“There’s no business like show business.”
That’s true.
Because imagine if you created some new business. And you thought about that business, and realized, “Hey, you know, in every sense imaginable, this business is like show business. I mean, it is exactly like show business.”
And you’d run out into the street, and announce, “Ladies! Gentlemen! I’ve found a business just like show business! In every way!”
And they’d say, “Great! You’ve proven a saying wrong! Badass! What’s it called?”
“What?” you’d say.
“This new business,” they’d say. “What’s it called?”
“Oh,” you’d say. “I, uh, I hadn’t really come up with a name yet. Alls I know is, it’s just exactly like show business.”
“Exactly?” they’d say.
“Yeah, exactly,” you’d say.
“Oh,” they’d say. “Uh…hey: why, uh, why don’t we just…why don’t we just call it…’show business,’ then?”
“Hmm,” you’d say. “Yeah.”
And so your new business would just become show business.
And all because you couldn’t think of a better name.
Jackass.