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Why is everyone here so attractive? Aren’t we supposed to be working out? My face looks like a watermelon that’s about to explode, and my t-shirt now holds more liquid than a Great Lake.

“No matter what happens, the winner’s gonna thank me, right? Say it was fate, God’s will, blah blah blah.”

I have a very serious relationship with my TiVo. It’s not that I love it, it’s that I’m in love with it. To the point where I’ve poured it a stiff drink, brought it into my bedroom, and dialed up some Ray LaMontagne, just to see where things went.

You see, Lady Edith, I know this may be poor timing, but I can stay silent no longer. I have developed for you what is known in modern times as a TV Boner.

Every time a couple is happy on House Hunters, it’s because they have a stylish kitchen. You wanna argue with that, go ahead. But if my anecdotal watching of a home and garden TV show isn’t statistical evidence, I don’t know what is.

A good sketch show needs to have its own voice. A style of comedy that you can’t find anywhere else, and as obvious as that sounds, it’s not common.

So really, it’s not a film about mental illness, Silver Linings Playbook is a movie about people who want to get better. And who of us can not identify with that?