My Thoughts On Arthur

Since the weather was a veritable crapfest this weekend, I spent my time inside, safely holding down the couch while wearing a delightful mix of a warm, comfy blanket and my Animal jammie pants.

It's how I roll.

While on my couch this weekend, I caught up on several of my recorded shows. Little gems like American Pickers, Pawn Stars, and Teen Mom 2.

(I know, I know. Just hush.)

And I've watched a few movies, even one off my List 2.0: Arthur.

(To clarify, the original 1981 Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli, not the recent remake with Russell Brand and Jennifer Garner.)

Arthur is the story of a lovable lush with little to no ambition who will inherit his family's fortune if he agrees to marry an equally wealthy gal named Susan. You can probably surmise that he doesn't love Susan, but instead loves a poor girl named Linda.

Arthur is a funny drunk, in fact he repeatedly cracks himself up. This should come as no surprise because I discovered years ago that drunk people usually are the funniest people they know. However, it wasn't Arthur that I found hilarious, it was his dry-witted servant Hobson.

In short, Hobson was the funniest part of the whole flick. He had the best lines of the whole movie: "I'll alert the media" and "It's what I live for" are the two that have already worked their way into my everyday vocabulary.

It's only been a few days and my family is already annoyed with my need to constantly repeat Hobson. To that I say: I'll alert the media.

(Snicker, snicker, giggle.)

Also deemed annoying behavior by my family is my incessant humming or singing of Arthur's Theme (originally sung by Christopher Cross, now sung nightly in my kitchen by moi). The fam has come around to my new ditty, but that could be because I may or may not have threatened to revisit my beloved Country Classics station on Pandora radio.

To recap: Saw Arthur and loved it, particularly Hobson. It was funny, delightful, and not the least bit disturbing.

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