"sky rockets in flight/afternoon AT NIGHT"

"I don't know what happened in your life that caused you to develop a sense of humor as a coping mechanism, maybe it was some sort of brace or corrective boot you wore during childhood but in any case: I'm glad you're on my team."

- Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) to Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on last night's 30 Rock

I have a friend who wore a scoliosis brace in middle school who is now a humor writer (update: Emily) and our running joke is that I'm jealous of her for the funny-making brace (she assures me that I have and have had quite enough to compensate for -- whew!!)

Apparently my 2003 archives are all messed up but I found an old thing I said about the "Theory of Compensation" quoted on the blog Chaos Theory. It's by no means an original idea, but four jaded New York years later I still believe it to be true.

Anyway, go watch last night's 30 Rock -- the quote above is by no means the funniest part.

Comments

[matt]

That was pretty amazing, as was Will Arnett's "Karate! Karate! Ka-ra-te!" in his tiny, tiny robe.

[Jasper Buckleman]

"Dr. Spaceman, when they check my DNA, will it tell me what diseases I might get, or help me to remember my ATM PIN code?"

"Absolutely! Science is whatever we want it to be."

[Katie]

"Once, in college, I pooped my pants a little bit at a Country Steaks all-you-can-eat buffet, and I didn't leave until I had finished my second plate of shrimp." --One of the items Liz disclosed to Floyd in her list of "weird, secret stuff".