Spartacus; I like oysters, not snails; Chug Chops; and Mullets.

I watched Spartacus last night.  I don’t really know why other than it has gladiators.  And Besos wasn’t there to kindly suggest we watch House instead.  Some observations:

1.  Kirk Douglas has a full on divot in his chin.  It looks like a belly button.  WTF.

2.  I finally saw the full “oysters and snails” scene. If you’re not familiar with it, it shows General Crassus (played by Laurence Olivier) being washed in a bath by his slave Antoninus (played by Tony Curtis). Here’s the transcript:

Crassus: Do you eat oysters?
Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Crassus: Do you eat snails?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn’t it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both snails and oysters.

I eat oysters, not snails.  But I don’t give a damn if you eat snails and don’t really consider it anyone’s concern if you like/eat oysters or snails.  Or if you eat them topped with butter or slurp them out of a shell. Whatever makes your clock tick.

3.  As the slaves marched across Italy, I noticed some dogs in the masses.  It made me wonder if Little Filthy would survive a trek across Italy.  I am pretty sure that by day 3, the slaves would have pug chops on the menu.  I should say Chug Chops since he’s half chihuahua.  My point is that Little Filthy is used to regular feedings, filtered water and DVR’d Animal Planet.  Have you ever seen Animal Cops? Where cops go and bust people who don’t take care of their animals?  What sort of makes me laugh is that Animal Cops is seriously like they made the show Cops…but for dogs.  For some reason, this cracks me up.  But I digress.

4.  Many of the slaves had mullets.  I realized that this must be because the mullet is an extremely utilitarian hair style and makes perfect sense.  You don’t want a ton of hair in your face, flying in the wind – so you cut the front and sides short.  But you don’t want the back of your neck freezing or getting a sunburn – so you keep it long back there.  Of course, that was thousands of years ago.  In our modern age of hair clips, barbers and scarves, I’m not so sure a mullet serves any purpose other than birth control.  You know, like Birkenstocks.

5.  What should I watch next?