Recently, when T.J. Monkey’s returned to the web with all new stories, I commented on how difficult it was to come up with new Thoughts every day. In an effort to ease this Herculean task, we have turned to Hollywood for guidance.
You see, Hollywood is the shining light of quality writing and who are we to ignore the light… go into the light, T.J. Monkey’s. So, without further ado, we present the staples of rehashing old writing and selling it as new… the sequel, the remake, and the spinoff….
On Irony 2
We join our story shortly after the original “On Irony” left off. Police tape now surrounds the body of my ice cream eating friend. Police officers swarm the scene.
I, unwilling to participate in a sequel, have been recast with a B-level protagonist whom we shall refer to as “Me.” The knife-wielding Breyer’s CEO is nowehere to be seen.
Me is being dragged into a police car screaming, “No, it wasn’t me! It was the Breyers CEO! It’s ironic, don’t you see?!” Suddenly, Me broke away from his captors and fled down the street.
Immediately, a police officer stepped forward and said, “Alright everyone, we’ve got a fugitive on the loose. Average foot speed over land is 2.5 miles per hour. Road blocks go up at 15 miles. From here out, I want a hard target search of every schoolhouse, doghouse, brick house, hizzouse, warehouse, and outhouse in the area. Your fugitive’s name is Me.” He was immediately taken into custody by the other officers and dragged away shouting, “No, not me, Me!” Ah, irony, thy name is… well, irony.
Once again, then, we have yet more irony. Although, unlike the original it’s a bit more contrived and frankly not as entertaining… er, nor as ironic really. Nevertheless, I expect the votes will still get me into the top 30, at least, possibly spawning several more sequels including: Irony 3: Citizens on Patrol, Son of Irony, Bride of Irony, and Abbott and Costello Meet Irony. Meanwhile, we’ll stay in the public eye with the phenomenal success of Faith Hill’s hit single, “Love Theme from Irony.”
Stay tuned for more Hollywood inspired goodness here at T.J. Monkey’s.