Since You Asked, and Goddamn Did a Lot of You Ask

My darling readers are nothing if not curious.

What is the meaning of "Eat Roast Beef", you ask?  Well, writing my letters with a pseudonym is my small way of honoring Don Novello, a.k.a. Father Guido Sarducci (Vatican gossip columnist), a.k.a. Lazlo Toth (Concerned letter-writing citizen), a.k.a Quite Possibly the Funniest Person on Earth, Ever.  Truly, any semblance of humor I now possess is a direct result of being tied down as an impressionable youth and forced to watch reruns of SCTV for weeks on end.  It wasn't until I was 15 that I realized there were, in fact, TV shows and films made after 1982.  Thanks, Dad.

In order to accurately explain the definition and origin of my nickname "Eat Roast Beef," I would have to divulge some very personal information, including my full name and my first-grade urinary habits.  So in other words, don't ask.  Sorry to keep you hanging.

But I will share this little nugget of knowledge with you.  Go buy Don Novello's "The Lazlo Letters."   It will probably only cost you like five bucks since it is so old, and I promise that you will pee your pants with laughter.  You can share the book with your friends without telling them I recommended it, so you can look uber-cool.  (And you will.)

So there you have it.  Now quit emailing me.  Well, about the nickname that is.

Comments

[Tiffany]

Oh man, SCTV...Canadians seem to take such (misplaced?) pride when a Canadian show goes big. When I was a kid, there were two things to be dreaded: Hockey Night in Canada and the phrase "Play it again, Bob!" It's taken me years (and many hours of therapy) to appreciate those shows...

Rae, as a result of your (unwilling) viewing of SCTV when you were a kid, you are officially half-Canadian. Eh? I will be mailing you a toque and a handbook which details methods to avoid snot-cicles in winter. Do us proud! (as you are only a halfie, you aren't required to memorize the anthem in french, you lucky bastard!)

The mystery of the meat has been solved (kinda). You have one hell of a creative bent madamoiselle!

[Louise]

I am amazed that you watched SCTV. Really, that is impressive. I agree with Tiffany, you are totally half-Canadian now. Though you don't have to learn the anthem in French, you will be expected to refer to the product known as "American Cheese" by it's rightful name of "Processed cheese product." Also, you will refer to your schooling years as "grade X" rather than "xth grade." You should also know a little about the Bluenose, the Canadarm, the Canadian Senate, and poutine. Glorious, glorious poutine.