Tuesday, September 27, 2005

The Circle of Life

Eleven years after the release of Disney's The Lion King, Thousands of homes
across America were reported to be regretting the decision to name their pets
Tîmon and Pumbaa.

"It was apparent even when Jesus didn't come at the turn of the Millenium."
Alisha Sare had told GW&B in a recent interview. "Who knew Pumbaa, just
wouldn't have the lasting quality we all thought. We left that theater in awe of
the illustrated wonder that is
The Lion King. Or it could have just been the
Junior Mints talking."

"Some of the movie screen magic was lost for me when I had to have Tîmon neutered."
said passerby Brooks Jackson. "Imagine having to tell the family of my illegitimate
children that Tîmon, couldn't have little Tîmons. Although Tîmon hasn't gone for anyones'
leg in the last 10 years. Amen to castration."

"You had to think of your options back then. Some people were in the Simba camp,
some in the Rafiki. It was what was popular. Hey, Meatloaf cameback that year.
That would've been a gazillion times better name. Dammit." said Bryan Karr, longtime
nemesis of GW&B, and also a person who doesn't look to shabby in capris for men.
Bryan then left abruptly, humming "I Would do Anything for Love".

"Cute name or not, Mufasa still takes dumps on my carpet." Cheryl Laundry said,
"And since he is a Bernese Mountain dog, we wanted to name him appropriately.
But you can just imagine, how Mufasa his Mufasa-ings really are. Its like doing
curls at the gym."

"Its hard to imagine how America just got all caught up in the moment. You know,
believing everything Disney told us. Following them blindly into the theater knowing full
well the consequence. Claiming the moral high ground and enjoying Pat Robertson
endorsed entertainment.The richness of the butter getting richer every year. Its a great
thing that that America is nothing like the America of today." said Senior Dog Name
Correspondant Ryan Rhodes.

"Several follow ups to the first movie went straight to video, which really took the steam
out of the name for me. If I wanted a straight to video name, I would get two dogs and
name them Mary Kate & Ashley." chimed in GW&B. "Think of the money I'd save on food."