FLICK test

If poop stains aren't always brown, then the silver lining of dp's Columbus Day weekend football dump would be today's much-anticipated home installation of DIRECTV. Goodbye, bitter hangover; hello, NFL Sunday Ticket. dp awoke this morning (okay, it was noonish) knowing that he would finally be able to watch the Packers (and FLICK over to the Patriots, Lady Flick's Redskins, and every other team to boot) every single Sunday guaranteed. Not to mention a sick cable package with HBO (plus the free premium pack of second-tier movie channels like Stars, Skinemax, Showtime, etc.) For the first time since leaving L.A. last month, dp and Lady Flick could dvr Flight of the Conchords, and catch Bret and Jemaine beyond YouTube clips like the one below.

Alas, for the second time in two weeks, the technician failed to show up during the appointed 12-5 pm window. For the second time in two weeks, the dharma prince sensed something was fishy at 4 pm, when there was still no sign of the techie's arrival. For the second time in two weeks, dp's telephone inquiries were rebuffed first by an automated hold machine, second by a Halsted Communications rep who claimed the techie claimed there was no one home (while I've literally been sitting in the window seat above the front door since 12:30) and then would only offer to reschedule again, and third by DIRECTV's nonexistent customer service. Today, flaky Lacey, after seemingly trying to help by intervening in a conference call with Hallsted, lost dp in a deadend phone loop, and the signal eventually went busy. At this point, dp was deeply pissed.

Steaming mad on full tilt, dp was definitely poised to do something crazy, much like this angry grandma:
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But then dp remembered his damn philosophy (pertaining to both dignified protest and due process), and... FLICK, dp just let it go. If Albi the Racist Dragon can learn to rise above discriminatory persecution, so too can dp.

Really, that's the only test a prospective FLICKster must pass: s/he should be able to live and let be. So, dp will flick away DIRECTV insanity... until we meet again Oct. 16 for take three.

In the meantime, here's a fun test to measure another important FLICKster characteristic, gambling instinct:

Gambler's quiz