I have been lost in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade videos for the last 40 minutes, thanks to this AV Club blog.
The parade has never been a part of my Thanksgiving tradition. That would require waking up at some kind of reasonable hour, and my family is firmly against such a thing. So I am torn by many conflicting emotions watching these. I am embarrassed. I am delighted. I am laughing like hell. I am sad. I am proud. I am in awe. Is the Macy’s Parade the most amazing feat of ironic humor in the history of mankind? Or is it just soooooooo embarrassing, like watching your parents put on an impromptu talent show when your best friend is over? Is it the worst of us? Is it the best of us? Is it all the flair of a bedazzled sweater, worn by someone who “gets” it? Or is it all the flair of a bedazzled sweater, worn by someone who absolutely does not get it?
After watching nearly an hour of these, I think this one finally answered my question. With this commitment to an internet joke that probably 2/3 of its audience could never hope to understand, I am going to join the Macy’s Thanksgiving’s Day Parade Gets It camp.
