“I’ve had enough of this LBJ character.”
When it comes to making humorous obscure statements, Creed Bratton of The Office is king. For example: “I’ve had enough of this LBJ character” and “Everybody remembers: ‘April showers bring May flowers.’ But no one remembers how the rest of that goes. Which I find so frustrating.”
After doing no research, I’ve decided this brand of humor dates back to Captain Oveur in Airplane! (”Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?”) Norm MacDonald carried the torch into the new millennium with his “USA Today’s News & Views with Larry King” SNL sketch.
Some Larry King examples:
“When it comes to window blinds, vertical blinds are terrific, but so are horizontal blinds.”
“The more I think about it, the more I appreciate the equator.”
“Does anybody remember baseball cards?”
“My wish for the new millennium is that we see a lot more of John Larroquette.”
Too bad I can’t find Norm-as-Larry on YouTube. Anyway, you can read more troubling observations over at Creed Thoughts.