Friday, Friday! ~ Bizarre behavior explained

I hate that song. But it's Friday and I'm looking to provide a little lighter fare for the weekend. I mean, who wants to read about slaves in Maine and cookie monsters on Friday? Thus begins the weekly "Friday, Friday!" feature in which we here at Schort Co. will be even more frivolous than normal.

As per usual, I owe my many Facebook friends and blog followers an apology. Yesterday, in my usual fit of laughter at my hilarity, I posted a PhotoShopped picture of Derek Jeter with my face on it. For the record, I didn't perform the fabulously conceived image. I'm confident that just five people get the Jeter references. They occur on nearly every status update on Facebook.

You deserve an explanation.
Teh Cap-e-tan.

We'll start with the absolute basics. Derek Jeter is a baseball player. He plays for the New York Yankees and is one of the all-time best at his position. He's in the top 25, anyway. He is the team captain, a designation reserved for a revered team leader of some stature.

However. A few months ago, The Captain was awarded a Gold Glove, the award given for the best defensive player at his position. Clearly, I like Derek Jeter, but there is no way he was the best defensive player in baseball last year. I know of nobody who can seriously defend Jeter's Gold Glove award. Yahoo Sports' headline was: Yankees' Jeter plays bad defense, wins undeserved Gold Glove. That about sets the tone of how people into sports felt about the award.

Naturally, I provided a FB status about Jeter's undeserved victory. The comments string reached over 100 as we wandered off topic. Somebody mentioned something effeminate. And somebody quickly followed with "Which brings us back to Derek Jeter."

The phrase "Which brings us back to Derek Jeter" has become an equivalent to "That's what she said." One of my friends even made the above photo for me. The phrase doesn't really mean anything. It's just a way of calling Derek Jeter a girl. Or an overhyped media sensation. I'm not really sure. The important thing is it lovingly mocks a celebrity. God bless America.

God bless Friday.

Comments

  1. JillApril 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Nobody lovingly mocks Kenny Rogers. It's serious mocking. 22-4-2.

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