Why Didn't We Think of That?

Some of you, particularly those of you with children of a certain age, may be familiar with Rhett and Link. Purveyors of a number of online content properties, the duo are amiable forty-somethings from Buies Creek, NC who've managed to parlay a close and genuine friendship and a fondness for dipshittery into a lucrative entertainment career.

My daughters, in particular my little one, count themselves as fans of the pair's YouTube show Good Mythical Morning. In GMM, Rhett and Link generally, though not always, combine blind food taste-testing with comedy and good-natured self-deprecation. Among their go-to bits are things like 'Will It Taco?' (in which they make tacos out of things that likely shouldn't be tacofied and taste and rate the results). The 'Will It...' gimmick is a staple of the show, and a solid recipe for grins.

The boys are also fond of testing their culinary detective skills, frequently selecting a category of fast food and blind taste testing several different types to see if they can identify the source. For example:



I bring this to your attention this morning because (filler, for one) I find that I very much enjoy Rhett and Link and their work. In addition to GMM, they've done documentary work, toured to live audiences, and they produce an eclectic podcast called Ear Biscuits that explores the nature of friendship, among a broad range of other things. They're a joyful, grateful, silly, deeply self-unserious pair of pals.

In short, I find these two dipshits pretty Gheorghie. Imagine my amazement when the Ghooghle machine told me that they possess a net worth of between $7-8m. Which makes me very happy for them, and more than a little annoyed at the collective lack of ambition of this group.