I reposted a Father's Day Classic, The Vermont BJ Company.This bit has a special place in comedy history. It was the first time National Lampoon ever rejected one of my submissions. It was called The Vermont BJ Company or How to Write a Funny Article for National Lampoon. Why did they reject it? I'll give you three guesses.
Was it not dirty enough for the frat boys? It's called Vermont BJ Company! Next.
Was it not funny enough? I wrote it! Next.
They were afraid of being sued? This is the U.S. of effing A. Satire and parody are protected under the first amendment, and by satire and parody, they mean any lame attempt at humor even if its not satire or parody, e.g., The Onion.
They rejected it because it made fun of National Lampoon.
That's when I realized that this was not my daddy's National Lampoon.
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