I walked across the street to the coffee shop. The girl behind the counter handed
my muffin and breakfast tea to me, but as soon as our eyes met her expression turned sour.
"You're the Man Who Doesn't Like Scrubs, aren't you?"
"It's just not my cup of tea."
"No, THIS is your cup of tea!" she screamed, tossing my breakfast tea directly into my eyes.
I stumbled out of the coffee shop, where I was immediately attacked by three ducks and seven squirrels. "Oh god!" I screamed, "Even Mother Nature loves Scrubs!"
Hungry and bleeding, I walked back to my apartment and grabbed my mail. I opened a bill from the gas company. It was for twelve thousand dollars and contained this note:
"Normally your bill wouldn't be this high, but since you don't enjoy Scrubs we've decided we hate you."
I opened the window, glanced at the crowd of people below carrying torches and a hangman's noose, then drew the shades.
"How's it going?" God asked.
"Oh hey, God. Didn't see you on the couch there."
"So, seriously, what's your problem with Scrubs?"
"I find it to be cloying, ham-fisted, and overbearing. The only way that show could be less subtle is if they hired a drummer to sit in on each scene and do a rimshot every time someone cracked a joke. Also, the show's dramatic scenes are excessively maudlin. But does it really matter, God? Some people like a certain show, some people hate it. Isn't that difference of opinion what makes this world so great?"
"In most cases, yes. However, this is Scrubs we're talking about, and Scrubs is the best show ever created. Therefore, I'm going to eat both of your legs. I'm only doing this for your own good."
"I understand."
Twenty minutes later, God was putting on his coat and preparing to leave. "Keep that tourniquet on and take some Advil every couple hours," he said.
"Not a problem."
"The milkman left some milk outside your door."
"Yeah, I stopped drinking it when he started adding anti-freeze."
"That's funny. But not as funny as Scrubs."
With that, he left my apartment in a plume of white smoke. Then I became dizzy and passed out. If it weren't for those people setting my apartment on fire I might never have woke up. Now I just have to get myself unhandcuffed from this radiator.















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-08-2006 @ 2:23PM
Jared Maynard said...
Dude, Scrubs is the best show ever. Watch "My Life in Four Cameras" from season 4 for proof.
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3-08-2006 @ 2:58PM
tcheese said...
It's okay, I never could get into Arrested Development. But I still love Scrubs.
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3-08-2006 @ 3:02PM
gwangi said...
I feel the same way about comedies with laugh tracks. If I need to be told what is funny then it probably isn't funny in the first place.
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3-08-2006 @ 3:04PM
Stacy said...
What the hell is going on this week, I'm hearing nothing but bad things about everything I like or love. Really it's fine that you don't like the show but did you really have to write that and ruin my day. Damn it's my last spring break for the rest of my life and it's being ruined.
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3-08-2006 @ 3:20PM
Kevin Conroy said...
This was a very well-written post. Adam’s use of self-deprecation, several bodily injuries, a vengeful deity, and ducks is a recipe for success. So, how can this not be amusing? Simple – he doesn’t like Scrubs. So, despite his best efforts, I didn't laugh. Not even once. Remember kids: no matter how many birds or scolding cups of tea you include in a story, if you mention that you’re the guy that doesn’t like Scrubs, you’ll make an enemy for life.
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3-08-2006 @ 3:33PM
LarriveeJP said...
If you can add a monkey and a robot to that story I will forgive you for not liking scrubs. ;-)
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3-08-2006 @ 3:50PM
e said...
I agree about the maudlin, overdramatic bits on the show. Usually, though, the humorous moments make up for them. I'm the gal that likes "Scrubs", but not enough to watch it regularly.
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3-08-2006 @ 3:59PM
riffcold said...
Brilliant. This is a great pastiche of the narrative and dialogue they employ in Scrubs.
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3-08-2006 @ 5:29PM
Ross said...
I can say that I have never seen a single episode... People have tried to sucker me in but I just don't think I need Scrubs in my life. My TiVo is overworked as it is.
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3-08-2006 @ 5:55PM
Seth said...
The show definitely has a point of view and a personality. Very polarizing in that regard.
If you like it, you love it. If you dislike it, you hate it.
Not a lot of middle ground, which is probably why it's always underperformed NBC's valuation.
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3-08-2006 @ 6:43PM
Jaymez said...
Try being the guy who doesn't like Seinfield, Scrubs, or sitcoms in general.
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3-09-2006 @ 1:30AM
bgdc said...
Add me to the list. I recently watched season 1 of scrubs on DVD and couldn't get into it. I found it obvious, overbearing and the acting/jokes seemed to always be delivered in a wink-wink fashion.
I'm more of a Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veronica Mars, Arrested Development fan. Shrug.
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