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Timmy Furlong makes my day!
posted by Brian Hickey
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Not to get all deep on y'all, but today, Nov. 19, is my least favorite day of the year. But today, a smile has been brought to my face. And, ironically enough, it's all because of Joey Sweeney, who interviewed NBC-10 Potmeister Tim Furlong in the wake of his revolutionary 420 investigation. In the course of the interview, Timmy, who told viewers that he'd considered himself a relatively hip guy, said:
I’ve seen the City Paper stuff, and look: I’d be the first the admit that I truly didn’t know, I didn’t, and I’m not gonna act like I did. If people wanna make fun, well, you could look at anybody who travels in a different sphere than you and say, “Duh, you should have known that.” But if one parent learns about it, then that’s a good thing.
I mean, it’s not offending anyone who knows what 420 is. But if you already know, then disregard. It’s easy for some hip editor to make fun.
Yes, it seems that, in the end, I am the hip guy! It merits mention that this is the first, and last, time I've been referred to as such. Because I'm not, Timmy. I drink Miller Lite and Jaeger at a taproom for fun. And that's not hip. But like everybody else who had a childhood, or has immersed themselves in pop culture for at least five minutes, I just know what 420 means. And, of course, I'm not all Reefer Madness-y to the point of having some narc try to tell viewers that pot kills. Because it doesn't, Tim-may! In any event