Thanks for the Memories: Ask Humor Boy
Tuesday, November 26 :: 9:15 a.m. :: permalink

Questions for Mr. Boy

1. Have you ever made a wish that came true?

Yes and no. I am a Beloved International Treasure. I have no pony.

2. How about any wishes that you are happy never came true?

I am so glad those first women I wished would love me didn't or I never would have found Donna. She is so right for me. It makes me weep to realize how easily I could have missed out on her and our exquisite life together. I am angling for pie.

3. Do you like who you are?
Sometimes, but not on payday.

Are you the person you hoped you would become?
Do I look like Lumpy Rutherford?

4. Have you ever applied for positions, or had any interviews, where you later were glad you never got the job?

I declined a job, leaving my radio career behind. I returned to my back-up profession as a movie projectionist. I've never regretted it because I soon met several of my best friends ever and I also wised up and got married. Lemon pie.

5. While on the topic of career opportunities, what was your very first "real" job?

I worked for a movie theatre, placing advertising flyers on cars. I was 10. By the time I was 13, I could run the projectors like a seasoned vet. In many ways, I am that little boy in "Cinema Paradiso." I'm also "A Chorus Line," but that's a story for another shrink.

What job was the most embarrassing?

I loathed the personal appearances I was forced to make for radio stations. Oh, man, the stares. The people. It was "Dawn of the Dead" with free t-shirts.

6. Have you had your 15 minutes of fame yet? Such as being in the newspaper, on television, linked on a high-profile site or otherwise caught in the spotlight of the media?

I've been all those things, but I'm not famous. It's more like I've had my 15 minutes of elbows to the ribs.

7. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

Yes, of course, but being a vegetarian, I avoid turkeys.

Do you enjoy getting together with your extended family for these types of celebrations?

It's bittersweet watching them scoop food out of a turkey's butt and eat it. That makes me smile.


Copyright ©2002 Mike Durrett. All rights reserved. Questions posed courtesy of PromoGuy's Monday Mission.