Last week got a little crazy in my world, and I missed out on the social networking fun.\u00a0 Who knows though…maybe I’ll post my “Operation Superpoke” sketch later on.<\/p>\n
But this week we’re on to game shows, and David has already dipped into the political arena…great minds obviously like playing in the same pool \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Pay to Play!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n INT. GAME SHOW SET – NIGHT<\/p>\n Chase lights twinkle, glitter sparkles, and follow spots zoom around as the announcer begins:<\/p>\n ANNOUNCER (V.O.)<\/p>\n From Washington D.C. To Springfield Illinois, it\u2019s the game that\u2019s making the headlines and winning your hearts...<\/p>\n An unseen STUDIO AUDIENCE shouts out the title in unison...<\/p>\n AUDIENCE<\/p>\n PAY....TO....PLAY!!!!<\/p>\n ANNOUNCER (V.O.)<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to \u201cPay to Play\u201d! And now, here\u2019s the host of Pay to Play, the man who put the Pomp back in pompadour....Rrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooodddddddd Blagojevich!<\/p>\n The lights come up full and ROD comes running out, hair not moving an inch.\u00a0 Wild applause from the audience.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Hello America! Welcome back to \u201cPay to Play\u201d, the game that\u2019s been sweeping the halls of power since the beginning of civilization!\u00a0 Let\u2019s welcome back our returning champion. Don, remind everyone how he\u2019s done so far.<\/p>\n ANNOUNCER (V.O.)<\/p>\n Well Rod, he was appointed the junior senator for the great state of Illinois, been seated in the U.S. Congress, and so far he\u2019s completely indictment free.\u00a0 Please welcome back Roland Burris!<\/p>\n ROLAND BURRIS walks out waving to the cheering crowd and takes his place behind a shiny podium.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Good to have you back Roland.<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n Thank you Rod. Good to be back.<\/p>\n Forced laughter from the audience<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n You\u2019ve won some great prizes so far Roland, and you\u2019ve got a lot of fans out there because of your honest straight-shooting style. Ready to play our big money bonus round.<\/p>\n Roland nods<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Don, what\u2019s our big money bonus category this week?<\/p>\n ANNOUNCER (V.O.)<\/p>\n Our category this week is......martyrs.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Martyrs...serious stuff Roland.\u00a0 You want to risk everything on the big money bonus question, or do you want to pass?<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to risk it Rod.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n He\u2019s going to risk it!!!<\/p>\n Wild applause from the audience.\u00a0 Rod pulls a card out of his jacket.<\/p>\n ROD (CONT)<\/p>\n Roland, to win our big prize package, or lose it all, please give us the next name in this sequence: Jesus Christ...Mahatma Ghandi...Martin Luther King Jr...<\/p>\n The musical clock starts ticking and tension takes over Roland\u2019s face as he mentally searches for the answer.\u00a0 Excitement explodes through his body and he hits the buzzer on his podium and the sounder sounds.<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n (shouting)<\/p>\n Rod Blagojevich!<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n (excited)<\/p>\n That\u2019s right!<\/p>\n Massive applause<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Congratulations!\u00a0 Don, tell Roland what he\u2019s won.<\/p>\n ANNOUNCER (V.O.)<\/p>\n Roland has won this fabulous home theatre package, including a sixty-seven inch high definition LCD TV, THX quality surround sound system,100 disc carousel Blue-ray DVD player, and one-hundred-thousand dollars in cash – all provided by the American Tobacco Lobby.\u00a0 Tobacco – America was founded on it, so put that in your pipe and smoke it!<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Nice package, huh Roland?<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n I\u2019m really going to enjoy that Rod.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Now...you can keep that prize package, or you can trade it for the non-descript shoebox the lovely Pippi Stickman is holding.<\/p>\n PIPPI, a gameshow model, walks out in a tight low cut gown holding a shoe box wrapped in plain brown paper.<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n Ha!\u00a0 Must be something pretty valuable in that box Rod.<\/p>\n Everyone laughs<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n Can you give me a hint what might be in that?<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Well Roland, it might be about two hours of recorded phone calls between you and I when I was still governor....two very specials hours that the FBI doesn\u2019t have yet...<\/p>\n ROLAND<\/p>\n The box!!! Dear God!!!\u00a0 I\u2019ll take the box!!!<\/p>\n Pippi brings the box over.\u00a0 Roland grabs it rips it open, and pulls out a jar of Orville Redenbacher popcorn.\u00a0 A \u201cwah-wah-wah\u201d loser sounder plays.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n Awwwwww.Guess those recordings are backstage just waiting to be won huh? Ha ha!\u00a0 Well Roland, even though you didn\u2019t get what you wanted, you were a big bonus winner and that means we have to tell you good bye, but you\u2019ve been a great player and we\u2019re going to miss you.<\/p>\n Rod walks over and embraces Roland.\u00a0 Roland discreetly pushes a large stack of cash into Rod\u2019s jacket pocket as they embrace.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n You know what folks – let\u2019s forget the rules! We like to keep things fast and loose around here, and Roland just convinced me to let him should stick around for one more round! How does that sound?<\/p>\n The audience cheers, Roland wipes sweat from his forehead and sighs.<\/p>\n ROD<\/p>\n And after this commercial break we\u2019ll meet Roland\u2019s new challenger on...<\/p>\n AUDIENCE<\/p>\n PAY....TO....PLAY!!!!<\/p>\n Games show music plays as Rod pats his jacket and chats with Roland<\/p>\n FADE TO BLACK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week got a little crazy in my world, and I missed out on the social networking fun.\u00a0 Who knows though…maybe I’ll post my “Operation Superpoke” sketch later on. 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