Healthy Entertainment

I make no point to knock myself out watching any program, since there are so few that are worth anything, but ... there are a few that can be edutainment. Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, as his "trained" friend said is his favorite show. It isn't completely slapstick or standup humor credits to credits, but worth watching.

I saw last night, his "Casino Food Recycler" episode. He was in Vegas and got Turtle's (a real behind-the-scenes stagehand) job of fowl cleaning. The show was okay, until he met up with Bill, the "recycler" when this simple Nevada pig farmer with ramshackle, piece-it-together-yourself equipment had Mike there to "help" him. What wasn't clear was if Bill, the farmer, had any other person helping him. The daily job -- DAILY, was gruelling and too much for one. Bill, not young, but wily showed Mike the ropes.

It had to be -- the nastiest, grossest, funniest job, I have ever seen. I think they chose to film during Fall/Winter, becuase the Summer heat would make the pig slop far too ripe. Without giving much away, as the episdoe bears watching, Mike was deep in all mixed buffet waste from the casinos in Vegas. Each day, truckloads (tons) arrive for sorting ... I can say nothing more than the grossness is well superceeded by the hilarity of the entire thing.

I nearly cried about the milk. In fact, I think, needing a laugh terribly, I think I did cry or let loose my bladder. Funny, funny, dirty jobs.

Thanks Discovery!