John Hughes always makes me laugh!

I was on my way to have lunch with some friends today and saw something that made me laugh out loud.  No, I didn't see someone trip and fall, or walk into a pole (both would absolutely make me audibly laugh).  

Along PCH in Hermosa Beach is a Round Table Pizza that puts quirky little quotes on their marquee.  Sometimes they're from movies, or sometimes it's a song lyric, and every once in a while you'll see a line of poetry - I mean there aren't passages from Paradise Lost or anything too deep - just the restaurant's way of making people's commutes a little more bearable.

So there I go, northbound on PCH and as I've learned to do, I glance over at the Round Table marquee to see what today's quote is:  

DONG, GRANDPA IS TALKING TO YOU!

If you're not with me, this is a classic line from SIXTEEN CANDLES, one of the many teen-themed, Brat-Packed screen gems that shaped the adolescent mind of the 80s. If John Hughes wrote and/or directed it, I've seen it at least 300 times, and can likely recite at least 93% of the film verbatim.  This nod by Round Table really made me want to order up a large Smokehouse Combo just to show my appreciation.

Even thinking about it right now, I start to laugh.  Care to join me?  (The video is a little fuzzy, but you can pop in the VHS tape if you need a clearer picture.)  Try not to be drinking milk while you watch.  You'll fry your keyboard when it shoots out your nose.

  

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