The intellectual equivalent of a ham sandwich.

Remember Swine Flu? When it was all the talk on news channels, a thought occurred to me. An important thought. What do you do when an important thought occurs? You write a letter.

Attached is the letter I wrote, plus the (finally!) response I received just this week.

 

The Letter

Dear Mr. Bacon,

My name is Brad, and I am a big fan of your movies. I have learned how to handle giant desert-dwelling creatures, and how to dance off an angry day – and it’s all thanks to you.

Because I am such a big fan, I wanted to warn you. Swine flu. It’s here. It’s probably gunning for you.

You are the most famous Mr. Bacon I know of, and the swine flu probably knows about you, too. Are you, as a Bacon, particularly worried about this? Have you changed your daily habits? Are you considering a name change? If so, don’t pick cured ham – IT WON’T HELP MUCH.

Here are some new name suggestions I have taken the liberty of gathering: Kevin Turkey-Bacon (maybe you can marry a woman with the last name Turkey), Kevin Shakin (this could coincide with a re-release of Footloose?), Kevin Jamaican (open up a whole new realm of movies for you to be in), Kevin Spacey (this could lead to an often-dreamed about Kevin-Off).

Again, Mr. Bacon, I write only out of concern for you and this intelligent disease, the SWINE FLU. By all accounts this letter MAY BE TOO LATE.

Please take action.

Sincere Regards,
Me

The Response

Dear Brad,

Oink.

Love Always,
The Baconator

Comments on: "De Jour of the Week (3/7/11)" (5)

  1. Andie Newton's avatar
    The Compulsive Writer said:

    This was great! Have you seen The Graham Norton show on BBC America? It is the funnies stuff ever…and your posts would be serious eye candy for his writers. In fact… I think I will forward your link to them.

    • DumbFunnery's avatar

      Ok I just checked it out and he IS great. If you really did email a link to them – thank you!!

      I thought this video was fantastic –

  2. pat's avatar

    that’s funny! “The baconator!”

  3. TS Hendrik's avatar

    That’s hilarious.

    I saw the first sentence in the facebook preview and I thought it was going to be something like ‘remember swine flu? It’s back, and this time it’s personal.’

    • DumbFunnery's avatar

      @Hendrik – haha nice! That would’ve also been good.

      @pat- thank you! baconator trumps bacon-hater every time … now i want breakfast for dinner

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