“In Texas: It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing”

WHAT??  You have GOT to be kidding me, right? Come on now, I’ve chugged countless beers in my adulthood and if that makes me a criminal, then so be it! It seems crazy to me that there could even BE such a law as to regulate the way a person consumes something, much less alcohol. Isn’t one of the reasons that being an adult and making your own decisions is cool? Then to be managed like this! And, this law only applies to beer? I think that’s a discrimination case if ever I heard one!  AARRGGHHHH…

Ok, well, let me calm down a bit and think about this. So maybe there is a reason for this law… lets explore that line of thinking. Follow me if you will…

Scenario 1. Man in a bar, standing. Drinking a beer, takes four sips and dribbles some on the floor. Another person walks by, slips on the spill, cracks their skull on the floor. Man is guilty of negligent homicide and sentenced to 30 years. Likely? Probably not.

Scenario 2. Woman in a club, standing. Woman takes three sips, then gets daring and takes a fourth, spilling on her blouse. Woman stains her blouse and sues the club for overfilling her drink. Law enacted to stop frivolous lawsuits. Possible? Nah.

Scenario 3. Two lawmakers sitting around one night talking. One says “I saw my wife standing and talking to this guy in the bar the other night and they were drinking a beer…it was awful”. Second one asks, “How long were they standing there talking?”. First one replies, “For at LEAST four sips, then they left together”. Probable? Yeah.

Silly, strange laws get passed all the time, I’m sure. And sure, they probably were meant to regulate some problem, but come on…three sips? And only beer?

Hhmmm…maybe I should start a petition to get this law revoked. Who’s with me?

As I sit here in my office,
On this day full of cheer,
I think of Motley Players,
As I open up my beer.

The day is warm and sunny,
Nothing could be finer,
And I sip my Bohemian Lager,
The finest black beer from Shiner.

The Faire is around the corner,
I wish it would not end,
I will see you and the others
In April and May, my friend.

So here’s to you Brian,
A toast just for you,
I raise my MPIII stein,
That holds not one beer….but two!

Scott R.

Huge thanks to everyone who made it; there was a roller-coaster of comedy in Dallas that night the improv show was a huge blast!  To surreal and funny to describe (yeah, you can try, but wow!), it was a great night of comedy!  We did want to say, that even with the amazing bit on turkey bacon (you had to see it) that no actual turkeys or comedians were injured in the scene.

The show line up, for those who want to know what we actually call these bizzare comedy structures;

• Try that on for size – the action one where some things are best left undone (pat calling himself out!).
• Foreign Movie – Actors and translators doing that famous Esparanto classic “Plan 8 from Detroit”
• Slide Show – Comic world tour with our ’slides’ showing off  wild vacations from the audience.
• Lines from a hat – We take lines supplied by the audience (like woah! you guys) and integrate them into our scenes.
• Three Things – A crazy epic game where Rox has to figure out different wacky messed up activities based off the gibberish and antics of the other cast: Football with turkey bacon, and litter box tribbles, oh my!
• Short Scenes – Never before has a post-it held so much power – side splitting and surreal this structure is where the actors give a no-holds barred interpretation of audience suggestions.
• Clap Scene – Three scenes, six actors, 12 hands – tons of laughs.
• Long Form – Two short stories inspired by audience suggestions and actor monologues - some serious, some zany, all art – this is improv.
• Worlds Worst – MPIII’s grand closer, one of our most popular games.  We take your situations and make the worst of them!  A real crowd favorite “…and now for the politically incorrect portion of our show…”

Huge thanks to everyone who made it to the show, make sure to sign up for our mailing list for future show info and discounts, and we hope to see all of you again.    Leave us a comment if you had a favorite momeent, or a request for a future show!

~ The Motley Players

Not enough laughs from Santa this year? Need help in recovering from the relatives?  Bring your mistletoe and come see MPIII!

WOW!!! Where has the time gone? Thanksgiving is over, Santa is back chasing elves and the New Year is fast approaching!
So 2010 is almost upon us and time to start taking funny seriously.  Here are some dates to kick around for seeing MPIII COMEDY in Dallas, so check your calendars now!

• January 15 – Long enough after the New Year parties that I’m not hung over show
• February 19 – Post Valentines Day and I didn’t get a card show
• March 19 – Pre Spring, I can actually see the sun again show
• April 23 – I didn’t get enough at scarby and need more laughs show
• May 21 – Its getting friggin HOT and we want something indoors show
• June 19 – Got our weekends back show but need a laugh fix show

These  shows are still at the Black Box Theater from 8-10 pm unless otherwise stated.   Check our tickets page for details.

Stay tuned to the website for updates and for any other appearances MPIII might be making in and around the city! You never know WHERE we may show up and do something in DFW.  Something random.  (oh come on, its improv…like we KNOW what we are doing…ever).

We are postponing our Thanksgiving show on the 27th until sometime next month.  Stay tuned to our website, facebook and myspace for updates on times and locations.

So wolf down your turkey, scarf up your ham, drowned your potatoes in gravy and slip into that after turkey day coma without regrets…we will see you all next month!

This hysterical romp is of the guys doing what they do best: making fun of each other. Of course, there are a few bystanders out there as well…listen and enjoy.

Some of the topics include;

• Beavis and Dave still not gay
• Dave gets educated, but not more funny
• Improv reading materials
• Mocking Dave and his love for mayo
• Hanging musicians
• Beavis and the 80’s
• Old music can’t be good!

If that is not enough (would it be?), come see our improv comedy shows in Dallas! (check out our show ticket page)

If you have any comments about this podcast, or topics you want to hear us make fun of talk about, post here!

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Background music by Drop Trio from the album Big Dipper available at Magnatune.com

Listen, Laugh, Love.

~ Brian, Dave and Rob