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Real Men.. · Apr 19, 03:54 PM

What do “Grandma’s Kisses”, “tax exemption”, and “freeform jazz” have in common? This is what you search for when you are hunting down Spongebob quotes (episode 29A)

Patrick: You’re the most adult person I know!
Spongebob: Thanks, Patrick.
Patrick: You know how grandmas are, they love babies. You just can’t act like a baby around her.
Spongebob: You’re right, Patrick!
Patrick: Have I ever not been right? [ cut to shots of Pat next to Sponge who is sitting on a giant rocket with the fuse lit, Pat holding up a giant pumpkin over Sponge, who has a funnel in his mouth, and Pat and Sponge on the beach wearing Speedos ] You’re a man now, Spongebob, and it’s time you starting acting like one.
Spongebob: Yeah! Oh… but I’m not sure I know how.
Patrick: Allow me to demonstrate. First, puff out your chest. [ Sponge does ] Now say ‘tax exemption’!
Spongebob: Tax exemption.
Patrick: Now you must acquire a taste for freeform jazz. [ jazz plays as Sponge and Pat ponder over it ].

I love that sequence, and have been thinking of it each day as I make the beltway commute from Alexandria, VA to McLean, VA. Real men know how to drive in DC traffic. It’s like making it in New York, if you can drive around here, you can drive around anywhere.

These weeks away from my life are great for pulling me… away from my life. I’m putting together a plan for building my life. Hooray for systems engineering: requirements analysis, functional breakdown, &c.

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