The
Funny 115 - version 2.0
#89. The
Worst Tribute Ever
Exile Island - episodes 5-10
Okay, before I write about this moment, let me explain that
I tried my best to have all types of humor on this countdown.
As we get down closer to #1, you are going to see slapstick,
you
are going to see wordplay, you are going to see highbrow, you are going
to see lowbrow, and I have no doubt whatsoever you will see just as
many witty entries as you are going to see ones that involve
gratuitous fart and poop jokes.
The reason I put that little
disclaimer before this moment is because this entry (#89) might not
appear all that funny the first time you read about it. It
might
not appear that way because it's not as obvious as some of the other
moments you are going to find on the countdown. It's not like
Coach and Russell on a see-saw, the humor isn't going to jump out at
you right away.
However, what this moment does
have going for it is irony. Unintentional irony.
Glorious unintentional irony.
Which, as anyone who knows me can tell you, is my absolute favorite
kind of comedy in the world.
An example of unintentional irony
Not surprisingly, this unintentional ironic moment stars the
queen of unintentional comedy herself, Courtney Marit.
Lacks nuance
Okay, are you ready for it? This is a great moment
if you
look at it just from an irony perspective. In fact if you are
the
type of person who enjoys this kind of humor, this will probably be one
of your favorite moments on the entire countdown.
Shall we begin?
It's the fifth episode of Exile Island, and Casaya's resident zen
master Bruce decides he is going to build a zen rock garden
He wants a special place on the beach where he can go to be alone with
his thoughts
He wants it to be tranquil, and peaceful, and beautiful
Bruce explains to us that he wants his zen garden to be his own little
special place on the beach
But uh oh. One day Bruce comes back from gathering supplies,
and we have trouble.
Courtney comes down to do her yoga on the beach, and she does it while
standing directly in Bruce's rock garden
Pretty
soon she comes down here and starts doing this every day. Day
after day after day. Always yoga. And always in his
rock
garden.
Every
day Bruce comes down to his special little place, and every day there
is Courtney, fucking with it. He is not very happy about this.
After
about a week of this, Bruce is completely dismayed. Why does
she
always have to f with my rock garden??? Why here??
This was
supposed to be my special place. If there is one
thing that
Bruce wants in the world, it is for Courtney to stop fucking with his
rock garden.
Uh oh. And then tragedy strikes.
In episode 10, Bruce has severe intestinal blockage. The
producers are forced to call in the medics
ZOMG, colon!
Bruce is medevaced out of the game
Courtney watches Bruce being carried away in a stretcher. She
is touched. It is a very sad scene.
And with Bruce out of the game, what does Courtney decide to
do about it?
Well
first off, she feels bad that he left. She doesn't like that
he
had to be evacuated for medical reasons. It has shaken her up
quite a bit.
In Bruce's honor, she wants to do some sort of a tribute to
him.
Courtney's
plan is to do something that would mean a lot to Bruce.
She
wants to show him that the Casayas still love him and
that
they all still care about him. She wants
to come up
with an idea that would be incredibly meaningful to the guy.
So what does she come up with?
Well
remember that thing that always pissed Bruce off? How
Courtney
would come in and always fuck with his rock garden? You know,
the
#1 thing that he hated about living in Casaya?
Well this is the tribute that she picks.
To show her deepest level of love and empathy and respect and tribute
to Bruce...
She fucks with his rock garden
P.S.
Special thanks to KittyPryde1 at Survivor Sucks for giving me
the
idea for this entry. I never would have even thought of this
one
if she hadn't pointed it out to me. Thanks!