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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Mike Meyers and Smoke and a Pancake

My wonderful BF has gotten on this kick lately where he says "How about a smoke and a pancake?" like Mike Meyers in the movie Austin Powers... I looked it up to see what it meant. According to UrbanDictionary.com, it says,

Originally used by Mike Myers in "Austin Powers: Goldmember" as a joke about Dutch people. The whole movie (for whatever reason) is riddled with anti-Dutch jokes. This phrase was intended to highlight two of the popular stereotypes of Holland: marijuana and sweet confections. There really is no deeper meaning other than to play on these stereotypes. Since the release of the movie, the term has gained popularity as a general reference to marijuana use, and the "munchies" that may follow.



Mike Meyers was on Inside the Actor's Studio yesterday. He is really a smart cookie and very enlightened. He talked about how Deepak Chopra was his inspiration for his new movie and how through all the silliness of the movie, he was trying to get a message across. It's nice to see someone smart and talented like that make it big. I'm so sick of all the celebrities that are heavily marketed and have nothing but attitude to back them up.

(end of rant LOL)

1 Comments:

Blogger Sarah said...

That is really interesting Tere about Mike Meyers. Thanks for sharing!
I now am a proud subscriber to your blog...
This is so fun,
Sarah

June 17, 2008 6:13 PM  

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