage of us get a chance to be a basketball thug or a Cro-Magnon hockey player or a no-neck football player or a juiced-up baseball player. OR a no-talent reality show “contestant.”

It’s like being a lottery winner– your chances are a LOT better at being a high five-figure scientist. Also you’ll be happier, get arrested less often, and live longer.

It’s a matter of supply and demand. Very few people are both dumb enough to be reality show contestants and willing to parade their stupidity in front on the entire country.

Let the nitwittery begin!

wndrwrthg - Well said!

pdchapin: Don’t worry. The pool of available candidates appears to be growing at an exponential rate.

Great as always, WW!

Reality shows like “Super Nanny” fill a need that used to be filled by friends and neighbours. Our society is so isolated, parents have no one else to turn to for instruction on raising children. Other shows like “Biggest Loser” fill similar needs.

Somebody illustrated the difference between the Jock and the Geek by comparing Michael Jordan to Bill Gates.

Lets face it, you make a few million playing hoops, but when you’re too old, they kick you out and that money dries up – unless you learned how to manage your money, which most Jocks (having the brainpower of a sponge) never do.

Nerds can earn an income until they’re too old to see.

http://www.ahajokes.com/bus157.html

The moral of today’s strip: Do whatever it takes to get “Jersey Shore” cancelled.

Big talk from a bunch of people reading comic strips.

luckylouie said, “And how much does an illiterate, almost inarticulate thug make for throwing a ball through a metal ring?” Interesting that you apply thug with it’s adjectives to the only sport populated predominantly by blacks. And the only sport that, at the collegiate level, is played well by the schools with high academic reputations.

Me thinks your comment stinketh of racism!

So all thugs are automatically black in your eyes, dave98042? Wouldn’t go swinging that racism cat too far, son.

Now ask the kid what the AVERAGE salaries are for scientists versus Jersey idiots. This illustrates exactly why math is so important. Probability and statistics should be mandatory for graduation.