People Named Carl are Pissed!
NY TIMES/LA TIMES: 7-14-09
Since when did Carl become such a funny name? I mean it seems like anytime someone makes a joke anymore the guys’ name is Carl. It might go something like, “I got this buddy named Carl who got fired from his job for showing up naked to the Christmas party, again! What an idiot!” We all know the funniest Carl of all time, Officer Carl Winslow, from the hit show Family Matters of TGIF fame.
But did it start with him? Did Reginald Vel Johnson’s portrayal of such a high strung, Chicago Police Officer and hater of nerds everywhere, create the buzz around the name Carl? I’m perplexed!
When I looked up the name Carl on IMDB, about 100 Carl’s came up. Wikipedia gave me a whole bunch of Swedish guys named Carl Carlsson. Carl’s Junior keeps creating hamburgers that will most definitely kill you. The Mosquite Bacon Southwest BBQ Cheddar Melt Diced Poultry Spicey Fried Triple Stack High Grade Nuclear Burger is my personal favorite. Who the F is Carl and who is his Junior? They force chicks to eat their burgers in bikinis, and by God if I don’t go out and buy that burger.
I can’t tell you how much I love these campaigns for a product. You wanna know why? Cause you know these chicks have never eaten a burger, and who eats hamburgers on the beach, sand gets everywhere! I will however eat a Carl’s Junior burger while washing my car, thanks Paris Hilton. My apologies for the tangent. Boobs!
Anyways, back to the name Carl. There are so many Carl’s out there who are getting labeled nerds thanks to the sudden occurrence that Carl is in fact a funny name. Carl Yastrzemski was an amazing baseball player, Karl Malden a classic actor, Karl Marx, a badass Commie. So where did it start? When did Carl become a joke. I have no idea, but I laugh just thinking about this dude Carl that used to sneeze a lot in my first grade class. Enjoy this Carl comedy short I found from the hit show ‘The State’ on MTV.
