11 Time's a Charm...

I've always been slow to jump on pop culture bandwagons. Part of me (actually, most of me) hates the kind of conformist attitude that gives bands like Nickelback their success. Usually it's lemming behaviour and people do it just because everyone else is doing it. I don't do that. I'll get around to it in my own time and make my own conclusions.

However, because of my stubborn attitude, I recently found that I've been missing out on the remarkable world that is Youtube.com. It's a surreal world where you go to find ridiculous video clips and information on the most foolish, outrageous and funniest jackasses on the planet. It's fantastic.

I watched Jimmy Kimmel last week and he had a special segment on Maury. Apparently Maury has been including women who want to have paternity tests on his show. It's almost formulaic, but I think it's a more successful formula than American Idol (Or Chad Kroeger's writing). Angry woman claims her child is fathered by the jerk sitting across the stage from her and he won't own up and take responsibility. So, they go to the ultimate judge of character and truth; Maury Povich.

This particular clip is just astonishing. It's wrong and it's dark and it's terrible, but I laughed my ass off when I saw it. She had been on Maury's show several times before and was conducting her 11th (yes, 11th) paternity test. If it's acting, it's brilliant and the writers and actors deserve an Emmy. If it's real life, it's sad and brilliant and I hope someone buys them a couple buckets of chicken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpKq8lATJU&search=11th%20paternity%20test