Friday, September 17, 2004

SNL flashback

Every time I visit a Spanish-speaking country, I feel this weird impulse to play the old Saturday Night Live game show (from the old-school, back-in-the-day, groundbreakingly funny early seasons), ¿Quien Es Mas Macho?. You know, where contestants had to answer the critical question of the day posed by the host played, I think, by Bill Murray:
Host: "¿Quien es mas macho? ¿Ricardo Montalban...o Fernando Lamas?"
Contestant: "Ricardo Montalban es mas macho."
Host: "No...Fernando Lamas es un poco mas macho."

(Trust me, it's funnier when you see it...I'm just hoping I can contain the urge to blurt it out in the middle of a restaurant, shop, or passport control.)