Sweet Georgia Brown

Add the Harlem Globetrotters to the list of things that just aren't quite as cool in the third decade of life as they were in the late first/early second.

I and 7 compatriots went to see them this past Sunday. While impressed, of course, by the display of basketball talent, it was mind-boggling how much time they would take between actual plays! At one point, a member of the Washington Generals was taking a foul shot; we had to watch 8 minutes of one of the Globetrotters doing a gag of some kind with the ref about where he should stand (all while the clock was running intermittently). I'd much rather watch the crazy ball-handling, no-look shots, etc.

All this to say, when I was 9, it was the most entertaining thing ever. At 22...eh. I mean, it was still cool, and worth it to go, but it's definitely interesting how things lose their flavor over the years.

Other examples of things that aren't nearly as enjoyable now (but you might expect them to be enjoyable until you've found out by experience that they aren't):

1080 Snowboarding for N64

Snow, and the excitement of missing school/work

Any exchange of presents*

Amusement Parks
Cartoons (Saturday mornings in general)

Shaving (credit to Mike Pace for thinking this one up)

Most toys (Legos and matchbox cars would still excite me)

Full House

*obviously still great, but let's be honest...when you're 7, sleep on Christmas Eve simply isn't happening

These letdowns join together to create one of the major downers about joining the "real world." Things aren't exciting anymore.

Anyway, back to the Globetrotters. One thing they DEFINITELY had going for them was their mascots, Globie, Lil G, and Big G...

This mascot ate an entire can of Campbell's soup! I mean, it ate...the can! The entire inflatable 3 and a half foot high can disappeared into this mascot. It was phenomenal.

And finally, the quote of the last 20 minutes: "any young girl involved in insurance has gotta be at least sorta hot!" - Pace, M.